New Dr. Who Episodes?

[Fraeg]

fuck all of you who are able to watch this


I am so not looking forward to paying for this season on DVD

[Ironwood]

On the bright side, if you are a Doctor Who fan, you will not even remotely regret the purchase.

It's that good.

(Those of you who want to 'compare' it to anything other than other Doctor Who, please fuck off.  Cheers)

[Yegolev]

I take back my bitching after watching Boom Town (#11).  Despite a very Davies script, looks like Mickey is gone and the preview of #12 had a whole bunch of Daleks.  Sweet.  Plus my wife likes Captain Jack, so everyone is still a winner.

[Furiously]

GET OFF OF EARTH.  OR AT LEAST EXPLAIN WHY YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE.

Right on.  I finish up episode ten and get a few glances at the preview of eleven and the first thing out of my mouth is "Mickey AGAIN?"  I wouldn't mind staying on Earth so much if they could resist stopping by Rose's apartment every other episode.  The Nestene should have done away with Mickey.  And now I am denied having a Dalek obliterate him.  I'd settle for a stray brick at this point.

My wife was glad to see a couple gay references in #10.  I'm waiting for an appropriate point to tell her about Russell Davies' other work.

I watched a couple of the Dr. Who Confidential shows. They explained they are staying on earth and keep going back to Earth, and Rose's mum so they stay grounded in reality - and how it's about relationships and people - not necessarily about a neat box that travels in time. BTW - the confidential's are great. A lot of the old doctors are interviewed and it's great to hear Tom Baker bitching about K9 and having to kneel due to share scenes. Or holding open doors and saying, "After you K-9".

[Ironwood]

Yeah, I know.  I watch 'em.  But they only explain in so far as the script and the dynamic is concerned.

What they don't explain is why the CHARACTERS ever leave.

Oh, and in the new one we get Rose giving us a ten minute speech about all the alien worlds they've visited.  Why not show us some bitch ?

(But hey, you know how happy I am with the series, so you know it's a minor tongue in cheek gripe.  I'm just being a bad wolf.)

[Shockeye]

Dalek 'kidnappers' demand Doctor

'Kidnappers' who stole a Dalek from a Somerset tourist attraction have sent its owners a ransom note - and the robot's amputated plunger.

The 5ft model, believed to be an original from the cult BBC Dr Who series, was taken from Wookey Hole Caves near Wells on Monday.

On Thursday, staff found the plunger arm and a ransom note on a doorstep.

The note read: "We are holding the Dalek captive. We demand further instructions from the Doctor."

The group, signing themselves Guardians of the Planet Earth, added: "For the safety of the human race we have disarmed and removed its destructive mechanism."

Reward offered

A police spokeswoman said: "The owners reported this morning thay had found what they are calling a ransom note, along with part of the Dalek.

"If it is a stunt there is an issue of wasting police time."

Wookey Hole manager Daniel Medley told BBC News: "The arm has been removed quite carefully, it hasn't been ripped off, there's no torture involved.

"So if we get the rest of the Dalek back, we should be able to put it back together like a jigsaw.

"The police think it was probably taken by kids or students, but there is also the idea that it could be heading to Edinburgh for the G8 protests."

The Dalek had been on display at the Bath and West Show and was in temporary storage at the Wookey Hole site when it was taken.

It is believed to be worth thousands of pounds, and Wookey Hole's owners have offered a £500 reward for the model's return.

Former Dr Who actor Colin Baker has been in touch with staff at the attraction, and may be asked to send a message to the kidnappers.

   

[Ironwood]

Yeah, of all the spokesmen Doctors you could have had, you choose Colin Baker.

That Dalek is toast...

[Shockeye]

Yeah, of all the spokesmen Doctors you could have had, you choose Colin Baker.

That Dalek is toast...

Unless Colin Baker is behind it.

Him and the Valeyard.

[Ironwood]

Follow up interview.  The last episode is probably going to rock, but I'm not going to be so 'WUA' as to definitely say so...

Good news about the Christmas special and the second series.

http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=642742005

[eldaec]

there will be a regeneration sequence

Good.

[Yegolev]

The Daleks, however, will not be back.

Crap.  Oh well.

