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New Who

Sunday, November 15, 2009

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Okay, how buzzed are we all from Doctor Who: the Waters of Mars? And the way they’ve worked in the knowledge that the Doctor know his time is ending into his decisions and actions (and my feeling was they also inferred the lack of a close companion has also cost him part of that human [...]

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New Doctor Who this weekend!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

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At last, the waiting is nearly over – tomorrow night at 7pm we’ve got the Doctor back on UK screens. 7pm, BBC1, take the phone off the hook. The Beeb is promising this will be a good scary episode, so make space behind the sofas of the nation, in the traditional manner. Gosh, hard to [...]

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Dollhouse cancelled

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Comic Mix and many other sites are reporting that the mighty Joss Whedon’s current TV series Dollhouse has been axed. It’s sad but not exactly a surprise – in fact it was a surprise to many that the show managed to bag a second season after poor ratings and a lot of criticism of the [...]

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Doctor Who – the Waters of Mars

Friday, November 6, 2009

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Ohhh, soon, soon!!!

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Doctor Who Dreamland clip online

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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The BBC’s Doctor Who site has posted up the first brief clip from the upcoming Dreamland, a six-part animated Doctor Who tale which features the voice of David Tennant. The show will appear on BBC digital (by the magic of – what else – the Red Button) and via the official Who site later this [...]

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The Misfits walk among us

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Channel 4’s digital channel E4 will be launching Misfits on Thursday 12th of November at 10pm. No, its not based around the life and times of the cult punk band (extra street cred points to you if you got that reference), its a new superhero series, with a group of youngsters who have all gained [...]

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Geek Syndicate goes on set with Merlin

Friday, October 16, 2009

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The Geek Syndicate Podcast boys have a new special up detailing a set visit to the BBC’s Merlin production, discussing their visit and talking to the shows stars and crew such as Colin Morgan (Merlin), Bradley James (Arthur), Katie McGrath (Morgana), Anthony Stewart Head (King Uther) and Charlotte Morris (Head of Costume Design). (a suitably armed [...]

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More new Red Dwarf?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

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I totally missed hearing about this, but Geektown notes that a new series of Red Dwarf has been confirmed by cast member Robert Llewellyn on his regularly updated Twitter. Looks like the recent return for the Dave Easter Special may have finally jump-started the show, which has had endless false new dawns (a film now [...]

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Barry Letts passes away

Monday, October 12, 2009

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Sad news broke over the weekend that writer, producer and director Barry Letts had passed away at the age of eighty four. Letts worked on many programmes as an actor and behind the scenes over his career, but to most fans he will be best loved for his successful tenure on Doctor Who. He actually [...]

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Design the TARDIS console

Thursday, October 8, 2009

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Blue Peter is running a competition for kids to submit their ideas for a re-design of the TARDIS console for the new Doctor Who; the competition will be split into three age ranges from 6 through to 12, with the winner of each age group getting the chance to go on a set visit and [...]

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Primeval resurrected

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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A lot of us were less than happy when ITV cancelled their science fiction show Primeval a few months ago, especially as the series had developed significantly from its early ‘monster of the week’ format (for those unfamiliar with it, temporal anomalies are allowing creatures from different eras into our own time, where they must [...]

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Howling mad

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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The BBC picks up on some news from Tinsel Town – seems MTV are very interested in remaking 80s Michael J Fox flick Teen Wolf as a modern TV series.The original film was a light 80s-style comedy using the werewolf for both humour and a metaphor for growing up, bodily changes, family and being accepted [...]

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Stargate Universe trailer

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

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We’re seeing a lot more pics and trailers from the upcoming new series Stargate Universe, just the thing to whet our appetite: And a visit to the official Stargate site throws up a plethora of video interviews with the cast and crew of the new show, pics and even an interactive virtual tour of the starship [...]

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Walking Dead set for the TV?

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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It looks like Image’s The Walking Dead may be heading to small screens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Oscar nominated writer and director Frank Darabont ( Shawshank Redemption) has apparently been developing the idea of a TV series based on Robert Kirkman’s tales for some time and will be involved in writing, directing and [...]

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Futurama back on track

Thursday, August 6, 2009

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The BBC reports that the possible stumbling block to the new series of Futurama has been overcome – the voice cast were in dispute over their pay, with Fox not only refusing to meet their desired wage level but threatening to replace the dissenting actors. Which, let’s be honest, would have been utterly bloody stupid [...]

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