Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


James Marsters: Caprica Is About The Fall Of America - io9

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PST


James Marsters: Caprica Is About The Fall Of America
io9
We were dying to ask Marsters if he's had any chats with Russell T. Davies about coming back to Torchwood, where he plays Captain John Hart. ...

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'Buffy' star James Marsters talks 'Twilight,' reprising Spike - Zap2it.com (blog)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:35 AM PST


Zap2it.com (blog)

'Buffy' star James Marsters talks 'Twilight,' reprising Spike
Zap2it.com (blog)
James Marsters, who played the bleached blond vampire Spike on Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and its spinoff "Angel," approves of ...

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'Glee': 'Torchwood' star John Barrowman wants a role - Zap2it.com (blog)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:24 AM PST


Zap2it.com (blog)

'Glee': 'Torchwood' star John Barrowman wants a role
Zap2it.com (blog)
"Torchwood" star John Barrowman will be headed to these shores this week to begin his stint on "Desperate Housewives" -- and taking a meeting ...

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More Episode Titles Revealed!

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:27 AM PST

The Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond - Doctor Who series 5/season 31 in 2010The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine features yet more confirmation of episode titles for the coming series (although they can of course still change before transmission…)

Thanks to Steven Moffat, we now know that the first episodes to be filmed back in June 2009 (episodes 4 and 5 in Series 5/Season 31) are called The Time of Angels and Flesh & Stone. Starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond - not to mention Alex Kingston returning as Professor River Song - the episode titles seem to hint at the presence of the Weeping Angels, first seen in 2007's Blink.

Meanwhile, episode six is likely to be called Vampires in Venice - written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, this story was filmed on location in Croatia.

Find out more in the new Doctor Who Magazine!

BBC Cutbacks - Who’s Affected?

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 08:05 AM PST

The BBC

Doctor Who looks set to be cited as a rare example of BBC quality over the next few months as the public service broadcaster comes under fire yet again and the Director General Mark Thompson announces a possible cut in channels and web services.

With BBC 6 Music already declared an unpopular choice for the axe - the BBC Asian Network less so, but I imagine there are as many people upset by this - and cutbacks announced on their web services, the BBC is a target for commercial media groups. With a General Election due this year and a strong chance of a Conservative government being formed, the broadcaster that we all pay for through a flat annual fee is being accused of impeding on the markets of its commercial rivals.

In particular is our old friend Rupert Murdoch, a man who hopes to charge for online news in the near future (a possibility that will only lead to great competition for his bloated empire of robots).

"The general sense is that the BBC is too big … that has been a commonplace view for quite a while," media consultant Steve Hewlett

The threat as far as Doctor Who fans are concerned is two-fold - web services are set to be cut by 25%, while there could be a reduction in magazines while might impact Doctor Who Adventures.

With regards to the BBC website - already the official online home of Doctor Who has been stuck in a time warp for the best part of 2 years, is unwieldy to navigate and is full of useless and out of date news items that are bizarrely incestuous and ignore anything in the wider Whoniverse.

Thanks to a successful 15 years since reforms to make the BBC more competitive, the irony that the same political party that put the broadcaster on the road to what it is today now wishes to castrate it is lost on few.

If you wish to support the BBC against these cutbacks - that could be avoided by trimming US imports and slimming down event broadcasts, as well as potentially merging BBC 3 and 4, there is an online petition to the BBC Trust that you can sign today in advance of presentation in a few days time.

Go to 38degrees.org.uk right now!

(Many thanks to Cameron)

A licence to drill: winning the oil row - Times Online

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:38 AM PST


A licence to drill: winning the oil row
Times Online
David Tennant, of Denton Wilde Sapte, says: "Oil and gas resources are often found in rather unsavoury parts of the world where political instability tends ...

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John Barrowman: From Desperate Housewives to Glee? - Anglophenia

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:50 AM PST


Anglophenia

John Barrowman: From Desperate Housewives to Glee?
Anglophenia
Torchwood star John Barrowman is meeting with producers from the hit Fox musical series, Glee. He tells The Daily Mirror: "I absolutely love the show. ...

