The Idiot's Lantern
Friday, December 29, 2006
DWC New Years meeting!
Hey everyone! Don't forget the New Year's gathering at John's! For more details and directions, please see the DWC Yahoo group. Thanks!!!
This week in Who
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays on the SciFi Channel
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi channel. Did anyone catch the marathon on December 22nd, or the repeat of the Christmas Invasion on Christmas Day?
Previous episodes:
12. Army of Ghosts (8:00pm, EST)
13. Doomsday (9:00pm, EST)
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Starting this Sunday, December 31st, brand new 8th Doctor audios begin!
This week:
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Immediately following, the first part of an 8-part series called Beyond the Vortex-according to BBC7, it's a must-listen for all Doctor Who fans! It goes behind the scenes of Blood of the Daleks.
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
12. Captain Jack Harkness
Previous episodes:
11. Combat
10. Out of Time
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
The Sarah Jane Adventures
60 minute special-Monday, January 1st 2007 on CBBC:
Invasion of the Bane
The official site for the Sarah Jane Adventures is now up and running...unfortunately, only UK viewers are able to access it(bummer). Unlike the official Torchwood site, which we can access a limited amount of features-we are unable to access anything at all on the Sarah Jane site-not even images or an episode guide. If this should change, I'll post links to the episode guides.
Big news for us here in the US!!! The SciFi Channel will air series 3 starting in the Summer of 2007!! Woo-hoo!! (I know this announcement is a little late here, but just in case I'm not the only one who didn't have much access to the internet for the past week, I decided to post it anyway.) ;)
I've read several interesting news bits regarding series three, but I'm not going to post anything yet. I'll probably start a poll for DWC, to see if I can determine what people want to see-what would be considered spoilers, and what people wouldn't mind reading about. (for example, I was completely shocked when the Dalek appeared at the end of Army of Ghosts-I don't think my reaction would have been the same if I had known before hand.)
To start with, I'll ask you here-what kind of news would you like to see? Official announcements from the BBC? What would you consider to be spoilers? If you have any opinions, please feel free to comment!! :)
TAFN, happy Who watching!!!!
Fridays on the SciFi Channel
Series 2 has completed it's run on the SciFi channel. Did anyone catch the marathon on December 22nd, or the repeat of the Christmas Invasion on Christmas Day?
Previous episodes:
12. Army of Ghosts (8:00pm, EST)
13. Doomsday (9:00pm, EST)
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Starting this Sunday, December 31st, brand new 8th Doctor audios begin!
This week:
Sunday, December 31st: Blood of the Daleks, part 1.
Immediately following, the first part of an 8-part series called Beyond the Vortex-according to BBC7, it's a must-listen for all Doctor Who fans! It goes behind the scenes of Blood of the Daleks.
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
12. Captain Jack Harkness
Previous episodes:
11. Combat
10. Out of Time
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
The Sarah Jane Adventures
60 minute special-Monday, January 1st 2007 on CBBC:
Invasion of the Bane
The official site for the Sarah Jane Adventures is now up and running...unfortunately, only UK viewers are able to access it(bummer). Unlike the official Torchwood site, which we can access a limited amount of features-we are unable to access anything at all on the Sarah Jane site-not even images or an episode guide. If this should change, I'll post links to the episode guides.
Big news for us here in the US!!! The SciFi Channel will air series 3 starting in the Summer of 2007!! Woo-hoo!! (I know this announcement is a little late here, but just in case I'm not the only one who didn't have much access to the internet for the past week, I decided to post it anyway.) ;)
I've read several interesting news bits regarding series three, but I'm not going to post anything yet. I'll probably start a poll for DWC, to see if I can determine what people want to see-what would be considered spoilers, and what people wouldn't mind reading about. (for example, I was completely shocked when the Dalek appeared at the end of Army of Ghosts-I don't think my reaction would have been the same if I had known before hand.)
To start with, I'll ask you here-what kind of news would you like to see? Official announcements from the BBC? What would you consider to be spoilers? If you have any opinions, please feel free to comment!! :)
TAFN, happy Who watching!!!!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Merry Christmas! (Doctor Who style)
I meant to post this on Christmas Day. But with a housefull of kids and all the craziness that surrounds the holidays...who was I kidding? ;)
Christmas Day at Doctor Who's
Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, I'd still like to say Happy Holidays to everybody!!!!
Christmas Day at Doctor Who's
Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, I'd still like to say Happy Holidays to everybody!!!!
Friday, December 15, 2006
This Week in Who
(author's note: This is a post-dated entry-to be published while I'm away on vacation. No actual news content unless I have time to edit the posts while I'm gone.)
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
11. Fear Her
Previous episodes:
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Last Sunday concluded Invaders from Mars. This Sunday marks the beginning of the Chimes at Midnight.
This week:
Sunday, December 17th: The Chimes at Midnight, part 1
Previous:
Sunday, December 10th: Invaders from Mars, part 4
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
10. Out of Time
Previous episodes:
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
11. Fear Her
Previous episodes:
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Last Sunday concluded Invaders from Mars. This Sunday marks the beginning of the Chimes at Midnight.
This week:
Sunday, December 17th: The Chimes at Midnight, part 1
Previous:
Sunday, December 10th: Invaders from Mars, part 4
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
10. Out of Time
Previous episodes:
9. Random Shoes
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Torchwood, season 2
It's official! Torchwood will be coming back for a second season!
BBC Press Release for Torchwood's second season
Sweet!
BBC Press Release for Torchwood's second season
Sweet!
Ch..ch..changes...
So I've been thinking about ways to to update the Idiot's Lantern, mainly give it a new face lift. The biggest change that I was considering-switching over to blogger beta-is on hold for now. My main blog is published via an external ftp server, and I've been reading about others in my situation who have been having major problems updating their blogs since making the switch. Also, my invite to switch over has disappeared. Was it a limited time offer? LOL. I don't know for sure, but for now I'm waiting until I have to switch my account over.
I've been thinking of changing the template-my choices are somewhat limited, but I've seen some cool ones that I'm pretty sure I can use here. Also, I will be adding more links to the sidebar-convention links, other Doctor Who blogs and links, also some links to the spin-offs, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.
I am going to continue my weekly posts of what's on, and, if I have time, other news. I'll also post meeting reminders for DWC's monthly gatherings. Starting with the new year, I'm going to try to write reviews on a somewhat regular basis-starting with the new 8th Doctor Audios on BBC7 (which I'm looking forward to!), and the Christmas special.
I don't know how long before I actually get around to changing the template, but it looks like I may actually have a little bit of free time between Christmas and New Years this year-hopefully I'll be able to use that time to work on updating the template. :)
As always, comments are welcome. Also, if you are a memeber of DWC and would like to contribute to this blog, feel free to email me (my email should be listed in the yahoo group.) Thanks!
I've been thinking of changing the template-my choices are somewhat limited, but I've seen some cool ones that I'm pretty sure I can use here. Also, I will be adding more links to the sidebar-convention links, other Doctor Who blogs and links, also some links to the spin-offs, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures.
I am going to continue my weekly posts of what's on, and, if I have time, other news. I'll also post meeting reminders for DWC's monthly gatherings. Starting with the new year, I'm going to try to write reviews on a somewhat regular basis-starting with the new 8th Doctor Audios on BBC7 (which I'm looking forward to!), and the Christmas special.
I don't know how long before I actually get around to changing the template, but it looks like I may actually have a little bit of free time between Christmas and New Years this year-hopefully I'll be able to use that time to work on updating the template. :)
As always, comments are welcome. Also, if you are a memeber of DWC and would like to contribute to this blog, feel free to email me (my email should be listed in the yahoo group.) Thanks!
Friday, December 08, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
10. Love & Monsters
Previous episodes:
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, December 10th: Invaders from Mars, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
9. Random Shoes
Previous episodes:
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
If you haven't already noticed (I, myself just realized it was there today...) check out Doctor Who's homepage-there's a nifty little Advent calendar with assorted "goodies" for each day of the month, leading up to the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. :)
DWM did a reader's poll, and the results are in. David Tennant has been voted the favorite Doctor, with Tom Baker a close second. Equally close was the favorite companion race-Rose,followed closely by Sarah Jane (together they took over 60% of the vote.) [BBC link]
Speaking of Sarah Jane, Unitnews has the scoop on her special, titled, the Invasion of the Bane, which will air on New Years Day. They also shared some of the first photos of the series:
Lis Sladen on BBC Breakfast
Sarah Jane Adventures pictures, round 1
Sarah Jane pictures, round 2 (*check out the picture of the Brigadier in Sarah's attic!*)
I'm very excited about SJA-it sounds like it's going to be really good!
More Christmas special/season 3 links
via Unitnews:
Runaway Bride photos
Martha Jones background info
Any Heroes fans about? I'm sure you've already heard, but I feel a bit guilty for not posting it here sooner-Christopher Eccelston will be joining the cast of Heroes in January. I'm looking forward to that!
Another announcement that's a bit late (it's been a looonnnggg week. ;) ) Congrats to Outpost Gallifrey for the return of it's news page!
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
10. Love & Monsters
Previous episodes:
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, December 10th: Invaders from Mars, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
9. Random Shoes
Previous episodes:
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
If you haven't already noticed (I, myself just realized it was there today...) check out Doctor Who's homepage-there's a nifty little Advent calendar with assorted "goodies" for each day of the month, leading up to the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. :)
DWM did a reader's poll, and the results are in. David Tennant has been voted the favorite Doctor, with Tom Baker a close second. Equally close was the favorite companion race-Rose,followed closely by Sarah Jane (together they took over 60% of the vote.) [BBC link]
Speaking of Sarah Jane, Unitnews has the scoop on her special, titled, the Invasion of the Bane, which will air on New Years Day. They also shared some of the first photos of the series:
Lis Sladen on BBC Breakfast
Sarah Jane Adventures pictures, round 1
Sarah Jane pictures, round 2 (*check out the picture of the Brigadier in Sarah's attic!*)
I'm very excited about SJA-it sounds like it's going to be really good!
More Christmas special/season 3 links
via Unitnews:
Runaway Bride photos
Martha Jones background info
Any Heroes fans about? I'm sure you've already heard, but I feel a bit guilty for not posting it here sooner-Christopher Eccelston will be joining the cast of Heroes in January. I'm looking forward to that!
Another announcement that's a bit late (it's been a looonnnggg week. ;) ) Congrats to Outpost Gallifrey for the return of it's news page!
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Friday, December 01, 2006
Doctor Who news
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! I'm sorry I missed a post last week-last weekend was rather crazy! ;)
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
Previous episodes:
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
Previous episodes:
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Season 3 (and other) tidbits
The next Doctor Who Christmas special, the Runaway Bride, will air on December 25th, 2006! The BBC program information has released some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link]
David Tennant talks about his first year on Doctor Who and other career highlights of 2006 in the latest issue of the Radio Times [BBC link]
Captain Jack will be returning for a few episodes in season 3 of Doctor Who! John Barrowman talks a little bit about his return (which sounds like it will be towards the end of the season), and about why he believes there can never be a crossover of Doctor Who into Torchwood. [SciFi Wire link]
Speaking of other Who spinoffs, as heard at the Children In Need concert, the Sarah Jane Adventures special will be airing on January 1st, 2007!!!! YAY! :) Unitnews posted some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link] Yes, I'm excited. Yay, Sarah Jane!!!
