Watching Doctor Who

This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures series 1, episode 1 - Revenge of the Slitheen (part 1).

The episodes for this show are half an hour long, and each story seems to be two episodes long. The Sci Fi Channel is showing the second half of one story and the first half of the next each week (until the last episode.) Did you enjoy this episode? If you wish to discuss it with me, then click past the spoiler barrier.

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The Sarah Jane Adventures, Revenge of the Slitheen

This is the Reaction Post for The Sarah Jane Adventures Pilot Episode - Invasion of the Bane. I really enjoyed this episode, and I am so happy that Sarah Jane has finally made it to the US. If you wish to read my thoughts on the episode, in my usual rambling style, feel free to click past the spoiler barrier and discuss it with me.

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Reaction Post, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Invasion of the Bane

Hello all. It occurred to me that things might be a little bit confusing in the Whoniverse at present considering the difference in premiere dates, etc. between the US and UK. There’s also the fact that we are trying to keep track of three shows at this point. So, here is a quick State of the Whoniverse checkup.

Doctor Who:

UK - Series 4 began on 5 April with Partners in Crime.

US - 18 April will see Voyage of the Damned premiere on the SciFi Channel. Partners in Crime is scheduled to follow on 25 April.

Australia - I hear that they are still waiting for the Christmas Episode.

Torchwood:

UK - Series two ended on 4 April. There are already rumours about series three, but nothing official.

US - It looks like episode 12 will be playing this Saturday on BBCAmerica, with the final episode following on the 19th.

The Sarah Jane Adventures:

UK - Series one is complete, and I hear that they are working on series 2, but no word as to when it will begin.

US - Series one will begin with Invasion of the Bane on 11 April on the SciFi Channel.

And that’s where we stand at this point. Anyone have the Torchwood or SJA information for Australia?

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The Sarah Jane Adventures will premiere in the USA on Friday, 11 April 2008 at 8pm (7 Central) on the SciFi Channel!

Series four of Doctor Who will begin in the USA on the SciFi Channel on 18 April 2008, according to the schedulebot. Still no official word on the UK premiere, as the official site still says “Spring 2008.” (The internet rumours still say sometime around Easter…which is coming up soon.)

The Torchwood Archives by Gary Russell is now listed over at Amazon.co.uk. No word yet as to when it will actually be available, but you can pre-order it already. Yay for the official book! Yet another thing to add to my want list.

The eagle-eyed Gillian from Food History passed along an amusing little article that she found online. It purports to be an early rehearsal from David Tennant’s run as Hamlet. It doesn’t matter either way, as “Doctor Who and the moody Dane” will give any Shakespeare fan a good giggle. Thanks for the link, Gillian!

In a recent SFX magazine article, Russell T. Davies said that Doctor Who was on the twenty year plan, and that this upcoming gap year was planned from the start. (Digital Spy quotes some of the article here.) Hey, I could go for twenty years of Who. Here’s hoping.

Image Source: BBC - The Sarah Jane Adventures

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The SciFi Channel, via SciFi Wire, has announced that both Series one of The Sarah Jane Adventures and Series four of Doctor Who are coming to the SciFi Channel in April.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the U.S.! Start your happy dances now!

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Outpost Gallifrey is reporting that in an L. A. Times Article, RTD said (in an offhand way) that…

The Sarah Jane Adventures are coming to the US!

The word is that it will appear on the SciFi Channel starting in April. I haven’t seen any mention of this over on the Sci Fi Channel Webpage, but I would presume that RTD knows what he is talking about. And that would be another item to check off of my wish list for the new year. (Oh yeah, the article also mentioned that series four of Doctor Who will begin on the SciFi Channel in April. Still no word as to when it will begin in the UK, but you know that it will air there first.)

In Other News…Producer Phil Collinson will be leaving Doctor Who after series four wraps to become Head of Drama for BBC Manchester. Well…no wonder Russell T. Davies is staying put. He needs to break in the new folks when Phil and Julie go. Egad!

iF Magazine has posted an interview with Burn Gorman. It’s really quite interesting, and part 2 of the interview is coming soon.

