K owen gots shot dead!!!!
And the autopsy is next week and jack uses something "Primal"??? to bring him back, and the weevils swarm and want him too cause "Hey brother looks like a weevil!!!"
Friday, February 15, 2008
Reset spoiler pics!!!!
And the autopsy is next week and jack uses something "Primal"??? to bring him back, and the weevils swarm and want him too cause "Hey brother looks like a weevil!!!"
Weta unveil Doctor Who helmets
Weta Collectables have announced a brand new range of Doctor Who mini helmets.
Weta Collectibles created a storm in the high end market when they revealed their range of Doctor Who statues, based on BBC’s longest running programme of the same name last year. Today they announced their debut range of mini helmets based on the range, which are sure to delight fans of the series and of Weta Collectibles worldwide.
The initial series features six ¼ scaled helmets, from both the Classic and New Series of Doctor Who. From the Classic Doctor Who series comes a ‘Cyberman Leader Helmet,’ from the episode Earthshock, and 'Lord President Borusa Head-dress' from Arc of Infinity. Peter Davison plays the Doctor in both episodes, while from the Patrick Troughton episode Seeds of Death comes an ‘Ice Warrior Helmet’. ‘Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet’ rounds out the classic series selection from the episode entitled The Time Warrior, starring Jon Pertwee.
The New Doctor Who series pieces include a ‘Sycorax Helmet’ from The Christmas Invasion and the 'Industrial Welding Mask’ from 42, both starring David Tennant as the Doctor.
The first episode of Doctor Who launched on BBC Television on 23 November 1963. There have been more than 600 episodes, 150 stories, two television movies and spin-offs. The show has become a television favourite for fans worldwide and has influenced generations, including Weta Senior Model Maker David Tremont.
David says it was both a blessing and a challenge deciding which pieces to create for the range because of the wide variety of characters in the series. “When [Weta Concept Designer] Daniel Falconer and I were researching the range, we had to cull our dream list down to an initial six, because there were literally dozens of different helmets that we could have made. We felt it was imperative to make selections which were spread evenly throughout the 40 years of the Doctor Who series.”
David denies however, that his choices were largely made for selfish reasons. “If I found these in a shop I would buy them - and I am fortunate enough to make them”, he laughs. “We selected the pieces that we thought would be the most appealing and desirable to fans, and as much as I personally love all of them, we took a selection that was more widely known to not only just ‘avid’ Doctor Who fans, but also general enthusiasts of the series, as well, so that everyone could enjoy them. We selected the pieces that looked the most interesting – from iconic moments and characters in the series. Hopefully it will expand into a large set of highly collectible Helmets throughout the entire series of Doctor Who.”
As for what David and the team have planned for the future, he is remaining tight lipped. Can we expect any more pieces to be revealed? “I do what I do now because of the magic I enjoyed as a child with these series. I would love to see more”, he says. “But seriously, we have to make sure that the series is successful, because, at the end of the day, although we are literally playing with my childhood inspirations, we have to be responsible to the business. It’s storytelling, its imagination; it inspires people to create.”
The ‘Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet’ is on display at the New York Toy Fair 17–20 February 2008.
The Miniature Helmet range will be on sale between May–June 2008. Pricing and edition size announcements will be made in coming weeks.
Weta Collectibles created a storm in the high end market when they revealed their range of Doctor Who statues, based on BBC’s longest running programme of the same name last year. Today they announced their debut range of mini helmets based on the range, which are sure to delight fans of the series and of Weta Collectibles worldwide.
The initial series features six ¼ scaled helmets, from both the Classic and New Series of Doctor Who. From the Classic Doctor Who series comes a ‘Cyberman Leader Helmet,’ from the episode Earthshock, and 'Lord President Borusa Head-dress' from Arc of Infinity. Peter Davison plays the Doctor in both episodes, while from the Patrick Troughton episode Seeds of Death comes an ‘Ice Warrior Helmet’. ‘Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet’ rounds out the classic series selection from the episode entitled The Time Warrior, starring Jon Pertwee.
The New Doctor Who series pieces include a ‘Sycorax Helmet’ from The Christmas Invasion and the 'Industrial Welding Mask’ from 42, both starring David Tennant as the Doctor.
The first episode of Doctor Who launched on BBC Television on 23 November 1963. There have been more than 600 episodes, 150 stories, two television movies and spin-offs. The show has become a television favourite for fans worldwide and has influenced generations, including Weta Senior Model Maker David Tremont.
David says it was both a blessing and a challenge deciding which pieces to create for the range because of the wide variety of characters in the series. “When [Weta Concept Designer] Daniel Falconer and I were researching the range, we had to cull our dream list down to an initial six, because there were literally dozens of different helmets that we could have made. We felt it was imperative to make selections which were spread evenly throughout the 40 years of the Doctor Who series.”
David denies however, that his choices were largely made for selfish reasons. “If I found these in a shop I would buy them - and I am fortunate enough to make them”, he laughs. “We selected the pieces that we thought would be the most appealing and desirable to fans, and as much as I personally love all of them, we took a selection that was more widely known to not only just ‘avid’ Doctor Who fans, but also general enthusiasts of the series, as well, so that everyone could enjoy them. We selected the pieces that looked the most interesting – from iconic moments and characters in the series. Hopefully it will expand into a large set of highly collectible Helmets throughout the entire series of Doctor Who.”
As for what David and the team have planned for the future, he is remaining tight lipped. Can we expect any more pieces to be revealed? “I do what I do now because of the magic I enjoyed as a child with these series. I would love to see more”, he says. “But seriously, we have to make sure that the series is successful, because, at the end of the day, although we are literally playing with my childhood inspirations, we have to be responsible to the business. It’s storytelling, its imagination; it inspires people to create.”
The ‘Sontaran Officer Linx Helmet’ is on display at the New York Toy Fair 17–20 February 2008.
The Miniature Helmet range will be on sale between May–June 2008. Pricing and edition size announcements will be made in coming weeks.
Freema loves Nintendo DS
In a recent interview with The Guardian Newspaper, Freema states her love for Nintendo DS.
Fans can also find out in the interview if she is a Mac or PC girl, what piece of technology she would most like to own, and if she thinks robots will one day rule the world.
Check Out the interview on the Guardian.co.uk website.
Fans can also find out in the interview if she is a Mac or PC girl, what piece of technology she would most like to own, and if she thinks robots will one day rule the world.
Check Out the interview on the Guardian.co.uk website.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
"Dead Man Walking" synopsis
"Dead Man Walking" is the seventh episode of the second series of Torchwood.
The Weevils try to resurrect Owen, using some kind of primal force, (which Jack unleashes) as their King.
The Weevils try to resurrect Owen, using some kind of primal force, (which Jack unleashes) as their King.
Crazy new Doctor Who season four rumors
Colonel Mace, the military officer in the two-part adventure with the warlike cloned Sontarans, will be the new version of Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the soldier who helped the Doctor from the late 60s onward. Noel Clarke may be back as Mickey. We'll see John Simm as the Master again, but only in a flashback... and that DNA-changing fob watch will be back. Finally, the Doctor must decide which of his companions lives and which dies... and he chooses to sacrifice the annoying Donna. (Quite right too.)
Source: {http://io9.com/356176/a-new-glimpse-of-doctor-who-season-four}
Source: {http://io9.com/356176/a-new-glimpse-of-doctor-who-season-four}
The Den of Geek interview: Louise Jameson
A very interesting read...
Click the pic to get to the Interview
Steve Pemberton in Series Four
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine confirms that Steve Pemberton, star of "The League of Gentlemen," will make an appearance in the forthcoming fourth series of Doctor Who. The Sun takes it further, reporting that "insiders said Steve will play a mysterious character called Lux who meets the Doctor during an expedition to uncover the secrets of an abandoned library." The Sun notes that the episode "also stars ER actress Alex Kingston and James Bond star Colin Salmon," confirming Pemberton will be in the same story. The new season of Doctor Who premieres this April.
Gallifrey 2008 Begins
Gallifrey 2008, aka Gallifrey One's Nineteenth Symphony, the nineteenth edition of the North American Doctor Who convention and our annual event, begins this Friday in Los Angeles.
The guest list for the convention includes Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred, the seventh Doctor and Ace, together in L.A. for the first time since 1996; seventh Doctor era script editor Andrew Cartmel and composer Mark Ayres; actress Daphne Ashbrook (Grace in the 1996 TV movie); new series writers Steven Moffat ("Blink"), Paul Cornell ("Human Nature"), Robert Shearman ("Dalek") and James Moran (series four's upcoming "The Fires of Pompeii"); Lisa Bowerman, best known as Bernice Summerfield in Big Finish's audio series, along with Big Finish producer Jason Haigh-Ellery; writer Gary Russell; new series guest actors Moya Brady ("Love and Monsters"), Sean Gallagher ("New Earth") and Derek Riddell ("Tooth and Claw"); science fiction television actors Marta Kristen and Bob May ("Lost in Space"), Jennifer Rhodes ("Charmed"), Richard Chaves ("War of the Worlds: The Series") and Kathryn Leigh Scott ("Dark Shadows"); Doctor Who writers Andy Lane, Simon Guerrier, Scott Alan Woodard, Caroline Symcox, Keith Topping, Thomas Powers and David J. Howe; Steve Roberts of the Doctor Who Restoration Team; visual effects coordinator Mojo from "Battlestar Galactica"; and many more!
More info HERE.
The guest list for the convention includes Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred, the seventh Doctor and Ace, together in L.A. for the first time since 1996; seventh Doctor era script editor Andrew Cartmel and composer Mark Ayres; actress Daphne Ashbrook (Grace in the 1996 TV movie); new series writers Steven Moffat ("Blink"), Paul Cornell ("Human Nature"), Robert Shearman ("Dalek") and James Moran (series four's upcoming "The Fires of Pompeii"); Lisa Bowerman, best known as Bernice Summerfield in Big Finish's audio series, along with Big Finish producer Jason Haigh-Ellery; writer Gary Russell; new series guest actors Moya Brady ("Love and Monsters"), Sean Gallagher ("New Earth") and Derek Riddell ("Tooth and Claw"); science fiction television actors Marta Kristen and Bob May ("Lost in Space"), Jennifer Rhodes ("Charmed"), Richard Chaves ("War of the Worlds: The Series") and Kathryn Leigh Scott ("Dark Shadows"); Doctor Who writers Andy Lane, Simon Guerrier, Scott Alan Woodard, Caroline Symcox, Keith Topping, Thomas Powers and David J. Howe; Steve Roberts of the Doctor Who Restoration Team; visual effects coordinator Mojo from "Battlestar Galactica"; and many more!
More info HERE.
Agyeman to Host Hospital Series
The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital will be the subject of a new 8-part documentary series to air on BBC3 beginning Thursday, 14 February. The series is narrated by Freema Agyeman, who plays medical student Martha Jones on Doctor Who and Torchwood. Producers spent five months at the hospital in a bid to provide an access-all-areas insight to life at a typically busy British emergency department. The cameras focused on particularly unusual cases and followed the progress of casualties from admission to hospital, through treatment, right up until after they were discharged.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Davies: 'Torchwood' stars may join 'Dr Who'
Russell T Davies is happy for Torchwood characters to appear in Doctor Who should he come up with a suitable idea, he has revealed."I think the lines are becoming blurred... now that there's a pre-watershed Torchwood repeat," showrunner Davies told Doctor Who Magazine. "We're building a strong, coherent, interconnected universe... but the answer, as ever, is story. If ever I think of a good story for Doctor Who and Torchwood to meet then I'll do it."Davies does have one caveat about this potential crossover: "The only limit, I think, would be having The Doctor appear in Torchwood itself. Because the 9 o'clock transmission comes first, that would be putting a children's hero into the wrong environment. But anything else is possible!"Torchwood regulars Captain Jack Harkness and Toshiko Sato both made their first appearances in Doctor Who, featuring in the stories 'The Empty Child' and 'Aliens Of London' respectively. The Doctor's former companion Martha Jones, played by Freema Agyeman, will also star in several Torchwood episodes during the second series.
