A quick word!

Hi all,

Just a quick note from your friendly editor. :) I will be on vacation starting tomorrow, so there might not be another update until after Christmas. I'm hoping I'll have the chance to update the blog during that time, but when you're staying at a house with 4 kids and 3 dogs, things can get a little crazy (especially with Christmas only being a week away...)

Don't forget!! Voyage of the Damned airs Christmas Day!
Don't let crazy Doctor Who rumors get the better of you! ;)
Watch out for Cyberman, Daleks, etc...
Oh, and for Pete's sake, don't let another ship crash into your TARDIS!! LOL. :-D

Happy Holidays, everyone!!!

DWC December Meeting

Hey All! This Saturday, December 15th, is our monthly meeting with Andrew as our host from 6:30-10:30pm. (Directions to Andrew's can be found in the DWC files section).

Join us for fun and new adventures with Sarah Jane. With just a week to go before the next Doctor Who episode Sarah Jane will still be undercover searching for answers. We will also be showing some teasers for the Christmas Doctor Who, and new season of Torchwood. We also may celebrate the season with the original Sarah Adventure: K-9 and Company. Bring your thinking caps because we will also spend some time looking for questions for Doctor Who Jeopardy.

Don't forget to go vote in the latest poll to let Andrew know you are coming!!! Thanks!!!

Hope to see you Saturday!

December Steering Meeting-date change!

Hi everyone!!!! Don't forget, our monthly steering meeting is this week! As Andrew mentioned earlier this weekend in the Yahoo group, the day has changed-instead of Thursday, it will be on WEDNESDAY, December 5th. It will still be at the Rusty Bucket with the same starting time of 7pm.

We will discussing details on our next couple meetings, and talk about current projects including recruitment, WOSU letter campaign, Logo, and flyer design, and more.

Hope to see you there!!!

Verity Lambert, 1935-2007

It seems that there has been a slew of Doctor Who news over the past week. I'll get to most of that later...

On the eve of Doctor Who's 44th anniversary, the show's very first producer, Verity Lambert, passed away.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/11/23/50936.shtml

Verity, you will be missed.

Chicago Tardis!

To all of those travelling to Chicago this weekend for Chicago Tardis, I wish you safe journey!! Be sure to have lots of fun and take lots of pictures!!! :)


Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!!!

DWC November meeting

Hey All!!

Don't forget! Our November meeting will be this Sunday, November 18th, at Bob Evans, starting at 5pm!

Join us while we get ready to celebrate Doctor Who's Birthday in Chicago. We will discuss final plans for the trip to the Chicago convention, and afterwards we'll head over to Andrew's to enjoy more episodes of the Sarah Jane Adventures and the new special with Peter Davidson and David Tennant!!

As always, please see the DWC Yahoo Group for directions and contact info. Thanks!

See you there!!

Starbase Anniversary pictures!!!

I am finally getting around to posting these...much later than I intended-I was having issues with my imaging host. (@#%$#!!) My apologies!

First, the DWC crew at Starbase Columbus:

Awesome costumes, you guys!!!

(click on thumbnails for larger image)
The whole group:


Hitchhiking:

...guess nobody wanted to give the poor Clockwork Robot a ride. :(

This is just a very tiny sample of the many pictures Betty took of the event. She has posted the rest in the DWC Yahoo photos section (login required). If you haven't done so already, I encourage you to go take a look-they are awesome!!! Thanks, Betty!

News Bits

Just a few news bits from the past week:

People's Choice Awards!!!!
Doctor Who is up for Favorite SciFi Show!!!!
...against Stargate:Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica.
People's Choice Awards
Go vote Who!!! :)

Unitnews is now myentertainmentnews.co.uk
It still has Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Sarah Jane news...along with other entertainment (primarily British) news

From myentertainmentnews.co.uk:
Dirk Gently coming to cd! The cd will feature interviews and a behind the scenes look at the creation of the series.

Elisabeth Sladen just recently had a signing of two new SJA audio books, which drew over 200 fans-both young and old. :)

A few older bits:
They also have a synopsis of the Doctor Who Adventures #41

from Outpost Gallifrey:
Synopsis for DWM 389

Sarah Jane Adventures ratings ...and appreciation index. All is looking good for SJA!

First issue of the Torchwood Magazine

from the BBC:
More on the latest issue of DWM

Gimme Five (from the Radio Times)

Martha's monster mash Spoliers for the returning Classic Who alien. For those who don't mind being spoiled-what do you think of the new design? I dunno...there's just something not quite right with it...

Easter egg hint from LiveJournal (for Blink):
Click only if you dont' want to look for it yourself. ;)
http://community.livejournal.com/doctorwho/2323740.html?#cutid1

Don't forget! Chicago TARDIS is next week!!!!!

News and telly

Don't forget! The series 3 (season 29) box set hits the stores this Tuesday, November 6th!! (That's only one day after the release in the U.K.!)

NTA Awards Doctor Who won best drama, and David Tennant won best actor.

X-amining Kylie David Tennant interviews Kylie Minogue on BBC 2 this November.

Peter Moffatt, 1923-2007 Moffatt, who directed Classic Who episodes like the Five Doctors and the Two Doctors passed away on October 21st. :(


What's on this week:

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

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

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One (CBBC)

Current episode:
7. What Ever Happened to Sarah Jane?, part 1

Previous episodes:
6. Warriors of the Kudlax, part 2
5. Warriors of the Kudlax, part 1
4. Eye of the Gorgon, part 2
3. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

TAFN, happy Who (and spinoff!) watching! ;)

November steering meeting

Don't forget-tomorrow is the November steering meeting from 7-9pm at the Rusty Bucket! Come volunteer and decide where we're going as a club!

We will discussing details on our next couple meetings.
Also we will be discussing ride and room share arrangements for the Chicago TARDIS convention. We'll talk about current projects including recruitment, WOSU letter campaign, Logo, and flyer design, and more.

Hope to see you there!

As always, directions and contact info can be found in the DWC Yahoo group. Thanks!

note from the Editor

Hey guys-just a quick note:

I haven't been updating this as much as I'd like to this month-and I know I've been late on several regular updates-for that I apologize. This October has been unusually busy for me, and I've been under the weather (the only thing I hate about this time of year. ;) )

I'm hoping to start posting more updates about gatherings outside of our usual club meetings, plus I have a few, (hopefully fun!), ideas for the blog. Until then, please bear with me! :) Thanks!!!!