Among many other informative entries, SJA.TV also has a listing of the potential BBC holiday lineup. If the lineup airs as predicted, we are looking at two episodes of Torchwood, the Doctor Who special, and the Sarah Jane special. Woo! ;) [SJA.TV link]
TAFN, happy Who watching!! :)
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
9. The Satan Pit, part 2
Previous episodes:
8. The Impossible Planet, part 1
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, December 3rd: Invaders from Mars, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, November 26th: Invaders from Mars, part 2
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
8. They Keep Killing Suzie
Previous episodes:
7. Greeks Bearing Gifts
6. Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Season 3 (and other) tidbits
The next Doctor Who Christmas special, the Runaway Bride, will air on December 25th, 2006! The BBC program information has released some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link]
David Tennant talks about his first year on Doctor Who and other career highlights of 2006 in the latest issue of the Radio Times [BBC link]
Captain Jack will be returning for a few episodes in season 3 of Doctor Who! John Barrowman talks a little bit about his return (which sounds like it will be towards the end of the season), and about why he believes there can never be a crossover of Doctor Who into Torchwood. [SciFi Wire link]
Speaking of other Who spinoffs, as heard at the Children In Need concert, the Sarah Jane Adventures special will be airing on January 1st, 2007!!!! YAY! :) Unitnews posted some details about the upcoming special. [unitnews link] Yes, I'm excited. Yay, Sarah Jane!!!
Among many other informative entries, SJA.TV also has a listing of the potential BBC holiday lineup. If the lineup airs as predicted, we are looking at two episodes of Torchwood, the Doctor Who special, and the Sarah Jane special. Woo! ;) [SJA.TV link]
TAFN, happy Who watching!! :)
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Happy Birthday, Doctor Who!
I meant to post this earlier this morning, but a certain turkey was having issues in my oven... Oh, yeah, Happy Thanksgiving, too!!! :)
special thanks to doctorwhofan1978, who posted this link back in October-the video is awesome! :)
Those going to Chicago TARDIS this weekend-have a fun and safe trip!!!!
special thanks to doctorwhofan1978, who posted this link back in October-the video is awesome! :)
Those going to Chicago TARDIS this weekend-have a fun and safe trip!!!!
Friday, November 17, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
8. The Impossible Planet
Previous episodes:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Stones of Venice finished up last Sunday-this Sunday starts one of my favorite 8th Doctor Audios, Invaders from Mars.
This week:
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars. part 1
Previous:
Sunday, November 12th: Stones of Venice, part 4
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
6. Countrycide
Previous episodes:
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
I'm sorry I don't have much time for news this week, but I thought I would leave you with a couple of links:
Coming to Region 1 dvd in March 2007: The Second Doctor story, the Invasion (complete with the animated versions of episodes 1 and 4), and the Fourth Doctor story, the Sontaran Experiment (yay-now I can get ride of my vhs copy of the the Sontaran Experiment/Genesis of the Daleks-it's taking up alot of space on my shelf! ;) ) [TvshowsonDVD link]
BBC Radio Wales will be broadcasting the Children in Need concert this Sunday. They will have a live stream starting at 6pm GMT, and it will also be available in their Listen Again section after the concert! BBC Radio Wales: Children in Need Concert details [BBC link]
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Fridays, 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
8. The Impossible Planet
Previous episodes:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Stones of Venice finished up last Sunday-this Sunday starts one of my favorite 8th Doctor Audios, Invaders from Mars.
This week:
Sunday, November 19th: Invaders from Mars. part 1
Previous:
Sunday, November 12th: Stones of Venice, part 4
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
6. Countrycide
Previous episodes:
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
I'm sorry I don't have much time for news this week, but I thought I would leave you with a couple of links:
Coming to Region 1 dvd in March 2007: The Second Doctor story, the Invasion (complete with the animated versions of episodes 1 and 4), and the Fourth Doctor story, the Sontaran Experiment (yay-now I can get ride of my vhs copy of the the Sontaran Experiment/Genesis of the Daleks-it's taking up alot of space on my shelf! ;) ) [TvshowsonDVD link]
BBC Radio Wales will be broadcasting the Children in Need concert this Sunday. They will have a live stream starting at 6pm GMT, and it will also be available in their Listen Again section after the concert! BBC Radio Wales: Children in Need Concert details [BBC link]
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
DW Columbus November meeting
Don't forget! This coming Sunday (the 19th) there will be a DWC meeting at Andrew's. We will be showing the next three episodes of Torchwood, as well as snippets from the new dvd, the Invasion. We will also discuss the upcoming Chicago TARDIS convention and plans surrounding it. Please see the DWC Yahoo group for address and directions. Thanks!
Friday, November 10, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
Previous episodes:
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, November 12th: Stones of Venice, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
5. Small Worlds
Previous episodes:
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Another Doctor Who time change on SciFi! SciFi has changed their schedule around again-the second showing of Doctor Who is back to midnight. Personally, I think this is better-one hour after the original episode aired was a bit too close, I think. I thought they were nuts when they aired the same episode of Battlestar Galactica back to back!
Doctor Who soundtrack! The Doctor Who soundtrack will be released on December 4th, 2006 on Silva Screen Records. The cd will feature music from both the first and second season, plus a song by Neil Hannon which will be featured in the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. Unitnews has a track listing on their site. I'm a little disappointed that School Reunion doesn't show up anywhere on the soundtrack (unless it's hidden in one of the other tracks.) I really loved the music from that episode. [BBC link]
A couple of links from the Doctor Who LJ community:
-Doctor Who, along with Winnie the Pooh and Westminster Abbey, is officially an English Icon-as part of England's ICONS project. [BBC link]
-Amusements: Chief of UK's MIB speaks out. "Aliens could attack at anytime..." I love the picture
they have there. ;)
The Invasion, with the animated missing episodes, is finally out on DVD in the UK. Check out a clip of the animation, as well as the extended trailer and clips from the commentary. I think animation is a little weird, but I think that's because I'm used to seeing live-action Who-and this format just seems a little strange. I still can't wait for it to come to the States-I'm sure it'll grow on me. :) [BBC link]
All things Torchwood. UnitNews has an excerpt from an interview with John Barrowman from the Friday Night With Jonathan Ross show, which will air tonight on BBC One. [UnitNews link]
TAFN-happy Who watching!
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
Previous episodes:
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, November 12th: Stones of Venice, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
5. Small Worlds
Previous episodes:
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Another Doctor Who time change on SciFi! SciFi has changed their schedule around again-the second showing of Doctor Who is back to midnight. Personally, I think this is better-one hour after the original episode aired was a bit too close, I think. I thought they were nuts when they aired the same episode of Battlestar Galactica back to back!
Doctor Who soundtrack! The Doctor Who soundtrack will be released on December 4th, 2006 on Silva Screen Records. The cd will feature music from both the first and second season, plus a song by Neil Hannon which will be featured in the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. Unitnews has a track listing on their site. I'm a little disappointed that School Reunion doesn't show up anywhere on the soundtrack (unless it's hidden in one of the other tracks.) I really loved the music from that episode. [BBC link]
A couple of links from the Doctor Who LJ community:
-Doctor Who, along with Winnie the Pooh and Westminster Abbey, is officially an English Icon-as part of England's ICONS project. [BBC link]
-Amusements: Chief of UK's MIB speaks out. "Aliens could attack at anytime..." I love the picture
they have there. ;)
The Invasion, with the animated missing episodes, is finally out on DVD in the UK. Check out a clip of the animation, as well as the extended trailer and clips from the commentary. I think animation is a little weird, but I think that's because I'm used to seeing live-action Who-and this format just seems a little strange. I still can't wait for it to come to the States-I'm sure it'll grow on me. :) [BBC link]
All things Torchwood. UnitNews has an excerpt from an interview with John Barrowman from the Friday Night With Jonathan Ross show, which will air tonight on BBC One. [UnitNews link]
TAFN-happy Who watching!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
DW Columbus Planning meeting
Don't forget-there will be a Doctor Who Columbus planning meeting for Chicago TARDIS tomorrow, November 10th, around 7pm. Please see the DWC yahoo group for more details. Thanks!
(Chicago TARDIS takes place during Thanksgiving weekend, November 24th-26th.)
Chicago TARDIS website
(Chicago TARDIS takes place during Thanksgiving weekend, November 24th-26th.)
Chicago TARDIS website
Friday, November 03, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
Previous episodes:
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
4. Cyberwoman
Previous episodes:
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Hey, guess what! Outpost Gallifrey is back! (Or will be very shortly-the news section that is). Click on the website link to get the full details. Yay! :)
Doctor Who took 3 awards home at the National Television Awards (NTA): Best drama, most popular actor-David Tennant, and most popular actress-Billie Piper. I love David's comment as he accepted his award. Congrats to all!
Series 3 casting update: Miranda Raison, from the BBC show Spooks is set to star as a showgirl from 1930s New York in an episode in the new season. Ryan Carnes, from Desparate Housewives is also lined up for a role in the new season. Hmmm...interesting!
According to Unitnews, Torchwood's first two epiosdes did extremely well in the ratings. The repeat on BBC 2 also brought in 2.5 million viewers. Nice! Those who have seen it-what do you think of the show?
First spotted on Sarah Jane.TV (and yes, it would be like me to find a blog dedicated to the Sarah Jane Adventures), a partial transcript with a link to an interview Elisabeth Sladen did for BBC Norfolk. She talks about School Reunion and a little bit about her new show. This is just a short transcript, as more of the interview will be released in December.
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
6. The Age of Steel, part 2
Previous episodes:
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, November 5th: Stones of Venice, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
4. Cyberwoman
Previous episodes:
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Hey, guess what! Outpost Gallifrey is back! (Or will be very shortly-the news section that is). Click on the website link to get the full details. Yay! :)
Doctor Who took 3 awards home at the National Television Awards (NTA): Best drama, most popular actor-David Tennant, and most popular actress-Billie Piper. I love David's comment as he accepted his award. Congrats to all!
Series 3 casting update: Miranda Raison, from the BBC show Spooks is set to star as a showgirl from 1930s New York in an episode in the new season. Ryan Carnes, from Desparate Housewives is also lined up for a role in the new season. Hmmm...interesting!
According to Unitnews, Torchwood's first two epiosdes did extremely well in the ratings. The repeat on BBC 2 also brought in 2.5 million viewers. Nice! Those who have seen it-what do you think of the show?
First spotted on Sarah Jane.TV (and yes, it would be like me to find a blog dedicated to the Sarah Jane Adventures), a partial transcript with a link to an interview Elisabeth Sladen did for BBC Norfolk. She talks about School Reunion and a little bit about her new show. This is just a short transcript, as more of the interview will be released in December.
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Jack-o-Lanterns: Doctor Who style
Happy Halloween!
I'm know this has been making the rounds on the net already, but since it's Halloween, I just had to link to it here. ;)
Dalek-o-Lantern
See it in action!
I'm know this has been making the rounds on the net already, but since it's Halloween, I just had to link to it here. ;)
Dalek-o-Lantern
See it in action!
Make your own Who Scarf
(I tried to post this yesterday, but Blogger was having issues-it crashed on me, and I didn't get the chance to post it until today. My apologies!)
I came across this cool site while looking for more Doctor Who news outlets (in addition to the BBC's site) since Outpost Gallifrey's news page ended. I think this was a featured site at Unitnews at one point. Since it's Halloween, I thought now would be a perfect time to share-in case there are any other knitters out there (or someone you know who's a knitter)-then you can make your very own Doctor Who scarf for next Halloween, or any conventions in between. :)
www.doctorwhoscarf.com is an awesome site-not only does he give the different patterns for the various seasons, but he goes into detail about using different yarns and choosing different colors for your scarf. There's even a little bit of history on what happened to the original scarf.
