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Sarah Jane’s Doctor Who reference count: number five

5 November 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Haven’t watched today’s The SJ Adventures, but through the miracle of Starbuck’s WiFi, I can give you all the opportunity to leave in the comments below any references to Doctor Who that might have been in the episode.

I can only remember spotting a ref to UNIT training last week, although I’m sure there was another one I’m forgetting.

Monday’s Guy Fawkes Day news

5 November 2007 Rob Buckley 10 Comments

Answering the question, “What would it look like if Joel Schumacher and MAD magazine were to design a monster for Doctor Who?”

Doctor Who

Martha to meet Donna – and a monster [spoilers]
James Marsters talks Torchwood (and Smallville, Spike, et al)

Film

Second Golden Compass trailer
Sylvester Stallone for Death Wish remake?
Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan reunite for Wushu

British TV

Richard and Judy quit

US TV

Early alternate ending to Heroes‘ second season planned in case of strike continuation
Scrubs might be left in limbo though
CBS ‘committed’ to Moonlight – but not for a full season yet
NBC to do modern version of King David story
Weeds gets a fourth season

Friday’s “thank God it’s the weekend soon” news

2 November 2007 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Doctor Who

David Tennant and Sweet FA praise Peter Fincham and Jane Fletcher
David Tennant to interview Kylie Minogue for Radio 2
Andrew Cartmel to write for Torchwood?
Christmas plot spoilers revealed in song?

Film

David Fincher to direct graphic novel adaptation The Killer
Alan Cumming and Rebecca Romijn team up for fashion-version of the Mad Hatter’s tea party
No fifth episode for EastEnders
The people have spoken: The Rock to Black Adam in Shazam! Maybe
Adrian Paul to play SinbadSir Francis Drake

British TV

Ted Childs steps down as exec producer of Lewis
Graham Linehan sets up his own production company

US TV

Justin Bruening to play Michael Knight Jr
Edgar Wright says he has nothing to do with McSpaced
Three more scripts for Women’s Murder Club
Helen Slater on her Smallville role [spoilers]
CBS and Darren Star making comedy based on YouTube’s We Need Girlfriends

Thursday’s “Joss, Eliza and Tim are back” news

1 November 2007 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

Doctor Who

Doctor Who and David Tennant win big at the National Television Awards. DT threatens to kiss the audience

Film

Clive Owen and Julia Roberts to star in Tony Gilroy caper pic Duplicity
A script review of The Brazilian Job
Alanis Morissette joins cast of Philip K Dick adaptation Radio Free Albemuth
Hints about The X-Files 2
Terry Gilliam re-teams with Heath Ledger for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Macaulay Culkin to star in the next Orange Film Board ad

Books

JK Rowling completes Harry Potter spin-off for charity

British TV

ITV1 to relaunch in 2008
Jimmy McGovern says he was wrong to bring back Cracker

US TV

Bloody hell! Joss Whedon, Tim Minear and Eliza Dushku get seven-episode commitment from Fox for new sci-fi series Dollhouse. Whedon chats to Ausiello as well
Molly Shannon to guest on Pushing Daisies
Heroes: Origins cancelled because of writers’ strike (allegedly)

Wednesday’s ever so spooky news

31 October 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Pumpkins are optional.

Film

Gerard Butler not doing Escape from New York after all
Jonathan Rhys Meyers to be Mandrake
Toho remaking Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress
Ridley and Tony Scott developing Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart
Antonia Banderas setting up an animation house

British TV

Ricky Gervais enters The Dragons’ Den
ITV plans comedy about Man City fans

US TV

NBC developing a spin-off of The Office
Heroes‘ ratings keep falling
Gordon Brown being lined up for a role on The Simpsons
Oxygen doing Coolio reality show
20th Century Fox cobbles together two new comedy pilots
Samantha Who? gets a full season

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Sarah Jane’s Doctor Who reference count: number five

Monday’s Guy Fawkes Day news

Friday’s “thank God it’s the weekend soon” news

Thursday’s “Joss, Eliza and Tim are back” news

Wednesday’s ever so spooky news

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

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