Musical timelord?
People can travel through time by listening to music in a replica tardis.
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Barrowman: 'Young relatives know I'm gay'
John Barrowman has revealed that his youngest relatives have always known he was gay.The Torchwood star, who lives with civil partner Scott Gill, insisted that he has made no secret of his sexuality around his siblings' children.He is quoted by Bent as saying: "My nieces and nephews have known I was gay since they were born. It's always been Uncle John and Uncle Scott and that's the way it should be."He added that he will continue to speak out about his sexuality, saying: "People joke, 'Oh John, get off your soap box', but it is a soapbox and it's something that matters to me. "It's normal, we have partners, we have sex, and we do the same, well, sort of things that men and women do. I mean, I put a willy in my mouth like a straight man's wife puts it in hers, you know what I mean?" The actor recently revealed that he came out to his parents at the age of 21 after a serious AIDS scare.
Monday, February 11, 2008
BURN GORMAN TEASES AS TO 'WHO' WILL BE ON 'TORCHWOOD' SERIES 2 in IF mag
TORCHWOOD continues to fight off alien menaces and save the world on a weekly basis on BBC America. The popular spin off series from DOCTOR WHO has been one of the highest rates series for the network, and it continues to garner fantastic ratings in the UK. iF MAGAZINE got a chance to chat with Burn Gorman about the new second series of TORCHWOOD, and in this second part of the interview found out about WHO might be guest starring before the season is over, and more about the ever changing relationships of the TORCHWOOD team.
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iF MAGAZINE: So you’re a comic book geek, what kind of things coming up are you personally looking forward to?
BURN GORMAN: I’ve just got saliva in my mouth for the new BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT. I mean Heath Ledger’s death was so tragic and so unexpected, but he looks like he was absolutely brilliant in this film, and I love what Christopher Nolan has done with the movie. Then they’re also making WATCHMEN the movie which should be amazing!
iF: I just did an interview with Doug Jones a little while back for HELLBOY 2, which is another comic book movie that is coming out that should be spectacular.
GORMAN: Really? You interviewed Doug Jones? That guy is absolutely brilliant; he’s just amazing. The character he played in PAN’S LABYRINTH with the eyes in his hands was absolutely astounding! I would love to do work like that; just be covered with a latex suit and get to perform with my whole body. I would love to be those far out characters like that. What a great actor. Please pass on my deep regards to him the next time you talk to him, he probably doesn’t know anything about TORCHWOOD but I love him. [Laughs]
iF: So back to TORCHWOOD, how do you feel about the great response that your show has gotten from the American audience?.
GORMAN: I know the folks that went to the TCAS [Television Critics Association] and to Comic Con in San Diego were just blown away that people were even interested. We have this sense that we get such great imports from the States, we feel that we get all of the good stuff and we’re in awe of the stuff that comes over. I think we’re truly in awe of a lot of the teams of writers on shows like WEST WING, and things like that.
iF: Really? I have the same opinion but in the reverse. I love the stuff on BBC America and SCI FI Channel that is brought over from the UK.
GORMAN: [Laughs] So to you we’re the really good stuff being brought over, I get it. But, we just have a different way of things over here. The biggest thing is our budgets. TORCHWOOD is on a budget, that doesn’t even touch the DOCTOR WHO budget, so every episode is ‘what can we do with this budget.’ So the CGI that happens sometime it looks pretty ropy, and other times it looks fine, but it’s not completely relied on. So the focus is on other things like the characters. I’m excited about it and I’m really proud to be a part of this program.
iF: Plus you guys get to be toys this year.
GORMAN: I don’t know. I think it might happen with the others, but what kind of kid would want Owen as a toy?
iF: I know there are lots of adult collectors out there, and I think they would probably be pissed if the whole team wasn’t released.
GORMAN: Oh good, yeah oh cool. What’s the gadget that comes with Owen? I just hope it’s not the aphrodisiac spray because I have gotten nothing but stink for that. I can tell you Owen is a very pure individual and he only wanted to have a chat with that woman about BRIEF ENCOUNTER at her place. They’re going back there to talk about life. [Laughs] He would have some kind of alien thing.
iF: Yeah each member should come with an alien artifact from a specific episode. Maybe they can even have a Suzie figure with interchangeable heads so you can have the resurrected Suzie with the bullet hole..
GORMAN: [Laughs] That would be awesome. You know she deserves a figure too. Indira [Varma] is a wonderful person and a really great actress and it’s a shame they couldn’t find a way to bring her back for good. She’s like a Monty Python character, you cut her legs off and she’s still going to come after you and try to bite you. I think she’s still lurking somewhere, she’s escaped and shot to pieces, but I figure that we’ll meet up with her again when we least expect it.
iF: What do you want for Owen on down the road, because in the first season the most growth we saw was in the episode where he fell in love with Diane the pilot from the 1950’s who left him and flew back into the rift?
GORMAN: I think we needed to see some growth in Owen because the episodes were written out of sequence. We would shoot episodes 2 and 1 then shoot 4 and 6, and when you put it all together you realized that a lot of the time he just comes across as completely brittle and emotionally retarded. If anything for season two, I hope that his experiences have humanized him somewhat. He’s got a hard exterior and a soft interior and in series two we find out a lot why Owen is like that. We learn about his history and his gains and losses. We get a picture as to why he has this brittleness and the inability to speak about his emotions.
iF: Well, that leads me to my next question, is Owen interest in Toshiko in this season?
GORMAN: I wouldn’t want old Owen to get any where near Tosh, because he would spoil her. I don’t know if you’ve ever been in situations like this where you are in love with someone, but they have no idea they wouldn’t even entertain the notion. Me, I’m in my thirties now and occasionally I’ll see someone that I find very attractive and then I think that they wouldn’t even entertain the fact that I might have feelings for them. I think Owen is totally clueless about Tosh; maybe he knows she finds him attractive but I think it just goes over his head. So I think for series two their relationship is developed, but it’s one sided where Tosh thinks they might have a possibility of getting together but Owen just doesn’t entertain it. I will say that it is touched on in the second series. It’s not dealt with horridly, they come together as human beings and Owen really looks out for Tosh. There’s an episode where he warns her to be careful about falling in love, because he fell in love with Diane and she left, and Owen doesn’t want Tosh to go through the same thing and get hurt. I think all of the characters are looking after each other more, and it’s not about competition. It’s not love because that’s too strong, but they are genuinely caring for each other. He doesn’t intentionally hurt her anymore. He almost caused the end of the world by opening the rift and he really feels bad about that and is now trying to do the right thing. That may be more boring for Owen, but I think he’s grown up a bit.
iF: I have to ask, do you ever look over at Nako Mori and say, “Shut up Titicaca!”.
GORMAN: [Laughs] I want to sex him, I want to sex him! [Laughs] I tell you what, defiantly in scenes as much as I laugh; in series two we do not see Owen say “Shut up Titicaca!” I wish there was a place to say that. You know she is more like Titicaca than she would like to admit. [Laughs] She’s quite like her character you know, except she has a penchance for ten inch heels, so when she dresses up she means serious business.
iF: I’ve heard hints that there might be some more DOCTOR WHO crossover villains or characters besides Martha Jones this season. Can you confirm that at all?
GORMAN: I can tell you that there are definitely, it may be for the more obsessive fans, but there are crossovers from DOCTOR WHO. Obviously, there’s Freema [Agyeman] and towards the end of the season there are some, I don’t want to say old friends, but certainly there are some familiar faces, yeah. I would say that.
iF: How was having Freema on as a part of the TORCHWOOD team?
GORMAN: She is a really lovely girl and she comes on with no airs, we all got along very well, thankfully so there was absolutely no edge to it. I think Owen was weary of having another doctor around because he hasn’t got a lot going on outside of Torchwood, especially not now. His role defines him. He certainly wouldn’t go back to the National Health Service, now that he’s obsessed with policing aliens and such. Martha comes in so confident though and she has this back story with Jack that none of them are party to, and Jack calls the shots and says she is going to hang around and use Owen’s space. She very quickly becomes involved in the autopsy room sparring with Owen over who is right. What I did like it about it, was the new girl came in and the writers didn’t have Owen fancy her from the onset. It was less spiky than I thought it might be, they weren’t getting at each other all of the time. And in the other direction it wasn’t them flirting all of the time which would get a bit creepy. You don’t want Owen to being a letch over a girl who saved the world in DOCTOR WHO. Some very interesting and intriguing things happen with Martha and Owen that are a massive storyline and will be very interesting to watch.
iF: Did the writers ever discuss with you guys what Torchwood went through in the year that never happened on DOCTOR WHO?
GORMAN: Not a bean. I caught the DOCTOR WHO episodes where they talked about the Himalaya Expedition and I believe they are elaborating about that a bit online, but honestly we just came in as if we were back at work the next day. We weren’t party to that, we have our own theories. It was nice to be back after the six month break, and really it was great to just have fun again. I’m really lucky to do a job I love, I do appreciate it.
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iF MAGAZINE: So you’re a comic book geek, what kind of things coming up are you personally looking forward to?
BURN GORMAN: I’ve just got saliva in my mouth for the new BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT. I mean Heath Ledger’s death was so tragic and so unexpected, but he looks like he was absolutely brilliant in this film, and I love what Christopher Nolan has done with the movie. Then they’re also making WATCHMEN the movie which should be amazing!
iF: I just did an interview with Doug Jones a little while back for HELLBOY 2, which is another comic book movie that is coming out that should be spectacular.
GORMAN: Really? You interviewed Doug Jones? That guy is absolutely brilliant; he’s just amazing. The character he played in PAN’S LABYRINTH with the eyes in his hands was absolutely astounding! I would love to do work like that; just be covered with a latex suit and get to perform with my whole body. I would love to be those far out characters like that. What a great actor. Please pass on my deep regards to him the next time you talk to him, he probably doesn’t know anything about TORCHWOOD but I love him. [Laughs]
iF: So back to TORCHWOOD, how do you feel about the great response that your show has gotten from the American audience?.
GORMAN: I know the folks that went to the TCAS [Television Critics Association] and to Comic Con in San Diego were just blown away that people were even interested. We have this sense that we get such great imports from the States, we feel that we get all of the good stuff and we’re in awe of the stuff that comes over. I think we’re truly in awe of a lot of the teams of writers on shows like WEST WING, and things like that.
iF: Really? I have the same opinion but in the reverse. I love the stuff on BBC America and SCI FI Channel that is brought over from the UK.
GORMAN: [Laughs] So to you we’re the really good stuff being brought over, I get it. But, we just have a different way of things over here. The biggest thing is our budgets. TORCHWOOD is on a budget, that doesn’t even touch the DOCTOR WHO budget, so every episode is ‘what can we do with this budget.’ So the CGI that happens sometime it looks pretty ropy, and other times it looks fine, but it’s not completely relied on. So the focus is on other things like the characters. I’m excited about it and I’m really proud to be a part of this program.
iF: Plus you guys get to be toys this year.
GORMAN: I don’t know. I think it might happen with the others, but what kind of kid would want Owen as a toy?
iF: I know there are lots of adult collectors out there, and I think they would probably be pissed if the whole team wasn’t released.
GORMAN: Oh good, yeah oh cool. What’s the gadget that comes with Owen? I just hope it’s not the aphrodisiac spray because I have gotten nothing but stink for that. I can tell you Owen is a very pure individual and he only wanted to have a chat with that woman about BRIEF ENCOUNTER at her place. They’re going back there to talk about life. [Laughs] He would have some kind of alien thing.
iF: Yeah each member should come with an alien artifact from a specific episode. Maybe they can even have a Suzie figure with interchangeable heads so you can have the resurrected Suzie with the bullet hole..
