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Monday, 29 March 2010
Behind the scenes with the new Doctor Who
There is less than a week to go until the new series of Doctor Who hits our TV screens.
BBC Newsround reporter Leah Gooding went along for a sneak preview of what to expect.
CLICK HERE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8594117.stm
BBC Newsround reporter Leah Gooding went along for a sneak preview of what to expect.
CLICK HERE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8594117.stm
I wonder!...
Does anyone know if Karen Gillan's mum is a Doctor Who fan?!?! *
* EDIT> I knew that someone would take this question seriously! I know the answer as that is all Karen Gillan is blabbering about!
BBC Newsline meets Doctor Who and his assistant
BBC Newsline's Arts Correspondent, Maggie Taggart, talks to Matt Smith and Karen Gillan about their new roles as Doctor Who and his assistant, Miss Pond.
06 minute interview...
CLICK HERE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8593842.stm
06 minute interview...
CLICK HERE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8593842.stm
Doctor 11: Monsters are scared of me! (video clip).
"Have you met monsters before?"
"Yeah."
"Are you scared of them?"
"No. They're scared of me."
"Yeah."
"Are you scared of them?"
"No. They're scared of me."
Watch a cool 02:34 minute Doctor Who video:
Thanks to:
J.R. Southall.
Facebook group: 'Doctor Who - The Spoiler Zone'
Doctor Who opening Scene (Without the TARDIS) ;)
CLICK HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PQMxWcZJn8&feature=related
Source:
Naomi Hall (Facebook).
Source:
Naomi Hall (Facebook).
Thoughts & Prayers sent to Moscow...
At least 38 people were killed and more than 60 injured in two suicide bomb attacks on the Moscow Metro during the morning rush hour, officials say.
BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8592190.stm
BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8592190.stm
Matt 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah' Smith
Matt Smith likes to say 'Yeah, yeah, yeah' during interviews!
Listen to the Jonathan Ross tv interview and the Chris Moyles radio interview!
Do you think his favourite band are the 'Yeah Yeah Yeahs'?..
Smith writes Doctor Who tales
Actor Matt Smith has penned a series of stories based on Doctor Who - in a bid to get to know the character.
The star took over the role from David Tennant, who quit last year), and his first scenes in the sci-fi show will be broadcast in the UK next month.
And Smith admits he wrote a number of tales about the character to try and understand his thought process before he began filming.
He tells the Daily Mirror, "I wanted to feel like Doctor Who, understand where he'd come from. So I wrote stories of The Doctor and Einstein in Egypt which focused on their roles in the creation of the Pyramids.
"I had six months preparation before we began filming so it gave me time to write quite a few stories."
Source:
Thanks Gavin Parfitt for link:
Over The Rainbow (BBC)
There's No Place Like Home!
I really enjoyed the first two episodes...
20 Dorothys were reduced to 10 (plus a wild card Dorothy)...
Do you have a favourite Dorothy yet?
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Life in the Day: Karen Gillan. The 22-year-old, who is the Time Lord’s new companion, on Elvis, poached eggs and ‘alien things’
My first thought on waking up is always, “Have I slept through my alarm?” On a normal day it goes off at 6am. It’s pretty hideous. Wayne, my driver, is at my door ready to pick me up at 6.30, so it’s a bit of a mad rush — shower, dress, go. If I’m late out the door, he’ll call me, saying: “Where are you? Get up!” From my flat in Cardiff it’s a 25-minute drive to the studio, then straight into my trailer. It’s big and quite extravagant, with a bathroom, shower and lounge area. It’s incredibly nice. I’m used to tiny trailers you have to share with other actors.
Breakfast is on set — usually bran flakes, maybe with a banana, although on Fridays I treat myself to poached eggs on toast. After that it’s make-up for an hour, a couple of rehearsals, then we’re filming. Once you get down to work, it’s like a military operation. We work an 11-day fortnight, for just over nine months — it’s like a pregnancy.
