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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

May steering meeting

Hiya folks!

Don't forget this Thursday, May 1st is our monthly steering meeting. We will be at Tommy's on Lane from 7:00-10:00pm.

We will be working on final plans for Marcon, including Video Room schedules and final stuff for the Jeopardy game. We will also be working on advertisments, publicity, flyer drops, and planning our calendar for the upcoming months.

As always, everyone who is interested in contributing to the group is invited to attend.

Hope to see you there!!!

Saturday, April 26, 2008

calling all reviewers!

Okay, now that Doctor Who is in full swing here in the States, I was wondering if anyone in DWC would be interesting in writing up short reviews for the episodes for the blog. I am planning on posting my own reviews here, but I'm sure people will get tired of just reading about my own opinions. LOL. ;)

Just a few rules-please, keep them clean! Also-please give spoiler warnings-some folks just don't have a chance to watch the episode right away. I've found myself in that situation many times! ;)

Since the U.S. is only 3 weeks behind the U.K., I will be posting reviews for the episodes after they air on SciFi. If you're interested, send me an email(my email can be found in the DWC Yahoo list-I'll be posting about this there as well) or leave me a note in the comments.

Thanks!

Friday, April 25, 2008

Welcome and what's on this weekend

First of all, Welcome to our newest member, Victoria!

Next: what's on this weekend-
The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 8:00, 8:30pm (EDT) on SciFi

Current episode(s):
3. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 2
4. Eye of the Gorgon, part 1

Previous
2. Revenge of the Slitheen, part 1
1. Invasion of the Bane

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 9:00pm (EST) on SciFi

Current episode:
2. Partners in Crime

Previous:
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 6:20pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
4. The Sontaran Stratagem

Previous:
3. Planet of the Ood
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

Torchwood, series 2 in the U.S.A.:
Torchwood has ended it's current series on BBC America.

Previous 3:
13. Exit Wounds
12. Fragments
11. Adrift


Don't forget the BBC7 episode commentaries on Sunday!!!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Next Jeopardy meeting!

Hey everyone! We will be having another Doctor Who Jeopardy meeting this Thursday, April 24th, at Tommy's Pizza on Lane from 7:00pm-9:00pm. We will be finalizing our scoring and questions for the New and Classic Jeopardy games. We're already finished with one-just one more to go!!!

Yay! See you Thursday!

Friday, April 18, 2008

Weekend Television Roundup

Series 4 premieres on SciFi tonight!!!

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.S.A.:
Premiere's tonight, 8:30pm (EDT) on SciFi

Current episode:
1. Voyage of the Damned

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 6:20pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
3. Planet of the Ood

Previous
2.The Fires of Pompeii
1.Partners in Crime

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.S.A.:
Fridays, 8:oopm (EDT) on SciFi

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

Previous
1. Invasion of the Bane

Torchwood, series 2 in the U.S.A.:
Saturdays, 9:00pm (EST) on BBC America

Current episode
13. Exit Wounds

Previous 3:
12. Fragments
11. Adrift
10. From Out of the Rain

Don't forget the BBC7 episode commentaries on Sunday!!!

Happy Who watching!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Welcome and meeting this Thursday!

First of all, this is the Idiot's Lantern's 200th post! Yay, us!

Next, welcome, Gene, to Doctor Who Columbus!

And last, (but certainly not least!!) We will be having another steering meeting, this Thursday, April 17th, starting at 7:00pm at Tommy's on Lane Ave. The main purpose of this meeting will be to work on the Doctor Jeopardy Game for Marcon. Hope to see you there!!!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Who, Sarah, Torchwood, Commentaries,

Don't forget our monthly club meeting this Saturday starting at 5!!

Another weekend of exciting new episodes!

Doctor Who, series 4 (season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 6:45pm (GMT) on BBC One

Current episode:
2. The Fires of Pompeii

Previous episode:
1. Partners in Crime

The Sarah Jane Adventures, series 1 in the U.S.A.:
Series premiere this Friday at 7:30pm (EST) on SciFi

Current episode:
1. Invasion of the Bane

Torchwood's second season has ended on BBC One in the UK. However, here in the US, we still have two episodes left.

