Nine. That’s the number of Doctor Who episodes that Wilfred Mott has appeared in so far. Just nine. And he was nearly in none.
Bernard Cribbins, a legend who spent seven decades acting and entertaining after joining a theatre club in Oldham as Assistant Stage Manager aged 14, was cast in “Voyage of the Damned” as Stan, selling newspapers from a kiosk as the aliens of the starship Titanic beam down and away again. It was intended as a cameo appearance only, but Howard Attfield was ill. Due to return as Donna Noble’s dad Geoff, Attfield filmed some scenes for Series 4 opener “Partners in Crime” before retiring from the role. He died shortly afterwards.
Behind the scenes, there had been hope that Attfield would have been able to act in the Sontaran two-parter, but his condition deteriorated and his wife said he could not carry on. It was at this point,...
Bernard Cribbins, a legend who spent seven decades acting and entertaining after joining a theatre club in Oldham as Assistant Stage Manager aged 14, was cast in “Voyage of the Damned” as Stan, selling newspapers from a kiosk as the aliens of the starship Titanic beam down and away again. It was intended as a cameo appearance only, but Howard Attfield was ill. Due to return as Donna Noble’s dad Geoff, Attfield filmed some scenes for Series 4 opener “Partners in Crime” before retiring from the role. He died shortly afterwards.
Behind the scenes, there had been hope that Attfield would have been able to act in the Sontaran two-parter, but his condition deteriorated and his wife said he could not carry on. It was at this point,...
- 8/2/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
John Barrowman last played Captain Jack Harkness on TV 8 years ago, in 2011’s Torchwood season 4, but the star has always been open about his wish to return to the Whoniverse and his tireless efforts to get someone at the BBC to see the potential for more from the spinoff show or the character of Jack. In fact, Barrowman’s latest update on the situation is that he’s discussed a possible Doctor Who movie which would reunite him with David Tennant and Billie Piper.
While speaking to Radio Times, Barrowman recalled catching up with former Who showrunner – and Captain Jack creator – Russell T. Davies and chatting about how fun it would be to make a film with the Tenth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack.
“I can’t remember what ceremony it was, but I was speaking to [Davies] – he’d picked up an award for A Very English Scandal – and we...
While speaking to Radio Times, Barrowman recalled catching up with former Who showrunner – and Captain Jack creator – Russell T. Davies and chatting about how fun it would be to make a film with the Tenth Doctor, Rose Tyler and Jack.
“I can’t remember what ceremony it was, but I was speaking to [Davies] – he’d picked up an award for A Very English Scandal – and we...
- 7/26/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Simon Brew Nov 10, 2017
Steven Moffat chats to us about Doctor Who, the changing face of television, and the internet culture around it...
Ahead of the release of Doctor Who series 10 on DVD and Blu-ray – it lands on Monday, and is available digitally now – outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat did a select few interviews to chat about the show. And he saved one for us.
It was refreshing that, having got lost myself on the way to the interview venue in the depths of London, Moffat himself managed to as well. Apologetic for arriving ten minutes late for our chat, he insisted on adding those minutes to the end of our time, and that’s not something that happens very often with interviews.
With that in mind, we settled down for a long chat about the show, the environment it exists in, and series 10 itself…
I was just watching the DVD extras before,...
Steven Moffat chats to us about Doctor Who, the changing face of television, and the internet culture around it...
Ahead of the release of Doctor Who series 10 on DVD and Blu-ray – it lands on Monday, and is available digitally now – outgoing showrunner Steven Moffat did a select few interviews to chat about the show. And he saved one for us.
It was refreshing that, having got lost myself on the way to the interview venue in the depths of London, Moffat himself managed to as well. Apologetic for arriving ten minutes late for our chat, he insisted on adding those minutes to the end of our time, and that’s not something that happens very often with interviews.
With that in mind, we settled down for a long chat about the show, the environment it exists in, and series 10 itself…
I was just watching the DVD extras before,...
- 11/8/2017
- Den of Geek
They’re two of the most larger than life characters in the Doctor Who universe, but for some reason the stars have never aligned to allow River Song and Captain Jack Harkness to meet on screen. The pair of flirtatious, gun-toting, time-travelling adventurers would clearly get on like a house on fire, which is why fans have been calling for a crossover between the two for years.
And they’re not the only ones, apparently. Alex Kingston has said that not only does she want to see a River/Jack team-up episode, but that she and John Barrowman frequently talk about it when they get together. She told the crowd at a Q&A at Edmonton Expo in Canada the following:
“I think it’d be great if she met with Captain Jack Harkness. It’s funny because John and I, we talk about, we imagine, fantasise about all the possibilities.
And they’re not the only ones, apparently. Alex Kingston has said that not only does she want to see a River/Jack team-up episode, but that she and John Barrowman frequently talk about it when they get together. She told the crowd at a Q&A at Edmonton Expo in Canada the following:
“I think it’d be great if she met with Captain Jack Harkness. It’s funny because John and I, we talk about, we imagine, fantasise about all the possibilities.
- 9/29/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Clara Oswald, as played by Jenna Coleman, is already the longest-serving companion of the modern era of Doctor Who, starring in 36 episodes over four years. According to a new report, though, the character might just have another appearance to come.
Several rumors have popped up over the last few months all pointing to Coleman making a return, and now, Peter Capaldi has confirmed it – more or less. Speaking at San Francisco Comic-Con over the weekend, the outgoing Doctor Who star was asked if we’d ever see Clara again, and simply said, “I think you may.” Perhaps worrying that he might have let something slip that he wasn’t supposed to though, he then added:
“I’ll see her again. You may see her again too. But I won’t tell. It’d spoil things. You may see her. She’s still there. Everyone in Doctor Who is still there.
Several rumors have popped up over the last few months all pointing to Coleman making a return, and now, Peter Capaldi has confirmed it – more or less. Speaking at San Francisco Comic-Con over the weekend, the outgoing Doctor Who star was asked if we’d ever see Clara again, and simply said, “I think you may.” Perhaps worrying that he might have let something slip that he wasn’t supposed to though, he then added:
“I’ll see her again. You may see her again too. But I won’t tell. It’d spoil things. You may see her. She’s still there. Everyone in Doctor Who is still there.
- 9/4/2017
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Will Martha appear on Doctor Who in the future? Recently, Freema Agyeman spoke with RadioTimes about possibly returning to the BBC TV show.Agyeman played one of the Tenth Doctor's (David Tennant) companions, Martha Jones, on the long-running sci-fi series. She last appeared on the 2010 Doctor Who Christmas special, "The End of Time."Read More…...
- 8/4/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
They were one of the most epic bands of all time, so it’s no wonder that Motörhead should also star in a video game that’s certain to delight fans and could even win some new ones over to their music.
But first, a little about the band’s history. Set up in 1975 by Ian Fraser Kilmister – or Lemmy to the world – over the 40 years that they were in action, up until Lemmy’s untimely death in December 2015, they had a huge musical output. This included 23 studio albums, 10 live ones, and 12 compilations. On every single one of them, the volume was certainly turned up to 11.
As well as their prodigious output and their well-earned reputation for a hard-living rock and roll lifestyle, the band, and Lemmy in particular, also had a keen eye on producing merch trading on the Motörhead name.
This reached its pinnacle with the video game...
But first, a little about the band’s history. Set up in 1975 by Ian Fraser Kilmister – or Lemmy to the world – over the 40 years that they were in action, up until Lemmy’s untimely death in December 2015, they had a huge musical output. This included 23 studio albums, 10 live ones, and 12 compilations. On every single one of them, the volume was certainly turned up to 11.
As well as their prodigious output and their well-earned reputation for a hard-living rock and roll lifestyle, the band, and Lemmy in particular, also had a keen eye on producing merch trading on the Motörhead name.
This reached its pinnacle with the video game...
- 8/2/2017
- by James Smith
- Nerdly
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This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, which will be Peter Capaldi’s final episode as the Doctor, already has someone from the show’s past returning for a cameo role – the First Doctor, as played by Harry Potter‘s David Bradley. A new report, though, states that another character will make a shocking comeback to see the Twelfth Doctor off as well.
