Thursday, July 21, 2011

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News

Kopic's Doctor Who & Torchwood News


New to DVD: 'Limitless,' 'Take Me Home Tonight' - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT


Pittsburgh Post Gazette

New to DVD: 'Limitless,' 'Take Me Home Tonight'
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series": The BBC series about a group that battles the weird is as fun as it is exciting. John Barrowman stars. • "Hey Dude: Season 1": Christine Taylor stars in this kids series set on a dude ranch. ...

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Lauren Ambrose in 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' a lively sci-fi show about a fate ... - The Republic

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:21 PM PDT


Lauren Ambrose in 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' a lively sci-fi show about a fate ...
The Republic
Back together are Torchwood veterans Captain Jack Harkness (played by John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), joined by CIA agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer), CIA operative Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins) and Dr. Vera Juarez (Arlene Tur). ...

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New on DVD: 'Take Me Home Tonight' … or not - The State Journal-Register

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:25 PM PDT


New on DVD: 'Take Me Home Tonight' … or not
The State Journal-Register
"Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series": Now that Starz has launched its "Torchwood" series, it may be time to go back and watch the original. The BBC series about a group that battles the weird is as fun as it is exciting. John Barrowman stars. ...

New on DVD: 'Take Me Home Tonight' … or not - The State Journal-Register

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 02:11 PM PDT


New on DVD: 'Take Me Home Tonight' … or not
The State Journal-Register
"Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One": Matt Smith continues to save the planet as the latest Dr. Who. "Dumbstruck": A look at the world of ventriloquism. Terry Fator is featured. "Reggie Perrin, Set 1": Martin Clunes plays a bored, frustrated middle ...

DVD Releases - Press Herald

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:58 PM PDT


Press Herald

DVD Releases
Press Herald
Rated R. Running time: 1:37 "DOCTOR WHO: SEASON SIX, PART ONE," starring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan. Boasting the most rabid fanbase this side of "Harry Potter," this BBC revamp of the long-running, anything-goes sci-fi series finds the good "doctor" ...

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It's a miracle, but life goes on - Herald Scotland

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:40 PM PDT


Daily Mail

It's a miracle, but life goes on
Herald Scotland
To recap: most of the Torchwood team were killed off in the last series (in other words, they had panto commitments or Starz just didn't want them any more) which means there's only Gwen and Rhys left. They've been living in a rural Welsh hideaway with ...
Opinion: Why Torchwood censorship is no bad thingSo So Gay
TV Review: TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY – "Rendition" – Review #2Assignment X
Torchwood Sex Scene Axed From UK BroadcastGigwise
What&os;s On TV -Digital Spy -Airlock Alpha
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Doctor Who: Christopher Eccleston Reveals Why He Quit Doctor Who - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT


Anglotopia.net

Doctor Who: Christopher Eccleston Reveals Why He Quit Doctor Who
Anglotopia.net
Christopher Eccleston has finally revealed in an interview why he left Doctor Who after only one season. He had originally hinted that it was over the possibility of being typecast but not he reveals that it was really over principle. ...

My SDCC Wish-List - Comic Book Resources

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:35 AM PDT


Comic Book Resources

My SDCC Wish-List
Comic Book Resources
That Amy and Rory (and even baby Melody) Pond are signed on for a third season of Doctor Who. We know that both showrunner Stephen Moffat and star Matt Smith will return next season, but Amy and Rory… Not so much. Given the current plot, I wouldn't be ...

BBC Cuts Torchwood Gay Sex Scene - PerezHilton.com

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 11:18 AM PDT


PerezHilton.com

BBC Cuts Torchwood Gay Sex Scene
PerezHilton.com
The highly-popular UK series Torchwood featured a sex scene involving bisexual alien-hunter, played by gay actor John Barrowman, and a male bartender that was ultimately cut by the British channel. Ironically, the scene remained intact on the US airing ...

