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| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 03:35 PM CDT Doctor Who's excellent ratings in Australia continue despite tough competition from the Beijing Olympics. It has now passed the one million mark for an unprecedented eight weeks in a row. The Doctor's Daughter rated 1,008,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, while The Unicorn and the Wasp rated even significantly more with 1,074,000. TV blogger David Dale also notes that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 'has reaped the benefits of offering an alternative to [Olympic generated] na  |
| War Machines, Four To Doomsday Updates Posted: 17 Aug 2008 07:17 AM CDT The Restoration Team today released details of the forthcoming DVD releases of The War Machines and Four To Doomsday. The War Machines, which the team first looked at 11 years ago, proved to be quite a problem, and Restoration Team member Steve Roberts goes into great detail regarding the work that has been done on the story. The feature also includes a link to the 1min 3sec "Coming Soon" trailer for The War Machines that never made it to previous DVD releases because of last-minute schedule  |
| Posted: 17 Aug 2008 07:17 AM CDT BBC Radio 4 has scheduled the Torchwood radio episode Lost Souls for Wednesday 10 September at 2:15PM BST (9:15AM EDT, 6:15AM PDT). This 45-minute radio episode features the cast of Torchwood shortly after the events of the Series 2 finale "Exit Wounds". Lost Souls will air as part of the day-long coverage of CERN's (European Organization for Nuclear Research) experiment re-creating the aftermath of the Big Bang. The plot synopsis for Lost Souls is in the spoiler box below. It is best viewed a  |
| Posted: 15 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT The fan-produced novel, Time's Champion is the DWO WhoCast's focus for this episode, and we have an interview with it's co-author, Chris McKeon. Chris discusses the novel, his work with Craig Hinton and how just by purchasing the novel you can help cancer research. This, and more, in the latest edition of the DWO WhoCast! Along with the news, chit chat and listener feedback, Episode 84 of the DWO WhoCast is just what the Doctor ordered! Send in your feedback to us at feedback@thewhocast.com. MP3s are always preferred. It would be worth the purchase of a microphone for your PC just to hear your thoughts on an upcoming WhoCast!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| The Doctor Who Companion - Series Four Posted: 13 Aug 2008 11:23 AM CDT Tomorrow sees the publication of the fourth of Doctor Who Magazine's in-depth specials looking back over the latest season of adventures. At 148 pages, The Doctor Who Companion - Series Four is the biggest DWM special so far, and gives readers a step-by-step guide to the making of all 13 episodes as well as the 2007 Christmas special Voyage of the Damned and the Children In Need scene featuring the Fifth Doctor, Time Crash. Tom Spilsbury, the editor of Doctor Who Magazine, said: "DWM has been  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2008 11:14 AM CDT A rare SJA promotional postcard donated and signed by Elisabeth Sladen herself is currently being auctioned off on eBay. 100% of the proceeds of sale will go to a registered charity called 121 Youth Befriending, a Kent-based scheme which lets 'children offload stress, regain lost self-esteem and restore belief in themselves' by offering a 'support service to vulnerable young people.'  Score a unique SJA item while you can! Bidding ends on August 20th.  |
| News: Moff Replaces Davies at Edinburgh Posted: 13 Aug 2008 08:05 AM CDT The recent announcement that Russell T Davies had withdrawn from giving a masterclass at the Edinburgh festival has been tempered by news that Steven Moffat will replace him! Having accepted the role as showrunner for season 31 onwards, and picked up a third HUGO award - leaving himself desperately searching for a carpenter to build a new fire surround - Moffat has now stepped into the breach at the forthcoming Edinburgh Film & Television Festival, which upon news of RTD's appearance was...  |
| News: Doctor Who Companion Series Four Posted: 13 Aug 2008 08:04 AM CDT Summer's here, and this is the proof - a brand new Doctor Who Companion from DWM. RELIVE SERIES FOUR WITH THE NEW DWM SPECIAL! The Doctor Who Companion Series Four is the fourth of DWM’s in-depth Specials looking back over the latest season of adventures for our time-travelling hero. 2008 has been another astonishing year for David Tennant’s Doctor. Together, the Doctor and Donna have travelled through time and space, from Adipose Industries to the eruption of Vesuvius in...  |
