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Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doctor Who. Show all posts
Neil Gaiman's Doctor Who series 6 ep 4 title revealed (and it's a doozie)
Are you guys ready?
It's . . .
THE DOCTOR'S WIFE!
However, in this episode, River Song (played by Alex Kingston, and the one we all think is the Doctor's wife but may turn up to be someone completely unexpected) is nowhere to be seen and instead we have a mysterious character called Idris, played by Suranne Jones (Coronation Street, Single Father).
About Idris, SFX reports:
In a column for Doctor Who Magazine, Gaiman described Suranne’s character as “someone who is beautiful, and who bites, and who might just turn out to be an old acquaintance with a new face…”, adding, “it starts in void-space, with something – or someone – we have not seen since [1969 Patrick Troughton story] ‘The War Games’, and a knock on the TARDIS door…”
Actor Michael Sheen (Underworld, Tron: Legacy) will also voice a character in this episode.
Will it end up being another not-as-simple-as-it-seems episode like The Doctor's Daughter or will Idris TRULY be, the Doctor's Wife?
(via SFX)
Doctor Who season 6 teasers
Yesterday, I made a Blastr post about the 2 new Doctor Who teasers that have just been released. You can go read it here.
Doctor Who US Poster and air date
Hi All! Long time no see everyone.
There's a US poster from BBC America making the rounds announcing the new season of Doctor Who and there it is!
The season premiere for series 6 will be April 23rd for both the UK and the US.
I can't wait!
(via Den of Geek)
When Amy Pond meets the Tenth Doctor Who
Awesomest. Picture. Ever.
It was taken during the recent Radio Times Cover Party. Look at Karen and David. Priceless!
[via Life, Doctor Who and Combom]
It was taken during the recent Radio Times Cover Party. Look at Karen and David. Priceless!
[via Life, Doctor Who and Combom]
Awesome Doctor Who Series 6 trailer!
This is the trailer that appeared at the end of Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol. As soon as I can get my hands on an HD version I'll put it up.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Hilarious Craig Ferguson - The lost "Dr. Who" unaired opening video
This is an unaired opening song-and-dance little number that Craig Ferguson did for all the non Doctor Who fans of his Late, Late show, that was supposed to air on November 16th when Matt Smith guest-starred on the show.
That opening segment wasn't cleared by the BBC and Ferguson was apparently pretty pissed at this. But now, it has finally made it online for all to see. And it's frakin' hilarious!
Enjoy!
Thanks to The Real Rebel for the heads up!
That opening segment wasn't cleared by the BBC and Ferguson was apparently pretty pissed at this. But now, it has finally made it online for all to see. And it's frakin' hilarious!
Enjoy!
Thanks to The Real Rebel for the heads up!
New Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol pics!
Hi all! As some of you may already know, I'm now working as a freelance writer for Syfy's Blastr and I just made a post about these pics on their site, so you can head on HERE and see them all in gallery format.
I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to that Christmas episode which looks VERY Christmassy indeed. Only 23 days to go!
Official Synopsis for Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
The official synopsis from the BBC for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special titled A Christmas Carol is out!
Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser, in a festive edition of the time-travelling adventure, written by Steven Moffat. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?In the meanwhile, you can also watch the first trailer here.
[via BBC Press Office]
Doctor Who Christmas Special Title Revealed
Today, the BBC has revealed the title for the highly anticipated Doctor Who Christmas special that will air on December 25 in the UK and it's called . . . A Christmas Carol!
OK, not too creative I must say but there you have it!
This is the BBC's press release:
Back in July, Ben Stephenson, Controller BBC Drama Commissioning, revealed the story will be, 'Doctor Who's clever twist on the much loved A Christmas Carol' and now the title reflects that! We can enjoy a preview of the adventure on Friday, 19 November on BBC One for Children in Need and then there's less than six weeks until the episode airs.
If you can't wait until then, watch BBC One on Friday because apart from the preview of A Christmas Carol you can find out what happened when two young fans of Doctor Who had their dream come true... It's a very special treat featuring Matt Smith and continues Doctor Who's long tradition of supporting Children in Need.
A Christmas Carol reunites Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill and guest stars Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and Katherine Jenkins. Right now we don't know much about the special, but earlier in the year, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, confirmed, 'Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon. And ... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything!'
