Offworld TV

Torchwood America Hits Buffers

Following the fiasco of the new Daleks it’s good to see some good sense breaking out in the Whoniverse: the proposed Torchwood America looks like it might not happen. The BBC had been in talks with Fox about producing an Americanized version of the show, a truly horrific prospect. Fortunately Fox have now pulled out. According [...]

The Campaign for Real Daleks

After Victory of the Daleks aired I was one of many people who objected to the new Dalek design. It seems the strength of feeling against these multicoloured monstrosities is even stronger than first thought. Sinister Incorporated (”an organisation dedicated to achieving total world domination through the use of political subversion, devious scheming and nuclear [...]

Destruction of the Daleks (Spoilers)

Warning: Spoilers for Victory of the Daleks follow. When Steven Moffat took over the realms of Doctor Who he expressed fear that he might “break” the show. He hasn’t done that but, judging by Victory of the Daleks, he has broken the Doctor’s most formidable enemy. The Daleks have been transformed from terrifying killing machines to [...]

Matt Smith Merchandise

Well that didn’t take long. The paint is barely dry on Matt Smith’s new Tardis and already collectible Eleventh Doctor merchandise is on the way. Character Online has announced two Dr Who sets. The first is the new Doctor’s new sonic screwdriver which has “spring loading extending action” and “Light & sound effects”. Personally I’d rather [...]

Doctor Who – The Eleventh Hour – Spoiler Free Review

Short review: Fantastic Longer review: there’s no denying that The Eleventh Hour was very light plotwise. But then the episode wasn’t about the story, it was about introducing the new Doctor, the new companion and the new Steven Moffat led era. In this the show succeeded superbly whilst also setting up the series five plot arc. [...]

Doctor Who Series Five Delayed

This post was an April Fool. It is not true. Bad news for all of us who were looking forward to Matt Smith’s first appearance as The Doctor this weekend. The new series five of Dr Who has been postponed, probably until the summer. The problem is the upcoming General Election, which Gordon Brown is expected to [...]

Who’s on the Card?

Last Friday the Beeb screened a short clip from episode six of the new Doctor Who series. I’m not going to talk about that here – those of you who want to see it have probably done so. However one of the questions raised by the clip was the identity of the photo on the [...]

Red Dwarf Video Comp on YouTube

Are you the sort of person who goes round saying “Lie mode off” in a convincing Kryten voice? Do you need someone to drag you away from a mirror? Is “smeg” your favourite four letter word? Then you might be in with a chance of winning the Red Dwarf video impression competition now running on [...]

Doctor Who Series Five Names

The BBC has released some information about those involved in Matt Smith’s first series of Doctor Who. As well as Smith and Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) the following have been confirmed: James Corden, Tony Curran, Arthur Darvill, Iain Glen, Alex Kingston, Helen McCrory, Ian McNeice, Sophie Okonedo, Bill Paterson, Meera Syal, Nina Wadia That list is in [...]

The Eleventh Hour – London Only?

First off, three pieces of good news good news: The BBC has now officially confirmed the broadcast date for Matt Smith’s first Doctor Who story, The Eleventh Hour. It will, as expected, be shown on Saturday 3rd April 2010. Second piece of goodnews, it’s apparently an hour long special. According to the Beeb: The Doctor has [...]