Back when Doctor Who was re-launched, after a well received opening, the whole thing was very nearly derailed by the shock news that Christopher Eccleston had resigned from the role that leaked out after just one episode. Following on from that debacle they’ve always tried to keep the big shocks secret, although that didn’t stop… Continue Reading
The trailer for Doctor Who next week started showing tonight – I notice that aside from a fully lit shot (for that see the Sun) – they are not bothering to try and hide the “surprise” return of Davros much any more… Also from the flashes of faces in the trailer, it does look like… Continue Reading
I actually thought the bulk of the second series of Torchwood wasn’t bad – the non-killing off of Owen annoyed me a bit, but generally the stories were pretty good, indeed the episode last week wasn’t bad, aside from the somewhat amazing fact that Owen – who lest we forget now cannot recover from any… Continue Reading
After the shock conclusion to Reset, and especially if you’ve sat through Russell T along with various of the other production team members going on about needing to kill a major character (as an aside it was decidedly amusing that all the cast, like me, still associate Alan Dale with Jim Robinson), the fact that… Continue Reading
It’s funny, however many times I see Alan Dale playing the bad guy, as he has done in a number of shows, and does again in the second of this weeks Torchwood episodes, I still think of him as nice old Jim Robinson from Neighbours… Anyway, in Reset, the episode of Torchwood that went out… Continue Reading