We'll be bringing you more details as they emerge...
What do you think? Looking forward to Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol?
[via BBC Doctor Who]
Filming has ended for Series 4 & 5 of Primeval
Series 4 and 5 total 13 episodes that will be split in two, with series 4 airing 7 episodes early next year (probably in January) on ITV, while the back 6 episodes that make up series 5 will be aired later on UKTV's Watch Channel probably mid-2011.
Primeval's executive producer Tim Haines said of the "bigger and better than ever" series (the episodes reportedly cost more than £1 million each to produce) that:
"The new series is, by far, the best yet and we're really proud of what we've done. The non-stop action and the cast of monsters and creatures in each episode are going to blow audiences away and the fans are really going to be excited and amazed."I really, really like Primeval. The popular sci-fi dinosaur show is one of my guilty pleasures along with Merlin (which I've currently discovered - shame on me for discovering it so late I know) and Doctor Who and I'm looking forward to see what the newest seasons will bring.
In the meanwhile you can read a report here and another here about the series.
[via Den of Geek]
Supernatural's Mark Sheppard to guest-star on Doctor Who!
Now word is that Sheppard is guest-starring on the upcoming series 6 of Doctor Who; it's believed he will appear in the two-parter series opener penned by Steven Moffat that will have the cast and crew partly filming the episode in the US this November.
The cat was let out of the bag during this weekend's sci-fi convention ValleyCon 36 when an announcement was made that Sheppard had to pull out of the event.
"We had just booked Mark's airline tickets a week ago when less than 12 hours later he got the dream job of any kid who grew up in England. He [has] landed a huge role in the new Doctor Who."
I'm just wondering what ''huge role'' Sheppard will play, but it will be great to see him alongside Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. And who knows, maybe he'll even get to be in the TARDIS!
Series 6 of Doctor Who is set to air in 2011.
[via Digital Spy]
Doctor Who: The Doctor's regeneration problem resolved!
First 2 episodes of Doctor Who series 6 to be filmed in the US + spoilers
And so it's official: The TARDIS will land in the good Ol' US of A to film parts of the first two episodes from series 6 of Doctor Who!
Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Artur Darvill, and the entire cast and crew will leave Wales around mid-November to film the opening episodes of Series 6 in Utah. Though it's not the first time a Doctor Who story has taken place in the US, it will be the first time the series is actually filmed there.
In 1996, Doctor Who: The Movie, which featured the Eight Doctor played by Paul McGann and whose story took place in San Francisco, was actually filmed in Canada.
Written by Steven Moffat, the first two episodes, deemed to be a ''spectacular'' two-parter, will mark the return of everyone's favourite mysterious Doctor Who person ever -- River Song!
This is the press release that reveals the basic plot for the story:
DOCTOR WHO TO FILM IN THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME[via BBC America]
Upcoming season's first two episodes to be set in the U.S.
The BBC announced today that season six of Doctor Who, which delivered record ratings for BBC AMERICA earlier this year, will open with a spectacular two-parter set in the U.S. and penned by 'Who supremo' Steven Moffat.
In the special two-parter co-produced with BBC AMERICA, key scenes will be filmed in Utah for a story set in the late '60s in which the Doctor, Amy and Rory find themselves on a secret summons that takes them on an adventure from the desert in Utah - right to the Oval Office itself.
Production on episodes one and two of the new season starts in Cardiff this month and Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill will then travel to America in mid November to shoot pivotal scenes. They will also be joined by Alex Kingston who reprises her role as River Song.
Showrunner and lead writer, Steven Moffat, said: "The Doctor has visited every weird and wonderful planet you can imagine, so he was bound get round to America eventually! And of course every Doctor Who fan will be jumping up and down and saying he's been in America before. But not for real, not on location - and not with a story like this one! Oh, you wait!"
Piers Wenger, Head of Drama BBC Wales and Executive Producer, added: "Steven's scripts generally inspire us to go that extra mile - this time we're going that extra four thousand. Thanks to our friends at BBC AMERICA and to the continuing ambition of our lead writer and production team, the first two episodes of Matt Smith's second season as the Doctor are going global and look set to become Doctor Who's most action-packed and ambitious season opener yet".
