Monday, January 25, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email - io9

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:35 AM PST


New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
io9
It's hard to bring those extremes to the same character, and only Wisher — who'd also been a Dalek — could do it. Everyone as Anakin Skywalker. ...

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Worst Recastings Of Science Fiction's Rock-Star Characters - io9

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:35 AM PST


Worst Recastings Of Science Fiction's Rock-Star Characters
io9
It's hard to bring those extremes to the same character, and only Wisher — who'd also been a Dalek — could do it. Everyone as Anakin Skywalker. ...

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Billie Piper is done with 'Doctor Who' - TVOvermind

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:20 AM PST


TVOvermind

Billie Piper is done with 'Doctor Who'
TVOvermind
... about the departure of showrunner Russell T. Davies, who was replaced by writer Steven Moffat, as well as the fact that star David Tennant is gone. ...

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Vicky has best telly phrase - The Sun

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST


Vicky has best telly phrase
The Sun
from Catherine Tate's stroppy schoolgirl Lauren was third. Victor Meldrew's "I don't believe it" - from One Foot in the Grave - came fourth and Del Boy ...

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LITTLE BRITAIN'S VICKY WINS BEST CATCHPHRASE - Daily Star

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:07 AM PST


LITTLE BRITAIN'S VICKY WINS BEST CATCHPHRASE
Daily Star
from 41-year-old Catherine Tate's stroppy schoolgirl Lauren was third. Victor Meldrew's classic complaint "I don't belieeeve it" from One Foot In The Grave ...

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Shakespeare goes digital - The Guardian

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:05 AM PST


The Guardian

Shakespeare goes digital
The Guardian
The recent RSC production starring David Tennant [pictured, below] made some very interesting choices in this category." Tennant, it seems, did not make the ...

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Catch A Glimpse Of James Marsters In Caprica - Cinema Blend

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:08 AM PST


Cinema Blend

Catch A Glimpse Of James Marsters In Caprica
Cinema Blend
Marsters also appeared in Torchwood and Smallville, so between those shows and his place in the Whedonverse, the man's no stranger to the small screen. ...

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Take David Tennant’s Seat

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:00 AM PST

Fans of theatre and David Tennant have been coming together over the last few months to help to raise money for a seat to be named after the Tenth Doctor actor in the new home of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre is due for completion at the end [...]

New 'Caprica' Season Preview - Pop Culture Zoo

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST


Pop Culture Zoo

New 'Caprica' Season Preview
Pop Culture Zoo
As shown in the preview, James Marsters (Buffy, Angel, Torchwood) will be joining the cast starting March 5th, playing the role of Barnabus Greely – an ...

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The Fourth Doctor and Davros Statue

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:06 AM PST

Released as a limited edition of 900, the Doctor and Davros collectable from Weta illustrates a superb scene from the 1975 classic Genesis of the Daleks. The statue has dimensions of 12 1/5″ W x 13 4/5″ D x 11″ H, and is sculpted by Weta Workshop’s Eden Small, Daniel Cockersell and David Tremont. If you [...]

Caprica Season Preview - FanBolt.Com

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:05 AM PST


Caprica Season Preview
FanBolt.Com
James Marsters ("Buffy," "Angel,"Torchwood") will be joining the series on March 5th, playing the role of "Barnabus Greely" - an enigmatic and dangerous ...

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Official Last Airbender Movie Poster - FilmShaft.com

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:41 AM PST


FilmShaft.com

Official Last Airbender Movie Poster
FilmShaft.com
I don't see the point of Torchwood if it doesn't have Jack. pamrogers: Dont let the Americans get a hold of torchwood,they ruin good shows .You cant have. ...

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NBC Holds Back David Tennant's Rex - Anglophenia

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:13 AM PST


Anglophenia

NBC Holds Back David Tennant's Rex
Anglophenia
David Tennant's NBC pilot, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, has been placed on hold, says Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello. "The sets are coming down this ...

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Ice Warriors Audiobook

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:39 AM PST

Frazer Hines, who played Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who from 1966-1969, reads Brian Hayles' complete and unabridged novelisation of The Ice Warriors, first published by Target Books in 1976. Two episodes are sadly lost from this story, so having an audiobook version is great - The Ice Warriors is a classic, so get hold of this [...]

