The Idiot's Lantern

The Idiot's Lantern

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!!!!

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!

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!

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

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!