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| Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler? Posted: 10 Jun 2008 12:29 PM CDT I live in the United Kingdom, which is up there with the US and the rest of Europe as one of the most politically correct nations on this damn planet. I mean, we can't even call a black board a black board, just incase it incites racial hatred or offends anybody, for Pete's sake. I'm telling you, it's crazy. It's a flaming black board! I'm saying that because what follows probably is pretty damn un-PC. Probably as un-PC as it can get. It's a video clip, taken from the film "Downfall" which features Adolf Hitler, sat inside his tiny little bunker days before his death/defeat, talking to his band of men and women. Of course, some clever dick (or, if that's offensive to male readers out there who are mighty proud of their dicks, I'll re-phrase that in as best a PC way as possible: "Of course, some clever male genetalia that dangles down, but aren't a pair of testes...") has re-edited the scene, with an added Torchwood twist. The link is here. Before anybody comments on the nature of Adolf Hitler and the atrocitites he caused, yes I'm well aware of history. I'm not making a joke of the hundreds of thousands... millions, even, that died during World War Two. Thankfully, I didn't live through that era. Hitler was a bastard, scum of the Earth - we all know that. This video isn't laughing with him; it's a bitch slap right in the middle of his face. You don't wanna watch? That's fine by me, I'm not making you. But it's funny as Hell ;)  | ||
| Posted: 10 Jun 2008 12:17 PM CDT For me, one of the other improbable events if you sent this cartoon five years back in time is that it's now not unthinkable for there to be a Doctor Who reference in a modern American political cartoon...and it isn't Tom Baker. That's as great a shock as any of the rest of it!  | ||
| Tennant yet to consider 'Dr Who' future Posted: 10 Jun 2008 08:19 AM CDT David Tennant claims he will only address his Doctor Who future if he is asked to star in the next season.  | ||
| The Brain of Morbius - DVD cover Posted: 10 Jun 2008 08:06 AM CDT The Brain of Morbius - DVD cover DWO have received the BBC DVD cover & information for The Brain of Morbius: The Brain of Morbius The planet Karn is home both to a mystic Sisterhood, whose sacred flame produces an elixir of life, and to Solon, a fanatical scientist who is using the remnants of spaceship crash victims to put together a new body for the still-living brain of the executed Time Lord criminal Morbius. When the Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet, Solon decides that the Doctor's head is just what he needs to complete his work. The Brain of Morbius is released on 21st July 2008, priced &ound;19.99. PREORDER this DVD in the DWO WHOSTORE, for just &ound;17.99: Discuss this story in the DWO Forums: [Source: 2|entertain]  | ||
| Posted: 10 Jun 2008 07:20 AM CDT According to a speech given at the Banff World Television Festival by Jana Bennett, director of BBC Vision, the BBC will be airing the third season of Heroes simultaneously with it broadcast on NBC in the States. We don't think she means literally ...  | ||
| Example of Britain's Infiltration of American Culture... Posted: 10 Jun 2008 12:52 AM CDT Of course I know that this is a Torchwood Blog, but as Torchwood news is light this week, it gives us a chance to consider just how far Doctor Who and BBC programming generally has really become embraced by Americans in the last 20 years... In 1988, The majority of Americans might have been able to identify Tom Baker as "Doctor Who," but unless they were fans of "Public Television" they would be more likely to identify Benny Hill or Monty Python's Flying Circus than our favorite Time Lord... In these 20 years, many British programs have made their way over the pond... Some remade such as Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The Office, Whose Line is it Anyway? and soon... Life on Mars. Somehow mostly spared was the good Doctor and the adventures of his friends. With the Sci-Fi channel showing Doctor Who and HD-Net showing Torchwood, Americans are embracing the Doctor's world... (And yes, I know that Rupert Murdoch had that Doctor Who movie made for the Fox network, but he's Australian... So that doesn't count, Americans generally didn't like it anyways!) Doctor Who in fact has become so well known in America that the good Doctor materialised this week onto a American liberal political cartoon that pokes fun at this week's news headlines. (For those of you on the east of the pond, think Labour Party...) His inclusion is actually designed to represent a time traveller, and most Americans got the joke exactly! To see Tom Tommorrow's This Modern World click on the picture below to see the whole cartoon. (Click on June 10th.) So, what will it take for Americans to embrace Torchwood as strongly? Here's to finding out.  Thanks to Outpost Gallifrey for the cropped image!  | ||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2008 09:55 PM CDT Wow!!! What an amazing two episodes we've just enjoyed!! Who'd have thought it - chicken legs as a tool against...  | ||
| SFX Collection – SF and Fantasy Books Special Posted: 09 Jun 2008 09:40 PM CDT The latest SFX Collection officially goes on sale on 11 June, and this time round there's a literary flavour. The latest Collection delves into the world of SF and fantasy novels, with 132 pages of features, interviews and articles, plus a very special...  | ||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:31 PM CDT Shyamalan Poised for Airbender Adaptation While promoting his latest thriller, The Happening, director M Night Shyamalan spoke to Sci Fi Wire about his next movie, an adaptation of Nickelodeon's animated SF/action/martial-arts series Avatar: The Last...  | ||
| 'Doctor Who' more popular than football Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:12 PM CDT Doctor Who was Saturday&os;s top ratings performer as Euro 2008 coverage got off to a weak start.  | ||
