Despite January usually being a lean time for news of things Who, this week was chock full of factoids and quasi-related marginalia for the Three Who Rule to ponder and prognosticate upon. Of course all seriousness went out the window with a commentary on “Night Terrors,” which such weighty matters discussed as watching Battlestar Galactica (the old one) and Star Wars (the old, good one) on French television, lack of consistency in doll house detailing, and of course the…nutritional habits of a young man/alien named George. Truly riveting listening.
A new year brings a new awards season for the Science Fiction & Fantasy community, with one of the heavyweights being the annual Hugo Awards. As listeners of Radio Free Skaro will know, Doctor Who has been a mainstay at the Hugos since its return in 2005, garnering multiple awards for Steven Moffat, Russell T Davies and Phil Ford; we’re sure the Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form category will again be dominated by our favourite show. Many eligible to vote for the Hugos will hopefully share our sentiment of Neil Gaiman’s The Doctor’s Wife and Tom MacRae’s The Girl Who Waited being worthwhile contenders in that category and carrying on the tradition of Doctor Who’s success.
Anyone who is a member of Worldcon from Renovation in Reno last year, from ChiCon in Chicago this year, or LoneStarCon in San Antonio in 2013 is eligible to nominate works for the Hugo Awards. We at Radio Free Skaro have been privileged to get to know some fine folks whose work is worthy of consideration, such as Lynne Thomas and Deborah Stanish who are eligible for Whedonistas; Rob Shearman whose Everyone’s Just So So Special has strong contenders such as “Restoration”; Phil Ford who penned the Sarah Jane Adventures story The Curse of Clyde Langer, and countless others to name but a few. We wish each and every one of our friends the best of luck in the nomination phase for the upcoming Hugo Awards and urge eligible voters to consider their works.
Radio Free Skaro is also eligible for nomination in the newly-created Best Fancast category and if you are an eligible voter who plans to submit nominations, please feel free to consider our podcast when you cast your ballot.
If you’re interested in the Hugo Awards nomination process, please refer to the Hugo website for more information. Those who are members for 2011, 2012 or 2013 are eligible to nominate works so long as your membership is acquired by January 31, 2012. The deadline for casting your ballots is the end of the day on March 11, 2012. For a brief history of past Hugo winners, have a look at those who triumphed last year, including the-book-that-could, Chicks Dig Time Lords.
As 2011 draws to a close and the Three Who Rule look forward to 2012 and the next series of Doctor Who – whenever the heck it ends up being transmitted – and also deliver their commentary for the Series 6.2 opener, Let’s Kill Hitler. We’ll see if it stands the test of time or not, mad ride that it is. And in real-life news, hearty congratulations go out to former Doctor David Tennant and former Doctor’s “daughter” Georgia Moffett on their nuptials! Now calm down, fangirls. Just. Calm. Down.
Christmas has come and gone for another year, and Santa Claus has delivered another Doctor Who special for us all to devour like so much poorly digested turkey. Steven Moffat’s The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe certainly wasn’t the centrepiece of a holiday feast for the Three Who Rule, but more of a side dish of undercooked mashed potatoes that failed to elicit any strong reaction from any of the Three. Even multiple references to that most treasured of classic Who stories, The Caves of Androzani, couldn’t prevent this year’s special from being eclipsed by last year’s momentous A Christmas Carol, mentioned here only to provide this write-up a high note to end on. Here’s another depressing note, though: no more new Doctor Who for about nine months…
<![CDATA[It's not often that we post fan productions at Radio Free Skaro, but we felt this was too impressive a production to ignore! Created by Kevin Kittridge, co-directed, shot, and edited by Richard Schultz, and featuring a cast of characters and costumes from Bob Mitsch (who many will know or know of from Gallifrey One), this six-minute music video called "Doctor Who and the Universal Vacation" is a truly impressive creation. Have a look at it below, and check out Kevin’s blog post here for how the project came to being.
