Friday 13 May 2011
10 things from The Doctor's wife! (digital spy!)
1. We learn all about a previously unmentioned Time Lord, the Corsair.
2. "I've just had a new idea about kissing!"
3. The Doctor doesn't always get where he wants to go, but he always ends up where he needs to be.
4. At one point, we see a very different side to Rory.
5. A very big question about regeneration is finally answered.
6. We learn exactly how long the Doctor has been travelling in time and space.
7. Amy is the "orangey girl" and Rory is the "pretty one".
8. Think you're safe inside the Tardis? Think again!
9. "Did you wish really hard?"
10. Idris has a very important message for the Doctor.
Digital spy
10 things from The Doctor's wife! (digital spy!)
1. We learn all about a previously unmentioned Time Lord, the Corsair.
2. "I've just had a new idea about kissing!"
3. The Doctor doesn't always get where he wants to go, but he always ends up where he needs to be.
4. At one point, we see a very different side to Rory.
5. A very big question about regeneration is finally answered.
6. We learn exactly how long the Doctor has been travelling in time and space.
7. Amy is the "orangey girl" and Rory is the "pretty one".
8. Think you're safe inside the Tardis? Think again!
9. "Did you wish really hard?"
10. Idris has a very important message for the Doctor.
Digital spy
20 Things from The Doctor's wife! (tachyon-tv)
This episode will change the way you look at Doctor Who (its past, present and future) forever.
This episode is, on the whole, completely standalone.
If, like me, you enjoy spotting references to the classic series, you'll need a very large notepad to jot them all down.
A naked Jon Pertwee jumped into my head at 02:21.
Is it the Michael Sheen? Because it sounds nothing like him.
19:20 "Hold my hand".
All these corridors look the same.
This episode goes to some very dark places. The little ones may require a sofa to hide behind.
At 29:16 you'll want to scream a famous cartoon catchphrase.
At 29:35 Mary Whitehouse will rotate in her grave for several seconds.
31 minutes in and I am officially smitten with Suranne Jones.
33:50: Prepare to squee.
Sexy.
"Did you wish really hard?"
I have a heart of stone and even I welled up a bit.
Fans of the TARDIS spinning through space will need to change their underwear.
The final scene put a big, stupid smile on my face and a warm, deep glow in my belly.
Matt Smith plays every emotion under the sun in this episode, including some we've never seen before.
This episode rewards repeated viewings. And believe me, you'll want to watch it again.
tachyon-tv
20 Things from The Doctor's wife! (tachyon-tv)
This episode will change the way you look at Doctor Who (its past, present and future) forever.
This episode is, on the whole, completely standalone.
If, like me, you enjoy spotting references to the classic series, you'll need a very large notepad to jot them all down.
A naked Jon Pertwee jumped into my head at 02:21.
Is it the Michael Sheen? Because it sounds nothing like him.
19:20 "Hold my hand".
All these corridors look the same.
This episode goes to some very dark places. The little ones may require a sofa to hide behind.
At 29:16 you'll want to scream a famous cartoon catchphrase.
At 29:35 Mary Whitehouse will rotate in her grave for several seconds.
31 minutes in and I am officially smitten with Suranne Jones.
33:50: Prepare to squee.
Sexy.
"Did you wish really hard?"
I have a heart of stone and even I welled up a bit.
Fans of the TARDIS spinning through space will need to change their underwear.
The final scene put a big, stupid smile on my face and a warm, deep glow in my belly.
Matt Smith plays every emotion under the sun in this episode, including some we've never seen before.
This episode rewards repeated viewings. And believe me, you'll want to watch it again.
tachyon-tv
Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Titles Revealed
One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight.
With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four month's time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever
1. The New World
2. Rendition
3. Dead of Night
4. Escape to L.A.
5. The Categories Of Life
6. The Middle Men
7. Immortal Sins
8. End Of The Road
9. The Gathering
10. The Blood Line
Dr who news page
David Tennant and Catherine Tate interview for 'Much Ado About Nothing
David Tennant: We’ve not stopped doing stuff together since then. I did a bit on Catherine’s Christmas show, and we stood in for Jonathan Ross [on Radio 2] a few times.
Catherine Tate: I had an idea that I would like to do Much Ado with David, but there wasn’t some big plan at the end of Doctor Who for us to do this.
DT: No, it grew from a casual conversation to very quickly gaining its own life. Towards the end of last year, we put the idea out there, and Sonia [Friedman, the West End producer] was really up for it.
DC: Did you worry Doctor Who fans might bring too much baggage with them?
DT I know that was said a lot when I did Hamlet for the RSC [in 2008], but, to be honest, it never occurred to me. I just imagined people would be sensible enough not to bring those preconceptions with them. It’s probably slightly naïve, but it genuinely didn’t occur to me with this either. Perhaps it should have done.