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John Barrowman clashes with BBC - The Sun

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:59 AM PDT


The Sun

John Barrowman clashes with BBC
The Sun
JOHN Barrowman has clashed with the BBC by defending Torchwood's axed explicit gay sex scene - saying it was NOT gratuitous. The gay actor, who plays bisexual Jack Harkness, had filmed a romp with a barman for the current series. ...

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Review: 'Take Me Home Tonight' -- or not - San Jose Mercury News

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT


Review: 'Take Me Home Tonight' -- or not
San Jose Mercury News
... The Complete Original UK Series": Now that Starz has launched its "Torchwood" series, it may be time to go back and watch the original. The BBC series about a group that battles the weird is as much fun as it is exciting. John Barrowman stars. ...

We love sci-fi: Torchwood - BBC1, 9pm - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:27 AM PDT


Mirror.co.uk

We love sci-fi: Torchwood - BBC1, 9pm
Mirror.co.uk
WEEK two of this no expense spared US co-production finds Captain Jack and Gwen Cooper in serious danger of being relegated to being bit players in their own show. They're being pushed aside to make room for ...

Christopher Eccleston: I've Been Hacked, I'm Suing Murdoch & Why I Left Dr Who - Frost Magazine

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT


Frost Magazine

Christopher Eccleston: I've Been Hacked, I'm Suing Murdoch & Why I Left Dr Who
Frost Magazine
Christopher Eccleston said today that he found out he was hacked yesterday and plans to sue Rupert Murdoch. Eccleston said he was looking forward to sticking the boot into Murdoch. Eccletson also disclosed that he didn't work for ...

New on DVD | 'Take Me Home Tonight' or not - Kansas City Star

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:24 AM PDT


New on DVD | 'Take Me Home Tonight' or not
Kansas City Star
... Deneuve stars in this loose adaptation of the '70s French play. •"Mayor Cupcake": Lea Thompson plays a woman who gets secretly nominated to run for mayor. •"Doctor Who: Series 6, Part 1": Matt Smith continues to save the planet as the latest Dr. Who.

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Lauren Ambrose in 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' a lively sci-fi show about a fate ... - Daily Journal

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT


Lauren Ambrose in 'Torchwood: Miracle Day,' a lively sci-fi show about a fate ...
Daily Journal
Back together are Torchwood veterans Captain Jack Harkness (played by John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), joined by CIA agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer), CIA operative Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins) and Dr. Vera Juarez (Arlene Tur). ...

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JORDAN SEX HACK - Daily Star

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 10:16 AM PDT


JORDAN SEX HACK
Daily Star
Sources say it is "a running certainty" that Pete, Jordan, and the likes of model Kate Moss, 37, BB fave Davina McCall, 43, film director Guy Ritchie, 42, and singer ex-wife Madonna, 52, plus former Doctor Who David Tennant, 40, and TV star Myleene ...

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BBC America Guide to Comic-Con 2011: Panels, Signings, and Exclusive Merch - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:56 AM PDT


Anglophenia (blog)

BBC America Guide to Comic-Con 2011: Panels, Signings, and Exclusive Merch
Anglophenia (blog)
Theo James on a panel that includes the electric John Barrowman of Torchwood and Doctor Who fame? This is a can't-miss. Doctor Who's Matt Smith and Karen Gillan will be guests on the live taping of the new show hosted by Chris Hardwick. ...

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TV highlights 21/07/2011 - The Guardian

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 09:46 AM PDT


Deseret News

TV highlights 21/07/2011
The Guardian
Perhaps as a comment on the distance between the UK and the US, a distance that is bugging the hell out of Torchwood fans who have to wait about a week for the episodes to cross the pond, tonight's action is mostly set on a cross-Atlantic air journey. ...
Lauren Ambrose in a Drama of Fate Worse Than DeathABC News
'Torchwood: Miracle Day': Ten teasers about 'Dead of Night'Digital Spy
Lauren Ambrose in a drama of fate worse than deathSan Francisco Chronicle
Boston Globe
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BBC Pull Captain Jack's 'Boy Sex' Scene From Torchwood - OntheBox

