Posts with tag martha jones
Posted Apr 20th 2008 1:20PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Doctor Who, Torchwood, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S02E13) Well, despite some ups and downs throughout the season, to say that this second run went out with a bang, both literally and emotionally, would be an understatement. Definitely, this ranks as one of the best episodes of the series so far and so amazingly surpasses the first season finale in every way. Where that was a silly overblown giant monster romp, this one existed on a much more intimate level within the lives of our cast of characters.
The cast and crew spent all season really fleshing out this team for us and making us learn to love and care for each of them; all of it leading to this stunning finale. Now the events herein could really resonate. Now you might be asking why such a generic
Torchwood picture for such a key episode? I see it as a tribute. To what? Well, if you've seen the episode, maybe you know what. If not, what the hell are you doing here? Go watch it already.
Continue reading Torchwood: Exit Wounds (season finale)
Posted Mar 16th 2008 5:38PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Torchwood, Episode Reviews
(S02E08) "You get to live forever. I get to die forever." -Owen comparing his situation to Jack's immortality.
This was a very different
Torchwood episode. There were no aliens to battle and no major action sequences. In fact, Team Torchwood was mostly inactive. Instead, we got to take an episode to look deep into the psyche and situation of Dr. Owen Harper. Everything from the music to the way the various scenes were shot lent itself perfectly to the melancholy and hopelessness of the character. Burn Gorman showed tremendous depth in his portrayal of Owen this installment, and it looks like we may finally be looking at some major growth for Owen. Not that he still doesn't have some very serious issues to deal with.
Continue reading Torchwood: A Day in the Death Of...
Posted Mar 9th 2008 8:02PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Torchwood, Episode Reviews
(S02E07) The death of Owen Harper trilogy continued. But does death mean the same thing in the world of
Torchwood as it does in our world? Do you really need to ask? Aside from an incredibly hokey introductory sequence in which Jack stormed into the above scene, struck a very theatrical pose and said "Nobody touches him until I return!" before abruptly disappearing again, this was a pretty solid episode. I do have to say that the point of Martha's continuing involvement is escaping me as she didn't really have anything to add to this installment.
Continue reading Torchwood: Dead Man Walking
Posted Mar 2nd 2008 12:38PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Torchwood, Episode Reviews
(S02E06) "Let's say we were under the same Doctor." Martha Jones explaining to Owen how she knows Jack.
This was probably the most anticipated episode of the season for die-hard
Doctor Who fans. It marked the arrival of The Doctor's most recent companion, Martha Jones, for an extended run on the series. As fans of that series know, Jack met up with Martha during his most recent bout with The Doctor on
Doctor Who. At the end of that show's fourth season, Martha made the decision to leave The Doctor and stay behind on Earth. As such, it makes perfect sense that she would be available now to appear on the spin-off. And she fit in pretty seamlessly with the gang, even serving to lighten up Jack a lot.
Continue reading Torchwood: Reset
Posted Feb 5th 2008 8:04AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Programming, Doctor Who, Pickups and Renewals, Torchwood
In the No Duh News category,
Sci Fi Channel has reported that they've acquired the fourth series (or season) of
Doctor Who for air beginning in April. What's great additional news is that they've also picked up
The Sarah Jane Adventures as well. The latter series focuses on Elisabeth Sladen's Sarah Jane, one of the most popular and famous "companions" in Who History, as she battles to keep Britain and the world save from alien encounters and invasions.
Sarah Jane is aided by a small group of children in her quest. And while the series has a lower budget than
Who and is geared more towards a children's audience, I still found it to be tremendously fun. And any opportunity to see K-9 is worth it in my book!
Continue reading Sci Fi brings back The Doctor, and Sarah Jane, too
Posted Nov 21st 2007 3:01PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Programming, Doctor Who, Torchwood
Just as happened with parent series Doctor Who, those of us stateside won't have to wait as long after the British airing of Torchwood's second season to see it here, though ironically it has yet to be announced when it will premiere on BBC Two in the UK. TVGuide.com tells us the second season of BBC America's biggest hit comes to us beginning January 26. And with James Marsters (Buffy/Angel) dropping in for a guest shot, and Doctor Who's Freema Agyeman (companion Martha) checking in for an extended stay mid-season, this second go round with Captain Jack Harkness, Gwen and the gang is shaping up to be more exciting than the first.
Marsters will play a time-agent criminal who "goes around in different times killing people with no remorse at all." His character Spike, remains one of the most popular in the Buffy-verse, so I expect Torchwood's ratings to see another "spike." (Boo! Boo! Hiss! Get off the stage!).
Continue reading Torchwood return set for January
Posted Jul 4th 2007 10:01AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Doctor Who, Celebrities, Casting
Please note that the title was meant to be said in a very sleazy voice, stretching out the word "ladies" to "lay-deez" accompanied by an inappropriate waggle of the eyebrows. Now that the finale of
Doctor Who has aired, loads of news regarding the upcoming Christmas special and fourth series has started coming in and all that news is about the ladies (again: "lay-deez").
First off, it has been announced that music super-star Kylie Minogue will be the
Christmas special companion. The only film I have seen her in is
Moulin Rouge!, but I don't think the Green Fairy's giggling and playful rump-shaking is enough to create a fair appraisal. But judging by Kylie's overall fabulousness, I think she'll do a pretty good job in "Voyage of the Damned" special. There's two more bits of casting news I've included after the jump, but they include spoilers from the series three finale! Don't keep reading unless you've seen it already! You have been warned! Exclamation mark!
[SPOILERS AHEAD]Continue reading The Doctor is still doing well with the ladies
Posted Jun 14th 2007 9:31AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: OpEd, Doctor Who, Psych, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, TV Squad Lists
Television and I don't see much of each other during the summer months, even during this era of year-round original programming. One reason why is, well, it's summer. I spend enough time cooped up in a small cubicle staring at a computer screen that I use summer to stretch my legs a bit. The other most likely reason is that I still have the mentality that there's nothing good on television to watch during the summer. Chalk that up to years of never-ending repeats while I was growing up.
Still, there are a few shows that I will watch on a regular basis, and there are some new outings that look interesting. So, without much fanfare, here is what I'm going to be watching this summer.
Continue reading What I'm watching this summer: Rich's list
Posted Apr 2nd 2007 7:58AM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Programming, Doctor Who, Ratings, Episode Reviews
(S03E01) You can say what you like, but I won't be listening --
Doctor Who is one of the best, if not
the best, television programmes of all time, and Russell T. Davies' current incarnation of the character and franchise is no exception.
The return of series three was marked by several important milestones in the character's chronology (if a linear method of cataloging the Doctor's life can be described in traditional terms); the introduction of a new companion, the setup of plot and theme for the rest of the series, and the subtle hints at bigger things yet to come.
Warning: spoilers after the jump.Continue reading Doctor Who: Smith and Jones
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 Jul 5th 2006 12:37PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Talent, Programming, BBC, Doctor Who, Celebrities
Newcomer Freema Agyeman has been chosen to play Doctor Who's new companion, Martha Jones, in the upcoming season. She already played a different character in the current season, but executive producer and writer Russell T. Davies liked her so much that she was brought in to audition again. Hopefully, Billie Piper haters can watch the program with a little more ease now.
Here's the
BBC press release, but it contains a spoiler if you don't know what happens to Freema's first character, Adeola. And
here's a gallery with a couple more pictures of David Tennant and Freema.
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