GORMAN: [Laughs] That would be awesome. You know she deserves a figure too. Indira [Varma] is a wonderful person and a really great actress and it’s a shame they couldn’t find a way to bring her back for good. She’s like a Monty Python character, you cut her legs off and she’s still going to come after you and try to bite you. I think she’s still lurking somewhere, she’s escaped and shot to pieces, but I figure that we’ll meet up with her again when we least expect it.
iF: What do you want for Owen on down the road, because in the first season the most growth we saw was in the episode where he fell in love with Diane the pilot from the 1950’s who left him and flew back into the rift?
GORMAN: I think we needed to see some growth in Owen because the episodes were written out of sequence. We would shoot episodes 2 and 1 then shoot 4 and 6, and when you put it all together you realized that a lot of the time he just comes across as completely brittle and emotionally retarded. If anything for season two, I hope that his experiences have humanized him somewhat. He’s got a hard exterior and a soft interior and in series two we find out a lot why Owen is like that. We learn about his history and his gains and losses. We get a picture as to why he has this brittleness and the inability to speak about his emotions.
iF: Well, that leads me to my next question, is Owen interest in Toshiko in this season?
GORMAN: I wouldn’t want old Owen to get any where near Tosh, because he would spoil her. I don’t know if you’ve ever been in situations like this where you are in love with someone, but they have no idea they wouldn’t even entertain the notion. Me, I’m in my thirties now and occasionally I’ll see someone that I find very attractive and then I think that they wouldn’t even entertain the fact that I might have feelings for them. I think Owen is totally clueless about Tosh; maybe he knows she finds him attractive but I think it just goes over his head. So I think for series two their relationship is developed, but it’s one sided where Tosh thinks they might have a possibility of getting together but Owen just doesn’t entertain it. I will say that it is touched on in the second series. It’s not dealt with horridly, they come together as human beings and Owen really looks out for Tosh. There’s an episode where he warns her to be careful about falling in love, because he fell in love with Diane and she left, and Owen doesn’t want Tosh to go through the same thing and get hurt. I think all of the characters are looking after each other more, and it’s not about competition. It’s not love because that’s too strong, but they are genuinely caring for each other. He doesn’t intentionally hurt her anymore. He almost caused the end of the world by opening the rift and he really feels bad about that and is now trying to do the right thing. That may be more boring for Owen, but I think he’s grown up a bit.
iF: I have to ask, do you ever look over at Nako Mori and say, “Shut up Titicaca!”.
GORMAN: [Laughs] I want to sex him, I want to sex him! [Laughs] I tell you what, defiantly in scenes as much as I laugh; in series two we do not see Owen say “Shut up Titicaca!” I wish there was a place to say that. You know she is more like Titicaca than she would like to admit. [Laughs] She’s quite like her character you know, except she has a penchance for ten inch heels, so when she dresses up she means serious business.
iF: I’ve heard hints that there might be some more DOCTOR WHO crossover villains or characters besides Martha Jones this season. Can you confirm that at all?
GORMAN: I can tell you that there are definitely, it may be for the more obsessive fans, but there are crossovers from DOCTOR WHO. Obviously, there’s Freema [Agyeman] and towards the end of the season there are some, I don’t want to say old friends, but certainly there are some familiar faces, yeah. I would say that.
iF: How was having Freema on as a part of the TORCHWOOD team?
GORMAN: She is a really lovely girl and she comes on with no airs, we all got along very well, thankfully so there was absolutely no edge to it. I think Owen was weary of having another doctor around because he hasn’t got a lot going on outside of Torchwood, especially not now. His role defines him. He certainly wouldn’t go back to the National Health Service, now that he’s obsessed with policing aliens and such. Martha comes in so confident though and she has this back story with Jack that none of them are party to, and Jack calls the shots and says she is going to hang around and use Owen’s space. She very quickly becomes involved in the autopsy room sparring with Owen over who is right. What I did like it about it, was the new girl came in and the writers didn’t have Owen fancy her from the onset. It was less spiky than I thought it might be, they weren’t getting at each other all of the time. And in the other direction it wasn’t them flirting all of the time which would get a bit creepy. You don’t want Owen to being a letch over a girl who saved the world in DOCTOR WHO. Some very interesting and intriguing things happen with Martha and Owen that are a massive storyline and will be very interesting to watch.
iF: Did the writers ever discuss with you guys what Torchwood went through in the year that never happened on DOCTOR WHO?
GORMAN: Not a bean. I caught the DOCTOR WHO episodes where they talked about the Himalaya Expedition and I believe they are elaborating about that a bit online, but honestly we just came in as if we were back at work the next day. We weren’t party to that, we have our own theories. It was nice to be back after the six month break, and really it was great to just have fun again. I’m really lucky to do a job I love, I do appreciate it.
Who’s next for the Doctor? Season 4 spoilers and a pic...
In the Sun Ran this piture of "a mysterios being"????? and the following spoilers.
DOCTOR WHO series four leaves hapless assistant Donna racing round the stratosphere alone when the Timelord goes missing.
Donna – played by Catherine Tate – fears for the Doctor’s life when he mysteriously disappears and draws support from an unlikely source.
Former assistants Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith and Captain Jack all rush to her aid. The fearless foursome then scour the universe in search of the Doctor – battling a whole host of alien life-force.
Strange species in the new series include the return of squid-faced slave-race The Ood, plus a mysterious hooded being and dangerous flying beasts.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom – the fourth series even sees the Doctor try his hand at romance when he shares a shock smooch with Donna.
DOCTOR WHO series four leaves hapless assistant Donna racing round the stratosphere alone when the Timelord goes missing.
Donna – played by Catherine Tate – fears for the Doctor’s life when he mysteriously disappears and draws support from an unlikely source.
Former assistants Rose Tyler, Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith and Captain Jack all rush to her aid. The fearless foursome then scour the universe in search of the Doctor – battling a whole host of alien life-force.
Strange species in the new series include the return of squid-faced slave-race The Ood, plus a mysterious hooded being and dangerous flying beasts.
However, it’s not all doom and gloom – the fourth series even sees the Doctor try his hand at romance when he shares a shock smooch with Donna.
Elsewhere, Sarah Lancashire leads an epic cast of guest stars as evil Miss Foster.
And there’s a shock in store when actress Georgia Moffett – whose real-life dad is former Doctor Who Peter Davison – claims to be the Timelord’s daughter.
The new BBC1 series begins in the spring and also features cameos by stars including Felicity Kendal, Lesley Sharp, Lindsey Coulson, and Tim McInnerny.
And there’s a shock in store when actress Georgia Moffett – whose real-life dad is former Doctor Who Peter Davison – claims to be the Timelord’s daughter.
The new BBC1 series begins in the spring and also features cameos by stars including Felicity Kendal, Lesley Sharp, Lindsey Coulson, and Tim McInnerny.
If you live in the UK you can watch Freema's interview on Something for the Weekend on the BBC iPlayer
Click here to view, unless you suck and live in the US like me ...sniffffles
Germany takes Doctor Who off the air after only six episodes!
German TV station; ProSieben, have decided to pull Doctor Who off the air after just six weeks, leaving thousands of German Doctor Who fans with no resolution to Series One of Doctor Who. German fans have patiently been waiting two years for the station to pick up the New Series of Doctor Who.
It is therefore no surprise that fans are taking things into their own hands by creating a petition, which will be sent to the broadcasting station.
If you wish to make your voice heard, please sign the petition here.
It is therefore no surprise that fans are taking things into their own hands by creating a petition, which will be sent to the broadcasting station.
If you wish to make your voice heard, please sign the petition here.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Torchwood's Burn Gorman Talks About Series Two
Torchwood, the spin-off of BBC’s ever popular Doctor Who recently began it’s second season. In a remarkable development, BBC America is playing the episodes with only a ten day delay from when the fans in the UK are able to watch the show.
Burn Gorman, who plays Dr. Owen Harper on the Torchwood team recently spoke with MediaBlvd Magazine’s “The Two Doctors” radio program about the direction his character will be taking this season. He also gave some hints about how Martha will be integrated into the show for a three episode arc starting with number six.
Jim> You’re character really seems to have changed from season one to season two, can you comment on that?
Burn> Absolutely, Owen, in order to remain a valid member of the Torchwood team has to come to some fairly big decisions about his conduct. At the end of series one, he shot Jack, and was going off into, should we say grey areas of the missions he was asked to do. And I think that in order to become a coherent member of the team, he has to start again. There was a sense of forgiveness from Jack at the end of the series. And I think we’ve really started in season two to set his commitment to being a member of the team, and to see how the team works instead of beating, stabbing, snogging and kicking each other all the time.
Kenn>Do you have a feel for Owen’s backstory, and are we going to get to see some of that this season?
Burn> Well, from day one, I was never told anything about Owen. In fact, the producers very much left us alone. I never got a character breakdown, or what they wanted to have the character do, except for some very prescriptive scripts. But we definitely learn a lot about Owen’s back story in the second series. For me, I sort of ask questions of the writers and came up with my own story as for why he is emotionally and at some points socially stunted. Let’s be honest. And at some points can be arrogant and aloof. And I think the truth about Owen is he has a very hard exterior, and a very soft interior. He wants to do the right thing, and he’s passionate about saving life. There are very strong reasons as to why he became a doctor. But in series two we find out that he’s so brittle and unable to show his emotions. We find out exactly why that is, which is an exciting story line.
Jim>We’ve seen the first episodes in the States, and it looks like you and Tosh seem to be forming a relationship this season. Is that going to go anywhere?
Burn> I think I’m surprised as any one else whose watching it. I would say that Tosh and Owen’s relationship develops in a way that he is very much looking out for Tosh. In fact, all of the other members of the team. I think their love for each other and the kind of unspoken respect and trust is more hopefully more apparent this season. But particularly Tosh, I think that Owen is blind to the way that she feels about him. He’s not very aware really of feelings. And we definitely see much more of those two coming closer together. But in terms of an actual relationship we have to wait and see. I mean, I feel sorry for her, don’t you? I wouldn’t want Owen to be with Tosh.
Kenn> Well, it seems like Owen was one of the few people that had a lot of snogging time; first with Gwen, then with the woman pilot from the past. You actually had a love interest twice. Is that going to continue?
Burn> I was actually as surprised as anyone else. Let’s be honest, with gorgeous looking men in terms of Jack and Ianto, I always felt that maybe they should get some of the action. I don’t see myself as that. I see myself much more as a character actor. So I wasn’t entirely comfortable with it, but I enjoyed it while it happened. I think that some of that was with Captain Jack being such a hero figure, they didn’t want to bog him down with the issue of snogging or sex or whatever. He implies it, and talks about it. But we do see more in season of two of other members of the team getting into relationships and such, but thankfully, Owen gets much less of that. I get to keep my top on!
Kenn> It seems that at least for US audiences, Torchwood’s popularity is perhaps surpassing Doctor Who. Is that similar in the UK, or is Doctor Who still the mother ship?
Burn> The reaction that of I got is that in the States it’s seen very much as a standalone series. In Britian, it’s history really, that comes with Doctor Who. You yourselves are Doctor Who fans, I’m a Doctor Who fan, I’ve got so much kind of history and detail from that world, and I think that Torchwood had to, by it’s very nature of being Earth bound and specifically not going to other planets and dealing with alien life as it comes to Earth had to create it’s own world. We’re a part of the ship Whoniverse, but for example, someone like Owen doesn’t know anything about the Doctor. He doesn’t know that Jack has traveled in time. He’s very much concerned with aliens coming to Earth, and his life with Torchwood in Cardiff. It’s only through the series as his mind gets expanded, he knows about the hand in the jar. He knows that Jack can’t die. But he’s very much concerned with the Earth based thing. But we’re just glad that people are enjoying it, because we’re very passionate about it. But obviously we don’t have anywhere near the budget of Doctor Who, so we’re kind of focusing as much as we can on scripts and team. And we have a blast.
Jim> Have you done Sci Fi outside of Torchwood or is this your first venture into the science fiction genre.
