Archive for the 'TV News' Category

PREACHER SERIES ABORTED BY HBO

Monday, September 1st, 2008

What? WHAT?! WHY?!!! Come on, HBO are hardly the most family friendly outlet, so how come they could possibly be worried about the content of a Preacher show? The Preacher graphic novels are confrontational, controversial and excellent, but then, doesn’t that fit in exactly with BO’s output? Could it be they have finally chickened out [...]

TORCHWATCH: TORCHWOOD SERIES THREE NEWS

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Its official- the third series of Torchwood has now started shooting! The five-part serial, ‘Children of Earth’ is to be ‘Hugely bold’ according to creator Russell T Davies. The story is to see the return of the surviving central characters played by John Barrowman, Eve Miles and Gareth David-Lloyd, along with recurring guests Kai Owen [...]

RED DWARF: RETURN OF THE SMEGHEADS?

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

According to Kryten himself, Mr Robert Llewellyn, a brand new, hour long special episode of RED DWARF is to go before the cameras this coming October. HELL YES, is all I can say to that bit of news. I pray right down to the soles of my battered army boots that this is true and [...]

TORCHWATCH: TORCHWOOD SERIES 3 NEWS

Friday, August 15th, 2008

An unofficial look at the universe of the BBC’s Doctor Who spinoff TORCHWOOD

SERIES THREE TITLE
The official story title for the third series of Torchwood has now been announced by the BBC and Torchwood magazine! The five part story, set to be broadcast over the space of one week, is to be called Children of Earth. [...]

TARDISWATCH- DOCTOR WHO SERIES FOUR OVERVIEW

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

 
TARDISWATCH: SERIES FOUR OVERVIEWAn independent look at the BBC’s science fiction legend  
When it was announced that Catherine Tate would be returning to Doctor Who for the whole of series four, fandom was pretty much unanimous in its shock and derision. Could this actress, known mostly for her comedy work, bring back her character from the [...]

TARDISWATCH: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEW- JOURNEY’S END

Monday, July 7th, 2008

INTRODUCTION
Russell T Davies really did need to end his time as head of the ongoing series of Doctor Who with a bang didn’t he? He is returning to helm the four specials next year (and of course this year’s Cybermen extravaganza), but ‘Journey’s End’ saw his four years on the main series come to [...]

PLANET GEEK NEWS: WOLVERINE, JAMES BOND, RED SONJA, DOCTOR WHO

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

NEW WOLVERINE IMAGE
The first image of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the forthcoming prequel X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie has been released by Empire magazine. Logan is looking as badass as ever. The film is to be released next year, and after the lukewarm reception X-Men: The Last Stand garnered at the box office, it is [...]

NEWS ROUNDUP: Superman, Stargate, Batman, Infected, Harry Potter…

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

SUPERMAN: A NEW DIRECTION?
Mark Millar, riding high in the public eye after the success of Wanted, not to mention being known to comics fans as one hell of a big name, is apparently turning his eye to The Man of Steel. Talking to The Daily Record, Millar states he has a new vision of Superman [...]

TARDISWATCH: DOCTOR WHO FEATURE REVIEW- EPISODE 12: THE STOLEN EARTH

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

INTRODUCTION
The final piece of the puzzle has been put in place- the last remaining major villain from Doctor Who’s classic era has returned at long last. Davros is back, and he’s brought an entire new Dalek Empire with him. Davros has been a fascinating character ever since his first appearance in the 4th Doctor [...]

NEWS ROUNDUP: DOCTOR WHO RUMOURS, FRIDAY THE 13TH, ALIEN FIGURES OUT NOW, NEW TURTLES FIGURES COMING, LABYRINTH FIGURES COMING!

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Hey all, there’s plenty going on amidst the neon boulevards of Planet Geek, so let’s take a look at some of the cool stuff happening and about to happen…
DOCTOR WHO- What the?!
After the breathtaking cliffhanger to Doctor Who episode 12, ‘The Stolen Earth’, speculation has gone into overdrive as to the events of the final [...]