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What We Know About the 'Doctor Who' New Year's Day Special
Instead of the normal winter-time special, season 11 of Doctor Who is going to try something different- A New Year's Day special. According to DoctorWhoTV, the official synopsis for the episode reads: As the New Year begins, a terrifying evil is stirring, from across the centuries of Earth's history As the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz return home,[...]
BBC Tricked Booksellers to Keep it Secret Tom Baker Was Writing a Doctor Who Novel
Originally, BBC Books told booksellers that the upcoming Doctor Who novel Scratchman was to be written by James Goss and based on the un-produced Doctor Who screenplay written decades ago by Tom Baker, who played the Fourth Doctor and the Great Curator, alongside Ian Marter who played Harry Sullivan. James Goss had already adapted Douglas Adams' previously[...]
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who, The Witchfinders
We've just seen Doctor Who series 11 episode 8, "The Witchfinders". Some Americans saw it last week briefly, on Amazon Prime More Americans will see it later tonight on BBC America But this is from the BBC One screening in the UK Spoilers up, obviously. 1 The Witchfinder Doctor And with this episode, the Doctor becomes the enemy[...]
Episode 9 Trailer | It Takes You Away | Doctor Who: Series 11
Fair warning US residents- this is a trailer for NEXT WEEK'S Doctor Who episode, before this week's episode airs… Here's a look at next Sunday's Doctor Who episode 9 of series/season 11, "It Takes You Away". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Lnx1nbFYMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Episode 9 Trailer | It Takes You Away | Doctor Who: Series 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Lnx1nbFYM) The episode[...]
How Close is Amazon to Doctor Who's Kerblam?
Last week's Doctor Who series 11 episode "Kerblam" was an unsubtle parody of the practices of Amazon, with a future company with a warehouse taking up an entire moon, forced to comply with a law to give ten percent of its jobs to humans, rather than robots But those jobs were strictly monitored, with breaks and conversation[...]
The Parenting Alicorn: 6 Kids' Shows You'll Like Too! Doctor Who, She-Ra, Teen Titans
The original Teen Titans is better for slightly older kids and is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Classic Doctor Who (BritBox) https://youtu.be/aXBmQz2r2M8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: First Doctor Enters the TARDIS | An Unearthly Child | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/aXBmQz2r2M8) Doctor Who started its initial run as a children's show, airing at the teatime on Saturdays[...]
Sorry Haters, 'Doctor Who' Series 11 is Doing Just Fine
UK tabloids like the Daily Mail have been gloating for weeks that the new series of Doctor Who has been losing viewers and the ratings are dropping because the Doctor is now female, the companions are people of color and the storylines are too PC. That is not true. The premiere episode of the season that introduced[...]
Cutting the Fat: Holiday TV Episodes Too Hard to Swallow
Television shows should probably just give up using Native Americans as holiday plot devices. SANTA'S NAUGHTY LIST Doctor Who Christmas Special: 'The Snowmen' https://youtu.be/IM19e10imakVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Clara Dies On Christmas Day | The Snowmen | Doctor Who (https://youtu.be/IM19e10imak) "Carnivorous snow meets Victorian values." A sociopathic kid's evil snowman imaginary friend starts killing people[...]
Bleeding Cool Traveled to Doctor Who's Future! Or Someone Screwed Up…
So on Wednesday night, I went to my Amazon Prime app and loaded up Season 11 Doctor Who, clicked on last Sunday's seventh episode 'Kerblam!' and started watching. BBC Then the episode starts – with 'The Witchfinders' displayed on the screen, and the episode starts with the Doctor and her companions at an early 17th Century England witch trial[...]
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who, Kerblam
It's all getting rather Sunmakers over at Doctor Who today Our American readers- this collection of thoughts contains SPOILERS for tonight's Doctor Who series (season) 11 episode 7, "Kerblam". Aired on BBC One earlier today, and on BBC America yet to come… 1 What About The Workers? Doctor Who has been a working-class show this season, whether that's mentions[...]
Episode 8 | Next Time Trailer | The Witchfinders | Doctor Who: Series 11
From next Sunday's Doctor Who Series 11 episode 8 "The Witchfinders", check out the trailer starring Alan Cumming as King James I, airing on BBC One and BBC America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIZ1cam8Y8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Episode 8 | Next Time Trailer | The Witchfinders | Doctor Who: Series 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuIZ1cam8Y8) The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive[...]
Rose Joins The Tenth Doctor | The Christmas Invasion | Doctor Who
In the short time since Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) assumed the role of show runner for Doctor Who, he has taken pride in shaking things up In addition to a new Doctor (Jodie Whittaker, Broadchurch) who has a new outlook on life, there is new theme music, a new TARDIS (inside and out), and new companions who the Doctor[...]
