MATT SMITH ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
With Karen Gillan appearing on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson earlier this week, it’s time for Matt Smiths appearance! Watch below:
TORCHWOOD FUTURE NOT GURANTEED
Even though viewing figures for Miracle Day have been strong both sides of the Atlantic, the future of Torchwood is still not clear.
Speaking to the TV Critics Show, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has explained:
"Torchwood is not one of the shows we went into thinking about a yearly return. It’s about Russell T Davies - he has a lot of things on his plate. If Torchwood is not at the top of his list, that will affect the future of Torchwood."
Back in February, Russell T Davies told BBC Wales Today:
"It's interesting as to how long I can stay in the science fiction world. Personally I think I'm coming to the end of it now and I've saved the world and blown up the world too many times, and I hope I leave Torchwood in rude health, and then I'll probably move onto something else then. It's time to write something just where people talk in kitchens, at least for me. But I hope we literally leave the franchise in in a very strong position that other writers come in and take it over."
So it seems Russell T Davies is ready to step down from Torchwood, but what will that mean for Torchwood's future. Is there going to be a future?
THE DOCTOR WILL NEVER APPEAR IN TORCHWOOD
Steven Moffat has revealed that the Doctor will never appear in the spin-off show Torchwood, because it is not suitable for Doctor Who's audience.
Talking to TVLine, Moffat said:
"The Doctor could never go to Torchwood, Russell and I both agree on that. Doctor Who has a tremendous relationship with children in Britain. They'd want to watch Torchwood then, and it's not really a children's show."
However, he's stated that he wants John Barrowman to return to Doctor Who, and he almost had Captain Jack featuring in A Good Man Goes to War:
"I'd have [brought back Captain Jack] for 'A Good Man Goes To War', but John was busy doing Miracle Day... When we've got a good story, we'll do it. You can't just bring somebody back and say, 'That's a story'. I won't be thinking, 'How do you bring Captain Jack back?' I'll be thinking, 'You know what this needs? We need to bring Jack back for it'."
Do you want Captain Jack back in Doctor Who?
MATT SMITH: MY FAVOURITE DOCTOR IS 2ND
Matt Smith has revealed that Patrick Troughton who played the second incarnation of the Doctor is his favourite.
Smith, who is currently playing the eleventh incarnation says he loves the peculiar nature of Troughton.
"I love Patrick Troughton. 'Tomb of the Cybermen' is one of my favourite stories. It's so creepy," he told Newsarama. "What I think is wonderful about Troughton is he's weird and peculiar but he never asks you to find him weird and peculiar. He was a great actor. And I think the Cybermen are as scary as they've ever been in that one story."
In the past, critics have likened Smith's odd presence to that of Troughton. Do you see a bit of the 2nd Doctor coming through into the 11th?
MATT SMITH WANTS MULTI-DOCTOR STORY
Recently, John Barrowman and David Tennant have expressed their interest in returning to the show for 2013, but Christopher Eccelston has expressed the total opposite saying he wouldn't "bath in the same river twice".
Matt smith said:
Matt smith said:
"That's still over a year away but I'd love for it to happen, how amazing would it be to see Tom Baker [back as the Fourth Doctor]? Can you imagine just seeing him back in the scarf, man? That would be amazing.
Paul McGann is a great actor, man, and a great Doctor. I say bring back Chris [Eccleston] and Dave [Tennant], too! How many Doctors can we get into one story? Imagine if there were five or six of us in one ep and we could all just look at each other and judge each other."
In the past, multi-Doctor story have marked the show's big birthday's, with The Three Doctors, The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors.
Do you want a multi-Doctor episode?
Do you want a multi-Doctor episode?
DOCTOR WHO 2011 WAVE TWO REVEALED
Due for release next month are three new figures which make up wave two of the 2011 Doctor Who action figure range. Figures include bearded Doctor in straight jacket, Idris, and Uncle with swappable head. See pictures below:
These figures will hit shops nationwide early next month for £9.99 each so keep an eye out for them. Which will you be getting? Tell us below!
DISCUSSION | TORCHWOOD - DEAD OF NIGHT
(This post and it's comments contain spoilers)
Week three of Miracle Day has arrived, and don't miss out on getting your voice heard!
When the Torchwood team takes their chance to run, they are soon confronted with a new adversary that leads Jack to the mysterious Oswald Danes.
Discuss Miracle Day - Dead Of Night in the comments below and let us know what you thought about the episode!
YOUR FAVOURITE IS...THE DOCTOR'S WIFE
After months of voting, and after 200 votes, the results are in for the Tardis Base Favourite Story of Series 6 poll. It was a close competition, with The Doctor's Wife and A Good Man Goes To War neck and neck until the final stretch, but The Doctor's Wife came out victorius in the end!
With 82 of the 227 votes going to The Doctor's Wife, it was just enough to beat the 78 that the mid-series finale, A Good Man Goes to war got.
In third place came the series opener, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon with 47 votes. Fourth place went to The Curse of the Black Spot with 12 votes, and 5th place to The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People with 8 votes.
What do you think of those results?
