Starz: Torchwood may not return in 2012

The CEO at Starz, Chris Albrecht, has said that despite any form of success of Torchwood: Miracle Day, the show may not actually be certain to return next year, regardless of immense popularity. He emphasised – at the TV critics tour event - that much of Torchwood’s future i dependant on writer and showrunner Russell T Davies and whether he can come up with a story for the show that Starz deem good enough.

He said: “Torchwood is not one of the show we went into thinking about a yearly return. It’s about Russell T Davies … he has a lot of things on his plate. If Torchwood is at the top of his list, that will effect the future of Torchwood.”

Let’s hope Mr Albrecht sees sense very soon!

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Torchwood: Miracle Day – Dead of Night TONIGHT (UK)

Don’t forget, UK viewers, Torchwood: Miracle Day episode 3 airs TONIGHT on BBC One at 9pm.
Take a look at two preview clips that have been released prior to broadcast…

Torchwood Episode 3 Clip by TheDoctorWhoMedia

Torchwood- Miracle Day - Episode 3 Clip by doctorwho-tv

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Karen Gillan on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show

Just the other night on American TV station CBS, Karen Gillan has returned to The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as part of her US tour to promote Doctor Who, having recently attended San Diego Comic Con 2011. As usual with Mr Ferguson, they end up just having a light-hearted, funny conversation about things like Karen’s time in Los Angeles, thrill-seeking, and of course a bit of Doctor Who…

Craig Ferguson Show - Karen Gillan interview July 26 2011

Matt Smith’s return interview to Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show was scheduled for last Monday (25th July)  but has been re-scheduled to tomorrow (Friday 29th) so you’ll be able to watch that here afterwards as well!

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Sarah Jane Adventures – Series 4 DVD Box Set

The BBC-produced DVD box set of is now available to pre-order from Amazon.co.uk and Play.com and further details have been released, such as the set’s contents and a general summary of the box set from the DVD company…


The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 DVD box set features the episodes:
4.1 – The Nightmare Man
4.2 – The Vault of Secrets
4.3 – Death of the Doctor
4.4 – The Empty Planet
4.5 – Lost in Time
4.6 – Goodbye Sarah Jane

Official release:
Created by former Doctor Who show runner, Russell T Davies, this exciting action-adventure series follows the exploits of school friends Luke, Clyde and Rani, who team up with alien investigator Sarah Jane Smith and her trusty super-computer Mr Smith to examine strange and mysterious events.


This time, Sarah Jane is reunited with another of the Doctor’s former companions, Jo Grant, and they’re joined by the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) in an adventure featuring new vulture aliens and a trip to an alien planet.



The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 4 is released 31st October 2011 for £14.99 on DVD and £17.99 on Blu-Ray.

Pre-Order online…
> Amazon.co.uk
> Play.com

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Matt & Karen: “Arthur Darvill, wish you were here!”

BBC America have released a new video online of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at San Diego Comic Con 2011, sending a message via the camera to their co-star and current companion to the Eleventh Doctor, Arthur Darvill (who, of course, plays Amy’s husband Rory Williams)…

Dear Arthur, Wish You Were Here.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day – Episode 1 Final Ratings

The final BARB (Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board) audience viewing figures have been released for Torchwood: Miracle Day episode one, ‘The New World’, for it’s first broadcast in the UK on BBC One on Thursday 14th July 2011.

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> The results found that ‘The New World’ got a finalised audience rating of 6.59 million viewers.

> The episode was BBC1's 8th most watched programme of the week within the July 11th-17th period, beaten only by 4 episodes of Eastenders, 1 episode of New Tricks, and 2 of The Apprentice.

> ‘The New World’ was also BBC1's 2nd most watched programme of the day, beaten only by Eastenders.

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Keep checking back each week for this detailed information for the viewing figures of each episode!

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River Song & Pandorica Chair – Action Figure Set

Underground Toys have revealed further details and image shots of the very first action figure of an Eleventh Doctor-era River Song alongside a scale-size Pandorica chair, which fits in with the Character Options-produced Pandorica walls that came part of a previous wave.

The River Song action figure comes in her outfit from ‘The Pandorica Opens’ and includes her own gun, while the Pandorica chair is in scale with all the Doctor Who action figure range and even fits the standard Eleventh Doctor figure into it’s clamps (as shown in an image below).

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Here’s the official release by Underground Toys:
     Of all the people who have travelled or will travel with the Doctor, River Song is the most enigmatic of them all. She always seems to be one step ahead of the Doctor, even when he’s in her past. Nobody has been able to figure out how River knows the Doctor so well, although there have been plenty of guesses!