Torchwood, series 2 in the U.S.A.:
Saturdays, 9:00pm (EST) on BBC America

Current episode
12. Fragments

Previous 3:
11. Adrift
10. From Out of the Rain
9. Something Borrowed

Marathon alert!!! SciFi is having a Doctor Who marathon tomorrow (or rather today? What time is it anyway? ;) ) starting at 8:00am with New Earth and ending at 3pm with the Impossible Planet. Kind of convenient that this particular daily rotation should fall on the same day as the premiere of SJA, huh? ;)

Commentaries!!!
Commentaries for the series 4 Doctor Who episodes are Sundays on BBC 7. However, if you happen to miss one, they are also featured on the Doctor Who site-just check each episode page-you can subscribe to the podcast, or do a one-time download for each epiosde.

Also, by now I'm sure most of you have heard that the commentary track for the last episode of series 3 is different on the Region 1 dvds. Our set has commentary by the producers, whereas the UK set has the original commentary by David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, and John Barrowman. Currently, BBC America is making the original commentary available for download:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/123/commentary.jsp It's about a 47MB download. (Thanks Mreen, for the link!!!)

TAFN, happy Who watching!

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

April club meeting

Hiya, folks!
Don't forget, this Saturday, April 12th, is our monthly club meeting from 5:00-10:00pm. We will be meeting at the Hong Kong Buffet that we went to last year for a meal first, then we'll head on over to Andrew's for video watching. With the first episode of the 4th Season of Doctor Who brand new, we will show all the current episodes up to that point. We also will be discussing where we are with Marcon plans, including the Jeopardy game, British video room, and more.

The April Marcon Concom meeting is Sunday, April 13th, from 1-5pm at the Whetstone Public Library. Andrew and Jarrod wil be there to showcase our positions. Feel free to show up and contribute!!

Directions and contact info for Andrew's, the Hong Kong Buffet, and the Whetstone Library can be found in the files section of the DWC Yahoo list.

Hope to see you there!

Friday, April 04, 2008

Radio extras!

Is everyone ready for the season premiere of Doctor Who tomorrow on BBC One? I am!!
Since I haven't done it in ages:

Doctor Who, series 4( season 30) in the U.K.:
Saturdays, 6:20pm on BBC One

Current episode:
1. Partners in Crime

To be followed by Doctor Who: Confidential on BBC 3.

But that's not all!! If you love behind the scenes action, check out BBC 7! Starting this Sunday as a part of their 7th Dimension programming:

from my BBC 7 newsletter:
"On BBC 7, we're delighted that, on Sunday in the 7th Dimension, we will be able to bring you a tie-in programme, Doctor Who - the Commentaries, in which some of the cast and crew discuss the programme which was shown the day before.

You'll be able to hear David Tennant, Catherine Tate and producer Phil Collinson commenting on the programme.

I'm also very pleased to let you know that the The Commentaries will be available as a podcast."

It sounds like they will be doing this every week-yay!

The BBC 7 description:
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
New To BBC7
Brand new and exclusive to BBC7 is this guide to the latest long awaited television series of Doctor Who, currently showing on Saturdays on BBC1 . Some of the cast - including Catherine Tate and David Tennant - discuss tonight's first thrilling episode. There are some fascinating insights into the characters and the action, so it's well worth a listen.
Sunday at 6.30pm and 12.30am

If you miss it live, be sure to check out their listen again schedule:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/

Also, if you haven't visited in a while, be sure to check out the Official Doctor Who site -they've revamped the site, which currently focuses on series 4. Don't worry! You can still get to the first 3 seasons of the new series, plus the Classic Who site-you just have to click on the Archive button. Eventually it will all be integrated into the new site. Go on! Click the link! You know you want to. ;)

TAFN,
Happy Who watching!!!!

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

April steering meeting

Hey everyone!! Don't forget we're having our April steering meeting this Thursday, April 3rd, from 7-8pm. This month it will be at Andrew's house (contact number and directions can be found in the DWC Yahoo files section).

Bring your thinking caps!!! Among other things, we will be continuing to work on questions and answers for Marcon 43's Doctor Who Jeopardy. :)

If you're interesting in helping the club out, feel free to join us!!!