The Dunoon Observer has reported that former Doctor Who actor Sylvester McCoy has commented on rumours concerning his casting in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit.
The Seventh Doctor Who – Sylvester McCoyThings certainly seems to be looking good – he told the paper that although he isn’t in the running to be cast as the younger Bilbo Baggins, he is being considered for one of the “wizard parts”
What does it take to travel through space and time? A lot of work and preparation for starters, but don’t tell that to a trio of orphaned teens who find out their parents have been abducted by a time traveling madman. To find their parents wherever – and whenever they are, these three partner with a strange man who’ll provide them information if they steal rare antiquities for him.
That’s the story in the upcoming original graphic novel Rift Raiders, written by Mark Sable and illustrated by Julian Tedesco. Sable has been on a creative tear as of late, doing creator-owned work like Grounded, Fearless and Hazed while also doing work at both DC and Marvel. His last big project was the limited series Unthinkable from BOOM! Studios, and in this new project he’s reteaming with the artist of that, Tedesco, to tell this unique tale.
Steven Moffat has given a strong hint that The Daleks will not be appearing in the next series of Doctor Who.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the Who showrunner admitted that there are currently no plans for the famous aliens to reappear, although work on the 2011 series is not yet complete. All I can say if this is true is YEAH!!!!!
Blastr has a great telling of the history of the Hobbit, from publishing of the story back in 1937 to the current troubles getting the movie produced by a bankrupt movie studio. Enjoy following the map and learn a little something about Bilbo’s adventures to the big screen.
Great interview with Richard Moore the creator of Boneyard a popular fantasy and humor comic that he’s been working on for the past 9 years. Boneyard follows the story of Michael Paris after his inheriting a graveyard from his grandfather, and the characters inhabiting the graveyard Enjoy.
At today’s DC Nation Panel at the Baltimore Comic-Con, DC Comics Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler told a fan who asked about Batman: The Animated Series that a Batman Beyond ongoing series was launching soon. The fan-favorite character, who has a DVD box set upcoming, is currently being featured in a miniseries that makes his adventures canonical within the DC Comics Multiverse for the first time.
This week on ESO, Mike, Dan, Mike, John and Bill talk about the Doctor Who story Dalek, which features the 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston. Then once again we travel back to A Long Time Ago, in Galaxy Far Far Away as we finish up our reviews of the original Star Wars saga and take a look at The Return of the Jedi. Join us for another cheerful podcast for all the fun and goofiness that goes along with Episode 22: Damit, Everywhere I step I’m Finding Ewoks!
Table of Contents
0:00:00 Intro / Welcome
0:02:03 Chicago Comic Con Review
0:17:13 Doctor Who: Dalek
0:47:31 Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi
1:20:23 Show Feedback / Show Close
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More detail coming out about our previous story about Doctor Who not coming out until the fall. Actually the series are going to be shortened to seven episodes each and they will be having them in the spring and the fall, so that means 2011 will see series six and seven of the new series of Doctor Who. I actually think I like this since it will give us the Doctor throughout the year (and more for the podcasters out there to talk about year round). Thoughts?
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The rumors of Doctor Who moving to a fall schedule wouldn’t be so bad (especially with the 50th anniversary coming up in fall 2013), but it just means then if they do the change that we wouldn’t see a new episode of Who until for at least another nine months after the Christmas Special this year. Thoughts?
This is very big news, BBC Director General Mark Thompson has told the Edinburgh International Television Festival the corporation is aiming to launch an international commercial version of the BBC iPlayer within a year.