| Torchwood Magazine To Reveal S3 Story Name Posted: 13 Aug 2008 08:03 AM CDT The name of Torchwood Series Three's five-part story will be revealed tomorrow when issue eight of the official magazine is published. Also in the magazine will be other news, an interview with executive producer Julie Gardner, a Torchwood location guide, "a dynamite FX feature" and new exclusive fiction. Principal photography on Series Three begins on August 18, according to the press release for the magazine.  |
| New SFX subscription offer - a Clone Wars canvas Posted: 13 Aug 2008 07:00 AM CDT Subscribe to SFX magazine today and get this fantastic Star Wars Canvas – RRP £49.99 - for free! The canvas print is 300mm x 300mm in size (with a 35mm deep box frame). Get one to hang on your wall when you subscribe! Plus, you also get exclusive...  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2008 04:59 AM CDT BBC Radio 4's special audio Torchwood adventure, "Lost Souls", is now confirmed as airing on Wednesday September 10th, from 2:15pm. Broadcasting as part of the radio station's day long dedication to CERN's (European Organization for Nuclear Research) the piece features the vocal talents of John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper), Gareth David-Lloyd (Ianto Jones) and special guest Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones). The official synopsis: "Somewhere out there in that chaos of darkness and light, of science and protons, of gods and stars and death... somewhere there's an answer." The Torchwood Institute was founded by Queen Victoria in 1879 to protect the British Empire against the threat of alien invasion. By 2008, all that remains of the organisation is a small team based in Cardiff. And now, following the tragic deaths of two of their colleagues, the remaining three – Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen Cooper and Ianto Jones – have to protect the human race against another unknown force from the darkness. Martha Jones, ex-time traveller and now working as a doctor for a UN task force, has been called to CERN – the world's largest particle physics laboratory in Geneva – where they're about to activate the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC is a particle accelerator which has been built deep underground in a 27km tunnel under Switzerland and France. Once activated, the collider will fire beams of protons together, re-creating conditions a billionth of a second after the Big Bang – and potentially allowing the human race a greater insight into what the universe is made of. But so much could go wrong – it could open a gateway to a parallel dimension, or create a black hole – and now voices from the past are calling out to people and scientists have started to disappear... Where have the missing scientists gone? What is the secret of the glowing man? What is lurking in the underground tunnel? And do the dead ever really stay dead? Written by Joseph Lidster, the story guests Lucy Montgomery and Stephen Critchlow. It's set after the climatic events of series two's finale, "Exit Wounds". Meanwhile issue 8 of Torchwood Magazine, due for release tomorrow, confirms the title of series three's five episode long arc - it'll be called collectively "Torchwood: Children of Earth". Russell T Davies confirms to the magazine's news team that principal photography is set to commence on August 18th. It'll continue in Cardiff until November - with Euros Lyn helming all five episodes. Davies comments that, more than ever before, the show will be "director-led" and "will look absolutely amazing." As anybody who attended San Diego's Comic Con at the tailend of July will know, BBC America has aquired the rights to show Torchwood's third season - which will broadcast shortly after its UK debut sometime in Spring 2009. In other news, wave one of Getretro/Scificollector's Torchwood action figure has seen its release date pushed back to September. It includes figures of Jack, Gwen, the Cyberwoman and a 'snarling' Weevil. Wave two is expected in November, and will include figures of John Hart, a Blowfish, Ianto - and possibly Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato. Titan Books releases the first Torchwood Yearbook on August 22, and it features new stories from Joseph Lidster, Steven Saville, David Llewellyn, Andy Lane and Trevor Baxendale. It's 96 pages long, features archive material from previous issues of Torchwood Magazine, and will be priced £7.99. Finally, confirmation that Eve Myles will be guest starring in BBC One's latest Saturday night filler... erm... sorry, drama "Merlin". She appears in the show's very first episode as a character called Mary Collins. Expect to see the show from next month onwards... Toodles, noodles.  |
| Posted: 13 Aug 2008 01:02 AM CDT Dust down your fishnets, you sweet transvestites. Sky Movies have just announced that they're remaking The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Once astutely described by none other than the mighty Simon Pegg as "boil in the bag perversion for the middle classes",...  |
