Conventions, Improv, and Awards

I realize not everyone is a member of the group on Facebook, but I thought I might share a few items of interest.

Chicago Tardis is next month!!  Steve Pompa is wondering if anyone is interested in carpooling. :)  Check out Chicago Tardis for more information about the convention (and check out the guest list!).  If you are interested in carpooling, check out Steve's thread on the Facebook page.

The Wayward Saints recently performed "Companion Search" at the Grandview Theatre before Doctor Who.  Did you enjoy their performance?  If you did and thought to yourself, 'that might be fun', you're in luck! The Wayward Saints are always looking for new recruits. If you, or someone you know-would like to join them, please send an email to DefensorDecimae[at]gmail[dot]com. :-)

In Who news- An Adventure in Time and Space has been nominated for the International Emmy for a TV movie/mini series!  Fantastic! :-D

The ceremony takes place on the 24th of November at the New York Hilton Hotel.

BBC America Doctor Who Takeover: Wednesday/Thursday

The countdown to the new season and Peter Capaldi's debut as the Doctor continues!

Wednesday starts with Voyage of the Damned at midnight, followed by The 10th Doctor Revisited at 1:30 am.   The 4th series marathon starts at 5 am and runs all day, with a brief break for BBC News.  At 8 pm there will be a marathon of the 10th Doctor's last specials:
8 pm: The Next Doctor
9:20 pm: Planet of the Dead
10:40 pm: The Waters of Mars

Thursday starts with The End of Time at midnight, with a repeat at 3 am.  After a brief break in the morning for news from the BBC, the takeover continues at 8am with the special Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS, followed by a series 5 marathon.  Thursday wraps up at 11pm with An Adventure in Space and Time.

If you have the tvtag app, be sure to check in to Doctor Who all week to unlock exclusive stickers!
 

Some series news:

Rumor has it that the new title credits have been inspired by a fan-made video!  Check out io9's:
This Fan-Made Opening is so Awesome Stephen Moffat Stole It

Is there any truth to this story?  I guess we will find out Saturday!

Curious about all the episode titles for the new series?  We've got them right here.

That's all for now, and remember-3 days to go!

August Monthly Meetup!

Hi everyone!   Don't forget our August monthly meet up will be this Tuesday, August 5th, from 7 to 9 pm at the Giant Eagle Market District at Kingsdale in Upper Arlington.

Steve and Isa will be there discussing all things Who, including plans for the season premiere on August 23rd at the Grandview Theatre! (Quick fundraising update-if you haven't heard already, Grandview reached (surpassed!) it's goal of $10,000 for the digital conversion!  Way to go, guys!)

Fathom Events will be showing Capaldi's premiere episode, Deep Breath, in theaters Monday, August 25th.
Ohio will have showings in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Cleveland Heights.  For a theater near you, check out the Fathom Events page.

In addition, Doctor Who will once again take over BBC America with a week full of specials!

I now leave you with the first full-length trailer of the new series!





Hope to see you Tuesday!

Post 400!!!

Welcome to our 400th post!  To celebrate, here are a few interesting items I came across on Facebook.

Rian Heist has started a kickstarter project  for Dalek Con 2014-Cincinnati's first Doctor Who convention! 

Andrew thinks we need a Doctor Who themed bar, like like they have in Portland.  I agree! :)

Also, filming for Series 8 of Doctor Who continues and some clips of Capaldi and Coleman filming an episode have surfaced. (spoilers!)  Series 8 will air sometime this fall.

Don't forget our monthly meetup is tomorrow and Marcon is this weekend!

THREE DAYS!

Three days!!!!!

Tenth Doctor Marathon is happening on BBC America right now! :)

Need baking ideas for your Doctor Who celebration on Saturday?  Check out what the New York staff of BBC America have created:

Doctor Who Baking Ideas!

Also, a second trailer for The Day of the Doctor has been released at doctorwhosavetheday.com !!!

Can't wait for Saturday?  BBC Radio 4 Extra is currently airing Classic Who audios!  Check out their Listen Again schedule: Doctor Who on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Remember, 3 days!!!! :)

#SaveTheDay

Lots of good stuff from BBCA's Anglophenia!

Wow! Be sure to check out the Anglophenia blog over at BBC America! So many cool things, it would be impossible for me to summarize for you!!

Anglophenia updates

Enjoy!!

#SaveTheDay

50th Anniversary-Tuesday updates!

Don't forget! Andrew will decorating the Grandview Theatre tonight in preparation for the 50th Extravaganza on Saturday! Be sure to stop by the Grandview Theatre starting around 7:30pm if you would like to help. :)

Hope everyone is enjoying the Ninth Doctor marathon on BBC America! Tomorrow's marathon will feature the Tenth Doctor.

The Day of the Doctor hasn't even aired yet, but details on the dvd release are already available! (DVD, Blu-Ray, and DVD/Blu-Ray combo!) Region 2 will be released on Monday, December 2nd, followed by Region 1 on Tuesday, December 3rd. Features include:
Night of the Doctor mini-episode
The Last Day, a second mini-episode
Behind the Lens and more!

Check out Doctorwhonews.net for more details!

Also, if you haven't seen it already, the DWAS (Doctor Who Appreciation Society) is having their own celebration complete with a special 50th anniversary edition of their magazine 'Celestial Toyroom' (available for purchase for non-members through their website) and many video gems on their YouTube channel!

See DWAS unveils plans for anniversary week.

Don't forget Chicago TARDIS starts next week!!! Anyone from DWC attending this year?

That's all for now! FOUR DAYS!!!! :-D #SaveTheDay

Special Announcement on BBCA this Sunday! *SPOILERS*

I'm sure you've all heard the news, but just in case you are trying to remain spoiler-free, click on the link below to see about a special program on BBC American this Sunday:

BBC America Special

Enjoy!

