Game of Thrones fever continues this month with special season 7 fan screenings in select Us cities. Also in today's Horror Highlights: a new episode of the Splathouse podcast, home media release details for Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween 2, info on the short film Night of the Witch's Amazon debut, and a trailer for the video game The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.
Game of Thrones Season 7 Fan Screenings: Press Release: "New York, NY December 6, 2017 – To celebrate the release of Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray and DVD, HBO® is bringing this season’s most action-packed episode plus never-before-seen bonus content to the big screen for exclusive fan screenings in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Fans will have the opportunity to experience Daenerys’ dragons in full force as she rains down fire and blood on the Lannister army in the jaw-dropping episode,...
Game of Thrones Season 7 Fan Screenings: Press Release: "New York, NY December 6, 2017 – To celebrate the release of Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season on Blu-ray and DVD, HBO® is bringing this season’s most action-packed episode plus never-before-seen bonus content to the big screen for exclusive fan screenings in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Fans will have the opportunity to experience Daenerys’ dragons in full force as she rains down fire and blood on the Lannister army in the jaw-dropping episode,...
- 12/7/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Sherilyn Fenn is set to co-star in the indie thriller, Losing Addison, from writer/director Martin Bannon Beaudet. The pic explores the psychic connection between twin brothers Les and Addison after one brother suspiciously disappears in the wake of their mother's death. Fenn will play Sarah Jane McCubbin, the family matriarch and domestic violence survivor struggling with early onset dementia. Adam Elliott Davis, Joel Robert Walker, Ted Rooney, and Shelly Lipkin…...
- 12/6/2017
- Deadline
MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the initial lineup for MerleFest 2018, which will be held April 26 – 29.
The annual homecoming of musicians and music fans returns to the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The complete lineup for MerleFest 2018 will be announced over the next few months. Today’s lineup announcement includes legendary artist Kris Kristofferson, Jamey Johnson, Robert Earl Keen, The Devil Makes Three, Balsam Range and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble, “Mission Temple Fireworks Revival” featuring Paul Thorn & Band, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the McCrary Sisters, and many more. The 2018 Midnight Jam presented by The Bluegrass Situation on Saturday, April 28th will start at 10:30 p.m. and run well past midnight, with special hosts Town Mountain and Jim Lauderdale. This very popular after-hours hootenanny gathers many performers from the festival for impromptu...
The annual homecoming of musicians and music fans returns to the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The complete lineup for MerleFest 2018 will be announced over the next few months. Today’s lineup announcement includes legendary artist Kris Kristofferson, Jamey Johnson, Robert Earl Keen, The Devil Makes Three, Balsam Range and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble, “Mission Temple Fireworks Revival” featuring Paul Thorn & Band, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the McCrary Sisters, and many more. The 2018 Midnight Jam presented by The Bluegrass Situation on Saturday, April 28th will start at 10:30 p.m. and run well past midnight, with special hosts Town Mountain and Jim Lauderdale. This very popular after-hours hootenanny gathers many performers from the festival for impromptu...
- 11/17/2017
- Look to the Stars
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Giorgia Sposito | Published by Titan Comics
Very rare to get more than a one or two-parter in the Who books, so hats off to Nick Abadzis for this fine four-parter. Vortex Butterflies has been a very entertaining arc, with a little bit of everything. Old faces returning, if you are allowed to call Sarah Jane Smith old, companions bickering, safe houses in other times, and a focus on The Doctor’s humanity, or rather his lack of it. That last one took centre stage last issue, when we found out that the Vortex Butterfly was none other than old Doctor Who foe… Ok, not foe. Companion Gabby.
That was a little surprise was it not. Seems that in every possible future timeline The Tenth Doctor abandons Gabby, and future Gabby is forced to try and build a new place to live from scraps of space and time.
Very rare to get more than a one or two-parter in the Who books, so hats off to Nick Abadzis for this fine four-parter. Vortex Butterflies has been a very entertaining arc, with a little bit of everything. Old faces returning, if you are allowed to call Sarah Jane Smith old, companions bickering, safe houses in other times, and a focus on The Doctor’s humanity, or rather his lack of it. That last one took centre stage last issue, when we found out that the Vortex Butterfly was none other than old Doctor Who foe… Ok, not foe. Companion Gabby.
That was a little surprise was it not. Seems that in every possible future timeline The Tenth Doctor abandons Gabby, and future Gabby is forced to try and build a new place to live from scraps of space and time.
- 10/27/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
The Splathouse podcast team heads to Haddonfield with their new episode on Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, and you can listen to it in today's Horror Highlights. We also have a Q&A with the writer/director of Sightings, a new prize pack contest from our friends at Comet TV, a trailer for Aliens: Zone of Silence, release details and a trailer for the stranger than fiction documentary Mansfield 66/67, a look at Line Webtoon's horror anthology comic series, and details on the Kickstarter campaign for the Zombie Doctor tabletop game.
Listen to a New Episode of the Splathouse Podcast: From Splathouse: "One, two, Chucky’s coming for you, pinhead!
This week the goobs at Splathouse watched Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) and just barely survived! Pervy Paul (Don’t Call Me Stephen) Rudd, culty runes/ruins/ruse, miraculous household appliances, and the lack of any coherency: This movie has it all!
Listen to a New Episode of the Splathouse Podcast: From Splathouse: "One, two, Chucky’s coming for you, pinhead!
This week the goobs at Splathouse watched Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) and just barely survived! Pervy Paul (Don’t Call Me Stephen) Rudd, culty runes/ruins/ruse, miraculous household appliances, and the lack of any coherency: This movie has it all!
- 10/21/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Come see Broadway stars Ken Ard Smokey Joe's Caf Jelly's Last Jam Dangerous Games Song and Dance Starlight Express Cats The Little Prince and the Aviator Marlowe Steven 'HeaveN' Cantor In Transit Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Robert Cuccioli Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Les Miserables Jekyll and Hyde Joshua Dela Cruz Aladdin Lana Gordon Chicago The Lion King Jesus Christ Superstar Taylor Iman Jones Groundhog Day Crystal Kellogg Finding Neverland School of Rock-The Musical, Tari Kelly Groundhog Day Something Rotten Stanley Wayne Mathis Nice Work If You Can Get It The Book of Mormon Wonderful Town Kiss Me Kate You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown The Lion King Jelly's Last Jam Oh. Kay Jon Peterson Cabaret Wayne Pretlow The Civil War Ciara Renee Pippin Big Fish Anthony Rosenthal Falsettos Drama Desk Award nominee Nora Schell Spamilton Ayla Schwartz Frozen and Sarah Jane Shanks Cats Bright Star Promises,...
