Monday, 25 October 2010
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“The Death of the Doctor” Review
This two part episode is one the most eagerly awaited by fans since the series began. This episode was penned by ex Doctor Who Head Writer and executive producer, Russell T Davies. The episode sees the return of an old companion of the Doctor's from the 70's, Jo Grant last seen in the Third Doctor story, Green Death. This episode starts with UNIT informing Sarah Jane and the gang that the Doctor has been found dead. Sarah Jane refuses to believe the Doctor is dead but decides to go to a UNIT base, where the Doctor's funeral is to take place, taking Rani and Clyde with her. A race of “universal undertakers” called the Shansheeth conduct the ceremony. Clyde and the gang are suspicious of the Shansheeth and decide to investigate, climbing into an air vent and then listening to the conversations. They overhear that the whole thing was designed as a trap for Sarah Jane and Jo and go off to find them both. Clyde notices blue energy emitting from the palm of his hand and soon the Doctor has managed to switch places with Clyde, from over a ten thousand light years, sending him to an alien planet, and bringing the Doctor back to Earth. The episode ends with a Shansheeth firing a laser at the Doctor, from his claw.Now, for my opinion on part one. I was pleased to hear, some weeks ago that Jo Grant would be making a return but I was extremely disappointed to hear RTD would be writing it. Jo is her feisty self, but maybe too feisty. The Shansheeth made very bad villains, they were badly realised and sounded very fake. The SJA gang just didn't sound their usual selves entirely and Sarah Jane was badly written. The whole plot has yet to be fully revealed but what was revealed came as no surprise. Very predictable. I don't feel it's entirely fair to judge a two parter on the first part, but I wouldn't be surprised if part two is actually worse. The Doctor was his usual self. I congratulate Russell T Davies for bringing the Doctor's latest incarnation to life. It must have been hard for him to write for a Doctor that he had no part in inventing. So, overall the episode was ambitious but never pulled quite managed to pull it off.
Review of Part Two coming soon!
The Sarah Jane Adventures - James Moran
Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures continues on CBBC this week, starting today with "Death of the Doctor", and it's a particularly exciting episode for several reasons: Russell T Davies is writing it, Matt Smith is guest starring as the Doctor, it sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant - Jo Grant! - and, most excitingly for me, it features the voice of my ridiculously talented wife Jodie Kearns in some of Sam Watts' brilliant music.She also did some vocals for part 2 of Joe Lidster's "The Nightmare Man" story that opened series 4, and you can hear that here at Sam's website - scroll down and play the track called "I Wasn't Talking To You". She's at the start, but also breaks into full on operatic mayhem towards the end, it's fantastic.
New Eighth Doctor costume revealed
Paul McGann is currently in New Zealand, a guest at the Armageddon Pop Culture Expo (Auckland, New Zealand) this weekend. On Saturday he appeared on a panel and revealed what is to be the 'new' costume for the Eighth Doctor.The costume consists of a double-breasted black Naval jacket, with gold buttons. Part of of the ensemble is a courier pouch bag. However, the shirt and trousers were actually McGann's own and not part of the costume.
Also revealed is a new sonic screwdriver, courtesy of Weta Workshop, the wizards behind the effects on The Lord of the Rings. The screwdriver is similar to the one used by the current Doctor, Matt Smith, but has a wooden handle.
Sylvester McCoy wins role in The Hobbit
Sylvester McCoy has told fans he has been cast as Radagast the Brown in the upcoming film The Hobbit.
Rumours of the Seventh Doctor's involvement in the Peter Jackson film have been around for a while but this is the first conformation from the actor that he has been offered a role in the movie.
McCoy was speaking at the Armageddon Expo in Auckland yesterday, It is understood that McCoy had meetings in Wellington with Jackson and co-producer and co-writer Philippa Boyens last week, where he was offered the role, but that no contracts have yet been signed.