| Exclusive Summer Glau interview Posted: 12 Aug 2008 09:48 PM CDT The Sarah Connor Chronicles – the TV spin-off of the Terminator films – has been a huge hit in the US and the UK, and a second series is being produced right now. But if you can't wait for that, then the DVD of season one is now out on DVD from Warner Home...  |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2008 08:39 PM CDT Sarah-Jane.tv have revealed that the exciting-looking Sarah Jane Adventures board game announced for release earlier this year has been pulled... Due for released on July 30th and priced around &ound;17.99, the player's aim was to "repel an alien invasion as you attempt to be the first player to collect four extraterrestrial artefacts" - the board also came with a battery-powered Mr Smith decoder, and was similar in layout to the popular Doctor Who boardgame. However the saddest...  |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT Review: Online test reveals if you are the Doctor or Donna...  |
| Great new Star Wars featurette about Clone Troopers Posted: 12 Aug 2008 06:30 AM CDT In this awesome clip Dave Filoni, director of the forthcoming animated Star Wars chapter, The Clone Wars, discusses how the Clone Troopers are going to gain some individuality in this chapter of the Skywalker saga - and reveals more of the cool battle...  |
| Three quirky links: Springfield Punx, anime eyes and Paleo-Future Posted: 12 Aug 2008 04:00 AM CDT Just three little tidbits for you today; not hot news, just links we came across during the day that SF fans might enjoy: Thanks to SF Signal we discover a fan art project parodying top TV characters and stars by depicting them as if they...  |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2008 02:13 AM CDT A few months ago, The Forbidden Planet whet our appetites by listing a Sarah Jane Adventures Board Game. This was due to be released on July 30th and cost around about £17.99. The aim of the game was to "repel an alien invasion as you attempt to be the first player to collect four extraterrestrial artefacts." It even came with a battery-powered Mr Smith decoder!  I recently noticed that The Forbidden Planet had taken down the listing, so I decided to get in touch with Toy Brokers, the manufacturers of the board game. Having just got off the phone with them, I'm sad to report that the release of the product has been permanently cancelled. What a huge shame, it looked like a fantastic board game! Unfortunately rumours suggest that Toy Brokers aren't the only ones looking to pull their SJA merchandise. Character Options, the manufacturers of the SJA toysets, may be pulling the plug on their Sarah Jane line, too. More news as we get it.  |
| Posted: 12 Aug 2008 01:40 AM CDT Thanks to everyone who expressed condolences on my second place in the Hugo Awards, but hey, Doctor Who won! Now we're the second most successful Hugo-winning show, with three wins to Twilight Zone's four, and I fully expect we'll equal that next year. I had a wonderful time at Worldcon (if you were there for the Shakespeare panel, yes, I'll be blogging my rant) and will report on it when I get  |
| 'Blink' secures trio of Hugo wins for 'Who' Posted: 11 Aug 2008 06:34 PM CDT Steven Moffat completes a hat-trick of prestigious Hugo Awards for Doctor Who.  |
| Posted: 11 Aug 2008 11:41 AM CDT SARAH JANE SERIES 1 ROCKETS ON TO DVD Top children’s sci-fi drama, The Sarah Jane Adventures, rockets on to DVD on November 10th 2008. This complete first series boxset from BBC Worldwide captures the hugely successful CBBC series with the same talented writing team as Doctor Who, including multi-award winning creator, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies. The perfect gift for Doctor Who fans this Christmas, this out-of-this-world DVD is priced at &ound;24.99. Sarah Jane...  |
| Torchwood: Lost Souls Radio Play Posted: 10 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT As part of BBC Radio 4's Big Bang experiment, a special radio episode of Torchwood - 'Lost Souls' will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Wednesday 10 September at 2.15pm.  |
| Posted: 10 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT Blink wins top genre award.  |
| 2008 Hugo Award winners announced Posted: 09 Aug 2008 10:00 PM CDT Michael Chabon (The Yiddish Policeman's Union) takes home this year's Hugo Award for Best SF Novel, Doctor Who's "Blink" episode picks one up for Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form, and Stardust gets the gong for Long Form - that's the headline news from...  |
| Cult Spy: The Impotence of the Daleks Posted: 09 Aug 2008 08:00 PM CDT They came back in style in 2005, but are the Daleks losing their battles too easily?  |
| Classic Moment: Rose revives Dalek ('Dr Who') Posted: 09 Aug 2008 07:00 PM CDT Relive the moment when an imprisoned Dalek broke free from its chains in an underground museum.  |
