Doctor Who

An archive of blog entries about British science-fiction programme Doctor Who.

Wednesday’s kick-arse news

13 June 2007 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

  • John Barrowman does the Torchwood promo tour for Australia

Film

Media journalism

British TV

US TV

  • Stargate SG-1 may never end
  • CSI exec mulls over hiring Two and a Half Men writers, plans a trip to San Francisco and thinks seriously about London
  • The UK’s Ladette to Lady becomes Lady or a Tramp, with Donald Trump keeping a watchful eye on party girls. Hmm
  • Spoilers for 24, Supernatural, and House in the Ausiello Report, as well as the not unexpected news that if Supergirl’s popular in Smallville, she’ll get her own show
Audio and radio play reviews

Review: Doctor Who – Exotron

11 June 2007 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

ExotronThat’s odd. Two Big Finish plays in a row, I.D. and Exotron, and they’re both about robots that have human personalities uploaded into them. Did we really need two of them? Certainly, if it were a choice between I.D. or Exotron, Exotron would win hands down, and not just because it’s got Peri in it.

Exotron is, for one thing, a far more interesting play. It’s not outstanding, you’ll guess what’s going on before the end of part one, and the whole idea of giant hyenas fighting a bunch of Transformers really doesn’t work as an audio play. But it’s still more entertaining than the load of computer code that was I.D.

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UK TV

Review: Doctor Who – 3×10 – Blink

11 June 2007 Rob Buckley 18 Comments

Blink

Steven Moffat’s always game for a good script. Even on his worst days, he writes at a level Chris Chibnall can only dream of. Now Blink, this year’s Doctor-lite episode, was a very good script. It was scary, funny, cleverly plotted, with some good characterisation and dialogue served as the metaphorical icing on the cake.

But was Blink great? Not quiet.

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Monday morning news

11 June 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Film

Commercial

  • Darth Vader makes beans on toast for Woolworths [free registration required]

British TV

US TV

  • Jericho‘s coming back, maybe as early as the end of the year if anything gets cancelled, with a lower budget and another cliffhanger. But don’t watch it on PVR, watch it as it airs if you want that tiny hamster to live
  • David Anders (Sark) from Alias might join Heroes next season
  • Bradley Whitford on the demise of Studio 60
  • Reactions to Fox’s forthcoming Anchorwoman from the town where it’s shot
  • Isaiah Washington’s a bit annoyed that he’s not in Grey’s Anatomy any more
  • David Eick would like a BSG movie
Audio and radio play reviews

Review: Doctor Who – Urgent Calls

8 June 2007 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Lauren and The DoctorAs mentioned yesterday in my review of I.D., Big Finish has started to pair up audio plays on its double CD releases. I’m not exactly sure what to make of this policy. Yes, it ensures that certain plays are no longer padded beyond their natural lifespans, which can only be a good thing.

But it does mean that you can end up with two plays of very disparate qualities bundled together. I.D., a three-parter, comes with the one-part Urgent Calls. Now I.D. had more than a touch of rubbishness about it. Urgent Calls, however, is a far more interesting play. Should you buy I.D. just to have Urgent Calls?

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