As always, if you have anything club related you would like mentioned on the blog, feel free to send them along!

What's on this week in the world of spin-offs :)

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
The third series has ended on the SciFi Channel -now patiently awaiting the Christmas special. :)


Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

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

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One (CBBC)

Current episode:
6. Warriors of the Kudlax, part 2

Previous episodes:
5. Warriors of the Kudlax, part 1
4. Eye of the Gorgon, part 2
3. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

Coming soon: My third season review and pictures from the Starbase Columbus anniversary!!!

DWC October Meeting

Hey everyone!!!
Don't forget! This Sunday, October 28th, is our monthly meeting-set at Jarrod's house from 5-9pm.

Join us for fun on Sunday. The Sarah Jane Adventures will be in full swing, as will OSU's season. We should be able to watch a couple episodes, as well as anything else we have up our sleeves.

Directions and contact info can be found in the DWC Yahoo Group files section.

See you there!

Children in Need 2008

The U.K.'s Children in Need special is going to feature a Doctor Who skit written by Steven Moffat!

The story, entitled Time Crash, will air during the fundraiser on November 16th, 2008.

For more details and spoilers, check out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/10/21/50016.shtml.

DW news links, and what's on TW&SJA

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
The third series has ended on the SciFi Channel -now patiently awaiting the Christmas special. :)


Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
7 Greeks Bearing Gifts

Previous episodes:
6 Countrycide
5. Small Worlds
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One (CBBC)

Current episode:
5. Warriors of the Kudlax, part 1

Previous episodes:
4. Eye of the Gorgon, part 2
3. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

Some BBC news links:
Coronation Street actress to guest star in series 4 premiere

Shocked Sarah! The Sarah Jane Adventures is featured on the cover of the latest issue of the Doctor Who Magazine, with a nine-page spread.

National Television Awards announced Go David and Freema!

Series 3 soundtrack Details on the new soundtrack, set to be released on November 5th, 2007.

Cover art for the Region 2 release of Destiny of the Daleks

TAFN!

Brainstorming for Marcon 44

Hey all! If anyone is interested we will be getting together at Rusty Bucket on
Lane on Thursday around 8pm. We want to brainstorm about our ideas for Marcon's theme for next year (Marcon 44 in 2009).

We want to put a fairly thorough proposal together, and type it all up
so it can be submitted to Marcon ConCom at their next meeting Sunday
the 21st. Ideas include a reunion theme, so think of what we could
celebrate in 2009, and how Marcon could put it together...

As usual, we will probably retire to Andrew's house afterwards if
anyone is interested in watching new Sarah Jane adventures, etc...

Hope to see you there!!

Starbase Columbus 15th Anniversary

Hey everyone! This Saturday, October 13th, Starbase Columbus is celebrating it's 15th anniversary-they are having a big party to celebrate, and Doctor Who Columbus will have a table!

from Starbase Columbus:
Join us for a day of fun, fellowship, music, movies, door prizes, refreshements, entertainment and lots of surprises!
Come in Costume! (Anything Sci-fi or Fantasy!)
There will be a special photo exhibit on display - Star Base Columbus: a 15 year Retrospective.

We are planning an official flag ceremony - we invite any and all Sci-fi clubs to participate. This is a great opportunity for a membership drive.

When and where: 12pm-10pm at Starbase Columbus in Westerville, OH
(directions and contact info has been posted in the DWC Yahoo group). :)

Betty will be manning our table, and will later be joined by Aaron, Andrew, and a few others. Betty also has a flag for the flag ceremony that evening-I also hear she has a pretty awesome Clockwork Robot costume!

If you are planning on attending, be sure to take lots of pictures for the blog! :)

What's on this week....

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
12. The Last of the Timelords, part 2

Previous episodes:
12. The Sound of Drums, part 1
11. Utopia
10. Blink
9. the Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
5. Small Worlds

Previous episodes:
4. Cyberwoman
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One (CBBC)

Current episode:
3. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1

Previous episodes:
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

the usual:
SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

Here's a few links from the BBC!

Collected stories box set

The Sarah Jane Audios Elisabeth Sladen reads 2 new SJA stories, exclusively commissioned by BBC Audiobooks.

Another Classic series monster returns!! If you don't already know who it is, and don't want to be spoiled, click no further! ;)

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

Dirk Gently

For all you Douglas Adams fans out there-Dirk Gently's Holistic Dectective Agency started today on BBC Radio 4!! In fact, it's already available to listen to again! Check out the official website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/dirkgently/

Dirk Gently is a 6 part series that will run every Wednesday at 6:30pm (GMT). It will be available in their Listen Again section for one week after each new episode airs.

I haven't had a chance to listen to the first episode yet, but the preview sounds great!!! Hey, the voice of Professor Urban Chronotis sounds awfully familiar... ;)

October steering meeting and Relaxicon beta!

Hi everyone!!!

Our October steering meeting is this Thursday, October 4th, from 7-9pm at the Rusty Bucket in Arlington.

We will discussing details on our next couple meetings including what to watch. Also, we will talk about current projects including recruitment, WOSU letter campaign, Logo, and flyer design, and more. Hope to see you there!

Relaxicon Beta
Don't forget! This Saturday, October 6th, is Relaxicon Beta at Chris's house in Parma!

For more information about both events, directions, and contact info, please see the DWC Yahoo group. Thanks!!!

This week...

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
12. The Sound of Drums, part 1

Previous episodes:
11. Utopia
10. Blink
9. the Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
4. Cyberwoman

Previous episodes:
3. Ghost Machine
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One (CBBC)
If you missed the second part of the premiere episode, not to worry! The BBC is rerunning it during in SJA's usual time slot. :)

Current episode:
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2

Previous episodes:
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

the 8th Doctor on BBC7: October 1st-4th
Mon., October 1st: Horror of Glam Rock
Tue., October 2nd: Immortal Beloved
Wed., October 3rd: Phobos
Thurs., October 4th: No More Lies

Each episode is followed by a re-run of the 8 part series, Beyond the Vortex.

the usual:
SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

Sorry guys, no extra links this week-I'm currently in the process of moving, so I haven't had much time for surfing. Tomorrow's the big day! Wish me luck! ;)

SJA: Revenge of the Slitheen, parts 1&2 (no spoilers)

A review by Andrew:

Without giving it all away. I think it was an improvement upon the Invasion of the Bane. A decent story, I prefer the acting, and writing of this one. Nice to see another side of the Aliens, and they should make a good action figure out of the one. I prefer Clyde to Kelsey. Kelsey was an annoying twit, and Clyde seems a bit more intelligent, if otherwise much the same character. Episode 2 aired the same night on CBBC and so putting the two together made for a good complete story. There is another first episode "series setup" scene in the epilogue that you see in most first episodes laying the groundwork for the series direction, I prefer it's take on it to the one in Invasion of the Bane.