I learned to knit just so I could make a scarf. LOL. Making a scarf is really easy-it just takes a while. It took me about 9 months to complete mine-and there would be times when I wouldn't work on it at all for a couple of weeks. Here's a picture a coworker of mine took when I was almost halfway done:
(it's so cool to have coworkers who are fellow Who fans.) ;)
I believe the pattern I used came from the Doctor Who Pattern Book by Joy Gammon, and it's similar to the Season 14 scarf. (starts with purple and ends in a yellow). Also-the Scarf site uses US size 6 or 7 needles-I used size 9, and it turned out pretty good. (I also recommend using circular needles-the stitches will be less likely to fall off your needles when you're not knitting, and as the scarf gets longer, they'll help support the weight so it's easier on your wrists.)
Enjoy!
I came across this cool site while looking for more Doctor Who news outlets (in addition to the BBC's site) since Outpost Gallifrey's news page ended. I think this was a featured site at Unitnews at one point. Since it's Halloween, I thought now would be a perfect time to share-in case there are any other knitters out there (or someone you know who's a knitter)-then you can make your very own Doctor Who scarf for next Halloween, or any conventions in between. :)
www.doctorwhoscarf.com is an awesome site-not only does he give the different patterns for the various seasons, but he goes into detail about using different yarns and choosing different colors for your scarf. There's even a little bit of history on what happened to the original scarf.
I learned to knit just so I could make a scarf. LOL. Making a scarf is really easy-it just takes a while. It took me about 9 months to complete mine-and there would be times when I wouldn't work on it at all for a couple of weeks. Here's a picture a coworker of mine took when I was almost halfway done:
(it's so cool to have coworkers who are fellow Who fans.) ;)
I believe the pattern I used came from the Doctor Who Pattern Book by Joy Gammon, and it's similar to the Season 14 scarf. (starts with purple and ends in a yellow). Also-the Scarf site uses US size 6 or 7 needles-I used size 9, and it turned out pretty good. (I also recommend using circular needles-the stitches will be less likely to fall off your needles when you're not knitting, and as the scarf gets longer, they'll help support the weight so it's easier on your wrists.)
Enjoy!
Friday, October 27, 2006
This week in Who
Series 2 (season 28)
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
Previous episodes:
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Previous:
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
3. Ghost Machine
Previous episodes:
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Attention! If you've been planning on catching (or rewatching) the next episode of Doctor Who in it's second time slot-note that SciFi has changed the time of it's repeat to 10pm EDT. Last week it was changed from 12am to 11pm-I found out 10 minutes to 12. Blah!
SciFi has been featuring clips from the season 2 dvd extras in their video section Better catch them while you can! Many are available for a limited time only.
Fun stuff: The Italian Job, Doctor Who style. Click on it-you know you want to! ;)
Torchwood
Although the BBC's official site is somewhat limited to non-UK viewers, www.torchwood.org.uk is a pretty cool site. You'll need Flash, and probably some patience (it took a while for it to load on my computer at work). Have fun navigating through it! There's some interesting stuff hidden in there.
I've seen quite a few different reactions for the new show-some people love it, some people hate it. In any case, the Beeb is quite pleased with it's performance after only two episodes.
From what I understand, it's probably a good idea to see the entire second series of Doctor Who before starting into Torchwood, as there are many references to Who in the new show.
More from the SyFy Portal:
Did Capt. Jack Cuss?
TAFN, happy Who watching!!!
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
5. Rise of the Cybermen, part 1
Previous episodes:
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 29th: Stones of Venice, part 2
Previous:
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood
Sundays, 9pm, GMT on BBC3
Current episode:
3. Ghost Machine
Previous episodes:
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes
Attention! If you've been planning on catching (or rewatching) the next episode of Doctor Who in it's second time slot-note that SciFi has changed the time of it's repeat to 10pm EDT. Last week it was changed from 12am to 11pm-I found out 10 minutes to 12. Blah!
SciFi has been featuring clips from the season 2 dvd extras in their video section Better catch them while you can! Many are available for a limited time only.
Fun stuff: The Italian Job, Doctor Who style. Click on it-you know you want to! ;)
Torchwood
Although the BBC's official site is somewhat limited to non-UK viewers, www.torchwood.org.uk is a pretty cool site. You'll need Flash, and probably some patience (it took a while for it to load on my computer at work). Have fun navigating through it! There's some interesting stuff hidden in there.
I've seen quite a few different reactions for the new show-some people love it, some people hate it. In any case, the Beeb is quite pleased with it's performance after only two episodes.
From what I understand, it's probably a good idea to see the entire second series of Doctor Who before starting into Torchwood, as there are many references to Who in the new show.
More from the SyFy Portal:
Did Capt. Jack Cuss?
TAFN, happy Who watching!!!
DW Columbus October Meeting
The October gathering will be this Sunday (the 29th) at Jarrod's. We will be watching the first two episodes of Torchwood! :) Please check the yahoo group for the time and directions. Thanks!
Friday, October 20, 2006
This week in Who
Current episode:
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
Previous episodes:
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood starts this Sunday, 9pm, GMT on BBC3. The episode guide is scheduled to be updated on the 23rd. Although there are links to the videos, I'm not sure if we have access to them. Last week there was a notice on the pages that due to copyright issues, they wouldn't be accessible to those of us outside the UK. I tried to watch a few, but it just kept trying to connect-dunno if that's just my connection, or the BBC. Feel free to try, and let me know if you're sucessful!
My goal for these weekly updates is to give you more than just links, but sometimes, (like today!) I won't have enough time to talk much about the articles I link to. Hope you don't mind. :)
Audio books for the latest 10th Doctor Novels (Including Anthony Head!)
Billie's new book (I hear it's geared more towards adults)
Win a part in Doctor Who! (sorry guys, not only do you have to be under 14, but this is only open for residents of the UK.) Still, it's gonna be awesome for one lucky kid!
National Television Awards Doctor Who's been nominated again for most popular show, best actress and best actor. Yay!
TAFN. Happy Who watching!
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
Previous episodes:
3. School Reunion
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 22nd: Stones of Venice, part 1
Torchwood starts this Sunday, 9pm, GMT on BBC3. The episode guide is scheduled to be updated on the 23rd. Although there are links to the videos, I'm not sure if we have access to them. Last week there was a notice on the pages that due to copyright issues, they wouldn't be accessible to those of us outside the UK. I tried to watch a few, but it just kept trying to connect-dunno if that's just my connection, or the BBC. Feel free to try, and let me know if you're sucessful!
My goal for these weekly updates is to give you more than just links, but sometimes, (like today!) I won't have enough time to talk much about the articles I link to. Hope you don't mind. :)
Audio books for the latest 10th Doctor Novels (Including Anthony Head!)
Billie's new book (I hear it's geared more towards adults)
Win a part in Doctor Who! (sorry guys, not only do you have to be under 14, but this is only open for residents of the UK.) Still, it's gonna be awesome for one lucky kid!
National Television Awards Doctor Who's been nominated again for most popular show, best actress and best actor. Yay!
TAFN. Happy Who watching!
Friday, October 13, 2006
This week in Who
Current episode:
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
3. School Reunion
Previous episodes:
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 15th: Swords of Orion, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, October 8th: Swords of Orion, part 3
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
The last part of Swords of Orion airs this coming Sunday. Another 8th Doctor story will start the following Sunday. I don't remember the order they were going to air, but it would be cool if they did Invaders from Mars, with Halloween coming and all. ;)
We've all heard the sad news-Outpost Gallifrey's news section is coming to an end. The forums and Gallifrey One's convention will still continue, and as Daniel pointed out-there is still alot of good information for both the classic series and the news series on the site. Michael, over at the Torchwood Institute also mentioned that it was a great source for international Doctor Who news-as most sites focus on just one country. It will be missed!
The BBC has finally lauched it's Torchwood site. It looks to be pretty cool-unfortunately, it seems several features will only be available to the UK. Still, I think there will be alot of other information we can access about the series on the site(from what I can tell, we won't be able to access any special vidoes). The episode guide is scheduled to be updated on the 19th of October-other sections on the 22nd.
Yes! Torchwood is scheduled to hit BBC airwaves a week from Sunday! It looks like it's going to be really good-and I hope someone on this side of the pond picks it up. :) Trailers have been circulating on YouTube-I think there have been 3 trailers (not including the teaser), but I've only been able to find 2:
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
TAFN-it's been a crazy week for me at home and here at work (10th anniversary library celebration-let me tell you-6 adults trying to untangle tons of ballons is a site to behold. LOL!)
Happy Who watching!
Oh, and because it's on tonight-you know I gotta say it: Yay, Sarah Jane!! ;)
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
3. School Reunion
Previous episodes:
2. Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 15th: Swords of Orion, part 4
Previous:
Sunday, October 8th: Swords of Orion, part 3
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
The last part of Swords of Orion airs this coming Sunday. Another 8th Doctor story will start the following Sunday. I don't remember the order they were going to air, but it would be cool if they did Invaders from Mars, with Halloween coming and all. ;)
We've all heard the sad news-Outpost Gallifrey's news section is coming to an end. The forums and Gallifrey One's convention will still continue, and as Daniel pointed out-there is still alot of good information for both the classic series and the news series on the site. Michael, over at the Torchwood Institute also mentioned that it was a great source for international Doctor Who news-as most sites focus on just one country. It will be missed!
The BBC has finally lauched it's Torchwood site. It looks to be pretty cool-unfortunately, it seems several features will only be available to the UK. Still, I think there will be alot of other information we can access about the series on the site(from what I can tell, we won't be able to access any special vidoes). The episode guide is scheduled to be updated on the 19th of October-other sections on the 22nd.
Yes! Torchwood is scheduled to hit BBC airwaves a week from Sunday! It looks like it's going to be really good-and I hope someone on this side of the pond picks it up. :) Trailers have been circulating on YouTube-I think there have been 3 trailers (not including the teaser), but I've only been able to find 2:
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
TAFN-it's been a crazy week for me at home and here at work (10th anniversary library celebration-let me tell you-6 adults trying to untangle tons of ballons is a site to behold. LOL!)
Happy Who watching!
Oh, and because it's on tonight-you know I gotta say it: Yay, Sarah Jane!! ;)
Friday, October 06, 2006
This week in Who
Current episode:
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
2. Tooth and Claw
Previous episodes:
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 8th: Swords of Orion, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
Check out the video section on SciFi's Doctor Who website-they have about a 50 second preview of some outtake extras from the season 2 dvd release in January. The cyberman scene alone makes it worth the while. I was laughing so hard a coworker of mine came up to me and joked, 'Be quiet!! You're not supposed to be having that much fun at work!' LOL.
There is a review for the UK dvd release of The Sontaran Experiment on the Doctor Who website-plus a few preview clips of some of the extras (although the preview of the commentary link wasn't working when I tried it.) I know I keep saying it, but I'll say it again-I hope the extras are the same for the North American dvd release!!! :)
DoctorWho.TV has partial episode guide for season 3. Only one title (the Runaway Bride, a couple of plots, and the writers and directors for some of the episodes.
Torchwood.TV has a link and some thoughts about a BBC press release concerning Torchwood.
(Just for fun-if you do a quick stroll up from the press release, you'll see that Peter Davidson is going to be starring in a new comedy series.)
Speaking of Doctors in non-Who programming, starting Sunday, October 8th, Casanova, starring David Tennant, will be on Masterpiece Theater.
TAFN, happy Who watching!!
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel
2. Tooth and Claw
Previous episodes:
1. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
This week:
Sunday, October 8th: Swords of Orion, part 3
Previous:
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
Check out the video section on SciFi's Doctor Who website-they have about a 50 second preview of some outtake extras from the season 2 dvd release in January. The cyberman scene alone makes it worth the while. I was laughing so hard a coworker of mine came up to me and joked, 'Be quiet!! You're not supposed to be having that much fun at work!' LOL.
