New Doctor, old companion to make stops on Sarah Jane Chronicles
The latest Doctor Who, Matt Smith, and 1970s companion Jo Grant (played by Katy Manning) will appear in the new season of "The Sarah Jane Chronicles" in two episodes penned by the show's executive producer Russell T. Davies, reports the BBC.
The two episodes will see The Doctor and his two former time-travelling partners caught up in an alien-busting adventure that will entertain Doctor Who fans of all ages.
Elisabeth Sladen, who plays Sarah Jane comments: "It's a fantastic script and I can't wait to work with another Doctor and hope Matt has fun with us. I've known Katy for ages and I am delighted to be working with her. I last met her in LA but this time we will be in Cardiff. LA was good but Cardiff is better."
Katy Manning, who recently returned to live in the UK again, adds: "Playing Jo Grant again is something I never really considered. I was gob-smacked when they told me and I am over the moon. What an incredible little treat. I come home and this is one of the first things that happens."
Executive producer Nikki Wilson says: "We are absolutely thrilled to be introducing Sarah Jane and the gang to both The Eleventh Doctor and Jo Grant, and to have a script penned by Russell T Davies is the icing on the cake!
"Viewers are in for a real treat, with an action-packed story full of Russell's usual wit and warmth, which takes the gang inside a secret base beneath Snowdon and introduces brand-new vulture aliens, the mysterious Shansheeth. All this, plus a trip to an alien planet – a first for The Sarah Jane Adventures."
Featuring the usual mixture of thrills, laughs and scares, the fourth series promises fun with enemies old and new, including the terrors of the Nightmare Man and a dangerous journey back into history.
A galaxy of guest stars are lined up to appear in the series and include Laila Rouass (Primeval, Footballers Wives) and Cheryl Campbell (Pennies From Heaven), whilst David Bradley (Argus Filch in Harry Potter) will provide the voice of the Shansheeth.
The Sarah Jane Adventures is executive produced by Nikki Wilson and Russell T Davies and produced by Brian Minchin.
Bat vehicles!
I always love to see pics of those wonderful Corgi Batman vehicles and Geek Orthodox has a nice array today. And, don't forget, you can see a lot more Corgi greatness on our sister site, the DC Comics Fortress of Memorabilia.
Record Store Day is this weekend: cool exclusives
Each year, record stores encourage people to remember that they still exist with a special day, and special treats to lure people through their doors.
This year's lineup of special 45 r.p.m. records and other goodies features limited-edition releases by Bruce Springsteen, Elvises Presley and Costello, Blur, Jimi Hendrix and more. See the entire lineup here.
This year's lineup of special 45 r.p.m. records and other goodies features limited-edition releases by Bruce Springsteen, Elvises Presley and Costello, Blur, Jimi Hendrix and more. See the entire lineup here.
Tolkien-C.S. Lewis team-up stories to hit big screen
A movie adaptation is in the works for James A. Owen's "Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica" series, which tells the fictional, world-hopping adventures of a young J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. It's a cool-sounding idea. I hadn't heard of the books before today.
Scorsese planning 3-D Hugo Cabret adaptation
This could be good: Martin Scorsese plans a animated, 3-D adaptation of Brian Selznick's children's book/graphic novel hybrid "The Invention of Hugo Cabret."
Based on Brian Selznick's best-selling children's book, story is set in 1930s Paris and centers on a 12-year-old orphan named Hugo, who lives in a train station and must finish what his late father started by solving the mystery of a broken robot.
Project, which will begin lensing in London in June, marks Scorsese's first foray into kid lit as well as his debut 3D film.
Joss Whedon to pen/direct Avengers film
This is a promising development. From Variety:
Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk will soon start taking orders from Joss Whedon.
Marvel Studios is wrapping up a deal for Whedon to helm "The Avengers," which assembles the superheroes in one pic on May 4, 2012, that Paramount will distrib. Whedon will also rework Zak Penn's script.
Now streaming on Netflix
Some new items of note:
- Earth Girls are Easy
- Godzilla Raids Again
- Moon
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- New Adventures of Tarzan
- Tarzan and the Green Goddess
- Tarzan and the Trappers
- Father Goose
- Harold and Maude
New BBC archive depicts the changing face of Doctor Who
From the Beeb:
See it here.A new online collection from BBC Archive reveals the story behind the changing face of Doctor Who. As Matt Smith begins his new adventures as the 11th Doctor, BBC Archive reveals how the very first regeneration was planned in 1966.Internal BBC memos, Radio Times letters and exclusive images have been digitised and made available for the first time, offering an insight into how viewers have reacted to each new actor taking on what has become an iconic role.
Krates of Kirby!
Whoa: 600 boxes of drawings and character designs artist Jack Kirby did for the Ruby-Spears animation company have been unearthed and are being considered for development.
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28 days later: The Netflix lag
I just don't see the point of buying any more DVDs. Not when I can rent or stream them so cheaply. And apparently I'm not alone.
Strong-arm tactics from movies studios have led Netlix to delay rentals of new Fox and Warner Bros. releases until 28 days after become available for purchase.
I figure I'll just wait. After all, I wait to watch HBO and Showtime series until they become available on DVD. I wait sometimes up to a year to see movies on DVD because getting a baby sitter and shelling out for movie tickets is too much of a hassle. I have plenty of already-available stuff to watch and catch up on. So what's 28 days?
This is just delaying the inevitable. DVDs will soon become a thing of the past and the film industry, much like newspapers and magazines publishers, need to figure out new ways to make a profit. I don't have any easy answers. I'm contributing to the problem. But the genie's out of the bottle folks.
Strong-arm tactics from movies studios have led Netlix to delay rentals of new Fox and Warner Bros. releases until 28 days after become available for purchase.
I figure I'll just wait. After all, I wait to watch HBO and Showtime series until they become available on DVD. I wait sometimes up to a year to see movies on DVD because getting a baby sitter and shelling out for movie tickets is too much of a hassle. I have plenty of already-available stuff to watch and catch up on. So what's 28 days?
This is just delaying the inevitable. DVDs will soon become a thing of the past and the film industry, much like newspapers and magazines publishers, need to figure out new ways to make a profit. I don't have any easy answers. I'm contributing to the problem. But the genie's out of the bottle folks.
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