Today the BBC have confirmed that Death In Heaven the Second part of this series’ season finale will last an hour starting at 8pm and finishing at 9pm (UK time).
Thursday, October 30, 2014
BBC Confirms 60 minute finale & Dark Water clip
Today the BBC have confirmed that Death In Heaven the Second part of this series’ season finale will last an hour starting at 8pm and finishing at 9pm (UK time).
Saturday, October 25, 2014
In the Forest of the Night Review
This episode started out so very good, a small child running through a dark forest and finds the Tardis, she then knocks and the Doctor answers being his grumpy self, but still nice. From the time the Doctor attempts to move the Tardis on the episode just goes off the rails. I have enjoyed every episode up until this one. I really at this moment want to shake writer Frank Cottrell Boyce about like a maraca and slap him silly screaming "NO MORE WHO FOR YOU!" This episode, while entertaining for small children perhaps, just fell flat on it's face and stalled horribly.
There was really no danger other than wolves, which seem to not be able to overtake a small child, and tigers that are easily frightened by a simple flashlight. Throw science out the window and you are left with a flat boring fairytale. Honestly the only good thing about this episode was the series finale trailer at the end. Abigail Eames (Maebh) is the better actor out of all the other children and I can see why she was featured more. The rest were all forgettable and boring along with being not great at acting. Maebh, it seems, hears voices and hasn't been taking her pill to stop it from happening. She speaks for the trees? Is she secretly a Lorax?
The interaction between the Doctor and Maebh is actually funny and worked really well. Danny has been wasted this season as background noise and filler, when he should have been set front and center with Clara after the first few episodes and to provide a foil for the Doctor. Their arguments would have been welcomed and really funny. Ruby, who is right about most things she says, is the only other child actor with any value in the story and she is dismissed and ignored throughout.
The other problems I have is with the ending on two different points. First we are supposed to care for the sister Mabhe has who has gone "missing" without knowing any background information whatsoever on said sister. I have no emotional investment at all in the sister or her plight. Did the trees kidnap her to get Mabhe's attention and then return her at the end? Was she a runaway? If she ran away, then why? Why was she hiding in a bush when standing or sitting on the stoop would have served the same purpose, dramatic effect perhaps. Again Frank Cottrell Boyce should be smacked repeatedly for this shit story.
And second the science in this episode is just ridiculous. I can understand how the trees prevent the flare from harming the earth. It's a stretch, but the Doctors explanation holds up. They suck out the oxygen while the fire burns off the rest. What about the heat? Do the leaves somehow absorb all that? What about the atmosphere? Extra oxygen and the lack of aren't going to prevent all the heat from a solar flare. What about the satellites on the side of the earth that is hit by the solar flare? They would have been burned away and cause mass outages of internet, phones, and TV communication. All the trees that grew up throughout all the cities would have caused massive damage to pipes and subways. Gas lines would have been ruptured cause serious fires and deaths. Rebuilding the water lines for whole cities would have taken months if not years and water would have been scarce for long after. None of it was remotely realistic.
It is Doctor Who though after all and this episode seemed to be more geared for children with little to offer the adults in the room. If the idea were to write a fairy tale then yes it worked, fairy dust trees and all. I just think this episode could have been so much better and that they dropped the ball and completely missed the mark with this one. Frank stick to writing children's books and away from my sci-fi. This episode gets the lowest mark of the series with a 2 out of 10.
There was really no danger other than wolves, which seem to not be able to overtake a small child, and tigers that are easily frightened by a simple flashlight. Throw science out the window and you are left with a flat boring fairytale. Honestly the only good thing about this episode was the series finale trailer at the end. Abigail Eames (Maebh) is the better actor out of all the other children and I can see why she was featured more. The rest were all forgettable and boring along with being not great at acting. Maebh, it seems, hears voices and hasn't been taking her pill to stop it from happening. She speaks for the trees? Is she secretly a Lorax?
The interaction between the Doctor and Maebh is actually funny and worked really well. Danny has been wasted this season as background noise and filler, when he should have been set front and center with Clara after the first few episodes and to provide a foil for the Doctor. Their arguments would have been welcomed and really funny. Ruby, who is right about most things she says, is the only other child actor with any value in the story and she is dismissed and ignored throughout.
The other problems I have is with the ending on two different points. First we are supposed to care for the sister Mabhe has who has gone "missing" without knowing any background information whatsoever on said sister. I have no emotional investment at all in the sister or her plight. Did the trees kidnap her to get Mabhe's attention and then return her at the end? Was she a runaway? If she ran away, then why? Why was she hiding in a bush when standing or sitting on the stoop would have served the same purpose, dramatic effect perhaps. Again Frank Cottrell Boyce should be smacked repeatedly for this shit story.
