Archive for the 'Doctor Who' Category

DOCTOR WHO: BIONIC WOMAN CAST IN NEXT SPECIAL

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

It will soon be officially confirmed (well, it should be considering this publicity shot is out) that Michelle Ryan, star of the recent Bionic Woman remake series (and, erm, Eastenders) has been cast in the Doctor Who Easter special, namely Planet of the Dead. Ryan is said to play a character called ‘Lady Christina de [...]

DOCTOR WHO- FACTION PARADOX TO APPEAR?

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

I love this rumour, but it is almost certainly just a rumour. I’ve had a few messages stating that Faction Paradox, the sect of dark time travellers created by Lawrence Miles for the BBC Doctor Who novels, are set to appear in one of the forthconming 2009 specials. I very much doubt it (This is [...]

DOCTOR WHO: MATT SMITH IS THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

The BBC have officially announced that the eleventh actor to portray the rogue Time Lord known as The Doctor will be 26 year old Matt Smith. Smith, the youngest actor to ever take the lead in Doctor Who, is known to audiences from the TV adaptations of Philip Pullman novels as well as the hugely [...]

WELCOME TO 2009: The movies and merchandise to look out for this year!

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Happy new year one and all! 2009 promises to be a big, brash beast of a year, with some of the most anticipated films and gear around in ages. 2009 is going to be a big year for many geeks, as not only do we have the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to look forward [...]

2008: THE STARSTORE REVIEW

Monday, December 29th, 2008

This year has been another big one for the geek world in movies, TV, comics, books and new media. There has been an unprecedented growth in the realms of geekdom despite the economic woes faced by the entire planet. As things become more difficult, people are wanting more entertainment value for their money, and quite [...]

What have been 2008′s most wanted Action Figures?

Monday, December 15th, 2008

That time of year where we take a look back at the big names is here again. It has been quite a year on the action figures and memorabilia front, with all manner of media tie in items coming onto the market from movies, comics, TV shows and games. The area that has seen by [...]

DOCTOR WHO – Looking to the future, the past and inbetween

Monday, November 24th, 2008

On the heels of David Tennant’s announcement that he is to leave the role of the world’s favourite Time Lord upon completion of the 2009 special episodes, the Doctor Who fan community has ignited with theories and suggestions for the future of the series. While some of these ideas are pretty outlandish, we can be [...]

TORCHWOOD FIGURES: MORE NEW IMAGES REVEALED

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

More images of the new TORCHWOOD action figures have been released, further fueling interest in the long-delayed set of Doctor Who spin-off merchandise. The figures were originally due in August of 2008, but due to approval issues have been delayed. No release date has been set, but they are due sometime this month, exclusively in [...]

DOCTOR WHO: DAVID TENNANT TO LEAVE – OFFICIAL

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The era of the tenth Doctor is set to close with the special episodes that will air in 2009. David Tennant revealed that he would be laying down his Sonic Screwdriver at the end of the 2009 Doctor Who specials while at the National Television Awards. He will complete the special episodes that are currently [...]

BILLIE PIPER: DOCTOR WHO STAR BECOMES A MOTHER

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Everyone at Starstore and The Last Picture Show would like to pass along our congratulations to former Doctor Who star Billie Piper and her husband Laurence Fox on the birth of their first baby. Their son was born at 1am on tuesday and has been named Winston. Billie, who shot to fame as a pop [...]