What iF Picks: 'DOCTOR WHO: REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS SPECIAL EDITION' ONE OF ... - iFMagazine

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:37 AM PST


iFMagazine

What iF Picks: 'DOCTOR WHO: REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS SPECIAL EDITION' ONE OF ...
iFMagazine
What is it: The Doctor (this time Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) arrive just in time in London as two Dalek factions are looking for the Hand of ...

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Chicks Dig Time Lords (among others!)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:18 AM PST

One of the more interesting Doctor Who non-fiction books to come out in a long time is Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It.

What makes this book very exciting is not just a book that proves that Doctor Who has female fans -- this has always been true in my experience -- but that it proves how varied Doctor Who fandom really is. It is especially nice to see stories about American fandom -- my Doctor Who story sits right besides Kathy Sullivan's and Jennifer Adams Kelley's. But there are also stories about UK fandom, Canadian fandom, and Australian fandom.

This book also isn't just covering Doctor Who fans that have discovered Doctor Who in its latest incarnation, but fans from the "Wilderness Years" and during the original run.

This is a book that feels free to be critical about Doctor Who, but in the way that only fans can be.

I like this book not just for Doctor Who fans, but anyone interested in understanding fandom in all of its complexity and diversity. Definitely recommended!

The Flash movie Fan Cast - Comic Book Movie

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:16 AM PST


The Flash movie Fan Cast
Comic Book Movie
I've already have David Tennant as Winslow Schott/Toyman. So I went with someone just as good Adrien Brody. Sharlto reminds of the character and he'd be ...

Review: Songs For An Airless Room - EdinburghGuide.com

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:31 AM PST


Review: Songs For An Airless Room
EdinburghGuide.com
Self-imposed isolation never sounded so much fun, like a happily drunk Cyberman crashing around in a small room. The visuals, however, counterpoint this ...

Doctor Who Toys Are A Favourite - UK Press Releases (press release)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:20 AM PST


Doctor Who Toys Are A Favourite
UK Press Releases (press release)
If only there were one place on the internet that was dedicated to Dr who toys - www.doctorwhotoys.co.uk ! The key thing about the adventures of this sci fi ...

“Doctor Who” Dalek controlled by iPhone accelerometer - Cult of Mac (blog)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:48 AM PST


Cult of Mac (blog)

"Doctor Who" Dalek controlled by iPhone accelerometer
Cult of Mac (blog)
According to Doctor Who lore, inside the dimpled chassis of the genocidal Dalek is a cycloptic squidling, but Steve over at BotBuilder knows the real truth: ...

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Official: Titles for Episodes 4-6 confirmed!

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:08 AM PST

Another batch of intreguing episode titles for the upcoming fifth series are confirmed by new showrunner Steven Moffat in his latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine’s Production Notes! Episode 4 is called The Time of Angels, and Episode 5 has been officially named as Flesh and Stone. The stories will make up the first two-part adventure of the series, written [...]

John Barrowman's Glee-ful plan? - MyParkMag

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:51 AM PST


MyParkMag

John Barrowman's Glee-ful plan?
MyParkMag
The actor is a huge fan of US musical comedy show and is thrilled to have been approached by bosses who are keen to speak to him about a potential role. ...

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John Barrowman's Glee-ful plan? - stv.tv

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:50 AM PST


stv.tv

John Barrowman's Glee-ful plan?
stv.tv
Actor John Barrowman is meeting with producers in 'Glee' about the possibility of starring in the musical comedy drama show. John Barrowman is in talks to ...

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Will John Barrowman Appear on "Glee?" - PlayBlog (blog)

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:46 AM PST


Will John Barrowman Appear on "Glee?"
PlayBlog (blog)
He created the role of Captain Jack Harness on the long-running BBC-TV series "Doctor Who," from which his own spinoff series, "Torchwood," was created. ...

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Review Dinnerladies The Kings Theatre - Scotsman

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:14 AM PST


Review Dinnerladies The Kings Theatre
Scotsman
David Tennant's Hamlet, for example, was compared with previous interpretations of the Danish Prince by such luminaries as Barrymore, Gielgud and Olivier. ...