     Although River is a force to be reckoned with, she sometimes needs the Doctor’s help – whether it’s against the Vashta Nerada or the Weeping Angels, or any of the other foes they have faced, or even will face in future. Confused? It will all become clear... one day...

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The River Song and Pandorica Chair action figure set costs £22.99 and is exclusive to Forbidden Planet and is expected for delivery/release on 22nd August 2011.

Pre-Order online:
> ForbiddenPlanet.co.uk
> ForbiddenPlanet.com

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Leela Action Figure – More Pictures

Since the news recently of an exclusive Leela action figure made by Underground Toys, the toys company have released a further set of promotional shots of the figure in and out of packaging and its scale-size accessories that come with it. Although it doesn’t seem to hold any particular resemblance towards Louise Jameson – the actress who portrayed the popular Doctor Who companion from 1977-78 – the action figure has a good level of detail and articulation to it.

Click any of the images to enlarge…

The Underground Toys-produced San Diego Comic Con 2011 exclusive action figure of Leela, based on her costume from her first Doctor Who story ‘The Face Of Evil’, comes with a crossbow, dagger, staser gun and Janus thorn accessories and an exclusive Louise Jameson signed card insert.
The Leela action figure is available to buy from SDCC 2011 now.

> Leela Action Figure - Photo & Details

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FULL Doctor Who Comic Con 2011 Panel

magicinthenumbers on YouTube has very kindly uploaded the full Doctor Who panel that took place two days ago at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The panel features the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond themselves, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan respectively, as well as Toby Whithouse (writer of Series Six’s ‘The God Complex’ an creator of BBC Three hit show Being Human), and Piers Wenger and Beth Willis (both executive producers alongside Steven Moffat on Series 5 - 6).

PART #1

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Torchwood Series 1 – ‘Small Worlds’ Unreleased Music

TheSkaroRevenger has uploaded a series of five unreleased music tracks composed by Murray Gold (composer of the Series 1-2 Torchwood theme and current Doctor Who composer) from 2006’s first series of Torchwood, episode five ‘Small Worlds’.

You can hear the music all on his YouTube channel DrWhoUnreleasedMusic, and listen to them in this playlist…

Torchwood – Series 1 Episode 5: ‘Small Worlds’
     After being receiving a call from Jack’s old friend Estelle, a seemingly kooky old lady obsessed with the idea of fairies in old woodland nearby – the Torchwood team become embroiled in a situation where they need to investigate the supernatural to find out the significance of a little girl.
     They soon discover the little girl - Jasmine Pierce - is a Chosen One of the Fairies, terrible creatures native to Earth and older than its rocks, with the ability to control the elements.
     But Jack’s seen these creatures deadly effect before, and a distant memory of a train ride in World War II Lahore proves to be vital in solving the puzzle, while the team find a trail of red petals and destruction to follow...

> Dr Who Unreleased Music – YouTube Channel

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Miracle Day – ‘Dead Of Night’ Unreleased Music

TheSkaroRevenger has uploaded the tracks of unreleased music composed by Murray Gold (also composer of the Series 1-2 Torchwood theme and current Doctor Who composer) from Friday night’s US Starz premiere broadcast of the Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Three, ‘Rendition’. You can hear the music all on his YouTube channel DrWhoUnreleasedMusic, and listen to them in this playlist…

> Dr Who Unreleased Music – YouTube Channel

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Series Six Part 2 – Premiere Date

After barrages of Doctor Who news, trailers and clips from out of the blue tonight, the Doctor Who panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con also saw the announcement of the start date of the second half of Series Six as…

27th August 2011

This is confirmed as the same broadcast date in both the UK (BBC One) and the US (BBC America).

The exciting news was revealed on stage by the Doctor Who panel, made up of Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, Toby Whithouse (writer of ‘The God Complex’ and creator of BBC Three’s Being Human), Beth Willis and Piers Wenger (executive producers alongside Steven Moffat for Series 5 - 6).

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‘The God Complex’ Preview Clip

Another San Diego Comic Con 2011 exclusive here, where the Doctor Who panel is taking place this very moment, and they have just shown this preview clip of episode 11, written by Toby Whithouse (also on the panel), titled ‘The God Complex’.

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Series Six: Part 2 Trailer

UPDATE: Video is now available worldwide.

The very first proper trailer for the much-anticipated second half of Series Six was shown exclusively for the first time at tonight Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic Con 2011…

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FULL Torchwood Comic Con 2011 Panel

Starz have released a video of the full Torchwood panel that took place a couple of days ago at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The panel gathers the actors John Barrowman, Eve Myles, and Torchwood: Miracle Day’s new cast members Mekhi Phifer (Rex Matheson), Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond), and Bill Pullman (Oswald Danes), and prolific sci-fi writer Jane Espenson (renound for her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Caprica, Battlestar Gallactica).

