Hollywood Reporter notes that anime and manga classic Akira is getting the live-action big-screen treatment courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. A link to British comics is of course tenuous but Marvel UK did run the manga in the… Read More ›
Other Worlds
Non Comics items – TV, Film, Books, and other things that internet wandering alerted us to
Doctor Who, Torchwood, top iplayer faves
In an announcement that may renew calls for the BBC to contribute to increasing Internet infrastructure in the UK, the corporation has announced the number of programmes downloaded or streamed on demand via BBC iPlayer has already reached 17 million,… Read More ›
New Knight Rider set for full series
The Guardian reported earlier this week that NBC’s Knight Rider remake looks likely to earn a full series commission, after the 1980s show returned to US TV on Sunday night with almost 13 million viewers. The two-hour Knight Rider TV… Read More ›
Oz Comes to the UK
(Updated 20/3/08): The top-rated mini series Tin Man, inspired by The Wizard of Oz and screened on SciFi Channel US last year, will air in May on the UK SciFi Channel. As we reported last year, the fantasy adventure, produced… Read More ›
Tennant and Tate’s tet-a-tet
(via the official BBC Doctor Who site): Catherine Tate is to interview David Tennant in the first of a new series of BBC Radio 4’s Chain Reaction. The lighthearted show’s format is a form of ‘interview tag’, with each edition’s… Read More ›
Book and Magazine Collector 292
The latest issue of Book and Magazine Collector, number 292 dated March 2008, has two comics related articles by the writing duo of David Ashford and Norman Wright. In the latest of the Great British Comic Artists series they cover… Read More ›
Who’s in London
(with thanks to Matthew Badham): Doctor Who comes to London, and not just in a specially created event for EastEnders, either. The Doctor Who Exhibition, Earls Court, London opens to the public Easter 2008. The exhibition will be situated in… Read More ›
Vote for Journeyman!
(with thanks to the Save Journeyman blog): SciFi.com is conducting a poll on their SciFi Wire page asking which show you want to see returned to the air now that the WGA strike is over. Head over now and vote… Read More ›
Star Trek pushed back to 2009
Paramount has shuffled the release schedule for several films, including the new Star Trek film, which is good news and bad news for fans. Bad because the film has been delayed, which will dismay fans eagerly awaiting this Star Trek… Read More ›
Orcs unleashed on New Line, will no one watch the Watchmen?
Variety reports the Tolkien Trust (a British charity that manages the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien) and publisher HarperCollins brought a $150 million lawsuit against New Line Cinema on Monday, claiming the trust has not received any of its gross profit… Read More ›
Paul Cornell in the Writer’s Room
Doctor Who (and now Primeval) writer Paul Cornell – who among other things is pitching a new series to the networks accoridng to his blog – has just been interviewed for the BBC Writer’s Room site and by Forbidden Planet… Read More ›
New Thunderbirds Novels
FTL Publications have announced that they have been licenced by Granada Ventures to produced two novels a year based on the original TV version of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Thunderbirds. Due to the terms of the licence these books will… Read More ›
Sarah Jane To Return
Despite bad news on some fronts for children’s drama in the UK – the cancellation of Grange Hill surely a reflection of how disparate TV viewing has become that it can no longer attract a large audience – the BBC… Read More ›
Phoo Action debuts 12 February
Phoo Action, a futuristic kung fu action film written by Tank Girl creator Jamie Hewlett, will form part of the opening night line-up of the revamped BBC3 next week, debuting on Tuesday 12 February at 10.30pm. As we reported last… Read More ›
Doctor Who Art and Magazines on ebay
(Posted by John Freeman, updated 6/2/08): Several items are now up for sale on ebay from me, with more to come, which some readers may be interested in here: Doctor Who Comic Art • “Ravens” Promotional ArtThis piece of art… Read More ›
Hanging around as The Doctor!
That time Sylvester McCoy probably broke several Health and Safety rules…
Exclusive: Stand By For Action!
Comics International is to continue its unique coverage of classic TV SF in British comics with six linked features devoted to the shows of Gerry Anderson. Written by Shaqui Le Vesconte, a leading expert on Anderson in comics (he’s webmaster… Read More ›
When alien cats attack…
Putting a few items up on ebay over the weekend and the SHADO Mobile I decided to include attracted the attention of a dangerous foe during photography…. I know a Siamese cat gave SHADO a few problems in the show… Read More ›
Who producer to head up new drama unit
A new BBC drama unit is to set up shop in Manchester, run by Doctor Who producer Phil Collinson. Broadcast reports Collinson’s new role will be developing links with on and off-screen talent in the region, and developing new shows… Read More ›
Comic artist Bill Mevin Interviewed on “The Time Meddler” DVD
“The Perishers” and TV Comic “Doctor Who” artist Bill Mevin is one of several comics creators interviewed on a special release of the Doctor Who story The Time Meddler, released 4th February 2008 in the UK. This is the first… Read More ›