There is a review for the UK dvd release of The Sontaran Experiment on the Doctor Who website-plus a few preview clips of some of the extras (although the preview of the commentary link wasn't working when I tried it.) I know I keep saying it, but I'll say it again-I hope the extras are the same for the North American dvd release!!! :)
DoctorWho.TV has partial episode guide for season 3. Only one title (the Runaway Bride, a couple of plots, and the writers and directors for some of the episodes.
Torchwood.TV has a link and some thoughts about a BBC press release concerning Torchwood.
(Just for fun-if you do a quick stroll up from the press release, you'll see that Peter Davidson is going to be starring in a new comedy series.)
Speaking of Doctors in non-Who programming, starting Sunday, October 8th, Casanova, starring David Tennant, will be on Masterpiece Theater.
TAFN, happy Who watching!!
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Torchwood Teaser Trailer
It's only about two seconds long, but I thought you'd like to see it anyway. ;)
(Thanks to Torchwood.TV and to whom ever put it on YouTube!)
(Thanks to Torchwood.TV and to whom ever put it on YouTube!)
Friday, September 29, 2006
This week in Who
I've decided to change the title of these posts, because I'm not sure how much actual news I'll be able to write about from week to week-hope you all don't mind. :)
Series 2 (season 28) in the USA:
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel <-note the new time!!!
Current episodes:
1. The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
2. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
Check out the episode pages for the new season-they have slideshows with images from the episodes. Pretty cool. :)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
from the SciFi Wire
SciFi Wire has an article about the Sarah Jane Adventures (which impressed me). There are quite a few details about it, like why K-9 won't be a feature in the regular series. However, I do question a couple of things in the article-it mentions that Yasmin Page will be playing Sarah's 13 year-old neice, Maria-I thought she was Sarah's next door neighbor. Also, the have the day that School Reunion airs wrong-it's October 13th (Friday), not the 11th (Wednesday). (well, that complaint is just me being picky. ;))
There is also an article with David Tennant discussing his role in Doctor Who. I think it's cool that while filming the Christmas Invasion he got notes from both Tom Baker and Peter Davidson (the Doctors he grew up watching) wishing him well.
I'm sure many of you have heard by now the controversy over the Guinness Book of World Records longest running science fiction series. While Doctor Who gets the record for the longest running science fiction series (over 600 episodes with 22 seasons between 1963-1984) Stargate SG:1 gets the record for longest running science fiction series (consecutive) (10 seasons, 203 episodes). According to the article linked above, the people at Guinness explained that SG:1 has had the most consecutive back-to-back episodes without a break since 1997.
I'm sure we all have our own opinions about this matter. See if you can guess mine from this: My question to Guinness is this-how long must a break be before the episodes are no longer considered consecutive and back-to-back? I mean, I really enjoy SG:1 and all, but they have breaks too. Sure there were long breaks between seasons 22, 23, and 24-but I've already taken that into account. Is the gap between the earlier seasons really that big? Oh, well-it's still the longest in terms of years-and Stargate has quite a few more to go before it catches up! LOL. ;)
TAFN,
Happy Who Watching!!!
Series 2 (season 28) in the USA:
Fridays, 8pm EDT on the SciFi Channel <-note the new time!!!
Current episodes:
1. The Christmas Invasion (8:00pm EDT)
2. New Earth (9:30pm EDT)
Check out the episode pages for the new season-they have slideshows with images from the episodes. Pretty cool. :)
Doctor Who on BBC7:
Check out BBC7's Listen Again page to hear the 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish. Current epsiodes are available for one week after it originally airs.
Sunday, September 24th: Swords of Orion, part 1
Sunday, October 1st: Swords of Orion, part 2
from the SciFi Wire
SciFi Wire has an article about the Sarah Jane Adventures (which impressed me). There are quite a few details about it, like why K-9 won't be a feature in the regular series. However, I do question a couple of things in the article-it mentions that Yasmin Page will be playing Sarah's 13 year-old neice, Maria-I thought she was Sarah's next door neighbor. Also, the have the day that School Reunion airs wrong-it's October 13th (Friday), not the 11th (Wednesday). (well, that complaint is just me being picky. ;))
There is also an article with David Tennant discussing his role in Doctor Who. I think it's cool that while filming the Christmas Invasion he got notes from both Tom Baker and Peter Davidson (the Doctors he grew up watching) wishing him well.
I'm sure many of you have heard by now the controversy over the Guinness Book of World Records longest running science fiction series. While Doctor Who gets the record for the longest running science fiction series (over 600 episodes with 22 seasons between 1963-1984) Stargate SG:1 gets the record for longest running science fiction series (consecutive) (10 seasons, 203 episodes). According to the article linked above, the people at Guinness explained that SG:1 has had the most consecutive back-to-back episodes without a break since 1997.
I'm sure we all have our own opinions about this matter. See if you can guess mine from this: My question to Guinness is this-how long must a break be before the episodes are no longer considered consecutive and back-to-back? I mean, I really enjoy SG:1 and all, but they have breaks too. Sure there were long breaks between seasons 22, 23, and 24-but I've already taken that into account. Is the gap between the earlier seasons really that big? Oh, well-it's still the longest in terms of years-and Stargate has quite a few more to go before it catches up! LOL. ;)
TAFN,
Happy Who Watching!!!
Friday, September 22, 2006
Eighth Doctor on BBC7 and other news...
Hmm...perhaps I should have changed the title order to say Other news first-LOL....
Season 2 premieres on SciFi in one week! Yay!!!! I'm so excited. This also means I'll be back to my weekly posts during it's run-although I'm not sure how much extra news I'll be able to report on-time seems to be somewhat limited lately. Just look at how far behind I am now! ;)
For those who haven't visited SciFi lately, their Doctor Who site has been updated to include Season 2. A two and a half hour block has been scheduled for the Christmas Invaision and New Earth, starting at 8pm, EDT. After that Doctor Who will air in it's new timeslot-8pm, and will be followed by Battlestar Galactica at 9, and Threshold at 10. The SciFi wire also reports that the Season 2 dvds will be released on January 16th, 2007 (ooh, just missing my birthday!).
Also, BBC America will be airing the first season of Doctor Who starting November 21st at 10pm Eastern and Pacific.
More from the way-back file: I'm sure most of you have heard that Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen, will be staring in her own spinoff, the Sarah Jane Adventures, a children's program for CBBC. Here's the official press release from last week. Yay, Sarah Jane! ;)
Behind the Sofa reports that Torchwood will premiere on BBC 1 and BCC3 at 9pm on October 21st. Yay!
The Eighth Doctor on BBC7
This Sunday airs the first part of one of my favorite 8th Doctor audios, the Swords of Orion on BBC7 They will continue to run the stories from this series until mid-December, and then in January of 2007 will premiere a new series of 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish! He will have a new companion, Lucie Miller, played by Sheridan Smith. (that's good-although I seem to be in the minority here, I didn't really care for Charly-she just rubbed me the wrong way.)
The new titles are as follows:
-Blood Of The Daleks by Steve Lyons
-Horror Of Glam Rock by Paul Magrs
-Immortal Beloved by Jonathan Clements
-Phobos by Eddie Robson
-No More Lies by Paul Sutton, and
-Human Resources by Eddie Robson
I've really enjoyed the 8th Doctor audios, so I'm really looking forward to new stories in January!
TAFN,
Season 2 premieres on SciFi in one week! Yay!!!! I'm so excited. This also means I'll be back to my weekly posts during it's run-although I'm not sure how much extra news I'll be able to report on-time seems to be somewhat limited lately. Just look at how far behind I am now! ;)
For those who haven't visited SciFi lately, their Doctor Who site has been updated to include Season 2. A two and a half hour block has been scheduled for the Christmas Invaision and New Earth, starting at 8pm, EDT. After that Doctor Who will air in it's new timeslot-8pm, and will be followed by Battlestar Galactica at 9, and Threshold at 10. The SciFi wire also reports that the Season 2 dvds will be released on January 16th, 2007 (ooh, just missing my birthday!).
Also, BBC America will be airing the first season of Doctor Who starting November 21st at 10pm Eastern and Pacific.
More from the way-back file: I'm sure most of you have heard that Sarah Jane Smith, played by Elisabeth Sladen, will be staring in her own spinoff, the Sarah Jane Adventures, a children's program for CBBC. Here's the official press release from last week. Yay, Sarah Jane! ;)
Behind the Sofa reports that Torchwood will premiere on BBC 1 and BCC3 at 9pm on October 21st. Yay!
The Eighth Doctor on BBC7
This Sunday airs the first part of one of my favorite 8th Doctor audios, the Swords of Orion on BBC7 They will continue to run the stories from this series until mid-December, and then in January of 2007 will premiere a new series of 8th Doctor audios from Big Finish! He will have a new companion, Lucie Miller, played by Sheridan Smith. (that's good-although I seem to be in the minority here, I didn't really care for Charly-she just rubbed me the wrong way.)
The new titles are as follows:
-Blood Of The Daleks by Steve Lyons
-Horror Of Glam Rock by Paul Magrs
-Immortal Beloved by Jonathan Clements
-Phobos by Eddie Robson
-No More Lies by Paul Sutton, and
-Human Resources by Eddie Robson
I've really enjoyed the 8th Doctor audios, so I'm really looking forward to new stories in January!
TAFN,
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Romana's (long overdue) Season 2 Review
I did finish the season a few weeks ago-at the time, I had an excuse not to post one (I finished it right in the middle of the Feast of the Assumption-I was pretty busy with Italian band during that time) However, after that, I have no excuse-just plain lazy. I'm sorry!
Since I didn't do any reviews as I watched each episode, this entry may be a little long with commentary. ;)
10. Tooth and Claw On the bottom of most lists I've seen-for me, the biggest problem I had was the attitude that the Doctor and Rose seem to have throughout the episode-entirely too flippant for me. The werewolf was kind of creepy, though.
9. New Earth An okay start, I guess-it just kind of dragged a little.
8. Fear Her As Tom mentioned in his post-a stronger story than New Earth, but still a bit weak. When someone asks how I liked this epiosde, I usually reply with "Eh, it was okay, I guess."
7. Love and Monsters You either loved it or you hated it-not much room for middle ground...except when it comes to this particular review-I didn't hate it-I just thought it was a fluff piece that aired at the wrong point of the season-I think I would have enjoyed it better if it was in the middle of the season, rather than stuck near the end. This epsiode reminded me of Stargate's Citizen Joe-a story about the main character, told through the eyes of an average person-and how the adventures of Col. Jack O'Neill/the Doctor, directly affected Joe Spenser/Elton Pope.
6. The Idiot's Lantern Actually, I couldn't decide on the order of this and the previous episode-I think I changed it around several times before making a final decision. So, did the Wire's 'Feed me!' remind anyone else of the disembodied Great Architect Kroagnon's 'HUNGRY!' from Paradise Towers? Or have I just been watching entirely too much Doctor Who? ;)
5. The Impossible Planet/the Satan Pit This episode felt different than any other Doctor Who episode I have seen-different music, different atmosphere-and I really enjoyed it. The 'devil' being trapped in the core of the planet, who needed help to become free, reminded me of Sutekh in Pyramids of Mars. (and yes, I'm sure I would have felt the same way if I hadn't known that both characters were voiced by Gabriel Woolf). ;)
4. Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel Ahh, it was good to see my second favorite villians of all time return to Doctor Who-and it was interesting to see how the Cybermen originated in the parallel universe. Also, Mickey's character really grew on me as the series moved on-I liked how his character revolved from being a somewhat silly boyfriend to hero of the world. Hats off to Mickey!