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Karen Gillan Confirmed for Series 7

Karen Gillan has revealed confirmation for the first time that – contrary to popular belief - she will be returning to Doctor Who in her role as Amy Pond for Series 7 in 2012. The news was broken exclusively to Zap2It while she and Matt Smith attended a round of press junket interviews as part of their trip to San Diego Comic Con.

When asked directly whether she will be returning for the seventh series since 2005, Gillan replied: “Well, I am going to come back, yes.”

However, without wishing to worry anyone, it should be pointed out that this does not confirm whether or not Karen will be returning for a full series. Her answer seems slightly hesitant, though this could be because of two possible reasons: a) she won’t return for a full series or b) she isn’t sure whether she’s allowed to say or how much she’s allowed to say yet.

> Zap-2-It

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John Barrowman at Comic Con: “I’d love to come back”

John Barrowman (everyone’s favourite omnisexual rogue Time Agent, Captain Jack Harkness), while speaking and laughing [a lot] in yesterday’s San Diego Comic Con 2011 Torchwood panel, has addressed the recent popular topic of his eventual return to Doctor Who to come face-to-face with Matt Smith’s 11th Doctor.

When asked about the subject of his come-back and Matt Smith expressing his desire for Jack to come back, after a great amount of audience cheering, Barrowman said, “Having heard that I don’t think my answer really matters”.
He then added: “Torchwood and Captain Jack were born from the mother ship – I reference that as being Doctor Who. I think it would be an interesting thing…” and hastily added, “but I would love to do it!”.


Watch JB’s full answer below…

John Barrowman talks about returning to Doctor Who - Torchwood Panel Comic-Con 2011

So, John has discussed his return with The Moff, who (as well as Russell T Davies and Matt Smith) has also expressed his interest in Captain Jack coming back. Hopefully this will lead to Mr Harkness and The Doctor crossing paths once more, in more than just a cameo…

The SDCC Torchwood panel also featured an exclusive theatrical-length Torchwood: Miracle Day trailer…
> TW: Miracle Day – Comic Con 2011 Trailer

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TW: Miracle Day – Comic Con 2011 Trailer

A brand new feature-length trailer for Torchwood: Miracle Day was unveiled earlier today by Starz as an exclusive for San Diego Comic Con currently being held. The theatrical trailer was shown to a large audience during today’s SDCC Torchwood: Miracle Day panel, which featured the current main Torchwood team John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Mekhi Phifer (Rex Matheson), Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond) and Bill Pullman (Oswald Danes), as well as one of this series’ new US writers Jane Espenson.

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Leela Action Figure – Photo & Details

A soon-to-be-released San Diego Comic Con 2011 exclusive action figure of the much-loved Fourth Doctor companion Leela, portrayed on screen by actress Louise Jameson from 1977 to 1978 in Seasons 14 and 15. The exclusive Leela action figure - produced by big toys company Underground Toys - also comes with numerous pieces of weaponry, including a dagger, a Janus thorn and a crossbow.

Image courtesy of figures.com

The figure is available to see now at SDCC at the Underground Toys booth no.3849, and will no doubt be available to buy and order from them very soon, although no date has been confirmed yet.

> Underground Toys

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Christopher Eccleston Victim of Phone Hacking

Christopher Eccleston told audiences yesterday, while speaking to aspiring actors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London during an acting master class he was holding, that he has been a victim of the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal that is currently gripping the UK media’s press and the nation, which two week ago today led the 168-year-old newspaper to end indefinitely.

Eccleston – known to many as the Ninth Doctor in Series One of Doctor Who in 2005 – said that the Metropolitan Police had confirmed to him yesterday that in 2005, during his tenure in the lead role of the series, his own telephone had been hacked by News Of The World journalists.

Eccleston is pursuing legal action again News International, the parent company of News Of The World, owned by billionaire tycoon Rupert Murdoch (who also owns The Sun and The Times newspapers in the UK, as well as 24-hour news channel Sky News).

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Doctor Who Magazine #437 Cover

Doctor Who Magazine have revealed the cover of issue #437, featuring The Doctor and his multi-species army of Dorium, Sontaran Strax, Silurian Madame Vastra and lover Jenny, and Lorna Bucket from the finale episode of Doctor Who Series 6 Part 1, ‘A Good Man Goes To War’. On the cover we’re also promised exclusive previews, interviews, photos and secrets of the remainder of Torchwood: Miracle Day.