| Posted: 09 Aug 2008 05:42 PM CDT It is not terribly surprising to see Blink win the Hugo for Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. I was pulling for Paul Cornell, but that was as much because Moffat already has two of them and not anything against Blink in particular -- I think the Human Nature/Blink combination is probably the best single DVD of Doctor Who in existence -- and possibly even the best possible Doctor Who DVD in existence. Of course, it'll be interesting to see if Moffat will be able to keep winning Hugos once he is the showrunner...  |
| Hugo Award hat-trick for Moffat Posted: 09 Aug 2008 05:10 PM CDT Steven Moffat has won his third Hugo Award in a row for an episode of Doctor Who, after his 2007 episode "Blink" won the Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form category in the 2008 the awards, given at the WorldCon event in Denver last night. This is according to a run-down of winners on the HugoAwards.org website. The Hugo Awards celebrate the best of science-fiction across various media. "Blink" was nominated alongside Paul Cornell's two-parter "Human Nature" / "The Family of Blood" and Cathe  |
| This Week In Doctor Who - August 9, 2008 Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:47 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 9, 2008 - Vol 11, No 31 The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide since July 1998. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood Section A - Everything But The PBS Stations Upcoming premiere broadcasts: Saturday 9 August: RUV Iceland 6:05PM - The Idiot's Lantern Sunday 10 August: Prime New Zealand 7:30PM - The Poison Sky, pt 2 ABC1 Australia 7:30PM - The Doctor's Daughter  |
| Torchwood This Week - August 9, 2008 Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:44 AM CDT TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK August 9, 2008 - Vol 2, No 31 The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood  |
| This Week In Doctor Who B - August 9, 2008 Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:41 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 9, 2008 - Vol 11, No 31 The weekly guide to Doctor Who boadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott  |
| This Week In Doctor Who B - August 9, 2008 Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:41 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 9, 2008 - Vol 11, No 31 The weekly guide to Doctor Who boadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott  |
| This Week In Doctor Who A - August 9, 2008 Posted: 09 Aug 2008 01:38 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 9, 2008 - Vol 11, No 31 The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide since July 1998. by Benjamin F.  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2008 11:08 PM CDT  News of The Sarah Jane Adventures second series conclusion - which features Sarah Jane and Luke thrown back in time to a 1950s village fete - reminded me of an interesting point. Since nuWho returned, we've had fat green aliens, fat green aliens and Catherine Tate providing frivolous, and at times unnecessary comedy. We've had space opera, base under siege, TARDIS acrobatics and regenerations, returning friends, foes, future companions and whispers... ...but we haven't had a mysterious English village as seen in The Daemons or The Android Invasion. Nice to see then that The Sarah Jane Adventures is attempting to level things out. We haven't even had a real village in Torchwood, just a small town or that bizarre cannibal episode that is better off forgotten. So there's one thing on the list of stuff to look out for under The Grand Moff. Scary villages.  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2008 03:02 PM CDT A Doctor Who themed cover for Radio Times has been nominated as one of the best magazine covers of all time. The poll, conducted by industry publication Magazine Week 2008, consists of a series of covers nominated by UK magazine editors. The general public is invited to vote for their favourite. The Radio Times nominated cover is the Vote Dalek edition from May 2005. The edition was published in the week the first series episode Dalek was shown and the UK's last general election was held. The  |