David Tennant's US debut 'put on hold' by NBC - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:50 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk

David Tennant's US debut 'put on hold' by NBC
Telegraph.co.uk
Doctor Who star David Tennant's hopes of cracking America have been dealt a blow after his show, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, was reportedly put on hold. ...

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This Just In: Have the American Idol Finalists Been Leaked? - E! Online (blog)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:18 AM PST


E! Online (blog)

This Just In: Have the American Idol Finalists Been Leaked?
E! Online (blog)
Rex starred David Tennant, so there is currently a whole world of Doctor Who fans who are fairly unhappy. • Who Do You Love? According to the Harris Poll, ...

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Clothes Make The Man - Daily Record (subscription)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:17 AM PST


Daily Record (subscription)

Clothes Make The Man
Daily Record (subscription)
I'm not ashamed to admit (I probably should be ashamed) that I have one brown pinstripe suit (modeled after David Tennant's Doctor Who, which I wear for ...

And the Winner Is...

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 03:11 AM PST

As promised in the January podcast, the announcement of the winner of Cyberman 2, here lovingly modelled by our very own Nick Briggs!

The lucky recipient of the shiny silvery box set is *insert fanfare here*...

David Cope!

Of 9 F.... actually, best not. We wouldn't want to be responsible for him being mugged. It is a very nice box set.

Congratulations David! Your reward will be in Heaven. And in the post soon.

David Tennant is not on NBC - TV Squad (blog)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:34 AM PST


David Tennant is not on NBC
TV Squad (blog)
It is with a heavy heart that I must report that NBC has passed on the pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer starring David Tennant. Technically they haven't ...

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Don't quit your day job - Taipei Times

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:18 AM PST


Don't quit your day job
Taipei Times
If you're an actor, a well-publicized turn as Hamlet and near-omnipresence in the Christmas TV schedules, a la David Tennant, would keep the accountant ...

No More Rose for Billie

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:15 AM PST

Former Doctor Who companion Billie Piper has “exclusively” told Digital Spy that she will not be returning to the TARDIS - despite telling the Independent the same thing 10 days ago. While this does kind of beg the question “what constitutes an exclusive” it’s not all bad news - it at least gives us the chance [...]

Underworld Extras

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:49 AM PST

UnderworldDVD extras for the third story in the Myths and Legends boxset, Underworld, have been cleared by the British Board of Film Classification.

54 minutes of extras have been cleared to accompany the four part story originally shown in 1978.
  • Underworld - In studio footage 17'27"
  • Into The Unknown - The making of Underworld 30'41"
  • Photo Gallery 5'52"

The Box set is released in the UK at the end of March.

A 23" deleted shot from the Creature from the Pit has also been cleared in preperation for that story's release and the Doctor Who Restoration Team have published details of their work on the early March release of The Space Museum/The Chase.

Avatar Still Going Strong At Box Office - FilmShaft.com

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:23 AM PST


FilmShaft.com

Avatar Still Going Strong At Box Office
FilmShaft.com
I don't see the point of Torchwood if it doesn't have Jack. pamrogers: Dont let the Americans get a hold of torchwood,they ruin good shows .You cant have. ...

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David Tennant's plans to break America on ice as new TV show is put 'on hold' - Daily Mail

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:07 AM PST


Daily Mail

David Tennant's plans to break America on ice as new TV show is put 'on hold'
Daily Mail
The star stepped down from the role as the tenth Time Lord after four years and has been replaced by Matt Smith. Rex Is Not Your Lawyer also stars Jerry ...

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Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with SL Gallant - Washington City Paper (blog)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:02 AM PST


Meet a Local Cartoonist: A Chat with SL Gallant
Washington City Paper (blog)
One issue I do have a soft place in my heart for was the first issue of Torchwood I did for Titan Books. That's partly because I'ma big Doctor Who fan, ...

Rex on hold for present

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:59 AM PST

David TennantEntertainment Weekly is reporting that NBC have put David Tennant's US pilot Rex is Not Your Lawyer on hold. There were reports that it was under consideration to fill a 10pm slot this spring, to help fill the space on the network caused by moving the Jay Leno show out of primetime.

However it now appears the network has passed, for now, on the show, with the sets being dismantled this week. There is a possibility that the show will be commissioned in the fall and sets are being stored in case that happens.

NBC have not commented on the story.

David Tennant is Hollywood bound - Optimus Entertainment News

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST


David Tennant is Hollywood bound
Optimus Entertainment News
David Tennant fans may be sad that his stint as Doctor Who is nearly over, but it looks like we may be seeing much more of him on the big screen. ...

