Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


Ten Things About... James Corden

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Click here to read ten fast facts about football fan and funnyman James Corden.


Russell T Davies Talks About Torchwood Series 4 and Doctor Who Series 31 (video)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Former Doctor Who Executive Producer and Lead Writer, Russell T Davies talks about the new Torchwood series 4 (including the return of 'John Barrow-Man') as well as Doctor Who series 31 starring Matt Smith in this interview from BBC News on 8 June 2010.

Doctor Who, "Kick-Ass" star join "Fright Night" - Reuters

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:55 PM PDT


Doctor Who, "Kick-Ass" star join "Fright Night"
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - David Tennant, best known for starring in the BBC series "Doctor Who," and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are joining the cast ...

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Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth BBC America Preview (Flash Video)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:38 PM PDT

BBC America preview video for Doctor Who - The Hungry Earth

An ambitious drilling project into the Earth's crust has begun, but now the ground is fighting back, and Amy has been snatched into its recesses. What dangers lie beneath? Meera Syal (Kumars at No. 42) guest stars.

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Aguilera 'doesn't want son to be normal'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Christina Aguilera describes her 2-year-old son Max as a "little rambunctious firecracker".


David Tenant Is The New Roddy McDowall In Fright Night - Cinema Blend

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:47 PM PDT


Cinema Blend

David Tenant Is The New Roddy McDowall In Fright Night
Cinema Blend
David Tennant should be in movies. Good movies. In a perfect world his incredible performances in three seasons of Doctor ...

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Naomi Campbell sued by perfume company

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:32 PM PDT

Naomi Campbell is being sued for breach of contract for her perfume line by Moodform Mission.


Ja Rule gets August court date

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Ja Rule will answer gun possession charges dating from 2007 in a New York court in August.


Kors: 'Gwyneth gets more beautiful'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Designer Michael Kors says that he loves dressing Gwyneth Paltrow because she is "curious".


Preston mum: 'Baby's changed their lives'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:16 PM PDT

Kelly Preston's mother says that her daughter was so "unhappy" after the death of her son Jett.


Tara Reid 'split from fiancé over pre-nup'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Tara Reid reportedly dumped Michael Axtmann because his dad insisted that she sign a pre-nup contract.


Jaden Smith: 'Parents favour sister'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Jaden Smith says that parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett side with 9-year-old Willow during fights.


Doctor Who and Red Mist join 'Fright Night' (exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:05 PM PDT


Doctor Who and Red Mist join 'Fright Night' (exclusive)
Hollywood Reporter (blog)
David Tennant, best known for starring in the BBC series "Doctor Who," and Christopher Mintz-Plasse are joining the cast of "Fright Night," DreamWorks' ...

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'Torchwood' to Return - FEARnet.com

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:39 PM PDT


'Torchwood' to Return
FEARnet.com
Series creator Russell T. Davies will return as showrunner. "While previous series," says the sci-fi website, "were based on location in Cardiff, Wales, ...

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Doctor who prescribes Lady Gaga - Sky News Australia

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:19 PM PDT


Doctor who prescribes Lady Gaga
Sky News Australia
The character can 'regenerate' and is currently played by Matt Smith, following a successful re-launch of the series in 2005. Australian pop singer Kylie ...

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Davies talks Torchwood

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Torchwood creator Russell T Davies has been talking to BBC News about the new series now in preperation.

He confirmed that part of the series will be filmed in Wales and that John Barrowman will be joined by a mix of British and American cast members. Part of the plot will deal with culture differences between team members.

When asked about the current series of Doctor Who, Davies said he loves the new series, he described Matt Smith and Karen Gillan as part of a glorious age, and said he wished there were twenty episodes a year.

Last updated at 1:19 AM on 9th June 2010 - Daily Mail

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:24 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Last updated at 1:19 AM on 9th June 2010
Daily Mail
Despite her heavy schedule she still outshone other women at the event, including Dr Who star Karen Gillan, actress Billie Piper and presenter Denise Van ...

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Wilkie Dalek for Sale

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Wilkie DalekThe original narrow based Dalek from The Evil of the Daleks is being sold at Bonhams in London on the 23rd of June.

It was created to go through ordinary doors on set and was nicknamed the Wilkie Dalek after Bernard Wilkie, co founder of the BBC Visual Effects Department rescued it from a skip at Ealing Studios in the 1970's. It is up for sale with a number of other Doctor Who exhibition items following the closure of the Doctor Who Museum in Blackpool last year.

Never Fear, 'Torchwood' is in Good Hands at Starz - Film School Rejects (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:02 AM PDT


Film School Rejects (blog)

Never Fear, 'Torchwood' is in Good Hands at Starz
Film School Rejects (blog)
... has never been a stranger to that considering Tosh (Naoko Mori) and Doctor-Who transplant Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) were once members of Torchwood. ...