| Posted: 08 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT The DWO WhoCast is back to cure what ills you, especially if that ill is lack of chat about our favourite Time Lord! In this episode we review the recent release on DVD of the Invisible Enemy, saunter by the Big Finish website and cast our eye over The Zygon Who Fell to Earth, and cover the feedback from our listeners. This, and just a little bit more, in the latest edition of the DWO WhoCast! Along with the news and chit chat, Episode 83 of the DWO WhoCast is just what the Doctor ordered! Send in your feedback to us at feedback@thewhocast.com. MP3s are always preferred. It would be worth the purchase of a microphone for your PC just to hear your thoughts on an upcoming WhoCast!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Big Finish Extends Its Doctor Who Subscriber Discounts! Posted: 08 Aug 2008 03:42 AM CDT There's never been a better time to subscribe to the Doctor Who Audio Adventures. In addition to the free subscriber specials such as Return of the Krotons and our exclusive Big Finish Magazine, subscribers to the main Doctor Who range will now receive additional discounts on all our Doctor Who spin-off and Bernice Summerfield ranges! If you are a subscriber to our main Doctor Who range, you will be able to save an additional £5 on the already discounted price. The £5 discount will be applied automatically to your order when you buy the following subscriptions:
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| Torchwood set for 'Big Bang' day Posted: 07 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT A special radio episode of sci-fi drama Torchwood is to be broadcast as part of BBC Radio 4's Big Bang experiment.  |
| Trial DVD Delay, Doomsday Cover Posted: 07 Aug 2008 04:06 AM CDT The official BBC website has announced that the forthcoming DVD release of the 1986 Sixth Doctor epic The Trial of a Time Lord has been delayed from its intended August 25th release date. It will now be released on September 29th, though no reason has been given for the delay. In its place, the original September release, the First Doctor serial The War Machines starring William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Michael Craze and Anneke Wills, will now be released on August 25th. Also released in the sa  |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:36 PM CDT If you know absolutely nothing about Series 2 of The Sarah Jane Adventures, and want to stay totally unspoiled, do not read futher. However, if you're happy with a few minor spoilers, based on verifiable facts like well-reported casting information and official trailers, read on. This report contains nothing about any major plot points. Principal photography on the second series of The Sarah Jane Adventures wrapped last week, according to ... |
| Watch Latest Episodes On BBC iPlayer Posted: 06 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT Rose now available.  |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT The War Machines to get early release instead.  |
| Doctor Who: Podshock - Episode 113 Posted: 06 Aug 2008 12:20 PM CDT  Episode 113 of Doctor Who: Podshock is now available. "I am far more than just another Time Lord." Outpost Gallifrey Presents: Writer and former Doctor Who Script Editor, Andrew Cartmel interviewed at Gallifrey 19, Sting of th... |
| Tommy Knight donates money to Demelza Posted: 06 Aug 2008 08:09 AM CDT A few weeks ago, Tommy Knight [Luke] attended The Oncoming Storm - a Doctor Who convention where signed autographs, did fan photoshoots and even took part in an SJA panel. He and Daniel Anthony [Clyde] generously decided to donate their earnings for the day to a cause Tom supports, the Demelza House Children's Hospice. Today, I had the oppurtunity to go down to Kent and see Tommy present his cheque to Demelza.   Coupled with special eBay auctions and additional donations, he's managed to raise well over £1200! Well done, Tommy! And well done to Daniel Anthony, who was unfortunately unable to attend. The money will make all the difference to enhancing the lives of children at the hospice! |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 07:24 AM CDT Time to update, if you want to be updated!  |
| Posted: 06 Aug 2008 12:28 AM CDT Canadians rejoice! Season Two of Torchwood cometh! Canada's Space: The Imagination Station picked up series two when Torchwood co-producer Canadian Braodcasting Company elected not to air Torchwood for its second season. The two hour season premere will air on Friday, August 8th at 9:00pm EDT Because of the CBC's involvement with season one, Space: TIS won't be able to air the first season episodes, nor any of the Doctor Who series, which may cause a little confusion amongst newer viewers to the series. So the fine folks at Space: TIS have put up a good web presence to help Canadians who are new to the show get up to speed. Space: TIS also has an interview with John Barrowman available on it's blog as well.  |
| Tennant's Hamlet opens to positive reviews Posted: 05 Aug 2008 04:52 PM CDT The Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of Hamlet starring David Tennant in the title role has officially opened with positive reviews from many British newspapers. Benedict Nightingale, critic for The Times, says the production "gives Tennant the chance to show the world that he has the range to tackle the most demanding classical role of all - and, praise be, he seizes it. I've seen bolder Hamlets and more moving Hamlets, but few who kept me so riveted throughout." He also has high p  |
