Doctor Who Wins SFX BAFTA

Series 8 of Doctor Who has won a BAFTA and they won it for having great SFX.  They took home the trophy for the Special, Visual and Graphic Effects and it is the second year in a row that the SFX companies Milk VFX and Real SFX has won one.  The effects that helped secure the BAFTA are the T- Rex in the Thames and the creature hatching out of the moon.

BBC AMERICA's Doctor Who Finishes 2014 with Highest Rated Season Ever‏

Doctor Who: Last Christmas Delivers Over 2.3 Million Viewers on Christmas Day

Peter Capaldi’s first season saw the Doctor coming face-to-face with Missy, AKA The Master, and teaming up with Santa in the scary festive special

New York – January 5, 2015 – BBC AMERICA’s Doctor Who finishes the year with its highest rated season ever on BBC AMERICA, plus the annual Christmas Special delivered over 2.3 million Total Viewers and was the #1 non-sports telecast in all of cable during the time period among Adults 25-54 in Live+3.

Doctor Who - Series 8 - Shut Up! Supercut

Doctor Who - BBC Announce Peter Capaldi's First Series A Success

The BBC have announced that Series 8 of Doctor Who was pretty successful and the ratings were pretty good for Peter Capaldi's first series as The Doctor. Not only did it do well in the UK but Series 8 did really well around the world also.  Series 8 averaged around 7.4 million viewers in the UK and that is a consolidated figure adding in iPlayer and DVR recordings.  It did really well in the USA as BBC America had a 23% increase and in Canada on Space it went up 22% from Series 7.  Here is a quote from Steven Moffat on the success of series 8.

 "We never take it for granted, but the miracle has happened again - the nation has taken a brand new Doctor to its heart."

So it is good news for Doctor Who and the new Doctor but more importantly the new time slot having the show in the fall rather than in the Spring when it was usually aired.  Hopefully the trend continues for the Christmas Special and for Series 9.

Source: BBC Media Centre

Doctor Who - Death in Heaven Promo Pics

Doctor Who - Who's Missy? - Dark Water: Preview Clip

Doctor Who - Dark Water Promo Pics

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Review (Minor Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
In the Forest of the Night
By
Frank Cottrell Boyce

“This is my world too. I walk your Earth. I breathe your air.”

In the Forest of the Night sounds like a title to a fairytale more than it does for Doctor Who story.   But then again that was more or less the gist of the story as it was full of fairytale references.  From Little Red Riding Hood to Handsel and Gretel In the Forest of the Night was one big fairytale.   It was a very different story with all the trees that had sprung up over London and the world for that matter and that was another fairytale reference in itself as forests are supposed to be dark and scary and the one that The Doctor was in was just that.   It was full of wolves and tigers and seemed to have over grown all of London and The Doctor had to find Maebh, who herself was dressed as Little Red Riding Hood, who had wandered off into the forest and seemed to be the only one that knew what was going on.  Like I said it was a different story.

Doctor Who - Next Time Trailer "Dark Water"

Doctor Who - Synopsis For The Series 8 Finale "Death in Heaven"

We are in the home stretch and the synopsis for the finale of Series 8 is 3 Saturday's away.  Will we finally find out who Missy is and what all the Cybermen in London are doing.  I guess we'll find out on November 8th.

With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.  

Can the mighty UNIT contain Missy? As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.

Written by Steven Moffat 

Directed by Rachel Talalay  

Guest stars: Michele Gomez, Chris Addison, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jemma Redgrave, Ingrid Oliver

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Preview Clip Number 2

Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series lands on Blu-ray and DVD December 9 from BBC Home Entertainment‏

DOCTOR WHO:

THE COMPLETE EIGHTH SERIES

Includes Exclusive Footage from London Premiere featuring Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat

Street Date: December 9, 2014

Suggested Retail Price: DVD $79.98 ($99.90 in Canada)

Blu-ray $89.98 ($109.50 in Canada)

Length: Approx. 586 mins + bonus material / 4-disc set (Blu-ray)/ 5-disc set (DVD)



New York – October 23, 2014 – The new era of Doctor Who has begun and on December 9, 2014 Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series lands on Blu-ray and DVD. The most recent season sees a brand new face at the controls of the TARDIS with Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It) as the Doctor. TV Guide Magazine calls his performance “Absolutely brilliant” and People Magazine says “His arrival in the premiere is a jolt – and a joy.” Relive all 12 episodes of this electrifying season, as well as bonus features including EXCLUSIVE footage from the London Premiere Q&A with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, four EXCLUSIVE episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, a special documentary following Doctor Who: The World Tour, and many more.

Doctor Who - In the Forest of the Night Promo Pics

Doctor Who - Mummy on the Orient Express Review (Mild Spoilers)

Doctor Who:
Mummy on the Orient Express
By Jamie Mathieson

“To our last hurrah.”


When I saw that Doctor Who was going to a story called Mummy on the Orient Express it had me worried.  Being a fan of Agatha Christie’s novel murder on the Orient Express I had reservations that it would be stupid and be a cheap knock off of the Christie novel.  When I saw the trailer and saw that it was in space and the premise of whoever sees the mummy has 66 seconds to live well I was a bit more interested than worried.

Doctor Who - Flatline Promo Pics

Doctor Who - Flatline TV Trailer

Doctor Who Extra - Mummy on the Orient Express

Doctor Who Flatline Next Time Trailer

Doctor Who - Introduction to Mummy on the Orient Express

Doctor Who - Mummy on the Orient Express Promo Pics