RussellTDavies-related stories
Posted Aug 31st 2009 10:03AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, Animation, Doctor Who, Reality-Free
Before
Doctor Who fans say good bye to David Tennant in the BBC's final three specials of 2009, they'll get a little extra colorful bonus Tennant from the Beeb's Red Button service and the
Who website.
Doctor Who: "Dreamland" is the show's first venture into "3D" CG animation, and that makes for a stylistic representation of the Tennant's tall, skinny Time Lord. Writer Phil Ford (a veteran of both live action
Who and
Torchwood) takes the The Doctor to a diner in Roswell, New Mexico where all manner of alien shenanigans are going on.
American fans won't get to see the six-part series in its first run, as they're blocked out of video feeds on the BBC's websites. If only there were other websites that showed online video (illegally) posted by fans. Oh, well.
Continue reading Tennant's Doctor Who hangs on in Dreamland
Posted Aug 20th 2009 3:11PM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, Doctor Who, Reality-Free
Earlier this month,
we asked you if you wanted a season four of
Torchwood. Early responses seemed to say yes, and then we got deluged with people who were fed up with their favorite characters dying and who weren't entirely impressed with the
Torchwood: Children of Earth mini-series that was season three.
Well, there is going to be a season four, and
Torchwood Magazine got the scoop (Dammit! How'd they manage that?). According to the magazine,
Torchwood creator and writer Russell T. Davies already has several storylines worked out, and knows what happens to the characters that did survive seasons two and three. He's not sure if it will be another mini-series or a 13-episode season, but he does know what he'd include.
Continue reading Davies has a map for Torchwood
Posted Jul 30th 2009 4:31PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free, British TV, Comic-Con
Reports flooded out of Comic Con International that a fourth season of
Torchwood was all but a lock based on its spectacular ratings on both sides of the Atlantic.
That would make sense when you consider the third mini-season ("Children of Earth") pulled in north of 6 milllion viewers a night in the U.K. and is now BBC America's all-time highest rated show. Why wouldn't the BBC want to bring it back?
But, in an informal discussion in Los Angeles Wednesday, Russell T. Davies told me the fourth season has not been officially approved, despite previous reports.
Continue reading Not so fast: Davies says Torchwood's fourth season on hold
Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:33AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
A
Torchwood panel headlined by Russell T. Davies and John Barrowman was the last big event of Comic-Con International this year. While it didn't pack any huge revelations, it did come with good news for fans. The show will return for a full season in 2010.
The BBC decided to make the show's third season, "Children of Earth," into a week-long miniseries event. It was a huge ratings success in the U.K. and fared well on BBC American in the U.S. So, the Beeb is giving it a longer run.
Continue reading Torchwood approved for full fourth season - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jul 26th 2009 10:33AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Doctor Who, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
It's safe to say David Tennant wasn't prepared for what he was running into at Comic-Con International.
"I've never been to San Diego before, lets alone Comic-Con," Tennant told me in the Scottish accent he hid while playing The Doctor for five years on the BBC's crown jewel,
Doctor Who. "The fan response here has been incredible -- just walking to the elevator. I can't imagine what'll be like during the panel (Sunday)."
Tennant is attending Comic-Con with former
Who show-runner and
Torchwood creator Russell T. Davies to promote the final specials featuring Tennant in the lead role. And, with mere hours to go before Sunday morning's
Doctor Who panel (one of the major events of Comic-Con's closing day), he insists that's the only reason he's there -- besides meeting the fans.
"I've heard we're supposed to announce a
Doctor Who movie," Tennant explained. "Or, I'm supposed to be playing
The Hobbit. But we're just here to promote the specials."
Continue reading David Tennant: The TV Squad Interview - Comic-Con Report
Posted Jun 19th 2009 10:02AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Doctor Who, Celebrities, Reality-Free, British TV, Comic-Con
Doctor Who's David Tennant (right) and
Who/Torchwood executive producer Russell T. Davies are headed to Comic-Con for the first time this year -- just in time for both of them to walk away from sci-fi's longest running TV series.
It should be a huge event, as fans of both
Doctor Who and
Torchwood will get their first chance to grill the people most directly responsible for the shows' development over the last few years.