The trailer for episode 3 looks great, and I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks, Andrew!

If anyone else from DWC would like to submit their reviews for SJA (or Doctor Who and Torchwood), feel free to send them along! (My email can be found in the DWC Yahoo group).

Sarah Jane trailers

Well, as I type this I realize that by the time most of you read this, it will already have aired. LOL.

If you've had your doubts about the latest Doctor Who spinoff, check out these:
Trailer 1:


Trailer 2:


If these trailers are anything to go by, it looks like the Sarah Jane Adventures are going be awesome!

Yay, Sarah Jane! (Maria, Luke, and Clyde, too!) ;)

WhoNA in Indy!!

from Andrew:

Last week on Tuesday, some of us went to Indianapolis to visit
WhoNA.com 's warehouse.

Andrew, Jarrod, and Greg attended, and we finally left around 10:45am.
After 3 hours, it wasn't to hard to find, just a few blocks from the Indy airport, in a business park.

They don't have a store per se, but they have a backroom warehouse, and a front office.
The warehouse was 20ft by 30ft and had standard grocery store shelving, but on the top shelf, and extending all the way to the ceiling were cases upon cases of DW toys and figures. They had 2 whole aisles of figures, one for books, and another for CD's, DVD's and other stuff.
They also had a set of display cabinets where they showed off the whole line of DW stuff, and some rarities from their own collections. They also had a DW Pinball machine, which was set to freeplay, and did we ever!
Overall it was a great time, and we plan to go back again when the time is right.

Sounds like everyone had a blast-thank you for the report, Andrew!!

If you're on the Doctor Who Columbus group, be sure to check out the pics here! (Login required)

Who, Torchwood, and Sarah Jane...

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
11. Utopia

Previous episodes:
10. Blink
9. the Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
3. Ghost Machine

Previous episodes:
2. Day One
1. Everything Changes

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.K.
Mondays, 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC One
Series premiere September 24th!

Current episode:
1. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1

the 8th Doctor on BBC7: September 25th-28th
Tuesday-Wednesday: Chimes at Midnight
Thursday-Friday: Blood of the Daleks
They will also re-run the 8 part series, Beyond the Vortex, weekdays starting on September 27th.

the usual:
SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

More links from the BBC!
The Sarah Jane Adventures Official Website has not only been revamped, but is now open to non-U.K. visitors!!! Check out the story here and the website here

Ongoing Adventures Russell T. explains Sarah Jane's enduring appeal. (yay, Sarah Jane!)

Catherine Tate chats with Doctor Who Magazine

Destiny of the Daleks and Davros boxset set for November in the U.K.

SyFy Portal has a couple of interesting articles about Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures:
Don't give up on Torchwood

'The Sarah Jane Adventures' offers 'Who' tie-ins

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

The Ohio Type 40 Relaxicon Beta!!!

Hey everyone! Mark your calendars!!! Relaxicon Beta is Saturday October 6th-hosted by the Ohio-Type 40!!

The place: Chris's house in Parma Heights 1pm-midnight (or later!) (directions forthcoming-keep an eye on the DWC Yahoo group)

Pot Luck and Hot Dog Buffet
(Please let us know what you are bringing for the pot-luck)

Doctor Who Episode Viewings
(Bring Your Own Favorite Episodes – DVD or VHS)

Extermination Play Testing and Game Playing
(Bring Your Own Board Games)

T-Shirt Ordering Table
(Two Styles of the Ohio Type 40 Shirts)

Group Process Update Panel

Campfire Doctor Who Story Telling
(Bring Your Own Lawn or Folding Chair Tell Us Your Best Fan Related
Story)

Hope you all can make it!!

Next up: Andrew & Co.'s trip to the WHONA.com warehouse in Indianapolis!!

This week and Relaxicon Beta!!!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
10. Blink

Previous episodes:
9. the Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
2. Day One

Previous episodes:
1. Everything Changes

the 8th Doctor on BBC7: September 17th-21st
Monday-Tuesday: Sword of Orion
Wednesday-Thursday: Stones of Venice
Friday: Invaders from Mars (my favorite from this series)

the usual:
SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

This week from the BBC:
The Infinite Quest on dvd
Info on the U.K. release of Planet of Evil on dvd
Three more books for 2008.
Monster Hit The Weeping Angels beat out the Daleks in a recent poll for scariest Who monster!!!

RELAXICON BETA!!!
It's time!!!! After last month's successful "Relaxicon Alpha" at Andrew's, it's time for the second all-Ohio Who gathering!! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 6th. Beta is being hosted by Ohio-Type 40, and will be held at Chris's house in Parma Heights (a subburb of Cleveland, for those unfamiliar with the area) from 1pm to midnight. More details will be forthcoming.
Hope you all can make it!

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!!

DWC September meeting

Hi all!

Don't forget, this Saturday, September 15th, is our monthly club meeting. This month it will be at the Hong Kong Buffet, from 5:00-8:00pm. We will be eating out this time and sharing our favorite tv show, taking all about the up and coming episodes, spin-offs and news regarding our favorite timelord.

As always, please see the DWC Yahoo group for directions and contact info. Thanks!!!

News! Sarah Jane! and What's on!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
9. the Family of Blood, part 2

Previous episodes:
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Torchwoood, series 1 in the U.S.A.
Saturdays, 9:00pm, (EDT) on BBC America

Current episode:
1. Everything Changes


the usual:
SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes Since there was no new Who last week, the next new quiz won't be posted until after Family of Blood airs tonight.

Don't forget! Torchwood premieres here in the States tomorrow night!!

Speaking of premieres-the BBC has just announced when the Sarah Jane series will premiere!! Monday, September 24th 5:00pm (GMT) on BBC1!!! Yay, Sarah Jane!! :)
the Official BBC press release

Also, Sarah-Jane.tv weighs in, with predictions of airdates. Be sure to check out some of the earlier entries as well-they have a nice summary of an article about SJA from the latest issue of SFX.