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John Barrowman to Guest on GLEE? - Broadway World

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:34 AM PST


John Barrowman to Guest on GLEE?
Broadway World
... Who and Torchwood, and for playing 'Billy Crocker' in Cole Porter's Anything Goes in London's West End, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award. ...

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I Give Everything

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:30 PM PST

Matt Smith IS the Doctor!Matt Smith has revealed how dedicated he is to Doctor Who, in the latest leaked snippet from his interview with Esquire (on sale Friday, 5th April).

For him, there is no fear in rising to the challenge of taking on such a popular and iconic role - and let's face it, in the wake of David Tennant he's got quite a job to make the Eleventh Doctor as memorable as the Tenth.

Smith's one aim when working on Doctor Who is, he says:

'…Just to give everything I have to this show.

'I go in, do 14 hours on set, then come home and learn lines. I'm saying reams of mad dialogue, and you can't blag that, you have to know it inside out.'

36 years ago a little known actor called Tom Baker took over from the most popular (and longest running) Doctor to date, Jon Pertwee - and became even more popular and longer running! Don't rule anything out in the worlds of Doctor Who - Matt Smith has every chance of being as popular as David Tennant.

Three new Doctor Who Episode Titles Revealed - ATV News (blog)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:32 PM PST


Three new Doctor Who Episode Titles Revealed
ATV News (blog)
The two episodes were the first to be filmed for the new series which stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. As revealed elsewhere, thanks to onset photos, ...

Tide Lord

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:27 PM PST

Matt Smith - star of Womb and Doctor WhoForget about buying Esquire this weekend - if you're interested in the interview with new Doctor Who Matt Smith, just surf the Google News pages to find what seems to be the entire chat chopped up and distributed across many online magazines!

Latest news is that during the shooting of Womb last year (a bizarre genetics story in which Smith co-stars with Casino Royale's Eva Green) Smith threw himself into the role so hard he needed medical attention!

A scene on a beach - a location in north Germany was used - lead to Smith getting very cold indeed… to the point he needed medical attention!

"It was in St Peter-Ording, on the north coast of Germany. They said I could use a double, but I'd worked myself up to do it, so I went into the sea three times. It was the coldest I've ever been.

"The next shot we did, we were running along the beach and I was so frozen I couldn't move. I just hit the deck."

April's Esquire is on sale from Friday, 5th April in all good newsagents.

(Via Daily Star)

Review: Dinnerladies, The King's Theatre - Edinburgh Evening News

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:02 PM PST


Review: Dinnerladies, The King's Theatre
Edinburgh Evening News
David Tennant's Hamlet, for example, was compared with previous interpretations of the Danish Prince by such luminaries as Barrymore, Gielgud and Olivier. ...

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John Barrowman in talks with Glee producers - ATV News (blog)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:44 PM PST


John Barrowman in talks with Glee producers
ATV News (blog)
Producers Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner were both signed on for the project which would reportedly see Barrowman reprise his role of Captain Jack ...

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Is John Barrowman set to star in Glee? - What's On TV

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:18 PM PST


What's On TV

Is John Barrowman set to star in Glee?
What's On TV
The actor revealed that although there are no firm plans for a new series of sci-fi drama Torchwood - Russell T Davies has written 15 episodes and John ...

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New Titles Revealed

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:17 PM PST

Three new episode titles have been revealed by Executive Producer Steven Moffat in his Production Notes column in this months Doctor Who Magazine.

Occupying slots 4 and 5 of the new series will be The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone. This two part story is written by Steven Moffat and directed by Adam Smith and sees the return of Alex Kingston as River Song. It was the first story to be recorded. It is stressed that the titles are working titles and may be changed before transmission.

Slot 6 will be filled by Vampires in Venice. This story is written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Jonny Campbell

CELEBRITIES DOODLE THEIR BIT FOR CHARITY - Community Newswire

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:04 PM PST


CELEBRITIES DOODLE THEIR BIT FOR CHARITY
Community Newswire
Pictures drawn by celebrities and sports stars such as Ryan Giggs, Frank Lampard, Fearne Cotton, Lorraine Kelly, Jo Brand, Catherine Tate and Rolf Harris ...