The Mirror is claiming that Jenna Coleman will return as former companion Clara Oswald. According to the UK newspaper’s unnamed source, she’ll be coming back to give Peter “the send-off he deserves.”
“Jenna Coleman has agreed to film something new as Clara. It’s become a tradition now for the companions to reappear as the Doctor regenerates and Jenna isn’t letting the side down. It’ll...
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This year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, which will be Peter Capaldi’s final episode as the Doctor, already has someone from the show’s past returning for a cameo role – the First Doctor, as played by Harry Potter‘s David Bradley. A new report, though, states that another character will make a shocking comeback to see the Twelfth Doctor off as well.
The Mirror is claiming that Jenna Coleman will return as former companion Clara Oswald. According to the UK newspaper’s unnamed source, she’ll be coming back to give Peter “the send-off he deserves.”
“Jenna Coleman has agreed to film something new as Clara. It’s become a tradition now for the companions to reappear as the Doctor regenerates and Jenna isn’t letting the side down. It’ll...
- 7/4/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Is there anything that pleases Doctor Who fans more than a nod to the show’s illustrious history? If not, then this season has been one of the best fan-pleasing runs of the show. In the last two episodes alone, we have the return of the original design of the Cybermen – last seen in 1966 – and a comeback for John Simm’s Master.
While it’s great to see the actor back in the role, his return has also allowed him to pay tribute to the Masters of the classic series, specifically Roger Delgado (1971-74) and Anthony Ainley (1981-89). Both actors sported a traditional villainous goatee beard, which Simm was keen to bring back here.
He explained the following to Doctor Who Magazine (via DoctorWho.TV):
“Yeah, I just grew it, and turned up at the readthrough, and said, ‘You know, I fancy a bit of this,’ and Steven [Moffat, showrunner] was like,...
While it’s great to see the actor back in the role, his return has also allowed him to pay tribute to the Masters of the classic series, specifically Roger Delgado (1971-74) and Anthony Ainley (1981-89). Both actors sported a traditional villainous goatee beard, which Simm was keen to bring back here.
He explained the following to Doctor Who Magazine (via DoctorWho.TV):
“Yeah, I just grew it, and turned up at the readthrough, and said, ‘You know, I fancy a bit of this,’ and Steven [Moffat, showrunner] was like,...
- 6/29/2017
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Jun 24, 2017
Spoilers ahoy, as we dig through the many callbacks and references in World Enough And Time...
This article contains lots and lots of Doctor Who spoilers.
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Pain… Pain… Pain… That’s one of the main emotions I experienced while watching this week’s (rather excellent) Doctor Who, as I knew this weekly round-up of references, similarities and generally interesting ‘stuff’ was going to be a whopper. That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed anything, though, so if you spot something I’ve not mentioned, do the honourable thing and leave it in the comments section below...
Poll Winners’ Party
So, Genesis Of The Cybermen, then. In case you missed the episode’s biggest sledgehammer of a reference,...
Spoilers ahoy, as we dig through the many callbacks and references in World Enough And Time...
This article contains lots and lots of Doctor Who spoilers.
See related Twin Peaks season 3 episode 7 review: There’s A Body All Right Twin Peaks season 3 episode 6 review: Don’t Die Twin Peaks season 3 episode 5 review: Case Files
Pain… Pain… Pain… That’s one of the main emotions I experienced while watching this week’s (rather excellent) Doctor Who, as I knew this weekly round-up of references, similarities and generally interesting ‘stuff’ was going to be a whopper. That doesn’t mean I haven’t missed anything, though, so if you spot something I’ve not mentioned, do the honourable thing and leave it in the comments section below...
Poll Winners’ Party
So, Genesis Of The Cybermen, then. In case you missed the episode’s biggest sledgehammer of a reference,...
- 6/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Pete Dillon-Trenchard Jun 17, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. And we've been digging into it right here...
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited for 54 years for Doctor Who to explain why crows sound like they do, so now that they’ve finally tackled that important issue it’s time for our weekly round-up of callbacks, similarities and generally interesting things taken from this week’s episode. And as ever, if you’re sitting thinking ‘How can he have missed that?!’ (the answer is usually ‘ineptitude’), leave it down in the comments below…
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The Eaters Of Light was written by Rona Munro, an award-winning Scottish writer responsible for films including Aimee & Jaguar and Oranges And Sunshine, as well as a multitude of theatre works.
Doctor Who series 10 episode 10 is The Eaters Of Light. And we've been digging into it right here...
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’ve waited for 54 years for Doctor Who to explain why crows sound like they do, so now that they’ve finally tackled that important issue it’s time for our weekly round-up of callbacks, similarities and generally interesting things taken from this week’s episode. And as ever, if you’re sitting thinking ‘How can he have missed that?!’ (the answer is usually ‘ineptitude’), leave it down in the comments below…
See related Transformers: Age Of Extinction just shy of three hours long Transformers: the great toy massacre of 1986
Bad cat woman
The Eaters Of Light was written by Rona Munro, an award-winning Scottish writer responsible for films including Aimee & Jaguar and Oranges And Sunshine, as well as a multitude of theatre works.
- 6/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Written by James Peaty | Art by Warren Pleece | Published by Titan Comics
All change from last issue as we have another of those ‘interlude’ issues, where a different creative team fill in on the book for an issue. Having noticed something similar on other Doctor Who books, one could almost think they are trying to get ahead of the schedules for some big Summer event….but I digress. Last issue of course saw the wrap up of the ancient China / Cindy clones adventure, and the defeat of The Red Jade General. Really missing that Red Tardis. As Gabby sits in the Tardis following that adventure, her mind goes back to a previous one.
Where is the glamorous setting for this adventure? Prehistory? The end of time? A galaxy, far, far away? Er, London. Present day. Gabby is thrilled, The Doctor strangely less so. It seems The Doctor is not particularly...
All change from last issue as we have another of those ‘interlude’ issues, where a different creative team fill in on the book for an issue. Having noticed something similar on other Doctor Who books, one could almost think they are trying to get ahead of the schedules for some big Summer event….but I digress. Last issue of course saw the wrap up of the ancient China / Cindy clones adventure, and the defeat of The Red Jade General. Really missing that Red Tardis. As Gabby sits in the Tardis following that adventure, her mind goes back to a previous one.
Where is the glamorous setting for this adventure? Prehistory? The end of time? A galaxy, far, far away? Er, London. Present day. Gabby is thrilled, The Doctor strangely less so. It seems The Doctor is not particularly...
- 5/19/2017
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
Pete Dillon-Trenchard May 6, 2017
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
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Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
Doctor Who series 10 strikes gold with Knock Knock - and there were some interesting references in it, too...
This article contains lots of spoilers for Doctor Who.
See related Power Rangers, boob armour, and impractical costumes
Knock, Knock is a real treat - a spooky, atmospheric tale with an emotional core and some brilliant guest performances. And in a sense it’s a real treat for this writer too, as it’s one of those Doctor Who episodes that’s so fresh and unlike anything the series has done before in its 54-year history (intentionally or otherwise) that this article is significantly shorter than usual; we hope that’s okay. But as ever, if you think you’ve spotted something we’ve missed, please do leave it in the comments below...
Poirot’s Last Case
We’ll start with a reference that wasn’t - in...
- 5/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Mark Harrison May 10, 2017
Over Doctor Who's long history, what prompted the decision to leave for those in the lead role?
All sorts of things have killed off the Doctor. In the last half century, Doctor Who's unique approach to recasting the lead character has seen him fettled by old age, as punishment, by radiation poisoning, falls big and small, dodgy operations and time itself. There are plenty of in-universe reasons for why the Doctor regenerates, and the outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi promises that his upcoming demise will be suitably timey-wimey, but what of the behind-the-scenes reasons that the Doctor has to go?
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“While you're enjoying it,...
Over Doctor Who's long history, what prompted the decision to leave for those in the lead role?
