The Doctor Who/Torchwood Thread!

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

RE: The Doctor Who/Torchwood Thread!

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Noriko Mori is a FAR better actress than that gap toothed Welsh tart. She should have won for her death scene alone. Racists!

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Had some fun with a Dr WHo trailer I made.... Take a look

HERE

braxious · 500 Club Member

Right folks who expected the twist in the trailer from this weeks Dr Who.

well i was.

although i should not be, lets hope they have a suitable plot for why this twist came about.

as for the end to the sontarians episode well first class.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Cracking Episode, I like the Rose theme that's running through the series with her face briefly appearing on the consol screen. Then with what happened at the end of the episode I assume she has something to do with..... Or at least why she'll be back anyways. Oh and the 'To The Doctor A Daughter' anyone...?

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Okay - so how hot was Jenny, the Doctor's daughter? Hard to believe she came from Peter Davison's loins though....

And has anyone else noticed Cap'n Jack's hand is in the TARDIS?

braxious · 500 Club Member

MIB the hand is the Drs

and this story was a good 1 now there is a new time lord on the block.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

I thought they said in Torchwood that it was Cap'n Jack's hand?

braxious · 500 Club Member

LOL no mate in torchwood Jack says it belongs to him but its an old friends hand watch the xmas special where david tennant takes over.

and in the latest episode the Dr alludes to his hand.

braxious · 500 Club Member

have a look at the trailer maker for Dr who its fab

-- Edited by braxious at 00:20, 2008-05-13

braxious · 500 Club Member

Had a play with the Dr Who trailer maker after 10 mins came up with this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/trailermaker/edit/7fx5nr

have a go

-- Edited by braxious at 06:53, 2008-05-13

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

The BBc goes to war with knitting...

A Doctor Who fan is embroiled in a row with the BBC after she published knitting patterns for the sci-fi drama's monsters on the internet.

The patterns of Ood and Adipose were removed from her website after the BBC's commercial arm complained that they breached its trademark.

But the woman said the corporation was "making an example of her".

BBC Worldwide said it acted because finished figures were being sold by others on auction website eBay.

It also denied threatening legal action and said it had offered to consider marketing the designs itself.

'Ordinary fan'

The 26-year-old, who does not want to be identified other than as her online moniker of Mazzmatazz, said: "All I want is the BBC to be fair."

"I'm just an ordinary fan, who happens to like knitting and sci-fi, and everything has just gone a bit crazy," she said on her website.

Her case is being publicised by the Open Rights Group, a lobbying organisation which specialises in digital rights issues.

Executive director Becky Hogge told BBC News: "She doesn't feel she's doing anything wrong yet she's being threatened with legal action."

"In the offline world, what she'd be doing would be fine. But because she's doing it online, which is a public space, it causes a problem.
"The law is a blunt instrument - it doesn't recognise the difference between someone hawking fake Louis Vuitton handbags, and someone doing what Mazzmatazz is doing. She's not really infringing on the commercial interests of the BBC in any way.

"I imagine the BBC's brand protection team are looking out all over the web for people infringing its trademarks and the e-mail they sent to Mazzmatazz was a stock one.

"The ripple effect of that e-mail was quite upsetting."

'Unscrupulous people'

A BBC Worldwide spokesman said it was not "heavy-handed" with "genuine fans of the show", but that it had to act in the interest of licence-fee payers by protecting the Doctor Who trademark.

"If you don't protect your trademark, it's taken away from you. And Doctor Who is massive for the BBC. It's up to us to earn money from it so we can re-invest it in the BBC," he said.

He added: "It's not that we don't admire creativity from fans - most of the time, we take the view that if it's small-scale and not for profit, then we turn a blind eye.

"This lady, with the best will in the world, wanted to share with friends, family and fans.

"But there were some unscrupulous people taking these patterns and using them on eBay to make profit for themselves. Unfortunately, we had to get to the source of the patterns - and that was her website."

Flexibility

He said that Mazzmatazz was still welcome to get in touch with BBC Worldwide to discuss the issue.

"We were offering to take her ideas to our licensing team. While we don't have any plans to offer any knitted toys, in the future, who knows?"

Ms Hogge said the case raised wider issues of intellectual property law, which is currently being reviewed by the government.

"The BBC have got a difficult situation here - the fans are a very important part of Doctor Who," she said.

"This situation shows there should be some flexibility in the law - both for fans and for the BBC."

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Well, I can see the BBC's point of view in that this woman is making a profit from their creation but rather than dive in and try to shut her down, they should have embraced her, endorsed the product and shared the profits.

Typical big corporations bullying the small time entrepaneur.

braxious · 500 Club Member

Each season of Doctor Who has the TURKEY episode and this weeks was it.

the game was how many agatha christie book title references can you get in to 45 mins i gave up and lost count.

over all the story idea was a sound one with a nurder mystery and the centre but the lame acting made this the worst Doctor Who episode for a long time.