Before I got the part of Amy, I’d seen Doctor Who but I wasn’t really a follower of the show. My mum is obsessed with it — and she was blown away when I got it. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t daunted about taking the role on. The show’s got so many fans who feel quite protective over it. Every time I pick up a script I’m like: “Oh my God, how am I going to do that?” Amy’s a human girl who’s experiencing the most mind-blowing alien things. There’s always a moment when you think: “This is going to take some serious acting to make it truthful.”
According to my dad, when I was little I pointed at some programme on the TV and said: “I wanna do that!” But I don’t believe him — I think that’s one of those stories parents make up. My dad’s really into music, so growing up I was subjected to his singing and became a fan of people like Ella Fitzgerald and Elvis. From there I got interested in the arts and started attending singing and drama classes in Inverness, where I grew up. I don’t have brothers and sisters, so when my parents bought me a video camera, I’d force my friends to make weird horror films. But I was never an attention-seeking kid. I was painfully shy. I still have really bad stage fright.
At 16 I auditioned for Rada, even though you’re not meant to if you’re under 18. It didn’t go well, but Italia Conti offered me a place soon after.
My recall for the part of Amy at BBC Television Centre was the scariest experience of my life. You’re trying not to want the part — you know it’s going to be too heartbreaking if you don’t get it. I remember being really cold but sweating, walking down this corridor to the audition room, thinking: “I’m walking to my doom.” Matt [Smith, the new Doctor] and I had to read together and we seemed to combust at the same time. When my agent called, there wasn’t even a discussion of whether I wanted it, just “You got it!” and then lots of screaming.
It feels incredibly normal to be on the Tardis now. It sort of feels like home, because we’re in there so much. Matt has worked out what every single little twiddly bit on the console does and explains it to me, although I can never remember.
Lunch is 1 o’clock for an hour, so it’s straight to the catering truck to get some sort of meat and potatoes, then I fill my plate with salad. I don’t take my phone on set, but in any spare time I make phone calls, family first, then friends, then I text everyone I’ve forgotten to reply to.
I’ve got a membership to a gym near my house, but I’ve only been twice, so I’m now trying to go on my days off. I hate it, but I like sitting in Jacuzzis, so it’s a compromise. I’m more of a shopper. I’m scouting the vintage shops all the time. I never really buy expensive items — I’ve got so many cheap clothes falling out of my wardrobe and I just keep buying more. I live on my own, so I can be messy. My Chanel bag is my one extravagant buy. I went to treat myself when I got the part, but she doesn’t come out much. I keep her locked away in case I lose her.
Dinner is a sandwich and a packet of crisps from Tesco. Matt and I do this nearly every day. He always has egg and cress and I go for deep-filled ham, cheese and pickle. He gets recognised everywhere he goes, but I’m pretty anonymous at the moment. People have started sending me pictures of myself, though. It’s quite weird when you open a letter and see your face.
Seven o’clock is usually when we wrap. When I get home I watch Friends because nothing much else is on at that time, then set about learning my lines for tomorrow. It’s not just normal lines either, it’s all this scientific lingo, which is kind of gibberish, so it’s quite hard. These days I can’t remember obvious things like people’s names, because my brain is filled with lines.
At the moment I’m reading The Time Traveler’s Wife, but I haven’t got very far. Someone told me you remember things better if you go over them just before you sleep. I don’t know if that’s true, but it’s stuck with me. I give my lines a last read-through, then I’m asleep.
The new series of Doctor Who begins next weekend on BBC1
Source:
Breakfast is on set — usually bran flakes, maybe with a banana, although on Fridays I treat myself to poached eggs on toast. After that it’s make-up for an hour, a couple of rehearsals, then we’re filming. Once you get down to work, it’s like a military operation. We work an 11-day fortnight, for just over nine months — it’s like a pregnancy.