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Billie comments on David’s finale, Matt Smith

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST

In a new interview with DigitalSpy released today, Billie Piper has revealed that the atmosphere was ‘weird’ when she filmed her short scene as Rose Tyler for The End of Time - because she had no idea what the rest of the episode was about! “I didn’t have a full script and I had to do it in three [...]

The Morning Meme: Burger King Brews, The Situations Wants Taylor Lautner's Ab ... - AfterElton.com (blog)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:01 AM PST


The Morning Meme: Burger King Brews, The Situations Wants Taylor Lautner's Ab ...
AfterElton.com (blog)
Since I'm far from sold on Matt Smith, I'm ambivalent. The Los Angeles Times has a review of sorts of the performances on the Hope For Haiti Telethon. ...

Doctor Who Location Update (Spoilers)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Filming on season 31 of Doctor Who took place last week at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, reports GallifreyNewsBase. Previously seen in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead, and Torchwood: Children of Earth, shooting for this episode - expected to be taking place late in the series run - isn’t exactly shrouded in secrecy, with the [...]

Rock Doc lends helping hand on Disney blockbuster - Yourthanet

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:52 PM PST


Rock Doc lends helping hand on Disney blockbuster
Yourthanet
... of the nature of the site, which is a visually stunning spot that has been used for such TV shows such as Doctor Who, Torchwood and Blake's Seven. ...

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Billie Piper 'moving on' from 'Doctor Who' - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:23 PM PST


Billie Piper 'moving on' from 'Doctor Who'
Digital Spy
The 27-year-old actress also said that she hates the fact that David Tennant has left the series, but added that Matt Smith is "capable" of filling the role ...

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Matt Smith as DOCTOR WHO is Posh - Small Screen Scoop

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:49 PM PST


Matt Smith as DOCTOR WHO is Posh
Small Screen Scoop
Matt Smith is the new Doctor for Doctor Who, and we're finally getting some more pictures of him in the role. So what do you make of Matt Smith's Doctor ...

David Tennant's American TV Project Stalled?

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:18 PM PST

David TennantAccording to a recent blog post on the Entertainment Weekly (EW) website, NBC may be putting the new series starring David Tennant, Rex Is Not Your Lawyer on hold. 

We originally reported that the series had been green lighted in November. According to the piece in EW, it was to possibly fill the holes left by Jay Leno's 10pm slot this spring, but now, "the sets are coming down this week" for it according to an EW source.

It stated that NBC declined to comment, but states that the series will remain for consideration for the autumn television schedule line up.

Also see: David Tennant to Star in American TV Pilot

Source: Exclusive: 'Rex Is Not Your Lawyer' DOA at NBC? - EW.com

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Piper: 'I hate that Tennant left Who' - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:12 PM PST


Piper: 'I hate that Tennant left Who'
Digital Spy
The 27-year-old actress, who played assistant Rose Tyler to David Tennant's Doctor, claimed that Matt Smith has "big shoes to fill". ...

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TARDIS Trophy Room

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 07:33 PM PST

Since 2005, Doctor Who has amassed a massive collection of awards an honours that while in complete contrast with the earlier phase of the series, has helped to prove to many fans that “we were right” about it being the best show on TV - even when it wasn’t in production. Curiously the only notable award [...]

David Is Not Your Lawyer…

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST

Rumours from the USA suggest that whatever happens to the David Tennant-starring NBC comedy drama Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, it certainly won’t be seen until the Autumn/Fall at the earliest. Tennant auditioned for the role last year and recorded the pilot - about a lawyer named Rex who coaches his clients to represent themselves in [...]

Billie Piper ('Secret Diary') - Digital Spy

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:18 PM PST


Billie Piper ('Secret Diary')
Digital Spy
But then I know Matt Smith really well and I love him and I think he's such a brilliant actor. The role couldn't have gone to a better guy. ...

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Stephen Fry wants to write 'Doctor Who' - TVOvermind

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 02:49 PM PST


TVOvermind

Stephen Fry wants to write 'Doctor Who'
TVOvermind
Now that Tennant's Doctor has regenerated into Matt Smith's incarnation, Fry states he'd love an opportunity to write for Smith as well. ...

Weekly Round Up

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

The Doctor is moving, double victory at National TV Awards, latest scripts available online and more...

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