3. Girl in the Fireplace Writer Stephen Moffat. 'nuff said. ;) Can't wait to see what he gives us in the third season!
2. Army of Ghosts/Doomsday OMG. WOW. That's all I said for several hours after watching these epiosdes. First of all, when that Dalek emerged from the sphere, the first thing I thought was, 'Hey! Who's been invading my childhood nightmares?!?!?!' I might have mentioned this before, but when I was little, I used to have nightmares that the Daleks and the Cybermen would invade my neighborhood at the same time. So when I saw the Cybermen forming in ordinary people's homes...WOW. Yeah. The second thing I thought was, "Cybermen vs. Daleks? SWEET!" I was totally blown away by this episode. Classic series nods(?) When the Cybermen pushed their way out of the plastic in Torchwood, I thought it was very reminicent of the Cybermen emerging from Tomb of the Cybermen.
...Hey, was that Sutekh's sarcaphagus in Torchwood? ;)
1. School Reunion If you haven't guessed, I'm a BIG fan of nostalgia. Big, big fan. I actually was debating on which order 1 and 2 would be-I had a hard time deciding, but in the end, School Reunion won out (it came down to which one I've watched the most since the original viewing-I don't wanna say how many times I've watched this epiosde. LOL.) ;) This was the episode I couldn't wait to see the most: Sarah Jane Smith (my favorite companion), K-9...need I say more? Anthony Stewart Head made an excellent creepy bad guy, and I loved the music. Watching this episode made me feel like a kid again-a kid who enjoyed watching Doctor Who with her family every Friday/Saturday night. I still get a silly grin after watching it. At Christmas, I showed my Mom this episode (out of order, and without my sister). I told her that we couldn't tell my sister that we had watched this episode, and she got this huge grin on her face and said, "You mean we get to watch this again?" LOL-my Mom is the coolest. Oh, and because I haven't said it in a while, Yay, Sarah Jane! :-D
Since I didn't do any reviews as I watched each episode, this entry may be a little long with commentary. ;)
10. Tooth and Claw On the bottom of most lists I've seen-for me, the biggest problem I had was the attitude that the Doctor and Rose seem to have throughout the episode-entirely too flippant for me. The werewolf was kind of creepy, though.
9. New Earth An okay start, I guess-it just kind of dragged a little.
8. Fear Her As Tom mentioned in his post-a stronger story than New Earth, but still a bit weak. When someone asks how I liked this epiosde, I usually reply with "Eh, it was okay, I guess."
7. Love and Monsters You either loved it or you hated it-not much room for middle ground...except when it comes to this particular review-I didn't hate it-I just thought it was a fluff piece that aired at the wrong point of the season-I think I would have enjoyed it better if it was in the middle of the season, rather than stuck near the end. This epsiode reminded me of Stargate's Citizen Joe-a story about the main character, told through the eyes of an average person-and how the adventures of Col. Jack O'Neill/the Doctor, directly affected Joe Spenser/Elton Pope.
6. The Idiot's Lantern Actually, I couldn't decide on the order of this and the previous episode-I think I changed it around several times before making a final decision. So, did the Wire's 'Feed me!' remind anyone else of the disembodied Great Architect Kroagnon's 'HUNGRY!' from Paradise Towers? Or have I just been watching entirely too much Doctor Who? ;)
5. The Impossible Planet/the Satan Pit This episode felt different than any other Doctor Who episode I have seen-different music, different atmosphere-and I really enjoyed it. The 'devil' being trapped in the core of the planet, who needed help to become free, reminded me of Sutekh in Pyramids of Mars. (and yes, I'm sure I would have felt the same way if I hadn't known that both characters were voiced by Gabriel Woolf). ;)
4. Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel Ahh, it was good to see my second favorite villians of all time return to Doctor Who-and it was interesting to see how the Cybermen originated in the parallel universe. Also, Mickey's character really grew on me as the series moved on-I liked how his character revolved from being a somewhat silly boyfriend to hero of the world. Hats off to Mickey!
3. Girl in the Fireplace Writer Stephen Moffat. 'nuff said. ;) Can't wait to see what he gives us in the third season!
2. Army of Ghosts/Doomsday OMG. WOW. That's all I said for several hours after watching these epiosdes. First of all, when that Dalek emerged from the sphere, the first thing I thought was, 'Hey! Who's been invading my childhood nightmares?!?!?!' I might have mentioned this before, but when I was little, I used to have nightmares that the Daleks and the Cybermen would invade my neighborhood at the same time. So when I saw the Cybermen forming in ordinary people's homes...WOW. Yeah. The second thing I thought was, "Cybermen vs. Daleks? SWEET!" I was totally blown away by this episode. Classic series nods(?) When the Cybermen pushed their way out of the plastic in Torchwood, I thought it was very reminicent of the Cybermen emerging from Tomb of the Cybermen.
...Hey, was that Sutekh's sarcaphagus in Torchwood? ;)
1. School Reunion If you haven't guessed, I'm a BIG fan of nostalgia. Big, big fan. I actually was debating on which order 1 and 2 would be-I had a hard time deciding, but in the end, School Reunion won out (it came down to which one I've watched the most since the original viewing-I don't wanna say how many times I've watched this epiosde. LOL.) ;) This was the episode I couldn't wait to see the most: Sarah Jane Smith (my favorite companion), K-9...need I say more? Anthony Stewart Head made an excellent creepy bad guy, and I loved the music. Watching this episode made me feel like a kid again-a kid who enjoyed watching Doctor Who with her family every Friday/Saturday night. I still get a silly grin after watching it. At Christmas, I showed my Mom this episode (out of order, and without my sister). I told her that we couldn't tell my sister that we had watched this episode, and she got this huge grin on her face and said, "You mean we get to watch this again?" LOL-my Mom is the coolest. Oh, and because I haven't said it in a while, Yay, Sarah Jane! :-D
Monday, August 28, 2006
and the Hugo goes to...
Just in case you haven't heard yet (although I suspect most of you already have...), Doctor Who the Empty Child/the Doctor Dances, won the Hugo award for Short Dramatic Presentation.
Congrats to Steven Moffat!!
And what's really cool-the runners up were Dalek written by Robert Shearman and Father's Day written by Paul Cornell.
Check out Paul's reaction to the 'sweep' at his blog, Paul Cornell's House of Awkwardness. :)
Congrats to Steven Moffat!!
And what's really cool-the runners up were Dalek written by Robert Shearman and Father's Day written by Paul Cornell.
Check out Paul's reaction to the 'sweep' at his blog, Paul Cornell's House of Awkwardness. :)
Thursday, August 10, 2006
It's official, series 2 in the US
The SciFi Channel and BBC Worldwide Americas have confirmed that Doctor Who will return to the U.S. in September 2006.
Of course, many had already guessed this would happen, but it's still good to hear the "official" world. Yay!! Here's to Series 2 being a huge success to the SciFi Channel as Series 1 was. *cheers*
More news on series 3:
Filming for the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride has been completed and filming for Series 3 has just gotten underway. Also, apparently this year the Doctor will have a new suit. :)
Outpost Gallifrey also has more on the US debut and series 3 updates.
Also from Outpost Gallifrey, a short update on the rumored Sarah Jane Smith Investigates spinoff. Apparently they are only going to film one episode before launching it in a series-and it might air on New Years Day. (from the August 5th Tardis Report)
Update, 2:05pm: SciFi Wire is now reporting the debut of series 2. Cool! :)
Of course, many had already guessed this would happen, but it's still good to hear the "official" world. Yay!! Here's to Series 2 being a huge success to the SciFi Channel as Series 1 was. *cheers*
More news on series 3:
Filming for the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride has been completed and filming for Series 3 has just gotten underway. Also, apparently this year the Doctor will have a new suit. :)
Outpost Gallifrey also has more on the US debut and series 3 updates.
Also from Outpost Gallifrey, a short update on the rumored Sarah Jane Smith Investigates spinoff. Apparently they are only going to film one episode before launching it in a series-and it might air on New Years Day. (from the August 5th Tardis Report)
Update, 2:05pm: SciFi Wire is now reporting the debut of series 2. Cool! :)
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Doctor Who News Brief: More rumors about series 2
For those who haven't heard or seen it yet, SciFi has the schedule up for september: http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3?date=29-SEP-2006&feed_req.
Actually, that's the schedule for Friday September 29th. Starting at 8am, there is an 8-hour Doctor Who marathon, starting with Dalek and ending with the Parting of the Ways. Then Doctor Who is scheduled in the 9 and 10pm timeslots, with no episode listing. Rumor has it that series two will premiere that night. (I say rumor because as of the writing of this entry, it hasn't been confirmed by the SciFi channel, or the BBC)
Some speculation as to how it might be aired: 9pm-an extrememly edited Christmas Invasion, followed by New Earth or, New Earth at 9pm, followed by Tooth and Claw.
I wouldn't put it past SciFi to extend the Christmas Invasion to an hour and a half (with commericals)-after all, both Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica have had 90 minute episodes-why not Doctor Who as well? :)
In any case, if these rumors/speculations are true-it's good news for Who fans here in the U.S.!
(Special thanks to Don from the Ohio-Type 40-thanks for passing on the info from the thisweekindoctorwho Yahoo group!)
Actually, that's the schedule for Friday September 29th. Starting at 8am, there is an 8-hour Doctor Who marathon, starting with Dalek and ending with the Parting of the Ways. Then Doctor Who is scheduled in the 9 and 10pm timeslots, with no episode listing. Rumor has it that series two will premiere that night. (I say rumor because as of the writing of this entry, it hasn't been confirmed by the SciFi channel, or the BBC)
Some speculation as to how it might be aired: 9pm-an extrememly edited Christmas Invasion, followed by New Earth or, New Earth at 9pm, followed by Tooth and Claw.
I wouldn't put it past SciFi to extend the Christmas Invasion to an hour and a half (with commericals)-after all, both Stargate SG-1 and Battlestar Galactica have had 90 minute episodes-why not Doctor Who as well? :)
In any case, if these rumors/speculations are true-it's good news for Who fans here in the U.S.!
(Special thanks to Don from the Ohio-Type 40-thanks for passing on the info from the thisweekindoctorwho Yahoo group!)
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Doctor Who News Brief: Sarah Jane Investigates?
According to Outpost Gallifrey [see August 1st news], Ariel, the BBC's in-house newsletter, released information suggesting the identity of the second Doctor Who spin-off. Sarah Jane Investigates will bring back Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. Not much else has been said about the series-like when this will happen (if the rumors turn out to be true) or whether or not it will also bring back K-9 (who has his own series currently in development.) Stay tuned to Outpost Gallifrey for more information as it develops.
As a Sarah Jane Smith fan, I kind of like the idea of her having her own series...it sounds interesting...just as long as they do a good job!!!
As a Sarah Jane Smith fan, I kind of like the idea of her having her own series...it sounds interesting...just as long as they do a good job!!!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Tom's Season 2 Review
Well, I finally have the time to sit down and put my thoughts together on Series 2. Overall, it was quite good, with more gloss than Series 1 but lacking its cohesion. David Tennent was erratic at times, but like most new Doctors settled into the role as the season progressed. The character of Rose was a little annoying this year, but that's down to how she was written rather than Billie Piper's performance, which was top notch yet again. She'll be missed, but it is time to move on.
As for the individual stories, I will rank them bottom-to-top as I did with my mid-season review. Also, two-parters are counted as one story. Remember, what follows is my opinion on these stories; if your opinion differs please feel free to let me know by leaving a comment.
