Farewell To The Ponds

Goodbye to Karen and Arthur!!!

Today marks the last day of filming Doctor Who for Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. Well unless they make an appearance in the 50th anniversary at some point.  But anyway it's an end of an era and soon we will be embarking on the Jenna Louise - Coleman era of Doctor Who.  So goodbye to the Ponds. 

The Knights Exclusive Interview With Paul McGann From ICON 31

On Friday March 30, 2012 I had the wonderful opportunity to interview Paul McGann.  So off we went on the 3 1/2 hour drive to Ronkonkomo, New York. Needless to say that I was a tad bit nervous.  But nerves turned to excitement as the man himself entered the meeting room that was reserved for press. Paul McGann was very accommodating and happy to see us. I was now truly excited as  I was about to partake in a one on one with one of the actors that played my favorite television character of all time The Doctor.  Well it was a wonderful experience and here is the interview in which Paul McGann talks candidly about Doctor Who, his time with Big Finish and what projects he has coming up.

At this time I would like to thank Ken Deep The ICON Media Director for giving us this opportunity to interview Paul McGann and to Vernon Hill for driving me down to Long Island and for also taking all those great pictures.

Steven Moffat hints at extra episodes of 'Dr. Who'

Don't make Steven Moffat sic his friend on you.

In a brief interview with RadioTimes (1 minute and 11 seconds, to be exact), "Dr. Who" showrunner Steven Moffat offered a tantalizing glimpse of the Time Lord's future.

First, he tells the interviewer that the show will have "a long run" when it returns in the fall. From the sound of the interviewer's voice, you would think he had just won the lottery. Moffat, in turn, plays with the interviewer like a cat playing with a mouse.

"You're saying, maybe more than 13 parts?"

"Am I? Did I say that?"

After another question, Moffat points out that, including the Christmas episode, the season will be "at least 14" episodes. He then continued to tease the interviewer - and us - in response to a question about the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who in 2013:

"I think, honestly, and just saying this as a Dr. Who fan myself, and knowing a certain amount of what's coming and making some of the other stuff up, there will never be a better time, I promise you, I promise you, for so many reasons I can't talk about yet, there will never be a better time to be a Dr. Who fan, I absolutely promise that."

'Dr. Who' makes a Top 10 list of mistakes by Syfy

Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper weren't good enough for Syfy?

Dr. Who and a television channel devoted to science fiction - a match made in Geek Heaven, right?

Wrong.

At least to the executives at the Syfy channel (then known as SciFi). Failing to keep the regenerated classic on the channel after March 2006 has made i09's "10 Actual Mistakes that Syfy Has Made Over the Years:"

BBCA Dr Who Insider Ep 8 The Kiss of Death (Aussies don't watch spoilers)

I found this on the BBCA Dr Who website thought it was interesting. Enjoy

Doctor Who Insider Number 6 Cover

Head on over to a Barnes and Noble and grab the newest issue of the American Doctor Who Magazine.

Dr. Who victim of budget cuts? 'Absolute nonsense,' Steven Moffat says

Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. That's according to "Dr. Who" head writer Steven Moffat. (We're reasonably sure he didn't mean our website, though.)

Speaking to the Daily Beast, Moffat responded to "reports of budget cuts being behind the BBC's decision not to air a full season of 'Dr. Who' during 2012:

Absolute nonsense. First of all, we are airing in 2012. The only thing that’s happening is that we’re moving a bit later...There’s lots of reasons for that that will become clear quite soon...It is certainly not a reduced episode count. Do you think the BBC would really let that happen? With an average audience of 10 million?…Doctor Who’s international profile is huge. It’s never been more successful. You’re not going to reduce a show like this. The opposite is going to happen, in fact.

Click on the Daily Best link above for more from Moffatt on Amy Pond, River Song and everyone's favorite time-traveling, unlicensed physician.

It's Official!!! Episode 13 of Dr Who 6.2 is "The Wedding of River Song"

It was finally announced that the last episode of this season will be called "The Wedding of River Song". So now the internet will be filled with speculation and rumor about who River Song will be marrying.  The rest of the series titles are as followed.