Before I got the part of Amy, I’d seen Doctor Who but I wasn’t really a follower of the show. My mum is obsessed with it — and she was blown away when I got it. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t daunted about taking the role on. The show’s got so many fans who feel quite protective over it. Every time I pick up a script I’m like: “Oh my God, how am I going to do that?” Amy’s a human girl who’s experiencing the most mind-blowing alien things. There’s always a moment when you think: “This is going to take some serious acting to make it truthful.”
According to my dad, when I was little I pointed at some programme on the TV and said: “I wanna do that!” But I don’t believe him — I think that’s one of those stories parents make up. My dad’s really into music, so growing up I was subjected to his singing and became a fan of people like Ella Fitzgerald and Elvis. From there I got interested in the arts and started attending singing and drama classes in Inverness, where I grew up. I don’t have brothers and sisters, so when my parents bought me a video camera, I’d force my friends to make weird horror films. But I was never an attention-seeking kid. I was painfully shy. I still have really bad stage fright.
At 16 I auditioned for Rada, even though you’re not meant to if you’re under 18. It didn’t go well, but Italia Conti offered me a place soon after.
My recall for the part of Amy at BBC Television Centre was the scariest experience of my life. You’re trying not to want the part — you know it’s going to be too heartbreaking if you don’t get it. I remember being really cold but sweating, walking down this corridor to the audition room, thinking: “I’m walking to my doom.” Matt [Smith, the new Doctor] and I had to read together and we seemed to combust at the same time. When my agent called, there wasn’t even a discussion of whether I wanted it, just “You got it!” and then lots of screaming.
It feels incredibly normal to be on the Tardis now. It sort of feels like home, because we’re in there so much. Matt has worked out what every single little twiddly bit on the console does and explains it to me, although I can never remember.
Lunch is 1 o’clock for an hour, so it’s straight to the catering truck to get some sort of meat and potatoes, then I fill my plate with salad. I don’t take my phone on set, but in any spare time I make phone calls, family first, then friends, then I text everyone I’ve forgotten to reply to.
I’ve got a membership to a gym near my house, but I’ve only been twice, so I’m now trying to go on my days off. I hate it, but I like sitting in Jacuzzis, so it’s a compromise. I’m more of a shopper. I’m scouting the vintage shops all the time. I never really buy expensive items — I’ve got so many cheap clothes falling out of my wardrobe and I just keep buying more. I live on my own, so I can be messy. My Chanel bag is my one extravagant buy. I went to treat myself when I got the part, but she doesn’t come out much. I keep her locked away in case I lose her.
Dinner is a sandwich and a packet of crisps from Tesco. Matt and I do this nearly every day. He always has egg and cress and I go for deep-filled ham, cheese and pickle. He gets recognised everywhere he goes, but I’m pretty anonymous at the moment. People have started sending me pictures of myself, though. It’s quite weird when you open a letter and see your face.
Seven o’clock is usually when we wrap. When I get home I watch Friends because nothing much else is on at that time, then set about learning my lines for tomorrow. It’s not just normal lines either, it’s all this scientific lingo, which is kind of gibberish, so it’s quite hard. These days I can’t remember obvious things like people’s names, because my brain is filled with lines.
At the moment I’m reading The Time Traveler’s Wife, but I haven’t got very far. Someone told me you remember things better if you go over them just before you sleep. I don’t know if that’s true, but it’s stuck with me. I give my lines a last read-through, then I’m asleep.
The new series of Doctor Who begins next weekend on BBC1
Source:
It’s Doctor Who ‘right enuff’
Inverness actress brings inverness twang to tv show in new role.
Read more:
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1644198/?UserKey=
Read more:
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1644198/?UserKey=
Fox confirms '24' cancellation
Digital spy
CLICK HERE:
Mr E - 24 has indeedy been awesome, but I also think it is time to call it a day. (see what I did there... call it a day, 24 hrs! *cough* ok, not clever!)
