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Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion of your Nightmares

Artw — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:34 -0800

The 21 Scariest Doctor Who Moments Ever, according to SFX magazine. Waters of Mars, which aired in the UK this weekend and airs in the US on December 20th, may add to that list. Meanwhile, in other formats, Michael Moorcock is writing a Doctor Who novel.

Can You Save Her?

benzo8 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:57 -0800

James Moran, script-writer on shows such as Doctor Who and Torchwood and the feature-film Severance has launched his latest project, the web-series Girl Number 9. The first 5-minutes episode was launched tonight, and set the scene for a taught psychological thriller to be screened over the next five days, covering an actual 30 minutes of story-time. The main characters are also tweeting, in real-time - The Villain and The Police Inspector on his tail...

Hullo, I'm the Doctor.

permafrost — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:35:02 -0800

Tom Baker returns to Doctor Who. Tom Baker, who played the iconic, scarf-wearing Fourth Doctor, will return to the role in a series of audio dramas written by Paul Magrs: "I can picture the very moment he turned back into the Doctor..."

Crowd Hoot

Artw — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:32:42 -0800

In the wake of Torchwood: Children of the Earth (screening on BBC America on the 20th for those in the US not inclined to muck about with the internets) critic Patrick West declares the British incapable of making decent television science fiction. (via)

Doctor Who and the Terrence Dicks Novelisation of the Earth!

Artw — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:34:17 -0800

On The Outside It Looked Like An Old- Fashioned Police Box - Mark Gatiss presents a Radio 4 documentary on the Target novelisations of Doctor Who stories. Free Doctor Who eBooks.

Watch from behind the sofa

Artw — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:30:53 -0800

Is Doctor Who too scary for kids? Parents surveyed by TheBabyWebsite seem to think so. But is being scared a good thing? (via io9)

Planet Of The Dead

mediocre — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:14:45 -0800

On the subject of returning British television classics.. Doctor Who returns tonight for the first of four specials to be aired this year in lieu of a proper series. British MeFites watch David Tenant run through the sand as I type this while others wait anxiously for other means of viewership to become available. The four specials, the first of which, Planet Of The Dead airing tonight make up the final three stories (the last two comprising a single story) of David Tenant as the arguably most beloved Doctor in franchise history. Tenant reportedly cried whilst reading his final moments as the 903 year old time traveler slash star of the longest running Science Fiction program in television history. Tonight's story is said to be a "fun romp", in preparation of the dark and sad stories to come that bring the end of a highly successful era led by Russel T Davies and transition fans into a new chapter in the shows history. Led by Steven Moffat and Matt Smith as show-runner and star, respectively.

You got your Doctor Who and Benny Hill in my Eminem!

EarBucket — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:15:04 -0800

Perhaps the finest Doctor Who/Benny Hill/Eminem mashup ever produced. (Collegehumor.com, possible NSFW sidebar ads)

Once Upon A Time Lord

mediocre — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:14:12 -0800

It's easy to take for granted in today's data-drenched world. But time was, if you wanted to see Doctor Who and you had the misfortune of being an American. You have very few options, you could hope to connect to someone across the world via a BBS once the 80's rolled around and FidoNet mail someone who may be able and/or willing to send you NTSC VHS copies from their own collection, taking the generational hit in quality as penance for your copyright crime. Or you could phone your local PBS station and beg them to show the Tom Baker era episodes that proved popular with the more imaginative kids (or poor kids, depending on whether or not you had CATV) . Imagine the frustration of being an American fan in the 70's and 80's. Only seeing the show as "movies" presented late night UHF or PBS. Although the legendary theme kept kids as enthralled as ever, abitrary order of serial trasmission and the lack of the cliffhanger effect effectively neutered much of the appeal of the program. When watching a 30 minute program, shoddy sets are easy to take. When viewing it in "movie" format, it seems just like that.. a really, really cheap movie. So Americans never came to fully embrace the program. In the late 80's however, there was a Doctor Who convention tour was mounted in an attempt to rouse American interest in the show again, which ultimately failed. As the Doctors died the non regenerative death of actors, little notice was ever taken in America. Even the infamous attempt at an American continuation/semi-reboot of the series had a larger audience in Britain then America. It wasn't until the 2005's kickstart and it's subsequent appearance on file sharing networks that the show began to have a sizable American audience. Though in true American form, the darker (if shallower), and sexier (if pointlessly so) spinoff Torchwood has been moreso popular with Americans. With Doctor Who being such a uniquely British program, with British themes and quirks and cultural references however. Can it ever truly be a popular program with Americans? Can a show that happily straddles the line between stupid and clever, childish and dramatic, family and adult, that never overly concerns itself with continuity despite having a mess of it be popular with American audiences who want dark gritty continuity heavy sci-fi?

The 11th Doctor

codswallop — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:09:38 -0800

The Eleventh Doctor Who was been announced. Matt who?

Free Online Comic Books for All!

Effigy2000 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:34:37 -0800

Fans of both Dead Space (and comic books in general), will be happy to learn that the first issue of the new comic book mini-series based on the game has been released online, in full, for free here. Not a fan of Dead Space but like comic books? There are lots of other comic books online that can be viewed for free, like stuff from DC Comics, Marvel and Image. There's also a few Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Who comics online for your viewing pleasure (in fact you can even make your own with the latter).

