Radio Free Skaro #162 – Maloney Sandwich
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2010 Series Writers and Directors: The Story So Far
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We at Radio Free Skaro have rarely been keen to spread plot spoilers for upcoming episodes of Doctor Who (apart from that brief time a few months ago when Spoilor went on a rampage), but we’re always interested to see who the key people are behind the production of the show. With production of Series 5/1/31 (or, if you look at this non-spoiler, recent filming pic, it is officially known as Series 1) well underway, tiny details have come to light regarding the identity of the various writers and directors who will bring Matt Smith’s debut series as The Doctor to life. A lengthier confab, including supposition and discussion beyond what can currently be confirmed, is available in Radio Free Skaro Episode #161.
Here’s what we can confirm so far:
Writers:
– Steven Moffat (six episodes)
– Gareth Roberts (two episodes) (updated November 6)
– Richard Curtis (one episode)
– Chris Chibnall (two episodes)
Directors:
– Adam Smith (Block One and Block Three)
– Andrew Gunn (Block Two – two episodes)
– Ashley Way (Block Four – two episodes) (updated November 11)
Stay tuned to radiofreeskaro.com, and listen to our weekly podcasts, to keep up to date on future writer and director announcements!
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SPACE Blog: OMG A NEW DOCTOR WHO LOGO!
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Last night the Doctor’s new look (at least in typeface form) was unveiled, and predictably enough Twitter exploded with praise, derision, ambivalence and a little bit of head scratching. The #doctorwho hashtag even became a Twitter trending topic. The logo is definitely different, with a bit of a retro feel, and the new producers of Who have taken the bold step of creating a stylized TARDIS out of the letters “D” and “W.” But enough of my rambling, just take a look at it yourself.
New Doctor Who Logo!
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The BBC has at long last unveiled the new Doctor Who logo for Matt Smith’s foray into time and space travels. The Doctor Who blogs and the Twitterverse asploded.
So…………….. what do we all think of the new logo for Series 5/1/31?
A “DW” TARDIS shape. Lens flares. No title sequence to put it in perspective or context. BIG BLOCK LETTERS.
Is it too soon to say we’re underwhelmed? No? Right then.
Update: YouTube has a copy of the (previously) UK-only video clip that accompanied the logo launch:
Radio Free Skaro #161 – Second Hand News
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K-9 Trailer
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Death is the universal equalizer, most people’s worst fear and the final act in everyone’s life. In science fiction, unlike the real world, it’s also reversible, and no show does more to dodge death than Doctor Who. What other television show has a character who transforms from one actor to the next, in the process neatly avoiding the final curtain and rebooting the show for a new series of adventures?
Radio Free Skaro #160 – Ferme La Boucher
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This week’s Miniscope saw an appearance by Chris Boucher, best known not only for his scripts for Robots of Death, The Face of Evil and Image of the Fendahl, but also for writing for Blake’s 7 (acting as script editor for the show from 1978 to 1981) and Star Cops and….his segment consisted of six minutes. The remaining time was filled with the trademarked digressionary banter known and tolerated by RFS fandom, ranging from a list of Gallifrey 2010’s many exciting panels to the strange character known as “Itchy Spider-man.”]]>
Radio Free Skaro #159 – Throw Down The Quantlet
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With the Doctor Who Magazine release of the ming-mongiest list of favorite Doctor Who episodes in the past 11 years (when a nuWho-less but also ming-mongy list sparked debate amongst the faithful), the Three Who Rule were like starving, nerdy dogs drawn to raw meat. Weighing in on their own picks and what they felt was wrong-headed and frankly evil placement of some of their favorite episodes, they also made time to speculate on the scheduling of Dreamland, the Waters of Mars and to roundly chastise Richard Curtis for not getting his Doctor Who air dates right. And oh yes, a Miniscope featuring Pennant Roberts also made an appearance, flood-lit and underbudgeted. Hoo…ray. |
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January North American DVD Releases
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January 2010 sees two more classic Doctor Who stories being released on DVD in Region 1. While there have some been some real winners of late (The War Games and The Deadly Assassin sure come to mind), this first offering of the new year brings us a couple also-rans, including the story recently voted worst ever by Doctor Who fans in Doctor Who Magazine 413.
The Keys of Marinus is William Hartnell’s fifth serial and was not long ago looked at by our very own Steven in the Chronic Hysteresis and introduced Doctor Who fans to that loveable ruffian, Edmund Warwick. The Twin Dilemma is the debut story for the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, and is now officially the worst Doctor Who story ever produced and introduced us to the concept of green shoes with orange spats.
Both titles are available from the usual sources on January 5, 2010.]]>
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