Doctor Who Online has a BBC press release for Sarah Jane's first episode and more publicity shots

Looks like the Slitheen will be paying Sarah Jane a visit Those pesky Raxacoricofallapatorians!!!
(wow, there seems to be an explosion of new Sarah Jane news this week...I wonder why... ;) )

some older news:
I'm sure by now you've heard about Doctor Who's latest Hugo win. Girl in the Fireplace took the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. Congrats Steven Moffat! That's two Hugos for two of his Doctor Who stories. :) Awesome.

There will be a fifth series for Doctor Who!!! ...just not until 2010. However, there will be three Doctor Who specials throughout 2009 starring David Tennant. Yay! :)

Doctor Who on the Radio
Starting Monday, September 10th, BBC7 will begin airing Shada and Storm Warning, starring Paul McGann, in the 7th Dimension. (Monday-Friday at 6pm and Midnight (GMT)).

TAFN, happy Who watching!!

DWC September steering meeting

Hey everyone! Don't forget our monthly steering meeting is tomorrow, September 6th!
7-9 pm at Camille's on Lane Avenue. See you then!!

Lesson 1: Classic series breakdown

Hey everyone-no new Who this week on SciFi due to the Labor Day movie marathon weekend (and the Stargate SG:1 viewers choice marathon) So with school getting under way in various parts, I thought we could enjoy a bit of a refresher course on Classic Who:



There will be a quiz after... ;) LOL

Enjoy!!!

Meeting of the Timelords, the lowdown

Hey everyone! First, my apologies for the delay in getting this up. I had the pictures uploaded about a week ago, and I just won't get into writing any excuses for not typing this up earlier. ;)

Second, I'd like to give a big Thank You! to John T. of Ohio Type 40 for sending me the pics and allowing me to use his summary of the day in this post. :)

Click on thumbnails for slightly bigger pics
August 18th, 2007
from John:

Daleks guarding the entrance

"Chris and I had the pleasure of attending The Doctor Who Columbus
event "Meeting of the Timelords". What a great time. We got a chance
to meet members from 3 other Doctor Who groups, and feel that we have
put in our part to strengthen the bond between 4 Ohio based Doctor
Who groups.


"We had lunch shortly after we arrived, which was a pretty simple pot-
luck style. Jarrod was manning the grill flipping burgers and cooking
the hot dogs. This was the time where we really got a chance to meet
other fans. I've learned in the past that Doctor Who and food go
together very well.


"After lunch, the entire group (I'm guessing
around 30 or so) sat down, and went over a number of key points.
Topics discussed ranged from membership recruitment, convention
rideshares, and the effort needed to bring Doctor Who back to other
PBS stations.

"Many other topics were discussed, and a lot of great feedback came
from all groups in attendance."

Sounds like everyone had a fantastic time!!! As I said earlier, I'm really sorry I couldn't make it-hopefully I'll be able to make the next big event!

If anyone else would like to share their pictures and stories here at the Idiot's Lantern, please feel free to drop me a line!!!
Thanks!!!

Outpost Gallifrey coming to an end

Perhaps some of us saw it coming, perhaps some of us didn't. Whatever the case may be, it looks like Outpost Gallifrey will be coming to an end as we know it very soon.

Some of you may recall Shaun Lyon (editor of Outpost Gallifrey) tried to end the site last year, but due to popular demand, and volunteer editors, he decided to keep it up and running. However, he no longer has the time and energy to run the site.

Rather than coming to a complete end, the four aspects of the site will branch out into new sites to be run by the folks who are helping Shaun run Outpost now:

DoctorWhoNews.com will be the new news site-Outpost's most popular feature.

The current Outpost Gallifrey forum will become doctorwhoforum.com

gallifreyone.com will remain as the primary location for the Gallifrey One conventions.

And last, but certainly not least, the Webguide to Doctor Who will be relocated to doctorwhowebguide.com.

Once these sites become live, I will update the links on our sidebar.

You can read more about the site ending in detail on OG's main page, www.gallifreyone.com.

More on the Scarifyers

Since I am sure I did them an injustice in my description from my last post, I wanted to share with you what was said about the Scarifyers in my BBC7 newsletter:

From BBC7:
"Scarifyers is a new series to BBC 7, and this is its first transmission on radio. To whet your appetite., I can do no better than to include this message from the writer of the series, Simon Barnard, who initially approached me with the project:

"The idea was to combine the Doctor Who 'UNIT' stories from the '70s with Quatermass, but make it faster, funnier and more accessible for a modern audience. The first Scarifyers story tells the tale of how Lionheart and Dunning first meet, and eventually form top-secret government dept MI-13. - It stars Nicholas Courtney ( Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who.) The entire play was written for Nicholas, so it was very lucky he liked the script! He plays septugenarian crime-fighter Inspector Lionheart, a Bulldog Drummond-style fists-do-the-talking hero. Terry Molloy (The Archers) provides support as Professor Dunning. Dunning takes his name from the central character in M.R. James 'Casting the Runes,' and Dunning is kind of based upon James.
The play opens with him reading his students a ghost story at Christmas, for example. The difference is that Prof. Dunning is actually the world's worst horror author.. -Scarifyers is set in the 1930s because that was such a rich period for supernatural goings-on. The inter-war period was rife with spiritualism. Satanist Aleister Crowley was making headlines, Harry Price (the 'Ghost Detective') was conducting experiments into the supernatural and people actually believed this stuff. If you're going to write a supernatural series, then the 1930s is when to set it.""

additional note from me: of course, we all know Terry Molloy as Davros from the later Dalek stories.

Check them out! I listened to their Christmas special, the Yule Lads and quite enjoyed it. I can't wait to listen to the Nazad Conspiracy! :)

2 more days to vote!! What's on, and other goodies...

I hear the big Ohio Doctor Who gathering was a huge success-congrats, guys!!! I'm sorry I couldn't make this one-hopefully I'll be able to make the next one!! Special thanks to John from Ohio Type 40 for sending me pictures! :) I'll post them here sometime this weekend.

If anyone else has any pictures/stories from last Saturday's party that they would like to share on this blog, feel free to send them along. :)

Now, on to what's on this week:
Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
8. Human Nature

Previous episodes:
7. 42
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

the usual:

Only 2 days left to vote!!!! Remember, only one vote per day per IP address, so head on over both Friday and Saturday and GO VOTE WHO!!! :)

SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes How's everyone doing so far? :-)

Who's in a Flap? The BBC has released some more publicity shots for series 4/season 30. [spoilers for those who haven't seen the end of series 3/season 29.]