[Shockeye]

'Kidnapped' Dalek Found on Glastonbury Tor

A Dalek that has been missing for more than a week after it was allegedly stolen from a tourist site turned up safe and well today on top of a mythic landmark in Somerset.

The owners of the 5ft Dalek issued a £500 reward after it was stolen from Wookey Hole Caves, near Wells, last Monday.

Alleged kidnappers then left a ransom note pinned to a plunger arm that had been severed from the prop.

The Dalek was found early today at the top of Glastonbury Tor and is now being ferried down via a stretcher.

Staff from Wookey Holes Caves have denied that the theft was part of an elaborate stunt to boost ticket sales for a Doctor Who Convention they are staging this weekend.

Wookey Hole Caves spokesman Daniel Medley said: “We are very relieved to have the Dalek back with us.

“We received a call in the early hours of this morning from the kidnappers – they sounded just like kids. They said they had left our Dalek on top of Glastonbury Tor because it had become too hot to handle.”

The dalek, reportedly worth thousands of pounds, had been on display at the recent Bath and West Show and was in temporary storage at the Wookey Hole site when it was taken.

Police launched an investigation to trace the Dalek after it was snatched.

[Ironwood]

there will be a regeneration sequence

Good.

Already in the final episode of the series, The Parting of Ways.

It was, er, interesting.

[Shockeye]

New Doctor Who's fears over role

David Tennant, who takes the role of Doctor Who in the autumn, has said he hopes he will live up to the legacy of former Time Lord Christopher Eccleston.

"Chris was so good in it," the actor told Doctor Who magazine in his first interview since getting the role.

"It left me thinking 'there's an awful lot to live up to here'. I know everyone loved Chris, and so did I, but hopefully I won't disappoint people."

Filming starts on the new 13-part BBC One series in Cardiff this summer.

In his first interview since winning the iconic TV role, Tennant, a lifelong fan of the series, said becoming the Doctor was "a bit surreal".

"But you have to get beyond that quite quickly. The moment of that slight 'out-of-body experience' ends when you realise you have to knuckle down and do it."

The actor also spoke of his delight at teaming up with co-star Billie Piper, who plays the Doctor's assistant, Rose.

"She's just great. Fantastic. Just absolutely perfect. Spunky and quick and sexy, just the ideal companion really. So I'm really glad she is doing the whole series."

The series reunites Tennant with writer and executive producer Russell T Davies, who also wrote Casanova in which Tennant starred earlier this year.

But Tennant admitted to being unnerved by a visit to the Doctor Who website Outpost Gallifrey.

"The first comment I read was very nice, and the next comment was terribly flattering, and then the next one said something like 'I can't bear the sight of him!'"

"The one after that said 'That's it! The dream is finished! Somebody who looks like a weasel could never play the Doctor!'"

"I just hope people like it. I hope they stick with it and give it a chance."

[Sky]

Does anyone else find the idea of a cave called "Wookey's Hole" disturbing?

[Yegolev]

Does anyone else find the idea of a cave called "Wookey's Hole" disturbing?

So much so that I wish you had never written that post.

[Sky]

I aim to please.
You aim, too, please.

One of my favorite camp bathroom signs.

[Shockeye]

Head, K9, Guest On Who

Anthony Stewart Head, best known as Giles in TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will guest-star in the upcoming second season of the BBC's hit SF show Doctor Who, the BBC Web site reported. Head will appear in an episode in which the Doctor (David Tennant) battles the evil Krillitanes, the site reported.

The episode will also mark the return of Elisabeth Sladen, who'll be making her first TV appearance as Sarah Jane Smith since 1983.

And the Doctor will also be reunited with his faithful robot dog, K9, last seen as the companion to Tom Baker's Doctor between 1977 to 1981.

"I am delighted to have been invited back on board the series, and a little gathered rust is no object to a fully functional K9," John Leeson, the original voice of the robot dog, told the BBC Web site.

The episode will be seen in the United Kingdom next spring. In it, the Doctor and his team investigate sinister events at a modern-day comprehensive school.

[Ironwood]

NO NO NON NONONONONONONONOONONOOONONONONONONONONnnon non nonononnnonn onon nononon on



Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Bunk]

I can handle a guest appearance by K9, as long as its not ongoing. The voice alone would turn me off the series if I had to listen to it every week.