| Canada: Torchwood Series Two Premiere this Friday Posted: 05 Aug 2008 03:39 PM CDT Torchwood Series Two will debut in Canada this Friday August 8th on SPACE: The Imagination Station at 9pm EDT. The premiere will be two hour sin length with the episodes "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" and "Sleeper" both airing. Series One of Torchwood was co-produced and aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation but they did not pick it up for the second series. The SPACE blog features an interview with John Barrowman conducted during his recent extended stay in Toronto. (with thanks to Luc Pome  |
| Posted: 05 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT Series One starts BBC Three repeat run tonight.  |
| Two Who Picks on TV GUIDE Favorites Posted: 04 Aug 2008 11:21 PM CDT The TV Guide listings magazine in the United States has published a list of "hottest Sci-Fi stars". John Barrowman was number 9 on the list with the judges saying "This man does not get enough attention in the States. He's gorgeous and possibly one of the funniest actors I've ever seen. He's so charismatic, not to mention he can kiss anyone and make it hot!" David Tennant came in at number 6 because "It's the mussy hair, the expressive eyes, the adorable dimples when he smiles and the accent.  |
| Launching the Big Finish Forums Posted: 04 Aug 2008 10:52 AM CDT Here at Big Finish we always strive to create the best in audios and customer experience and to that end we have worked hard to build a website to deliver our products to our customers in the easiest and most user-friendly ways. So it is with great pride that we can announce the next extension to the Big Finish community, the opening of our official forums. The forums have discussions on all of our ranges, large and small -- not only will you be talking to other members of our community, but from time to time we will be popping in and answering your questions and giving you the chance to get to know us. So if you're a member of the Big Finish website, come along and join the rest of us -- we encourage you to get involved! If you're not a member yet, go to www.bigfinish.com and register, it's free! Please note though, that you must confirm your registration, using the automated e-mail that will be sent to you, in order to use the forums. We look forward to seeing you online. However, please continue to direct any sales queries to the sales@bigfinish.com address rather than posting them in the forum. Thanks.  |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2008 03:00 AM CDT 4 August-10 August 2008 The hottest SF and fantasy this week... MONDAY 4 AUGUST See what life was like when Richard Dean Anderson was Kurt Russell as the original Stargate movie gets a re-release. There's also DVD releases for Stargate Atlantis ...  |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2008 02:38 AM CDT So tomorrow we're off to Denver for the World Science Fiction Convention, and it's the Hugo Awards ceremony on Saturday night. Thanks to everyone who's supported 'Human Nature'. I'll let you know how it goes. We're on holiday for a week afterwards, and I'm looking forward to the time off. Captain Britain and MI-13 issue 4 is due to come out on Wednesday 13th: as always, this blog will serve  |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2008 12:38 AM CDT Doctor Who's excellent ratings in Australia continue despite tough competition from the commercial networks. It has now broken the one million mark for an unprecedented six weeks in a row. The Sontaran Strategem rated 1,039,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, while The Poison Sky rated slightly more with 1,064,000. The Confidential Cutdown versions of 'Send in the Clones' and 'Sontar-Ha!' also rated extremely well gaining 934,000 and 853,000 viewers respectively in the five major capit  |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2008 07:05 PM CDT
Why? Here, let's see:
By her own admission, she doesn't "get it" - so why waste her and the paper's readers' time writing about it? As for Mr Tennant refusing autographs - well I haven't seen it printed anywhere that he was behind the decision. Ms Smith would do well to note that his co-star is the face of two major US sci fi franchises over the last 20 years, and it's more than likely that both stars agreed with the RSC that this decision should be made and announced. Jeez, would someone pay me to ponce in front of a keyboard for five minutes to fill a bit of space in their Sunday rag? Looks p*ss easy from here...  |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2008 01:21 PM CDT The 1st Doctor manages to delay his crash into the dying sun of Proammon and uses his bought time to try to contact another of his selves to come and help him escape.  |