MATT AND KARENS MESSAGE TO ARTHUR DARVILL
BBC America had a quick chat with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan at Comic Con in which they recorded the Doctor Who stars giving a message to Arthur Darvill who plays Rory. Watch the hilarious clip in the player below!
KAREN GILLAN ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
Karen Gillan was a guest on US talk show The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson this week, watch her interview in the player below:
MIRACLE DAY - EPISODE 1 OFFICIAL RATINGS
The first episode of Torchwood Miracle Day was seen by 6.59 Million acording to the BARB official ratings. This is a rise of almost 2 million on the overnight ratings of 4.8 Million.
The programme was the 8th highest rated on BBC One for the week.
What do you think of these ratings? It's clear that overnight ratings don't mean what they used to.
KAREN GILLAN CONFIRMS HER RETURN
This was backed up by Karen getting a role in the West End which seems to take place during filming time of Doctor Who series 7. However Karen herself confirmed she WILL return to Zap2It when asked about her future at Comic Con. Watch her confirm it below:
NEW EPISODE TITLES, WALLPAPER AND EP INFO!
The BBC are teasing us a lot about Doctor Who series 6 part 2 today! They have released a new series 6 part 2 wallpaper which you can download for your desktop by clicking here. The official site also released a guide for the upcoming episodes in the second part of the series, revealing new episode titles and details. Read all the info for the episodes below:
Episode 8: Let's Kill Hitler
Written by Steven Moffat
The gang's all back! The Doctor, Amy, River and Rory return in what promises to be an action-packed belter of an adventure. So far the following details have emerged:
'In the desperate search for Melody Pond, the TARDIS crash lands in 1930s Berlin, bringing the Doctor face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler. The Doctor must teach his adversaries that time travel has responsibilities - and in so doing, learns a harsh lesson in the cruellest warfare of all.'
We also know it features Albert Welling as Hitler and is directed by Richard Senior, previously at the helm for Time and Space plus the Doctor Who pre-title sequence for this year's NTA awards.
Episode 9: Night Terrors
Written by Mark Gatiss
Mark Gatiss has previously written spooky episodes including The Unquiet Dead and The Idiot's Lantern, but he promises that Night Terrors features some of the scariest moments he's ever dreamt up! The adventure has a modern day setting and features a little boy who has a fear of something... Can the Doctor help him?
Episode 10: The Girl Who Waited
Written by Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae's previous credits include The Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel plus the critically acclaimed The Crash of the Elysium. This is his first television adventure for the Eleventh Doctor and it's directed by Nick Hurran who was recently at the helm for the updated version of the cult classic, The Prisoner.
Episode 11: The God Complex
Written by Toby Whithouse
We know the adventure is set in a hotel and features an alien called Gibbis played by David Walliams. Again, the episode is directed by Nick Hurran and as writer Toby Whithouse was behind School Reunion and The Vampires of Venice, we know we've got something special to look forward to!
Episode 12
Written by Gareth Roberts
Craig Owens is back! The popular character from last year's The Lodger returns and judging from the trailer for eps 8-13 he's getting closer than ever to the Doctor! The adventure is written by Gareth Roberts whose credits include Attack of the Graske, The Unicorn and the Wasp and, of course, The Lodger.
Episode 13
Written by Steven Moffat
The big finale! This one remains shrouded in mystery but Karen Gillan has promised us that the series will contain 'possibly the biggest twist so far'... Is it possible that this is the adventure that delivers it? Steven Moffat penned last year's incredible finale but it's probable that this adventure will conclude the series with a bigger bang than ever!
It’s looking like this series is going to one of the best ever! What are your thoughts on it based on what we’ve heard so far? Let us know below!
BREAKING NEWS: SERIES 6 PART 2 TRAILER!
The BBC have released a trailer for series 6 part 2 just minutes ago, as well as a trailer for Toby Whithouse’s episode “The God Complex”! Check out the exciting new teasers in the player below!
Matt Smith confirmed earlier today at San Diego Comic Con that series 6 part 2 begins broadcasting on BBC America on Saturday August 27th, presumably airing the same day in the UK!
The Weeping Angels, Cybermen and the Silence are back! But why? And why does River Song have the eye patch we previously saw on Madame Kovarian? Leave your thoughts and comments below!
KAREN GILLAN'S WEST END DEBUT
It seems that Karen Gillan will be making her west end theatre debut this Autumn with the revival of John Osbourne's 1964 play Inadmissible Evidence.
Bill Maitland, a middle aged lawyer, struggles to avoid the harsh truths of his life and keep a hold on reality. As those closest to him begin to draw away, he puts himself on trial to fight for his sanity.
The play will be on at Donmar Warehouse Theatre, and she will be playing Bill Maitland's secretary, Shirley
The Daily Mail has reported that Gillan really impressed the director, Jamie Lloyd.
Karen read twice for him at auditions and he was impressed with her charisma and her natural instincts. "More importantly, she can do the text convincingly and she feels as if she comes from that Sixties British Mad Men world," Lloyd added.
The play starts on 13th October and runs until 26th November.