Coming up in spinoffs:
The first season of Torchwood is coming to BBC America Saturday, September 8th. Check out BBCA's Torchwood site.

Sarah-Jane.tv has a nice summary of the Sarah Jane Adventures article from the latest issue of DWM. Although no exact date has been giving yet, the show should debut sometime in late September on CBBC.

British SciFi on the radio:
Coming to BBC7 this Saturday in the 7th Dimension: former Who actors Nicholas Courtney and Terry Malloy star in the Scarifyers, a secret government department set up in 1936 to investigate the unexplainable. :) The first part of their first adventure, the Nazad Conspiracy, airs this Saturday on BBC7 at 6pm and midnight (GMT). If you miss it live, it will be available in their Listen Again schedule for one week after it airs. Also, don't forget to check out their MySpace page.

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Party...TOMORROW!!

Hey everyone!!! The 18th is almost here!!!! The Meeting of the Timelords takes place tomorrow at Andrew's, starting at noon!!!! The all-day event cookout and party will include invites to the other Ohio Who clubs. We will be showing rare and uncommon Doctor Who videos including Curse of the Fatal Death, Dead Ringers, Molyneux Mix, Attack of the Graske, and many more. We will have group games including quizzes, charades, remote controlled Dalek races, board games, and family friendly games as well.

Don't forget to take pictures!! I'd love to post some of your pictures and stories of the gathering here on this blog. :)

Saturday, noon, Andrew's...

This week...and don't forget to vote!!!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
7. 42

Previous episodes:
6. the Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

the usual:

Just a little over a week left for the 2007 SyFy Portal Genre Awards! Voting ends August 25th (next Saturday!) Only one vote per day per IP address, so head over there every day, and GO VOTE WHO!!! :)

SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

Unitnews has a synopsis of the DWM Issue 368 and Doctor Who Adventures Issue 36

Speaking of the DWA, it seems to be very popular, indeed! DWA celebrates industry's biggest year-on-year growth

Also from Unitnews: BBC announces more Torchwood casting

Outpost Gallifrey has the cover for the upcoming U.K. release of the Time Warrior on dvd. According to OG, this is the first time the story has been available unedited. I hope there's a Region 1 release soon! I'd love to see this story unedited. (It's one of my top 10 faves) :)

And finally, from the BBC: Companion piece: Russell T. Davies talks about the companions for the 2008 Christmas special and series 4.

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

DWC Meeting of the Timelords setup (the pre-party party)

Hey everyone!!!! August 18th is almost here!!!! Hope you all are ready!!! ;)

This is just a quick reminder that the set up party is tomorrow, (August 17th) starting at 6:00pm at Andrew's. They need help setting up, so if you can make it, please stop by anytime to lend a helping hand! :)

Thanks!

More party ideas

Hey there-I hope everyone is managing to stay cool! The 18th is almost here!!!

Mreen brought up an interesting idea, and I must apologize to her for not mentioning it in the blog earlier. (I'm sorry, Mreen!) She suggested having a swap table for trading and buying Doctor Who DVDs, CDs, and perhaps other Doctor Who related items as well. I think it's a great idea-what better way to find that one-of a kind, hard to find item that you've been looking for everywhere, then from a fellow fan who might just happened to have one? ;)

Interested? Let us know!!! :)

4 days!!!!!

Meeting of the Ohio Timelords! Update #3

Hey guys!!! The big all-Ohio Who bash is THIS SATURDAY!!!!

Here's a third update from Andrew!!!:

Is everyone excited?!!?

You should be!

We're going to have a great time at the August Cookout Party and
Meeting of the Timelords.

Right now the Weather channel is predicting 85° and partly cloudy, so
it should be nicer than it has been this week, (knock on wood)

We're still looking for some help in food, so if you're able to help
please do. Or if you can think of something else to bring, like DALEK
shaped cookies? then please let us know.
Right now we'd like to have some of the following:
Potato Chips/ Tortilla Chips
Brownies
Cookies
Crackers
Veggie Tray
Potato Salad
Fresh Salad (Lettuce etc..)
Pop Cans- Regular (coke/pepsi etc.)
Pop Cans- Other (mt. dew/sprite etc.)
Bottled Water

Please forward us your drink preferences on pop, and we'll make sure to
let the volunteers know.

Also, if you have any games, card, board, lawn, or otherwise please
help us out.
After looking around the neighborhood I found out I moved across the
street from a hidden park and unknown beach volleyball court too! If
you're interested we can play volleyball.

If you are bringing children, give us their ages and genders so we can
have appropriate activities and prizes =-)

We're also still looking for more folding or lawn chairs for the
backyard, and folding tables, please contact Jarrod if you have one and want to have him help bring it over this week.

Remember, if you are able, please come by on Friday evening to help
with the set-up. This event can be all the better if we all pitch in
and help each other. :)
Also, if you are planning on bringing anything non-perishible, and are
going to be helping set-up on Friday evening, bring it along then, so
we'll be ready for the big day.
The set-up will be on Friday August 17th starting at 6pm and ending
when we're all done!

The main event starts on Saturday August 18th at Noon, and will
continue as long as we like! :)

Directions to the event, plus contact numbers/email for Andrew, Jarrod and the DWC should be posted in your local area Doctor Who Yahoo group, so be sure to check back there for more information!!! Thanks!!!

Who's on first...

Okay, okay-sorry, REALLY bad pun, but I couldn't help myself. (need to quit watching baseball) This is just a reminder for those who didn't know-SciFi has changed their schedule a bit, and Doctor Who is on first in primetime-at 8pm instead of it's usual 9pm to make way for Flash Gordon. I think this is going to be a permanent change (at least for now.) ;)

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 8:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
6. the Lazarus Experiment

Previous episodes:
5. Evolution of the Daleks
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

the usual:
Don't forget! The 2007 SyFy Portal Genre Awards are now and full swing-from July 25th-August 25th, you can go vote on your favorites. Only one vote per day per IP address, so head over there every day, and GO VOTE WHO!!! :)

SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

Also, I have a few links from the BBC this week (everyone else seems to be reporting on rumors, so I'll leave those alone for now)

Series Three Concept Artwork Gallery I always enjoy looking at concept art. :) The images also have notes from the artists.

Coming soon:
Doctor Who at the BBC: the Tenth Doctor Elisabeth Sladen narrates (yay, Sarah Jane!) ;) Due out September 3rd, 2007.

New Ten/Martha novels coming this December!