And finally, the word on the street is that the trailer for Doctor Who series 4 has begun playing in UK cinemas. So, I found it for you. Sorry about the quality, but you can see how they got it.

And here is another one that is bigger, but the color fluctuates more.

Sarah Jane Adventures, Phil Collinson, Burn Gorman

Well, at least The Impossible Planet is playing several this week. I like that episode of Doctor Who, but I’m wondering why they aren’t playing The Satan Pit, too. In any case, welcome to this week’s compiled showtimes for the shows of the Whoniverse playing in the US and UK. There’s still a lot of Torchwood this week. I hope that you all are enjoying the show. Sarah Jane is still doing her thing in the UK. Really…it’s a lot like last week.

On Monday I will be following up my first Classic Who review with part 2 of An Unearthly Child. I hope that you enjoy this dip into the beginning of the show. I will move on to Torchwood or Sarah Jane once I have reviewed all four episodes of that story.

As usual, please remember to check your local listings to confirm episode play times as time zones may vary. Have a great weekend!

10/26/2007

Torchwood - 9:00pm - 9:50pm – Greeks Bearing Gifts - BBC Three
Torchwood Declassified - 9:50pm - 10:00pm - BBC Three

10/27/2007

Torchwood - 2:00pm – Countrycide - BBCAmerica
Torchwood - 3:00pm – Greeks Bearing Gifts - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 7:00pm – The Impossible Planet - BBCAmerica
Torchwood - 8:00pm – Greeks Bearing Gifts - BBCAmerica
Torchwood - 9:00pm – They Keep Killing Suzie – BBCAmerica
Torchwood - 9:00pm - 9:50pm – Greeks Bearing Gifts - BBC HD
Torchwood - 9:50pm - 10:45pm – They Keep Killing Suzie - BBC HD
Torchwood - 11:00pm – Greeks Bearing Gifts - BBCAmerica

10/28/2007

Torchwood - 12:00am – They Keep Killing Suzie - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 2:00am – The Impossible Planet – BBCAmerica
The Sarah Jane Adventures - 6:00pm - 6:30pm - Warriors of Kudlak part 1 - CBBC

10/29/2007

Torchwood - 1:00am - They Keep Killing Suzie – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 2:00am - The Impossible Planet – BBCAmerica
The Sarah Jane Adventures - 5:00pm - 5:25pm - Warriors of Kudlak part 2 - BBC One
The Sarah Jane Adventures - 5:30pm - 6:00pm - Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? - CBBC

10/30/2007

Torchwood - 8:00pm - They Keep Killing Suzie – BBCAmerica
Torchwood - 11:00pm - They Keep Killing Suzie – BBCAmerica

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So, did you manage to see the first episode of the new Sarah Jane Adventures series? If so, what did you think of this new Doctor Who spin-off? Do you think two spin-offs is too many? (I don’t…but then we knew I was obsessive.) Did you love it? Hate it? Let me know!

If you haven’t yet seen the first episode to follow the pilot, you may wish to go beyond the spoiler barrier. I’m just sayin’…

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Are you ready for The Sarah Jane Adventures? The series is all set to begin Monday 24 September on BBC1 at 5:00pm. I can’t wait for this spin-off to get into full swing. You can play on the official Sarah Jane Adventures website while you wait, or read an article where RTD talks about SJA.

To help out those of you who are interested in the show, but, for whatever reason, haven’t been able to see the commercials for it, I offer the trailer. Looks like fun!

Now, as many of you know, the pilot for The Sarah Jane Adventures has already shown, and was called: Invasion of the Bane. If you happened to miss it, you may wish to follow these links. *ahem*

The Sarah Jane Adventures - Invasion of the Bane:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

The Sarah Jane Adventures, Invasion of the Bane

Just a quick post to cover a couple of things. Are you enjoying Torchwood so far here in the US? I reviewed Day One a while back if you would like to see what I thought of the episode.

On the Sarah Jane Adventures front, I am glad to tell you that the official show website has been updated. The show itself will be starting up Monday 24 September on BBC1 at 5:00pm. If you would like to read an interview with Elisabeth Sladen (that has a couple of spoilers about SJA) go here.