- 10/19/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
"Thank you for not smoking." Comet TV's October viewing guide is here and it will feature the Robocop trilogy! Also: details on Splathouse Podcast Season 2, and Holy Blood: Mexican Horror Cinema, with a trailer for The Elf capping off today's second Horror Highlights!
Comet TV's October Programming Guide Revealed: Press Release: “Airing On Comet in October
You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Robocop Trilogy
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Friday, October 6
Starting at 8P/7C
Sunday, October 8
Starting at 2P/1C
Saturday, October 21
Starting at 10P/9C
Thursday, October 26
Starting at 4P/3C
New On Comet In October
Andromeda
Classic Space Opera is coming to Comet! Based on materials from sci-fi legend Gene Roddenberry, Andromeda stars all action hero Kevin Sorbo as the Captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, a highly advanced ship whose crew is charged with restoring power and stability to the Systems Commonwealth.
Comet TV's October Programming Guide Revealed: Press Release: “Airing On Comet in October
You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Robocop Trilogy
Robocop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Friday, October 6
Starting at 8P/7C
Sunday, October 8
Starting at 2P/1C
Saturday, October 21
Starting at 10P/9C
Thursday, October 26
Starting at 4P/3C
New On Comet In October
Andromeda
Classic Space Opera is coming to Comet! Based on materials from sci-fi legend Gene Roddenberry, Andromeda stars all action hero Kevin Sorbo as the Captain of the Andromeda Ascendant, a highly advanced ship whose crew is charged with restoring power and stability to the Systems Commonwealth.
- 10/3/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Giorgia Sposito | Published by Titan Comics
So here we are, Part 3 of the Vortex Butterflies arc, which I like for two reasons. One, the title. Vortex Butterflies sounds like a pretty cool band name anyway, but a great story title. Secondly, the fact this is a four part arc. Most of the Who titles tend to focus on 1 or 2 part stories, keeping the jumping on points for each book as flexible as possible for new readers. To have a four issue arc is like a little reward for long time readers. Thumbs up editorial and Nick Abadzis. Now, where were we?
Last issue saw a rather fab cameo by Sarah Jane Smith, as Cindy and Gabby cooled their heels in 2009 London while The Doctor went off on his own to find some tech and solve a mystery. He gained a new companion of a sort,...
So here we are, Part 3 of the Vortex Butterflies arc, which I like for two reasons. One, the title. Vortex Butterflies sounds like a pretty cool band name anyway, but a great story title. Secondly, the fact this is a four part arc. Most of the Who titles tend to focus on 1 or 2 part stories, keeping the jumping on points for each book as flexible as possible for new readers. To have a four issue arc is like a little reward for long time readers. Thumbs up editorial and Nick Abadzis. Now, where were we?
Last issue saw a rather fab cameo by Sarah Jane Smith, as Cindy and Gabby cooled their heels in 2009 London while The Doctor went off on his own to find some tech and solve a mystery. He gained a new companion of a sort,...
- 8/24/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Mark Harrison Aug 24, 2017
When have tabloid rumours been spot on about Doctor Who, and when have they been, er, less accurate?
“Look Who's the Doc's new assistant!” On Tuesday, the Mirror's front page trumpeted an exclusive reveal that Bradley Walsh would be Jodie Whittaker's companion in the new series of Doctor Who.
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The one-time Sarah Jane Adventures guest star would be the first companion actor to have hosted a quiz show with the same name as a 1960s serial, but beyond trivia, the report has been fairly well received as far as we can see – Walsh is a decent actor, who's worked with incoming executive producer Chris Chibnall before on Law & Order UK, and a fun screen presence. But given the source, might it all be a load of bobbins?...
When have tabloid rumours been spot on about Doctor Who, and when have they been, er, less accurate?
“Look Who's the Doc's new assistant!” On Tuesday, the Mirror's front page trumpeted an exclusive reveal that Bradley Walsh would be Jodie Whittaker's companion in the new series of Doctor Who.
See related Game Of Thrones season 7 episode 6 questions answered Game Of Thrones season 7 episode 7 review: The Dragon And The Wolf
The one-time Sarah Jane Adventures guest star would be the first companion actor to have hosted a quiz show with the same name as a 1960s serial, but beyond trivia, the report has been fairly well received as far as we can see – Walsh is a decent actor, who's worked with incoming executive producer Chris Chibnall before on Law & Order UK, and a fun screen presence. But given the source, might it all be a load of bobbins?...
- 8/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Written by Nick Abadzis | Art by Giorgia Sposito, Iolanda Zanfardino | Published by Titan Comics
Last issue had that nice, all over the place kind of feel, which suits The Doctor perfectly. We had all sorts of little things going on, such as a cameo from a certain future incarnation of The Doctor with a warning to deliver, time anomalies with the Tardis (cosmic engine trouble essentially), and two disgruntled companions in Cindy and Gabby being dropped off in 2009 London and told to relax. Yeah, right. Gabby had a lot going on last issue, what with her increasing disillusionment with The Doctor and , oh yes, the small matter of her starting to leak time energy. These two things do not a happy Gabby make.
We kick off this issue with The Doctor on the hunt for some tech to help him try and pinpoint the energy leak and perhaps the cause.
Last issue had that nice, all over the place kind of feel, which suits The Doctor perfectly. We had all sorts of little things going on, such as a cameo from a certain future incarnation of The Doctor with a warning to deliver, time anomalies with the Tardis (cosmic engine trouble essentially), and two disgruntled companions in Cindy and Gabby being dropped off in 2009 London and told to relax. Yeah, right. Gabby had a lot going on last issue, what with her increasing disillusionment with The Doctor and , oh yes, the small matter of her starting to leak time energy. These two things do not a happy Gabby make.
We kick off this issue with The Doctor on the hunt for some tech to help him try and pinpoint the energy leak and perhaps the cause.
- 8/3/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Jun 17, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. And we've been digging into it right here...