It would be disingenuous to suggest that the fact this is happening hasn’t got something to do with the power of Doctor Who, and that’s something I’m wonderfully thankful for. But, for me, the thinking was “I’d like to do a play; I’d like to do Much Ado About Nothing; and it just so happens that the perfect Beatrice in my head is Catherine”. That’s as involved as my thought process was.
CT: Benedick and Beatrice are similar to the Doctor and Donna in some ways – there’s a lot of sparring – but this is a romantic relationship, which was never the case in Doctor Who. Of course, there’s a natural desire to see that energy between us being recreated. I trust people have more sense than to assume it will be the same.
DC: You’ve also got a very sizeable following thanks to The Catherine Tate Show. You could even say there’s a slight touch of “Am I bovvered?” about Beatrice.
CT: Maybe. Lauren and Beatrice are independent, opinionated women of different generations and from different ages. Lauren talks very fast, and the wit of Shakespeare is very fleet of gob. But I don’t think people will expect me to come out and be as belligerent as that. And it would pain my heart to think anyone imagines I’ll wink across the footlights and say, “Am I bovvered?” If there is, I’m going to disappoint them.
DC: Josie, where did you come in?
Josie Rourke: I got a call saying, “Would you be interested in doing a production of Much Ado About Nothing with Catherine Tate and David Tennant?” And it’s a dream job, really. Their chemistry is very profound but it’s directed outwards: this has been one of the happiest acting companies I’ve worked with. It’s also very helpful when you’re conceiving a production knowing some of the casting. If it had been a different Beatrice and Benedick, it would have been a different production.
DT: I was slightly dreading that when we met Josie she would suggest a ruff!
CT: At our first meeting she said, “You’re very modern actors – we can’t put you in a ruff!” Which was a relief.
DT: I’ve worn a ruff in my time, but I’m glad not to be doing so on this occasion
JR: I think either of you could pull off a ruff, but, no, this is being set in the early to mid 1980s. Our Messina is a place that’s a bit like Malta or Gibraltar: it has a sense of being a key military base and a place where soldiers go for rest and recuperation after they’ve been to war.
As a setting, it’s also useful in understanding the female characters. Without pushing it too hard, we’re suggesting that Beatrice has inherited the legacy of 1970s feminism. I think that’s helpful.
DC: The phrase “sex war” does cut to the chase of the play, doesn’t it? What makes Benedick so antagonistic, outwardly at least, to the opposite sex, do you think?
DT: I sense that all that misogyny comes out of self-loathing. There’s fear of commitment, fear of emotional attachment and vulnerability.
It’s very recognisable. It strikes me how this play is really the template for every romantic comedy – the couple who can’t live with each other, can’t live without each other.
CT: We meet them at a time when you get the sense that they’ve been the coolest people in the room, and they’re getting to an age when they’re going to get left on the shelf and start looking sad. They both very quickly cave in when they think the other loves them.
DT: They cave in with enthusiasm!
CT: What’s lovely is that you get to see Beatrice’s softer side. As brilliant as many of the other female characters in Shakespeare are, she’s the most attractive to me. As well as her wit, some of her lines are beautiful. She’s an orphan, so there’s this sadness to her.
DC: Do you have to work against expectations that you’ll always be funny?
CT: I’ve got to a place now where I’m not in control of how I’m perceived. I have no doubt that, whatever I do, most people will remember me for being a sweary old nan and a belligerent teenager. If people want to laugh even when I’m not being funny, I’ll thank them for it. I can only do what I do.
DC: This is your Shakespearean debut, isn’t it?
CT: Yes, as a professional actor it is, although I did a lot of Shakespeare at drama school [Central]. I’ve never shied away from it; it’s just that I’ve never been asked.
I went from an unemployed actor’s life to doing stand-up comedy, and that was fortuitous. It’s not the usual way the crow flies, going from being in a TV sketch show to playing one of Shakespeare’s finest characters, but, hey, that’s the way it has happened.
DC: By contrast, David Tennant, you’ve starred in many Shakespeare productions. Perhaps the biggest single difference this time round is that you’re undertaking a major stage role having recently become a dad. How are you coping with that?
DT: Oh, stop it now. Move on!
CT: He’s not going to answer that question. I’m talking as his publicist!
DC: I just thought you might be a bit tired.
CT: We’re all tired, love. He’s not working any harder than the rest of us!
DT: Seven shows a week? You know, it’s going to be lovely, actually. I honestly can’t wait.
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Fanfics
I haven't posted any of these for the past few weeks I've been busy trying to do my story for the fanfiction series.
Everything's Changing - Doctor and River - By SerenBee
This_and_the_Other - Rose and 10.5 - By The Crazy Fan Girl
Running_Beside_the_Veteran - 9th doctor and Rose - By MoonRose91
Sweet_Betrayal - Jack and 10th doctor - By LadyRavena
Ive_Got_Mail - 11th doctor - By Kirrithian
Fanfics
I haven't posted any of these for the past few weeks I've been busy trying to do my story for the fanfiction series.