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This week’s episode of Doctor Who is called Blink and it’s by the 2 time Hugo-award winning screenwriter, Steven Moffat. Just a word of warning: the baddies in Blink have recently been voted the scariest monsters of the year. So, you may wish to join me in viewing the episode from behind the sofa.

Were you one of the 500,000 viewers that watched the premiere of Torchwood on BBCAmerica? It looks like Captain Jack’s show is off to a great start in the US. I hope that the numbers stay up there. The Sarah Jane Adventures will be starting up on CBBC near the end of this month, and according to the official Doctor Who site, you can expect to encounter a familiar adversary on the show. The SJA site is being re-vamped at this time. Still no word about SJA coming to the US. *pout* For those of you who wish to rant/rave about tonight’s episode right away, I have linked my reaction post to the showtime below. Right then, on to the showtimes!

09/14/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – Blink - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:30pm - BBC Three
Doctor Who - 8:00pm – Blink – SciFi Channel
Torchwood - 9:00pm - 9:50pm – Everything Changes - BBC Three
Torchwood De-classified - 9:50pm - 10:00pm - BBC Three

09/15/2007

Doctor Who - 1:00am – Blink – SciFi Channel
Torchwood - 2:40am - 3:30am – Everything Changes - BBC Three
Doctor Who - 2:00pm – New Earth – BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 3:00pm - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 7:00pm – Tooth and Claw - BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 8:00pm - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 9:00pm - Ep 2 Day One – BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 11:00pm - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica

09/16/2007

Torchwood – 12:00am - Ep 2 Day One – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 2:00am – Tooth and Claw - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 12:00pm – Tooth and Claw - BBCAmerica

09/17/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – Utopia - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/18/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – The Sound of Drums - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/19/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:55pm – Last of the Time Lords - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:55pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/21/2007

Doctor Who - 8:00pm – Utopia – SciFi Channel

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There’s a bunch of stuff going on in the Whoniverse these days. The Sarah Jane Adventures will be starting up on CBBC near the end of this month, and according to the official Doctor Who site, you can expect to encounter a familiar adversary on the show. The SJA site is being re-vamped at this time. Series One of Torchwood begins on BBCAmerica this Saturday at 9pm Eastern Time. Also, the second half of Paul Cornell’s Human Nature/The Family of Blood airs tonight on the Sci Fi channel. So…just a few things going on. For those of you who wish to rant/rave about tonight’s episode right away, I have linked my reaction post to the showtime below. Right then, on to the showtimes!

09/07/2007

Doctor Who - 8:00pm – The Family of Blood – SciFi Channel

09/08/2007

Doctor Who - 1:00am – The Family of Blood – SciFi Channel
Doctor Who - 6:00pm – The Parting of the Ways - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 7:00pm – The Christmas Invasion - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 8:00pm – Episode 1 (New Earth?) – BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 9:00pm - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 11:00pm – Episode 1 (New Earth?) - BBCAmerica

09/09/2007

Torchwood – 12:00am - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 2:00am – The Christmas Invasion - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 11:00am – The Christmas Invasion - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 12:00pm – Episode 1 (New Earth?) - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 3:00pm – The Christmas Invasion - BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 4:00pm – Episode 1 (New Earth?) – BBCAmerica
Torchwood – 5:00pm - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica

09/10/2007

Torchwood – 1:00am - Ep 1 Everything Changes – BBCAmerica
Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm - The Lazarus Experiment - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/11/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – 42 - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/12/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – Human Nature - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/13/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – The Family of Blood - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:00pm - BBC Three

09/14/2007

Doctor Who - 7:00pm - 7:45pm – Blink - BBC Three
Doctor Who Confidential - 7:45pm - 8:30pm - BBC Three
Doctor Who - 8:00pm – Blink – SciFi Channel
Torchwood - 9:00pm - 9:50pm – Everything Changes - BBC Three
Torchwood De-classified - 9:50pm - 10:00pm - BBC Three

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