10)Tooth & Claw- I know this is a popular story, but I found it a bit of a mess. And the pre-credit sequence is just embarrassing.
9)New Earth- A weak and pointless story that goes nowhere. The ending's not too bad, though.
8)Fear Her- Another weak story but a bit stronger than New Earth. Not bad as such, but lacked any real punch.
7)The Idiot's Lantern- A shame that this blog's namesake wasn't better, but so it goes. Definately gets points for attention to detail, but knock a few off for a silly villian.
6)The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit- Another fan favorite that I don't rank as high. A strong basic plot that is nearly ruined by too many holes, but the pluses definately outweigh the minuses.
5)Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel- Too much running around in the first part, but ends strongly. Seems better after watching Army of Ghosts/Doomsday.
4)Love and Monsters- Most fans have this one at the bottom of their lists, but for me it was pure fun. The ending feels tampered with, but otherwise a nice change of pace.
3)School Reunion- I was afraid that this one might not live up to the hype, but there was no reason to be worried. Sarah Jane, K-9, and Anthony Stewart Head. Enough said.
2)Army of Ghosts/Doomsday- I though last year's finale was the be-all-end-all of DW, but apparently not. Army of Ghosts was the best first episode of the 3 two-parters and Doomsday was edge-of-your-seat excitement beginning to end.
1) Girl in the Fireplace- For me, DW is all about the writing and this one trumps them all in that department. Hats off to Stephen Moffat.
As for the individual stories, I will rank them bottom-to-top as I did with my mid-season review. Also, two-parters are counted as one story. Remember, what follows is my opinion on these stories; if your opinion differs please feel free to let me know by leaving a comment.
10)Tooth & Claw- I know this is a popular story, but I found it a bit of a mess. And the pre-credit sequence is just embarrassing.
9)New Earth- A weak and pointless story that goes nowhere. The ending's not too bad, though.
8)Fear Her- Another weak story but a bit stronger than New Earth. Not bad as such, but lacked any real punch.
7)The Idiot's Lantern- A shame that this blog's namesake wasn't better, but so it goes. Definately gets points for attention to detail, but knock a few off for a silly villian.
6)The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit- Another fan favorite that I don't rank as high. A strong basic plot that is nearly ruined by too many holes, but the pluses definately outweigh the minuses.
5)Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel- Too much running around in the first part, but ends strongly. Seems better after watching Army of Ghosts/Doomsday.
4)Love and Monsters- Most fans have this one at the bottom of their lists, but for me it was pure fun. The ending feels tampered with, but otherwise a nice change of pace.
3)School Reunion- I was afraid that this one might not live up to the hype, but there was no reason to be worried. Sarah Jane, K-9, and Anthony Stewart Head. Enough said.
2)Army of Ghosts/Doomsday- I though last year's finale was the be-all-end-all of DW, but apparently not. Army of Ghosts was the best first episode of the 3 two-parters and Doomsday was edge-of-your-seat excitement beginning to end.
1) Girl in the Fireplace- For me, DW is all about the writing and this one trumps them all in that department. Hats off to Stephen Moffat.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Army of Ghosts/Doomsday Review (Slightly Spoilerish, Perhaps)
From our British Correspondent
Probably no 2 episodes of Doctor Who have ever been asked to do as much as these, the closing story of series 2. Not only does it tie in with the earlier Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel 2-parter, it also brings to a close the 27 episode story of Rose Tyler. And it does both (and a great deal more) with great style.
Army of Ghosts sets the story up with the introduction of the mysterious titular ghosts and an even stranger sphere housed in the basement of much referred-to Torchwood. By the cliffhanger the ghosts have revealed their true form and the sphere opens and out comes... well that would be spoiling what is probably the best cliffhanger since episode 3 of The Caves of Androzani back in 1984. Army of Ghosts is also the strongest part-1-of-2 episode yet of the six we've seen so far in the new series.
By the end of Army of Ghosts, you realize that Doomsday must be crammed full and wonder if it can pull off what it needs to in 45 minutes. Well, it takes closer to 47 minutes but amazingly gets the job done. Without giving anything away for those out there who have yet to see it, let's just say that this episode has pretty much everything but the kitchen sink, with moments that will have fans talking for years to come. If there is any complaint, it is that some elements seem to cater a bit too much to the fans, but it's done in such a brilliant way that the average viewer will enjoy it just as much as us Whovians. Hats off to Russell T Davies for managing to top last year's finale.
And now the long wait for Christmas.
Probably no 2 episodes of Doctor Who have ever been asked to do as much as these, the closing story of series 2. Not only does it tie in with the earlier Rise of the Cybermen/Age of Steel 2-parter, it also brings to a close the 27 episode story of Rose Tyler. And it does both (and a great deal more) with great style.
Army of Ghosts sets the story up with the introduction of the mysterious titular ghosts and an even stranger sphere housed in the basement of much referred-to Torchwood. By the cliffhanger the ghosts have revealed their true form and the sphere opens and out comes... well that would be spoiling what is probably the best cliffhanger since episode 3 of The Caves of Androzani back in 1984. Army of Ghosts is also the strongest part-1-of-2 episode yet of the six we've seen so far in the new series.
By the end of Army of Ghosts, you realize that Doomsday must be crammed full and wonder if it can pull off what it needs to in 45 minutes. Well, it takes closer to 47 minutes but amazingly gets the job done. Without giving anything away for those out there who have yet to see it, let's just say that this episode has pretty much everything but the kitchen sink, with moments that will have fans talking for years to come. If there is any complaint, it is that some elements seem to cater a bit too much to the fans, but it's done in such a brilliant way that the average viewer will enjoy it just as much as us Whovians. Hats off to Russell T Davies for managing to top last year's finale.
And now the long wait for Christmas.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Doctor Who news
Hello fellow Whovians!
It's been awhile since I last posted-I'm sorry-I didn't have much time while I was away to be online. Too much goes on at my sister's to tie up the phone line for very long. LOL.
Series One (season 27) in the USA:(recap)
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. *patiently awaiting news on when series two will air...*
SciFi will air The Empty Child on Sunday, July 16th at 11pm.
The Doctor Dances will air the following week (the 23rd) also at 11pm.
I don't see Doctor Who in anywhere in the schedule for August-boo!
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK: (recap)
Current episode: Series 2 has finished it's current run on the BBC. Doctor Who will return in December with the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. Note: If you click on the link, there is a possible spoiler if you haven't seen the end of series 2.
Previous episodes:
13. Doomsday
12. Army of Ghosts
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
Season 1 now on dvd! As of today, the first series was #9 in Amazon's dvd sales. I saw it as high as #3-but I've only been online since Monday-did anyone else notice if it was higher? I hope this bodes well for us who would like to see series 2 come to SciFi. :)
Speaking of dvds, the Fourth Doctor story, the Hand of Fear and the Sixth Doctor story, the Mark of the Rani will be coming to dvd on November 7th. I like this apparent trend of the dvds coming out in Britain, and then shortly after coming out on this side of the pond. Grant it, it would be much cooler if they came out at the same time, but waiting a few months is better than waiting a year or more. I hope this means the Invasion will follow shortly. :) :)
BBC7 will start a repeat season of the Eighth Doctoraudios, starting this Sunday (July 16th) with Shada. Also included are Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Invaders from Mars and The Chimes of Midnight. These stories will run through August 27th.
TAFN-still trying to catch up!!
It's been awhile since I last posted-I'm sorry-I didn't have much time while I was away to be online. Too much goes on at my sister's to tie up the phone line for very long. LOL.
Series One (season 27) in the USA:(recap)
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. *patiently awaiting news on when series two will air...*
SciFi will air The Empty Child on Sunday, July 16th at 11pm.
The Doctor Dances will air the following week (the 23rd) also at 11pm.
I don't see Doctor Who in anywhere in the schedule for August-boo!
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK: (recap)
Current episode: Series 2 has finished it's current run on the BBC. Doctor Who will return in December with the Christmas special, the Runaway Bride. Note: If you click on the link, there is a possible spoiler if you haven't seen the end of series 2.
Previous episodes:
13. Doomsday
12. Army of Ghosts
11. Fear Her
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
Season 1 now on dvd! As of today, the first series was #9 in Amazon's dvd sales. I saw it as high as #3-but I've only been online since Monday-did anyone else notice if it was higher? I hope this bodes well for us who would like to see series 2 come to SciFi. :)
Speaking of dvds, the Fourth Doctor story, the Hand of Fear and the Sixth Doctor story, the Mark of the Rani will be coming to dvd on November 7th. I like this apparent trend of the dvds coming out in Britain, and then shortly after coming out on this side of the pond. Grant it, it would be much cooler if they came out at the same time, but waiting a few months is better than waiting a year or more. I hope this means the Invasion will follow shortly. :) :)
BBC7 will start a repeat season of the Eighth Doctoraudios, starting this Sunday (July 16th) with Shada. Also included are Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Invaders from Mars and The Chimes of Midnight. These stories will run through August 27th.
TAFN-still trying to catch up!!
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
DW Columbus Cookout-July 8th
We will be having a cookout and grill party at Jarrod's house on Saturday July 8th, starting at 5:00 pm. We will also be viewing Army of Ghosts and then the final episode of the second season, Doomsday, as close to 'live' as possible. Please check the DW Columbus Yahoo group for more information.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Fear Her Review
From Our British Correspondent
The best thing I can say about Fear Her is that it's not bad. The story's not bad, the actors aren't bad, the direction's not bad. There's a bit near the end that's not too good, but otherwise the episode's not bad. Not great, but not bad. The preview for next week's episode was awesome, though. How's that for a review?
The best thing I can say about Fear Her is that it's not bad. The story's not bad, the actors aren't bad, the direction's not bad. There's a bit near the end that's not too good, but otherwise the episode's not bad. Not great, but not bad. The preview for next week's episode was awesome, though. How's that for a review?
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Love & Monsters Review (At Last)
From Our British Correspondent (who is almost caught up)
After the huge scale of the previous story comes an episode that's not only small but also different. Very different. Very, very different. Fans have been ragging on it since it aired. And I loved it.
Love & Monsters marks the return of Russell T Davies as writer, his last episode being the uncharacteristic (for him, at least) Tooth & Claw. Here he gives us a story that's not so much about the Doctor as it is about Doctor Who and its fans. In fact the Doctor and Rose only appear briefly, with the bulk of the story given over to a small group of people with a common interest: the Doctor.
One of the joys of this story for me was recognizing bits of myself and DW groups I've been part of down the years in both Elton and L.I.N.D.A. Like Elton, I met the love of my life in a DW club (3 marriages came out of that club, btw). And music played an important part of the group (Duran Duran, not ELO however). Lots of great memories came flooding back thanks to this episode.
True, bits of it were rather silly, but they were supposed to be. Some fans haven't seemed to catch on, but at least the cast knows what's going on and does a splendid job with it. And special mention must be made of the Absorbaloff (from the planet Clum, which apparently does indeed have a North), the winning entry of last year's Blue Peter Design a DW Monster contest. RTD did a brilliant job of building a fan-related story around a fan-created monster. Thank you, Russell. At least this fan loved it.
After the huge scale of the previous story comes an episode that's not only small but also different. Very different. Very, very different. Fans have been ragging on it since it aired. And I loved it.
Love & Monsters marks the return of Russell T Davies as writer, his last episode being the uncharacteristic (for him, at least) Tooth & Claw. Here he gives us a story that's not so much about the Doctor as it is about Doctor Who and its fans. In fact the Doctor and Rose only appear briefly, with the bulk of the story given over to a small group of people with a common interest: the Doctor.