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited for 54 years for Doctor Who to explain why crows sound like they do, so now that they’ve finally tackled that important issue it’s time for our weekly round-up of callbacks, similarities and generally interesting things taken from this week’s episode. And as ever, if you’re sitting thinking ‘How can he have missed that?!’ (the answer is usually ‘ineptitude’), leave it down in the comments below…
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Bad cat woman
The Eaters Of Light was written by Rona Munro, an award-winning Scottish writer responsible for films including Aimee & Jaguar and Oranges And Sunshine, as well as a multitude of theatre works.
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. And we've been digging into it right here...
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited for 54 years for Doctor Who to explain why crows sound like they do, so now that they’ve finally tackled that important issue it’s time for our weekly round-up of callbacks, similarities and generally interesting things taken from this week’s episode. And as ever, if you’re sitting thinking ‘How can he have missed that?!’ (the answer is usually ‘ineptitude’), leave it down in the comments below…
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
Bad cat woman
The Eaters Of Light was written by Rona Munro, an award-winning Scottish writer responsible for films including Aimee & Jaguar and Oranges And Sunshine, as well as a multitude of theatre works.
- 6/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Horror, comedy, and mortality came together with great effect in the first season of 20 Seconds to Live, Ben Rock's innovative web series, and now an Indiegogo campaign has been launched for the second season, and you can also watch a new episode. In today's Horror Highlights, we also have the latest episode of the Splathouse podcast and a trailer and poster for the new thriller The Answer.
20 Seconds to Live Season 2 Indiegogo Campaign: "20 Seconds To Live” is the award-winning horror/comedy web series for people who hate happy endings! We made and released our 8-episode first season, and last year played over a dozen international film and web festivals. Now we'd love to make a second season but we need your help!"
You can watch a new episode of 20 Seconds to Live below, and to learn more about supporting a second season of 20 Seconds to Live, visit:
https://www.
20 Seconds to Live Season 2 Indiegogo Campaign: "20 Seconds To Live” is the award-winning horror/comedy web series for people who hate happy endings! We made and released our 8-episode first season, and last year played over a dozen international film and web festivals. Now we'd love to make a second season but we need your help!"
You can watch a new episode of 20 Seconds to Live below, and to learn more about supporting a second season of 20 Seconds to Live, visit:
https://www.
- 6/15/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 13, 2017
So many spoilers, as we go looking for references in Doctor Who series 10, Oxygen...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 10, up to and including Oxygen.
See related Vib-Ribbon to return?
Space zombies, near-death experiences and what we can only hope is a temporary change for the Doctor… In Oxygen, writer Jamie Mathieson has quite literally played a blinder. And for the more observant among us, there were a handful of pop culture references and callbacks to earlier stories. Here’s our weekly round-up of the ones we noticed, along with the odd bit of wild speculation and things we just found interesting.
Oh, and look out for an extra article on Monday which takes a closer look at a few bits of graphic design this series - including the answer to a question which has been plaguing some of us for a couple of weeks now.
So many spoilers, as we go looking for references in Doctor Who series 10, Oxygen...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 10, up to and including Oxygen.
See related Vib-Ribbon to return?
Space zombies, near-death experiences and what we can only hope is a temporary change for the Doctor… In Oxygen, writer Jamie Mathieson has quite literally played a blinder. And for the more observant among us, there were a handful of pop culture references and callbacks to earlier stories. Here’s our weekly round-up of the ones we noticed, along with the odd bit of wild speculation and things we just found interesting.
Oh, and look out for an extra article on Monday which takes a closer look at a few bits of graphic design this series - including the answer to a question which has been plaguing some of us for a couple of weeks now.
- 5/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 6, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Power Rangers, boob armour, and impractical costumes
Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Power Rangers, boob armour, and impractical costumes
Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
- 5/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Apr 15, 2017
Huge spoilers, as we unpack the Doctor Who series 10 opener - The Pilot - in search of references and treats.
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who.
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Doctor Who is back for its 36th series, and with it are our viewing notes - a weekly guide to the references, similarities (intentional or otherwise!) and generally interesting things about each episode. Whilst we’ve crammed in as much as we can find, this is by no means a definitive list - so if you’re sat there thinking ‘You fools! You missed this!’, feel free to plop it down in the comments below. But remember: Don’t phone, it’s just for fun.
Huge spoilers, as we unpack the Doctor Who series 10 opener - The Pilot - in search of references and treats.
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Exclusive: Bryan Fuller on American Gods casting Star Trek: what can we expect from Bryan Fuller's new show? Bryan Fuller interview: Hannibal season 3, Red Dragon, American Gods Bryan Fuller interview: Hannibal season 3, American Gods
Doctor Who is back for its 36th series, and with it are our viewing notes - a weekly guide to the references, similarities (intentional or otherwise!) and generally interesting things about each episode. Whilst we’ve crammed in as much as we can find, this is by no means a definitive list - so if you’re sat there thinking ‘You fools! You missed this!’, feel free to plop it down in the comments below. But remember: Don’t phone, it’s just for fun.
- 4/15/2017
- Den of Geek
The European filmmaker directed a series of deceptively complex melodramas in the 1950s.“This is the dialectic — there is a very short distance between high art and trash, and trash that contains an element of craziness is by this very quality nearer to art” — Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk was born in Germany in 1900, and began his career in the early 1920s working in theater. In 1922, he directed his first production — an adaptation of Hermann Bossdorf’s Stationmaster Death, and from then on he became one of the most respected theater directors in Weimar Germany. Then, in 1934, he took a job as a film director at Ufa, the biggest studio in Germany at the time.
In 1941, Sirk left Germany and began working as a director in Hollywood. His early films, such as the WWII drama Hitler’s Madman (1942) have largely been forgotten. These early films varied in genre — he directed war films (Mystery Submarine), historical dramas (A Scandal in Paris), film...
Douglas Sirk was born in Germany in 1900, and began his career in the early 1920s working in theater. In 1922, he directed his first production — an adaptation of Hermann Bossdorf’s Stationmaster Death, and from then on he became one of the most respected theater directors in Weimar Germany. Then, in 1934, he took a job as a film director at Ufa, the biggest studio in Germany at the time.
In 1941, Sirk left Germany and began working as a director in Hollywood. His early films, such as the WWII drama Hitler’s Madman (1942) have largely been forgotten. These early films varied in genre — he directed war films (Mystery Submarine), historical dramas (A Scandal in Paris), film...
