Not only did we get a brand new Doctor for the fifth season of the BBC revival of [[[Doctor Who]]] but we also were treated to a changing of the creative guard as Russell T. Davies gave way to Steven Moffat. Obviously, any sort of substantive change means the finished product will have a different…
Just the other day we talked about how everyone was awaiting word on a fourth season of the BBC series Torchwood. Here’s this morning’s formal press release with the details. Let the rejoicing and anticipation begin. LOS ANGELES, June 7 /PRNewswire/ — Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the…
When the BBC series [[[Merlin]]] debuted two years ago, it was quickly described as a British version of [[[Smallville]]], that is a reimagining of the classic tale skewed towards teen characters for a more mass audience. The difference, though, is that when Smallville debuted nine seasons ago, it was one of the sharpest written series…
Here’s something you don’t hear every day – a TV producer saying he is fine with his new reduced budget. Doctor Who producer Steven Moffat said he is not too concerned about the budget cuts on the upcoming season, which has been largely filmed already. Moffat told Digital Spy “Budget cuts are tough. I don’t…
The Hollywood Reporter says that Fox is developing a stateside version of the U.K. hit series Torchwood.The project is from BBC Worldwide Prods., with original series creator Russell T. Davies writing the script and the original producing team is on board. In addition to Davies, exec producers include Davies’ producing partner Julie Gardner (former head…
BBC’s retelling of the [[[Robin Hood]]] legend began in 2006 and quietly ended in 2009, never quite living up to the hype and expectations. The series was incredibly anachronistic and its budgetary limitations were clearly evident throughout its 36 episodes. When the series was good, it was highly entertaining and when it was less good,…
The BBC has recently released four stories from the original run of the show on YouTube. The stories are: The Edge of Destruction (William Hartnell) The Krotons (Patrick Troughton) Carnival of Monsters (Jon Pertwee) The Caves of Androzani (Peter Davison) If you’ve never seen them before, now’s your chance.
When traveling in SF circles, inevitably you find pockets of people who adore certain books or films or TV series who cannot conceive of how you consider your life complete without having read or watched “Fill in the Blank”. One of the shows that are on the list I’ve heard over the years has been…
Just up on the BBC website, in time for the debut of the new bloke, Matt Smith. UPDATE: Oh, look, some nice person has posted the video that you’re not supposed to see if you aren’t in England:
According to Doctor Who Magazine, the third series of the BBC’s Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures will start up on Thursday October 15th. This year the show will run twice weekly, on Thursdays and Fridays, and therefore conclude its 12-episode commitment in six weeks. The series runs two-part adventures, so one full “story”…
Author Thomas Wolfe told us you can’t go home again. That certainly hasn’t stopped a lot of folks from trying. After an absence of nearly 30 years, Tom Baker finally returned to the role of the Doctor in the five-part, six-hour BBC full-cast [[[Doctor Who]]] audio play, Hornet’s Nest. The first part, [[[The Stuff of…
The world of Primeval is a duplicitous one, with schemes within schemes, most of which take far too long to play out. When the BBC series was renewed for a third season, they were given a ten episode order and they decided to change things up while introducing new threats, leaving things more muddled than…