And second the science in this episode is just ridiculous. I can understand how the trees prevent the flare from harming the earth. It's a stretch, but the Doctors explanation holds up. They suck out the oxygen while the fire burns off the rest. What about the heat? Do the leaves somehow absorb all that? What about the atmosphere? Extra oxygen and the lack of aren't going to prevent all the heat from a solar flare. What about the satellites on the side of the earth that is hit by the solar flare? They would have been burned away and cause mass outages of internet, phones, and TV communication. All the trees that grew up throughout all the cities would have caused massive damage to pipes and subways. Gas lines would have been ruptured cause serious fires and deaths. Rebuilding the water lines for whole cities would have taken months if not years and water would have been scarce for long after. None of it was remotely realistic.
It is Doctor Who though after all and this episode seemed to be more geared for children with little to offer the adults in the room. If the idea were to write a fairy tale then yes it worked, fairy dust trees and all. I just think this episode could have been so much better and that they dropped the ball and completely missed the mark with this one. Frank stick to writing children's books and away from my sci-fi. This episode gets the lowest mark of the series with a 2 out of 10.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Doctor Who’ Season 8 DVD fan event in London announced
BBC Worldwide has revealed details of an exclusive Doctor Who fan event featuring the show’s stars to celebrate launch of the new season on DVD and Blu-ray.
The 5-disc Season 8 box set will be available from Monday 17 November, featuring all 12 episodes from Season 8.
BC Worldwide has 70 pairs of tickets to give away for the event, which will be held in central London on Monday 17 November, hosted by Frank Skinner.
Skinner, who recently appeared in ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’, commented: “When they asked me to host this event I was over the moon. Luckily the space-dragon incubation period is such that I was in no real danger. I have so many questions I want to ask and, when we’re all talked out, I’m planning to finish off by crowd-surfing for 10 to 15 minutes, dressed as Chief Engineer Perkins.”
Fans will be treated to a special screening followed by a Q&A with members of the cast.
For a chance to win a pair of tickets, fans just need to visit doctorwho.tv and correctly answer the multiple choice question, when they will subsequently be entered into a prize draw.
The competition opens today and will close at 23.59 on Wednesday 29 October. Winners will be selected at random and will be notified within seven days of the closing date. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted. Fans should only enter if they can travel to London for the afternoon of Monday 17 November. The event venue will be disclosed to winners on their invitation closer to the time.
The 5-disc Season 8 box set will be available from Monday 17 November, featuring all 12 episodes from Season 8.
BC Worldwide has 70 pairs of tickets to give away for the event, which will be held in central London on Monday 17 November, hosted by Frank Skinner.
Skinner, who recently appeared in ‘Mummy on the Orient Express’, commented: “When they asked me to host this event I was over the moon. Luckily the space-dragon incubation period is such that I was in no real danger. I have so many questions I want to ask and, when we’re all talked out, I’m planning to finish off by crowd-surfing for 10 to 15 minutes, dressed as Chief Engineer Perkins.”
Fans will be treated to a special screening followed by a Q&A with members of the cast.
For a chance to win a pair of tickets, fans just need to visit doctorwho.tv and correctly answer the multiple choice question, when they will subsequently be entered into a prize draw.
The competition opens today and will close at 23.59 on Wednesday 29 October. Winners will be selected at random and will be notified within seven days of the closing date. Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted. Fans should only enter if they can travel to London for the afternoon of Monday 17 November. The event venue will be disclosed to winners on their invitation closer to the time.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Fabricating the Tardis Siege mode cube
You can buy the replica here. Click the pic below to learn more about the creation of the Siege Cube. It is an interesting process.I don't see me getting it anytime soon at $49.95. Replicas are expensive!
Watch Death in Heaven early
Are you in the UK? Then you can watch the finale "Death in Heaven" early if you'd like.
Tickets for these special events will cost £12 and £8 (concessions) and are available exclusively from the venue websites here:
Doctor Who: Death in Heaven
Tuesday 4th November 7pm
Reardon Smith Theatre, Cardiff
www.chapter.org/doctorwho
029 2030 4400
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Monday 1st December at 7pm
Theatr Ffwrnes, Llanelli
www.theatrausirgar.co.uk
0845 2263510
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky
Tuesday 16th December 7pm
Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Denbighshire
www.scalaprestatyn.co.uk
01745 850197
Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead
Monday 12th January 7pm
Monmouth Savoy Theatre, Monmouth
www.monmouth-savoy.co.uk
01600 772467
Doctor Who: Doctor Who Masque of Mandragora & The Prisoner
Saturday 17th January at 7pm
Theatr Harlech, Snowdonia
www.theatrharlech.com
01766 780667
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Tuesday 27th January at 7pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
01970 623232
The programme of six events, devised and coordinated by Film Hub Wales and BAFTA Cymru, and hosted in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales and 6 key venues around the country, will offer fans of the series a chance to see monsters from key episodes of the cult classic on the big screen and hear from the creative team working on the series.