- 4/5/2017
- by Angela Morrison
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Featured in today's Horror Highlights, we have Splathouse podcast's discussion of the 2001 movie The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, DVD release details for The Abduction of Jennifer Grayson, the SXSW Film Festival poster for Atomic Blonde, details on The Mason Brothers' upcoming theatrical run, a Q&A with Fashionista director Simon Rumley, and a look at the short film Nightmare.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
Splathouse Podcast Discusses The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra: From Splathouse: "Sleepy skeletons, spirited space aliens, and super-scientists are the focus of this week's show! That's right, we're profiling Larry Blamire's excellent comedy "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
Two of the film's featured performers, Brian Howe ("Westworld") and Fay Masterson ("50 Shades Darker"), stop by to talk about their careers and their work on "Lost Skeleton..."
Our good friend Sarah Jane (aka @fookthis on Twitter and Letterboxed, and she of the Talk Film Society) stops by with her cinematic picks for fans of “Lost Skeleton.
- 2/28/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Author: Reuben Roper
Doctor Who. Love it or hate it, it’s a massive part of British culture. There can’t really a person in England who doesn’t know the terms Tardis, Dalek, or Sonic Screwdriver.
As the Doctor and Ace walked into the sunset in 1989’s Survival, little did anyone know that the series was soon to be cancelled, possibly gone forever.
Luckily, in 2005, much loved writer Russell T Davies revived the show for the 21st century. This separated Who into two categories – Classic Who, and NuWho.
So, to count down to the Christmas special, here is my review of each NuWho Doctor’s best episodes.
Christopher Eccleston (2005)Best Episode: Dalek – By Robert Sherman
This fantastic episode revived The Daleks, not seen on screen for seventeen years. Big Finish writer Robert Sherman wrote this fantastic tale explaining the Time War and how The Time Lords and The Daleks were both destroyed,...
Doctor Who. Love it or hate it, it’s a massive part of British culture. There can’t really a person in England who doesn’t know the terms Tardis, Dalek, or Sonic Screwdriver.
As the Doctor and Ace walked into the sunset in 1989’s Survival, little did anyone know that the series was soon to be cancelled, possibly gone forever.
Luckily, in 2005, much loved writer Russell T Davies revived the show for the 21st century. This separated Who into two categories – Classic Who, and NuWho.
So, to count down to the Christmas special, here is my review of each NuWho Doctor’s best episodes.
Christopher Eccleston (2005)Best Episode: Dalek – By Robert Sherman
This fantastic episode revived The Daleks, not seen on screen for seventeen years. Big Finish writer Robert Sherman wrote this fantastic tale explaining the Time War and how The Time Lords and The Daleks were both destroyed,...
- 12/16/2016
- by Reuben Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rob Leane Dec 7, 2016
The Sarah Jane Adventures - starring Elisabeth Sladen - ended in 2011. Russell T Davies thinks they could've kept going...
The Sarah Jane Adventures ended in 2011, with the great Elisabeth Sladen's death from cancer meaning that the show could not carry on its original fom. The series' producers, Russell T Davies and Brian Minchin, opted not to carry on the series without her.
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Now, Minchin has reflected on the show's final months, in conversation with Doctor Who Magazine.
"It was doing hugely well on Cbbc", he recalled. "We already had scripts commissioned [for future episodes]. We were ready to go. And Cbbc wanted more series after that. We’d been in to have meetings.
"Russell [T Davies] was living in La, but was fully committed to it. Then Lis [Sladen] rang Russell to tell him the news [that she was struggling with cancer]. It was quite a shock.
The Sarah Jane Adventures - starring Elisabeth Sladen - ended in 2011. Russell T Davies thinks they could've kept going...
The Sarah Jane Adventures ended in 2011, with the great Elisabeth Sladen's death from cancer meaning that the show could not carry on its original fom. The series' producers, Russell T Davies and Brian Minchin, opted not to carry on the series without her.
See related Tom Cruise and Doug Liman start work on Mena
Now, Minchin has reflected on the show's final months, in conversation with Doctor Who Magazine.
"It was doing hugely well on Cbbc", he recalled. "We already had scripts commissioned [for future episodes]. We were ready to go. And Cbbc wanted more series after that. We’d been in to have meetings.
"Russell [T Davies] was living in La, but was fully committed to it. Then Lis [Sladen] rang Russell to tell him the news [that she was struggling with cancer]. It was quite a shock.
- 12/7/2016
- Den of Geek
After starting the process to adopt three brothers who had spent more than four years in foster care, Julie Washington received some surprising news from a Georgia caseworker last year: Children’s Protective Services had just learned about a fourth brother, a toddler named Elijah, who also needed a home. Could she and her husband, B.J., take him in as well?
The Washingtons, who already have two biological children, didn’t feel they could handle another family member, especially since one of their new sons, Jess, has cerebral palsy and needs extra attention and care.
“It broke my heart,...
The Washingtons, who already have two biological children, didn’t feel they could handle another family member, especially since one of their new sons, Jess, has cerebral palsy and needs extra attention and care.
“It broke my heart,...
- 11/25/2016
- by erinhilltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Alex Westthorp Oct 3, 2016
It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...
Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...
It's 40 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop made its television debut and kick-started the Saturday morning kids' TV slot...
Imagine the excitement - it's just before 9.30am on Saturday 2nd October 1976. It's almost like Christmas has come early, such is the anticipation. The nation's kids, who hitherto got their kicks at the Saturday morning pictures, settle in front of their television screens and press the button marked 'BBC1'. Those who read their parents' Radio Times know a new show is about to start with Radio 1 Breakfast Show DJ Noel Edmonds at the helm. 28 year old Noel is cool and down with the kids. Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen - the Doctor and Sarah Jane from Doctor Who - are to be the first star guests, and you can actually speak to them live by telephone! The TV set warms up and the familiar blue and yellow BBC...
- 9/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Reading this book so far has been like soaking in a warm bath of nostalgia, Rennie and Beeby not only capturing the Tom Baker Doctor at his peak, but also throwing him and Sarah Jane into an adventure that is just typical of the type he could pitch up in in those old 70′s TV episodes. Last issue of course saw an attempted rescue of Sarah Jane, held by Lady Emily Carstairs, by The Doctor, the wonderfully named Professor Odysseus James, and his daughter Athena, that didn’t go entirely to plan. Thanks to the Lamp of Chronos, which can open up portals in time and space, the Professor and Sarah Jane were thrown back in time, leaving The Doctor and Athena (who would make a pretty kick-ass companion herself by the way...