The new season follows on from the Doctor Who Christmas special guest starring Katherine Jenkins and Michael Gambon which is due to premiere at Christmas. Season six will start airing on BBC AMERICA in spring 2011 and has been split into two blocks, with the second block airing in autumn 2011. By splitting the series Moffat plans to give viewers one of the most exciting Doctor Who cliffhangers and plot twists ever, leaving them waiting, on the edge of their seats, until the autumn to find out what happens.
2010 has been a breakthrough year for the Doctor Who franchise across all platforms since BBC AMERICA became the official home of the series. The series reached the number one spot on the "Top TV Seasons" chart on iTunes and now Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Season hits stores on Blu-ray and DVD on November 9.
Doctor Who was co-commissioned by Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning for BBC One and Jay Hunt, Controller of BBC One and will be produced by Marcus Wilson (Life on Mars) and Sanne Wohlenberg (Margaret). Steven Moffat is Lead Writer and Executive Producer (Sherlock Holmes) with Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, BBC Wales and Beth Willis (Ashes to Ashes), also Executive Producing.
Filming is taking place in Cardiff until March 2011.
New The Sarah Jane Adventures 'Death of the Doctor' episode info
A number of former 'Doctor Who' characters; assistants, friends, Time Lords and enemies, are all set to return to a one-off TV special to save the newest Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith.Death of the Doctor is set to air on October 25 and 26 on CBBC
A number of old 'Doctor Who' characters are to save Matt Smith's Time Lord in a one-off TV special.
The time-traveller is set to be rescued from danger in a special episode of 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' - which will be called 'Death of the Doctor' - where four former Time Lords, two ex-assistants and a number of old enemy's make their TV return.
Former Tardis regulars Sarah Jane Smith - played by Elisabeth Sladen - and Jo Grant, portrayed by Katy Manning, are to unite on screen as part of an adventure to rescue The Doctor, in a story penned by former 'Doctor Who' boss Russell T. Davis.
Actress Lis said: "Uniting the past and present is a real homage to 'Doctor Who'."
However, Steven Moffat - who is behind the latest series of the show - has joked that Russell's script-writing return has proved to be problematic.
He quipped to the Daily Star newspaper: "Typical. We invite Russell back and he tries to kill off The Doctor."
Fans of the sci-fi shows will see characters Sarah Jane and Jo pair up to rescue The Doctor after they are tricked into believing he has been killed, and invited to his funeral.
But the pair quickly realise the ceremony is a trap, and learn that a group of aliens called The Shansheeth have captured the Tardis, leaving the Time Lord stranded on a planet.
These vulture-like aliens then attempt to use a "memory weave" to connect with the pair's brains and past thoughts, and learn how to unlock the time-travelling machine through their past experiences with The Doctor.
As they reminisce, viewers of the show will watch video flashbacks of previous Time Lords William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, whilst their iconic nemeses The Daleks, Sea Devils, Sontarans and Davros also make a return.
Matt will also make a special guest appearance in the show in the new series of 'The Sarah Jane Adventures', which begins next Monday (11.10.10).
[via The List]
Ten Teasers from The Sarah Jane Adventures Doctor filled episode 'Death of the Doctor'!
Not only are we seeing the Doctor return to The Sarah Jane Adventures but we also get the return of former Doctor Who companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning).
As a treat, Digital Spy has given us ten hints from the anticipated upcoming episode.
Some of these hints are particularly juicy and include the whereabouts of two more classic Doctor Who characters. PLUS!!! We have some hints about the Doctor's regenerations!! YES INDEED!
1. Doctors 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 and 11 all make an appearance.
2. There's mentions of Axons, Azal and Aggedor.
3. "Smells like roast chicken!"
4. The Brigadier is still stranded in Peru, while Liz Shaw is on the Moon.
5. That's Groske, not Graske.
6. The Doctor doesn't have to be white. And he can regenerate more than 12 times - a lot more!
7. "You look like someone's baked you!"
8. Jo Jones (née Grant) has 7 children and (almost) 13 grandchildren.
9. The Doctor might never look back, but Sarah Jane has discovered some interesting things using Google.
10. "Accelerate the weave!"
[Via Digital Spy]
