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Children in Need: Doctor Who, The End of Time

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:14:38 +0000

The preview of Doctor Who, The End of Time aired during Children in Need.

David Tennant appeals for donations to Children in Need. Children in Need is a great organization helping disadvantaged children in the UK.

New Doctor Who, End of Time Trailer

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:17:38 +0000

The new official Doctor Who trailer for the 2009 Christmas Special; End of Time. The trailer aired during the Waters of Mars special that aired in the UK on Sunday. Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars will air in the United States Saturday, December 19 at 9PM on BBC America.

Doctor Who, Waters of Mars Trailer

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:04 +0000

Official BBC TV trailer for Doctor Who, Waters of Mars.

Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars Extended Clip

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:11 +0000

A new extended clip from Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars. The special will air in the UK on Sunday, November 15 at 7PM. About a month later, on Saturday December 19 at 9 PM, it will air in the US on BBC America.

Doctor Who Dreamland Clip

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:17:15 +0000

Early clip from the animated Doctor Adventure; Dreamland. The computer animation seems rough and unsophisticated. Here’s hoping the final piece improves on this early clip.

New Doctor Who: Waters of Mars Clip

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:24:56 +0000

Deleted Scene from Star Trek

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:10:31 +0000

Spike.com provides a deleted scene from the Star Trek DVD, showing Nero being interrogated by black hooded Klingons.

V Preview

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:58:46 +0000

ABC provides a sneak peek at V; a re-imagining of the classic 1980’s series.

Doctor Who Logos

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:32:02 +0000

Yesterday the BBC revealed the new Doctor Who logo that will help launch Matt Smith as the Doctor in 2010. They also provided a great look back at previous versions of the logo.

A look back at previous logos.

The new logo starting in 2010.

K9 Series Trailer

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:38:44 +0000

Earlier clips and/or data about this series left me unimpressed and uninterested. The series is billed as a children’s sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense “X Files” meets “Men in Black” with a zany dash of “Ghostbusters”. That’s a lot to live up to.

The updated physical appearance of K9 seems to have a very Saturday morning cartoon quality to it. The series also faces the same challenge of any live action children’s program, how to write for children without writing down to children. Apparently this is harder than you might think since so many programs are too busy writing down to children to write entertaining stories.

It should also be noted that BBC, in case you didn’t realize it, doesn’t own the rights to K9. As the character of K9 is owned by Bob Baker and Dave Martin the show will have no connection with the BBC unless they buy the rights to show it. On a happy note, John Leeson does return as the voice of K9 in this new series.

Overall the new trailer definitely demonstrates improvement from any earlier releases, but leaves me only mildly interested.