Watching Doctor Who

(It turns out that I’ve been collecting odds and ends of news and coolness in my Firefox tags since before I left for Gallifrey One. So, here they are all gathered together for you.)

I’ve got two word for you all: TARDIS quilt! My Mum has gotten very into quilting since she’s retired, and in surfing around quilting sites she discovered this quilt. She has now added my request for a TARDIS quilt of my own to her growing queue. I rather think I will remain at the end for a while, but I don’t mind. I can wait, albeit impatiently.

There’s a rumour going around that Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, might have some of the lost episodes of Doctor Who in his possession. Any Doctor Who fans out there in Zimbabwe who are willing to infiltrate the Presidential tape vault? Anyone?

In an interview on the official BBC Doctor Who site, Matt Smith admits to liking long coats and “rather dashing scarves.” Perhaps this will influence his outfit as the Doctor? He’s apparently deep in the thick of things now. I, for one, am dead curious to see what they come up with for both the costume and the character.

The first of the Doctor Who tenth Doctor special episodes, Planet of the Dead, is using Dubai, of all places, as one of its filming locations. I heard that they had trouble with one of their doubledecker buses in the process. In any case, for a tiny bit of information and five interesting photographs of filming (one of which is now my desktop background) go here.

And finally, I offer you a most amazing video as sent to me by Paul of Toybender.com (which I subsequently watched on Topless Robot.) Have you ever asked yourself what a Doctor Who Anime might look like? OtaKing77077 is working on the answer to that question. In the meantime, he offers the world a bit of the work in progress. Fans of the third Doctor may now rejoice.

Making a proper Doctor Who anime by OtaKing77077:

Doctor Who, Matt Smith, Planet of the Dead

During the San Diego Comic-Con (that I didn’t get to go to *sniffle*) came the announcement of a Doctor Who Comic Book featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha. The stories will take place in the latter part of series three and word has it that they are canon. Gary Russell (Doctor Who script editor) is signed to write the stories, and Nick Roche will be doing the artwork. We can expect these comics to appear beginning in early 2008. For more info (and more sketches) check out the article over at Comic Book Resources. And now I have yet another thing to hunt for in comic shops.

In other news, I am going to be participating in a Convention. As an invited guest, if you can believe it. Yep. Catslyn from Watching Stargate and I are filling the 1am (Australia Time) timeslot (That’s 8am, Pacific Time) for the Conflux Virtual Mini-Con. We are the SciFi in Cyberspace group. Go us! The Mini-Con is free, so come on over and chat with us.

Torchwood is coming to HD in the US in September. It will appear on HDNet. (Now, if only I had an HD TV.)

If you would like to read some spoilery information about series 4 of Doctor Who, and series 2 of Torchwood, you might just check out this interview with Julie Gardner from iF Magazine. She has a bunch to say. (pssst! She doesn’t think that RTD will quit.)

Colin Baker (the 6th Doctor) is glad that the new show is doing well, because now his daughters think he is cool. (They’ve even gone back and enjoyed his episodes now. I’m glad to know that they’ve seen the light.)

The folks over at david-tennant.com are raising money for the ACCORD hospice in Paisley in memory of David’s mother Helen. Be sure to stop by and see if you can help out. Go here to check out the auction. You can read a BBC article about the effort here.

John Normington, who played the older Tom Flanagan in the Torchwood episode Ghost Machine, has passed away. He was 70.

First a comic book, and now a video game. That’s right, a video game. Not much is known about the Doctor Who video game at present, beyond its appearing during the holidays, and availability on more that one platform. In the UK, anyway. No word on theoretical availability in the US yet (sigh.)

*whew* Well, that’s it for this week. Don’t forget to join me for the mini-con.

Image Source: Comic Book Resources

San Diego Comic-Con, Gary Russell, Doctor Who, Nick Roche, Conflux Virtual Mini-Con, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Julie Gardner, Colin Baker, John Normington

Here are the last two installments of The Infinite Quest in one continuous video. It’s been a great ride. I wonder if they will do something similar next year. Now, if they would only show this as a special on BBCAmerica or The Sci Fi Channel… Sigh. Well, enjoy! (I’ll be back from my vacation next week.)

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The Infinite Quest

Totally Doctor Who’s Infinite Quest just keeps on…questing. Part 11 of 13 has aired in the UK, part 12 is dues on Friday, and part 13 is due to appear on Saturday as part of the full length adventure (all thirteen parts played together.) Without giving too much away, I would just like to say that the end of part eleven is a bit…worrying. Oh yes, and Anthony Head is doing a great job as the voice of the baddie. I would like it to be Friday now, please. If you would like to watch parts 1-10 before part 11, you will find them linked here. For this week’s installment, just venture past the spoiler barrier. Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, Infinite Quest

Remember how The Infinite Quest was disappearing from YouTube and I couldn’t find part 8? Well…I found it. So, for those of you just joining us for The Doctor and Martha’s animated adventure (as shown in the UK on Totally Doctor Who), I will once again try to assemble the parts so far. For the record, there will eventually be 13 episodes of The Infinite Quest. There are ten parts that have been aired at this point, by the way. Well, that and a teaser over on the Official Site. Enjoy! Not much longer now.