All sorts of things have killed off the Doctor. In the last half century, Doctor Who's unique approach to recasting the lead character has seen him fettled by old age, as punishment, by radiation poisoning, falls big and small, dodgy operations and time itself. There are plenty of in-universe reasons for why the Doctor regenerates, and the outgoing Time Lord Peter Capaldi promises that his upcoming demise will be suitably timey-wimey, but what of the behind-the-scenes reasons that the Doctor has to go?
See related DC Comics movies: upcoming UK release dates calendar Batman V Superman: where does it leave the Justice League? Why cinema needs Batman: the world’s greatest detective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman Deborah Snyder & Charles Roven interview: Man Of Steel
“While you're enjoying it,...
- 5/3/2017
- Den of Geek
Four jury prize winners qualify for Academy consideration.
Top brass at Aspen Film handed out more than $15,000 in prizes as the 26th Aspen Shortsfest concluded on Sunday evening.
Amar Kaushik’s Aaba (Grandfather) from India won best drama and Martha Gregory’s Us entry Three Red Sweaters prevailed in the documentary competition.
Fabio Friedli’s Swiss selection In A Nutshell won best animation and the best comedy award went to Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Fatima Maria Torres And The Invasion Of Space Shuttle Pinas 25 from the Philippines.
Call Of Cuteness (Germany) by Brenda Lien won best short short. The animation, comedy, drama and short shorts winners are all eligible for Oscar consideration.
Schoolyard Blues (Sweden) by Maria Eriksson was named best student short.
The top five audience award winners in order of most votes were: Eyes Of Exodus (Greece-usa) by Alexandria Liveris; In a Nutshell by Fabio Friedli; Get Up, Kinshasa! (France...
Top brass at Aspen Film handed out more than $15,000 in prizes as the 26th Aspen Shortsfest concluded on Sunday evening.
Amar Kaushik’s Aaba (Grandfather) from India won best drama and Martha Gregory’s Us entry Three Red Sweaters prevailed in the documentary competition.
Fabio Friedli’s Swiss selection In A Nutshell won best animation and the best comedy award went to Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Fatima Maria Torres And The Invasion Of Space Shuttle Pinas 25 from the Philippines.
Call Of Cuteness (Germany) by Brenda Lien won best short short. The animation, comedy, drama and short shorts winners are all eligible for Oscar consideration.
Schoolyard Blues (Sweden) by Maria Eriksson was named best student short.
The top five audience award winners in order of most votes were: Eyes Of Exodus (Greece-usa) by Alexandria Liveris; In a Nutshell by Fabio Friedli; Get Up, Kinshasa! (France...
- 4/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Genre specialist sales company Jinga scores deals on Serbian title ahead of Filmart screening.
UK sales outfit Jinga Films has closed distribution deals in six territories for sci-fi thriller Incarnation ahead of the film’s market screening at next week’s Filmart in Hong Kong (March 13-16).
New Select has acquired the title for Japan, Spark Future for China, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Njuta for Scandinavia, Cinema Novo for Portugal and Renaissance for Mexico.
Incarnation, written, directed and produced by newcomer Filip Kovacevic, debuted last June at Cinema City Film Festival in Serbia. Alongside South Korea-Serbia-Slovenia co-production The Rift, it was one of two sci-fi thrillers picked up by Jinga last autumn.
The film stars Stojan Djordjevic (Ravna Gora) as an amnesiac who is pursued by assassins and gets stuck in a loop of life and death.
Genre-specialist Jinga holds remake rights for Incarnation, and is looking to emulate the success of its Venezuelan horror The House...
UK sales outfit Jinga Films has closed distribution deals in six territories for sci-fi thriller Incarnation ahead of the film’s market screening at next week’s Filmart in Hong Kong (March 13-16).
New Select has acquired the title for Japan, Spark Future for China, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Njuta for Scandinavia, Cinema Novo for Portugal and Renaissance for Mexico.
Incarnation, written, directed and produced by newcomer Filip Kovacevic, debuted last June at Cinema City Film Festival in Serbia. Alongside South Korea-Serbia-Slovenia co-production The Rift, it was one of two sci-fi thrillers picked up by Jinga last autumn.
The film stars Stojan Djordjevic (Ravna Gora) as an amnesiac who is pursued by assassins and gets stuck in a loop of life and death.
Genre-specialist Jinga holds remake rights for Incarnation, and is looking to emulate the success of its Venezuelan horror The House...
- 3/12/2017
- ScreenDaily
By Seth Metoyer
MoreHorror.com
Genre specialist, Jinga Films, the company that discovered A Serbian Film, Rabies and The House At The End Of Time has just launched its Berlin Film Festival marketing campaign for Samuel Cunha Galli's supernatural thriller Our Evil (Mal Nosso) with a red band trailer that looks like it came direct from the Devil.
Check out the official Red Band trailer below the details.
Set in the seedy underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brasil, an exorcist (Ademir Esteves) uses the dark web to employ a serial killer (Ricardo Casella) to protect his daughter (Laura Pepita) from demonic possession.
Jinga CEO Julian Richards, discovered Our Evil whilst serving on the jury of Blood Windows, a genre sidebar of the Latin American film market in Ventana Sur, Argentina. "It's a sensational, stylized film with a narrative that keeps subverting your expectations" said Richards "It's a brutal, terrifying experience, but...
MoreHorror.com
Genre specialist, Jinga Films, the company that discovered A Serbian Film, Rabies and The House At The End Of Time has just launched its Berlin Film Festival marketing campaign for Samuel Cunha Galli's supernatural thriller Our Evil (Mal Nosso) with a red band trailer that looks like it came direct from the Devil.
Check out the official Red Band trailer below the details.
Set in the seedy underbelly of Sao Paulo, Brasil, an exorcist (Ademir Esteves) uses the dark web to employ a serial killer (Ricardo Casella) to protect his daughter (Laura Pepita) from demonic possession.
Jinga CEO Julian Richards, discovered Our Evil whilst serving on the jury of Blood Windows, a genre sidebar of the Latin American film market in Ventana Sur, Argentina. "It's a sensational, stylized film with a narrative that keeps subverting your expectations" said Richards "It's a brutal, terrifying experience, but...
- 2/8/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
There are two types of comic book characters that are nearly impossible to sustain: the omnipotent hero, and the omnipotent villain.
Whereas both feed nicely into the mythic environment, both suffer the same problem. If they can do anything, what can they do next?
Many decades ago, Michael Moorcock more-or-less tackled this question in his “Dancers at The End of Time” series of novels. Those who lived in the pocket universe of Moorcock’s creation could create, recreate, and alter any aspect of “reality” at any time. But this series was much more fantasy than heroic fantasy, even as contained within the author’s dark worldview. Characters are omnipotent, but they remain individuals with their own unique flaws and predilections.
In contemporary superhero stories, in comics and in the sundry external media, we do not have the luxury of controlling our landscape. We work in collaborative environments with a nearly infinite number of characters,...
Whereas both feed nicely into the mythic environment, both suffer the same problem. If they can do anything, what can they do next?
Many decades ago, Michael Moorcock more-or-less tackled this question in his “Dancers at The End of Time” series of novels. Those who lived in the pocket universe of Moorcock’s creation could create, recreate, and alter any aspect of “reality” at any time. But this series was much more fantasy than heroic fantasy, even as contained within the author’s dark worldview. Characters are omnipotent, but they remain individuals with their own unique flaws and predilections.
In contemporary superhero stories, in comics and in the sundry external media, we do not have the luxury of controlling our landscape. We work in collaborative environments with a nearly infinite number of characters,...
- 1/18/2017
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
There are all kinds of traditions connected to Christmas. One tradition in our house is the Doctor Who Christmas Special playing here on BBC America. If you don’t know, Doctor Who is the looooong running BBC series about an alien time traveler and his (usually) human companion(s) who all travel through time and space having adventures. The Doctor regenerates into a new body – and a new actor – when his current body is at its end. If you don’t know the series and/or don’t care, you can probably skip this column.
There was a sort of Christmas Special as far back as the first incarnation over a half-century ago, but mostly it’s only been over the last ten years. The latest one will be tonight (if you’re reading this on Sunday). The first in this series began after the show returned from a sixteen-year...
