Archive for the 'Doctor Who' Category

Here comes the 2009 San Diego Comic Con!!!

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

It’s that time of year again- Time for millions of geeks the world over to be seething with jealousy at the lucky people going along to the legendary San Diego Comic Con. This year looks set to be just as cool as the 2008 extravaganza, and we’re keeping ‘em peeled for the coolest movie collectibles [...]

Doctor Who: Finale Spoiler picture and Torchwood air date

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Doctor Who Finale Screen Grab Reveals Guests The big Doctor Who news right now is a leaked picture from the filming of the final 2009 specials, in which the tenth Doctor (David Tennant) will finally be beaten by a certain returning bad guy and regenerate into the eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith). The photo was taken [...]

Doctor Who: David Tennant to appear as The Doctor in The Sarah Jane Adventures!

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

It has been reported that outgoing tenth Doctor Who star David Tennant is to appear in a two part adventure in the third series of The Sarah Jane Adventures, starring Elisabeth Sladen as one of the Doctor’s former companions who continues to fight off alien threats on Earth. Executive producer Russell T Davies has stated [...]

Doctor Who voted Best Science Fiction Show of All Time

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The current issue of Wizard magazine features a rundown of the top science fiction shows of all time, and right at the top of the list is the UK’s very own Doctor Who. Certainly the longest running SF show ever made, it had also been repeatedly voted the best ever, notably in SFX magazine a [...]

DOCTOR WHO: Strangest casting rumour yet…. Gillian Anderson?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

I’ll keep this brief. I’m not going to write in depth on this one until something is confirmed either way. There’s a rumour doing the rounds that X-Files star Gillian Anderson is in talks to play The Rani in the forthcoming fifth series of Doctor Who. While this may sound a bit mad at first, [...]

Doctor Who theme voted best theme tune of all time

Monday, April 20th, 2009

The unmistakable theme tune to Doctor Who has been voted the best Science Fiction theme of all time in an online poll. Quite rightly so, too. The chilling thrum of the bass and the soaring high notes are certainly the most recognizable theme on TV, and though each version differs throughout the show’s history, it [...]

Doctor Who- Planet of the Dead: The Starstore Review

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

The countdown to the end of the tenth Doctor’s era continues with this Doctor Who Easter special. Reception seems to have been somewhat mixed for this episode, and I can see why. While entertaining and well made, the episode has a few elements that let it down rather. This is a shame, as there is [...]

DOCTOR WHO – Planet of the Dead: free ebook download to celebrate the new special!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Hey all, here’s a special free download for you! In order to celebrate the showing of the new special episode Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, The Famous Starstore Blog is offering TIME CAPSULE, an exclusive free ebook for you to check out! Containing all of our coverage of series 4, The Next Doctor and [...]

NEWS ROUNDUP: Marvel movies release date changes, Iron Man 2 casting news, Stephen King’s IT, Doctor Who, Twilight: Eclipse

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Marvel Movie Date Changes There have been some big changes to the slate of Marvel movies to be released in the next few years, mostly in order to accommodate the new Spider-Man films. Only Iron Man 2 has kept its release date, and will be out in May 2010. Thor will now hit on June [...]

DOCTOR WHO: Fan mail already for the 11th Doctor

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

He may not have shot a single scene as the rogue Time Lord yet, but 11th Doctor Matt Smith has already been getting fan mail. In a comment to Doctor Who Magazine, he has stated that he’ll try to respond to all of them. It is nice to know that the man who will be [...]