A Real Police Box compared to a 1963 TARDIS and a 2010 TARDIS
In a gloomy street stands a Metropolitan Police Box. Then next to it appears a TARDIS of the correct size and shape for the First Doctor. Another TARDIS arrives - that of the Eleventh Doctor!
CLICK HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wNx5RFwRg0&feature=player_embedded
CLICK HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wNx5RFwRg0&feature=player_embedded
Thanks to 'Hello, I'm the Doctor' blog:
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Doctor Who - The Eleventh Hour [Opening Scene]
YOUTUBE LINK
CLICK HERE:
☆☆☆
Thanks to Combom blog for the link:
Thanks to Combom blog for the link:
The opening scene of The Eleventh Hour
The opening scene of The Eleventh Hour will be available on the Official Doctor Who website on Saturday, 27th March at 18.25.
Well Well Well
"What a mind, you fool me everytime, WELL, almost every time, WELL, once or twice, WELL, once, but it was a good once."
David who?!?
Going to Zzz tonight thinking... David who?!? (ducks out of the way from all the fangirls!)
Exclusive clip – Starring William Hartnell
CLICK HERE:
☆☆☆
Thanks to Gavin Parfitt for the following link:
Friday, 26 March 2010
Thursday, 25 March 2010
David Tennant on Set Of Single Father
Suranne Jones (Five Days, Unforgiven) will star alongside David Tennant (Doctor Who) in Single Father, a new four-part drama for BBC One made by Red Production Company through BBC Scotland, which started filming in Glasgow this week.
Written by Mick Ford (Ashes To Ashes, William And Mary), Single Father is a touching yet humorous drama which tells the story of Dave (David Tennant), a photographer facing the seemingly impossible job of bringing up four kids alone after the sudden death of his wife, Rita.
Things get even more complicated when he begins to fall in love with his wife's best friend, Sarah (played by Suranne Jones). Single Father asks how soon is too soon to fall in love again?
Source: 'David Tennant' Facebook group.
Written by Mick Ford (Ashes To Ashes, William And Mary), Single Father is a touching yet humorous drama which tells the story of Dave (David Tennant), a photographer facing the seemingly impossible job of bringing up four kids alone after the sudden death of his wife, Rita.
Things get even more complicated when he begins to fall in love with his wife's best friend, Sarah (played by Suranne Jones). Single Father asks how soon is too soon to fall in love again?
Source: 'David Tennant' Facebook group.
Ann Widdecombe - THE TIME TRAVEL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE
Dr Who has changed again and so has his assistant. Even the Tardis has acquired bells and whistles. What next? K9 metamorphosed into a cat?
I wish them every success in whatever worlds they travel but I have seen each Doctor and none has done it quite like Patrick Troughton did it.
He was a memorable Saint Paul as well and a convincing schoolmaster in Dr Finlay’s Casebook.
Source: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/ourcomments/view/164839
I wish them every success in whatever worlds they travel but I have seen each Doctor and none has done it quite like Patrick Troughton did it.
He was a memorable Saint Paul as well and a convincing schoolmaster in Dr Finlay’s Casebook.
Source: http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/ourcomments/view/164839
Mr E - I love you Widdy! :-)
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Matt Smith becomes the first Doctor to grace the cover of a gay magazine when he features on the front of this months Gay Times.
(Thanks to Gavin Parfitt for letting me know about this! Awesome!).
Sexy Time Lord Bottom
Matt Smith in the film 'Womb'
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What is it with the Time Lords from Gallifrey showing their bottoms?!
What is it with the Time Lords from Gallifrey showing their bottoms?!
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We have Christopher Eccleston showing his soon on BBC4 in 'Lennon Naked'
We have Christopher Eccleston showing his soon on BBC4 in 'Lennon Naked'
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Good times! :P
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(Jamie Jones posted the above photo in Ty Davies' Facebook group 'DOCTOR WHO: THE JOURNEY THAT NEVER ENDS').