R.I.P. Caroline John (1940-2012)

The BBC announced this morning of the passing of Caroline John earlier this month, known to the Whouniverse as Liz Shaw, the Third Doctor's first companion. 

Caroline John, 1940-2012

I always liked Liz Shaw-she was always one of my top 5 favorite companions.  I was bummed when she was only in Who for one season, and was tickled to death with the character name drop in The Sarah Jane Adventures. In fact, after Katy Manning did her guest stint in The Death of the Doctor, I was secretly hoping that they would find a way to bring Liz Shaw's character into Sarah Jane's world.  All three of Pertwee's companions on SJA? That would've been awesome!

I think one of my favorite Liz Shaw moments would be in her first story, Spearhead from Space, when she looked at the Brigadier, cocked an eyebrow and said 'what? You investigate little green men?' (ok, I'm summing that up badly, but the look on her face was priceless!)

What was your favorite Liz Shaw moment?

Rest in peace, Caroline.

My Sarah Jane...a Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen

If you haven't seen it yet, here is CBBC's special tribute to Elisabeth Sladen. Warning-keep tissues handy.



(special thanks to all the folks who made this viewable for fans outside the U.K.)

RIP Elisabeth Sladen

I just heard the news a few hours ago-right now I am at a loss for words.

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/04/dwn190411204508-elisabeth-sladen-1948.html


I will probably be writing up a tribute of my own sometime within the next few days. Andrew is creating a video tribute which he is planning to show during the "Look Behind You!" party on Saturday.

Farwell, Sarah Jane.

First Steering Meeting of 2011

Happy New Year fellow Whovians!!! How did you like A Christmas Carol?

Just a quick reminder that our first steering meeting of the year will be tomorrow, January 6th from 7-9 pm at the Giant Eagle Market District at Kingsdale.


If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out the recently launched Classic Who YouTube Channel!

Also, it sounds like Craig Ferguson will be airing the special Doctor Who opening he couldn't air originally when Matt Smith was his guest a few weeks ago. Be sure to tune into Craig tomorrow night!

See you then!

December Steering Meeting!

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend! Don't forget our December steering meeting will be this Thursday, December 2nd from 7-9pm. It looks like we'll be back at the Giant Eagle Market District at Kingsdale in Upper Arlington. (for directions and contact info, be sure to check the DWC Yahoo list)

Well, last week was Doctor Who's 47th anniversary. Already there are ramblings about how to celebrate the Golden anniversary. BBC News just published an article this morning-apparently Sylvester McCoy would be very interested in returning for a multi-doctor episode for the big 5-0. Why not? They did one for the 10th and 25th anniversaries. Personally, I would love to see Paul McGann as well. :) What are your thoughts?

Hope to see you on Thursday!

Oh! Just a reminder-for anyone who went to Chicago Tardis this past weekend-if you took any pictures that you would like to share on this blog, please contact me! Thanks!!

Smith on Ferguson

If you haven't already heard the news, Matt Smith will be on Craig Ferguson tonight on CBS!

On Twitter Ferguson said the show will be a Doctor Who Special complete with Daleks. The show is being recorded Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles for transmission at 12.35am (ET). Be sure to tune into CBS-10 (WBNS) at 12:35am! Can't stay up that late? Set your vcr or dvrs!!

Not in Columbus? Then check out:
Cleveland, WOIO 19
Dayton, WHIO 7
Cincinatti, WKRC 12
Toledo, WTOL 11

Be sure to tell your friends!!!

More updates!

First of all, welcome Bill, our newest memember from Norton!!! We hope you like it here. :)

Ok, I know I said I'd try to get my pictures posted by the end of the week...but it just didn't happen. New goal: next week! ;)

However, thanks to Carrie and Lee, we have a couple more links of our favorite Weeping Angel!!



And this has got to be one of the best pictures, ever: Angel and baby

It's been quite a busy week for Doctor Who and both of it's spinoffs! Here are a few more news bits:

The Doctor's new companion is announced

BBC America gets first-run rights for the 2008/9 Who specials

...and...

a new trailer for Torchwood's Children of the Earth is here-yay!

Also, from Torchwood.tv, BBC America has updated their Torchwood site and it's filled with goodies-go check it out!

Steven Moffat to succeed Russell T. Davies

Direct from the horse's mouth:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/05_may/20/who.shtml

Moffat will be taking over the reigns from Davies starting in 2010 with the 5th series.

All I gotta say is AWESOME! I have loved every one of Steven Moffat's stories in the new series, and I think it's great that someone else who really loves the show is taking over. Check out Moffat's "Secret Plan" (11th paragraph, I think)-when I read that, I laughed out loud, and one of my coworkers came over to see what the heck I was laughing about.

Congrats, Steven-you deserve it!!

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!

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!!!!

Well, it can't get more official than this...

New Who and Sarah to air on SciFi

The official word from the SciFi channel! Doctor Who series 4 and the Sarah Jane Adventures first series will air back-to-back on the SciFi channel beginning in April, probably sometime after April 5th. (April 5th is the rumored premiere date for series 4 on the BBC.)

More updates on the schedule as it becomes available. :)

Yay!

Torchwood and DW/SJA news!

Don't forget to set your DVRs! AT 9pm EST, Torchwood's second series premieres tonight with Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang on BBC America!!

In the news: There has been some casting information announced regarding series 4 of Doctor Who, and SFX has a preview of an interview with Elisabeth Sladen regarding the future of Sarah Jane!

Series 4 casting update

Elisabeth Sladen in SFX

Both links have potential spoilers, so click at your own risk! ;)