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Russell promises “strong” return for Torchwood

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Russell T Davies has reassured fans that the new series of Torchwood will still be the show we all know and love, despite the fact it will see the characters bidding farewell to their established South Wales surroundings. Speaking to BBC News earlier today, he revealed: “There will still be Cardiff action on your screens, but the story now takes the team to [...]

Cheryl Cole named Woman of the Year - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:05 AM PDT


Cheryl Cole named Woman of the Year
Mirror.co.uk
... of the Year while Aaron Johnson - John Lennon in the film Nowhere Boy - won Man of the Year, which was presented by Doctor Who star Karen Gillan. ...

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Pirate Downloads Warning

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:37 AM PDT

The Register has reported some cheeky pirate versions of City of the Daleks are appearing on P2P sharing sites outside of the UK.

Doctor Who - City of the DaleksThe first episode of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games was released on Saturday 5h June and is available for free download to licence payers in the UK only. But unfortunately, as can happen, several downloads have appeared on file sharing sites that claim to let you access the game even if you live outside of Britain. Sunbelt Software security researcher Chris Boyd warned potential file sharers who were thinking of obtaining the game from an untrusted source:

"There are some things even the mighty sonic screwdriver can't fix, and your PC is probably one of them,"

Boyd has been analyzing the rogue files since their initial release and went on to comment:

"There are still a number of large files popping up on torrents and forums claiming to be versions of the game that can bypass the region protection – while the files examined so far don't appear to be doing anything untoward, I have seen a couple of smaller sized files out there (2MB or less!) claiming to be Doctor Who games since the real thing was released…. as you've probably guessed, they're not very friendly."

If you do live anywhere but Britain and are thinking of downloading the game from a file sharing source then just don't. The game will be released for sale overseas soon and the best thing to do is be patient as it is worth the wait. Getting Malware, Spyware or even worse – a virus – will be the undoing of your PC and will result in you never getting to play City of the Daleks at all.

Doctor Who wins timeslot in Canada.

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:30 AM PDT

SpaceCanadian Broadcaster SPACE was the most watched channel in the country during last Saturday's showing of Episode 7 of the current series, Amy's Choice.

Nearly 400,000 viewers were watching Doctor Who at 9pm ET, beating every other Canadian channel. SPACE have described the news as "a big, awesome deal for us – we are thrilled that so many are loving the new Doctor."

The series continues on SPACE this Saturday and runs through until July 24th. The final episode will be followed by a live one-hour 'InnerSpace' fan forum, with a guest panel discussion in front of a live studio audience.

Amy’s Choice is Canada’s Choice

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:25 AM PDT

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Here’s one that I don’t think anyone was predicting - Space has announced that Doctor Who won it’s timeslot with the broadcast of Amy’s Choice on Saturday, June 5th. We’re not talking about just winning its timeslot against the other cable speciality channels - the episode won its timeslot over all other channels including conventional networks like CBC, CTV, Global etc. Helped of course by a lack of a Stanley Cup playoff game on that particular Saturday, but a win is a win, and when was the last time we could say that about a Doctor Who episode broadcast in Canada - on a speciality network to boot! Nearly 400,000 tuned in on Saturday night alone, and no doubt the subsequent Sunday broadcasts will have pushed the total viewing audience well over that mark.

In a word - wow!

DOCTOR WHO WRITERS WANTS LADY GAGA - Contactmusic.com

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:12 AM PDT


Contactmusic.com

DOCTOR WHO WRITERS WANTS LADY GAGA
Contactmusic.com
Caption: New Doctor Who (Picture) Matt Smith from the eponymous BBC drama making a peace sign for the cameras at the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts ...

DOCTOR WHO 5.07 'Amy's Choice' - Crave Online

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 07:55 AM PDT


DOCTOR WHO 5.07 'Amy's Choice'
Crave Online
... Smith) plucked Rory (Arthur Darvill) from his bachelor party and sent him and Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) back in time to Venice for a romantic getaway. ...

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Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, plus pop culture ... - California Chronicle

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 07:53 AM PDT


Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, plus pop culture ...
California Chronicle
2009: Fresh off his Doctor Who run, David Tennant plays Hamlet in a BBC version that aired on PBS' Great Performances in spring 2010. ...

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Starz sets 'Pillars' debut, adds 'Torchwood' - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 07:00 AM PDT


Starz sets 'Pillars' debut, adds 'Torchwood'
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Premium cable channel Starz, looking to juice up a Friday night action-drama schedule left bare by the departure of "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," will launch ...

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Cold Blood - Final ratings

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:59 AM PDT

Cold BloodFinal figures for Episode Nine, Cold Blood, published by BARB show the story was watched by 7.49 million viewers.