(Jamie Jones posted the above photo in Ty Davies' Facebook group 'DOCTOR WHO: THE JOURNEY THAT NEVER ENDS').
Next week in RADIO TIMES
On sale Tuesday 30 March 2010.
DOCTOR WHO - Matt Smith makes his debut, plus an episode guide from Steven Moffat.
Matt Smith to appear on Blue Peter
Doctor 11 Matt Smith will appear on Blue Peter on Wednesday 31st March 2010.
Source:
Don't Forget... Matt Smith appears on the Wossy show this Friday (26th March)
Friday, 22:40 on BBC One
Series 18
Episode 10
10/25. With Emma Thompson, Matt Smith and Brian Cox. Plus there's music from Goldfrapp.
New Time Lord Arrives in Dr Who - Video - Wired
WHY DOES THE DOCTOR TRAVEL THE UNIVERSE?
Meet Matt Smith, the latest Time Lord to helm the Tardis. Here's a quick clip showing the lastest incarnation of the good Doctor.
CLICK HERE:
http://www.wired.com/video/latest-videos/latest/1815816633/exclusive-new-time-lords-take-on-dr-who/73490245001
In this exclusive clip for Wired.com Matt Smith gives his take on Dr. Who. Smith is the Eleventh incarnation of the Time Lord. (Courtesy of BBC).
Doctor Who and Matt Smith: What should we expect?
Doctor Who fans prepare yourselves, the first full outing of the all new regenerated Time Lord is upon us. It may be the eleventh time an actor has taken on the iconic role of the Doctor but Matt Smith, who at 27 is the youngest so far, hasn't let that stand in the way of creating his very own vision.
Even though he's initially a little tentative about revealing quite what that vision is.
"That's a difficult question," he ponders. "It's very difficult to judge any art while you're in the middle of it."
READ MORE:
http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2010/03/23/doctor-who-and-matt-smith-what-should-we-expect-66331-26093101/
Even though he's initially a little tentative about revealing quite what that vision is.
"That's a difficult question," he ponders. "It's very difficult to judge any art while you're in the middle of it."
READ MORE:
http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/2010/03/23/doctor-who-and-matt-smith-what-should-we-expect-66331-26093101/
‘It’s nice to be evil’
John Barrowman reveals why he can't wait to play Mr Bad Guy in Desperate Housewives.
CLICK HERE:
http://www.bigissuescotland.com/features/view/247
CLICK HERE:
http://www.bigissuescotland.com/features/view/247
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
DWA Issue 159. 25th -31st March 2010. £2.99.
DWA 159.
DWA 160 - AVAILABLE FROM Thurs 01 April 2010.
First photo - This is the last old looking DWA! (159).
It is priced at £2.99 and includes Cyberman head gear (again) and Ood slime & eyeballs (again).
Next Thursday (01 April) DWA has a NEW LOOK, with a FREE TARDIS CLOCK!
EDIT > I should make clear that Issue 159 is priced at £2.99 as it is a 'BUMPER ISSUE', I believe Issue 160 will return to £2.10.
Doctor Who boss not worried by budget squeeze
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat has said that the current financial climate has has forced the sci-fi show's production team to be creative.
"There will never be enough money to make Doctor Who," Moffat said.
READ MORE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8580299.stm
"There will never be enough money to make Doctor Who," Moffat said.
READ MORE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8580299.stm
Will Doctor 11 have the phwoargh factor of Doctors 9 and 10?
Matt Smith is the new Time Lord - but will he live up to the standards set by his predecessors?
The Times
CLICK HERE:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7068066.ece
The Times
CLICK HERE:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article7068066.ece
Video: Steven Moffat bonus cut
Here, Steven talks about the River-Pond connection, Matt's "catchphrase", the Weeping Angels and more.
Digital spy
CLICK HERE:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/tubetalk/a210033/video-steven-moffat-bonus-cut.html
Digital spy
CLICK HERE:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/tubetalk/a210033/video-steven-moffat-bonus-cut.html
11, 11 and 11!