One of the joys of this story for me was recognizing bits of myself and DW groups I've been part of down the years in both Elton and L.I.N.D.A. Like Elton, I met the love of my life in a DW club (3 marriages came out of that club, btw). And music played an important part of the group (Duran Duran, not ELO however). Lots of great memories came flooding back thanks to this episode.
True, bits of it were rather silly, but they were supposed to be. Some fans haven't seemed to catch on, but at least the cast knows what's going on and does a splendid job with it. And special mention must be made of the Absorbaloff (from the planet Clum, which apparently does indeed have a North), the winning entry of last year's Blue Peter Design a DW Monster contest. RTD did a brilliant job of building a fan-related story around a fan-created monster. Thank you, Russell. At least this fan loved it.
Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit Review (Finally)
From Our British Correspondent (back from vacation)
This is a big story. Bigger than anything yet seen on the new Who. But, as they say, bigger isn't always better. I know fans have been gushing about this story of an ancient evil on the edge of a black hole, but for me not so much.
One of the problems is the strong sense of deja vu. The basic premise of an evil entity being the inspiration for later interpretations of the same has already been done twice before in DW (The Daemons and The Awakening) and was originally covered in Quatermass and the Pit. Add to that numerous films (Alien, The Black Hole, Event Horizon, etc) that are referenced and you get a bad case of been-there-done-that.
There are other problems as well. For instance, why do the crew of the base seem so blase' when the Doctor and Rose show up? Considering where they are, you would think it would have caused a bigger stir. And then there is the bit about pumping oxygen through the air ducts. Air ducts with large gratings that apparently don't allow in air somehow. Finally, the situation at the end should have seemed hopeless for everyone. Unfortunately, the solution is set up so blatantly that the climax becomes an exercise in waiting for the obvious to happen. And of course it does.
There are good things about the episodes. Effects and make-up are all excellent and the cast are for the most part good. And its nice to see the Doctor getting all philosophical. Shame about the rest of it.
This is a big story. Bigger than anything yet seen on the new Who. But, as they say, bigger isn't always better. I know fans have been gushing about this story of an ancient evil on the edge of a black hole, but for me not so much.
One of the problems is the strong sense of deja vu. The basic premise of an evil entity being the inspiration for later interpretations of the same has already been done twice before in DW (The Daemons and The Awakening) and was originally covered in Quatermass and the Pit. Add to that numerous films (Alien, The Black Hole, Event Horizon, etc) that are referenced and you get a bad case of been-there-done-that.
There are other problems as well. For instance, why do the crew of the base seem so blase' when the Doctor and Rose show up? Considering where they are, you would think it would have caused a bigger stir. And then there is the bit about pumping oxygen through the air ducts. Air ducts with large gratings that apparently don't allow in air somehow. Finally, the situation at the end should have seemed hopeless for everyone. Unfortunately, the solution is set up so blatantly that the climax becomes an exercise in waiting for the obvious to happen. And of course it does.
There are good things about the episodes. Effects and make-up are all excellent and the cast are for the most part good. And its nice to see the Doctor getting all philosophical. Shame about the rest of it.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series One (season 27) in the USA:
Fridays, on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. *patiently awaiting news on when series two will air...*
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
11. Fear Her
Previous episodes:
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
Doctor Who gets ReAnimated!
The Second Doctor story, the Invaision, is going to be released on dvd-complete with 2 animated episodes (1 and 4, I believe) Since the soundtracks are still available for both episodes, they are going to animate the two missing episodes and release the full story. I think that's really cool-I hope they release it here in the U.S. as well. I also hope they can do that with other lost stories-it would be quite a project, but a really awesome one!
Click here for the full story. :)
Speaking of Classic series releases, the UK will be releasing the Fourth Doctor story, the Sontaran Experiment on dvd in October. I hope the region 1 edition will follow-then I can get rid of my Sontaran/Genesis tapes, and make more room on my Doctor Who shelf! ;)
More on series 3
Doctor Who will get a new producer for the upcoming third series. Susie Liggat will take over the reigns while producer Phil Collinson takes a much desereved break!
More on last week's spoiler story
No, I'm still not going to say what it's about, but here's a link to some rumors related to last week's announcement.
from the Scifi Wire
I will be on vacation next week-however, my sister does have an internet connection, so I'm going to try to post while I'm away. If nothing else, at least a link to next week's episode in the U.K. :)
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Fridays, on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. *patiently awaiting news on when series two will air...*
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
11. Fear Her
Previous episodes:
10. Love & Monsters
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
Doctor Who gets ReAnimated!
The Second Doctor story, the Invaision, is going to be released on dvd-complete with 2 animated episodes (1 and 4, I believe) Since the soundtracks are still available for both episodes, they are going to animate the two missing episodes and release the full story. I think that's really cool-I hope they release it here in the U.S. as well. I also hope they can do that with other lost stories-it would be quite a project, but a really awesome one!
Click here for the full story. :)
Speaking of Classic series releases, the UK will be releasing the Fourth Doctor story, the Sontaran Experiment on dvd in October. I hope the region 1 edition will follow-then I can get rid of my Sontaran/Genesis tapes, and make more room on my Doctor Who shelf! ;)
More on series 3
Doctor Who will get a new producer for the upcoming third series. Susie Liggat will take over the reigns while producer Phil Collinson takes a much desereved break!
More on last week's spoiler story
No, I'm still not going to say what it's about, but here's a link to some rumors related to last week's announcement.
from the Scifi Wire
I will be on vacation next week-however, my sister does have an internet connection, so I'm going to try to post while I'm away. If nothing else, at least a link to next week's episode in the U.K. :)
TAFN, happy Who watching!
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Tardisode #11: Fear Her
"Crime Crackers. Cracking down on crime." I have to admit, I giggled just a bit when I saw that... *ahem*
Young children going missing, however, is no laughing matter. :(
I find the range of the Fear Factor ratings this week quite interesting:
Amy, the youngest at 5, and the only girl, gave it a 1 (mildly scary). Adam, the oldest at 13, gave it a 4 (chilling) the others were between the two, and the overall Fear Factor score ended up being 3 (very scary). After seeing the preview and the Tardisode, I'm interested in seeing how this episode plays out.
This week the Doctor Who homepage has been featuring art work sent in by children. Be sure to check it out before they change the homepage for next week's episode. :)
Young children going missing, however, is no laughing matter. :(
I find the range of the Fear Factor ratings this week quite interesting:
Amy, the youngest at 5, and the only girl, gave it a 1 (mildly scary). Adam, the oldest at 13, gave it a 4 (chilling) the others were between the two, and the overall Fear Factor score ended up being 3 (very scary). After seeing the preview and the Tardisode, I'm interested in seeing how this episode plays out.
This week the Doctor Who homepage has been featuring art work sent in by children. Be sure to check it out before they change the homepage for next week's episode. :)
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Reminder-Meeting of Doctor Who Columbus this Sunday (6/25)
Doctor Who Columbus will have their next meeting at 1:00 pm on Sunday June 25th at the Upper Arlington Public Library. The library is at 2800 Tremont Rd in Upper Arlington. We will be showing The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit. Following the meeting, we will head to a nearby restaurant for dinner and socializing. All Columbus Ohio area Doctor Who fans are welcome to join in the fun.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series One (season 27) in the USA:
Friday, starting at 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. Tonight is a four episode marathon:
Aliens of London, pt. 1; World War Three, pt. 2; Dalek; and The Long Game.
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
10. Love & Monsters
Previous episodes:
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
U.S.A. Ratings: The Parting of the Ways generated a 1.14 household rating with an average of 1.4 million viewers. According to the SciFi Channel, the first full series generated an average 1.26 household rating, with an average audience of 1.5 million viewers.
Seem low? Not so-check out SciFi Wire: Doctor Who boosted the network's ratings on Fridays by double digits!! Woo-hoo!!! What does that mean for series 2? Well, I guess we'll have to wait and see!! It's gotta be good though. Don't forget-series 1 comes out on dvd in the U.S. on July 4th!!
Now that the series has ended, rumors have started to fly on when series 2 will air. The biggest comes from ICv2, which has said that Doctor Who will probably return in October on the SciFi Channel. Keep in mind, though-there is still no official word from the SciFi Channel. We can keep our fingers crossed, though. :)
Speaking of series 2 airing 'across the pond', according to Michael over at the Torchwood Institute, series 2 will hit the airwaves in Canada October 9th.
Series 3 News
According to Outpost Gallifrey, series 3 will begin its 34 weeks of filming in July, starting with the Christmas episode.
Also, Stephen Fry, who was slated to write an episode for series 2, which was bumped to series 3, will not be able to pen an episode after all. :( According to Outpost Gallifrey, he had to pull out due to his schedule. Awww...
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT
Okay, I would feel as though I've let my readers down if I didn't report this-seeing as it's major Doctor Who news. However, as I know some people like to be shocked and surprised (I myself was a tad upset when my screensaver gave it away), I will only say both the BBC and the SciFi Wire have reported the news. Here are the links:
from the BBC
and
from the SciFi Wire
If you have an idea about what it is and don't care about being spoiled, feel free to click on them. Don't say I didn't warn ya. ;)
TAFN, Happy Who watching!!!
Friday, starting at 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. Tonight is a four episode marathon:
Aliens of London, pt. 1; World War Three, pt. 2; Dalek; and The Long Game.
Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
10. Love & Monsters
Previous episodes:
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
U.S.A. Ratings: The Parting of the Ways generated a 1.14 household rating with an average of 1.4 million viewers. According to the SciFi Channel, the first full series generated an average 1.26 household rating, with an average audience of 1.5 million viewers.
Seem low? Not so-check out SciFi Wire: Doctor Who boosted the network's ratings on Fridays by double digits!! Woo-hoo!!! What does that mean for series 2? Well, I guess we'll have to wait and see!! It's gotta be good though. Don't forget-series 1 comes out on dvd in the U.S. on July 4th!!
Now that the series has ended, rumors have started to fly on when series 2 will air. The biggest comes from ICv2, which has said that Doctor Who will probably return in October on the SciFi Channel. Keep in mind, though-there is still no official word from the SciFi Channel. We can keep our fingers crossed, though. :)
Speaking of series 2 airing 'across the pond', according to Michael over at the Torchwood Institute, series 2 will hit the airwaves in Canada October 9th.
Series 3 News
According to Outpost Gallifrey, series 3 will begin its 34 weeks of filming in July, starting with the Christmas episode.
Also, Stephen Fry, who was slated to write an episode for series 2, which was bumped to series 3, will not be able to pen an episode after all. :( According to Outpost Gallifrey, he had to pull out due to his schedule. Awww...
MAJOR SPOILER ALERT
Okay, I would feel as though I've let my readers down if I didn't report this-seeing as it's major Doctor Who news. However, as I know some people like to be shocked and surprised (I myself was a tad upset when my screensaver gave it away), I will only say both the BBC and the SciFi Wire have reported the news. Here are the links:
from the BBC
and
from the SciFi Wire
If you have an idea about what it is and don't care about being spoiled, feel free to click on them. Don't say I didn't warn ya. ;)
TAFN, Happy Who watching!!!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Tardisode #10: Love & Monsters
Before even watching the Tardisode for Love & Monsters, I can tell it's going to be a silly episode...well, that's only because the first comment on the Fear Factor page was that everybody roars with laughter. ;) That's ok-I think we need a silly episode to balance out the rather intense ones.
Okay, I've been hit or miss (actually, more miss than hit) when trying to relate the Tardisode to the episode, but I figure it's all in good fun, so as long as no one is complaining...