The events will be held between November 2014 and January 2015 and will be part of Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, the BFI’s landmark season dedicated to cinema’s most spectacular genre, presented together with 02. Tickets will be available to BAFTA members and the general public.
The first event in the series, to be held in partnership with Chapter pop up cinema on 4 November at the landmark National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, will be a preview of Death in Heaven, the current season finale, which will be screened ahead of its broadcast on BBC One and will be attended by cast and crew.
The wider programme of events includes The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe at Ffwrnes in Llanelli on 1 December ; The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky at Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Prestatyn on 12 December; The Unquiet Dead at the Savoy, in Monmouth on 12 January; ending with The Five Doctors on 27 January at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. An additional double bill screening of Mask of Mandragora and The Prisoner will be confirmed to take place in January at Theatr Harlech.
The events will each have a specific theme, focusing on one creative department within the Doctor Who production team.
Tickets for these special events will cost £12 and £8 (concessions) and are available exclusively from the venue websites here:
Doctor Who: Death in Heaven
Tuesday 4th November 7pm
Reardon Smith Theatre, Cardiff
www.chapter.org/doctorwho
029 2030 4400
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Monday 1st December at 7pm
Theatr Ffwrnes, Llanelli
www.theatrausirgar.co.uk
0845 2263510
Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky
Tuesday 16th December 7pm
Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Denbighshire
www.scalaprestatyn.co.uk
01745 850197
Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead
Monday 12th January 7pm
Monmouth Savoy Theatre, Monmouth
www.monmouth-savoy.co.uk
01600 772467
Doctor Who: Doctor Who Masque of Mandragora & The Prisoner
Saturday 17th January at 7pm
Theatr Harlech, Snowdonia
www.theatrharlech.com
01766 780667
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Tuesday 27th January at 7pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
01970 623232
Lynda Bellingham has died
Bellingham starred in the 14-part Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord in 1986 as the Inquisitor. She reprised the Inquisitor character for the Big Finish Productions audio series, Gallifrey, and in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Trial of the Valeyard.The actress and presenter died aged 66 after announcing she was terminally ill with bowel cancer.
Lights Out - Doctor Who eBook
Out this month, Holly Black, best-selling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles (with Tony
DiTerlizzi), Doll Bones and The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, explains her
love of Doctor Who and the inspirations and ideas behind her new Doctor
Who story, Lights Out, for the Twelfth Doctor.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Jamie Mathieson and the orgins of The Boneless
Jamie Mathieson, writer of Mummy on the Orient and Flatline, has posted an article about the origins of The Boneless. He cites the book Flat Stanley from his childhood as inspiration. Go HERE to check it out. It is a good read.
The 12th Puppet Doctor needs your help.
The people behind the Doctor Who puppets featured below in the video need our help.
"Doctor Puppet is a stop motion animated fan series that celebrates Doctor Who and its rich history through hand-crafted puppets and original stories. The series has been praised on countless websites and podcasts (see a list here,) and even seen on TV and in magazines... but it's never had proper funding.
We are a small group of professional artists and musicians who have largely spent our free time making Doctor Puppet. Stop motion is a meticulous technique that requires nearly every aspect to be made from scratch. A huge amount of time and care goes into everything you see and hear.
This Christmas, we want to top it!
It will be a mysterious adventure starring the Twelfth Doctor and Clara - something a little darker than our past Christmas episodes. The puppets won't speak or sing, so the music will be their voice.
We plan to release the episode about a week before Christmas.
To make this happen, we need a little help.
What We Need & What You Get
$15,000 will cover the cost of supplies, compensate us for our time, and allow us to hire more live musicians to record the score. It's a very modest budget for a professional animation production. We are not seeking to make a profit, but rather just cover our costs while making the episode.In return for your generous contributions, we have some cool perks to offer. Get a link to an exclusive video only for contributors, or a prop that was used in a past episode. You can even meet the crew and puppets!
If we unfortunately fall short of our goal, we'll scale back production and use what we have to make something shorter or simpler.
If we surpass our goal and reach $17,500, we'll use the extra money to upgrade some well-used equipment. Any money after this will be saved for future episodes."
Need some temporay Tats?
Tattify has some great temporary Doctor Who Tats for the Halloween season. Designer Jackson Badger out did himself with a few quotes and iconic images you can slap on anytime and wear almost anywhere. Go on go check them out.
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