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Doctor Who Magazine #437 is available as of next Thursday 27th July for £4.50 in W.H.Smith, selected Tesco and Asda stores and all good newsagents.

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The Doctor Who F.A.N. Project – Website OPEN!

The shiny new official website blog for the project set up by myself (James Gray – owner of Doctor Who Fansite) and Emma Lousie (owner of Tardis Console News) called The Doctor Who F.A.N. Project (F.A.N. being… fiction, art, and novelisations) is now ONLINE! The website also covers our upcoming fan-written Doctor Who fiction series, written and produced by us.

The blog provides information on our free upcoming fiction series - entitled Doctor Who: Power Of The Heart – with details on characters, episodes/stories, and all the latest news on the series featuring original companion Maddy Ramos alongside the Tenth Doctor. You can also watch a Doctor Who action-figure adventure made by me in 2008 and read our unofficial fan-written novelisation of ‘Time Crash’.


> Go to The Doctor Who F.A.N. Project

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Miracle Day - Episode 2 ‘Rendition’ Unreleased Music

TheSkaroRevenger has uploaded a series of tracks of unreleased music composed by Murray Gold (composer of the Series 1-2 Torchwood theme and current Doctor Who composer) from last night’s US Starz premiere broadcast of the Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode Two, ‘Rendition’. You can hear the music all on his YouTube channel DrWhoUnreleasedMusic, and listen to them in this playlist…

> Dr Who Unreleased Music – YouTube Channel

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TW Miracle Day – Episode 1 Unreleased Music

TheSkaroRevenger has uploaded a series of tracks of unreleased music from Thursday night’s US Starz premiere broadcast of the Torchwood: Miracle Day Episode One, ‘The New World’. From Esther Drummond’s investigation through the CIA archives, to Captain Jack’s return and Gwen and her guns, you can hear the music all on his YouTube channel DrWhoUnreleasedMusic, and listen to them in this playlist…

> Dr Who Unreleased Music – YouTube Channel

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Torchwood: Miracle Day – 3 Preview Clips

The official BBC Torchwood website has revealed three new and exciting, previously unseen, preview clips taken from Torchwood: Miracle Day episode 1, ‘The New World’. The clips feature the first meeting between Captain Jack Harkness and Esther Drummond, Jack explaining the origins of the Torchwood Institute and how they disbanded, and Oswald Danes meeting in his prison about his failed execution.

Clip #1:

Clip #2:

Clip #3:

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Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres (local time zones)…

• Starz (USA) – Friday 8th July - 9PM/8c
• Space (Canada) – Friday 8th July
• UKTV (Australia) - Saturday 9th July - 8:30PM
• BBC One (UK) – Thursday 14th July - 9PM

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Torchwood: Miracle Day – Ten Teasers

Online television news and spoiler source Digital Spy have released their own set of ten tantalising teasers for the upcoming series of Torchwood: Miracle Day in this run-up period to its premiere on American cable network Starz six days before the UK’s BBC One broadcast.

1. There's a cheeky reference to a deceased former Torchwood member (and no, it's not Ianto).
2. The chief villains from Torchwood: Children of Earth also get a mention, in a roundabout sort of way.
3. "The Founding Fathers had me in mind when they wrote the Constitution, don't you think?"
4. At one point, Rex makes a less than graceful escape.
5. "She should have run faster."
6. A certain drug familiar to Torchwood fans is utilised once again.
7. "First sign of trouble, you go running off with Captain Jack B*llocks."
8. Wales is the British equivalent of New Jersey.
9. "I've got to *** for this ******?!"
10. After lurking in the shadows for a while, Captain Jack makes a suitably heroic return.

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Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres (local time zones)…

• Starz (USA) – Friday 8th July - 9PM/8c
• Space (Canada) – Friday 8th July
• UKTV (Australia) - Saturday 9th July - 8:30PM
• BBC One (UK) – Thursday 14th July - 9PM

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TW: Miracle Day – BBC One Trailer #1

The BBC have released their second trailer for Torchwood: Miracle Day. the trailer’s theme and direction seems to be along the same kind of vein that ‘Children Of Earth’s daily trailers were - fairly dramatic and much more downbeat than the typical American-style ‘BANG’, ‘WOW’, in-your-face trailers…

Torchwood Miracle Day Trailer - BBC One

 

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Torchwood: Miracle Day premieres (local time zones)…

• Starz (USA) – Friday 8th July - 9PM/8c
• Space (Canada) – Friday 8th July
• UKTV (Australia) - Saturday 9th July - 8:30PM
• BBC One (UK) – Thursday 14th July - 9PM

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