DVD News - Seeds of Death Revisited
2 entertain have confirmed that the third story in the Revisitations 2 Box Set will be the Second Doctor Story The Seeds of Death.DVD commissioning editor Dan Hall gave the news in an interview with Radio Free Skaro. The Seeds of Death stars Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot alongside Patrick Troughton as the Doctor. It was first released on DVD in February 2003.
The story joins The Carnival of Monsters with Jon Pertwee and Resurrection of the Daleks with Peter Davison, on the box set expected to be released mid 2011.
The Telegraph: False Gods for download
The Daily Telegraph will be making the Big Finish Doctor Who audio adventure False Gods available free for download for readers on Saturday 30th October.In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.
Written by Mark Morris, the story stars Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Howard Carter, Lucy Adams as Jane Templeton, Paul Lincoln as Robert Charles, Jon Glover as Creodont, and Paul Lincoln as Robot.
Sarah Jane Ratings - The Nightmare Man
The Sarah Jane Adventures topped the weekly ratings for CBBC with both parts of the series opener getting a confirmed rating of over half a million viewers according to figures released by BARB.The Nightmare Man Part Two topped the charts with 0.67 million viewers with Part One getting 0.59 million watching.
The score is the highest rating for the channel since January and the third highest of the year so far, beaten by Tracey Beaker Returns.
The two episodes were repeated later in the week on BBC Two where overnight figures give the story an additional 0.21 million for Part One and 0.31 million for Part two. Final figures for these broadcasts will be out later this month.
Dr who series 6 casting news
Emilio Acqunio will be making what appears to be his television début by appearing as a Busboy in the first episode of in the Moffatt penned two-part opening story.He has appeared in several theatre productions and can also be seen next year in Science-fiction/romance film The Adjustment Bureau which is loosely based on a short story by Philip K. Dick and stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
Torchwood series 4 casting rumours emerge
A number of rumours have surfaced surrounding casting for the upcoming transatlantic series of Torchwood.
Entertainment Weekly claims that former One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray may be up for the role of funny-but-tough CIA agent Rex Matheson.
The upcoming fourth series of the Doctor Who spin-off - a co-production between the BBC and US network Starz - is scheduled to air next summer.
Sarah jane adventures series 4 episode 5 Death of the doctor day!!!
by Russell T DaviesWhen the Doctor is declared dead, old companions Sarah Jane and Jo Grant meet for the very first time, and join forces to discover the truth. As an interstellar conspiracy gathers around UNIT HQ, Clyde finds that he holds the fate of the Time Lord in his hand – quite literally!
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Remember part 2 tomorrow!!!
More Tardis for series 6?
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''A few days ago I told about how I had recieved word that a new set had been built for an extension to the TARDIS console room, for filming during series 6, but now it seems that although we will be getting more TARDIS interior, it had indeed been filmed in a steel works and will only appear as corridors.''
Sarah jane adventures series 4 death of the doctor - den of geeks review
We pick up the story with UNIT, led by the suspiciously glamorous Colonel Karim (Laila Rouass), turning up on Bannerman Road to inform Sarah Jane of the recent death of the Doctor. Refusing to believe them, Sarah Jane is shown a video clip of the Vulture-like Shansheeth, the universe's coffin bearers, who claim that the Doctor has been killed in space and that they're bringing his body 'home' to Earth for immediate burial. Even after seeing this transmission, Sarah Jane's sceptical. She claims that if the Doctor was dead she'd know and the last time she saw him, well, she was convinced he was about to regenerate.Despite her misgivings, Sarah Jane knows that she has a duty to investigate and, along with Clyde and Rani, decamps to UNIT's base at the foot of Mount Snowdon, where the Doctor's body is said to be lying in state. It's while visiting the chapel of rest inside the base that Sarah Jane finally crosses paths with the woman who preceded her in the TARDIS, the eternally blonde, Jo Grant.