Only 11 days until Doctor 11 hits our screens in The Eleventh Hour!
Well colour me purple, I'm excited! :-)
Interview: Steven Moffat, Doctor Who
The Scot entrusted with the dreams of the nation's youth, the one who must inspire and thrill, is recalling the last time he held a position of similar responsibility.
"I was a phenomenally lazy schoolteacher," says Steven Moffat. "I'd like to think I was funny, I'm pretty sure I was quite popular – but I was lax at marking exams and often I'd just give the kids a book to read so I could doze at my desk."
Well, there's no opportunity for skiving now. Moffat is the new storyrunner on Doctor Who. That's a fancy television term for having the best job in all telly. Think about it: he's in charge of monsters, morals, explosions, choosing the glamorous assistants, a thumping budget and the care and maintenance of what he calls "the greatest fictional character TV has ever created"
READ MORE:
"I was a phenomenally lazy schoolteacher," says Steven Moffat. "I'd like to think I was funny, I'm pretty sure I was quite popular – but I was lax at marking exams and often I'd just give the kids a book to read so I could doze at my desk."
Well, there's no opportunity for skiving now. Moffat is the new storyrunner on Doctor Who. That's a fancy television term for having the best job in all telly. Think about it: he's in charge of monsters, morals, explosions, choosing the glamorous assistants, a thumping budget and the care and maintenance of what he calls "the greatest fictional character TV has ever created"
READ MORE:
Monday, 22 March 2010
Scots star Neve McIntosh gets horror makeover for Doctor Who role
ACTRESS Neve McIntosh will have a starring role in the long-awaited return of Doctor Who - but even her nearest and dearest might struggle to recognise her.
READ MORE:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/television-news/2010/03/21/scots-star-neve-mcintosh-gets-horror-makeover-for-doctor-who-role-86908-22128019/
READ MORE:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/television-news/2010/03/21/scots-star-neve-mcintosh-gets-horror-makeover-for-doctor-who-role-86908-22128019/
Dr Who: Smitten by the Doc in the Bay
Next month he’ll go from being a relatively unknown actor to one of the most recognised faces on British TV. And, with his life-changing first appearance as the new Doctor Who due to hit our screens this Easter, Wales On Sunday has been granted a galactic audience with the Eleventh Time Lord himself, Matt Smith. He tells WoS TV critic NATHAN BEVAN about bracing himself for the fame, the fans and why swimming stark naked in the freezing Baltic Sea is never good idea when trying to impress a Bond girl...
READ MORE:
READ MORE:
THIS LINK ALSO INCLUDES A FOUR MINUTE VIDEO WITH MS, KG AND SM.
Steven Moffat: The man with a monster of a job
Steven Moffat on the challenges of running Doctor Who.
CLICK HERE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/22/stephen-moffat-doctor-who
CLICK HERE:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/mar/22/stephen-moffat-doctor-who
Mr E & a Dalek at Sport Relief - Cardiff Bay. Sunday 21 March 2010.
I came across this Dalek in the Bay this afternoon, it was very scary and the Doctor was no where to be found, but don't worry I dealt with him! Phew! (The Dalek featured on the BBC News tonight!).
Sunday, 21 March 2010
This is the current trailer being shown on BBC America
(Thanks to Jamie Jones & Gavin Parfitt for sending me this link).
YOUTUBE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5PVYFsxTII
EDIT > HERE IS A LINK FOR THE FULL LENGTH TRAILER:
Saturday, 20 March 2010
In Response...
Mr E - My friend and TOTTERS group admin Jamie Jones had this response to the article written by Gerard Gilbert... (see previous post for article).
"... the author of the article can't be arsed to go to the screening which renders his article a pile of steaming Mickey Mouse turd.
What a waste of a ticket, next time I wouldn't bother inviting the little [shit]. I'd send a Dalek round who can stick his sucker arm where the sun don't shine".
