Radio Free Skaro #177 – Dr. Who or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Russell T Davies

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Radio Free Skaro #177 – Click here to listen

rfs177The retrospectives continue on Radio Free Skaro with The Three Who Rule again joined by TachyonTV’s Neil Perryman… though this week the world got flipped, turned upside down as the unthinkable happened: An episode dedicated to praising the work of Russell T Davies! Curmudgeor was not best pleased at the prospect and had to be subdued, but in the end the lads had a bit of a love-in for our favourite (read: only) NuWho show runner. Come share the warm fuzzies!
Show Notes:

Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
Steven on…The Minute Doctor Who Podcast!
Gallifrey One…Panel Schedule!
Doctor Who…Scripts!
The End of Time…In New Zealand!
Toby Haynes…Directs!
The Masque of Mandragora…Restored!
Mary Tamm Introduces…Tomorrow’s Times!
The Specials Box Set…Oopsies!
BBC…Shownar!

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SPACE Podcast – January 15, 2010

<![CDATA[spacebadgeOn the latest SPACE Podcast, the Three Who Rule, after taking a week off to let The End of Time sink in a bit more, offer their revised thoughts of David Tennant’s finale. Will much have changed in their way of thinking? Will Steven like it less? Will Warren dislike it more? Will Chris acknowledge that it actually existed? Have a listen and find out!]]>

Radio Free Skaro #176 – Neil Before Zod!

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Radio Free Skaro #176 – Click here to listen

rfs176One mini-break in the wilderness is over for Doctor Who and it’s time to look at the gap year that was as we head into the next wilderness mini-break, awaiting Matt Smith’s first series. To aid in the retrospective the Three Who Rule dragged Tachyon TV’s own Neil Perryman kicking and screaming into the (virtual) recording booth, Vinvocci style. More bile was flung about than a monkey can fling poop, though kudos were given where appropriate… but do we ever want to see a gap year again?
Show Notes:

Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
The End of Time…Part Two Ratings!
The End of Time…Part Two Appreciated!
BBC America…New Ratings Records!
The End of Time…Goes To Australia!
Series 5/1/31…Writers!
Episode Title…Leaked!
Murray Gold…Does More Music!
National Television…Fictitious Awards!
The Creature From The Pit…On DVD!
The End of Time…Action Figures!
SFX Weekender…Ticket Competition!
The Writer’s Tale…Updated!
BBC…Shownar!

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SPACE Blog Post – David Tennant is this Generation’s Tom Baker

spacebadgeThat may seem like a bold statement until you take a step back and look at Doctor Who’s storied history in a larger context. When Tom Baker took the role in 1974, he was something of an unknown quantity, a tall and gangly question mark poised to fill the shoes of Jon Pertwee, the “man of action” Doctor who ably rang the show into the Seventies. Likewise, Tennant took over for the broody and intense Christopher Eccleston, who ably shepherded the show back into existence in 2005.

And once Tennant had the role he ran with it. It didn’t hurt that Tennant grew up as a massive fan of the classic series, able to drop the most obscure references to Mandrels and Sensorites at the drop of a hat.

Read the rest of the post at SPACEcast.com

SPACE Blog Post – David Tennant is this Generation's Tom Baker

<![CDATA[spacebadgeThat may seem like a bold statement until you take a step back and look at Doctor Who’s storied history in a larger context. When Tom Baker took the role in 1974, he was something of an unknown quantity, a tall and gangly question mark poised to fill the shoes of Jon Pertwee, the “man of action” Doctor who ably rang the show into the Seventies. Likewise, Tennant took over for the broody and intense Christopher Eccleston, who ably shepherded the show back into existence in 2005.

And once Tennant had the role he ran with it. It didn’t hurt that Tennant grew up as a massive fan of the classic series, able to drop the most obscure references to Mandrels and Sensorites at the drop of a hat.

Read the rest of the post at SPACEcast.com]]>

Series 5/1/31 – Final Writers List

<![CDATA[05/10/2009 08:49Previous investigations by the Radio Free Skaro crew into the names of Series 5/1/31 writers yielded a nearly perfect list now confirmed in Doctor Who Magazine Issue 417. While our efforts showed two episodes from the pen of Gareth Roberts, it is now known Roberts is writing but one episode with Men Behaving Badly writer/creator Simon Nye taking the other slot.

In no particular order, here are the Series 5/1/31 writers:

Steven Moffat (6 episodes)
Chris Chibnall (2 episodes)
Mark Gatiss (1 episode)
Toby Whithouse (1 episode)
Gareth Roberts (1 episode)
Simon Nye (1 episode)
Richard Curtis (1 episode)]]>

Doctor Who – The End of Time & The Specials Box Set Region 1 Art

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Artwork for the Region 1 releases of the gap year specials has been released.

On February 2, we will see a standalone release of The Waters of Mars, a standalone release of The End of Time and a box set containing all the gap year specials, including the previously-released The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead. All releases will be available on both DVD and Blu-Ray (except The Next Doctor which was not shot in HD and will be unavailable on Blu-Ray).

The US packaging carries an “As Seen on BBC America” notation; we can but assume the Canadian packaging will carry an “As Seen on SPACE” notation.

Edit: Per Steve Manfred, The Next Doctor will be upconverted to 1080i and be on Blu-Ray as part of The Specials Box Set.

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Gallifrey One Final Guest Update

<![CDATA[sidebar-gallifreyThe good folks at Gallifrey One have announced the final big guest update for the upcoming convention. Added to the guest list are Bob Baker (co-creator of K-9 and scriptwriter), writers Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum and some non-Who guests to go along with previously announced notables such as Sarah Sutton, Katy Manning, Graeme Harper, Phil Ford and so many others.

The convention runs from February 26-28 in Los Angeles and the entire Radio Free Skaro crew will be in attendance to bring you reports, interviews and daily podcasts as is fast becoming an annual tradition.]]>

Radio Free Skaro #175 – The End of The End of Time

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Radio Free Skaro #175 – Click here to listen

rfs175It’s the End of Time and the end of an era, and the Three Who Rule were all over the map in their praise and derision of David Tennant and RTD’s swan song. One thing they all did agree on was their palpable excitement over Matt Smith’s new Doctor and Steven Moffat’s upcoming stewardship of Doctor Who, and that it’ll be a long few months indeed before Spring 2010. Geronimo!
Show Notes:

Skaro Shop…Buy Our Stuff!
The End of Time…Part Two!
Series 5/1/31…Trailer!
The End of Time…Appreciated!
Sarah Jane Adventures…Series 4!
BBC…Shownar!

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Doctor Who – Series 5 (Matt Smith) Trailer

<![CDATA[Behold the shape of things to come – a superb trailer for Series 5/1/31, starring Matt Smith, to be broadcast in Spring 2010:

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