Monday, 5 July 2010

Explaining the Big Bang and putting the ratings straight, Wesley Crusher loves the Doctor plus more podcasts and news...


   
Den Of Geek has...
The Doctor Who News Page has Doctor Who: The Big Bang - Final Ratings, final figures for the final episode of the recent series of Doctor Who, The Big Bang, are partially available from BARB  with the BBC One showing getting 6.12 million viewers, this was enough to make it the ninth most watched programme of the week for BBC One.

The Sun has Daisy's out with you know Who, ...Daisy Lowe looks cracking as she shows off her pins while running errands with time-travelling fella Matt Smith.

Digital Spy
has...
  • Gaiman: 'Who ep changed in 20 minutes', writing on his Twitter feed, the author discussed the instalment's rumoured working title 'The House of Nothing'.
  • 'Trek' star Wheaton a 'Doctor Who' fan, Writing on his Twitter feed, the actor - who also appeared in the 1986 film Stand By Me - revealed that he had been watching classic episodes of the show online.
  • Your favourite 'Who' episodes revealed, every week for the last few months we've been gathering your verdict on the episodes as they've aired, all leading up to this moment. So without further ado, here's how you ranked this series of Doctor Who - least popular to most... (ed: Our online poll for your favourite series five episode/s is still open, and will be until near Christmas, so check it out in our sidebar).

News & Star has Dr Who star calls in for coffee at Gretna cafe, John Barrowman turned heads when he popped into Costa at Gretna Gateway on Friday.

TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has Doctor Who - Extreme close-up filming of Matt Smith , ever wondered how they do those extreme close-up zoom shots of The Doctor's face?, this video shows the lengths the crew go to to create such shots.

Radio Free Skaro has released 205 - The Chronic Hysterectomy, with Series Five done and packed away, and with everyone staring down the barrel of a six month wait for new Who, the Three Who Rule decided to embark upon a summer of commentary episodes on classic, randomly selected stories from Doctor Who's past. Commentarygeddon began with Meglos, the (unfairly) maligned Tom Baker cactusfest. Dodecahedrons, vocoders and Jacqueline Hill, not to mention a young (and fake) Annie Lennox await!

The Doctor Who Podcast has released Episode 20, Tom and Trevor put their feet up on the Campervan china hutch and discuss their thoughts on The Hungry Earth, which sees the return of the Silurians to our screens after an absence of 26 years.

Krynoid Podcast has released 009: The Ark In Space, prepare yourself for in-depth analysis of unsightly alien teats, contagious bubblewrap and the social minefield that is 30th Century pair-bonding.

The TARDIS Tavern
has Episode 22: The Greatest Show in the Galasquee!, ...we present you with "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy," our Seventh Doctor installment in our "Eleven Doctors" series (formerly known as our "Ten Doctors" series because bow ties are cool).

The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast has released Number 10, so the series is over for another year but Adam and Alicia still have plenty to talk about especially as far as feedback is concerned, plus a very special appearance from Jon Pertwee.



Georgia Moffett the fan website has Own Georgia Moffett's TARDIS!, yes - you could be the owner of this original piece of TARDIS artwork drawn by Georgia herself, the TARDIS Project Auction is online already and is due to end on 6th July 2010. The purpose of the auction is to sell pieces of artwork drawn and donated by celebrities, in order to raise money for Robin's charities.

Dirty Whoers has Monster Mash, the new “Aliens And Creatures” sourcebook for Cubicle 7’s Dr Who: Adventures in Time and Space RPG is now available from DriveThru RPG’s website. Sadly, it’s only available as a downloadable pdf, although the shiny, shiny boxed set should be available sometime in August.

Crafty Tardis
has Who shrink plastic badges and general jewellery, " I made many Who things out of shrink plastic yesterday, and also finished off a load of necklaces."

The Vervoid has posted "the Museum of Museums... Superman's boss is in deadly danger... the tap heard around the world... DWB 7 reviews Warriors of the Deep... and week 12 of the 3 Dr Whos.."

Calloway Green
has The Dalek That Sells Catfood, "...imagine my amazement when I saw a full size Dalek talking to the kids in the street while threatening to ‘exterminate’ them."



DWAS Online has Series 5. The Final Word, ...the Big Bang was so fast, and so complicated, that I've watched it three times so far and I am still not sure how all the movements in time fit together.

Total Sci Fi reviews Doctor Who: Legend of the Cybermen, The Macros, Solitaire, and Jago & Litefoot Series One, the Doctor’s latest adventures, plus an ace extended Companion Chronicle.

Geek Life has Video Game Review: Doctor Who The Adventure Games – Blood of the Cybermen, the second installment in the interactive episode series, is “Tomb Raider II”. It builds on the best bits from the first outing and delivers a much more honed and standout experience. Sans the speed-boat in Venice bit.



Todays pick of the Tweets...
  • Sassibelle84 We watched Dr Who at uni - can life get any better?!
  • bfelliott Found another broadcaster that has put Doctor Who back on the air - little known TV4 Guld in Sweden has the 60s to 80s eps
  • David_Tennant Portal Awards voting continues (David Tennant is nominated): http://tinyurl.com/2d8k3n7 Vote once per day per email address. Ends 25/7.
  • MabelxxBaby My brother won tickets to a doctor who thing in newcastle
  • concretecowboy_ Still reliving the superb final Doctor Who episode, which I finally watched last night. yes, I'm behind the times, I know.
  • CrazyPersonFace Ironically, the "main" weeping angel in Doctor Who resembles the Greek goddess of hunt. LOVE IT.
  • danniboi07 Wow, just saw the Dr Who episode "Blink" by far my fave episode so far!
  • elvista Did I mention Doctor Who is the awesomest Sci-fi series ever? Well, Doctor Who is the awesomest Sci-fi series ever!
  • Marizabeth Doctor Who is not the only time lord. And the dormant one is evil?!?!  Oh no!!!
  • pdelahanty You know, part of me wishes there was a Doctor Who video game...and part of me is glad there isn't because it would likely suck.
  • LJFWolffe Dr. Who Lessons: Respect the Plan. Don't Diss the Sonic. Trust the Plastic. Bow Ties are Cool. 8-)
  • DVCorvis S4 of Torchwood is supposed to award loyal fans which ones? If 99% of it is filmed in America & its centered on the least favorite character
  • owenharper Catching up on the rest of this season of Doctor Who while taking a break from chores.



The Doctor In The TARDIS
has Has Beth Willis Been Asked To Resign?, it's no secret that the turnaround of staff on Doctor Who has gone into overdrive in the last few weeks.

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