Reading this book so far has been like soaking in a warm bath of nostalgia, Rennie and Beeby not only capturing the Tom Baker Doctor at his peak, but also throwing him and Sarah Jane into an adventure that is just typical of the type he could pitch up in in those old 70′s TV episodes. Last issue of course saw an attempted rescue of Sarah Jane, held by Lady Emily Carstairs, by The Doctor, the wonderfully named Professor Odysseus James, and his daughter Athena, that didn’t go entirely to plan. Thanks to the Lamp of Chronos, which can open up portals in time and space, the Professor and Sarah Jane were thrown back in time, leaving The Doctor and Athena (who would make a pretty kick-ass companion herself by the way...
- 6/3/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
In this second part of Understudying on Broadway you can find Part 1 here, I'm discussing the subject with two women who each have tons of experience, Sandra Sandy DeNise and Sarah Jane Shanks, both currently covering the demanding, central role of 'Alice Murphy' in Bright Star. I should mention that they both also cover the role of 'Lucy Grant,' and additionally, Sandy covers 'Mama Murphy'...
- 5/10/2016
- by Guest Blogger: Jeff Blumenkrantz
- BroadwayWorld.com
Those of you who have seen Bright Star know what a tour de force the role of Alice Murphy is for our TonyDrama DeskOuter Critics Circle-nominated leading lady, Carmen Cusack. And while she seems to be indefatigable, ever in great voice, and able to do eight brilliant and emotional shows a week, plus any number of extracurricular appearances, it's only a matter of time or vacation before Alice Murphy will fall into the hands of one or both of her understudies, who have been preparing diligently for the big task. Lucky for us, those two women are the super-talented and highly experienced Sandra Sandy DeNise and Sarah Jane Shanks, who, in their regular Bright Star tracks, carry an already heavy load as members of the ensemble, acting, singing, dancing, and set-moving their way through almost every scene in the show.
- 5/5/2016
- by Guest Blogger: Jeff Blumenkrantz
- BroadwayWorld.com
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
Until reading last issue featuring the iconic Tom Baker Fourth Doctor, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the character in comic book form. I was an avid reader of the Dr Who Marvel Comics which featured his incarnation back in the day, and it was a delight to read a new adventure. It was an excellent first issue, the highlight being the excellent capture of the personalities Of The Doctor and Sarah Jane, and especially their relationship. The story, which played out nicely like an old episode of the show, saw them pitch up in Victorian London where people have been mysteriously disappearing. Teaming up with Professor Odysseus James and his daughter Athena they discover alien involvement and the mysterious Lady Emily, who kidnaps Sarah Jane to show her a stone statue of…...
Until reading last issue featuring the iconic Tom Baker Fourth Doctor, I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the character in comic book form. I was an avid reader of the Dr Who Marvel Comics which featured his incarnation back in the day, and it was a delight to read a new adventure. It was an excellent first issue, the highlight being the excellent capture of the personalities Of The Doctor and Sarah Jane, and especially their relationship. The story, which played out nicely like an old episode of the show, saw them pitch up in Victorian London where people have been mysteriously disappearing. Teaming up with Professor Odysseus James and his daughter Athena they discover alien involvement and the mysterious Lady Emily, who kidnaps Sarah Jane to show her a stone statue of…...
- 4/27/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Written by Gordon Rennie, Emma Beeby | Art by Brian Williamson | Published by Titan Comics | Format: Paperback, 32pp
If you asked the average long time Doctor Who fan, not the real fanatics of course who dissect the minutiae of every appearance and adventure, who they think of when they think of The Doctor and I’d wager the majority would say Tom Baker’s Doctor. I think it’s fair to say Tom Baker elevated The Doctor to a new level when he played The Doctor in the 1970′s, managing to outshine even Jon Pertwee’s fantastic third incarnation (still my personal favourite, though growing up in the 1970′s Tom Baker was ‘my’ Doctor). The Fourth Doctor also has a long history in comic book form, having had comic strips featuring himself in many countries, not least a Marvel Comics series. His return to an ongoing comic is long overdue, and...
If you asked the average long time Doctor Who fan, not the real fanatics of course who dissect the minutiae of every appearance and adventure, who they think of when they think of The Doctor and I’d wager the majority would say Tom Baker’s Doctor. I think it’s fair to say Tom Baker elevated The Doctor to a new level when he played The Doctor in the 1970′s, managing to outshine even Jon Pertwee’s fantastic third incarnation (still my personal favourite, though growing up in the 1970′s Tom Baker was ‘my’ Doctor). The Fourth Doctor also has a long history in comic book form, having had comic strips featuring himself in many countries, not least a Marvel Comics series. His return to an ongoing comic is long overdue, and...
- 3/25/2016
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
The new musical Bright Star, from Grammy and Emmy winner Steve Martin and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, will play a limited engagement at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from December 2, 2015 to January 10, 2016. Directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, Bright Star will have its Kennedy Center official opening night on Thursday, December 17.Bright Star will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, February 25, 2016 with an official Broadway opening night on Thursday, March 24 at the Cort Theatre.Carmen Cusack will make her Broadway debut as Alice, a role she originated in Bright Star's world premiere production, and will be joined by co-stars Paul Alexander Nolan, Tony Award nominee Michael Mulheren, A.J. Shively, Hannah Elless, Tony Award nominee Stephen Bogardus, three-time Tony Award nominee Dee Hoty, Stephen Lee Anderson, Emily Padgett, Tony Award nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz, along with Maddie Shea Baldwin, Allison Briner-Dardenne, Max Chernin, Patrick Cummings, Sandra DeNise, Richard Gatta,...
- 12/17/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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Loose threads, speculation, and a fan's wishlist: some thoughts on where Doctor Who series 10 may take us...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 9.
