Microsoft held the big reveal of their new console, Xbox One, last night. They’re showed off the impressive new hardware and features of the console, and in the middle of game announcements they dropped a bombshell:
A live action Halo TV series is coming, and it’s produced by Steven Spielberg. What’s more, they’re claiming it’ll be a “premium” show, on a par with Game of Thrones.
Billed as a thank you to fans for keeping Doctor Who’s secrets, the BBC has released a clip of the tenth and eleventh (well, as it stands, er, stood… appreciating that we don’t know… as long as… I mean, supposing that… oh, I give up) Doctors chummily discussing what it’s like to be the face of the show, and how their characters rub along together in the 50th anniversary special.
I feel like none of us are really prepared for how amazing Marvel’s upcoming Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be. We love Marvel, we trust Joss Whedon (and the people he trusts), and we’ve never really seen a television show that can expand upon and feed into an ongoing movie universe. How is this not totally exciting?
Mr. Spocks past and present face off in this ad for Audi. Zachary Quinto, who plays Spock in the latest Star Trek films, and Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role in the ’60s TV show, apparently are quite competitive with each other.
Mr. Television hit it big with the nasty, depressing, gory, and occasionally grating antics of The Walking Dead, so now it’s time to try the fun version with a television adaptation of 2009’s comedy Zombieland.
Instead of Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Little Miss Sunshine, the Zombieland pilot stars lower-grade replacements Tyler Ross, Kirk Ward, Maiara Walsh, and Little Orphan Annie. Instead of Bill Murray, this crew shot up Treat Williams.
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The story of Strax’s resurrection and recruitment by Vastra and Jenny has earned its own mini-prequel, or as I prefer to call it, spin-off pitch, starring the wonderful Dan Starkey, Neve McIntosh, and Catrin Stewart.
Let’s go back to two days after the Battle of Demons Run…
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I think I’m probably incredible
This is a lovely thing. Two and a half minutes of despondent Doctor, the oldest, strangest child in the universe, in a playground, talking to a little girl.
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EW has a brief interview with Peter Jackson in which he makes explicit his desire to someday direct an episode of Doctor Who. You might assume the BBC doesn’t have enough cash to pay a crazy popular guy like Jackson for the job, but he claims he’ll do it for the price of one Dalek. That’s kind of cute until the article later reveals that he already owns two of the iconic Doctor Who villains, and he suddenly just looks greedy.
Like most people who make the show but few who actually watch the show, Jackson is a massive Who fan who has been watching from nearly the beginning of the show’s 50 years of scaring the shit out of children and blind dates alike. He has apparently spoken with Doctor Who head honcho Steven Moffat about bringing this idea to fruition, so he’s really not kidding around. When asked what he thought of Peter Jackson directing an episode of Doctor Who, Moffat just held up a sign that said “piss off.”
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The last time showrunner Steven Moffat was asked how long incumbent Doctor Matt Smith would remain in the role, he snapped back with a cheerily brisk “Forever. For the rest of time”. There’s the slightest chance, you know, that he wasn’t telling the truth…
Of course he wasn’t. If there’s one thing more certain than death, taxes, and repetition of the phrase “Doctor Who?” in the new episodes, it’s that Matt Smith won’t be the Doctor forever. The Sun, amongst others, is keen for us to think that his departure will come sooner rather than later, namely, after the 2013 Christmas special. The newspaper ran a story suggesting that “Insiders say the festive special will be Matt’s last outing as The Doctor”, citing Smith’s ambition to break into Hollywood as his reason for bowing out after a four year stint.
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You guys! It’s only two weeks until Doctor Who returns with the first of eight episodes. BBC America has posted the newest trailer for Series 7B, and it looks like it’ll be a doozy. Lots of creepy monsters, including Cybermen, which actually look threatening, are included, as well as quick glimpses of guest stars Dougray Scott and David Warner. The focal point is, of course, the mystery surrounding Clara Oswin Oswald, the girl who has already [REDACTED] twice. So, Amy was the girl who didn’t make sense and Clara is the impossible girl… I think it’s all just a metaphor for the Doctor not being able to understand women.
The BBC has also released synopses for the first four episodes. Avoid if you don’t like spoilers.