There was a sort of Christmas Special as far back as the first incarnation over a half-century ago, but mostly it’s only been over the last ten years. The latest one will be tonight (if you’re reading this on Sunday). The first in this series began after the show returned from a sixteen-year...
- 12/25/2016
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Exclusive: Jinga inks international deals on horror previously sold to IFC Midnight; takes Serbian thriller Incarnation for sales and remake rights.
Jinga has closed deals with Signature for UK and Ireland, Njuta for Scandinavia, Umbrella for Australia and New Zealand, VCinema for China and MovieCloud for Taiwan, on Jackson Stewart’s completed paranormal horror Beyond The Gates.
As previously reported, in a deal brokered by ICM Parters and Jinga, IFC Midnight acquired the film for North America and are planning a theatrical and VOD release in December 2016.
Beyond The Gates stars Graham Skipper (Almost Human), Chase Williamson (The Guest), Brea Grant (Halloween 2) and Barbara Crampton (We Are Still Here) in a story about two estranged brothers who stumble across a Vcr board game which holds the key to their disappeared father’s whereabouts but which also has deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.
“Beyond The Gates is a horror Jumanji,” said Jinga’s...
Jinga has closed deals with Signature for UK and Ireland, Njuta for Scandinavia, Umbrella for Australia and New Zealand, VCinema for China and MovieCloud for Taiwan, on Jackson Stewart’s completed paranormal horror Beyond The Gates.
As previously reported, in a deal brokered by ICM Parters and Jinga, IFC Midnight acquired the film for North America and are planning a theatrical and VOD release in December 2016.
Beyond The Gates stars Graham Skipper (Almost Human), Chase Williamson (The Guest), Brea Grant (Halloween 2) and Barbara Crampton (We Are Still Here) in a story about two estranged brothers who stumble across a Vcr board game which holds the key to their disappeared father’s whereabouts but which also has deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.
“Beyond The Gates is a horror Jumanji,” said Jinga’s...
- 10/27/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Fans of BBC’s long-running “Doctor Who” are very familiar with the show’s casting changes — the very nature of its lead character means new actors can step in when the current Doctor decides to hang up shop — and they’ve been worried ever since current showrunner Steven Moffat announced in January that he was leaving the series after Season 10. The last time a showrunner departed so did the Doctor (i.e. David Tennant and Russell T. Davies in 2010), so it’s been a restless couple of months for “Who” viewers who love fan favorite Peter Capaldi. Fortunately, Moffat confirms the Doctor isn’t going anywhere.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’ Lead Role First Offered To a Black Actor Over Peter Capaldi, Showrunner Reveals
Speaking to “Doctor Who Magazine,” Moffat said, “I have no reason to suppose that I’m writing out a Doctor. Peter is loving the role, and long may he do so.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’ Lead Role First Offered To a Black Actor Over Peter Capaldi, Showrunner Reveals
Speaking to “Doctor Who Magazine,” Moffat said, “I have no reason to suppose that I’m writing out a Doctor. Peter is loving the role, and long may he do so.
- 8/3/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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Treat yourself to some science fiction reading, with a bunch of recommend reads from the 1970s...
So many types of science fiction exist, and British Sf writing in the 1970s was often in the business of inventing new types or manipulating the old ones into interesting directions. Astonishing visions were created that reflected back on a changing world where the growth of superpowers jostled with the economic hardships at home. Were we heading in the right direction, as a species? What did it mean to be human, anyway, caught in an explosion of scientific and technological advances?
Some writers gave us space-travelling escapism, and some gave us nightmare thrillers at home. Some gave us alien intelligences and some gave us human stupidities. From the foreseeable future to the end of the universe, here’s a look at eleven incredible British science fiction novels of the 1970s:
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Treat yourself to some science fiction reading, with a bunch of recommend reads from the 1970s...
So many types of science fiction exist, and British Sf writing in the 1970s was often in the business of inventing new types or manipulating the old ones into interesting directions. Astonishing visions were created that reflected back on a changing world where the growth of superpowers jostled with the economic hardships at home. Were we heading in the right direction, as a species? What did it mean to be human, anyway, caught in an explosion of scientific and technological advances?
Some writers gave us space-travelling escapism, and some gave us nightmare thrillers at home. Some gave us alien intelligences and some gave us human stupidities. From the foreseeable future to the end of the universe, here’s a look at eleven incredible British science fiction novels of the 1970s:
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- 6/23/2016
- Den of Geek
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Timothy Dalton’s Rassilon was meant to appear in last year’s series finale, but the actor wasn’t available...
The Doctor finally returned to Gallifrey in Doctor Who season 9’s two-part finale, Heaven Sent/Hell Bent. Rassilon appeared in the second part, for the first time since 2010’s David Tennant-dispatching special The End Of Time Part 2. But the grumbly senior Time Lord didn’t look like Timothy Dalton anymore. He looked a lot more like Game Of Thrones star Donald Sumpter.
Many fans have wondered whether Mr Dalton ever came to close to appearing in the episode, and the exact reasons why he didn’t return to reprise his role. Now we have answers to both of those questions.
Rachel Talalay – who directed both segments of the finale – said this to the Radio Free Skaro podcast: “At first we did check to see if Timothy Dalton...
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Timothy Dalton’s Rassilon was meant to appear in last year’s series finale, but the actor wasn’t available...
The Doctor finally returned to Gallifrey in Doctor Who season 9’s two-part finale, Heaven Sent/Hell Bent. Rassilon appeared in the second part, for the first time since 2010’s David Tennant-dispatching special The End Of Time Part 2. But the grumbly senior Time Lord didn’t look like Timothy Dalton anymore. He looked a lot more like Game Of Thrones star Donald Sumpter.
Many fans have wondered whether Mr Dalton ever came to close to appearing in the episode, and the exact reasons why he didn’t return to reprise his role. Now we have answers to both of those questions.
Rachel Talalay – who directed both segments of the finale – said this to the Radio Free Skaro podcast: “At first we did check to see if Timothy Dalton...
- 6/21/2016
- Den of Geek
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A fan has asked Steven Moffat if the woman from Hell Bent was the Doctor's mum. He says he has "no idea"...
You’ll probably member that, in the Doctor Who series 8 finale Hell Bent, the Doctor revisited the Gallifreyan barn from his youth and chatted to a woman from his past. This character was simply named The Woman in the credits, and was played by Linda Broughton.
A fan has written into Doctor Who Magazine (which CultBox spotted and shared online), asking showrunner Steven Moffat this: “In Hell Bent, is the old lady we see in the barn the Doctor’s mother?”
Here’s what The Moff said back...
“We’ve no idea who she is, nor should we. But a quick glance at the evidence, would remind you that the Doctor is a ‘high born Gallifreyan’ so that would seem unlikely. So what was he doing in that barn,...
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A fan has asked Steven Moffat if the woman from Hell Bent was the Doctor's mum. He says he has "no idea"...
You’ll probably member that, in the Doctor Who series 8 finale Hell Bent, the Doctor revisited the Gallifreyan barn from his youth and chatted to a woman from his past. This character was simply named The Woman in the credits, and was played by Linda Broughton.
A fan has written into Doctor Who Magazine (which CultBox spotted and shared online), asking showrunner Steven Moffat this: “In Hell Bent, is the old lady we see in the barn the Doctor’s mother?”
Here’s what The Moff said back...
“We’ve no idea who she is, nor should we. But a quick glance at the evidence, would remind you that the Doctor is a ‘high born Gallifreyan’ so that would seem unlikely. So what was he doing in that barn,...
- 5/25/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Jinga closes deal with Mpi/Dark Sky Films for comedy-horror.
Genre sales specialist Jinga Films has sold Kyle Rankins’ comedy-horror Night Of The Living Deb to Mpi/Dark Sky Films for North America.
The home entertainment release is due for September in 2016.
Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Michael Cassidy (Argo) and Ray Wise (Robocop) star in the rom-zom-com about a one night stand that evolves into a zombie apocalypse in which a mismatched couple discover that the only thing scarier than trusting someone with your life is trusting them with your heart.