Series 9 of Doctor Who (or Season 35, if you’re our favourite kind of pedant) may still be warm in the ground, but fans being fans we’re inevitably already wondering what’s next. We’ve got a festive trifle at Christmas, of course, with The Husbands Of River Song reuniting the Doctor with everyone’s second-favourite Whoniverse archaeologist, but what then? Here’s some of the possible directions we think Series 10 may take…
A New Companion
This one’s not so much speculation as fact; the Doctor will be joined by a new companion when the tenth series begins sometime next year.
Steven Moffat has been discussing how bringing a new companion in reboots the show to an extent, saying that he...
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Loose threads, speculation, and a fan's wishlist: some thoughts on where Doctor Who series 10 may take us...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 9.
Series 9 of Doctor Who (or Season 35, if you’re our favourite kind of pedant) may still be warm in the ground, but fans being fans we’re inevitably already wondering what’s next. We’ve got a festive trifle at Christmas, of course, with The Husbands Of River Song reuniting the Doctor with everyone’s second-favourite Whoniverse archaeologist, but what then? Here’s some of the possible directions we think Series 10 may take…
A New Companion
This one’s not so much speculation as fact; the Doctor will be joined by a new companion when the tenth series begins sometime next year.
Steven Moffat has been discussing how bringing a new companion in reboots the show to an extent, saying that he...
- 12/7/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
BBC
For a show that’s essentially about escapism and wonder, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that Doctor Who is capable of laying down some pretty heavy lessons. In amongst the stuff about appreciating the wonder of the universe, rejecting cynicism, and embracing joy there is the occasional acknowledgement that sometimes things just suck and there’s nothing we can do about it.
For a long time (in the classic iteration of the show) it was fashionable amongst the fanbase to not be overly bothered by this sort of thing. The real tragedies were mostly reserved for the guest cast, and even when the harsh light of truth fell on one of the main characters we just sort of rolled with it and moved on. Sarah Jane’s leaving arguably broke the hearts of a generation, but it wasn’t until she came back in the new series that we...
For a show that’s essentially about escapism and wonder, it shouldn’t go unnoticed that Doctor Who is capable of laying down some pretty heavy lessons. In amongst the stuff about appreciating the wonder of the universe, rejecting cynicism, and embracing joy there is the occasional acknowledgement that sometimes things just suck and there’s nothing we can do about it.
For a long time (in the classic iteration of the show) it was fashionable amongst the fanbase to not be overly bothered by this sort of thing. The real tragedies were mostly reserved for the guest cast, and even when the harsh light of truth fell on one of the main characters we just sort of rolled with it and moved on. Sarah Jane’s leaving arguably broke the hearts of a generation, but it wasn’t until she came back in the new series that we...
- 11/24/2015
- by Mikey Heinrich
- Obsessed with Film
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Spoilers: our viewing notes and geeky spots for Doctor Who series 9, Face The Raven...
So, ravens have been faced, the Doctor has been betrayed, and the groundwork has been laid for the two-part finale. But there’s no time to mourn; here’s our weekly Doctor Who viewing notes, featuring all the callbacks, references and things we otherwise thought interesting. As ever, this is the collected observations of one tired fan, so feel free to catalogue the things I’ve missed in the comments below...
Face The References
This story reunites the Doctor and Clara with graffiti artist Rigsy, who first appeared in last year’s Flatline and acted as Clara’s assistant while the Doctor was trapped inside a Tardis whose outer dimensions were shrinking. The Doctor was initially unimpressed with Rigsy, dismissing him as another ‘pudding brain’, but quickly saw his worth as a source...
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Spoilers: our viewing notes and geeky spots for Doctor Who series 9, Face The Raven...
So, ravens have been faced, the Doctor has been betrayed, and the groundwork has been laid for the two-part finale. But there’s no time to mourn; here’s our weekly Doctor Who viewing notes, featuring all the callbacks, references and things we otherwise thought interesting. As ever, this is the collected observations of one tired fan, so feel free to catalogue the things I’ve missed in the comments below...
Face The References
This story reunites the Doctor and Clara with graffiti artist Rigsy, who first appeared in last year’s Flatline and acted as Clara’s assistant while the Doctor was trapped inside a Tardis whose outer dimensions were shrinking. The Doctor was initially unimpressed with Rigsy, dismissing him as another ‘pudding brain’, but quickly saw his worth as a source...
- 11/21/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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I feel like we have finally met Peter Capaldi’s Doctor for the first time. At last.
This was an incredible episode. Okay, the last 15 minutes were incredible. It was a bit of filler getting to that point, but even the filler had some good stuff: Osgood getting to hang out with and help the Doctor, almost like a companion; the sad Zygon so terrified it commits suicide, surprisingly poignant; Jenna Coleman showing off how good an actor she actually is with hard, callous Zygon Bonnie, who looks so very unlike Clara, for all that the Doctor can say that he “knows that face.” All so much better — smarter, more emotional, more cohesive as a story — than almost anything we’ve seen out of Doctor Who in years.
And then we get to this:
A “scale model of war.” A game show with deadly consequences. (And that’s a nice touch,...
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I feel like we have finally met Peter Capaldi’s Doctor for the first time. At last.
This was an incredible episode. Okay, the last 15 minutes were incredible. It was a bit of filler getting to that point, but even the filler had some good stuff: Osgood getting to hang out with and help the Doctor, almost like a companion; the sad Zygon so terrified it commits suicide, surprisingly poignant; Jenna Coleman showing off how good an actor she actually is with hard, callous Zygon Bonnie, who looks so very unlike Clara, for all that the Doctor can say that he “knows that face.” All so much better — smarter, more emotional, more cohesive as a story — than almost anything we’ve seen out of Doctor Who in years.
And then we get to this:
A “scale model of war.” A game show with deadly consequences. (And that’s a nice touch,...
- 11/9/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Koch Media
From celebrated Doctor Who director Chris Barry Downtime is a unique British 1995 sci-fi movie from the Doctor Who universe featuring treasured characters and talent from the franchise. It follows The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney – Doctor Who) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen – Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures) of Unit who investigate New World University; a sinister school run by old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers.
Fighting alone this time – without their famous time-travelling scientific advisor – The Brigadier and Sarah Jane are hard pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for a missing Locus, which binds the Great Intelligence’s power. The battle is broadened when the Brigadier’s own family is threatened and Unit faces a powerful new breed of Yeti!
Starring Nicholas Courtney, Deborah Watling, Jack Watling and Elisabeth Sladen reprising their roles as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Downtime is an unofficial sequel to...