With just a week to go until the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special, the Three Who Rule cast their eyes back to a simpler time, before River Song was related to the Ponds and when a baby could turn into a puddle of goo and still be broadcast pre-watershed. Yes, “A Good Man Goes to War” was our commentary this week, with all the usual off-topic and off-color discussion you’ve come to know and somewhat tolerate. Add chatter of our live show at Gallifrey 2012 (two months from now!), news of departing companions, Season 7’s structure, and Fendahl action figures, and you’ve got yourself a podcast!
Roughly a month after the UK gets the home video release of the upcoming Christmas special, The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, folks in North America will be able to buy their own copy on Blu-Ray and DVD.
With a February 14 release date, the special features available on either edition are a special Christmas episode of Doctor Who Confidential – though oddly the one from 2010 – and Doctor Who at the Proms. So yes, it’s the bonus material the UK got last year. At least that’s what initial reports are saying. We’ll see if that changes at all to perhaps include the (last-ever) new Confidential material shot for this year (before the show was cancelled) and/or anything else.
Three Best Of… supplements are said to be included as well.
MSRP will be $14.98 for the DVD and $19.89 for the Blu-Ray.
What started out as just another day with just another Radio Free Skaro episode rapidly ballooned into a furor of hype and rumour and finally confirmation as the BBC announced that two Classic Doctor Who episodes, Galaxy 4, Part 3 (entitled Air Lock) and The Underwater Menace, Part 2, had been returned to their archives. There were other things happening in the world of Who, like some DVD news, a rather cool prequel to the upcoming Christmas Special, and even the Global iPlayer going beyond the confines of the iPad, but really, what could hold a candle to the news of New! Classic! Doctor! Who! 2 down, 106 to go…
Radio Free Skaro #288 – Friday's Child
Posted on January 8, 2012 by Chris
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Radio Free Skaro #288 – Click here to listen!
– Radio Free Skaro…On Google+!
– Gallifrey…One!
– Christmas Special…Final Viewing Figures!
– Recovered Episodes…DWM Preview!
– Underwater Menace…Restoration Status!
– Noel Clarke…In Star Trek 2!
– Joe Lidster…Writing For Aliens vs Wizards!
– Gareth Roberts…Writing For Aliens vs Wizards!
– Nataional Television Awards…Nominations!
– Sensorites…UK DVD Release Date Change!
– Attack Of The Cybermen…Action Figure Set!
– Remembrance Of The Daleks…Action Figure Set!
– Hugo Award…Nominations Open!
Commentary:
– Night…Terrors!
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Hugo Awards & Worldcon
Posted on January 4, 2012 by Chris
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Anyone who is a member of Worldcon from Renovation in Reno last year, from ChiCon in Chicago this year, or LoneStarCon in San Antonio in 2013 is eligible to nominate works for the Hugo Awards. We at Radio Free Skaro have been privileged to get to know some fine folks whose work is worthy of consideration, such as Lynne Thomas and Deborah Stanish who are eligible for Whedonistas; Rob Shearman whose Everyone’s Just So So Special has strong contenders such as “Restoration”; Phil Ford who penned the Sarah Jane Adventures story The Curse of Clyde Langer, and countless others to name but a few. We wish each and every one of our friends the best of luck in the nomination phase for the upcoming Hugo Awards and urge eligible voters to consider their works.
Radio Free Skaro is also eligible for nomination in the newly-created Best Fancast category and if you are an eligible voter who plans to submit nominations, please feel free to consider our podcast when you cast your ballot.
If you’re interested in the Hugo Awards nomination process, please refer to the Hugo website for more information. Those who are members for 2011, 2012 or 2013 are eligible to nominate works so long as your membership is acquired by January 31, 2012. The deadline for casting your ballots is the end of the day on March 11, 2012. For a brief history of past Hugo winners, have a look at those who triumphed last year, including the-book-that-could, Chicks Dig Time Lords.
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Radio Free Skaro #287 – The Man Trap
Posted on January 1, 2012 by Chris
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Radio Free Skaro #287 – Click here to listen!
– Radio Free Skaro…On Google+!
– Gallifrey…One!