It's a great re-introduction scene for Jo who, though obviously much older than when we last saw her, is still the same bubbly and slightly scatty character we fell in love with back in the early 1970s. Of course, bringing two eras of a show together is always a risk, but thankfully, this is more than just an empty exercise in fan fiction and it's a real testament to Russell T Davies' skill as a writer that he uses Jo's reappearance, not just as a chance to catch up with the former Miss Grant, but as a counterpoint to Sarah Jane's own life.
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Brief History Of Jo Grant
Jo and Sarah Jane Smith
During the 1970′s Jo worked for U.N.I.T and was assigned to help the Doctor. When Jo and the Doctor first met she accidently ruined an important experiment by mistaking it for a fire. Even though they didn’t get off to a great start Jo soon became a great companion and friend of the Doctors.
In her first story she was unfortunate to meet both the Master and Autons. Below is a clip from the story “Terror of the Autons” where the Doctor discovers the Masters TARDIS.
Jo has met several of the Doctors enemies including the Daleks, the Sea Devils (cousins of the Silurians), the Master and the Ice Warriors.
Jo the Brigadier and the 2nd Doctor
Like Sarah Jane, Jo knows the Doctor can change his appearance as she has met the 1st, 2nd and 3rd incarnations of the Doctor.
Jo and Professor Clifford Jones
Jo Grant was last seen in the story “The Green Death” she met and fell in love with Professor Clifford Jones. At the end of the story Jo agreed to marry the professor and go with him to the Amazon.
Thanks To The Doctor Who Site
Doctor Who The Seeds Of Doom
Released today: 25-10-2010
Format: DVD
£12.99
from hmv
Starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen.
Special Features:
Disc 1:
• 6 x 25 mins approx colour episodes with mono audio.
• Commentary - stereo. With actors Tom Baker, John Challis, Kenneth Gilbert and Michael McStay, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Robert Banks Stewart, replacement designer Roger Murray-Leach and Joggs Camfield (son of the director, the late Douglas Camfield).
• Isolated Music – option to watch the episode with the isolated music score.
• Programme subtitles.
• Subtitle Production Notes.
Disc 2:
• PodShock (dur. 37’ 15”) – cast and crew look back at the making of the story. With actors John Challis, Kenneth Gilbert and Ian Fairbairn, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Robert Banks Stewart, production assistant Graeme Harper, original designer Jeremy Bear, design assistant Jan Spoczynski, visual effects designer Richard Conway and composer Geoffrey Burgon.
• Now and Then (dur. 8’ 56” ) – our long running series visits Athelhampton House, a quarry in Reigate and the • BBC Television Centre to explore the locations used in ‘The Seeds of Doom’.
• Playing in the Green Cathedral (dur. 10’ 03”) – composer Geoffrey Burgon talks about his involvement in Doctor Who.
• So What Do You Do Exactly? (dur. 14’ 23”) – ever wondered what the job of a Production Assistant or a Production Unit Manager entails? Graeme Harper explains…
• Stripped for Action – The Fourth Doctor (dur. 20’ 18”) – our series on the Doctor’s comic-strip adventures looks at the portrayal of the fourth Doctor in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine’s regular graphic stories. With former DWM editors Dez Skinn, Gary Russell and Alan Barnes, writer Pat Mills, artist Dave Gibbons and consultant Jeremy Bentham.
• Trail and Continuity (dur. 1’ 23”) – an off-air trail for the story’s first episode and continuity announcements for its fifth.
• Photo Gallery (dur. 4’ 46”) - production, design and publicity photos from the story.
• Coming Soon (dur. 1 min approx.) - a trailer for a forthcoming DVD release.
• Radio Times Listings and Douglas Camfield’s paper edit for a compilation version of the story in Adobe PDF format.
More casting news
He has appeared in several theatre productions and can also be seen next year in Science-fiction/romance film The Adjustment Bureau which is loosely based on a short story by Philip K. Dick and stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt
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