Classic Third Doctor novels Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters and Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon get audio treatment

David thanks his fans

And last, but not least: Press release for series 4!!! Warning: spoilers if you haven't seen the end of series 3 yet. ;)

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Party Update #2

Hey everyone!!! I've got another update from Andrew for you! :)

More on Games:
We should also have a horseshoe set, and a bean bag toss set, and we're
looking into Doctor Who Scrabble, and possibly some crafts too.
For the kids, we trying to put together some Doctor Who coloring book
pages as well.

More on Cookout:
The cookout will be starting around Noon, and we will make more
throughout the day.
We are looking for potluck donations to make it great for everyone.
Please sign up to bring food and drinks via our group poll, or email me
back if you have another choice. What we're still looking for is:
Potato Chips/ Tortilla Chips
Brownies
Cookies
Crackers
Veggie Tray
Potato Salad
Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns
Cheese Slices
Fresh Salad (Lettuce etc..)
Pop Cans- Regular (coke/pepsi etc.)
Pop Cans- Diet (coke/pepsi etc.)
Pop Cans- Other (mt. dew/sprite etc.)
Bottled Water

We are also happy to welcome members of the Central Ohio Timelords, so
that brings us up to 4 Ohio clubs participating!
We're planning on having a brief get-together sometime that afternoon
for all the clubs to talk about cross-club planning, like pledge
drives, convention ride-shares, and room-shares, multi-club events
(like this one!), and any other issues to help each other grow.

We are also planning a pre-party setup and decorating meet, on Friday
evening August 17th, feel free to come by and help out. We have 2
gazebos, tables and chairs to set up. We have lights and streamers to
hang, and games to set up, so please try and make it if you can.

Don't forget to mark your calendars!! August 18th!! :)

Ohio Doctor Who Party

If you haven't already, mark your calendars!!! The big all-Ohio Doctor Who Clubs party will be Saturday, August 18th at Andrew's, starting at noon. :)


From Andrew:
More on Games:

We're well on board with plenty of games at our disposal:
We have Computer Games including: Dalek Attack, from 1992; Mines of
Terror, from 1985; as well as the online Dalek games released at the
BBC website from the new series.

We have board games including Battle for the Universe from the 90's
and the new series Interactive Electronic Board Game.
We also have Attack of the Graske, 2005's Christmas special
interactive TV game, which will be a great group game. We should also
be having a couple quizzes, and one for the kids, if we have enough
players, both will win prizes, and we have some good ones lined up.
We are also trying to set up a race course for some Radio Controlled
Dalek races.

More on Videos:

We have lined up some fun stuff including The Infinite Quest, the new
animated adventure starring David Tennant as the Doctor, it's great
for kids and adults. Also Curse of the Fatal Death, a great Dr Who
spoof written by new series writer Steven Moffat. We will have 3
seasons worth of Dead Ringers sci-fi skits, and some of the funniest
sketches from the Dr Who DVD's, and elsewhere.
Also, the Molyneux Mix, which includes several music clips videos and
funny clips put together 10 years before Youtube made it popular!

Of course we will be having the cookout too, and are looking for
potluck donations to make it great for everyone. Details on our needs
will be posted later in a group poll.
We are also planning a pre-party setup and decorating meet, on Friday
evening August 17th, feel free to come by and help out.


Sounds like it's going to be a fantastic party!! :) Hope you all can make it! Keep an eye on the blog for more updates, and the DWC Yahoo Group (and your local DW Yahoo Group)for polls, directions, and contact info.

Thanks!!!

what's on and club news

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 9:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
5. Evolution of the Daleks

Previous episodes:
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride


Don't forget! The 2007 SyFy Portal Genre Awards are now and full swing-from July 25th-August 25th, you can go vote on your favorites. Only one vote per day per IP address, so head over there every day, and GO VOTE WHO!!! :)

SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes

Coming up this weekend-I will be posting an update on the Ohio Doctor Who Clubs Party, hosted by our very own Andrew here in Columbus. :) Mark your calendars!! August 18th, at noon!!!

TAFN, happy Who watching!

DWC August Steering Meeting

Hey everyone!!!

Don't forget! This Thursday, August 2nd, is our monthly steering meeting! This month it will be held at Tommy's Pizza from 7-9pm.

We need help with our Big Party in August. Are you interested? Come to this event and help us plan out this event, and while you're at it share a laugh and a pizza too!

As always, please check the DWC Yahoo groups for directions and contact info.

Thanks!

go vote Who!!!!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 9:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
4. Daleks in Manhattan

Previous episodes:
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Sorry guys, no extra news links this week. Blame the weather. ;)

However, I do have a few interactive links for you!

First of all, I must apologize for this link-I didn't realize this was going on until this morning.
Vote for your favorite Series 3 moment!! Unfortunately the polls end at Midnight, GMT. So, you have until 5pm EDT (thanks to daylight savings) to go vote in the poll.

However, the 2007 SyFy Portal Genre Awards are now and full swing-from July 25th-August 25th, you can go vote on your favorites. Only one vote per day per IP address, so head over there every day, and GO VOTE WHO!!! :)

And don't forget, SciFi's Weekly Doctor Who quizzes How's everybody doing?

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Summertime Who watching...and links!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 9:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
3. Gridlock

Previous episodes:
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.

The third series has ended it's run on BBC One-but will return for the 2007 Christmas Special, Voyage of the Damned, in December.

Don't forget to check out SciFi's Doctor Who quizzes-a new quiz each week after the current episode airs. Last week's quiz was about the Doctor. :)

Here's a few links for you to enjoy:

from the SciFi Wire:
Torchwood secrets to be releaved (spoilers for Torchwood's second series and the end of series 3 of Doctor Who)

Who writer addresses rumors (spoilers for the end of series 3)

Not Who related, but rather, British-scifi related:
Ashes Flashes Back to '80s It's about Ashes to Ashes, the spinoff to Life on Mars. Since I've only managed to see a couple of episodes of Life on Mars so far, I'm not sure how spoilery this link will be to people.

from the SyFy Portal:
Doctor Who, Torchwood not enough for Wales Still not enough Welsh representation in the BBC lineup.

from Outpost Gallifrey:
Rare pictures resurface from classic Who!!!

Other spin-off news:
According to Sarah-Jane.tv, SJA has wrapped up it's filming, and will probably air sometime this autumn. Also indicating an autumn start, a BBC press release talks about a rebranded CBBC channel, with the Sarah Jane Adventures being listed as one of it's new shows for the fall. (Yay, Sarah Jane!) ;)

Torchwood's first season will begin airing here in the US on BBC America on September 8th at 9pm ET.