On BBC One the programme got 7.04 million watching where it was the fourth most watched programme for the channel for the week, beating Tuesday's EastEnders. An additional 0.45 million watched on BBC HD and when added together the programme totalled 7.49 million viewers and was the joint 8th most watched programme of the week.

The BBC Three Sunday repeat did not rank high enough to get into the top 30 for the week.

Full ratings for the series so far can be found in Gallifrey Base.

Cheryl Cole looks skinnier than ever in plunging lingerie-style dress at ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:56 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Cheryl Cole looks skinnier than ever in plunging lingerie-style dress at ...
Daily Mail
Despite her heavy schedule she still outshone other women at the event, including Dr Who star Karen Gillan, actress Billie Piper and presenter Denise Van ...

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Lady Gaga on Doctor Who - Gather.com

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:52 AM PDT


Lady Gaga on Doctor Who
Gather.com
An appearance from Gaga would be just one of many surprises for fans during the fifth season of the series which features a new Doctor played by Matt Smith ...

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Describe the Doctor

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:16 AM PDT

Without a shadow of a doubt the world of Who would be a lesser place without punchy, no-nonsense prose of Terrance Dicks.

Doctor Who competitionAs well as serving as Script Editor during the Pertwee years under legendary producer Barry Letts, Dicks also wrote more Who Target novelisations than any other writer with his stock phrases and straightforward descriptions such as "A groaning, wheezing sound" for the TARDIS passing into Who folklore.

So SFX and BBC Books have decided to pay homage to the great man with a competition giving Who fans the chance to immortalise their own Dicks style description of the Eleventh Doctor in an upcoming Who novel.

The contest will be run via Twitter throughout June and will be judged by the great man himself.

To get your grey matter going here are a few of Dicks own descriptions of previous Doctors:

The First Doctor was, "a crotchety old man in a frock coat with long flowing white hair"

The Second Doctor had, "baggy check trousers and a mop of untidy black hair"

The Third Doctor had, "a shock of white hair, a hawk-like nose and an old/young face"

The Fourth Doctor was, "a curly-haired man in a battered, broad-brimmed hat and an incredibly long scarf" with "a casual bohemian elegance"

The Fifth Doctor had, "a slight, fair-haired figure with a pleasant, open face"

So what best captures the Eleventh Doctor? The bowtie, the dextrous fingers, the tweed jacket, the chin?

All you need to do is hop onto Twitter and message @SFXmagazine with your entry and make sure to include #SFXWHO at the end. You've got until the end of June to write a 119 character masterpiece of Dicks brevity.

(Via SFX)

More Torchwood Series 4 Details

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:32 AM PDT

A few details on what to expect from the fourth series of Torchwood.

Torchwood Picked Up By Starz - Paste Magazine

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT


Paste Magazine

Torchwood Picked Up By Starz
Paste Magazine
Torchwood creator and previous head writer for Doctor Who, Russell T. Davies, will be executive producer. Actors John Barrowman and Eve Myles will return to ...

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DWO Tom Baker Interview on YouTube

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:26 AM PDT

DWO Tom Baker Interview on YouTube
News Dated: 8/6/2010

DWO have now uploaded our full audio interview with Tom Baker (The 4th Doctor) to our popular YouTube Channel.

In the 93-Minute interview, which was recorded earlier this year, and featured on the DWO WhoCast Podcast, Tom discusses his time before, during and after Doctor Who, as well as the possibility of doing a Big Finish, what it's like to be immortalised in plastic, and why he wants to rewrite the book of Genesis!

The interview has been enhanced specially for our YouTube Channel, together with visual slides throughout.

View the DWO (Audio) Interview with Tom Baker in HD on the DWO YouTube Channel.

  Check Out the DWO YouTube Channel.

[Source: Doctor Who Online]

Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, plus pop culture ... - California Chronicle

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:59 AM PDT


Hamlet: the fresh prince: From stage to screen to YouTube, plus pop culture ...
California Chronicle
2009: Fresh off his Doctor Who run, David Tennant plays Hamlet in a BBC version that aired on PBS' Great Performances in spring 2010. ...

Battle Royale and Phone

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:58 AM PDT

Two more slices of J-Horror today ... and a couple of films which I had heard about but not managed to catch up with.

Battle Royale is a sort of Lord of the Flies meets I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here ... with just about every weapon you can imagine. The back story is quite nice: the kids of today are so unruly and disrespectful that the only way to try and deal with them is to pick a class at random, ship them all off to a deserted island, and then let them kill each other. At the end of three days, whoever is the sole survivor returns home. And if there is no sole survivor, then all the survivors are killed by exploding necklets which each kid wears.

The latest class arrives, and the events are apparently being orchestrated by an ex-teacher of theirs, Kitano, who they tormented. There are 40 kids in total, and unfortunately having so many makes the film drag somewhat. There is not really enough time to get to know them before they are being slaughtered by their classmates either on purpose, or by accident.