Burn> It is definitely my first venture into a science fiction series. I’ve always been a huge sci fi fan, but this is the first continuing character that I’ve played. I noticed very early on unless you totally commit to it, and take it very seriously, it becomes even more unbelievable. But I love to be taken outside the norm into realms of fantasy and wonder. We’re able to go places that normal people can’t.
Kenn> It seems that Owen and the rest of the team found out they could function without Jack when he was away doing his part for the Who finale. Is that level of confidence that they found going to continue?
Burn> I think the team without Jack is like somebody missing a shoe. It’s still familiar. The aliens and the rift don’t stop happening. There are still incidents. There are still things coming through the rift which they are duty bound to deal with. But without Jack, we’re kind of like a ship without a rudder. Gwen had kind of taken charge as it were, but I think that we’re all just a bit lost. I think Owen is somebody who needs a leader as well. He needs to be told what to do so he can make his own decision about whether to follow that or not. But I’d say he would kind of suck as a leader.
Jim>This may not be a fair question, but how long do you see your character going on Torchwood? Would you want to be doing this for 3 to 5 years yourself?
Burn> I’m the type of actor who gets bored pretty easily. The scripts and the people I’m involved with are so passionate, that it has a certain amount of momentum. I really like the actors I work with, but the very nature of Torchwood, I would say, is one where people die young. I’d never say never, but there is only so many times a person can be shot, stabbed, poisoned or whatever before it just isn’t believable anymore. But I’ve had a really good time doing it and I hope the Torchwood world continues, definitely.
Kenn> Can you tell us if there is going to be more of a connection with Doctor Who with Martha coming over and such, or is the show going to remain very much independent.
Burn> I’d be lying if I said I knew anything at all. They started off saying there would be absolutely no links between the two, and now Martha is here in episodes 6, 7 and 8. I just don’t know if those two worlds can collide apart from Jack. But I think it would be interesting to see what would happen. I don’t know what the Who fans would think about it, but me as a Who fan, I say bring it on. It would be great. And also to work with David Tennant, we’d often see each other when we were filming. We’d be at lunch and see some Dalek’s go by or whatever. We’d see him around, so it was kind of a bit of a family affair really. I think it would be very exciting, and I hope that Jack will come back and forth between the series. I don’t know these things, but I’d hope that he can continue in both worlds.
Jim>I thought at first, I’m not sure about a spin-off Doctor Who show. How can it reach that caliber, but it’s just amazing how people have gravitated toward your show. It’s acted well, shot beautifully. You mentioned that the budget isn’t as high, but it looks just as beautiful as Doctor Who.
Burn> Well, thanks. I think that’s a testament to all the BBC Wales team. It’s a little bit like having your own world. Nobody bothers us, we’re just in our studios in the middle of the Welsh hills, and you’re kind of left alone. I think that it’s very important for drama’s as a whole to keep evolving, and I’m just glad to be associated with the Doctor Who world and franchise, but I’m really glad of your support for Torchwood. I think that Torchwood has tried to take risks, and has definitely failed in some parts, but unless you fail, you don’t how to get better, so long may it continue.
Kenn> Do you know anything about what went into BBC’s decision to air the show on BBC America with only a 10 day delay?
Burn> I really don’t. If I knew I’d say. I thought maybe it was something to do with the writers strike, but I guess that wouldn’t affect BBC America. I’m just glad really. I think it’s great that it’s going out only 10 days later.
Burn> Are you guys getting the full version? Over here, they’re editing it for the pre-watershed, the pre 9PM version the day after it airs.
Jim> I think we’re getting the pre-9PM version. What they’ve done though is a beautiful job of editing. We get the more sanitized version I think.
Kenn> It didn’t seem like a lot got cut out in series one, compared to the UK version.
Burn> I’m glad, I think the thing should be left alone as much as possible. It’s definitely less F-bombs and swearing in series two I’d say. Even the tone is much more about aliens and about what’s going on rather than the team itself. Which I prefer as a viewer, I want to see the strange things coming in. I just can’t wait for you guys to see the rest of the series. I really do think it’s really exciting.
Kenn> As a final question, without going into spoilers, can you tell us where Owen’s going to be going the rest of season two?
Burn> Owen’s character, I’m pretty certain it’s episode 5, we are introduced to a completely different side of Owen, completely different. It’s one that nobody will have seen before. I also think that episode 6 when Martha comes in, starts a trio of episodes. She comes in and Owen is kind of worried that she is going to tread on his toes, but in the end, they form a real attachment. Not so much a romantic attachment, but they have very deep respect for each other, and she’s very much involved in Owen’s story.
PIA GUERRA'S NEXT PROJECT? “DOCTOR WHO”
Friday night at Meltdown Comics in Hollywood, California, Joss Whedon and “Y: The Last Man” creators Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra celebrated the end of the critically acclaimed, 60-issue epic. And for the first time, artist Guerra teased her next project: IDW Publishing's “Doctor Who.” CBR News caught up with Guerra at the party to talk about the project.
Fans of CBR’s STUDIO TOURS already know that Guerra is an “insane” fan of the British series. “I used to watch the old Tom Baker episodes with my aunt in Toronto, they played them on TV Ontario,” Guerra said. “And then when the new series came out, I started watching those and fell in love with them. It brought back a lot of cool memories from childhood. And I feel totally blessed to be able to work on this new series, which captures a lot of people’s imaginations.”
Tony Lee is penning the series, and both creators have always shared a love for “Doctor Who.” The seeds of the project were sown at Comic-Con International in San Diego last year in a conversation between Guerra and IDW’s Chris Ryall. “And then I sat on it for 6 months until we got the go ahead, and finally this month BBC has given its blessing. We’re really, really happy about it.” The first issue is scheduled to hit stands in July. And stay tuned to CBR for a full report on "Y: The Last Party."
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Fans of CBR’s STUDIO TOURS already know that Guerra is an “insane” fan of the British series. “I used to watch the old Tom Baker episodes with my aunt in Toronto, they played them on TV Ontario,” Guerra said. “And then when the new series came out, I started watching those and fell in love with them. It brought back a lot of cool memories from childhood. And I feel totally blessed to be able to work on this new series, which captures a lot of people’s imaginations.”
Tony Lee is penning the series, and both creators have always shared a love for “Doctor Who.” The seeds of the project were sown at Comic-Con International in San Diego last year in a conversation between Guerra and IDW’s Chris Ryall. “And then I sat on it for 6 months until we got the go ahead, and finally this month BBC has given its blessing. We’re really, really happy about it.” The first issue is scheduled to hit stands in July. And stay tuned to CBR for a full report on "Y: The Last Party."
{CBR}
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Thoughts while watching Torchwood "Meat"
Rhys is an idiot.
Rhys cannot and should neeeeever sing again.
Ohhhh nooooos it's gweeeeen
Owen looks like crap in green, wait owens looks like
crap in anything nevamind
Rhys seems to be more dimwitted than i remember
Ahahahaha jack made a funny{alien meat hehehe}
mmmmm jack n gwen seeexual tension
ok big blobby alien
hey hey hey rhys grows a pair
ohhh gwens pair may be bigger
ahhh meaningful looks with ianto
lol mr caveman
tosh reaching out to owen awww
k owen is a dumbass, come on man tosh is HOT
jacks such a flirt
big suprise rhys gets shot
k i know he had too do it but damn u owen
ok i liked this one mainly because it showed jack feels something for gwen amd deep down wants what she and rhys have now. Also jack saw a bit of himself in that alien it regenerates no matter how you cut away at it and i believe he wanted to save it more because of what he is now.
k next week: adam is on the team, ianto is a serial killer, and jack had/has a little brother named grey?
WOW
Rhys cannot and should neeeeever sing again.
Ohhhh nooooos it's gweeeeen
Owen looks like crap in green, wait owens looks like
crap in anything nevamind
Rhys seems to be more dimwitted than i remember
Ahahahaha jack made a funny{alien meat hehehe}
mmmmm jack n gwen seeexual tension
ok big blobby alien
hey hey hey rhys grows a pair
ohhh gwens pair may be bigger
ahhh meaningful looks with ianto
lol mr caveman
tosh reaching out to owen awww
k owen is a dumbass, come on man tosh is HOT
jacks such a flirt
big suprise rhys gets shot
k i know he had too do it but damn u owen
ok i liked this one mainly because it showed jack feels something for gwen amd deep down wants what she and rhys have now. Also jack saw a bit of himself in that alien it regenerates no matter how you cut away at it and i believe he wanted to save it more because of what he is now.
k next week: adam is on the team, ianto is a serial killer, and jack had/has a little brother named grey?
WOW
Torchwood doubles
Fans are treated to a Torchwood double bill next Wednesday with Episode Five, Adam being shown on BBC2 at 9pm, and Episode 6, Reset making its debut on BBC3 at 9.50pm.
Invisible Enemy & K9 on DVD
Further information about the DVD extras of the forthcoming release of The Brain of Morbius have today been revealed on the BBFC website. Along with a documentary, "Getting a Head", and features such as "Designs on Karn", "A Letter to Robert Holmes" and "Set Tour", the disc contains a trailer for the forthcoming releases of 1977's The Invisible Enemy - which saw the first appearance of the robot dog K9 in Doctor Who - and the 1981 spin-off K9 and Company, which stars Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.It is not yet clear whether or not this joint trailer indicates that the two stories will be released together in a double pack.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
More Torchwood stuff
Episode Four, "Meat"
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. With Rhys in increasing danger Gwen is under pressure like never before. Will Rhys go too far? Will Jack ask too much of him? And can Torchwood save the alien from being used as cheap meat?
Episode Five, "Adam"
An alien with the power to change memories infiltrates Torchwood. Can the team save themselves before it's too late? With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, and Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, it takes Jack's love of Ianto to reveal the truth. But there's always a price to pay.
Episode Six, "Reset"
Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones to investigate mysterious deaths. When the trail leads to a sinister medical testing centre Martha must go undercover. But have Torchwood underestimated how far the testing centre will go to find medical breakthroughs? How safe is any of Torchwood?
Episode Seven, "Dead Man Walking"
Deep in shock, the Torchwood team has to face their darkest hour. However, in an effort to put things right, Captain Jack Harkness unleashes a primal force that uses Torchwood as a conduit to wreck havoc across Earth, aided by the Weevils and their newly-appointed King.
Episode Eight, "A Day In The Death"
A victim of his newfound circumstances, Owen Harper believes he needs absolution. Will the lonely girl on the rooftop help him, or will it be a mission to the retrieve an alien device that is proving more lethal by the second? And how far will Toshiko go to help him?
Episode Nine, "Something Borrowed"
The night before her wedding, Gwen is juggling work with her hen night, when an alien shapeshifter leaves her carrying more than she bargained for. As everyone gathers for the ceremony, Jack must destroy her big day, unless one of the three mothers present finds a means to stop him.
Episode Ten, "From Out Of The Rain"
The website has no information for this particular adventure, but we already know that PJ Hammond's script involves people moving in and out of black and white photographs.
Episode Eleven, "Adrift"
When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood. Hundreds of people have disappeared without trace, but why is Jack obstructing attempts to find them? The answer seems to lie in the rift. Literally, and as Gwen follows the trail, she makes a shocking discovery.
Episode Twelve, "Fragments"
Again, no information, but this is set to flashback and reveal how the members of team Torchwood came to band together.
Episode Thirteen, "Exit Wounds"
No specific information, but Captain John Hart (James Marsters) is back - and brings answers about the whole "Grey" mystery with him...
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. With Rhys in increasing danger Gwen is under pressure like never before. Will Rhys go too far? Will Jack ask too much of him? And can Torchwood save the alien from being used as cheap meat?
Episode Five, "Adam"
An alien with the power to change memories infiltrates Torchwood. Can the team save themselves before it's too late? With Captain Jack caught up in memories of his lost family, and Gwen struggling to remember Rhys, it takes Jack's love of Ianto to reveal the truth. But there's always a price to pay.