– The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe…Appreciated!
– Goodbye…Bannerman Road!
– David…Tennant!
– Georgia…Moffett!
Commentary:
– Let’s Kill…Hitler!
Check-in on GetGlue!]]>
Radio Free Skaro #286 – The Knaves of Androzani
Posted on December 26, 2011 by Chris
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Radio Free Skaro #286 – Click here to listen!
– Radio Free Skaro…On Google+!
– Gallifrey…One!
– The Doctor, The Widow…And The Wardrobe!
– The Doctor, The Widow And The Wardrobe…BBC Viewing Figures!
– Doctor Who Worlds In Time…Now Available To Play!
– Official Doctor Who Convention…New Guests!
– I-CON…31!
Check-in on GetGlue!]]>
Doctor Who and the Universal Vacation
Posted on December 23, 2011 by Steven
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<![CDATA[It's not often that we post fan productions at Radio Free Skaro, but we felt this was too impressive a production to ignore! Created by Kevin Kittridge, co-directed, shot, and edited by Richard Schultz, and featuring a cast of characters and costumes from Bob Mitsch (who many will know or know of from Gallifrey One), this six-minute music video called "Doctor Who and the Universal Vacation" is a truly impressive creation. Have a look at it below, and check out Kevin’s blog post here for how the project came to being.
Happy holidays, everyone!
Radio Free Skaro #285 – The Menagerie
Posted on December 18, 2011 by Chris
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Radio Free Skaro #285 – Click here to listen!
– Radio Free Skaro…On Google+!
– Gallifrey…One!
– The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe…New Trailer!
– The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe…Preview Clips!
– The Moff…Hints At Series 7!
– New Companion…For Series 7!
– Aliens vs…Wizards!
– Tom Baker…Reunited With Jago & Litefoot!
– Big Finish…Brings Back The Kraals!
– Revisitations 3…UK DVD Release Date!
– Face Of Evil…UK DVD Release Date!
– The Daemons…UK DVD Release Date!
– Sarah Jane Adventures Series 5…UK Release Date!
– Sarah Jane Adventures…Box Set!
– Image of the Fendahl…Action Figure Set!
– Doctor Who…Chess Set!
– Steven On…The Pharos Project!
– Steven On…Alpha Waves Radio!
– Steven and Chris On…The Goodies Podcast!
– Warren and Chris On…Prognosis Negative!
Commentary:
– A Good Man…Goes To War!
Check-in on GetGlue!]]>
2011 Christmas Special – North American DVD/BD Release
Posted on December 15, 2011 by Chris
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With a February 14 release date, the special features available on either edition are a special Christmas episode of Doctor Who Confidential – though oddly the one from 2010 – and Doctor Who at the Proms. So yes, it’s the bonus material the UK got last year. At least that’s what initial reports are saying. We’ll see if that changes at all to perhaps include the (last-ever) new Confidential material shot for this year (before the show was cancelled) and/or anything else.
Three Best Of… supplements are said to be included as well.
MSRP will be $14.98 for the DVD and $19.89 for the Blu-Ray.
Check out more details at TV Shows On DVD, and click on the artwork for larger versions.
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The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe – Preview Clips
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Chris
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<![CDATA[The BBC today released three new preview clips from the upcoming Christmas special, The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. Have a look!
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The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe – Trailer #2
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Steven
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<![CDATA[The BBC today released a new trailer for the upcoming Christmas special, The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe. Have a look!
Radio Free Skaro #284 – The Enemy Within
Posted on December 11, 2011 by Steven
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Radio Free Skaro #284 – Click here to listen!
– Radio Free Skaro…On Google+!
– Missing Doctor Who Episodes…FOUND!
– The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe…Prequel!
– Global iPlayer…Comes To iPhone and iPod Touch!
– The Eternity…Clock!
– Doctor Who…Popular On iTunes!
– Upcoming…UK DVD Releases!
– March 2012…North America DVD Release Extras!
Commentary:
– The…Almost People!
Check-in on GetGlue!]]>
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