New “Doctor Who” companion to be revealed during Match of the Day
Also, millions of science fiction fans to watch their first soccer match.
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Amazon Prime Nabs the TARDIS
Variety just broke the news that Amazon Prime has scooped up the exclusive United States rights to as part of a multi-year deal with BBC Worldwide North America. The popular series had been available through Netflix, though that deal expired in February. The deal includes the first eight series of the revived series in addition…
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Moffat leaving Doctor Who after series 10, at end of 2017…wait, what?
In an emotional rollercoaster of announcements, the BBC revealed that showrunner Steven Moffat would be leaving Doctor Who after series 10, which they then announced would not begin until Spring 2017. The only new episode for 2016 will be the Christmas special.
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New Doctor Who spin-off, “CLASS”, announced for BBC Three
Doctor Who is going back to school. BBC announced today a new spin-off for the popular series, aimed at young adults, and written by noted YA author Patrick Ness. Titled Class, the show will take place at Coal Hill School, historic location of the series, and feature the students facing threats from across space and time….
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Alex Kingston Returns to Doctor Who
The BBC is giving us all a grand Christmas present – Alex Kingston will return to Doctor Who for the Christmas special as The Doctor’s Paramour and assassin, River Song. Day one of filming the eleventh Doctor Who Christmas special starts this week and is written by lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, produced…
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Jen Ernst: Orphan Black at WonderCon Interviews Pt 3: Graeme Manson
In this final video, it’s time to chat with Orphan Black co-creator and writer Graeme Manson. While, it took great restraint for me not to ask about his episode of Being Erica (possibly the best time travel show this side of Doctor Who), there were plenty of on-topic related questions to pose. Like: Will Sarah…
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Jen Ernst: Orphan Black at WonderCon 2015 Interviews Pt. 2
According to Orphan Black’s Evelyne Brochu Season 3 (premiering April 18 at 9:00pm on BBC America), if the show were a spiral, this season would be getting closer to the center, moving at a faster pace, and creating more danger for the characters. “When you are in danger,” Brochu says, “you rise up to the…
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Jen Ernst: Orphan Black at WonderCon Interview Pt.1
Orphan Black, BBC America’s addictive science and morals showdown series is back on April 18 at 9:00 ET. Season Three throws Tatiana Maslany, in her gazillion (give or take) clone roles, into unexpected territory as they deal with the revelation of a new line of militaristic male clones played by Ari Millen. It also…
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Nick Frost Tops Doctor Who Christmas Special Guest List
Confirming recently circulating rumors, the BBC announced today that Nick Frost will guest-star in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. Nick comments: “I’m so thrilled to have been asked to guest in the Doctor Who Christmas special, I’m such a fan of the show. The read-through was very difficult for me; I wanted to keep…
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Tweeks: Taking a Deep Breath with the New Doctor
The Tweeks are big fans of Doctor Who, but they are not fans of change. It was scary times going into the Season 8 Premiere episode “Deep Breath” because Peter Capaldi looked pretty stern and serious in the promo pictures. Could The Tweeks possibly love a doctor with those eyebrows when the last one had…
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“Doctor Who” rumored to feature fan-made credits
Or so claims Bleeding Cool. Apparently the credits included in the leaked Doctor Who scripts (you’ve heard about those, yes? More on those later) say the new credits are by “BBC Wales Graphics based on original idea by Billy Hanshaw”. Billy Hanshaw posted these credits some months back, which caused many clothes to become stained. If this…
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John Ostrander: “Sherlock” Season Three: Is The Game Off?
Several years ago, when I first heard that the BBC was doing a version of the Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories re-set in the modern day, I was skeptical. I’ve long loved the Holmes stories. I believe I finished reading the Canon for the first time by the age of ten. For me, part…