Episode Six, "Reset"
Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones to investigate mysterious deaths. When the trail leads to a sinister medical testing centre Martha must go undercover. But have Torchwood underestimated how far the testing centre will go to find medical breakthroughs? How safe is any of Torchwood?
Episode Seven, "Dead Man Walking"
Deep in shock, the Torchwood team has to face their darkest hour. However, in an effort to put things right, Captain Jack Harkness unleashes a primal force that uses Torchwood as a conduit to wreck havoc across Earth, aided by the Weevils and their newly-appointed King.
Episode Eight, "A Day In The Death"
A victim of his newfound circumstances, Owen Harper believes he needs absolution. Will the lonely girl on the rooftop help him, or will it be a mission to the retrieve an alien device that is proving more lethal by the second? And how far will Toshiko go to help him?
Episode Nine, "Something Borrowed"
The night before her wedding, Gwen is juggling work with her hen night, when an alien shapeshifter leaves her carrying more than she bargained for. As everyone gathers for the ceremony, Jack must destroy her big day, unless one of the three mothers present finds a means to stop him.
Episode Ten, "From Out Of The Rain"
The website has no information for this particular adventure, but we already know that PJ Hammond's script involves people moving in and out of black and white photographs.
Episode Eleven, "Adrift"
When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood. Hundreds of people have disappeared without trace, but why is Jack obstructing attempts to find them? The answer seems to lie in the rift. Literally, and as Gwen follows the trail, she makes a shocking discovery.
Episode Twelve, "Fragments"
Again, no information, but this is set to flashback and reveal how the members of team Torchwood came to band together.
Episode Thirteen, "Exit Wounds"
No specific information, but Captain John Hart (James Marsters) is back - and brings answers about the whole "Grey" mystery with him...
S4: Episode Two title announced
DWM Issue #392 confirms the title for Episode Two of Series Four of Doctor Who.
Episode Two of Series Four is titled; 'The Fires of Pompeii'.
It has also been confirmed that Episode Ten is titled; 'Midnight'.
[Sources: DWO; DWM Issue #392]
Episode Two of Series Four is titled; 'The Fires of Pompeii'.
It has also been confirmed that Episode Ten is titled; 'Midnight'.
[Sources: DWO; DWM Issue #392]
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Torchwood spoilers pour in!!!!!
Torchwood Episode Titles
2.1 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
2.2 - Sleeper
2.3 - To The Last Man
2.4 - Meat
2.5 - Adam
2.6 - Reset
2.7 - Dead Man Walking
2.8 - A Day in the Death
2.9 - Something Borrowed
2.10 - From Out of the Rain
2.11 - Adrift
2.12 - Fragments
2.13 - Exit Wounds
Torchwood 2.4: Meat
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. With Rhys in increasing danger Gwen is under pressure like never before. Will Rhys go too far? Will Jack ask too much of him? And can Torchwood save the alien from being used as cheap meat?
Torchwood 2.6 "Reset" is the sixth episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, which will be broadcast by BBC Three on 13 February 2008 and repeated byBBC Two on 20 February 2008. This episode will feature Doctor Who companion, Martha Jones, in the first of three episodes. I got an email from a "Madforjack" with the info that Owen harper is set to be killed, but not all is what it seems as he will be transformed into a Weevil hybrid. He becomes "Weevil King" and appears as such throughout episodes six, seven and eight. Is this the end for 'human' Owen? {wow owen is gonna get handsome for once} I dunno about this bit but i did see weevils running about in the freema extended preview circulating, so who knows.
also:
1. Gwen will get pregnant (and married!) with an alien baby (naughty Gwen!)
2. Characters will step out of a 1920 black and white film and cause chaos
Martha comes onboard with Torchwood to investigate a series of unusual deaths and spots connections between the deaths that the Torchwood team did not.
In addition to the deaths they find lives saved by a mysterious wonder drug.
There’s a medical research facility called “The Phram”.
“The Phram” is run by Copley (played by Alan Dale) who is a “powerful man” with dubious morality.
Martha is now a fully qualified doctor and works for UNIT.
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 6: “Reset”
Written by JC Wilsher, Directed by Ashley Way
Freema Agyeman joins Torchwood for three episodes, starting with this conspiracy thriller which has far-reaching consequences. Martha must help solve a series of mysterious deaths in Cardiff…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 7
Written by Matt Jones, Directed by Andy Goddard
A dark and scary tale pits Torchwood against their most terrifying adversary to date. Plus, more Weevils than you’ve ever seen and a derelict church packed with all manner of creepy stuff…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 8
Written by Joseph Lidster, Directed by Andy Goddard
Richard Briers plays Parker, a dying recluse who has something that Torchwood wants…
and unless her episodes are not consecutive, it looks like Freema will NOT be in the wedding episode (9) as the tabloids would have us believe…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 9
Written by Phil Ford, Directed by Ashley Way
A fun filled romp with a dark edge. At a very important Cardiff wedding, not every guest has been invited…
2.1 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
2.2 - Sleeper
2.3 - To The Last Man
2.4 - Meat
2.5 - Adam
2.6 - Reset
2.7 - Dead Man Walking
2.8 - A Day in the Death
2.9 - Something Borrowed
2.10 - From Out of the Rain
2.11 - Adrift
2.12 - Fragments
2.13 - Exit Wounds
Torchwood 2.4: Meat
Rhys discovers the truth about Torchwood and becomes part of the team as they investigate a mysterious alien meat supply. With Rhys in increasing danger Gwen is under pressure like never before. Will Rhys go too far? Will Jack ask too much of him? And can Torchwood save the alien from being used as cheap meat?
Torchwood 2.6 "Reset" is the sixth episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, which will be broadcast by BBC Three on 13 February 2008 and repeated byBBC Two on 20 February 2008. This episode will feature Doctor Who companion, Martha Jones, in the first of three episodes. I got an email from a "Madforjack" with the info that Owen harper is set to be killed, but not all is what it seems as he will be transformed into a Weevil hybrid. He becomes "Weevil King" and appears as such throughout episodes six, seven and eight. Is this the end for 'human' Owen? {wow owen is gonna get handsome for once} I dunno about this bit but i did see weevils running about in the freema extended preview circulating, so who knows.
also:
1. Gwen will get pregnant (and married!) with an alien baby (naughty Gwen!)
2. Characters will step out of a 1920 black and white film and cause chaos
Martha comes onboard with Torchwood to investigate a series of unusual deaths and spots connections between the deaths that the Torchwood team did not.
In addition to the deaths they find lives saved by a mysterious wonder drug.
There’s a medical research facility called “The Phram”.
“The Phram” is run by Copley (played by Alan Dale) who is a “powerful man” with dubious morality.
Martha is now a fully qualified doctor and works for UNIT.
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 6: “Reset”
Written by JC Wilsher, Directed by Ashley Way
Freema Agyeman joins Torchwood for three episodes, starting with this conspiracy thriller which has far-reaching consequences. Martha must help solve a series of mysterious deaths in Cardiff…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 7
Written by Matt Jones, Directed by Andy Goddard
A dark and scary tale pits Torchwood against their most terrifying adversary to date. Plus, more Weevils than you’ve ever seen and a derelict church packed with all manner of creepy stuff…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 8
Written by Joseph Lidster, Directed by Andy Goddard
Richard Briers plays Parker, a dying recluse who has something that Torchwood wants…
and unless her episodes are not consecutive, it looks like Freema will NOT be in the wedding episode (9) as the tabloids would have us believe…
Torchwood Series 2, Episode 9
Written by Phil Ford, Directed by Ashley Way
A fun filled romp with a dark edge. At a very important Cardiff wedding, not every guest has been invited…
BBC Norfolk Aldred interview
BBC Norfolk have a brand new radio interview with Classic Series Actress; Sophie Aldred.
Actress Sophie Aldred, who played former companion 'Ace', in the Classic Series, was in Norwich on Saturday 2nd February 2008 to meet fans of the cult television sci-fi drama.
She talked about fighting the Daleks, a love of meeting fans and her passion for Norfolk.
BBC Norfolk's Martin Barber was there to interview Sophie.
Listen to the interview, here.
Actress Sophie Aldred, who played former companion 'Ace', in the Classic Series, was in Norwich on Saturday 2nd February 2008 to meet fans of the cult television sci-fi drama.
She talked about fighting the Daleks, a love of meeting fans and her passion for Norfolk.
BBC Norfolk's Martin Barber was there to interview Sophie.
Listen to the interview, here.
Sci Fi confirms April debut for Who and SJA
The Sci Fi Channel has confirmed earlier reports that both Doctor Who Series Four and The Sarah Jane Adventures will begin airing on the channel in April. The channel's news service, Sci Fi Wire, has the confirmation, and Sci Fi's full press release is below.
DOCTOR WHO SEASON FOUR AND THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES COMING TO SCI FI CHANNEL IN APRILNEW YORK - February 4, 2008 - SCI FI Channel has acquired the fourth season of People's Choice Award-nominated Doctor Who and the phenomenally popular series' new spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures from BBC Worldwide America. Both series are slated to premier on SCI FI in April 2008.The Sarah Jane Adventures is written and produced by the same creative team behind Doctor Who, including multi-award winning writer Russell T. Davies. Having traveled the universe with The Doctor, Sarah Jane is used to alien encounters. Accompanied by her new young friends Maria, Luke and Clyde, she becomes embroiled in an offbeat world of mystery and danger.In season four of Doctor Who, David Tennant reprises his role as the tenth Timelord. For his latest adventures he is joined by a brand new companion, Donna Noble, played by award-winning actress Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show, BBC AMERICA) who appeared as 'the runaway bride' in the previous season. 'Martha Jones,' played by Freema Agyeman, the Doctor's most recent companion, who had a dramatic role last season's finale, makes a triumphant return in the middle of season four."We are excited to have Doctor Who back on SCI FI for its 4th season," said Chris Regina, Vice President of Programming, SCI FI Channel. "It's an exciting franchise that continues to reinvent itself for new generations of viewers. The youthful appeal of The Sarah Jane Adventures will no doubt attract even younger new viewers."Candace Carlisle, EVP Sales and Co-productions, BBC Worldwide Americas commented, "The imagination of Russell and the rest of the production team in Cardiff who have produced these two incredible shows is outstanding. We are so pleased that the loyal fans of the SCI FI Channel will be able to meet a whole new range of characters and aliens that are intrinsically linked to the Doctor's history. Both 'Sarah Jane Adventures' and the new season of 'Doctor Who' are jam packed with some of the most creative storylines ever produced by the BBC's brilliant team."The third season of the new Doctor Who averaged 1.3 million weekly viewers on SCI FI.The deals were brokered by Lisa Hofer, Vice President of Co-Production & Sales, BBC Worldwide Americas. Executive Producers for The Sarah Jane Adventures are Russell T Davies, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson. The series producer is Matthew Bouch. Doctor Who season four is produced by Phil Collinson; Executive Producers are Julie Gardner and Russell T Davies. Doctor Who season four is a BBC production in association with CBC.SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.BBC Worldwide Americas incorporates the U.S., Canadian and Latin American arms of BBC Worldwide, a commercial and wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sao Paulo and Miami, BBC Worldwide Americas has five core businesses: Channels, TV Sales, Content & Production, Home Entertainment and Digital Media. Profit from BBC Worldwide is returned to the BBC public service.