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

DWC July club meeting

Hi everyone!

Don't forget-this Saturday July 21st is our next club meeting starting at 5 pm at Carrie's house. Carrie said she'd be posting directions and contact info to the group soon, so keep an eye out for them in the DWC Yahoo group!

Thanks!!!

what's on tv, the radio-and some pretty cool links!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.S.A.
Fridays, 9:00pm (EDT) on the SciFi Channel

Current episode:
2. The Shakespeare Code

Previous episodes:
1. Smith and Jones
The Runaway Bride

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Current episode:
The third series has ended it's run on BBC One-but will return for the 2007 Christmas Special, Voyage of the Damned, in December.

Previous epiosdes:
13. The Last of the Timelords
12. The Sound of Drums
11. Utopia
10. Blink
9. The Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Doctor Who on the radio:
Moths Ate My Dr Who Scarf
from BBC 7:
This BBC 7 new commission by Toby Hadoke is a fantastic autobiographical piece, with universal appeal. It's told along the timeline of Doctor Who history, using smart comedic observations and excerpts from his teenage diaries. These include how he coped with being bullied, why he never got the girl, and later how being such a fan helped to actually get the girl, and end up with two children that are now the envy of every kid in the playground, all thanks to a geeky obsession. This is a two-part non audience version of Toby's successful 2006 Edinburgh show.
Friday at 5.30pm and 6am
Be sure to check it out in their Listen again section. The program will be available for one week after it airs.

Check out the weekly Doctor Who quizzes at Scifi.com!!
I took the first quiz, and got a perfect score. My rank is TimeLord. LOL.
A new quiz every week after each new episode!!!

Doctor Who at the SyFy Genre Awards Although this particular article focuses on Battlestar Galactica's nominations, I think it's worth the mention that Doctor Who is quite well represented too!! (see the end of the article for the complete list of nominations).

Also from the SyFy Portal: I was watching their little news alert ticker and this interesting tidbit caught my eye: the third series (season 29) episode, Gridlock is the 727th television episode of the Who Universe-this is one up from the Star Trek Universe, at 726. Woo!

from Outpost Gallifrey
Peter Tuddenham, has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness.
Peter's vocal talents could be heard in the Classic Who stories, the Ark in Space, the Masque of Mandragora and Time and the Rani.

Also included in this particular link-more information about the Jetix K-9 Adventures series and first glimpses of the Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned (so you may not want to scroll down too far, just in case their are spoilers. ;) )

Speaking of spoilers, I feel this last batch of links from the BBC could be considered major spoilers for the casting of the 2007 Christmas Special, series 4, and series 2 of Torchwood-you've been warned!!! ;)

Christmas 2007
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/11/47099.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/03/46771.shtml
Series 4(season 30!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/04/46831.shtml
Torchwood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/02/46692.shtml

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

July Steering Meeting

Hi everyone! I'm back from vacation! Just a reminder that Thursday July 12th at 7:00pm is our monthly steering meeting. This time it will be held at the Rusty Bucket in Arlington. As always, please see the DWC Yahoo group for directions and contact info. :)

Also, if you haven't already noticed, SciFi finally updated it's Doctor Who website to include the third series. Be sure to check it out at http://www.scifi.com/doctorwho.

Thanks! :)

What's on

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
13. The Last of the Timelords

Previous epiosdes:
12. The Sound of Drums
11. Utopia
10. Blink
9. The Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Hey guys, sorry-no links again this week- I'm currently on vacation, and didn't have much time to surf around. But, hey-how about those last two episodes? Wow! :)

Also, don't forget-series 3(season 29) may be ending in the UK this week, but next Friday it begins again in the US on SciFi!!! Starting with a series 2 marathon during the day, and the US premiere of the Runaway Bride and Smith and Jones starting 8pm.

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Who this week...

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
12. The Sound of Drums

Previous epiosdes:
11. Utopia
10. Blink
9. The Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Just a few links from the BBC this week:
Doctor Who video clips on the move Because the new series video clips have been so popular, it's been putting a strain on the BBC servers, so they've had to move some of the clips (the broadband ones) to a different server. Classic clips and low res clips still have the same home, though.

New DWM Warning: It's a bit of a spoiler for those who haven't seen Utopia and beyond.

Info for the 2008 storybook and the winner of the Big Finish short story competition

TAFN, happy Who watching!

DWC June cookout!! (meeting!) ;)

Hey everyone!!!

Don't forget this Saturday, June 23rd, is the cookout at John's!!! He will be providing hotdogs, hamburgers, and the fixin's. If you can bring some sort of veggie, snack, side dish, dessert, or beverage, let him know. :)

As always, please see the DWC Yahoo group for directions, contact and more info in general.

Thanks!!!

Captain Jack's back!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
11. Utopia

Previous epiosdes:
10. Blink
9. The Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Sorry guys, no links this week. :(
Don't forget-series 3 comes to SciFi starting July 6th-with an all day marathon of series 2 episodes, then the premiere of the Runaway Bride at 8, and Smith and Jones at 9:30. Yay!

Blink (NO spoilers)

Oh, wow! That was awesome! I love Steve Moffat-his episodes haven't disappointed me yet-and I'm really excited that he's going to pen another two-parter for the next series!!!

First, let me start off by saying I'm a big fan of watching movies that scare the crap out of me-not the blood and gore types, but the more suspenseful ones that keep you on the edge of your seat.

This episode was perfect for that.

It started off slow and creepy, with a few lighthearted moments thrown in here or there. Then the suspense just kept building until at one point I actually screamed and dove under the throw pillows on the couch- like I was 4 years old again watching something from the Hinchcliffe and Holmes era. (Man, that was good stuff.)

This episode even creeped my friend Jerm out-and it takes alot to creep him out. A LOT.

Bravo, Mr. Moffat, bravo!!!
DON'T BLINK!!

Marcon ConCom meeting

There's a Marcon ConCom meeting this Sunday, June 10th, from 1-5pm at the Convention center. If you helped out at Marcon this year, feel free to attend their next meeting and be a part of the Marcon decision processs!

For more details, check out the DWC Yahoo group, or the Marcon website.

Thanks! :)

Holy links, Batman! (and what's on) ;)

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7:10pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
10. Blink

Previous epiosdes:
9. The Family of Blood, part 2
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Series four writers revealed! Besides Russel T., Steven Moffat will be the only other writer to have contributed to all four seasons of the new series. He'll be doing another two-parter-yay!