8.    Let's Kill Hitler by Steven Moffat
9.    Night Terrors by Mark Gatiss
10.  The Girl Who Waited by Tom MacRae
11.  The God Complex by Toby Whithouse
12.  Closing Time by Gareth Roberts
13.  The Wedding of River Song by Steven Moffat

Doctor Who The Pandorica Opens WIns Hugo Award

Steven Moffat has won his 4th Hugo Award this time for The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang.  Personally I would have liked it if Vincent and The Doctor had won but thats me I don't have a vote. You can view the complete list of winners at the link below.

http://www.thehugoawards.org/

Doctor Who and Let's Kill Hitler Highlight Radio Times Cover

It's a no brainer on who would be on this weeks Radio Times Cover. New Dr Who this Saturday.



Dr Who Magazine 438 Cover

Here is the cover for issue 438 of Doctor Who Magazine and don't forget Lets Kill Hitler airs this Saturday in UK, USA, & Canada.

Dr. Who 'Let's Kill Hitler' guest star spoilers - don't click on the Daily Mirror link or 'read more' if you don't want to know

Don't worry. We won't mention any names until after the jump. But the Daily Mirror is reporting:

“They don’t have a big part to play, but fans will love to see them return and they are trying to help Matt in an hour of need. It is a humorous scene and it opens the door to any of them if they wanted to come back and do some more filming in the future.” 

Promotional Pictures For Dr Who 6.2 Released By BBC

Here is a bunch of promotional pictures released by the BBC for series 6.2 of Doctor Who.  You can view more after the bump.

Steven Moffatt talks about plans for the 50th anniversary celebration of Dr. Who - well, sort of

A young Steven Moffatt catches up on his reading.

Let the rumors continue.

With the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who coming up in 2013, fans are eager to know how the BBC plans to celebrate.

"It’ll be amazing," executive producer Steven Moffatt recently told TVLine.

As for specifics?

“It won’t be just one thing…. We’ll be doing lots of stuff,” Moffat said. “The plans are quite extensive, and changing all the time. Oh my God, we will hit that year very, very hard indeed.”

Christopher Eccleston says he left Dr. Who because of 'politics'

A few days ago, David Tennant left open the possibility of some day returning to the role that made him famous. Don't expect Christopher Eccleston to follow along. The ninth doctor pulled no punches when asked why he played the role for just one season. The question was asked in an acting master class at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and reported on the Bad Wilf website.

"I left Doctor Who because I could not get along with the senior people. I left because of politics. I did not see eye-to-eye with them. I didn’t agree with the way things were being run. I didn’t like the culture that had grown up, around the series. So I left, I felt, over a principle.

The Return of David Tennant as Dr. Who?

OK, that's a blatantly misleading headline. But it is fascinating that the former Time Lord is talking about his willingness to don his trench coat again at some time in the future. As he told Total Film:

‘It's not impossible forever, but no plans at the moment.

'People keep telling me that they’ve read online that I’m coming back – but believe me, if that happens I’ll be the first to tell everyone, I’ll be shouting about it very loudly.’

WTF! No Full Series of Doctor Who for 2012

According to an article on Life, Doctor Who & Combom there apparently won't be a full series of Doctor Who in 2012.  I find that to be a pretty crappy move after confirming a couple weeks ago that there would be.  You can read the full articles here at the website of Life, Doctor Who & Combom.
http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/06/confirmed-no-full-series-of-doctor-who.html

http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/06/no-full-series-of-doctor-who-for-2012.html

http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/06/updates-regarding-reports-about-doctor.html

Doctor Who Renewed for 2012

Over at the Doctor Who News Page it is being reported that Doctor Who will be returning for 14 episodes.  The first of the 14 will be the 2011 Christmas special while the other 13 will make up Series 7.  No word on how Series 7 will be aired if they continue with the format they are in now or like past series show all 13 in a row.  It has also been confirmed that Matt Smith will be in all 14.  No word on who the companion or companions will be.
You can read the full article here at The Doctor Who News Page.

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2011/06/dwn070611173008-bbc-confirms-fourteen.html

Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War Review (Spoilers Sweety)

Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes To War
By Steven Moffat

The series six mid way point is here and the big revelation is here and judging by the response on the Internet this story will go down as one of the big ones.  But should it. Was A Good Man Goes To War a great episode or will it be mainly viewed in the eyes of the fans as one of the greatest stories ever due to the fact that we find out who River Song really is.  The clues are all there in this episode as

Watch A Good Man Goes To War

For those who do not want to wait till next weeks BBC America's transmission of A Good Man  Goes To War then I suggest you follow the link to Life, Doctor Who & Combom's site to watch it.  You should really do yourself a favor and do it as it's going to be spoiled for you before next Saturday.

http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/06/watch-good-man-goes-to-war-here.html