The Genesis of Doctor Who

Knappster — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15:31 -0800

"A frail old man lost in space and time. They give him this name because they don't know who he is. He seems not to remember where he has come from; he is suspicious and capable of sudden malignance; he seems to have some undefined energy; he is searching for something as well as fleeing from something. He has a 'machine' which enables them to travel together through time, through space, and through matter." The Genesis of Doctor Who.

"A lot of writers are mad."

fearfulsymmetry — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:37:23 -0800

Long interview with Doctor Who showrunner Russel T Davies on his writing and producing career (at the BBC's Writersroom).

David Tennant Calls Time On Dr Who

Effigy2000 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:19:49 -0800

The Doctor is set to regenerate once again as David Tennant calls time on Doctor Who. "When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me" Tennant, widely acknowledged as one of the most popular actors ever to play the Doctor, said. "Now don’t make me cry. The 2009 shows will be my last playing the doctor.” Speculation now turns to who will play the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor. With the 2008 Christmas special named 'The Next Doctor', it is possible that we may not have long to wait until we get some clues. Check out the trailer for 'The Next Doctor' here.

What Are You Doing Here?

feelinglistless — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:44:49 -0800

What Are You Doing Here? In case you're wondering, Scott Grey was for many years the writer of the comic strips in Doctor Who Magazine. At least I assume it's the same one. And I'm sure someone said it in the US TV movie. Yes, it counts.

The Who we never knew

Artw — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:39:46 -0800

The Russell T. Davis papers – As he prepares to leave the role of Doctor Who show runner (previously) he’s releasing a book of email exchanges with Doctor Who Magazine writer Benjamin Cook about his time on the longstanding British SF series, revealing the younger face of Who he’s like to see, and plans for a Doctor Who/Harry Potter crossover which never materialized.

Faceless People

Hollow — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:03:26 -0800

Mysterious faceless people have been attending prominent London events. Everyone seems to agree that this must be some viral marketing scheme, the most likely culprit being Group Lotus cars who have the facelesspeople.com url. The 'Faceless Ones' were also on Doctor Who forty years ago.

Even homemade Daleks EXTERMINATE!

cowbellemoo — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:37:19 -0800

Project Dalek: Alan has deliberately 'beefed up' the dome. From a child's eye view it looks like half an inch thick battle armour but the dome is really only four millimetres in thickness. This looks more substantial when viewed from underneath - an angle from which children often see Daleks. Prop history, production stills, handicraft, and virtual models. Very nice little DIY guides available with forum sign-up. (Hatred of life not included.) via iO9

Script-Doctorin' the TARDIS

Artw — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:33:16 -0800

As of 2010 Steven Moffat will be replacing Russell T. Davies as lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who. In 2005 Davies revived the series, which had been dormant (bar the odd US co-production or audiodrama) since 1989, for BBC Wales. It won awards and was successful enough to spawn the spin-offs Sarah Jane Adventures and the popular-in-America Torchwood. He is replaced by Moffat, one of the regular writers on the show, whose highly acclaimed episodes have won a number of awards and nominations. "I applied before but I got knocked back 'cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven. Anyway, I'm glad the BBC has finally seen the light and it's a huge honour to be following Russell into the best - and the toughest - job in television. I say toughest 'cos Russell's at my window right now, pointing and laughing."

The Ten Doctors

JHarris — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:57:19 -0800

The geekiest thing you will see this month is this fan-made comic called The Ten Doctors. Unexpectedly awesome, though!

Verity Lambert dies.

feelinglistless — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:40:55 -0800

Verity Lambert dies. Verity was amongst other things the first producer of Doctor Who and essentially co-created the series along with writer Sydney Newman and the pilot director Waris Hussein. She would later have a hand in bringing everything from Minder to Jonathan Creek to the screen. Worth noting how rare it was in the sixties to have a female producer at the BBC and although Sydney was dead against having bug eyed monsters in the series, she convinced him that this idea that Terry Nation was having about something called Daleks would be a really good thing to do.

Splendid chap, both of them

Artifice_Eternity — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:12:36 -0800

The Two Doctors: "David Tennant's Tenth Doctor is set to meet Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor in a special scene commissioned for BBC One's Children in Need." This brief segment, to be aired on November 16 as part of a charity special, will link last season's cliffhanger ending and this year's Christmas special.

Tom Baker does 'Video Killed The Radiostar'

feelinglistless — Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:21:16 -0800

Tom Baker does 'Video Killed The Radiostar' Poigniant application of the new BT Text service. [via]

Not dead but made out of plastic bricks...

sigma7 — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:27:19 -0800

Cthulego Rising is a pulp-tastic installation featuring zeppelins, zombies, even a little Doctor Who... and oh yeah, unspeakable horrors from beyond time and space too. [found via the rpg.net forums]

The TARDIS has landed

Artifice_Eternity — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:55:04 -0800

The Doctor is in! After passing on the series last year, the Sci-Fi Channel has decided to bring the BBC's new version of Doctor Who to American viewers. Neither the Beeb's news release or Sci-Fi's explain the turnaround. In any case, good news for stateside Whovians, as well as those who have not yet made the good Doctor's acquaintance.