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Review: Doctor Who – 3×12 – The Sound of Drums

24 June 2007 Rob Buckley 14 Comments

I think it’s fair to say that season three of New Who has been the most old-school friendly. Right now, we’re in the middle of an old school six-parter with things looking bad for the Doctor as his old enemy the Master gets the upper hand.

Let’s party like it’s 1972!

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Friday’s news blast

22 June 2007 Rob Buckley 4 Comments

Doctor Who

Some nice trailers for tomorrow’s episode. The first features some very special people

Film

Picture of Harrison Ford in Indy 4
Star Trek XI cameos cause Shatner to blow his top. Maybe
The Scarecrow back in Dark Knight?
Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury, agent of SHIELD, in Iron Man?
Blade Runner: The Final Cut ad

US TV

ABC remaking the UK’s Mile High for Lifetime. Plus they seem to want to do something with Channel 4’s classic Ultraviolet
Peter MacNicol back as a regular on Numb3rs next season
A female president for 24?
Who’s back in Heroes next year after their world tour. Plus Heroes: Origins will start in April

Doctor Who: A potted eighth Doctor guide

21 June 2007 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Well, Poly asked for it so here’s the definite but brief guide to the televised/audioised adventures of the Eighth Doctor. Basically, the TV movie and the Big Finish stories. I’m steering clear of novels, web animations, et al.

I’ll try to keep the reviews very brief, and hopefully you’ll all benefit from knowing the peaks and troughs of the first and only Scouse Doctor Who’s adventures.

I’ll start off with the TV movie as an example: don’t bother unless you watch it with the sound down, you’re drunk, you just want to see Sylvestor McCoy shot or you want to watch fanboys froth as they try to explain how the Doctor is/isn’t half-human.

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Bloggy birthday news

21 June 2007 Rob Buckley 8 Comments

Happy birthday, blog!

Doctor Who

David Tennant has been bombarding RTD with texts because The Master has (spoiler: highlight to reveal) a bigger, flashier sonic screwdriver, which Tennant complains is an “outrageous” snub to the time lord, according to the Daily Star which is too pikey to have a proper web site I can link to
Guess which pop stars will make cameo appearances soon
Russell confesses to having lied when he said he wasn’t going to bring back the Master

Books

Do hackers know how Harry Potter ends?

Film

Clips from Die Hard 4
Amy Whitehouse to write the next Bond theme?
Martin Scorsese and Robert de Niro to re-team
Jim Broadbent to appear in Indy 4
Naveen Andrews and Buffy’s Mark Blucas join cast of Animals
Choose your own adventure: the movie

British TV

Digital TV now in 80% of homes

US TV

Photos from Flash Gordon
The Dresden Files is in limbo
Gordon Ramsay sued because Kitchen Nightmares is “a fake”
More underlings for House. Maybe.

Wednesday’s news funs

20 June 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Joanna Lumley wants to be in Who
60-second interview with Freema

Film

Marc Forster to direct the next Bond movie
Frank Miller adapts Raymond Chandler for Clive Owen
David Mamet talks about Redbelt
Michael Apted to direct Narnia 3 (The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)

British TV

Channel 4 organising a strategic review of its public service contribution
Bernard Manning to host his own obituary on Channel 4 [free registration required]
Nick Ross quits Crimewatch [free registration required]
Channel 4+1 (Channel 5?) to launch in the Autumn?
Drama set in a tabloid being developed for the Beeb
Modern day Cinderella on the way

US TV

Spoilers for the BSG movie Razor
Two new characters for Prison Break. Ooh and a third
Six more Heroes
Bridget Moynahan deals with ABC
The Office: the video game!

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Review: Doctor Who – 3×12 – The Sound of Drums

Friday’s news blast

Doctor Who: A potted eighth Doctor guide

Bloggy birthday news

Wednesday’s news funs

The Umbrella Academy and The Terminal List

Please watch I Walk Through Moscow – and I’m quoted!

Ms Marvel, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Time Traveler's Wife and The Old Man

Life and Beth and Night Sky

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Essex Serpent