Here are all the parts so far:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Teaser for Part 11

The Infinite Quest, Totally Doctor Who

Well, part 8 is still nowhere to be found on YouTube, but here is part 9 of The Infinite Quest. You might wish to watch it before it disappears. For those of you just joining us, there is an informational, behind-the -scenes type show called Totally Doctor Who that is shown throughout the UK. This year, each of the 13 episodes of Totally Doctor Who also includes an episode of the the animated adventure The Infinite Quest. In this adventure, our animated heroes (The Doctor and Martha) are struggling to save the universe, as per usual. Each episode has been really gripping so far. So, for part 9 venture past the spoiler barrier. Enjoy!

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The Infinite Quest, Totally Doctor Who

Well, as many of you will be unsurprised to discover, lots of the episodes of The Infinite Quest have disappeared from YouTube. *ominous music* So, for those of you who still wish to watch the few episodes that are left, I will link all of the remaining copies below. Eight episodes have been shown so far, out of an eventual thirteen as part of Totally Doctor Who (in the UK.) If any other bits of this animated adventure mysteriously re-appear, I’ll add them to the list.

The remaining bits of The Infinite Quest:

Part 1, Part 1

Part 2, Part 2

Part 3 & 4? (it says 1 & 2, but it looks more like 3 & 4)

Part 7

The Infinite Quest, Totally Doctor Who

Okay folks, here is part 7 ofThe Infinite Quest! As is common on Doctor Who it’s hard to know friend from foe at first in this animated adventure. So…is it Friday yet? These short story pieces really make you want to see the next bit right away. I can’t wait until we can actually just watch the whole thing straight through. If you wish to enjoy this series too, said part 7 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. Six parts left now. I get the feeling that they will *never* show Totally Doctor Who in the US. Sigh. (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5) (part 6) Enjoy!

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The Infinite Quest, Doctor Who, Totally Doctor Who

The Infinite Quest continues! Even though there was no new Doctor Who this last Saturday, it appears that there was a new Totally Doctor Who. Yea! We didn’t have to wait for part 6! I can’t wait until we can actually just watch the whole thing straight through. If you wish to enjoy this series too, said part 6 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. Seven parts left now. I can’t wait to find out what happens next! Too bad we’ll have to wait a bit for the next part. (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5) Enjoy!

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The Infinite Quest, Doctor Who, Totally Doctor Who

Episode five of Totally Doctor Who has aired (in the UK). So, of course, that means that part five of The Infinite Quest has now appeared on the airwaves. If you wish to enjoy this series too, said part 5 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. Eight parts remain. I can’t wait to find out what happens next! Mind you, on the official site they have a wee teaser for part 6 available. (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest

Episode four of Totally Doctor Who has aired (in the UK). Yea! So, that means that part four of The Infinite Quest was shown as well. It’s too bad that they show it in such short segments, though. It seems to be in a state of constant cliff-hanger! …Is it Friday yet? If you wish to enjoy this series too, part 4 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. Nine parts left to go. (part 1) (part 2) (part 3) Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest

Episode three of Totally Doctor Who was shown on Friday the 20th (in the UK). So, that means that the third episode of The Infinite Quest was shown as well. I have to say that I’m really enjoying this animated series so far. They’re doing a great job. So if you wish to enjoy this series too, part 3 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. (for part 1 click here.) (Click here for part 2) Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest

Episode two of Totally Doctor Who was shown on Friday the 13th (in the UK). So, that means that the second episode of The Infinite Quest was shown as well. There are rumors (Thanks, Turbo!) that a DVD of this animated series may be released around Christmas-time, but I’m not too sure where said theoretical DVD might be available. Anyway, part 2 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube, lurks behind the spoiler barrier. (for part 1 click here.) Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, The Infinite Quest

Back in January I mentioned that season 2 of Totally Doctor Who (which is still not being shown in The States) was going to feature a 13 part animated series featuring The Doctor and Martha. Well, the first episode of Totally Doctor Who played in the UK on Monday, and with it The Infinite Quest has also begun. Now, unless the BBC decides to include this animated feature on the Doctor Who series 3 DVD it may never appear in many places around the world. Well, unless you count YouTube. Part 1 of The Infinite Quest, courtesy of YouTube is behind the spoiler barrier. Enjoy!

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Totally Doctor Who, The Doctor, Martha, The Infinite Quest, Doctor Who