DOCTOR WHO SEASON FOUR AND THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES COMING TO SCI FI CHANNEL IN APRILNEW YORK - February 4, 2008 - SCI FI Channel has acquired the fourth season of People's Choice Award-nominated Doctor Who and the phenomenally popular series' new spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures from BBC Worldwide America. Both series are slated to premier on SCI FI in April 2008.The Sarah Jane Adventures is written and produced by the same creative team behind Doctor Who, including multi-award winning writer Russell T. Davies. Having traveled the universe with The Doctor, Sarah Jane is used to alien encounters. Accompanied by her new young friends Maria, Luke and Clyde, she becomes embroiled in an offbeat world of mystery and danger.In season four of Doctor Who, David Tennant reprises his role as the tenth Timelord. For his latest adventures he is joined by a brand new companion, Donna Noble, played by award-winning actress Catherine Tate (The Catherine Tate Show, BBC AMERICA) who appeared as 'the runaway bride' in the previous season. 'Martha Jones,' played by Freema Agyeman, the Doctor's most recent companion, who had a dramatic role last season's finale, makes a triumphant return in the middle of season four."We are excited to have Doctor Who back on SCI FI for its 4th season," said Chris Regina, Vice President of Programming, SCI FI Channel. "It's an exciting franchise that continues to reinvent itself for new generations of viewers. The youthful appeal of The Sarah Jane Adventures will no doubt attract even younger new viewers."Candace Carlisle, EVP Sales and Co-productions, BBC Worldwide Americas commented, "The imagination of Russell and the rest of the production team in Cardiff who have produced these two incredible shows is outstanding. We are so pleased that the loyal fans of the SCI FI Channel will be able to meet a whole new range of characters and aliens that are intrinsically linked to the Doctor's history. Both 'Sarah Jane Adventures' and the new season of 'Doctor Who' are jam packed with some of the most creative storylines ever produced by the BBC's brilliant team."The third season of the new Doctor Who averaged 1.3 million weekly viewers on SCI FI.The deals were brokered by Lisa Hofer, Vice President of Co-Production & Sales, BBC Worldwide Americas. Executive Producers for The Sarah Jane Adventures are Russell T Davies, Head of Drama, BBC Wales, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson. The series producer is Matthew Bouch. Doctor Who season four is produced by Phil Collinson; Executive Producers are Julie Gardner and Russell T Davies. Doctor Who season four is a BBC production in association with CBC.SCI FI Channel is a television network where "what if" is what's on. SCI FI fuels the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster movies and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.scifi.com ) and magazine. Launched in 1992, and currently in 93 million homes, SCI FI Channel is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.BBC Worldwide Americas incorporates the U.S., Canadian and Latin American arms of BBC Worldwide, a commercial and wholly owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). With offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sao Paulo and Miami, BBC Worldwide Americas has five core businesses: Channels, TV Sales, Content & Production, Home Entertainment and Digital Media. Profit from BBC Worldwide is returned to the BBC public service.
Monday, February 04, 2008
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Freema TV apperance this weekend
Freema will be appearing on Something For The Weekend on Sunday 10th of February. The show airs on BBC 2 at 10 am.
Doctor Who has a daughter?
The Timelord is apparently set to get a huge shock when Doctor Who returns this spring - when he discovers he's a dad.The Doctor, played by 36-year-old David Tennant, is left stunned after he lands on Earth and learns he has a daughter, reports the Daily Star. -->
But, as with all the sci-fi hit's best storylines, there's a twist and the Doctor finds out the girl has been made by aliens, who sneakily took some of his DNA without him knowing.The Timelord's daughter is apparently played by 23-year-old Georgia Moffett, who also happens to be the real life daughter of former Doctor Who star Peter Davison, 56.A source was quoted as saying: "It's an amazing signing!"More incredible storylines have apparently been concocted for the new series, including a showdown with the Daleks and their evil creator Davros.Meanwhile, Catherine Tate is set to reprise her role as Donna, the runaway bride, and will star as The Doctor's companion throughout the new series.
(Source)
But, as with all the sci-fi hit's best storylines, there's a twist and the Doctor finds out the girl has been made by aliens, who sneakily took some of his DNA without him knowing.The Timelord's daughter is apparently played by 23-year-old Georgia Moffett, who also happens to be the real life daughter of former Doctor Who star Peter Davison, 56.A source was quoted as saying: "It's an amazing signing!"More incredible storylines have apparently been concocted for the new series, including a showdown with the Daleks and their evil creator Davros.Meanwhile, Catherine Tate is set to reprise her role as Donna, the runaway bride, and will star as The Doctor's companion throughout the new series.
(Source)
A few dubious rumors about Torchwood
A memory-altering creep named Adam joins the team and makes everyone believe he's always been there. He also makes Tosh think she's a cleavage-flashing bimbo who's dating him. Also, Gwen forgets Rhys, and Owen believes he's a dork. (So, not much change there.) When Ianto realizes his paper diary doesn't mention Adam, the psycho gives Ianto false memories of being a serial killer. Jack finally figures it out and stops Adam, and everybody gets their real memories back. We glimpse a super-cheesy vision of Jack's childhood. Gwen remembers Rhys, but declares she doesn't love him as much as she loves Jack. (WTF?) This sounds quite like the audio book Border Princes.
Also, some Torchwood rumors: Gwen and Ianto sleep together (probably not). Bilis, the creepy old guy from the end of season one, turns up again and sleeps with Ianto(ewwww old butt shots ewwwwwww). And Bilis and Gwen die. All of these rumors seem highly dubious, but there you go.
{source: http://io9.com/)
Also, some Torchwood rumors: Gwen and Ianto sleep together (probably not). Bilis, the creepy old guy from the end of season one, turns up again and sleeps with Ianto(ewwww old butt shots ewwwwwww). And Bilis and Gwen die. All of these rumors seem highly dubious, but there you go.
{source: http://io9.com/)
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Dr who cinema trailer details
It's got a lot of the stuff from the TV Trailer, but it's edited together different, and looks more cinematic. New stuff I noticed: -it begins with Donna talking to her grandfather, and vaguely saying that she regretted not going with The Doctor after the Chrismas Special's events, and that if he ever sees a flying blue box she should shout for her -this is intercut with clips of the Doctor on the streets with some sort of scanning device I assume in his hand, and it seems to lead him to Donna. He's out on the street looking in through the window of a building, she's behind a door inside the building, looking ecstatic and waving to him. Him...not so much. -A shot of the Sontarans in full uniform with helmets on -An ice planet/frozen wastes shot -Giant Wasp attacking Donna, who's dressed in 1920s style clothes, I think -Shot of the Doctor looking up in shock/grief with tears in his eyes. Followed by a shot of Donna with tears in her eyes looking out of a window of a place made of stone (I don't think this is connected to the shot of the Doctor, I think it's from the Rome episode). Then a shot of Martha totally soaked or covered in some thin layer of slime looking defiantly at the camera, then a brief shot of Rose outdoors at night, I think. -trailer ends back at Donna talking to her grandfather saying "Cos he's still out there, somewhere."
Friday, February 01, 2008
RTD won't listen to fans input....ok bite me russ
The best Doctor Who spinoff, the kid-oriented Sarah Jane Adventures, will air on the Sci Fi Channel starting in April, producer Russell T. Davies revealed. He also explained why he insisted that Doctor Who must be the only BBC show without a message board on its official site: he doesn't want to hear from the fans. "I'm sorry to say this, all the science fiction producers making stuff in America, they are way too engaged with their fandom. They all need to step back."
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Marsters: Captain John 'is like Spike'
James Marsters has admitted that his Torchwood character Captain John is similar to the role he played on Buffy The Vampire Slayer.In an exclusive interview with Torchwood Magazine, Marsters said: "In a lot of ways, this role is very much like Spike was in my first three episodes of Buffy. After those three episodes, Spike was always taken down a peg, because Joss [Whedon, Buffy showrunner] didn't want the audience thinking he was cool."Marsters, who played cockney vampire Spike between 1997 and 2003, continued: "They basically deconstructed him, but it had the opposite effect, and he became cooler than ever: the outsider's outsider, in a show of outsiders!"Captain John initially appeared in the opening episode of Torchwood's second season 'Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang', but is scheduled to return later in the series. He added: "This role is about unrepentant evil, and having as much fun with it as possible. I wish Spike had been like that a little longer, to be honest."
'Doctor Who' nominated for Epiphany Prize
An episode from the last series of Doctor Who has been nominated for an Epiphany Prize in America.Variety reports that the third season story 'Gridlock' is competing in the television category of the awards, which honour inspirational projects that promote traditional family and biblical values.The episode, which features The Doctor and Martha Jones visiting New Earth and uncovering an underground traffic jam infested with killer crabs, is up against Saving Sarah Cain, The Valley of Light, Friends and Heroes and Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story.The Epiphany Prizes awards ceremony will take place on February 12 at the Beverly Hilton.
Barrowman praises 'cheerful' Tennant
John Barrowman has revealed that he prefers working with current Doctor David Tennant to his predecessor Christopher Eccleston.The actor, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and sister show Torchwood, said the Time Lord's latest incarnation was a more cheerful presence during filming.He said: "I found the set to be a lighter one with David than it had been with Christopher in the lead role. I think David is a happier person, whereas I found Chris to be a bit angry."However, he admitted that it had not all been plain sailing with Tennant because he struggled to avoid picking up his co-star's Scottish lilt.Barrowman, who was born in Glasgow, said: "When David Tennant and I began filming together in early spring 2007, the hardest part for me was to resist speaking to him in a Scottish accent."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Barrowman quotes online
The Evening Times has highlights of Anything Goes: The Autobiography by John Barrowman, CLICK HERE to read the article.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sarah Jane doubles in size, ......the show not sarah jane you goof!!!
The Sarah Jane Adventures, the Doctor Who spin-off for kids, will be back soon, actress Lis Sladen told SFX. Not only that, but it'll have twice as many half-hour episodes as last year: 24, instead of just 12. Sladen also dropped some hints about the next season of Doctor Who. Spoilers ahead!
Sladen confirmed she'll be back for the end of Who season four, along with a mad crush of other companions:
You must know how many people are in it," she says, referring to the number of special guests from the Doctor's (recent) past who, it's been confirmed, will be making reappearances [in the next season of Who] alongside Sarah Jane. "So I don't think I'll be at the centre of things. I would think it would be apportioned off, a bit here a bit there, and the major people will be the Doctor and Donna. That is my take on it. We are coming back to reinforce an already established team. So I don't think I'll be leading the group, if you know what I mean! I think there will be a distinct kind of sectioning and apportioning off. Because you can only do so much with so many people."We can only hope season two of Sarah Jane features fewer farting aliens.
Sladen confirmed she'll be back for the end of Who season four, along with a mad crush of other companions:
You must know how many people are in it," she says, referring to the number of special guests from the Doctor's (recent) past who, it's been confirmed, will be making reappearances [in the next season of Who] alongside Sarah Jane. "So I don't think I'll be at the centre of things. I would think it would be apportioned off, a bit here a bit there, and the major people will be the Doctor and Donna. That is my take on it. We are coming back to reinforce an already established team. So I don't think I'll be leading the group, if you know what I mean! I think there will be a distinct kind of sectioning and apportioning off. Because you can only do so much with so many people."We can only hope season two of Sarah Jane features fewer farting aliens.
More on the season 4 moffat episode
The upcoming Doctor Who two-parter by Steven Moffat (Blink) will feature the Doctor investigating an abandoned library, accompanied by the mysterious River Song (Alex Kingston from ER). Also guest-starring in the story: Colin Salmon from the James Bond films. [BBC Release
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Patrick Troughton, 2nd Doctor Documentary online
Click the link and the rest are available to view all 6 parts: http://uk.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=niffler09&p=r
Friday, January 25, 2008
Patrick Troughton's Last Day
awesome footage!!! a bit grainy but it is nice to see him out of character and interacting with fans. The one bitch who keeps whining thru the interview needed to be bitch slapped!!!
http://www.dwin.org/blog/archives/000285.html
http://www.dwin.org/blog/archives/000285.html
Sarah Jane WILL Return in S4
After months of media speculation, Elisabeth Sladen has confirmed that she will be returning to Doctor Who as Sarah Jane Smith in Series Four.
She will be travelling to Cardiff to film the series finale with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, Billie Piper and John Barrowman next month.
"I don't think I'll be at the centre of things," she told SFX. "I would think it would be apportioned off, a bit here a bit there, and the major people will be the Doctor and Donna. That is my take on it. We are coming back to reinforce an already established team. So I don’t think I’ll be leading the group, if you know what I mean! I think there will be a distinct kind of sectioning and apportioning off. Because you can only do so much with so many people."