*heh* I liked the websites-"L.I.N.D.A. is a secret organization, so we can't tell you where..." and the "Primitive Computer Page." The description of the episode tells of an ordinary man who becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose...somehow, though-I don't think the guy at the computer is the ordinary man...
By the way, the monster created for this story is the Blue Peter monster from a contest they held where the kiddies got to create a monster to be featured in a Doctor Who story. Congrats to the winner, William Grantham age 9! :)
The kiddies gave this episode a Fear Factor 2 (quite scary).
Okay, I've been hit or miss (actually, more miss than hit) when trying to relate the Tardisode to the episode, but I figure it's all in good fun, so as long as no one is complaining...
*heh* I liked the websites-"L.I.N.D.A. is a secret organization, so we can't tell you where..." and the "Primitive Computer Page." The description of the episode tells of an ordinary man who becomes obsessed with the Doctor and Rose...somehow, though-I don't think the guy at the computer is the ordinary man...
By the way, the monster created for this story is the Blue Peter monster from a contest they held where the kiddies got to create a monster to be featured in a Doctor Who story. Congrats to the winner, William Grantham age 9! :)
The kiddies gave this episode a Fear Factor 2 (quite scary).
Sunday, June 11, 2006
June Meeting of Doctor Who Columbus
Doctor Who Columbus will have their next meeting at 1:00 pm on Sunday June 25th at the Upper Arlington Public Library. The library is at 2800 Tremont Rd in Upper Arlington. We will be showing The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit. Following the meeting, we will head to a nearby restaurant for dinner and socializing. All Columbus Ohio area Doctor Who fans are welcome to join in the fun.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series One (season 27) in the USA:
Fridays, 9pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
13. The Parting of the Ways
Previous episodes:
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
9. The Satan Pit
Previous episodes:
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
It's the last episode of the first series here in the U.S.! For those who haven't seen the end of the series-I can't wait to hear about what you think of the show now. :) Still no word on series 2 for SciFi.
If you haven't already entered, there's still a chance to prove your Doctor Who's biggest fan and when a video iPod. Click here before time runs out!!
U.S. Ratings: Ratings were down a bit again- a 1.02 household rating with an average of 1.3 million viewers. Average to date: 1.27 household rating with an average of 1.5 million viewers.
The Beginner's Guide to Classic Doctor Who. BBC has created a beginner's guide to Classic Who for fans who are new to the series. You can select The Doctor, The Companions, The TARDIS, The Daleks, or Monsters, and you'll get a brief narrative description of each-with different images cycling throughout. Well, except for the Monsters section-with that one, you have a target, and these monsters scroll across the screen-when you fire on one (with Dalek gun sound effects) the monster lights up and you get a description. Overall, I like the guide. At first I thought the Companions section was a little thin (only talking about Rose, Sarah Jane, K-9, Susan, and briefly, Ian and Barbara), but then I remembered this is supposed to be a guide for fans who are new to the series. Trying to explain all of Doctor Who to a newcomer in one setting may overwhelm them. So why not just talk about the current, first, and the two companions who return for an episode in the current series? Hopefully, if they want to know more, they can check out more extensive guides, like the classic one found here. :)
If you haven't done so already, check out the Classic series eBooks. According to the site, all feature brand new artwork and extensive notes from the authors!
Congrats, Billie Piper! She has one another award-the UK TV Actress of the Year award at Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Awards. :)
Doctor Who Audios Check out The Kingmaker, a Fifth Doctor story with Peter Davidson as the Doctor, and Nicola Bryant as Peri. I hear it's a brilliant story-and absolutely hillarious!
Series 3 Series 3 will begin with the filming of the Christmas special, and will go on for about 34 weeks. Next year, the Doctor will meet Shakespeare!
TAFN, Happy Who Watching! :)
Fridays, 9pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
13. The Parting of the Ways
Previous episodes:
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
9. The Satan Pit
Previous episodes:
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
It's the last episode of the first series here in the U.S.! For those who haven't seen the end of the series-I can't wait to hear about what you think of the show now. :) Still no word on series 2 for SciFi.
If you haven't already entered, there's still a chance to prove your Doctor Who's biggest fan and when a video iPod. Click here before time runs out!!
U.S. Ratings: Ratings were down a bit again- a 1.02 household rating with an average of 1.3 million viewers. Average to date: 1.27 household rating with an average of 1.5 million viewers.
The Beginner's Guide to Classic Doctor Who. BBC has created a beginner's guide to Classic Who for fans who are new to the series. You can select The Doctor, The Companions, The TARDIS, The Daleks, or Monsters, and you'll get a brief narrative description of each-with different images cycling throughout. Well, except for the Monsters section-with that one, you have a target, and these monsters scroll across the screen-when you fire on one (with Dalek gun sound effects) the monster lights up and you get a description. Overall, I like the guide. At first I thought the Companions section was a little thin (only talking about Rose, Sarah Jane, K-9, Susan, and briefly, Ian and Barbara), but then I remembered this is supposed to be a guide for fans who are new to the series. Trying to explain all of Doctor Who to a newcomer in one setting may overwhelm them. So why not just talk about the current, first, and the two companions who return for an episode in the current series? Hopefully, if they want to know more, they can check out more extensive guides, like the classic one found here. :)
If you haven't done so already, check out the Classic series eBooks. According to the site, all feature brand new artwork and extensive notes from the authors!
Congrats, Billie Piper! She has one another award-the UK TV Actress of the Year award at Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Awards. :)
Doctor Who Audios Check out The Kingmaker, a Fifth Doctor story with Peter Davidson as the Doctor, and Nicola Bryant as Peri. I hear it's a brilliant story-and absolutely hillarious!
Series 3 Series 3 will begin with the filming of the Christmas special, and will go on for about 34 weeks. Next year, the Doctor will meet Shakespeare!
TAFN, Happy Who Watching! :)
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Tardisode #9: The Satan Pit
There are 2 reasons why this post is quite short:
1: I am still behind in series 2 viewing, so I haven't seen the first part of this story yet. (doh!)
2: Blogger is acting up (again)-it crashed big time-I think I'm lucky I got this post in!!! Took me a half hour before I thought it was safe to even attempt a post (I wasn't able to find any of my old posts-here or at Wandering Through E-Space).
Okay, since I'm not watching this Tardisode (although I hear it's just a rehash of the Impossible Planet), I'm just going to mention the Fear Factor.
The kiddies (ages ranging from 5-13) gave this a fear factor rating of 5: Terrifying. In fact, they were warned that some adults find this episode "especially frightening". Yikes! Time to break out the security blanket...
Hopefully Blogger will be back to normal (or at least working a little more smoothly) for my weekly Doctor Who news post tomorrow.
We shall see!
1: I am still behind in series 2 viewing, so I haven't seen the first part of this story yet. (doh!)
2: Blogger is acting up (again)-it crashed big time-I think I'm lucky I got this post in!!! Took me a half hour before I thought it was safe to even attempt a post (I wasn't able to find any of my old posts-here or at Wandering Through E-Space).
Okay, since I'm not watching this Tardisode (although I hear it's just a rehash of the Impossible Planet), I'm just going to mention the Fear Factor.
The kiddies (ages ranging from 5-13) gave this a fear factor rating of 5: Terrifying. In fact, they were warned that some adults find this episode "especially frightening". Yikes! Time to break out the security blanket...
Hopefully Blogger will be back to normal (or at least working a little more smoothly) for my weekly Doctor Who news post tomorrow.
We shall see!
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Mid-Season Review
Now that the current season of Doctor Who has reached the mid-way point, I thought that it would be a good time to look back on what we've seen so far. On the whole (of the half), the season has been of exceptionally high quality on all fronts, a notch or two above last season. Here's how I rate the stories up to this point ('this point' not including The Impossible Planet even though it has already aired), starting at the bottom:
6- Tooth and Claw. All the elements are there for a great story, but they just don't quite come together as they should. Although the main reason I've put it on the bottom is the pre-credit sequence. Not only some of the worst coreographed martial arts I've ever seen, but pointless to boot.
5- New Earth. Not a bad start to the season really, but did we need to have Cassandra back?
4-The Idiot's Lantern. Great to look at, but too many unanswered questions. Like just who is the Wire anyway?
3- Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel. I was hoping for something more, but what I got was still pretty good. And Mickey finally got a good story.
2-School Reunion. This was everything I was hoping for and then some. Not only was Lis Sladen back, but Anthony Stewart Head was brilliantly evil.
1- The Girl in the Fireplace. Bonafide classic that has everything. One to cherish.
6- Tooth and Claw. All the elements are there for a great story, but they just don't quite come together as they should. Although the main reason I've put it on the bottom is the pre-credit sequence. Not only some of the worst coreographed martial arts I've ever seen, but pointless to boot.
5- New Earth. Not a bad start to the season really, but did we need to have Cassandra back?
4-The Idiot's Lantern. Great to look at, but too many unanswered questions. Like just who is the Wire anyway?
3- Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel. I was hoping for something more, but what I got was still pretty good. And Mickey finally got a good story.
2-School Reunion. This was everything I was hoping for and then some. Not only was Lis Sladen back, but Anthony Stewart Head was brilliantly evil.
1- The Girl in the Fireplace. Bonafide classic that has everything. One to cherish.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Doctor Who news
Series One (season 27) in the USA:
Fridays, 9pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
12. Bad Wolf
Previous episodes:
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
8. The Impossible Planet
Previous episodes:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
RIP, Peter Bryant
from the BBC website: Peter Bryant, the producer of some of the most well-loved Doctor Who stories of the 1960s[during the Patrick Troughton years], passed away on Friday 19 May after a long illness.
For more about Peter Bryant, see full story here.
Australia gets series 2!
Series 2 will start airing in Australia on ABC July 8th, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Canada's CBC will air series 2 sometime this fall. Still no word on if and when SciFi will pick up series 2 here in the States.
Cool new toys!
SciFi Weekly has a review of a new Doctor Who toy-a TARDIS Phone Flasher! Put in some batteries and set the TARDIS on your desktop-when someone's cell phone rings within 1.5 meters of it, the blue light will start to flash and you'll here the famous TARDIS dematerialization sound. (you can also have it set to silencer, so only the light will flash) Can you image having that at your desk at work? I'd drive my coworkers nuts!!! LOL.
See the full review here.
Blogger seems to be having issues, so I'm going to have to cut this post short before I loose anything. I'm sorry!!!
Happy Doctor Who watching everyone!
Fridays, 9pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
12. Bad Wolf
Previous episodes:
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose
Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
8. The Impossible Planet
Previous episodes:
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth
RIP, Peter Bryant
from the BBC website: Peter Bryant, the producer of some of the most well-loved Doctor Who stories of the 1960s[during the Patrick Troughton years], passed away on Friday 19 May after a long illness.
For more about Peter Bryant, see full story here.
Australia gets series 2!
Series 2 will start airing in Australia on ABC July 8th, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Canada's CBC will air series 2 sometime this fall. Still no word on if and when SciFi will pick up series 2 here in the States.
Cool new toys!
SciFi Weekly has a review of a new Doctor Who toy-a TARDIS Phone Flasher! Put in some batteries and set the TARDIS on your desktop-when someone's cell phone rings within 1.5 meters of it, the blue light will start to flash and you'll here the famous TARDIS dematerialization sound. (you can also have it set to silencer, so only the light will flash) Can you image having that at your desk at work? I'd drive my coworkers nuts!!! LOL.
See the full review here.
Blogger seems to be having issues, so I'm going to have to cut this post short before I loose anything. I'm sorry!!!
Happy Doctor Who watching everyone!
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