Tennant, will appear alongside Davies, former
Who executive producer Julie Gardner and
Who/
Torchwood director Euros Lyn at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego on Sunday, July 26, 10-11:00 am PT.
Continue reading Doctor Who's Tennant and Davies Heading to Comic-Con
Posted Jun 14th 2009 10:03AM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, TV on DVD, Reality-Free, British TV
Torchwood creator and executive producer Russell T. Davies told the British press Friday that the fourth season of the sci-fi show is ready and waiting, depending on how the show's third mini-season ("Children of Earth") performs.
During a screening of the third series' premiere episode ("Day One"), Davies said he knows where he wants to go in
Torchwood's next run. That's good news for fans, as there's every reason to expect that "Children of Earth" will do well both in the U.K. and in the U.S. -- where it out-rates the show that inspired it (
Doctor Who) on BBC America.
Davies, the former executive producer of
Who, also gave
Torchwood fans reason to rejoice when he said he'd be willing to keep knocking the show out for 10 years if the viewers stay tuned. No word if show stars like John Barrowman and Eve Myles would be willing to stay on board into their middle age.
Continue reading Davies says Torchwood's season four is ready to go
Posted Aug 10th 2008 9:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Doctor Who, Awards, Reality-Free
Very rarely does a television series put out a standalone episode that is not only brilliant in and of itself, but also stands above pretty much every episode of that series. And yet, with the tenth episode of the third series,
Doctor Who did just that with "
Blink." Even more remarkable is that this episode barely featured the Doctor or then-companion Martha Jones. It had become common, due to the tight production schedules, for an episode each season to barely feature the Doctor, but this one absolutely blew our minds.
And apparently voices that matter agreed, because writer
Stephen Moffat was just awarded the prestigious Hugo Award for short form dramatic presentation for "Blink." I have to figure it's a large part of why he's been selected to take over as lead writer and executive producer of
Doctor Who from Russell T. Davies when the show returns for its fifth series in 2010. Based on this one episode alone, the show couldn't be in better hands.
Continue reading Doctor Who blinks and picks up a Hugo
Posted May 20th 2008 2:41PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Doctor Who, Reality-Free
Since
Doctor Who found new life in 2005, Russell T. Davies has served as both executive producer and head writer of the series. Davies had announced that he would be stepping down from the position, and today, we learned the not-so-surprising news that occasional
Doctor Who writer and creator of
Coupling,
Steven Moffat, will be taking over.
This is definitely a step in the right direction for the series, as Moffat's previous contributions to the show have been some of the greatest highlights. For example, that chilling episode "
Blink" (the one that made it impossible for me to walk through a sculpture garden without looking over my shoulder every two seconds) was his masterpiece.
Continue reading Steven Moffat takes over Doctor Who
Posted Mar 22nd 2007 8:01PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, BBC, Doctor Who, Sci Fi
Doctor Who executive producer Russell T Davies
says the show will be back for a fourth series (that's British for season). He made remarks at the London premiere of series three.
What's less clear at the moment is who will be playing the Doctor in series four. Current Doctor David Tennant has remained silent on the issue. Series three has actress Freema Agyeman playing Martha Jones, the doctor's new assistant. She fills the void left by Billie Piper's departure from the program.
It had been widely suspected that a fourth season was already on deck, but Davies' confirmation should come as good news for
Doctor Who fans. Now if only Americans didn't have to wait months or years for each new season to show up on the SciFi channel.
Posted Oct 23rd 2006 4:41PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, BBC, Ratings, Torchwood
Good news for sci-fi fans in general, and
Dr. Who fans specifically. The
BBC is reporting that the first two episodes of
Torchwood scored the biggest audience for a non sports program on a digital channel ever. Captain Jack was topped by two football matches from 2004 and 2005, no pun intended. One would assume that the great ratings bode well for the continuation of all things
Dr. Who. And I am always happy to see positive press for any sci-fi show.
Torchwood is written by Russell T Davies, who also wrote for
Dr. Who, and stars John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness. Spun off of
Dr. Who, the series follows a team of investigators as they solve crimes, both alien and human. There is more info at the
show's website, and a good
interview with Barrowman on the BBC's page.
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