She will be travelling to Cardiff to film the series finale with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, Billie Piper and John Barrowman next month.
"I don't think I'll be at the centre of things," she told SFX. "I would think it would be apportioned off, a bit here a bit there, and the major people will be the Doctor and Donna. That is my take on it. We are coming back to reinforce an already established team. So I don’t think I’ll be leading the group, if you know what I mean! I think there will be a distinct kind of sectioning and apportioning off. Because you can only do so much with so many people."
Kylie returns???
k everyone stop emailing me this rumor its posted already!!!! lol
Kylie Minogue has just signed a deal to be a regular in Doctor Who, according to a close friend of the Australian singer.
Her friend told New Idea that the pop star plans to return to full-time acting, after 20 years at the top of the music charts.
And she hasn't wasted any time finding her first major role... returning to Doctor Who as Astrid Peth.
She's said to have put the final touches on the deal last week, after show producers rushed to secure her signature as a regular companion in the series.
Kylie's peformance in last year's Christmas special received rave reviews from critics and fans alike, and the producers apparanetly presented her with a deal that was just too good to refuse...
Kylie Minogue has just signed a deal to be a regular in Doctor Who, according to a close friend of the Australian singer.
Her friend told New Idea that the pop star plans to return to full-time acting, after 20 years at the top of the music charts.
And she hasn't wasted any time finding her first major role... returning to Doctor Who as Astrid Peth.
She's said to have put the final touches on the deal last week, after show producers rushed to secure her signature as a regular companion in the series.
Kylie's peformance in last year's Christmas special received rave reviews from critics and fans alike, and the producers apparanetly presented her with a deal that was just too good to refuse...
Torchwood spoilers
We learn a lot more about Jack, "particularly his family"
The alien world we see? It's none other than the Boeshane Peninsular (the spelling according to DWM)
We learn more about the history of Torchwood itself
For those worried about Owen's role being reduced, according to RTD the exact opposite seems to be the case - he has "a huge, multi-episode story coming up, which shows Burn at his very best."
There's "some beautifully detailed character work ticking away, in gentle arcs", not just about Owen, but Tosh and Ianto as well. RTD mentions the photo of Owen and Tosh that Tosh keeps on her fridge. He says that "There's plenty more to be discovered about that secret crush". And we all know about the upcoming Jack/Ianto arc.
Gwen's pregnancy? Definitely "alien".
When Martha comes into the team, "she's sort of observing [them] as much as anything else."
Tosh's appearance in the DW episode Aliens of London is referred to somewhere in Series 2.
Burn Gorman - "...in Series Two, you've big changes in Owen. Okay, he still has his foibles and dysfunctions, but it's nice to see him work as part of the team, as a professional. As a medic, as a person, he's much more mature, I think, and more at peace with his place in the team. A lot of episodes are about where Owen's place is in the team, especially with Freema joining - as another medic." Lots of questions are answered about Owen (including why he is like he is)
"You see a huge change in Tosh in Series Two... and that's all I'm saying!" (Naoko Mori)
The alien world we see? It's none other than the Boeshane Peninsular (the spelling according to DWM)
We learn more about the history of Torchwood itself
For those worried about Owen's role being reduced, according to RTD the exact opposite seems to be the case - he has "a huge, multi-episode story coming up, which shows Burn at his very best."
There's "some beautifully detailed character work ticking away, in gentle arcs", not just about Owen, but Tosh and Ianto as well. RTD mentions the photo of Owen and Tosh that Tosh keeps on her fridge. He says that "There's plenty more to be discovered about that secret crush". And we all know about the upcoming Jack/Ianto arc.
Gwen's pregnancy? Definitely "alien".
When Martha comes into the team, "she's sort of observing [them] as much as anything else."
Tosh's appearance in the DW episode Aliens of London is referred to somewhere in Series 2.
Burn Gorman - "...in Series Two, you've big changes in Owen. Okay, he still has his foibles and dysfunctions, but it's nice to see him work as part of the team, as a professional. As a medic, as a person, he's much more mature, I think, and more at peace with his place in the team. A lot of episodes are about where Owen's place is in the team, especially with Freema joining - as another medic." Lots of questions are answered about Owen (including why he is like he is)
"You see a huge change in Tosh in Series Two... and that's all I'm saying!" (Naoko Mori)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Gorman Glad U.S. Gets Torchwood
Burn Gorman, who plays Dr. Owen Harper on the Doctor Who spinoff series Torchwood, told SCI FI Wire that he's pleased to see how the show has managed to emerge from the shadow of its predecessor, especially among American audiences. "Personally, I find that really refreshing, that, basically, it's accepted as a stand-alone series," Gorman said in a phone interview. "It's certainly very different in tone. It still uses references to Doctor Who, but I think it's really good that it's being appreciated for what it is. Although I am a Doctor Who fan myself, so I always enjoy when there are references. When Jack goes off and disappears, it's kind of nice to have a mothership." Torchwood stars John Barrowman as Capt. Jack Harkness, the leader of a secret organization charged with protecting Earth from alien threats. The character of Capt. Jack was originally introduced in the first season of the revitalized Doctor Who series in an episode titled "The Empty Child." He recently returned to that series in a three-episode arc culminating in the third-season finale. As the second season of Torchwood begins, Jack is reunited with his team, who were left in the dark following his abrupt departure to be with the Doctor. "Back to Cardiff, where he belongs," Gorman said. "He's a really fun guy to work with, John. He brings a hundred percent commitment. And I think one of the reasons we wanted to do it again is because we all genuinely get on and are able to spark off each other. The scripts are always very different as well. They're never pedestrian. Sometimes they're kind of really out there, but that's kind of what you want as an actor, isn't it? It's a sort of challenge, really." When it premiered in the United States last September on BBC America, Torchwood became the highest-rated series in the history of that network. Gorman said that the cast and crew were heartened to see that the show has such universal appeal. "We're really, really pleased about that," Gorman said. "In England, it started off as a kind of cult show, really. And then I think it's just like any show. Word of mouth. We just finished filming season two, and we're hoping it's kind of even better than the first. It's all you can hope for, really." The second season premiere of Torchwood, featuring guest star James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), airs Jan. 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Kingston and Salmon for Series 4
The BBC Press Office has announced that Alex Kingston and Colin Salmon will appear as guest stars in writer Steven Moffat's two-part story for the fourth series of Doctor Who, which is currently filming.Kingston, who will play a character named in the press release as River Song, is best known for her regular role in the American television drama series ER. In the UK, she starred in the one-off dramas Moll Flanders and Boudecia for the ITV network. Salmon has been seen in a variety of roles in British film and television, including as the supporting character Charles Robinson in the James Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. His character in Doctor Who has not yet been named.
MySpaceTV and BBC Worldwide link up
MySpace on Wednesday said it signed an agreement with BBC Worldwide to bring short video clips from programs such as "Doctor Who" and "Top Gear" to its online community.
The agreement will allow MySpaceTV users to subscribe to a BBC Worldwide channel, then view and share clips from current and archived content. Clips will be available to MySpaceTV users globally.
Other BBC programs that will be featured include "Robin Hood", "Torchwood", "The Catherine Tate Show", "Red Dwarf" and "The Mighty Boosh".
Jeff Berman, the newly appointed executive vice president of marketing and content of MySpace, said the deal involved advertising revenue sharing, but declined to disclose specific details.
MySpace is owned by media giant News Corp, which also operates the Fox TV network, and has been pushing to add more video content.
The MySpaceTV feature launched in June 2007. Among other content, MySpaceTV features "Roommates", "LonelyGirl15", and "Prom Queen".
The agreement will allow MySpaceTV users to subscribe to a BBC Worldwide channel, then view and share clips from current and archived content. Clips will be available to MySpaceTV users globally.
Other BBC programs that will be featured include "Robin Hood", "Torchwood", "The Catherine Tate Show", "Red Dwarf" and "The Mighty Boosh".
Jeff Berman, the newly appointed executive vice president of marketing and content of MySpace, said the deal involved advertising revenue sharing, but declined to disclose specific details.
MySpace is owned by media giant News Corp, which also operates the Fox TV network, and has been pushing to add more video content.
The MySpaceTV feature launched in June 2007. Among other content, MySpaceTV features "Roommates", "LonelyGirl15", and "Prom Queen".
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Event: Signing at Forbidden Planet
Meet Doctor Who stars next weekend at London's Forbidden Planet.
Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Peter Davison, Louise Jameson and Nicholas Briggs. They will be signing the Big Finish CD audio drama of The Bride Of Peladon at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 2nd February 12-1pm
Peter Davison was the Fifth Doctor (1981– 84). He was fresh faced and very young. He was 29 at the time and still remains the youngest ever Doctor to travel in the TARDIS. Peter last put the cricket jumper and celery on for 2007’s Children In Need special along with the Tenth Doctor David Tennant. Currently in the West End production of Spamalot he also acts as the Doctor in various audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.
Louise Jameson played Leela, Warrior of Sevateem and Tom Baker’s companion. Although she wasn’t in the show for very long she is fondly remembered as the leather-clad fighter. Louise also acts in the Big Finish Gallifrey and Doctor Who audio dramas.
Nicholas Briggs is a writer, actor and director who provides the voices of the Daleks and Cybermen in the new series of Doctor Who. He’ll be bringing his Dalek voice machine along to the signing. Now everyone can have a go at sounding like a Dalek! Nicholas is also the Executive Producer of the Big Finish Doctor Who range.
The Bride Of Peladon - A mysterious voice, a missing girl and a murdered queen. The Royal House of Peladon is once more plunged into intrigue, terror and death. The Doctor, Peri and Erimem must find their way through a treacherous labyrinth of lies if they’re to distinguish friend from foe before it’s too late.
Peter, Louise and Nicholas will be signing at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore. The largest store of its kind in the world, it continues the Forbidden Planet tradition of hosting appearances by the greatest names in science fiction and fantasy. Previous guests have Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Iain Banks, Douglas Adams, Anne McCaffrey, Clive Barker, Stephen King, William Gibson and H. R. Giger.
Direct Link to the Forbidden Planet website.
Forbidden Planet is pleased to announce a signing by Peter Davison, Louise Jameson and Nicholas Briggs. They will be signing the Big Finish CD audio drama of The Bride Of Peladon at the Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JR, on Saturday 2nd February 12-1pm
Peter Davison was the Fifth Doctor (1981– 84). He was fresh faced and very young. He was 29 at the time and still remains the youngest ever Doctor to travel in the TARDIS. Peter last put the cricket jumper and celery on for 2007’s Children In Need special along with the Tenth Doctor David Tennant. Currently in the West End production of Spamalot he also acts as the Doctor in various audio dramas for Big Finish Productions.
Louise Jameson played Leela, Warrior of Sevateem and Tom Baker’s companion. Although she wasn’t in the show for very long she is fondly remembered as the leather-clad fighter. Louise also acts in the Big Finish Gallifrey and Doctor Who audio dramas.
Nicholas Briggs is a writer, actor and director who provides the voices of the Daleks and Cybermen in the new series of Doctor Who. He’ll be bringing his Dalek voice machine along to the signing. Now everyone can have a go at sounding like a Dalek! Nicholas is also the Executive Producer of the Big Finish Doctor Who range.
The Bride Of Peladon - A mysterious voice, a missing girl and a murdered queen. The Royal House of Peladon is once more plunged into intrigue, terror and death. The Doctor, Peri and Erimem must find their way through a treacherous labyrinth of lies if they’re to distinguish friend from foe before it’s too late.
Peter, Louise and Nicholas will be signing at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore. The largest store of its kind in the world, it continues the Forbidden Planet tradition of hosting appearances by the greatest names in science fiction and fantasy. Previous guests have Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis, Iain Banks, Douglas Adams, Anne McCaffrey, Clive Barker, Stephen King, William Gibson and H. R. Giger.