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:49 AM PDT


Daily Mail

BBC Pull Captain Jack's 'Boy Sex' Scene From Torchwood
OntheBox
When it comes to homosexuality, many of us Brits like to think that we're slightly more liberal than our plaque-waving damnation-offering American cousins, however after pulling a scene in which Torchwood hero Captain Jack gets off with a barman, ...
Torchwood sex scenes 'not gratuitous' says John BarrowmanATV Today
Opinion: Why Torchwood censorship is no bad thingSo So Gay
Out actor John Barrowman: Back in the 'Torchwood' saddleWindy City Times
Monsters and Critics.com -Assignment X -ABC News
all 65 news articles »

Gervais films a Doctor Who sketch for new series

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Ricky Gervais' official website has confirmed that he has recently filmed a Doctor Who sketch for his forthcoming BBC Two comedy series, 'Life's Too Short'. While details are being kept under wraps, the post promises that it's "something for sci-fi nerds everywhere", and it's not known whether any of the real Doctor Who cast will appear. [...]

Balloonless: Marc DiPaolo's War, Politics and Superheroes - Comic Book Resources

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 08:14 AM PDT


Balloonless: Marc DiPaolo's War, Politics and Superheroes
Comic Book Resources
DiPaolo defines "superhero" rather widely, including not only the capes and codenames crowd popularized by DC and Marvel, but also Captain Kirk, James Bond, Dr. Who, Rambo, Xena and Jack Bauer and other such idealized heroic figures from genre ...

Episode 3 of Miracle Day to be toned down in UK

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:54 AM PDT

It was confirmed last month that alternative versions of Miracle Day will be aired in the UK and the US, and it seems that Episode 3 will feature the biggest difference yet. The BBC's Torchwood Twitter has revealed that the UK cut of the episode will "differ slightly" to the US Starz one, and The Sun [...]

Counting Down to Baby: The Big Item Checklist - Babble (blog)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:24 AM PDT


Babble (blog)

Counting Down to Baby: The Big Item Checklist
Babble (blog)
We plan to raise our baby as a vegetarian (which is probably an entire other post in itself), and I want to make sure we are able to find a doctor who is supportive of our choices. This is probably the outstanding item on our list that is the most ...

Christmas Shooting “Behind Schedule?”

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:38 AM PDT

Okay… we'll tread carefully with this one given the hoo-hah caused by the last article we quoted from Private Eye magazine (which multiple sources have refused to either confirm or deny) and take a slightly different tack.

We'll skip all of the production team-level gossip (there's plenty of news about that can of dust set to be announced in the not-too-distant future…) and skate over Steven Moffat's "fulsome praise" for his departed colleagues and think about the best day of the year, Christmas.

Who was expecting the Christmas special to have entered production by now? Usually the special starts shooting as as the previous season airs, acting as the first production block of the following run: this was the case throughout the RTD era and something similar also occurred in 2010 with A Christmas Carol. (It has of course been reported in DWM that an Autumn shoot is planned.)

Scurrilous purveyors of truth and satire Private Eye, however, report that we "will not see cameras roll until September".

They go on:

"Filming on the next series customarily starts shortly afterwards: this time the Tardis [sic] is unlikely to take flight before February next year."

We have no doubt that the episode will be completed on time – after all, there are plenty of days left in the 2011 calendar – and we heartily look forward to it.

However, what we're not too happy about is the potential loss of a new 50th anniversary Doctor Who partwork that was being developed by BBC Magazines. According to the same Private Eye article, plans for this were shelved based on a comparison of 2009 sales figures with projected figures for 2012, a period with either fewer episodes or a radically different series structure.

(With thanks to James and Joe)

The Doctor's barmy army revealed in DWM #437

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:34 AM PDT

The cover of the next issue of Doctor Who Magazine has been revealed today! Inside Issue #437, the Doctor's barmy army are uncovered with exclusive interviews with the guest cast of Series 6's mid-series finale, A Good Man Goes to War, including Christina Chong (Lorna Bucket) and Catrin Stewart (Jenny). There's also the latest on Torchwood Series [...]

Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 2: “Rendition” (review) - Flick Filosopher (blog)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:30 AM PDT


Torchwood: Miracle Day: Episode 2: "Rendition" (review)
Flick Filosopher (blog)
I had predicted back then that if Torchwood returned after "CoE," it would have to be a drastically different show after what happened there. But I meant that it would have to be drastically different in the other direction, toward more darkness and ...

David Tennant Wants a Doctor Who Return - TVOvermind

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:07 AM PDT


TVOvermind

David Tennant Wants a Doctor Who Return
TVOvermind
Tennant's no Christopher Eccleston -- he's game to return to the series, he said in an interview with Total Film. The actor, who will appear in the upcoming vampire film Fright Night, told the website that a reappearance by the Tenth Doctor is "not ...

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Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One – Blu-ray Review - Monsters and Critics.com

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:57 AM PDT


Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One – Blu-ray Review
Monsters and Critics.com
Show runner Steven Moffat promised a game-changing twist, but I'm assuming that he wasn't talking about that spoilerish thing that I've not mentioned from the two-parter that opens series six. In fact, he was referring to events that close this series ...

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Geek Girl On The Street Reports: A Girl's Guide To Surviving San Diego Comic Con - Bleeding Cool News

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:56 AM PDT


Bleeding Cool News

Geek Girl On The Street Reports: A Girl's Guide To Surviving San Diego Comic Con
Bleeding Cool News
... Trevor Grant from Eureka, Tom from Bridget Jones Diary) having idle conversation with him about my quest to interview David Tennant while we both smoked a cig** until finally some gushing fan ran up to him and said "Are you Gaius Balter? ...

Which Warriors Return?

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT

The cover for the August issue of Doctor Who Magazine has been released.

The mag features interviews with Simon Fisher (Dorium), Dan Starkey (Commander Strax), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Catrin Stewart (Jenny) and Christina Chong (Lorna Bucket). Intriguingly, it teases, "Which of these mighty warriors will return to fight an Read more ...


Follow @Anglophenia For 'Doctor Who' Comic-Con Panel Live Tweets - Anglophenia (blog)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:07 AM PDT


Anglophenia (blog)

Follow @Anglophenia For 'Doctor Who' Comic-Con Panel Live Tweets
Anglophenia (blog)
It's bound to be an hour of exciting revelations, smashing wit, and impromptu marriage proposals for Karen Gillan. The lovely Scottish lass will be joined on the stage by her TARDIS cohort Matt Smith (of course), writer Toby Whithouse, and executive ...

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David Tennat: New Fright Night Trailer is Full of David Goodness - Anglotopia.net

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:07 AM PDT


David Tennat: New Fright Night Trailer is Full of David Goodness
Anglotopia.net
A new Fright Night trailer has been released and this was actually has David Tennant in it. Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile with an obsession for Britain that borders on psychosis. He keeps Anglotopia running in his spare time, always dreaming of ...

Out actor John Barrowman: Back in the 'Torchwood' saddle - Windy City Times

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 04:05 AM PDT


Windy City Times

Out actor John Barrowman: Back in the 'Torchwood' saddle
Windy City Times
Russell T. Davies explains it better, he says we couldn't have transplanted the show in the States and brought the entire company with it. People had to die! Windy City Times: In the third episode you get to have a little safe-sex message. ...

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NJC announces PAG golf tournament winners - Journal-Advocate

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:51 AM PDT


NJC announces PAG golf tournament winners
Journal-Advocate
Pin prize winners at the tournament included: #1 Closest 2nd shot - Michelle Peterson; #2 Closest to the Bull's-eye - Adam Frank; #3 Closest Second Shot - Andy Weingardt; #4 Longest Putt Made - David Tennant; #5 Closest to the Pin in one - Andy ...

SDCC Doctor Who Signing

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:35 AM PDT

More Doctor Who announcements for this year's San Diego Comic Con and BBC America have confirmed that Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Who writer and Being Human creator Toby Whithouse will be taking part in a 'limited signing' on Sunday 24 July.