If you haven't already discovered it online, you should check out the Human Nature e-book. The BBC has made a downloadable version, plus there is a new article by Paul Cornell-explaining how he adapted the novel into the televised version.

Unitnews has a synopsis for the latest issues of Doctor Who Magazine (
issue #383) and Doctor Who Adventures (issue #31).

New audio books! Read by the Joneses! ;)

Cute little story from the boy who won the Blue Peter competition on the set of Utopia.

from Outpost Gallifrey:
BBC Radio Wales is doing another run of the program Doctor Who Back in Time, starting this Saturday, June 9th. The program airs at 1pm, and will be available in their Listen again schedule for 7 days afterwards.

Congrats to Freema Agyeman! She's won Glamour's award for best newcomer!

Final ratings for Human Nature and overnight ratings for Family of Blood. Hey, Family of Blood got an AI rating of 86. Cool. :)

And finally, just for fun: the other astrology of the Doctors.
Someone over on LiveJournal did a post listing the different Doctor actor's Chinese astrological signs. This was in response to another post that listed the actor's astrological signs.

TAFN, happy Who watching!!

DWC June steering meeting

Hi everyone!!! Don't forget, tomorrow, June 7th, is our monthly steering meeting, at 7pm. This month's steering meeting has been moved to Old Bag of Nails in Upper Arlington.

We will be discussing the results and fun that we had at Marcon, and planning for upcoming events. Dates and times for the remainder of the year will be selected, as well as locations for the next few meetings. We will also be discussing Advertising and Publicity, and new ideas for increasing membership.
Bring your thinking caps, and an empty stomach! :)

As always, please see the DWC Yahoo group for directions and contact info. Thanks!!

Marcon, part 2

Panels are always fun for me. Unfortunately I missed the Torchwood panel, but I did make it to the two Doctor Who panels. I always find the panels informative, and you have to give the panelists credit for trying to keep it as spoiler-free as possible(sometimes you just can't control what the audience says). It's a great place to ask questions, and to discuss and debate different aspects of our favorite show! Also, it's nice to be able to talk to people whose eyes won't glaze over after you've been talking about Doctor Who for only 10 minutes. ;)
(sorry about the fuzzy pic-I was laughing when I took this-thanks to the Dalek impersenation-which was very good, btw. I think we gave Kevin Sorbo, who was in the next room, a run for his money. LOL)

Saturday we had an all-Who club meeting. There's been talk about a unity of Ohio Doctor Who clubs-we'd still have our own clubs (DWC, Friends of a Timelord, and Ohio-Type 40). But we would all work together to organize big projects, help each other out with building up memberships, working on pledge drives, etc. It'll be interesting to see where all of this leads... :)

All in all, I had an absolutely fantastic time, and I hope more of you can make it next year! I love putting names to faces. :)

And finally, I'll leave you with the sign from our video room:


Don't forget DWC has a steering meeting next Friday, June 7th, and a monthly club meeting Saturday, June 23rd!

what's on this week

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
9. The Family of Blood, part 2

Previous epiosdes:
8. Human Nature, part 1
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks, part 2
4. Daleks in Manhattan, part 1
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Sorry, no links again this week. Blame the Cavs. ;) LOL, just kidding. Seriously, though-I'm currently working on the second part of my Marcon report, so stay tuned!! :)

Marcon 42, part 1

First of all, let me begin by saying, I had a fantastic time!!!


I wasn't there long before I ran into some fellow Whovians! Finding one person with a sonic screwdriver is cool...but 4? That's a picture waiting to happen. LOL.


Ahh, where to begin? Well, first let me say that I think the video room was a huge success! Jarrod and Andrew did an awesome job putting it all together.
(<---Jarrod and Andrew, hard at work)
I'm glad I had the chance to be a part of it.

I liked the variety of programs in the video room-some I had heard of, but hadn't seen many episodes. Others I had never heard of at all, but now I want to check out more! (thanks, guys. :p LOL ;) )

Other members enjoying the show
I loved hanging out with everyone in the video room-it's always fun to realize that you aren't the only one in the room quoting Doctor Who word for word. ;) And what could be better than cramming 56 people in the room at 1:15am Sunday morning for a showing of Human Nature? :-D Fantastic!

TAFN, stay tuned for part 2!

This week and Marcon

Gah, stupid Blogger-I wasn't ready to post yet!!!! >:-(

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
8. Human Nature

Previous epiosdes:
7. 42
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Sorry, no links this week-I've been busy at work and at home, so I didn't have much time to do any "Who surfing" this week.

Marcon is this weekend!!! I hope to see you guys there!! :) I'll be in the video room late Friday night/early Saturday morning-so feel free to stop by and say hi!!

what's on and what's coming to dvd!

Series 3/Season 29 in the U.K.
Saturdays, 7pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
7. 42

Previous epiosdes:
6. The Lazarus Experiment
5. Evolution of the Daleks
4. Daleks in Manhattan
3. Gridlock
2. The Shakespeare Code
1. Smith and Jones

Cool-episode 42 has a prologue.

Coming to Region 1 dvd on August 14th: Robot (yay!) and Survival. Check out the details and cover art. The UK versions of these stories are going to be released at the end of this month. A little over 2 months-that's not too bad.

Speaking of UK dvds-two new titles have been announced for region 2: The Time Warrior will be released on September 3rd, and the Key to Time box set will follow on September 23rd. Although we already have the Key to Time box set, the Time Warrior is new to us (and about time, too!) Hopefully it'll follow the same pattern as the others and will cross over to this side of the pond later this fall. :) [BBC link]

A couple more links:
Jack's back!

Book bonanza Three new books involving the Doctor and Martha!

And finally...
Have you heard the rumor? There have been talks about a new Doctor Who movie starring Paul McGann as the Doctor. If the rumor becomes fact, the movie would be separate from the current BBC series. Hmm...although I wasn't a big fan of the 1996 movie, I have really enjoyed McGann's Big Finish audios. If it does happen, I'll certainly give it a go. ;) [SyFy Portal link]

TAFN, happy Who watching!!!

DWC May meeting

Don't forget!! DWC May meeting this Saturday (May 12th) at Jarrod's campus house. We will be working on finalizing plans for the Marcon work schedule. Please see the files section in the DWC Yahoo group for directions.

Also, if anyone is interested in the final video list, Andrew has posted the it in the files section as well. :)

Thanks!!