Next weeks looks very eerie shadows and libraries.

and go make your own trailer its fun and post them.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

So hows the series so far guys? Only caught the original few episodes and thanks to mrs Tate,i couldnt enjoy any of them,has she been killed yet? (just wishful thinking on my part ^-^).

neuman · A List Star

Ive still not watched any of these yet, i should probably start. it all sounds so good. i have watched both series of torchwood though

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

I thought the Unicorn and the Wasp this week was thouroughly predictable, very dull. Other than the 'kiss' was very poor on Ms Tate's behalf. once again we get a shameless Doctor Who is involved in history moment.

Next weeks (Well, thanks to Eurovision 2 weeks time) episode didn't look that great either. I actually found myself looking forward to the coming soon trail at the end.

D+ for me.

GLOWlad · A List Star

I rather enjoyed it, Ive really warmed to Donna as the series as gone on, and as I say she has won over quite a few people who were unsure about her. The episode was funny, and a bit of light relief before thevrest of the series, which if rumours are to be believed will be dark and intense.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

So news which some may find excellent others might not...

Russell T Davies is to step down as executive producer of Doctor Who, the BBC has announced.

Davies is credited with breathing new life into the show he brought back to television screens in 2005.

Bafta-winning writer Steven Moffat will succeed Davies as lead writer and executive producer of the fifth series of Doctor Who.

Moffat, who was behind Coupling and Jekyll, said the whole of his career was "a secret plan to get this job".

BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter said the past four series of Doctor Who had been "brilliantly helmed" by the "spectacularly talented" Davies.

"As lead writer and executive producer, he has overseen the creative direction and detail of the 21st century relaunch of Doctor Who and we are delighted to have his continued presence on the specials over the next 18 months," she added.

Davies will remain in charge of four specials to be shown in 2009.

The fifth series, with Moffat at the helm, is scheduled to be broadcast on BBC One in spring 2010.

Moffat has already written some of the most memorable Doctor Who episodes of recent times, including The Girl in the Fireplace and The Empty Child.

Earlier this month, he picked up the best writer Bafta for the Blink episode of series three, which featured terrifying weeping angels.

Moffat said: "I applied before but I got knocked back 'cos the BBC wanted someone else. Also I was seven.

"Anyway, I'm glad the BBC has finally seen the light and it's a huge honour to be following Russell into the best - and the toughest - job in television.

"I say toughest 'cos Russell's at my window right now, pointing and laughing."

Doctor Who's return after a 16-year break from the screen received praise from critics and fans alike.

Speaking after the first series of the revamped show in 2005 - which starred Christopher Eccleston as the Time Lord - Davies said Doctor Who had been in desperate need of regeneration.

"I love Doctor Who and I love the old Doctor Who," he said.
"But, even with all that love, you have to admit that the name of the programme had become a joke and its reputation had become a cheap joke at that - you know, rubber monsters and shaky sets."

He added: "It's been everything we planned and more, and it's very rarely in life you get the chance to have that happen."

The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. In that time, the lead role was played by seven different actors including William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker and Peter Davison.

I personally didn't like Davies's insistance of putting gay overtones into the show. At the end of the day it's a family show and I don't need to see all of that when Im watching with my kids.

GLOWlad · A List Star

I think all in all RTD can leave with his head held high...he had a formidable task to please the hardcore fans while winning a mainstream audience, trying to reinvent a show that for me lost its way after Peter Davison left. He has been a dramatic success, outside of the Soaps Doctor Who is perhaps the most succesful show on British TV, its funny, accessable good quality drama now, and a thousand times better than the dreary Casualty or The Bill which stifle the schedules.

Moffat has great pedigree, he has been behind many of the very best episodes to date, so he is a safe pair of hands.

At some point soon they will probably have to choose a new doctor, its gonna be hard as I think Tennant has been the best Doctor of all.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

I believe the current favorite in discussions to take over is Robert Carlyle, yes he of trainspotting and the World is not Enough.

GLOWlad · A List Star

James Nesbitt is another Ive heard mentioned...didnt like him, til I saw Jekyl, which impressed me.

Carlyle is interesting, but would be a better Master than Doctor, I always think of him as a loony villain.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

I'm glad Davies has gone. His pro-gay pro-PC influence was annoying and misplaced on such a show. And he commissioned Catherine Tate too.

But to give the Devil its due, he did bring the show back and made it relevant for the 21st century, the success of which cannot be argued with.

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

I hope James Nesbitt never gets the role as dr.The man is seriously annoying and constantly overracts and shouts in all his rolls and would be quite out of place in the show.Would think robert carlysle would be decent,though naturally whoever takes over David will need a big charisma and precense.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Why all this talk of a new Doctor when Tennant has said he isn't leaving?

Wait until he decides to move on first...