From celebrated Doctor Who director Chris Barry Downtime is a unique British 1995 sci-fi movie from the Doctor Who universe featuring treasured characters and talent from the franchise. It follows The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney – Doctor Who) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen – Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures) of Unit who investigate New World University; a sinister school run by old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers.
Fighting alone this time – without their famous time-travelling scientific advisor – The Brigadier and Sarah Jane are hard pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for a missing Locus, which binds the Great Intelligence’s power. The battle is broadened when the Brigadier’s own family is threatened and Unit faces a powerful new breed of Yeti!
Starring Nicholas Courtney, Deborah Watling, Jack Watling and Elisabeth Sladen reprising their roles as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Downtime is an unofficial sequel to...
- 10/26/2015
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
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The 1990s Doctor Who spin-off movie Downtime – starring Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen - is finally getting a disc release…
Good news, everyone! The 1996 Doctor Who spin-off film Downtime is finally getting a DVD release. It’ll arrive on disc next month, on Monday the 16th of November, to be precise.
If you’re unfamiliar, this is a 70-minute story that brought back classic era Doctor Who characters including Nicholas Courtney’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Elisabeth Sladen’s Sarah Jane Smith, Deborah Watling’s Victoria Waterfield and Jack Watling’s Professor Edward Travers.
There’s just one catch, though – Downtime was made by Reeltime Pictures, not the BBC. Although regular Doctor Who director Christopher Barry called the shots, the BBC didn’t grant Downtime a licence to include the Doctor, or even reference him directly. Still, it has a soft spot in many fan’s hearts, not least for introducing Kate Lethbridge-Stewart,...
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The 1990s Doctor Who spin-off movie Downtime – starring Nicholas Courtney and Elisabeth Sladen - is finally getting a disc release…
Good news, everyone! The 1996 Doctor Who spin-off film Downtime is finally getting a DVD release. It’ll arrive on disc next month, on Monday the 16th of November, to be precise.
If you’re unfamiliar, this is a 70-minute story that brought back classic era Doctor Who characters including Nicholas Courtney’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Elisabeth Sladen’s Sarah Jane Smith, Deborah Watling’s Victoria Waterfield and Jack Watling’s Professor Edward Travers.
There’s just one catch, though – Downtime was made by Reeltime Pictures, not the BBC. Although regular Doctor Who director Christopher Barry called the shots, the BBC didn’t grant Downtime a licence to include the Doctor, or even reference him directly. Still, it has a soft spot in many fan’s hearts, not least for introducing Kate Lethbridge-Stewart,...
- 10/20/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Koch Media have announced the UK release of Downtime, a unique British 1995 sci-fi movie from the Doctor Who universe (but unofficial) featuring treasured characters and talent from the franchise – which will be available for the first ever time on DVD from 16th November.
Downtime follows The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney – Doctor Who) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen – Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures) of Unit who investigate New World University; a sinister school run by old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers. The technology obsessed University holds a gateway to Earth made by classic foe the ‘Great Intelligence’. Fighting alone this time – without their famous time-travelling scientific advisor – The Brigadier and Sarah Jane are hard pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for a missing Locus, which binds the Intelligence’s power. The battle is broadened when the Brigadier’s own family is threatened and Unit...
Downtime follows The Brigadier (Nicholas Courtney – Doctor Who) and Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen – Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures) of Unit who investigate New World University; a sinister school run by old enemies Victoria Waterfield and Professor Travers. The technology obsessed University holds a gateway to Earth made by classic foe the ‘Great Intelligence’. Fighting alone this time – without their famous time-travelling scientific advisor – The Brigadier and Sarah Jane are hard pressed to decide who is friend or foe as they search for a missing Locus, which binds the Intelligence’s power. The battle is broadened when the Brigadier’s own family is threatened and Unit...
- 10/18/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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Toby Whithouse's Before The Flood tips its top hat to several references from Doctor Who and elsewhere. Here are our spots...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Before The Flood.
The Doctor and his friends may have gone back to before the flood in this episode, but even the 1980s aren’t safe from echoes of the past; if anything, there’s more of them there, on account of it being the past. So here are our geeky viewing notes for this week’s episode...
Before The Revival
The Doctor seemingly opens the episode by addressing the audience. There have been a handful of occasions in the past on which the Doctor speaks straight into the camera and could possibly be talking to the viewers - Tom Baker’s glib “Even the sonic screwdriver won’t get me out of this one” in The Invasion Of Time,...
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Toby Whithouse's Before The Flood tips its top hat to several references from Doctor Who and elsewhere. Here are our spots...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Before The Flood.
The Doctor and his friends may have gone back to before the flood in this episode, but even the 1980s aren’t safe from echoes of the past; if anything, there’s more of them there, on account of it being the past. So here are our geeky viewing notes for this week’s episode...
Before The Revival
The Doctor seemingly opens the episode by addressing the audience. There have been a handful of occasions in the past on which the Doctor speaks straight into the camera and could possibly be talking to the viewers - Tom Baker’s glib “Even the sonic screwdriver won’t get me out of this one” in The Invasion Of Time,...
- 10/10/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
BBC
It is built into Doctor Who’s very nature that every few years the main cast will be refreshed to zhuzh up (or to use the technical term: regenerate) the series. As such, despite the all-important role of the head writer who guides the show, it could be said that the cast is the most significant aspect of the series. If the Doctor or the companion is poorly cast then that whole era of the show is a write-off. Don’t look at us, we’re not naming any names…
Thankfully, 21st century Doctor Who has had a steady stream of high-quality companions and a quintet (we’re including John Hurt) of superbly-cast Doctors. The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh incarnations, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith respectively, have raced to the tops of many fans’ ‘best Doctor’ lists and the word is always out on who is the...
It is built into Doctor Who’s very nature that every few years the main cast will be refreshed to zhuzh up (or to use the technical term: regenerate) the series. As such, despite the all-important role of the head writer who guides the show, it could be said that the cast is the most significant aspect of the series. If the Doctor or the companion is poorly cast then that whole era of the show is a write-off. Don’t look at us, we’re not naming any names…
Thankfully, 21st century Doctor Who has had a steady stream of high-quality companions and a quintet (we’re including John Hurt) of superbly-cast Doctors. The Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh incarnations, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith respectively, have raced to the tops of many fans’ ‘best Doctor’ lists and the word is always out on who is the...