[Furiously]

Yes... Mistress.

[Yegolev]

I will have to get more paper towels to wipe off the excess fan service next season.  Why not get back the "real" sonic screwdriver while dunking heads in nostalgic toilets?

[Shockeye]

BBC announces 'Doctor Who' spinoff

Posted on Tue, Oct. 18, 2005

Associated Press

LONDON - The British Broadcasting Corp. is spinning off a new show from its popular revival of the cult hit "Doctor Who," the network said Monday.

"Torchwood," which will begin filming next year, will focus on Captain Jack, played by John Barrowman, who appeared in the first season of the revived "Doctor Who."

"Doctor Who" writer Russell Davies is at work on the new show with a team of writers.

"It's dark, wild and sexy," he said. "Torchwood is a British sci-fi paranoid thriller, a cop show with a sense of humor."

While the audience for the time-traveling outer space adventures of "Doctor Who" includes both children and adults, Davies said "Torchwood" - the title is an anagram of "Doctor Who" - would be aimed at adults.

Stuart Murphy, controller of BBC3, the station that will air the show, said its characters would "investigate human and alien crime, as well as alien technology that has fallen to Earth."

The BBC's recent revival of "Doctor Who," which originally ran from 1963 to 1989, has been hugely popular.

I have yet to watch an episode of the new series. And yes, I did like Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker.

[Ironwood]

Sux.

[Yegolev]

I never understood anagrams.

[Sky]

I was just thinking that there aren't enough cop shows around.

[Yegolev]

I was just thinking that there aren't enough cop shows around.

... IN SPAAAAAAACE!

[Shockeye]

See the new Cybermen design here.

[Yegolev]

Surpisingly... me likey.

[Ironwood]

Yeah, this was all over the papers this morning.  Part of me says 'Whoa, cool'.  Another part says 'Where's the Bloke ?'

I'm looking forward to it, of course, but every time they mention Sarah and K9 I get the screaming Heebs.  Don't know if I'll be able to stomach it.

[Triforcer]

Bring back Lexx. 

[Ironwood]

Christmas Special was actually damn good.

Tennant is doing an excellent job.

Torchwood is going to suck fucking dick, but the new Who series looks to be rather smart from the trailers.

Merry Christmas all.

[Yegolev]

Since UK Nova decided to delete my account (and they are fucking impossible to get into) I am forced to search the net like common rabble.  Links appreciated if anyone has one, those without virii especially so.

[Shockeye]

About damn time.

American opening for Doctor Who

Last Updated: Thursday, 12 January 2006, 21:06 GMT

The revamped adventures of BBC Wales' Doctor Who are to be seen by sci-fi fans in America, it has been announced.

The first series of the cult programme starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper is to be screened by the American Sci Fi Channel.

The screening deal was confirmed by the US channel and BBC Worldwide Americas on Thursday.

Welcoming the deal, Sci FI Channel's Thomas P Vitale said Doctor Who was a "true sci-fi classic".

The Sci Fi Channel has been granted the first-run rights for the series of Doctor Who written and executive produced by Russell T Davies.

The series attracted huge ratings and received critical acclaim when it was screened in the UK last spring.

The channel also has an option on the second series, in which David Tennant takes over the time travelling adventurer's title role from Eccleston.

Tennant made his debut in the Doctor Who Christmas special - one of the big-hitting programmes of Christmas Day.

The award-winning Eccleston series will premiere on the Sci Fi Channel in March.

Mr Vitale said: "With its rich history of imaginative storytelling, Doctor Who is a true sci-fi classic. We're excited to add the show to our line up."

Candace Carlisle, from BBC Worldwide Americas, said: "The new production has fantastic storylines and production values and has already gained an iconic status around the world.

"Sci Fi Channel is the perfect home for the show and will introduce Doctor Who to a whole new generation of fans in the US."

[Johny Cee]

Wow.  Scifi is all over the place with the quality of their programs, much?  Dr. Who would be a good match with BSG for a block of quality, well acted drama-cum-science fiction.

I managed to catch a bunch of the Dr. Who episodes on Canadian network tv this summer (being near the border is good.  Get both US networks and Canadian),  and it's pretty good.  Eccelstion was great.