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Erik's Weekly Watch – Erik Versus The Doctor (You Know Who)
By Erik Grove Welcome back to another edition of Erik's Weekly Watch! Next week I'm going to start diving into the Fall TV season with some picks and recommendations for the best new TV shows but this week brings a very special Doctor Who edition! [youtube]http://youtu.be/TivqZTq5u6Y[/youtube] When I was nineteen I went on a backpacking/ road trip/ drunken[...]
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #2 Reminds Us To Be Both Smart And Imaginative
The BBC television series Doctor Who, now the longest running sci-fi show in existence at 50+ years and counting, has always been smart, though it's a mixed bag of whether audiences acknowledge that And granted some episodes and seasons have been smarter than others in its long history The British have long known it was[...]
Flipping Your LootCrate And NerdBlock In August
The TMNT figure has sold from around $8 to $15. And the whole box is an easy $55 sale. In comparison NerdBlock's two exclusive Doctor Who comics sell for $5 each, the Batman POP for about $13 and the Pokemon t-shirt for around $12. And the box as a whole? $30 at a push… LootCrate wins this round… and is[...]
Twelve Thoughts About Doctor Who: Deep Breath
A Very Victorian Doctor Who. It's not just the setting, but the obsession The discovery and display of dinosaurs was a rather big thing in this time As were the display of automatons It was a time of wonder, and newness and change – and disfigurement caused by the industrial revolution Gay marriage between women as[...]
Swipe File: Lalique And Doctor Who
This is a Lalique Midnight Blue Mossi vase, being advertised on the back of a glossy magazine. But it does look rather familiar doesn't it? Let's make a
Viz Comic Is As Funny As It Used To Be
And this month's issue is an absolute beaut. An 8-Ace focused on the TV ads that will pay for your funeral, A Roger Mellie who goes to Doctor Who conventions pretending he was a Dalek in the seventies to scam money off fans, A Star Trek parody where the crew are struggling still using Outlook Express and having[...]
Game Of Thrones Beats Out Doctor Who For Hugo Award
Games of Thrones episode The Rains of Castamere beat out Doctor Who anniversary episode The Day Of The Doctor as well as Orphan Black's Variation Under Domestication, Adventures In Space And Time and The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot This was in the category of Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Hugo Awards are given for excellence in[...]
Is Doctor Who's Jamie Joining The Cast Of Outlander, The TV Show He Inspired?
This is what Frazer Hines looked like when he played 18th century Highlander Jamie McCrimmon, companion to the Second Doctor, in Doctor Who in 1966. This is how he looks now. Quite a bit different, given the almost-fifty years that have passed between photographs. Well, I understand, from Scottish tailoring sources, that Frazer Hines is returning to the[...]
Doctor Who #1 Comics In August's Nerd Block
Nerd Block announced that there us a surprise Doctor Who package in this month's subscription box, and used it to increase subscribers for the month. We reported that Titan Comics had orders of over 100,000 for each Doctor Who #1 comic, but even after all manner of jiggery pokery could only confirm 70,000 were sold to[...]
Bleeding Gen Con Day One – Tales Of Exhaustion And Games Gathered
Luikart at the Cubicle 7 booth about the Doctor Who: Adventures In Time And Space roleplaying game, and some of their upcoming plans for the game with the new season of Doctor Who coming up soon They had some great looking books (I got copies of the latest printing of the corebook and a supplement[...]
So How Did Titan's Doctor Who Comics Sell Over 100,000 Each?
During San Diego Comic Con, Bleeding Cool ran the news that Titan Comics had received over 100,000 pre-orders each for the first issues of their new Doctor Who series The publisher announced the news at the Retailer Lunch presentation, held by Diamond Comic Distributors… They then tweeted the news. 100,000 copies of #DoctorWho comics sold to retailers –[...]
Trailer For Deep Breath, The Season Premiere Of Doctor Who
Here is the BBC trailer for the premier episode Deep Breath for the new season of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman The episode airs August 23rd. [youtube]http://youtu.be/KjQ2x2-kxNQ[/youtube] Here is the BBC trailer for the premier episode Deep Breath for the new season of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman[...]
Top 100 Comics For July 2014 – Matt Smith Beats David Tennant, Official
#37 charted 42nd in sales but 16th in revenue. Yes folks, the tenth most money making comic in July was an Archie comic. Also, according to comic shops, the Matt Smith Doctor beat the David Tennant Doctor as Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #1 charted at 59 while Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1 came in at[...]
Opening For A Fan Made Animated Doctor Who
How is this not a thing… artist and animator Stephen Byrne made up this video showing what he thinks the opening credits to The Animated Adventures of Doctor Who would be, if it were real This shows The 12th Doctor and Clara but celebrates the previous Doctors nicely You can see more of Stephen's work[...]
Clara Cares So The Doctor Won't Have To
This clip from Doctor Who TV shows the new Doctor (Peter Capaldi) introducing Clara (Jenna Coleman) as his "carer" rather than his assistant… and shows us a familiar baddy in a new light. The new season kicks off August 23rd. [youtube]http://youtu.be/7rvpElcXUi8[/youtube] This clip from Doctor Who TV shows the new Doctor (Peter Capaldi) introducing Clara (Jenna Coleman)[...]
Numeric Con And Cosplay Comes To Sesame Street
We also get to see muppet versions of Captain Kirk, Doctor Who, The Dark Knight and Daleks. [youtube]http://youtu.be/bgxycSKCL2U[/youtube] Sesame Street introduces us to it's version of Comic-Con, Numeric Con, in this trailer for an upcoming episode We also get to see muppet versions of Captain Kirk, Doctor Who, The Dark Knight and Daleks. [youtube]http://youtu.be/bgxycSKCL2U[/youtube] [...]
Will Peter Jackson Direct An Episode Of Doctor Who?
In an interview with Steven Moffat, show runner for Doctor Who, SFX magazine asked about the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit director Peter Jackson actually directing an episode of Doctor Who. "He's still incredibly busy on The Hobbit I've spoken to him face to face, and he would like to do one[...]
Why 'Everything Goes With John Barrowman' Won San Diego Comic Con
Just seconds after coming out he had the room roaring with laughter and a stampede rushed to the microphone to line up for questions. First thing's first: No more Torchwood or Doctor Who in Barrowman's foreseeable future He answered that he has not been approached for anything at the moment, but, even if he had been,[...]
Doctor Who Season 8 Premiere Gets Specials And Theatrical Release Schedule
We are getting closer and closer to the premier of Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who and BBC America has announced some special programming on the channel and some theatrical showings as well. The new season premieres Saturday, August 23, 8:00pm ET and comedian and Doctor Who superfan Chris Hardwick will host Doctor Who: Live Pre-Show at[...]
Doctor Who Season 8 Photos…
These were published on the BBC America site while I believe Comic-Con was going on. I don't believe we shared them, so here you go. The Doctor (Peter
New Doctor Who Season 8 Teaser
Rich would write something very insightful about the upcoming season of Doctor Who here, if he weren't off Comiconning But instead you have me, so… sorry Doctor Who fans, I'm not up to speed on the "listen" reference, but I know you'll like it: Rich would write something very insightful about the upcoming season[...]