Icon Films are distributing the film in the UK following its world premiere at FrightFest. Icon previously released Rankin’s debut feature Infestation in 2010.
“Night Of The Living Deb is America’s answer to Shaun Of The Dead,” said Jinga’s Julian Richards, “and with recent titles such as Deathgasm and Southbound we are pleased to be in business again with Mpi/Dark Sky Films.”
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Genre sales specialist Jinga Films has sold Kyle Rankins’ comedy-horror Night Of The Living Deb to Mpi/Dark Sky Films for North America.
The home entertainment release is due for September in 2016.
Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Michael Cassidy (Argo) and Ray Wise (Robocop) star in the rom-zom-com about a one night stand that evolves into a zombie apocalypse in which a mismatched couple discover that the only thing scarier than trusting someone with your life is trusting them with your heart.
Icon Films are distributing the film in the UK following its world premiere at FrightFest. Icon previously released Rankin’s debut feature Infestation in 2010.
“Night Of The Living Deb is America’s answer to Shaun Of The Dead,” said Jinga’s Julian Richards, “and with recent titles such as Deathgasm and Southbound we are pleased to be in business again with Mpi/Dark Sky Films.”
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- 2/13/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
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Loose threads, speculation, and a fan's wishlist: some thoughts on where Doctor Who series 10 may take us...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 9.
Series 9 of Doctor Who (or Season 35, if you’re our favourite kind of pedant) may still be warm in the ground, but fans being fans we’re inevitably already wondering what’s next. We’ve got a festive trifle at Christmas, of course, with The Husbands Of River Song reuniting the Doctor with everyone’s second-favourite Whoniverse archaeologist, but what then? Here’s some of the possible directions we think Series 10 may take…
A New Companion
This one’s not so much speculation as fact; the Doctor will be joined by a new companion when the tenth series begins sometime next year.
Steven Moffat has been discussing how bringing a new companion in reboots the show to an extent, saying that he...
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Loose threads, speculation, and a fan's wishlist: some thoughts on where Doctor Who series 10 may take us...
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 9.
Series 9 of Doctor Who (or Season 35, if you’re our favourite kind of pedant) may still be warm in the ground, but fans being fans we’re inevitably already wondering what’s next. We’ve got a festive trifle at Christmas, of course, with The Husbands Of River Song reuniting the Doctor with everyone’s second-favourite Whoniverse archaeologist, but what then? Here’s some of the possible directions we think Series 10 may take…
A New Companion
This one’s not so much speculation as fact; the Doctor will be joined by a new companion when the tenth series begins sometime next year.
Steven Moffat has been discussing how bringing a new companion in reboots the show to an extent, saying that he...
- 12/7/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Spoilers! Here's our review of Doctor Who series 9's finale, Hell Bent.
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
9.12 Hell Bent
"Get off my planet"
Well, that's an hour of telly to put proverbial cats amongst proverbial pigeons. A Doctor Who finale that goes against the grain of the character of the Doctor himself for large parts. That brings back a character who died two episodes ago, and at one stage that left me wondering if Amy and/or Rory would walk through the door.
I'd wager hard cash that the internet is noisily exploding, even as you read these very words. Good good. We've got a lot to talk about...
"The man who won the Time War"
After the turning of the screw and raising the momentum to a big finale last week in Heaven Sent, writer and showrunner Steven Moffat kicks off Hell Bent by slowing things down.
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Spoilers! Here's our review of Doctor Who series 9's finale, Hell Bent.
This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.
9.12 Hell Bent
"Get off my planet"
Well, that's an hour of telly to put proverbial cats amongst proverbial pigeons. A Doctor Who finale that goes against the grain of the character of the Doctor himself for large parts. That brings back a character who died two episodes ago, and at one stage that left me wondering if Amy and/or Rory would walk through the door.
I'd wager hard cash that the internet is noisily exploding, even as you read these very words. Good good. We've got a lot to talk about...
"The man who won the Time War"
After the turning of the screw and raising the momentum to a big finale last week in Heaven Sent, writer and showrunner Steven Moffat kicks off Hell Bent by slowing things down.
- 12/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Spoilers! Here are our geeky spots and viewing notes on the Doctor Who series 9 finale, Hell Bent...
With the Doctor finally returning to Gallifrey, there can’t have been many people thinking this episode would be light on callbacks, references and other interesting things, and Hell Bent delivered in spades. So it’s time for our viewing notes - as ever, leave your own in the comments below. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to the comments across this run, and thanks in particular to The Doctor Who Transcripts Page and the Tardis Data Core - these articles are one part memory, two parts research, and those sites have proved invaluable. Now, for the last time this series...
A Brief History Of Gallifrey
Hell Bent forms the final part of a trilogy of sorts with 2013’s The Day Of The Doctor and The Time Of The Doctor,...
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Spoilers! Here are our geeky spots and viewing notes on the Doctor Who series 9 finale, Hell Bent...
With the Doctor finally returning to Gallifrey, there can’t have been many people thinking this episode would be light on callbacks, references and other interesting things, and Hell Bent delivered in spades. So it’s time for our viewing notes - as ever, leave your own in the comments below. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to the comments across this run, and thanks in particular to The Doctor Who Transcripts Page and the Tardis Data Core - these articles are one part memory, two parts research, and those sites have proved invaluable. Now, for the last time this series...
A Brief History Of Gallifrey
Hell Bent forms the final part of a trilogy of sorts with 2013’s The Day Of The Doctor and The Time Of The Doctor,...
- 12/4/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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Spoilers! Here are our geeky spots and viewing notes for Doctor Who series 9: Heaven Sent...
The Doctor has managed to escape the Veil, but he can never escape the glut of callbacks, references and increasingly tenuous similarities to older episodes or other franchises entirely. So with that in mind, here are our viewing notes for episode 11… Past experience tells us you’ve probably spotted something we haven’t, so please feel free to leave it in the comments!
The Long Way Round
The flies surrounding the Veil are the least deadly of the flies the Doctor has encountered on his travels; in 1964’s Planet Of Giants, the first Doctor’s companions Ian and Barbara, shrunk to miniscule size, were menaced by a regular housefly almost their size. And in 1973’s The Green Death, aka ‘The one with the giant maggots’, the third Doctor and Unit were...
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Spoilers! Here are our geeky spots and viewing notes for Doctor Who series 9: Heaven Sent...
The Doctor has managed to escape the Veil, but he can never escape the glut of callbacks, references and increasingly tenuous similarities to older episodes or other franchises entirely. So with that in mind, here are our viewing notes for episode 11… Past experience tells us you’ve probably spotted something we haven’t, so please feel free to leave it in the comments!
The Long Way Round
The flies surrounding the Veil are the least deadly of the flies the Doctor has encountered on his travels; in 1964’s Planet Of Giants, the first Doctor’s companions Ian and Barbara, shrunk to miniscule size, were menaced by a regular housefly almost their size. And in 1973’s The Green Death, aka ‘The one with the giant maggots’, the third Doctor and Unit were...
- 11/27/2015
- by louisamellor
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Highwaymen, cat people and Winston Churchill. Here are the geeky bits and pieces we noted in Doctor Who's The Woman Who Lived...
The Woman Who Lived is a fascinating episode of Doctor Who, filled with philosophical discussions and ruminations on the nature of immortality. In truth, on first viewing we weren’t sure there’d be very much to write about in this column this week. However, as a great man once said, ‘life finds a way’. So here are all of the callbacks, similarities and tenuous-but-interesting geeky things we spotted in this week’s episode. If we’ve missed any, make your way to the all-important comments section below!
Your References Or Your Life
Ashildr isn’t the first highwayman to team up with the Doctor; 1982’s The Visitation saw the Doctor and his companions befriend highwayman Richard Mace. Together they thwarted the reptilian Terileptils,...
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Highwaymen, cat people and Winston Churchill. Here are the geeky bits and pieces we noted in Doctor Who's The Woman Who Lived...