| This Week In Doctor Who - August 2, 2008 Posted: 02 Aug 2008 03:20 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 2, 2008 - Vol 11, No 30 The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide since July 1998. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood Section A - Everything But The PBS Stations Upcoming premiere broadcasts: Saturday 2 August: RUV Iceland 6:05PM - The Age Of Steel, pt 2 Sunday 3 August: Prime New Zealand 7:30PM - The Sontaran Stratagem, pt 1 ABC1 Australia 7:30PM - The Poison  |
| Torchwood This Week - August 2, 2008 Posted: 02 Aug 2008 02:57 AM CDT TORCHWOOD THIS WEEK August 2, 2008 - Vol 2, No 30 The weekly guide to Torchwood transmissions. by Benjamin F. Elliott http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torchwood  |
| This Week In Doctor Who B - August 2, 2008 Posted: 02 Aug 2008 02:54 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 2, 2008 - Vol 11, No 30 The weekly guide to Doctor Who boadcasts worldwide. by Benjamin F. Elliott  |
| This Week In Doctor Who A - August 2, 2008 Posted: 02 Aug 2008 02:51 AM CDT THIS WEEK IN DOCTOR WHO August 2, 2008 - Vol 11, No 30 The weekly guide to Doctor Who and Sarah Jane broadcasts worldwide since July 1998. by Benjamin F.  |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2008 09:15 PM CDT The Complete Fourth Series - cover & info DWO have received the BBC DVD cover & information for The Complete Fourth Series: The Complete Fourth Series Hot on the heels of the acclaimed third series, Doctor Who returns for a fourth instalment with a familiar face alongside the Doctor. Award-winning actor Catherine Tate returns as the Doctor's new companion, reprising her role as Donna Noble who featured in the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride. Now reunited, the Doctor and Donna travel back to Pompeii in AD 79 on the eve of the infamous eruption where people are slowly turning to stone, investigate a series of grisly murders with the help of Agatha Christie, journey to the home world of the sinister Ood and come face to face an old enemy of the Doctor's. Series Four also sees the return of the Doctor's previous companions - the vivacious Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and the feisty Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman). The Complete Fourth Series is released on 24th November 2008, priced &ound;69.99. PREORDER this DVD in the WHOSTORE, for just &ound;64.99: Discuss this story in the DWO Forums: [To view cover - check out the DWO News page] [Source: 2|entertain]  |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2008 01:00 PM CDT Series 4 of Doctor Who is now well and truly over, so its time for the WhoCast to go classic, as Tony and Trev have a look at one of the Doctor's deadliest foes, the Cybermen. We cover their appearances in the original series in depth. Our dear friend Seb has been busy out there for us getting some exclusive interviews, and in this episode he talks with Dave Tremont from the WETA Studios, talking with him about their exciting range of Doctor Who collectables. He also happened to talk to another exciting voice from Doctor Who, but you will just have to listen to the show to find out! Along with the news and chit chat, Episode 82 of the DWO WhoCast is just what the Doctor ordered! Send in your feedback to us at feedback@thewhocast.com. MP3s are always preferred. It would be worth the purchase of a microphone for your PC just to hear your thoughts on an upcoming WhoCast!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2008 06:04 AM CDT Wow! I've been meaning to post a reaction post to "Stolen Earth", but I just haven't had the time-I'm sorry!! Since "Journey's End" is on tonight, I'll probably be posting a reaction to both episodes soon. For now-I've got a missing scene from the U.S. broadcast of "Stolen Earth". Even though it's not a Sarah Jane scene, I figured you guys wouldn't mind knowing what was missing! As far as I can tell, only one scene was cut: it was the scene right before Sylvia and Wilt meet up with Rose. The Daleks were rounding up the humans, and Wilt and Sylvia were watching from round the corner of a house. One father who was being round up said he wasn't going to go, and told his family to go back inside. Then he threw something at the Dalek and told them to go back where they came from. The Daleks then got into attack formation, screamed "Maximum extermination!" and destroyed the entire house! Sylvia was begging her dad to come in, and he said no, he had 'this!'. "It's a paint gun!" He told her to look at the eye piece-he figured he could blind them with a shot of paint. Don't forget! Part 2, "Journey's End", airs tonight on SciFi, starting at 8:30pm, EST. Yup-a half hour early! SciFi has an hour and a half block for this episode, so hopefully the cuts will be quite minimal (5 minutes or so, as opposed to 20-25, had there only been an hour). Only seven and a half hours to go! I can't wait! :)  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2008 11:28 PM CDT After almost four months of shooting, filming for the second series of the Sarah Jane Adventures has finally concluded in Cardiff! The cast and crew were spotted saying their goodbyes to eachother on the Bannerman Road set two days ago, and most of them will no doubt be heading off to their respective homes around the country to have a well-earned summer break.  