Fans will need to visit the Autograph Area in the Sails Pavilion at 9 am on Sunday for a chance to draw a ticket for the signing… so like a doctor's surgery then (see what I did there?)

However the BBC America terror-hawk has limited the number of items allowed to be signed to two… so choose wisely.

The time and place has yet to be confirmed but Matt, Karen (who are making their SDCC debuts) and Toby will be appearing on BBC America's Doctor Who Q & A panel on Sunday 24th July from 12:30 pm to 13:30 pm- hosted by Adam Rodgers, Senior Editor, Wired Magazine at the humbling H Hall.

(With thanks to Other Rory)

What Torchwood gay sex scenes? - Gay Times Magazine (blog)

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 03:26 AM PDT


What Torchwood gay sex scenes?
Gay Times Magazine (blog)
'Torchwood's about as gay as you come, what with Lady Barrowman and Dame Russell T Davies at the helm.' And as usual, people got into a bit of a Twitter storm and (probably) started lifting pitch-forks to arrange a sexually-charged protest somewhere. ...

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5.07: "Amy's Choice" - PopStar.com Celebrity News

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:45 AM PDT


5.07: "Amy's Choice"
PopStar.com Celebrity News
The episode opens with A House in the country and Amy (Karen Gillan) pregnant in the kitchen. She's baking and acts the proper little housewife, oops, she wouldn't like being called little. Rory (Arthur Darvill) sports a ponytail and they hear the ...

Teddy Wilson and Ajay Fry Have the Right Stuff for Canadian Sci-Fi Fans - The Morton Report

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 01:34 AM PDT


Teddy Wilson and Ajay Fry Have the Right Stuff for Canadian Sci-Fi Fans
The Morton Report
Then I went back and rediscovered it. So for me it would be Return of the Jedi, Star Wars and then the original Doctor Who. Tom Baker, Doctor number four, was my first. I watched him on TVO back in Ontario in the early '80s. Teddy - I was a producer at ...

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Tennant on Doctor Who Return

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:12 AM PDT

Ever since David Tennant left Doctor Who, there's been rumours of his return. Now the man himself has set the record straight.

Basically, he hasnR Read more ...


TARDIS Wardrobe!

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT

Just when you think that you may have bought all the Doctor Who related merchandise in the world, something comes along to throw that idea right out of the window.

Available now from www.firebox.com is a specially created wardrobe…that looks exactly like a TARDIS!

A simple canvas cupboard, where both doors open, leads to a single rail where you can hang your favourite clothes. But beware of those that are falsely advertising this fine piece of Doctor Who merchandise: it is not bigger on the inside. As the description on the website has to state:

"Same size on the inside as it is on the outside."

There must have been some worry at the company as they imagined hundreds of angry Doctor Who fans marching through the doors demanding a dimensionally transcendental wardrobe.

So if you're looking for a way to get your kids to want to tidy their rooms or if the kid in you fancies pretending that you own your very own TARDIS (don't pretend that some of you won't do this) then head over to the website where you can pick up your very own TARDIS wardrobe today.

Visit  for more details.

Torchwood: Miracle Day - Episode 1 "The New World" Reviewed in Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:55 PM PDT

Torchwood is back and so is Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi. We review the first episode of the new series in this show. Follow the link below to download or listen or subscribe to the show. We will be reviewing episode 2 this Sunday, please join us at 4pm EDT on Talkshoe. We are scheduling the review shows a week after they are on Starz so that the UK (BBC) audiences can join in on the fun.

Torchwood: Miracle Day - Episode 1 "The New World" Reviewed in Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi -

Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi

Hitchhiker's Guide to British Sci-Fi - Episode 11
Running Time: 1:27:53

Torchwood: Miracle Day - Episode 1 - "The New World" reviewed live over the net with your live feedback (chiming in with us is Mark Goodarce).

Hosted by Louis Trapani @LouisTrapani and Dave Cooper @daveac

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