An archive of blog entries about British science-fiction programme Doctor Who.
Events
Doctor Who
Tuesday’s Whedon-free Buffy news
Doctor Who
- Details of DT’s appearance in The Sarah Jane Adventures [minor spoilers]
- New animated Who on the way, featuring DT and Georgia Moffett
- Regeneration will be complicated [minor spoilers]
Film
- Disney to remake Flight of the Navigator
- Three clips from Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus
- Buffy remake planned without Joss Whedon
- Daredevil reboot planned?
- Alan Partridge: the movie?
British TV
- Five acquires Breaking Bad
- Charles Dance and Adrian Lester among guest stars for season two of Merlin
- Five goes poaching commissioners from Sky
- Paul Darrow joins Emmerdale
Canadian TV
- What Canadian networks have acquired at the upfronts
US TV
- Fox wins the 18-49 demographic fifth season running
- USA’s Lindsay Sloane takes over drama development at Fox
David Tennant, John Barrowman and Rusty on Tonight’s The Night
Just in case you missed it, on last night’s Tonight’s The Night, a Doctor Who fanboy had the chance to go on the Doctor Who set and act out a Doctor Who scene written by Russell T Davies starring John Barrowman and David Tennant. And here it is on YouTube. Enjoy the bank holiday!
Thursday’s paradoxical news
Doctor Who
- Rusty off to the US to make Doctor Who movie?
Film
- Ghostbusters 3 to feature female ghostbusters including Alyssa Milano and Eliza Dushku?
- Robert Evans to produce big screen version of Gerry Anderson’s UFO
- Zach Braff to re-write, direct and co-star with Cameron Diaz in Swingles
British TV
- Get ready to retune your Freeview box…
- Getty Images to buy ITN?
- BBC3 to air freshers comedy
- Dollhouse gets 339,000 viewers
- BBC1 to do Minority Report-esque crime drama Paradox with Tamzin Outhwaite
- NBC rolling out changes to UK channels, including SyFy (as it will be)
- Cancellations and new shows at Sky
US TV
- TNT orders alien invasion pilot from Steven Spielberg
- How will the next season of Chuck be different?
- Chris Diamantopoulos to be chief of staff in next season of 24
- TBS ready to pick up My Name is Earl
Wednesday’s slash and burn news
Doctor Who
- John Barrowman to star in La Cage Aux Folles
Film
- Rob Pattinson to star in Bel Ami
- Hayden Christensen and Djimon Hounsou to star in Mandrake
British TV
- Melvyn Bragg moving to Sky Arts
US TV
- CBS cancels Without A Trace, Worst Week, renews Numb3rs, cancels Eleventh Hour, renews How I Met Your Mother, Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement and Old Christine
- The CW drops Privileged, Reaper, Everybody Hates Chris, picks up Melrose Place 2.0, Beautiful Life and Vampire Diaries, but not the Gossip Girl spin-off
- NBC cancels My Name is Earl and Medium; CBS picks up Medium and cancels The Unit
- NBC to rotate shows around the year – Chuck to follow Heroes in the Monday 8pm time slot mid-season
- ABC cancels Cupid, According to Jim, The Unusuals