- 10/7/2015
- by Christian Bone
- Obsessed with Film
Toby Whithouse's Under The lake is packed with references, from a 7th Doctor story through to Star Trek. Here's what we spotted...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Under The Lake.
Under The Lake may not be the Dalek-filled continuity fest of the last couple of weeks, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t set our geek senses tingling. Here’s everything we were able to spot, from the obvious references to the slightly tenuous connections, from this week’s episode...
Ghosts From The Past
Under The Lake is a perfect example of what’s commonly referred to as a ‘base under siege’ story. These were a staple of the classic series, particularly during the Patrick Troughton era, not least because they meant the ever-stretched production team could save on the set budget. The first proper base-under-siege tale was William Hartnell’s final story, The Tenth Planet,...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Under The Lake.
Under The Lake may not be the Dalek-filled continuity fest of the last couple of weeks, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t set our geek senses tingling. Here’s everything we were able to spot, from the obvious references to the slightly tenuous connections, from this week’s episode...
Ghosts From The Past
Under The Lake is a perfect example of what’s commonly referred to as a ‘base under siege’ story. These were a staple of the classic series, particularly during the Patrick Troughton era, not least because they meant the ever-stretched production team could save on the set budget. The first proper base-under-siege tale was William Hartnell’s final story, The Tenth Planet,...
- 10/3/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
“If someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you, and told you that that child would grow up totally evil, to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives…could you then kill that child?”
It’s a classic philosophical question, one that the average person would never truly have to face. Of course, The Doctor is not the average person, and as such, has to face it nearly constantly. But never so personally, and so literally as when a young boy calls for help…and The Doctor walks away.
The Magician’S Apprentice / The Witch’S Familiar
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
The Doctor lands on a planet torn asunder by war, a war going on so long that it’s using progressively declining technology – space fighters are being shot at with bows and arrows. When a young boy is trapped in a mine field,...
It’s a classic philosophical question, one that the average person would never truly have to face. Of course, The Doctor is not the average person, and as such, has to face it nearly constantly. But never so personally, and so literally as when a young boy calls for help…and The Doctor walks away.
The Magician’S Apprentice / The Witch’S Familiar
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Hettie MacDonald
The Doctor lands on a planet torn asunder by war, a war going on so long that it’s using progressively declining technology – space fighters are being shot at with bows and arrows. When a young boy is trapped in a mine field,...
- 9/29/2015
- by Vinnie Bartilucci
- Comicmix.com
It's not just Rory. These 42 Doctor Who characters have all, in their own way, died and been resurrected...
Spoilers! Lot of them, for Doctor Who of old and new lie ahead. Including the (publicised) return of a face or two to Doctor Who series 9.
Cheating death is a fundamental part of the make-up of Doctor Who. It's lasted for 52 years so far, whether on television or in spin-off media, and that's in no small part because of the original idea to recast the title character in 1966, thus creating the concept of regeneration.
But resurrection has also affected the characters around the Doctor and with a new series about to start, that looks to be as prominent as ever. Heck, series 9 even has a two-parter called The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived. Plus, we already know that apparently dead characters such as Missy, Osgood and River Song will...
Spoilers! Lot of them, for Doctor Who of old and new lie ahead. Including the (publicised) return of a face or two to Doctor Who series 9.
Cheating death is a fundamental part of the make-up of Doctor Who. It's lasted for 52 years so far, whether on television or in spin-off media, and that's in no small part because of the original idea to recast the title character in 1966, thus creating the concept of regeneration.
But resurrection has also affected the characters around the Doctor and with a new series about to start, that looks to be as prominent as ever. Heck, series 9 even has a two-parter called The Girl Who Died and The Woman Who Lived. Plus, we already know that apparently dead characters such as Missy, Osgood and River Song will...
- 9/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Could Toby Whithouse be the next Doctor Who showrunner? “No-one has asked me, no-one has approached me,” he has said…
There’s no indication that Steven Moffat will be leaving Doctor Who any time soon. He’s signed in at least until the end of series 10, and recently it’s been suggested that series 10 might not land until 2017. Naturally, though, these facts haven’t slowed down speculation of who the next showrunner should be.
On a lot of people’s wishlists would be Toby Whithouse, the Being Human, No Angels and The Game creator who has had a decent road-testing in Who writing over the last few years. He wrote Sarah Jane’s comeback adventure School Reunion for David Tennant’s Doctor, and The Vampires Of Venice, The God Complex and A Town Called Mercy for Matt Smith’s incarnation. This year, he has penned a two-parter for Peter Capaldi’s Time Lord,...
There’s no indication that Steven Moffat will be leaving Doctor Who any time soon. He’s signed in at least until the end of series 10, and recently it’s been suggested that series 10 might not land until 2017. Naturally, though, these facts haven’t slowed down speculation of who the next showrunner should be.
On a lot of people’s wishlists would be Toby Whithouse, the Being Human, No Angels and The Game creator who has had a decent road-testing in Who writing over the last few years. He wrote Sarah Jane’s comeback adventure School Reunion for David Tennant’s Doctor, and The Vampires Of Venice, The God Complex and A Town Called Mercy for Matt Smith’s incarnation. This year, he has penned a two-parter for Peter Capaldi’s Time Lord,...
- 8/12/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Want to catch up with post-2005 Doctor Who but don’t have 85 spare hours to watch the whole thing? We’ve some tips for you…
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do...
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do...
- 8/11/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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The Penarth Pier Pavilion in South Wales (recognisable to eagle-eyed viewers as the pier in which Andrea Yates fell to her untimely death in the 2007 Sarah Jane Adventures episode Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, and the pier in which Tommy Brockless and Toshiko Sato discussed old times in the Torchwood episode, 2008’s The Last Man) will be hosting it’s tenth Doctor...
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The Penarth Pier Pavilion in South Wales (recognisable to eagle-eyed viewers as the pier in which Andrea Yates fell to her untimely death in the 2007 Sarah Jane Adventures episode Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, and the pier in which Tommy Brockless and Toshiko Sato discussed old times in the Torchwood episode, 2008’s The Last Man) will be hosting it’s tenth Doctor...
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- 7/2/2015
- by David Power
- Kasterborous.com
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