John Barrowman to meet 'Glee' producers - Digital Spy

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:48 PM PST


John Barrowman to meet 'Glee' producers
Digital Spy
The Doctor Who and Torchwood actor told The Mirror that he feels honoured to have been invited for a meeting with the comedy-drama's producers in Los ...

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Dark Shadows on Facebook

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:44 PM PST

Having drawn your attention to Ms Summerfield on Facebook, we'd also like to direct you to the Dark Shadows page as well.

Big Finish is gearing up for a bumper crop of Dark Shadows releases, and listeners can get all the latest news at our dedicated Dark Shadows Audio Dramas Facebook group. Features include production updates, cover art for new titles and exclusive behind the scenes photos.

Join the group today, keep up to date and invite your friends!

Matt Smith's Doctor Who audition was 'silly' - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:19 PM PST


Matt Smith's Doctor Who audition was 'silly'
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
... sent him a text message suggesting he would make the perfect Doctor a week before David Tennant opened up a vacancy by announcing his decision to quit. ...

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Get Cribbins into the Charts!

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:50 PM PST

As we reported a few weeks ago, a campaign to get eternally popular Doctor Who co-star Bernard Cribbins into the charts with one of his classic hits is gathering pace - and by purchasing a download of "Right Said Fred" next week you can help!

Co-ordinated by comedia Charlie Ross, the campaign requires that as many people as possible purchase a download of the comic track cetween the 7th and the 12th March for inclusion in that weeks charts, announced on Sunday, 14th March.

"Right Said Fred" is probably the most famous song of Cribbins' 1962 pop career - produced by George Martin (then better known for producing comedy records by The Goons than the Beatles) the track wasn't however his most successful.

1962 "Hole In The Ground" #9
1962 "Right Said Fred" #10
1962 "Gossip Calypso" #25

Of course, getting the song into the charts nearly 50 years later would be a great achievement!

Join the group today - and don't forget to download "Right Said Fred" next week!

My Oscar Bets

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:31 PM PST

The Rise of the British (Television) Empire - Inside Beat (Daily Targum Magazine)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:29 PM PST


The Rise of the British (Television) Empire
Inside Beat (Daily Targum Magazine)
But in 2005, partially due to its popular revival and its star David Tennant, the show crossed over into the US and finally gained great ratings for the ...

SMITH COLLAPSED ON WOMB SET - Contactmusic.com

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:19 PM PST


Contactmusic.com

SMITH COLLAPSED ON WOMB SET
Contactmusic.com
Caption: Matt Smith (Picture) filming an episode of the BBC sci-fi drama 'Doctor Who' Cardiff, Wales .... British actor MATT SMITH was forced to seek ...

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Auction Remembrance

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:55 PM PST

DalekThe recent Bonham's auction of a massive collection of Doctor Who costumes, set components and props certainly caught the imagination of the media - Digital Spy have provided a full retrospective article of the event.

While not including a full summary of sales, the article takes a supposedly humourous look at the day with the odd pithy comment thrown in to try and amuse.

Most interesting about the event is the breadth of the lots - stuff from the recent series rubbing shoulders with classic series material.

For instance, while a white and gold Imperial Dalek from Remembrance Of The Daleks was sold for £15,600 and a complete Cyberman costume from Silver Nemesis went for £9,600, it cost £3,120 for Kylie's waitress outfit from Voyage of the Damned - less than the £3,360 paid for Sarah Sutton's Nyssa outfit from 1982's Castrovalva!

Probably the lot with the least impressive value however was the comparative bargain of the Torchwood SUV:

"..this flashy Land Rover came equipped with a valid MOT and no doubt plenty of suspicious stains from Captain Jack's activities in the back seat over the years. Sold for £18,000, the proud owner can now pretend to be the reincarnation of Ianto Jones and cruise around Cardiff picking up pizza for his colleagues."

DWO WhoCast special News ep

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:00 AM PST

A short break from the Tom Baker retrospective, as Tom is in the studio with Trevor going over the news in the week that was.

Part 2 of our look at Tom Baker will be out very soon.

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