Everything's Changing - Doctor and River - By SerenBee
This_and_the_Other - Rose and 10.5 - By The Crazy Fan Girl
Running_Beside_the_Veteran - 9th doctor and Rose - By MoonRose91
Sweet_Betrayal - Jack and 10th doctor - By LadyRavena
Ive_Got_Mail - 11th doctor - By Kirrithian
Torchwood Miracle Day Character profiles
Captain Jack Harkness
Jack looks like a hero. He's handsome, witty and subversive with a killer smile. But there's a reason for that glint in his eye. His dashing style hides a secret. Truth is Jack Harkness is immortal, the only one of his kind. He once ran the Torchwood Institute, a British organization dedicated to fighting the strange and bizarre. But Torchwood closed down, and Jack disappeared to start yet another of his many new lives. When a new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself back at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth.
Rex Matheson
Rex Matheson is a CIA agent at the top of his game. Ruthless, brilliant and destined for fast-track promotion, nothing's going to stop this man from getting whatever he wants in life. But when the world convulses under Miracle Day, Rex discovers that everything he thought was true and safe and fair is now in danger. And when the CIA itself turns against him, Rex finds himself on the run. The only people he can trust are some strangers from a long-lost British institute called Torchwood. Rex finds himself traveling across continents as the scale and ambition of the threat is revealed - but in trying to save the world, will he put his own life at risk once too often?
Gwen Cooper
Gwen once lived the ultimate double life – the funny, salty, earthy woman who loves home and family, combined with the tough, ruthless warrior, who loves the thrill of the fight. She was the heart and soul of an organization called Torchwood. She was a defender of the human race. But now she lives in seclusion, with her devoted husband Rhys and baby Anwen, knowing that one day trouble will come calling again. When events surrounding "Miracle Day" push Gwen to the limit, she'll need to call on resources she never knew she had and make the most terrible decisions, on behalf of all mankind.
Oswald Danes
Well-educated and a former school teacher, Oswald’s a convicted child killer, both guilty and unrepentant. But when Oswald survives his own execution, he’s given a whole new life. The most infamous man in the world, he becomes the most provocative figure in modern media. He’s a flare, reviled yet mesmerizing, whose very existence embodies how the world changed on “Miracle Day.”
Jilly Kitzinger
As a PR woman, Jilly sees how the world spins and instinctively knows how to manipulate her position in it. Ambitious and ruthless, there's little she wouldn't do for her career. A great talent spotter with a dark understanding of human needs, she is unshockable in a world that is increasingly corrupt and boiling. Jilly soon realizes that, in a world gone mad, Oswald Danes could easily become her ticket to power.
Esther Drummond
Esther is an innocent, in a world of assassins, liars and zealots. She got where she is with the CIA through diligence and application. Hard work keeps Esther focused but she still dreams of active duty as a field agent serving her country. The dream is going to happen faster than she thinks and in no time at all, Esther finds herself running alongside Jack, Gwen and Rex, living off the grid, gun in hand, fighting a global conspiracy against enemies ranging from big business to the state. It's a tough, brutal, hard lifestyle where survival is hard won and life-changing choices have to be made.
Dr. Vera Juarez
An attending surgeon in Washington D.C., she's smart, fast talking and hard working, Vera is on the frontline of medical care on "Miracle Day." As the world crisis grows, Vera's surgical and ER experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks. Sexy, confident and passionate, Vera's life is soon inextricably tangled up with Rex's.
Rhys Williams
Gwen's husband is loyal, loving and passionate about her. A new father, he is firmly devoted to their daughter Anwen and the unity of their family. They've been through a lot, particularly when Rhys discovered Gwen's secret life working for Torchwood – a world he could barely have imagined. Unafraid to tell Gwen when she's out of line or to say family sometimes needs to come first, Rhys is confident in his relationship with her and carries a grudging respect for Jack. But how much longer can he endure the dangers of Torchwood?
Starz/Torchwood
Rex Matheson
Gwen Cooper
Oswald Danes
Jilly Kitzinger
As a PR woman, Jilly sees how the world spins and instinctively knows how to manipulate her position in it. Ambitious and ruthless, there's little she wouldn't do for her career. A great talent spotter with a dark understanding of human needs, she is unshockable in a world that is increasingly corrupt and boiling. Jilly soon realizes that, in a world gone mad, Oswald Danes could easily become her ticket to power.
Esther Drummond
Dr. Vera Juarez
An attending surgeon in Washington D.C., she's smart, fast talking and hard working, Vera is on the frontline of medical care on "Miracle Day." As the world crisis grows, Vera's surgical and ER experience sees her recruited to advise on government think-tanks. Sexy, confident and passionate, Vera's life is soon inextricably tangled up with Rex's.
Rhys Williams
Starz/Torchwood
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