The set pieces are quite nice, with kids being killed by crossbow, hanging, scythe, revolver, tazer gun, poison ... the list is endless, but the film soon starts to get a little repetative as kid after kid makes his or her maker. I won't reveal the ending here as there is a twist, and it's quite nice - I didn't see it coming even if those I was watching with did.

Apparently there are sequels to this outing which are dire and should be steered clear of ... which sounds like a good warning to me.

The other film is Phone (or Pon), which is a very effective piece indeed. A girl, Ji-won, brilliantly played by Ji-won Ha, finds her mobile phone being called by a mysterious number which cannot be traced. Others who listen to the calls seem to be driven mad by them, and the girl has to try and work out what is happening, and what the connection between the victims is.

Best of the lot is the young daughter (Yeong-ju) of a married couple, Ho-jeong and her husband Chang-hoon, who gets posessed by whatever is haunting the phone and ends up throwing herself down a flight of stairs. The young actress, Seo-woo Eun, is simply brilliant and playing the possession, and she is genuinely creepy in a way, perhaps, that Linda Blair was in The Exorcist many years earlier.

The explanations, when they come, are all good, and make sense, and the ultimate revelation of who is behind it all is very nicely hidden and revealed. Again, I didn't guess ... and the revelations of what had actually happened are good and gruesome.

This is one of the better films of its type, up there with Ringu and the original Ju-On (The Grudge). The sequels are never as good, and the inevitable American remakes often lose the plot and the horror in their translation. But Phone is excellent, and well worth seeking out.

Torchwood Series 4 – Confirmed! - TechnoFinger (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:47 AM PDT


Torchwood Series 4 – Confirmed!
TechnoFinger (blog)
... suggestion is that some Series 4 storylines may take the show elsewhere. The series will be written by ex-Doctor Who Executive Producer, Russell T Davies.

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Starz picks up British show 'Torchwood' - Ventura County Star

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:41 AM PDT


Starz picks up British show 'Torchwood'
Ventura County Star
"It's not a new version, it's not a reboot," creator Russell T. Davies said. "It's not going to be 'Lost' and take 20 years to find out what's going on. ...

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Starz picks up British show 'Torchwood,' moves action to US - The Detroit News

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:50 AM PDT


Starz picks up British show 'Torchwood,' moves action to US
The Detroit News
"It's not a new version, it's not a reboot," creator Russell T. Davies said. "It's not going to be 'Lost' and take 20 years to find out what's going on. ...

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We want your questions for Nick and Phil!

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:28 AM PDT

We’re delighted to reveal that we’ll be attending the Bad Wolf convention this weekend, and while we’re there we’ll be interviewing two of its guests, Nick Briggs and Phil Ford! Nick Briggs has provided the voice of the Daleks in the revived Doctor Who as well as the Cybermen and the Judoon, and also appeared in Children of Earth. [...]

Surprisingly Intricate 'Doctor Who' Theme Song Recreated Using 'Effectology' - Urlesque (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:15 AM PDT


Surprisingly Intricate 'Doctor Who' Theme Song Recreated Using 'Effectology'
Urlesque (blog)
By David S. Have seen a few episodes of the old series "Dr. Who" and frankly, I think it sucked. Cheap sets, bad acting, and special effects that were tacky ...

Torchwood coming back - Hollywood News

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:04 AM PDT


Torchwood coming back
Hollywood News
Russell T. Davies will be behind the fourth series, according to reports. John Barrowman will return as Captain Jack alongside Eve Myles, as Gwen. ...

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Five Reasons Why "Glee" Matters - AfterElton.com

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:30 AM PDT


Five Reasons Why "Glee" Matters
AfterElton.com
From Southland's John Cooper to Torchwood's Captain Jack to Caprica's Sam Adama, the images of gay men broadcast into our living rooms tend not to be fey, ...

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Daisy Lowe goes for bespectacled boffins - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:12 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Daisy Lowe goes for bespectacled boffins
Telegraph.co.uk
This may come as a dubious compliment to her bow tie-wearing chum Matt Smith, the current Doctor Who, but Daisy Lowe admits that she has a weakness for ...

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question of the day: What international locations and faces should the new ... - Flick Filosopher (blog)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:12 AM PDT


question of the day: What international locations and faces should the new ...
Flick Filosopher (blog)
But Russell T. Davies, also at The Live Feed, gives me hope: It's very much the next step. It's not a new version, it's not a reboot. ...

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Official ratings for Cold Blood released

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:07 AM PDT

BARB have today released the final ratings for Series 5 Episode 9, Cold Blood, revealing that the story, which aired on Saturday 29th May, was watched by an official audience of 7.49million. 7.04million tuned in for part two of the Silurians two-parter on BBC1, with an added 0.45million on the BBC’s HD channel, making Doctor Who the 8th most [...]

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