"... the author of the article can't be arsed to go to the screening which renders his article a pile of steaming Mickey Mouse turd.
What a waste of a ticket, next time I wouldn't bother inviting the little [shit]. I'd send a Dalek round who can stick his sucker arm where the sun don't shine".
I couldn't have said it better myself!
Doctor Who: has age withered this Time Lord?
Doctor Who is due back at Easter, with a new Doctor, Matt Smith, but, frankly, so what? It's all getting very self-congratulatory now – and if you want grown-up sci-fi, head to Sky1's Caprica, says Gerard Gilbert.
I couldn't make it to Cardiff this week for the press launch for the new series of Doctor Who, but then, although mildly intrigued, I'm in no desperate hurry to make the acquaintance of the Doctor's latest incarnation. With his long, ascetic face, rather like Mervyn Peake's sketches of Steerpike in his Gormenghast novels, the 27-year-old Matt Smith has all the makings of an interesting Time Lord. And, after all, this revived version of the venerable BBC1 classic, with both David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston, has a good track record with its principal casting. I can well imagine that he will continue the vein of English (even the West Lothian-born Tennant spoke with an English accent) eccentricity that has permeated the show since its inception. However, on the whole, I increasingly can't be bothered with Doctor Who.
READ MORE:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/doctor-who--has-age-withered-this-time-lord-1923533.html
I couldn't make it to Cardiff this week for the press launch for the new series of Doctor Who, but then, although mildly intrigued, I'm in no desperate hurry to make the acquaintance of the Doctor's latest incarnation. With his long, ascetic face, rather like Mervyn Peake's sketches of Steerpike in his Gormenghast novels, the 27-year-old Matt Smith has all the makings of an interesting Time Lord. And, after all, this revived version of the venerable BBC1 classic, with both David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston, has a good track record with its principal casting. I can well imagine that he will continue the vein of English (even the West Lothian-born Tennant spoke with an English accent) eccentricity that has permeated the show since its inception. However, on the whole, I increasingly can't be bothered with Doctor Who.
READ MORE:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/doctor-who--has-age-withered-this-time-lord-1923533.html
Friday, 19 March 2010
Barrowman reacts to US 'Torchwood' plans
John Barrowman has said that he doesn't want his Torchwood character's sexuality to be reversed in the US version.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the American remake of Torchwood has plans to make his Captain Jack role straight.
"I hope wherever [the franchise] goes that the show stays the same," said the actor.
"The last thing I would want would be for Jack to become this heterosexual, straight hero. He's an omnisexual guy. He likes men, women, aliens, whatever. I think we should continue going down that route."
The star added that any effort to change Captain Jack's sexual orientation would need to involve a "big discussion" between creator Russell T Davies and his producing partner Julie Gardner.
As for additional information about the spinoff, Barrowman claimed that he only knows what has already been reported, including that Fox has commissioned Davies to write the pilot.
Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a209700/barrowman-reacts-to-us-torchwood-plans.html
According to Entertainment Weekly, the American remake of Torchwood has plans to make his Captain Jack role straight.
"I hope wherever [the franchise] goes that the show stays the same," said the actor.
"The last thing I would want would be for Jack to become this heterosexual, straight hero. He's an omnisexual guy. He likes men, women, aliens, whatever. I think we should continue going down that route."
The star added that any effort to change Captain Jack's sexual orientation would need to involve a "big discussion" between creator Russell T Davies and his producing partner Julie Gardner.
As for additional information about the spinoff, Barrowman claimed that he only knows what has already been reported, including that Fox has commissioned Davies to write the pilot.
Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s8/torchwood/news/a209700/barrowman-reacts-to-us-torchwood-plans.html
Quote of the day
"He brings back genuine madness to the role of the Doctor - Matt's Doctor is bonkers"
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat on Matt Smith's debut as the Timelord.
Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat on Matt Smith's debut as the Timelord.
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