The Woman Who Lived is a fascinating episode of Doctor Who, filled with philosophical discussions and ruminations on the nature of immortality. In truth, on first viewing we weren’t sure there’d be very much to write about in this column this week. However, as a great man once said, ‘life finds a way’. So here are all of the callbacks, similarities and tenuous-but-interesting geeky things we spotted in this week’s episode. If we’ve missed any, make your way to the all-important comments section below!
Your References Or Your Life
Ashildr isn’t the first highwayman to team up with the Doctor; 1982’s The Visitation saw the Doctor and his companions befriend highwayman Richard Mace. Together they thwarted the reptilian Terileptils,...
- 10/23/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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Toby Whithouse's Before The Flood tips its top hat to several references from Doctor Who and elsewhere. Here are our spots...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Before The Flood.
The Doctor and his friends may have gone back to before the flood in this episode, but even the 1980s aren’t safe from echoes of the past; if anything, there’s more of them there, on account of it being the past. So here are our geeky viewing notes for this week’s episode...
Before The Revival
The Doctor seemingly opens the episode by addressing the audience. There have been a handful of occasions in the past on which the Doctor speaks straight into the camera and could possibly be talking to the viewers - Tom Baker’s glib “Even the sonic screwdriver won’t get me out of this one” in The Invasion Of Time,...
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Toby Whithouse's Before The Flood tips its top hat to several references from Doctor Who and elsewhere. Here are our spots...
This article contains lots and lots of spoilers for Before The Flood.
The Doctor and his friends may have gone back to before the flood in this episode, but even the 1980s aren’t safe from echoes of the past; if anything, there’s more of them there, on account of it being the past. So here are our geeky viewing notes for this week’s episode...
Before The Revival
The Doctor seemingly opens the episode by addressing the audience. There have been a handful of occasions in the past on which the Doctor speaks straight into the camera and could possibly be talking to the viewers - Tom Baker’s glib “Even the sonic screwdriver won’t get me out of this one” in The Invasion Of Time,...
- 10/10/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Spoilers! Here are our ultra-nerdy viewing notes and geeky spots from Doctor Who series 9's The Witch's Familiar...
The Witch’s Familiar may have been less frantic than The Magician’s Apprentice, but it contained just as many back-references and kisses to the past - in addition to the ones documented in last week’s article. So here are all the geeky things we were able to notice in this week’s episode…
As ever, let us know in the comments if we missed any. The article starts once you scroll past Daphne The Spoiler Squirrel...
Callbacks of the Daleks
This isn’t the first time the Doctor has wielded a Dalek gunstick. Having narrated every Dalek story to date for Davros in 1975’s Genesis Of The Daleks, the fourth Doctor then destroys the recording using a Dalek gun. Dalek gunsticks were also wielded by the Dalek-humans in David Tennant Story Evolution Of The Daleks.
The Witch’s Familiar may have been less frantic than The Magician’s Apprentice, but it contained just as many back-references and kisses to the past - in addition to the ones documented in last week’s article. So here are all the geeky things we were able to notice in this week’s episode…
As ever, let us know in the comments if we missed any. The article starts once you scroll past Daphne The Spoiler Squirrel...
Callbacks of the Daleks
This isn’t the first time the Doctor has wielded a Dalek gunstick. Having narrated every Dalek story to date for Davros in 1975’s Genesis Of The Daleks, the fourth Doctor then destroys the recording using a Dalek gun. Dalek gunsticks were also wielded by the Dalek-humans in David Tennant Story Evolution Of The Daleks.
- 9/26/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
As most of us Whovians and ComicMixers know, BBC America became the All Doctor Who All The Wibbly Wobbly Timey Winey Stuff network this past week in honor of the premiere of Season 9 – which, as I write this, airs tonight, Saturday, September 19. So I pretty much kept my TV tuned to channel 101 (the BBC America station on my cable system), except for some episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hardball with Chris Matthews – oh, and the first half-hour of the Repugnantican debate on CNN, of which the less I have to say about that sorry affair the better, except that it disgusted me, and I returned to the All Doctor Who All The Wibbly Wobbly Timey Winey Stuff with relief.
So here’s a rundown of my opinions of random episodes in the lives of the Doctor.
Most Heartbreaking
There have been a number of emotion-walloping episodes since the...
So here’s a rundown of my opinions of random episodes in the lives of the Doctor.
Most Heartbreaking
There have been a number of emotion-walloping episodes since the...
- 9/21/2015
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Doctor Who series 9's first rating number didn't seem too high at first glance. But there's a (time) shift going on...
When David Tennant's tenure in the Tardis officially ended with The End Of Time Part 2, it was, it's fair to say, a sizeable moment. On January 1st 2011, 10.4 million viewers were reported to have tuned in to see the episode as it screened, just over a third of all viewers watching TV at the time. The consolidated figures that arrived in February made even better reading: add in the BBC HD numbers, and the 1.3m iPlayer watchers, and The End Of Time Part 2 became only the third time that Doctor Who had been the most watched programme of the week on UK television, with 12.27 million viewers in total (according to Barb). There were DVD sales on top of that, too, as well as an international audience.
The End Of Time...
When David Tennant's tenure in the Tardis officially ended with The End Of Time Part 2, it was, it's fair to say, a sizeable moment. On January 1st 2011, 10.4 million viewers were reported to have tuned in to see the episode as it screened, just over a third of all viewers watching TV at the time. The consolidated figures that arrived in February made even better reading: add in the BBC HD numbers, and the 1.3m iPlayer watchers, and The End Of Time Part 2 became only the third time that Doctor Who had been the most watched programme of the week on UK television, with 12.27 million viewers in total (according to Barb). There were DVD sales on top of that, too, as well as an international audience.
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- 9/21/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Spoilers: here are our viewing notes for Doctor Who series 9 episode 1, The Magician's Apprentice. There's a lot to spot...
When a show has over 50 years of history, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all the continuity, callbacks and generally geeky references. Which is why, for series 9 (or series 35), we're trying this extra weekly feature of, effectively, viewing notes.
Which is fortunate because, as you might expect, The Magician’s Apprentice contained more than its fair share of these. Here are the ones we found; if you noticed something we haven’t, feel free to add it in the comments!
This is a very spoiler-heavy article. Thus, we've deployed our spoiler squirrel - Daphne - to stop your eyes accidentally drifting to the text of the article if you want to be spoiler-free. Scroll below Daphne at your peril...
Back to Skaro
It may surprise you to learn...
When a show has over 50 years of history, it can sometimes be hard to keep up with all the continuity, callbacks and generally geeky references. Which is why, for series 9 (or series 35), we're trying this extra weekly feature of, effectively, viewing notes.
Which is fortunate because, as you might expect, The Magician’s Apprentice contained more than its fair share of these. Here are the ones we found; if you noticed something we haven’t, feel free to add it in the comments!
This is a very spoiler-heavy article. Thus, we've deployed our spoiler squirrel - Daphne - to stop your eyes accidentally drifting to the text of the article if you want to be spoiler-free. Scroll below Daphne at your peril...
Back to Skaro
It may surprise you to learn...
- 9/19/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Want to catch up with post-2005 Doctor Who but don’t have 85 spare hours to watch the whole thing? We’ve some tips for you…
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do...
Maps To TV Shows: Is there a popular show you’d really like to watch but you just don’t have time to wade through years of it all at once? Do you just want to know why that one character keeps turning up on Tumblr? Do the fans all tell you ‘season one is a bit iffy but stick with it, it gets great!’, leaving you with absolutely zero desire ever to watch the boring/silly/just plain weird season one? Then Maps To TV Shows is for you!
In these articles, we’ll outline routes through popular TV shows focusing on particular characters, story arcs or episode types. Are you really into the Klingon episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation? Do...
- 8/11/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
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Having been released in 2013 in its home country of Venezuela, supernatural thriller La Casa del Fin del Los Tiempos (aka 'The House at The End of Time') has already seen major success there as being the highest grossing thriller that they've had.
Now that it's overseas and on most VOD platforms, La Casa seems to be marketed as a horror film, which it really isn't, but the film's ability to make you think you're going one way until it takes a sharp left into crazytown is what makes this film outstanding.