| TV REVIEW Medium 4.10 "Wicked Game (2)" Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:00 PM CDT Written by: Robert Doherty Directed by: Arlene Sanford Rating: In Dreams: Allison's dreams reveal that Cynthia's daughter's co-captive was, in fact, a murdering psycho. The One Where: Cynthia Keener exacts her own form of revenge on...  | ||
| Author interview: Paul Cornell Posted: 09 Jun 2008 08:00 PM CDT Over the weeks we've been honoured to get a variety of industry insiders to offer their tips on the fiction-writing life. This week we're fortunate to have some advice from Paul Cornell , author of Doctor Who TV episodes like "Father's Day", last Christmas's...  | ||
| Tom Tomorrow's Tennant and TARDIS Posted: 09 Jun 2008 07:33 PM CDT It's not uncommon for British political cartoonists to cast politicians as Daleks or Cybermen, but it's far more rare for Doctor Who to be referenced in American media. But this week liberal American cartoonist Tom Tomorrow included the Tenth Doctor and the TARDIS in his weekly cartoon This Modern World, by way of making a comment about Barack Obama winning the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. The panel can be seen at right, and the full...  | ||
| WOS Wednesday: Summer Under the Blue Sky - WhatsOnStage.com Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:16 PM CDT
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| Lloyd Webber Names Phantom Sequel? With Barrowman??? - WhatsOnStage.com Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:10 PM CDT
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| Sir Jonathan Miller hits out at ‘celebrity obsessed’ West End ... - Thaindian.com Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:55 PM CDT
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| CBC is alive with the search for Maria - Lindsay Daily Post Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:12 PM CDT
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| Top Trumps: Doctor Who - Nintendo DS - HEXUS Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:58 PM CDT
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| Dr. who lost in court quits medical group - Cincinnati Enquirer Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:45 PM CDT
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| Oliver! Opps Open for Dodger & Fagin’s Gang??? - WhatsOnStage.com Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:15 PM CDT
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| CAPTAIN JACK'S COMING BACK - South Wales Evening Post Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:51 PM CDT
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| Torchwood Figures Arrive in Time for New Season - Wired News Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:36 PM CDT
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| Demise of Doctor Who won’t put BBC Wales in Casualty - ic Wales Posted: 09 Jun 2008 01:10 PM CDT
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2008 01:00 PM CDT Book news, including December novel details.  | ||
| 6 free stickers - Mirror.co.uk Posted: 09 Jun 2008 11:28 AM CDT
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| NZ-born actor Bruce Purchase dies - The Press West Coast Posted: 09 Jun 2008 09:16 AM CDT
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| Doctor Who: "The Doctor's Daughter" Review - IGN Posted: 09 Jun 2008 06:52 AM CDT
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| TV REVIEW Medium 4.09 "Wicked Game (1)" Posted: 09 Jun 2008 05:08 AM CDT Written by: Diane Ademu-John Directed by: Peter Werner Rating: In Dreams: Allison dreams about a girl who's been abducted and kept in a cellar. Joe dreams about a new kind of solar battery. The One Where: Allison learns that...  | ||
| TV REVIEW Medium 4.08 "Burn Baby Burn (2)" Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:53 AM CDT Written by: René Echevarria, Javier Grillo-Marxuach Directed by: Vincent Misiano Rating: In Dreams: More dental nightmares and immolation. The One Where: A dentist frames his lover's husband for her murder, and Allison lies to Joe's...  | ||
| TV REVIEW Medium 4.06 "Aftertaste" Posted: 09 Jun 2008 04:26 AM CDT Written by: Craig Sweeny Directed by: Miguel Sandoval Rating: In Dreams: A senator appears to be having an old friend for lunch... literally. The One Where: A senator who aims to help Devalos become DA again has a shady past. ...  | ||
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| Lying In The Gutters - Comic Book Resources Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:22 AM CDT
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| Review: ‘Doctor Who’ - Forest Of The Dead - SyFyPortal Posted: 09 Jun 2008 03:14 AM CDT
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| RSC to Offer Winter Season in the West End, Including Tennant ... - Playbill.com Posted: 09 Jun 2008 02:06 AM CDT
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| West End is 'celebrity obsessed' - BBC News Posted: 08 Jun 2008 10:05 PM CDT
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| Lizo reviews the 10th episode of Dr Who - CBBC Newsround Posted: 08 Jun 2008 06:56 PM CDT
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| Keep TV stars off West End stage says Miller (just as Dr Who arrives) - This is London Posted: 08 Jun 2008 06:11 PM CDT
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| 'Keep TV stars off West End stage,' says Sir Jonathan Miller as Dr ... - Daily Mail Posted: 08 Jun 2008 04:40 PM CDT
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| NZ-born actor Bruce Purchase dies - Manawatu Standard Posted: 08 Jun 2008 04:22 PM CDT
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| Barrowman to Return to Torchwood Mini-Series - Wired News Posted: 06 Jun 2008 04:20 PM CDT
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| As the Doctor picks up his fourth 'assistant', crew-members ask ... - Daily Mail Posted: 06 Jun 2008 05:00 AM CDT
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| News in brief: Diploma loophole; NHS offer accepted - Times Online Posted: 06 Jun 2008 03:46 AM CDT
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| Gay icon Jake Gyllenhaal - NZ City Posted: 06 Jun 2008 02:03 AM CDT
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