Doctor Who

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

Tuesday’s “Fargo: The TV series, Whitechapel’s fourth series and Gina Carano in female Expendables” news

25 September 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

Film

International TV

UK TV

US TV shows casting

New US TV shows

  • Garry Marshall working on sitcom for Fox
  • Mandy Moore working on Miss Most Likely for ABC
  • FX working with Joel and Ethan Coen on Fargo TV series
  • ABC orders pilot of erotic fashion thriller Dress To Kill

New US TV shows casting

  • Teri Polo and Sherri Saum to star in The Fosters
UK TV

Review: Doctor Who – 7×4 – The Power of Three

24 September 2012 Rob Buckley 10 Comments

The Power of Three

In the UK: Saturdays, BBC1. Now available on iPlayer
In the US: Saturdays, BBC America

Ah, pathos, tears, romance, cameos by famous people, a domestic UK setting, characterisation, a big hand-wavey, 30-second sonic screwdriver way out of a massive alien invasion, menacing kids, families, an emoting, lonely Doctor, voiceovers, continuity references and more – isn’t it great that Russell T Davies came back to write an episode of Doctor Who for Steven Moffat, bringing with him all his writing trademarks?

What’s that Sootie? Rusty didn’t write The Power of Three? Then who did?

Who???

You’re shitting me, Sootie. Chris Chibnall wrote that? Well, colour me surprised.

Yes, the man responsible for Cyberwoman, Countrycide, Adrift, Exit Wounds, The Hungry Earth and Camelot, to name but a few, most of which have been banned by Geneva Conventions, has finally turned in his indisputable masterpiece – by the simple mechanism of instead of merely copying every B-movie he’s ever watched (with perhaps the exception of Super 8), pretending to be Russell T Davies.

Shame it didn’t have a proper ending and the plot was nonsense, but that’s what happens when you copy Rusty.

Here’s a trailer.

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Monday’s “RDM to adapt A Knight’s Tale, Treme gets a short fourth season and Helen Mirren to play The Queen again” news

24 September 2012 Rob Buckley 3 Comments

Doctor Who

Film

  • Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths and Eva Marie Saint join Winter’s Tale
  • Allen Hughes to direct remake of A Bittersweet Life

Trailers

  • TV spot for Cloud Atlas
  • International trailer for Life of Pi
  • Trailer for Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land with Matt Damon
  • Trailer for Amy Heckerling’s Vamps, with Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter and Sigourney Weaver
  • Trailer for The Details with Tobey Maguire
  • Trailer for Winnie with Jennifer Hudson
  • Trailer for Tai Chi Zero

Theatre

UK TV

US TV

US TV casting

New US TV shows

New US TV show casting

Friday’s “Dallas down 50%, The Secret Dude Society and Guillermo del Toro’s TV The Strain” news

21 September 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Doctor Who

  • Ashley Walters to guest

Films

Trailers

  • Trailer for 42 with Harrison Ford
  • Trailer for remake of Gambit with Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz
  • Trailer for Beautiful Creatures with Emmy Rossum, Emma Thompson, Jeremy Irons et al

Canadian TV

UK TV

US TV casting

New US TV shows

  • Fox developing modern Hamlet set in DC
  • Guillermo del Toro adapting The Strain for FX with Carlton Cuse
  • FX buys thriller from Stephen Belber
  • CBS buys Melissa McCarthy-produced comedy
  • ABC buys Party Girls

New US TV show casting

UK TV

Not review: Doctor Who – 7×3 – A Town Called Mercy

19 September 2012 Rob Buckley 9 Comments

  

In the UK: It was on Saturday. It’s on the iPlayer now
In the US: It was also on Saturday.

Erm, I haven’t watched it yet. Busy, busy, busy. Frank has and so has Stuart, so I’d suggest you read their reviews, which undoubtedly will be better than what I would have thrown together.

But cowboys, filmed in the US, Toby Whithouse, Ben Browder – sounds like it could have been good. Was it? Better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick – or two Chris Chibnall scripts in a row? What did you think?