After serving 30 years in prison for the alleged murder of her husband, Juan Jose (Gonzalo Cubero) and son, Leopoldo (Rosmel Bustamante), Dulce (Ruddy Rodriguez) is released to spend the rest of her sentence in her home where these supposed crimes took place. Through a series of (well-done and well-paced) flashbacks and with the...
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Having been released in 2013 in its home country of Venezuela, supernatural thriller La Casa del Fin del Los Tiempos (aka 'The House at The End of Time') has already seen major success there as being the highest grossing thriller that they've had.
Now that it's overseas and on most VOD platforms, La Casa seems to be marketed as a horror film, which it really isn't, but the film's ability to make you think you're going one way until it takes a sharp left into crazytown is what makes this film outstanding.
After serving 30 years in prison for the alleged murder of her husband, Juan Jose (Gonzalo Cubero) and son, Leopoldo (Rosmel Bustamante), Dulce (Ruddy Rodriguez) is released to spend the rest of her sentence in her home where these supposed crimes took place. Through a series of (well-done and well-paced) flashbacks and with the...
- 5/10/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Alejandro Hidalgo’s acclaimed supernatural thriller The House At The End Of Time will receive its UK DVD release on April 27th through Matchbox Films.
Ruddy Rodriguez (The Living Daylights) stars as Dulce, a mother who lives in an old house with her young children and husband. After terrifying encounters with mysterious apparitions, the ghost of an old woman leaves Dulce a series of messages warning that her husband will kill their children. She desperately tries … Continue reading →
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Ruddy Rodriguez (The Living Daylights) stars as Dulce, a mother who lives in an old house with her young children and husband. After terrifying encounters with mysterious apparitions, the ghost of an old woman leaves Dulce a series of messages warning that her husband will kill their children. She desperately tries … Continue reading →
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- 4/17/2015
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
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Watching Doctor Who is an emotional rollercoaster.
One minute you’re on top of the world then before you know it you’re face planting the floor in a flurry of exhaustive emotion, and sometimes so many things are happening at once that you don’t even know if you’re coming or going anymore. It’s Ok, though, because that’s the way it’s supposed to be, and it’s safe to say that its ever growing legion of dedicated followers wouldn’t have it any other way.
After 51 years and counting in operation, the Doctor has well and truly paid his dramatic dues so he has every right to rip our hearts out and stamp on them a couple of times for good measure. It’s what the show is all about, of course, and, if you’ve got to the end of any given episode...
Watching Doctor Who is an emotional rollercoaster.
One minute you’re on top of the world then before you know it you’re face planting the floor in a flurry of exhaustive emotion, and sometimes so many things are happening at once that you don’t even know if you’re coming or going anymore. It’s Ok, though, because that’s the way it’s supposed to be, and it’s safe to say that its ever growing legion of dedicated followers wouldn’t have it any other way.
After 51 years and counting in operation, the Doctor has well and truly paid his dramatic dues so he has every right to rip our hearts out and stamp on them a couple of times for good measure. It’s what the show is all about, of course, and, if you’ve got to the end of any given episode...
- 4/17/2015
- by Dan Butler
- Obsessed with Film
From Doctor Who to Buffy and Supernatural, we celebrate the TV finales that turned out not to be their show's final episodes after all...
Most shows are lucky if they get one finale. So many series are abruptly cancelled before they can make any preparations at all, it’s the lucky few that are given a chance to finish off their story arcs and say goodbye to their characters. And then there are the very few shows that, having managed this impressive feat, are unexpectedly renewed and find that their finale isn’t a finale after all. Here, we celebrate five episodes that would have been excellent series finales, but for the minor point that they aren’t, in fact, the series finale.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Gift
The finale: Buffy’s 100th episode and fifth season finale sees the culmination of a story arc planned since at least...
Most shows are lucky if they get one finale. So many series are abruptly cancelled before they can make any preparations at all, it’s the lucky few that are given a chance to finish off their story arcs and say goodbye to their characters. And then there are the very few shows that, having managed this impressive feat, are unexpectedly renewed and find that their finale isn’t a finale after all. Here, we celebrate five episodes that would have been excellent series finales, but for the minor point that they aren’t, in fact, the series finale.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Gift
The finale: Buffy’s 100th episode and fifth season finale sees the culmination of a story arc planned since at least...
- 4/13/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Chris Hardwick is going for the hat trick — of talk shows, that is.
The @midnight and Talking Dead host is teaming with Syfy to create a weekly Nerdist News series, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Related20 Qs: Are The Walking Dead Too Dumb?
Hardwick, who is also the CEO of Nerdist Industries, would not host the half-hour series, but executive-produce it alongside Nerdist collaborator Brandon Monk.
The project — which would focus on the latest trends in technology, science and more — is currently a YouTube series hosted by Jessica Chobot, though a host for the Syfy installment has not yet been chosen.
The @midnight and Talking Dead host is teaming with Syfy to create a weekly Nerdist News series, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Related20 Qs: Are The Walking Dead Too Dumb?
Hardwick, who is also the CEO of Nerdist Industries, would not host the half-hour series, but executive-produce it alongside Nerdist collaborator Brandon Monk.
The project — which would focus on the latest trends in technology, science and more — is currently a YouTube series hosted by Jessica Chobot, though a host for the Syfy installment has not yet been chosen.
- 4/3/2015
- TVLine.com
Read More: 'Doctor Who' Fans, These 6 Michelle Gomez Shows May Help You Stop Missing Missy "Doctor Who" is a show with one of the most rare things ever -- a 50 year-plus legacy. While encapsulating that as a whole is close to impossible, there are key episodes to check out, and in partnership with BBC Worldwide, BitTorrent (the company, not the piracy technology) is making that possible. Today, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show's return, fans can get the following "Doctor Who" episodes as a downloadable or streamable "box set" for $12: 1. "Rose" (Series 1, Episode 1) 2. "The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances" (Series 1, Episode 9) 3. "The Girl in the Fireplace" (Series 2, Episode 4) 4. "Blink" (Series 3, Episode 10) 5. "The End of Time" (Special 2-Part Episode, 2009) 6. "The Vampires of Venice" (Series 5, Episode 6) 7. "The Doctor’s Wife"...
- 4/2/2015
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
The BBC has released an official digital Doctor Who box-set via BitTorrent.
Fans can download or stream a 10-minute preview of the first 2005 episode 'Rose' and an introductory video from Peter Capaldi as a free bundle through the file-sharing network.
To unlock the rest of the full 10-episode bundle (12 including two-parters), fans will have to pay $12 (£8).
The episodes are: 'Rose', 'The Empty Child', 'The Doctor Dances', 'The Girl in the Fireplace', 'Blink', 'The End of Time', 'The Vampires of Venice', 'The Doctor's Wife', 'The Rings of Akhaten', 'The Day of the Doctor', and 'Listen'.
Those who pay will also receive five more video introductions from Capaldi, the documentary Doctor Who: Earth Challenge, and a Pdf file of the original 'Rose' script.
"Our entire mission is to get content out legitimately to as many fans as we can around the world. We're in a lot of territories, but we're not everywhere,...
Fans can download or stream a 10-minute preview of the first 2005 episode 'Rose' and an introductory video from Peter Capaldi as a free bundle through the file-sharing network.
To unlock the rest of the full 10-episode bundle (12 including two-parters), fans will have to pay $12 (£8).
The episodes are: 'Rose', 'The Empty Child', 'The Doctor Dances', 'The Girl in the Fireplace', 'Blink', 'The End of Time', 'The Vampires of Venice', 'The Doctor's Wife', 'The Rings of Akhaten', 'The Day of the Doctor', and 'Listen'.
Those who pay will also receive five more video introductions from Capaldi, the documentary Doctor Who: Earth Challenge, and a Pdf file of the original 'Rose' script.
"Our entire mission is to get content out legitimately to as many fans as we can around the world. We're in a lot of territories, but we're not everywhere,...