Due to all the post-production work that needs to be completed, we won't see SJA back on our screens for another two months. But from the glimpses we've seen of the second series so far, it'll be well worth the wait!  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2008 03:27 PM CDT Having destroyed the Master's ship, Nyssa heads back to check on the 5th Doctor, who has accidently sent himself on a collision course with the Earth.  |
| North American DVD Release Update Posted: 31 Jul 2008 06:54 AM CDT BBC Worldwide Americas have announced a pair of releases for November. The Complete Fourth Series and The Infinite Quest will both be released in North America on November 18th, 2008. The Complete Fourth Series box-set will include Voyage of the Damned, as well as Children in Need skit Time Crash which was not shown in North America. The Infinite Quest will be a single disc release of the animated adventure featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha. Cover images and specal features information  |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2008 06:54 AM CDT Covers and Blurbs have now been released for the three New Series novels set for release in April. The novels, each featuring a New Series villain, will feature the 10th Doctor travelling alone.  |
| Posted: 30 Jul 2008 04:19 AM CDT Today in the USA, tomorrow in the UK, is the day the first issue of my miniseries, Fantastic FourTrue Story, is out from Marvel Comics. I'm very proud of it, it's the story of how Marvel's first family heads into the universe of fiction to save humanity, and runs into, well, initially, characters from Jane Austen, with chaotic results. ('Reader, I clobbered him.') So here's the first (very  |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2008 11:08 PM CDT ***Warning, this page contains harsh language*** Nyssa and the Master engage in a bit of cat-and-mouse, until she turns the tables on him. Releasing one of her ship's many thrusters, it slams into the Master's fighter and destroys it. Nyssa finally gets revenge on the man who killed her father and her whole planet.  |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2008 01:00 PM CDT Welcome back to normality - well, the closest to normality we know as Trev and Tony discuss the latest Big Finish audio play, 'The Death Collectors', rummage around IDW's Doctor Who comics - with a special preview of 'The Forgotton', and release more Joined Up Fandom upon the world. Also, feel Trevor's pain as Tony, for one podcast only, takes control of the edit. With heh, heh, hilarious consequences. Expect the odd little treat. Along with the news, chit chat and something special at the end of the show, Episode 81 of the DWO WhoCast is just what the Doctor ordered! We always want your thoughts, (especially when they disagree with Trevor), so please get your feedback into us at feedback@thewhocast.com. MP3s are always preferred. It would be worth the purchase of a microphone for your PC just to hear your thoughts on an upcoming WhoCast!  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 29 Jul 2008 09:23 AM CDT I've been catching up on all the latest SJA set reports, and it looks like the second series will be bigger and better than what we saw last year! The rest of this post contains SPOILERS for episodes 9 and 10, which make up the untitled Adventure Five - so look away if you don't want any surprises blown for 'ya! HIGHLIGHT TO REVEAL... The episodes revolve around Sarah Jane and Luke being somehow taken back in time to the 1950's, to Foxglove Village - at a time when the local fete is taking place. What's unusual about all this?! Sarah's parents are there too, as is a likkle baby Sarah Jane Smith! Trouble is, grown up Sarah doesn't remember momma (Barbara) or her papa - they died in a car accident when she was still a baby. Can Sarah do what it takes to prevent herself from becoming an orphan, by changing the course of history?!* Sounds great, albeit a little too similiar to a particular series one episode of Nu Who... What do you think? Let us know in the comments below!! *Oh, one last sneaky spoiler!! Sarah introduces herself and Luke at one point as the Beckhams!  |
| Dawkins unhappy with revived 'Who' Posted: 29 Jul 2008 03:34 AM CDT Richard Dawkins admits that he is not a fan of the modern-day Doctor Who.  |
| Posted: 28 Jul 2008 11:19 PM CDT The 5th Doctor warns Nyssa and Mel that the Master is after them, but gets distracted when he finds an unexpected module in the guts of his ship.  |
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