Direct Link to the Forbidden Planet website.
Sylvester McCoy comes to PBS, BBC4 in "King Lear"
The Royal Shakespeare Company's recent production of King Lear, starring Sir Ian McKellan in the title role and featuring Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy as the Fool, was filmed for HDTV, reports www.theatermania.com. The production began in its run at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in April 2007 before embarking on an international tour. It recently concluded its run in London's West End.The show will be broadcast by American PBS stations in autumn and BBC4 in December, in addition to being carried by a number of other international stations, such as NHK Japan. Plans are also in place to release the production on DVD internationally.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Series Four spoiler in Daily Star?
John Barrowman has let slip that he will make a surprise return this year to help save Doctor Who from death.
His character, Captain Jack Harkness, is to be brought back for an amazing end-of-series climax.
The Doctor (David Tennant, 36) will be seriously hurt in an explosion and he will have to rely on Jack and Sarah Jane Smith, (Elizabeth Sladen, 58) to come to his rescue.
In a sensational master stroke, show writer Russell T Davies, 44, has decided to reunite some of the doc’s old assistants for the climax of series four.
And they will include Torchwood’s Captain Jack, played by John, 40.
The plot was supposed to have been a big secret, but your Daily Star discovered details last year.
Now John has admitted: “Let’s just say there is always the possibility that when the Doctor needs help to fight off someone or something, he calls on Jack.
“He is the muscle and guns man. I can’t say too much – wait and see.”
Elizabeth – who was the Tardis companion for Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, 73, in the 70s and made a guest appearance with David Tennant two years ago – is also back.
She let slip: “I’ve just heard I’m coming back. I’m so excited.”
They will also be helped by Rose Tyler, played by sexy Billie Piper, 25.
His character, Captain Jack Harkness, is to be brought back for an amazing end-of-series climax.
The Doctor (David Tennant, 36) will be seriously hurt in an explosion and he will have to rely on Jack and Sarah Jane Smith, (Elizabeth Sladen, 58) to come to his rescue.
In a sensational master stroke, show writer Russell T Davies, 44, has decided to reunite some of the doc’s old assistants for the climax of series four.
And they will include Torchwood’s Captain Jack, played by John, 40.
The plot was supposed to have been a big secret, but your Daily Star discovered details last year.
Now John has admitted: “Let’s just say there is always the possibility that when the Doctor needs help to fight off someone or something, he calls on Jack.
“He is the muscle and guns man. I can’t say too much – wait and see.”
Elizabeth – who was the Tardis companion for Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, 73, in the 70s and made a guest appearance with David Tennant two years ago – is also back.
She let slip: “I’ve just heard I’m coming back. I’m so excited.”
They will also be helped by Rose Tyler, played by sexy Billie Piper, 25.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
BBC radio four's parody phone in show
BBC radio four's parody phone in show, "down the line" (brought to you by charlie higson and paul whitehouse from "the fast show") had a fanatastic episode last night with heavy mentions of "doctor who". the conceit was that a scientist was struggling to discuss his book on "string theory" with the phone in audience and in the end everything descends into lots of people phoning in to chat about "whether the new doctor who is just too gay". obviously someone is a very heavy fan of the series, because the plot description of "logopolis" is absolutely *spot on*. i particularly liked the final joke of the episode. highly recommendedyou can listen again for a week here
Big Finish Introduces Downloadable Doctor Who
Big Finish Productions has announced the launch of a new download service launching on February 1st. With this service, listeners will be able to purchase and instantly download the audio of their choice as an mp3 file to their computer.This includes the Doctor Who, Bernice Summerfield, Sapphire and Steel, and the forthcoming Stargate series. ‘Listening habits have changed dramatically over the last ten years,’ says Company Director, Jason Haigh-Ellery. ‘More and more people are choosing to buy their music and audio online and listen to it either on their computer or on mp3 players like the iPod. We are delighted to be able to make Big Finish’s productions available in this new way’.Jason also addressed the impact that this change will have on foreign fans. ‘We have always done our best to keep the prices as low as possible for foreign customers,’ continues Haigh-Ellery. ‘Unfortunately though, the poor exchange rate with America, Australia and other countries has made this difficult. Now though, by offering downloadable versions of our plays, we can dramatically reduce the price as there is no extra expenditure on postage, packing and materials. We’re sure that this will be good news for our foreign customers’.With the launch of the new website at BigFinish.com on February 1st, fans will be able to sample individual episodes for a small cost. The remainder of the play will be available for simply paying the remainder of the balance. Although not available at launch, a subscription service will be introduced where customers can purchase several plays in advance of their release at a discounted rate. In addition to the plays themselves, music suites, behind-the-scenes features and copies of the scripts will also be made available for download.Fans who prefer to continue buying their Big Finish plays on CD need not worry that online downloads will herald the end of the CD versions. All new Big Finish plays will continue to be released on CD simultaneously with the download version. The download versions will be cheaper than the CDs in all territories but CD purchasers will also be entitled to acquire the download version at no extra charge.‘The new download service is a major step forward for Big Finish,’ says Jason Haigh-Ellery.
Timelash North American Release Details
BBC Video has confirmed the April 1st North American release date for the classic adventure Timelash, starring Colin Baker as the Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri, and featuring a guest appearance of Blake's 7's Paul Darrow.
The TARDIS gets caught in the Timelash, a powerful time corridor that brings the Doctor and Peri to the troubled planet of Karfel. The planet is on the brink of war and ruled by an insane and much feared dictator, who punishes Karfelons by throwing them into the Timelash. But why is their leader never seen in person? And what links Karfel with 19th-century Scotland and a young writer named Herbert? The Doctor arrives just in time to find out...
Special Features:
Audio Commentary by actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Paul Darrow
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A new Making Of documentary (25 mins)
Easter egg (1 min)
Photo gallery (8 mins)
DVD-ROM feature: Radio Times listings
Production Notes Subtitle Option
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired
The TARDIS gets caught in the Timelash, a powerful time corridor that brings the Doctor and Peri to the troubled planet of Karfel. The planet is on the brink of war and ruled by an insane and much feared dictator, who punishes Karfelons by throwing them into the Timelash. But why is their leader never seen in person? And what links Karfel with 19th-century Scotland and a young writer named Herbert? The Doctor arrives just in time to find out...
Special Features:
Audio Commentary by actors Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant and Paul Darrow
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A new Making Of documentary (25 mins)
Easter egg (1 min)
Photo gallery (8 mins)
DVD-ROM feature: Radio Times listings
Production Notes Subtitle Option
Digitally remastered picture and sound quality
Closed Captioned for the Hearing Impaired
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Martha joins unit: confirmed
And Freema Agyeman joins Torchwood as Martha Jones……
In episode five or six, she comes in as a member of UNIT (United nations intelligence Taskforce from Doctor Who). Obviously Jack has a past…sorry a future with her, where he and the Doctor both put all their trust in her, and became prisoners in order for her to go out and save the planet. So she comes in a and plays a very big role.
Is she the same Martha we saw in Doctor Who?
Oh, she’s grown up. After the whole incident with the Master, she’s much more mature. Much more confident.
As Jack and Martha have both been the Doctor’s companions, is there a rivalry?
No, not at all. We don’t look at it that way - we’re there to assist each other. The thing is, Jack always goes back to Doctor Who when the Doctor can’t handle it (laughs). Tell David Tennant that, because it’ll really wind him up!
In episode five or six, she comes in as a member of UNIT (United nations intelligence Taskforce from Doctor Who). Obviously Jack has a past…sorry a future with her, where he and the Doctor both put all their trust in her, and became prisoners in order for her to go out and save the planet. So she comes in a and plays a very big role.
Is she the same Martha we saw in Doctor Who?
Oh, she’s grown up. After the whole incident with the Master, she’s much more mature. Much more confident.
As Jack and Martha have both been the Doctor’s companions, is there a rivalry?
No, not at all. We don’t look at it that way - we’re there to assist each other. The thing is, Jack always goes back to Doctor Who when the Doctor can’t handle it (laughs). Tell David Tennant that, because it’ll really wind him up!
Torchwood Series 2 HDNet Air Date
Series Two of Torchwood is poised to start showing on North American high-definition cable channel HDNet from Monday, February 11.According to the channel's website, it will air at 7pm Eastern Time, although the site also carries the disclaimer that schedules are subject to change.HDNet is available on several cable systems as well as satellite and began showing the first series last September.
S4: More Episode titles revealed
The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine (#391) confirms some more Series 4 Episode titles.
4.7: The Unicorn and the Wasp
4.?: Midnight
'Midnight' was the mysterious word hidden in Russell T. Davies' Production notes last month.
4.7: The Unicorn and the Wasp
4.?: Midnight
'Midnight' was the mysterious word hidden in Russell T. Davies' Production notes last month.
Torchwood: 2.3 - synopsis
Torchwood: 2.3: To the Last Man
Toshiko falls for a handsome soldier trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world, in this week's instalment of the award-winning drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies.
With an old hospital haunted by ghosts from 1918, a crisis foreseen by Torchwood 90 years ago is about to reach its climax. Time zones are colliding, but, with life-and-death decisions to be made, will Torchwood be able to stop an explosive end for the city of Cardiff?
Toshiko falls for a handsome soldier trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world, in this week's instalment of the award-winning drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies.
With an old hospital haunted by ghosts from 1918, a crisis foreseen by Torchwood 90 years ago is about to reach its climax. Time zones are colliding, but, with life-and-death decisions to be made, will Torchwood be able to stop an explosive end for the city of Cardiff?
Torchwood Audios - February
Hidden
by Steven Savile
This is an exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the "Torchwood" characters and read by Naoko Mori who plays Toshiko in the television series.
An age old secret is buried away in the heart of the Welsh Countryside. After a series of violent and seemingly unrelated deaths, the solution to a riddle seems to points the finger of blame at Captain Jack Harkness.
Can the Torchwood team prove uncover the truth that lies hidden in time to save Jack?
Hidden is released on 4th February 2008, priced £12.99.
Everyone Says Hello
by Dan Abnett
This is an exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the "Torchwood" characters and read by Burn Gorman, who plays Owen in the television series.
Across Cardiff, ordinary people are behaving in odd ways: saying hello to one another, and going out of their way to greet people.Torchwood discovers that an alien communications field is gathering strength in the city.
The team must find the device responsible and shut it off - before civil unrest engulfs the city.
Everyone says Hello is released on 4th February 2008, priced £12.99.
by Steven Savile
This is an exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the "Torchwood" characters and read by Naoko Mori who plays Toshiko in the television series.
An age old secret is buried away in the heart of the Welsh Countryside. After a series of violent and seemingly unrelated deaths, the solution to a riddle seems to points the finger of blame at Captain Jack Harkness.
Can the Torchwood team prove uncover the truth that lies hidden in time to save Jack?
Hidden is released on 4th February 2008, priced £12.99.
Everyone Says Hello
by Dan Abnett
This is an exciting original short story written exclusively for audio, featuring the "Torchwood" characters and read by Burn Gorman, who plays Owen in the television series.
Across Cardiff, ordinary people are behaving in odd ways: saying hello to one another, and going out of their way to greet people.Torchwood discovers that an alien communications field is gathering strength in the city.
The team must find the device responsible and shut it off - before civil unrest engulfs the city.
Everyone says Hello is released on 4th February 2008, priced £12.99.
S4: David Troughton cast
Patrick Troughton's son will guest star in Series Four of Doctor Who.
Classic Series actor and son of The 2nd Doctor (Patrick Troughton); David Troughton has been confirmed as having a guest role in Series Four of Doctor Who, according to Issue #391 of Doctor Who Magazine.
David's character will appear later in Series Four, possibly the last episode.
Classic Series actor and son of The 2nd Doctor (Patrick Troughton); David Troughton has been confirmed as having a guest role in Series Four of Doctor Who, according to Issue #391 of Doctor Who Magazine.
David's character will appear later in Series Four, possibly the last episode.
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