- 4/2/2015
- Digital Spy
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
To celebrate 10 years of Doctor Who‘s return to TV, we’re giving away the eBook copy of Ultimate Regeneration between now and Saturday night! Ultimate Regeneration is the culmination of five years’ of work; 280 pages of Doctor Who reviews and commentary, from Rose (2005) to The End of Time (2009-10), including pivotal episodes like Dalek, Bad Wolf/ The Parting of...
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To celebrate 10 years of Doctor Who‘s return to TV, we’re giving away the eBook copy of Ultimate Regeneration between now and Saturday night! Ultimate Regeneration is the culmination of five years’ of work; 280 pages of Doctor Who reviews and commentary, from Rose (2005) to The End of Time (2009-10), including pivotal episodes like Dalek, Bad Wolf/ The Parting of...
The post Get Ultimate Regeneration Free For A Limited Time Only! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 3/26/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
To end a week celebrating New Who's 10th birthday, here's a bumper list of Doctor Who titbits from Russell T Davies' The Writer's Tale...
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
We’ve touched on why The Writer’s Tale, the 2008 (expanded in 2010) compendium of correspondence between Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and journalist Benjamin Cook, deserves a space on your bookshelf here.
In short, The Writer’s Tale is both a screenwriting masterclass and an unparalleled look behind the scenes of new Doctor Who. As well as following the production triumphs and emergencies as the show lurches “from one crisis to another”, it lets you witness story ideas being created in the wild. See pivotal Doctor Who moments tottering unsurely out of Davies’ mind like new-born giraffes and watch them transform into sleek, galloping beasts of majesty! Think of it like a classy David Attenborough doc on storytelling, with bonus David Tennant photos and chat about Tony from Skins.
- 3/26/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
From Autons to tribophysics via Kronkburgers, here's a pick of the best nerdy in-jokes and references from the 2005 series of Doctor Who...
Ten years ago, the world was about to be re-introduced to one of the most enduring and exciting television characters of all time, Doctor Who. The programme's new 2005 sheen brought with it a cheeky self-referential side (though it did do a bit of that in the 80s) and a knowingly raised pop culture eyebrow. From films such as E.T. to Barbarella to Star Trek to modern literature (The Lovely Bones) and icons (Michael Jackson) - everything was in the Time Lord’s gaze.
So let’s take our very own trip back in time and have a look at the more notable and interesting references and in-jokes from Doctor Who Series One, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.
Rose
Most obviously, this opener saw the return of the...
Ten years ago, the world was about to be re-introduced to one of the most enduring and exciting television characters of all time, Doctor Who. The programme's new 2005 sheen brought with it a cheeky self-referential side (though it did do a bit of that in the 80s) and a knowingly raised pop culture eyebrow. From films such as E.T. to Barbarella to Star Trek to modern literature (The Lovely Bones) and icons (Michael Jackson) - everything was in the Time Lord’s gaze.
So let’s take our very own trip back in time and have a look at the more notable and interesting references and in-jokes from Doctor Who Series One, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper.
Rose
Most obviously, this opener saw the return of the...
- 3/23/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Doctor Who series 8’s penultimate episode, Dark Water, has been confirmed as the most-complained-about Nu-Who episode…
Contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 8 episode 12 Dark Water
Here’s a mildly surprising one. Even though we all heard about the complaints made towards Steven Moffat’s Dark Water, it’s a bit of a surprise to hear that it’s the most-complained-about episode since the 2005 revival. Even including that Peter Kay episode.
That said, the complains in this instance presumably centred on the scarier elements of the episode. An episode, lest we forget, that began with Danny Pink’s abrupt death and also introduced the shocking concept that the dead remain conscious and still feel the pain of cremation.
The 19 complaints garnered by Dark Water are hardly a huge cause for concern though, not when compared to the 8.52 million people who tuned in, so we doubt Mr Moffat will be losing too much sleep over it.
Contains spoilers for Doctor Who series 8 episode 12 Dark Water
Here’s a mildly surprising one. Even though we all heard about the complaints made towards Steven Moffat’s Dark Water, it’s a bit of a surprise to hear that it’s the most-complained-about episode since the 2005 revival. Even including that Peter Kay episode.
That said, the complains in this instance presumably centred on the scarier elements of the episode. An episode, lest we forget, that began with Danny Pink’s abrupt death and also introduced the shocking concept that the dead remain conscious and still feel the pain of cremation.
The 19 complaints garnered by Dark Water are hardly a huge cause for concern though, not when compared to the 8.52 million people who tuned in, so we doubt Mr Moffat will be losing too much sleep over it.
- 3/12/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
BBC
Doctor Who has now been lighting up our screens for over half a century and, perhaps even more amazingly than that, it has consistently – well, almost consistently – remained at the top of TV’s highest rated dramas since its inception in 1963. Not too shabby for something that all started out as a mild curiosity in a junkyard, eh?
It hasn’t always been so well received, of course. Every show experiences its ups and downs and the less said about its downfall in the 80s (which ultimately led to its controversial cancellation), the better. What is does deserve credit for, however, is its ability to survive the odds. It looked like it really was the end when the Seventh Doctor and Ace walked into the sunset at the end of Survival but its subsequent and long overdue revival in 2005, which catapulted the series from the realms of cult franchise to international phenomenon,...
Doctor Who has now been lighting up our screens for over half a century and, perhaps even more amazingly than that, it has consistently – well, almost consistently – remained at the top of TV’s highest rated dramas since its inception in 1963. Not too shabby for something that all started out as a mild curiosity in a junkyard, eh?
It hasn’t always been so well received, of course. Every show experiences its ups and downs and the less said about its downfall in the 80s (which ultimately led to its controversial cancellation), the better. What is does deserve credit for, however, is its ability to survive the odds. It looked like it really was the end when the Seventh Doctor and Ace walked into the sunset at the end of Survival but its subsequent and long overdue revival in 2005, which catapulted the series from the realms of cult franchise to international phenomenon,...
- 3/2/2015
- by Dan Butler
- Obsessed with Film
BBC
Matt Smith handed over the keys to the Tardis on Christmas Day 2013 but his legion of followers will always remember when the Doctor was him.
It’s safe to say that his turbulent tenure at the helm of time and space was a rollercoaster from start to finish and it was somewhat complemented by the fact that this version of the titular Time Lord was as unpredictable as his storylines.
Say what you like about Matt Smith’s portrayal of TV’s most coveted role but you can’t deny that his reputation certainly proceeds him. He was a man of many faces and, s a celebration of the life and times of Peter Capaldi’s predecessor, here are 20 of the best ones These are the expressions that epitomise his incarnation in all its bow tie wearing, fish fingers and custard eating glory.
Reader discretion is advised, though, and...
Matt Smith handed over the keys to the Tardis on Christmas Day 2013 but his legion of followers will always remember when the Doctor was him.
It’s safe to say that his turbulent tenure at the helm of time and space was a rollercoaster from start to finish and it was somewhat complemented by the fact that this version of the titular Time Lord was as unpredictable as his storylines.
Say what you like about Matt Smith’s portrayal of TV’s most coveted role but you can’t deny that his reputation certainly proceeds him. He was a man of many faces and, s a celebration of the life and times of Peter Capaldi’s predecessor, here are 20 of the best ones These are the expressions that epitomise his incarnation in all its bow tie wearing, fish fingers and custard eating glory.
Reader discretion is advised, though, and...
- 2/12/2015
- by Dan Butler
- Obsessed with Film
Christian Cawley is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
BabelColour is back with this: The Time War Chronicles: The Final Days. This is for anyone struggling to coalesce The End of Time and The Day of the Doctor - and details the Fall of Arcadia, Gallifrey’s second city. And it works really brilliantly. The best bit, of course, is towards the end, with the Doctors… well, just watch...
The post The Last Day of the Time War: Reimagined! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
BabelColour is back with this: The Time War Chronicles: The Final Days. This is for anyone struggling to coalesce The End of Time and The Day of the Doctor - and details the Fall of Arcadia, Gallifrey’s second city. And it works really brilliantly. The best bit, of course, is towards the end, with the Doctors… well, just watch...
The post The Last Day of the Time War: Reimagined! appeared first on Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews.
- 2/9/2015
- by Christian Cawley
- Kasterborous.com
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