Totoro101 · Movie Executive Producer

True, i just assumed he was leaving since there was a few comments from others above,i didnt know if he was or not ^_^.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

No, he has stated after this years Christmas special he's off. The regeneration is set for the end of that episode.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Where did he say that? Last I heard he was taking 2009 off and would be back in 2010.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

The Beeb have been trying to down play all the rumours since Tate acidentally let slip a few months ago. But it is (apparantly) known within the corridors of the BBC that it is going to happen, ala why they are currently going through a 'secretive' casting process currently.

Before you ask, I was chatting with someone from the BBC website at the INdiana Jones screening the other night about it.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Like the BBC website is a reliable source.....

braxious · 500 Club Member

once again the steve moffet story is very mind bending and suspence ridden 100% pure Dr Who bring on the darkness

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Other than the Sontarans episodes this has to be the best of the series so far. I have a few theorie about who is what....

The little girl is Rose?

The woman who knows the Doctor is rumoured to be a chacter in the Dr.Who books called archaeologist Professor Bernice Summerfield

Man In Black · Anime Mod

And David Tenant is apparently seeing the girl who played his daughter a few weeks back. Lucky git...

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

really...??? Man to be the Doctor... Hang on though. In a weird way isn't that like inscest or something? wink

-- Edited by Darth Mattitude at 15:51, 2008-06-03

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Not only that but she is Peter Davison's daughter so if they married his "other self" would be his own father-in-law!

GLOWlad · A List Star

For me that was the very best episode of the series, twisty, turny, emotional, great stuff.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Good to see you back GLOWLad - now go vote in the Miss CPC contest!

Yes it was an intersting episode. They certainly are keeping this open. I just hope that if we get the big reveal it is not a let down.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

It was like JJ Abrhams had taken over Dr.Who, too many questiosn left unaswered. Liked the bit at the end with the guy that Donna liked was quite cool and I assume thats another story for another time.

Seems the Rose & the Daleks trail was a bit misleading... at the moment. Next weeks episode looks a bit odd.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Just found some 'possible spoilerific' pics from a forthcoming episode 'Turn Left'

Spoiler: (It's the one where Rose comes back)

HERE

Also, the BBC Press Office have released the title of the mysterious 12th Episode... SPoilered as it contains some intresting details about the episode

Spoiler

Doctor Who The Stolen Earth Ep 12/13
Saturday 28 June
7.00-7.45pm BBC ONE
www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need, in tonight's penultimate episode in this series of Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama. But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire?

With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows... (I assume that is Davros - DM)

David Tennant plays the Doctor and Catherine Tate plays his companion, Donna Noble.

-- Edited by Darth Mattitude at 18:05, 2008-06-13

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Edit- it won't work the second spoiler so Ive reposted it here:

Spoiler: Doctor Who The Stolen Earth Ep 12/13
Saturday 28 June
7.00-7.45pm BBC ONE
www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

Earth's greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire need, in tonight's penultimate episode in this series of Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama. But can the Doctor's secret army defeat the might of the new Dalek Empire?

With battles on the streets and in the skies, the Doctor and Donna must brave the Shadow Proclamation to find out the truth. However, a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows... (Could this be Davros? DM)

David Tennant plays the Doctor and Catherine Tate plays his companion, Donna Noble.

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Another weak Hetrophobic episode from RtD... next week's episode looks intreting. Beginning of the end of the series. Looks like a spider? on Donna's back there... Hmmm I wonder if there is some form of episode arc going on?

braxious · 500 Club Member

sats Dr Who was a 10/10 idea but the real score is 7/10 - why?? because there was no full explination on who why or what the wennt on.

as for the final 3 coming up DM your spider on the back harkens back to the planet of the spiders ( jon petwee's final story).

there have now been 49 episodes and by far the best is "Blink".

GLOWlad · A List Star

I enjoyed it, and thoughtnit was refreshing that the Doctor, who usually has all the answers, was confused and frightened.

Next week looks a great episode!

The girl in the fireplace(?) is my fave episode, along with the Family of blood two parter and the creepy gas mask Are you my mummy story.

braxious · 500 Club Member

oh deffo the empty child and the dr dances are very creepy. the family of blood 2parter has a super end to it.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

You're all wrong - the Cybermen vs Daleks episodes was the best story!

braxious · 500 Club Member

MIB - i think you have opned a can of worms by saying that lets put it out there to the masses.

the cyberman V daleks was a good one but no way near the best.

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Come on - the Doctor's two most famous adversaries going head to head? FTW every time!

Darth Mattitude · The Dark Admin

Well, just wait for the last episode of this series..... Daleks, Davros, Sontarians and... The Master?

braxious · 500 Club Member

i know it was the fight of the universe - but im going on how scary the story was and for me Blink is 10/10

the daleks V cybermen for scary factor 5/10

Man In Black · Anime Mod

Scary isn't always better. Gripping, intelligent and well resolved stories have more impact for me. Although Blink was a good story.