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FRIDAY NIGHT WHO 4/15/11

April 15, 2011 1 Comment

 

For tonight’s FRIDAY NIGHT WHO we’ll be watching the Peter Davidson classic story, “Earthshock”.  Join us tonight at Midnight C.S.T. for a live “tweet-a-long” on Twitter from Shaun and Glenn (I think we’ll excuse Keith from tweeting since it’s his first exposure to the episode…)  See you then!

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User Submitted Pictures!

April 12, 2011 3 Comments

Here are the pictures that were mentioned in the feedback section of Episode 15: The Rise of Steel

 

First one is from Alex:

from Alex Smith

Second one is from Mark Lee:

From: Mark Lee

 

Thanks again for the pictures guys! They are great! If anyone has pictures they want to share with us and on the blog send them in an e-mail!

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Cross Genre Geekdom Advertising

April 10, 2011 0 Comments

Doctor Who on Xbox LIVE

Here’s a way to get the word out that the new series of Doctor Who is ready to launch soon. Advertise to the millions of gamer geeks on Xbox LIVE.

That is exactly what Microsoft and BBC America are doing.  They are crossing genres to reach a whole other branch of customers.

I, for one, am excited.  Being a fan of DW already, I was aware of the release date.  But, now, I can have my very own TARDIS gamer picture.  I have been waiting for three years, since I fist signed on to the service to have a DW themed picture on my gamertag.  And I can now say that I will probably never change it again.

To download your own Doctor Who gamer picture and theme for your Xbox 360, click here.

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Friday Night Who 4/8/11

April 8, 2011 1 Comment

Tonight at midnight CST, join us for Friday Night Who! This installment will be “Rise Of The Cybermen” and “Age Of Steel” 2 parter with David Tennant. Live tweets on twitter via @vortexkeith, @vortexshaun and @glenn_bartlett.

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Doctor Who Insider – Issue One NOW AVAILABLE

April 8, 2011 0 Comments

Just released yesterday here in the states in Panini’s Doctor Who Insider. Just picked up mine, so haven’t had a chance to pour over it yet, but will tonight! Panini’s website lists the following highlights: – An exclusive interview with Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, plus Doctor Who production designer, Michael Pickwoad reveals how he built an entire new world for the holiday special. RETURN OF THE HEROES – The Fifth Doctor returns in a new trilogy of audio dramas, and in the first story he fights his old enemies, the Sontarans. We go behind-the-scenes to talk to the producers and writers of these brand new adventures and find out what’s in store for the Doctor and his companions. I WAS… CHESSENE (OF THE FRANZINE GRIG) Jacqueline Pearce, recalls playing an alien Androgum opposite Doctors Two and Six – Patrick Troughton and Colin Baker, in 1985’s The Two Doctors. NEXUS POINT – We take a look at the memorable moment from Pyramids of Mars where the Fourth Doctor shows his companion Sarah what the Earth might look like if the evil Sutekh escapes his imprisonment. DATA FILE – Who’s who and what’s what in the Doctor Who holiday special, A Christmas Carol. TIME SCOOP – Caught in the Time Scoop this issue are the Sontarans. We present a pictorial guide to the many appearances of the clone warriors over the years. MERCHANDISE – Previews of the latest Doctor Who merchandise, including Kinda & Snakedance on DVD featuring mini interviews with Janet Fielding and Marc Platt; new talking books, The Jade Pyramid and The Gemini Contagion from AudioGO; author James Goss reveals his inspiration for his new novel, Dead of Winter; and we take a look at the latest action figure sets from Underground Toys. FAN ZONE – A fantastic selection of pictures of fans posing with some well known Doctor Who celebrities, including Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Elisabeth Sladen. Plus photos of some fantastic Doctor Who inspired fan creations. PLUS! The latest official news on the new series, and a giant, double-sided poster of the Eleventh Doctor and A Christmas Carol.

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WHO – Happening NOW

April 8, 2011 0 Comments

From the BBC America Web site…

Cast and crew from Doctor Who arrived in New York this week to promote the upcoming season premiering April 23. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill will kick off the press tour with a signing at the Fifth Avenue Barnes And Noble store in Manhattan on Friday, April 8.

And on Monday, April 11 at 7 pm EST, BBC America is holding a free U.S. premiere screening of the two-part season opener at the Village East Cinema in Manhattan. The screening will be followed by a QA with Smith, Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, AND showrunner Steven Moffat. Nerdist‘s Chris Hardwick will moderate, and the QA will be recorded live for a special Nerdist podcast.

Note: the screening is first-come, first-served, and an RSVP does not guarantee admission. Turnout to the Season 5 premiere screening at Village East Cinema wrapped around a city block last year, and while there will be additional seating this year, you might want to show up a bit earlier than 6:59 pm. Just a word to the wise.

Wish we were there! Anyone wanna send live reports to our google voice mail number?

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