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who – The Tsuranga Condundrum (Spoilers)
Doctor Who series 11 episode 5 "The Tsuranga Condundrum" has just aired in the UK, so BIG GIANT SPOILER ALERT for our US readers. We're off to a space ship It's a space ship in the future episode Yes another one So what makes this different – if at all? 1 Stunt Casting. This is the episode that most excited by[...]
Grinchlike Doctor Who Showrunner Chris Chibnall Declares War on Christmas
In a move that clearly sends the message "bah humbug," Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has reportedly decided not to make a Christmas Special for the show this year, breaking 13 years of tradition and landing Chibnall a spot amongst some of Christmas's most notorious detractors, such as Ebenezer Scrooge, The Grinch, and people who[...]
Watership Down: Peter Capaldi, Rosamund Pike, 2 More Join BBC/Netflix Series (IMAGES)
BBC and Netflix's Watership Down added four big names to what's already proven to be an A-list cast, with  Rosamund Pike (A Private War), Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), and Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service) joining the voice cast of the series adaptation. Pike will play The Black Rabbit Of Inlé, Capaldi[...]
4 Pages From Next Week's Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1
Next week, Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1 finally hits stores, written by Jody Houser with art by Rachael Storr and Enrica Eren Angiolini Titan has released a four-page preview of the comic to go with the twenty-something covers we've seen so far In the preview, the Doctor and her companions visit the[...]
Funko Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Pop
Welcome to the Funko Round-Up! In this edition: tons and tons of Fortnite products, the best set of Rock Candy figures they will ever do, Sabrina gets a Pop, and even more Pop Pez! let's take a look! #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see[...]
Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who – Rosa
The first episode of Doctor Who to make me cry since Father's Day So let's dig into the whole thing Spoilers going in. 1 A Rosa By Any Other Name The episode is called Rosa – not just a reference to Rosa Parks, the American Civil Rights' icon It is also a reference to the very first[...]
Preview of Next Week's Doctor Who, Rosa Parks, and New TARDIS
First we have a preview of next week's Doctor Who episode, Rosa, set in 1950's Alabama and a certain Rosa Parks ahead of some civil rights history. Montgomery, Alabama 1955 The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin[...]
Doctor Who Showrunner "Doesn't Know" if Show Will Bring Back River Song
The new season of Doctor Who is expected to be a clean break from the tenure of previous showrunner Steven Moffat No Daleks, no Cybermen, and no recurring characters from Moffat's run on the show However, when asked about the possibility of River Song returning at the show's New York Comic Con premiere panel, new[...]
Response to Female Doctor Who Was 83% Positive, According to NYCC Panel
But when it came to the reveal of Jodie Whittaker as the all-new, all-female Doctor, the response, according to BBC number-crunching, was overwhelmingly positive. At New York Comic Con, the Doctor Who cast and producers held a panel immediately following a live screening of the worldwide broadcast of the first episode of the new season, and[...]
Jodie Whittaker's Doctor Who to Debut a Barbie at Midnight at Hot Topic
The world has just finished watching the long-awaited premiere of the new era of Doctor Who, but it looks like it's time to start another countdown Revealed at the New York Comic Con Doctor Who panel immediately following the airing, BBC has teamed with Mattel to produce a Doctor Who Barbie, featuring star Jodie Whittaker[...]
Chris Chibnall Confirms Rosa Parks in Doctor Who Episode 3 at NYCC
It's official! The third episode of Doctor Who's new season will feature American civil rights hero Rosa Parks Showrunner Chris Chibnall confirmed the long-rumored news at the Doctor Who panel at New York Comic Con, following a live screening of the first episode at the same time it was simulcast to viewers around the world. With[...]
Chris Chibnall: The Doctor is Gender Non-Binary, Unifying for LGBTQ People [NYCC]
New Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall is holding court at New York Comic Con following a live viewing at the Doctor Who panel And he's dropping headline-worthy quotes like a seasoned pro already! Unless you've been living under a rock and missed both tonight's premiere and months worth of PR, you know that the previously[...]
Funko Chrome Thanos Purple
Expect that to be a tough get. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Rounding out the classic characters, Chilly Willy will also be coming, pancakes an all! The all-frozen edition will be a Funko Shop exclusive. #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]
Another New Trailer for Doctor Who Season 11
Another new trailer for the upcoming season 11 of BBC's Doctor Who has surfaced, and we're getting even more excited to see Jodie Whittaker's first [full episodic] outing as the 13th Doctor. She's the Doctor. Watch the official trailer for the new season of #DoctorWho, premiering Sunday, October 7th on @BBCAMERICA pic.twitter.com/ui8kx0kfnJ — Doctor Who on BBC America[...]