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This Week In Doctor Who
December 5, 2009 - Vol 12, No 45
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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Many, many things updated. Best I can do is get you into the listings quickly so you can see the updates for yourself.

The official cast list for the 2010 Doctor Who series:

The Doctor: Matt Smith
Amy Pond: Karen Gillan

Doctor Who fans are coming together on the net to help out a fellow fan and friend, Johanna Mead. Johanna ( @britgeekgrrl ) is well known at Doctor Who conventions across the US for her detailed and creative costumes, she is also a writer and an English expatriate living in northern California. Unfortunately, her husband had just recently lost his battle against cancer and the online community of fans and friends have come together to help raise money to help offset the costs of the final arrangements.

Johanna Mead (as Romana I) with The White Robot (Billy Davis) at Gallifrey 2009

As you probably already know, in the US, we are currently in the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It is a time when many stop and give thanks and express our appreciation for what we are grateful for in life.

Therefore, this posting is an opportunity to express my thanks to everyone that has listened to and supported Doctor Who: Podshock over the years. That in all likelihood means everyone reading this post.

Thank you.

Now in our fifth year in production, we could not have done it without you.

I thank Ken Deep and James Naughton who have been there since the very beginning, as we would not be where we are today without them. They volunteer their time and efforts on an ongoing basis to bring you the show you know and love.

This Week In Doctor Who
November 28, 2009 - Vol 12, No 44
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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The Waters Of Mars rollout is underway. Upcoming premieres:

This Week In Doctor Who
November 21, 2009 - Vol 12, No 43
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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The Waters Of Mars rollout is underway. The episode has premiered in the UK. Upcoming premieres:

Oh. Yes.  Tweet me if you're going to be there at the Silent Movie on Fairfax on Tuesday. Bruce Robinson?  A 35mm print?  Heaven!!!

Withnail & I (with director in person)

This Week In Doctor Who
November 14, 2009 - Vol 12, No 42
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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The Waters Of Mars premieres tomorrow (Sunday) in the UK. First new episode since April. The beginning of the end for the 10th Doctor:

I believe this is going to be on "Masterpiece Contemporary" this Sunday in the US - David Tennant and Paul McGann, together at last! - but I've seen it.  Pretty much your bog-standard ITV prime-time soap, but great actors and good performances.  

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941595.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&query=collision

Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Sci-Fi Party Line podcast. I was invited to come on episode 39 of the podcast hosted by Cat ( @fancyfembot ) and Eric Escamilla ( @Bullitt33 ) (we just had Eric on with us in Doctor Who: Podshock 169).

In it, we discuss The Sarah Jane Adventures episode, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith which guest stars David Tennant, the preview clip of Dreamland (the new animated Doctor Who adventure), and the upcoming Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars. We even ponder on the upcoming new series starring Matt Smith with Steven Moffat. Plus we touch upon Torchwood as well in this episode.

This Week In Doctor Who
November 7, 2009 - Vol 12, No 41
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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Health issues kept me from getting last week's column produced and out. They also ate much of the time I would have spent on this issue, so crossing fingers for a good result.

A quick follow-up to "Collision," which I think is heading to our screens quickly.

http://www.atvnewsnetwork.co.uk/today/index.php/atv-today/1677-bbc-annou...

and:

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a185572/paul-mcgann-added-to-bbc-luthe...

Sorry I've been quiet for a while, but its been a very busy few weeks, with preparations for this week's highly successful first event for Who York - An Evening with Louise Jameson, work, and having a fantastic time this past weekend in Orlando for the inaugural Hurricane Who convention! They've announced year 2 of this convention, and its now a fixture in my calendar, and you would do well to do the same!

Beijing!: MyAnna Buring, Sarah Douglas, Simon Thorp, Andrew PleavinHello, after a long silence.  Sure you all missed me!!

What you might not know is that, in between postings, I occasionally (too occasionally...) work as a producer. My latest and greatest just wrapped in Beijing, China.  We had a great cast, including MyAnna Buring, whom you might know from "The Impossible Planet" and "Lesbian Vampire Killers."  Me was AWESOME - she really kicks ass in the film. Can't say much about it yet as we're under orders from SyFy, but that should be enough to let you find us on the 'net.  I'm sure Me wouldn't mind if I posted a pic of her here...  There she is, with fellow thespians Sarah Douglas ("Superman"), Andrew Pleavin ("300") and Simon Thorp ("Jekyll").

And, for another shameless plug, the film I executive produced but never set foot on set is airing soon.  See the trailer on YouTube below.

Please watch it (we need good ratings!) and let me know what you think of it!

RIP Rev Edwin Elliott, Jr. 1947-2009
Beloved Uncle, Pastor, Friend
Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures fan
Regular reader of This Week In Doctor Who
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This Week In Doctor Who
October 24, 2009 - Vol 12, No 40
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
by Benjamin F. Elliott
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Just a newspaper report on the Hyde Fundraisers Doctor Who Charity event that I posted a couple of YouTube videos on (dac100) and pictures at dac100 PhotoBucket.

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Rest in peace, Barry Letts.

This Week In Doctor Who
October 10/17, 2009 - Vol 12, No 39
The weekly guide to Doctor Who broadcasts worldwide since 1998.
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The new animated Doctor Who story Dreamland (starring David Tennant and Georgia Moffett) does not have a premiere date yet. We are still waiting. Should be soon. Reports are now saying that this story is set between The Waters Of Mars and the 2 part finale, so soon could be more November/December.

While it was a beautiful fall day in Broomfield, I spent most of it inside.

Alright, I did take the dog to the dogpark.

But the rest of it, I spent working on Ken's Scarf.

Alright, that's not technically true.

I spent about four hours on Ken's Scarf today, but I did finish it!

Now, before everyone gets all worried about how short Ken's Scarf looks, let me explain that once a Doctor Who Scarf is knitted, it must be blocked.

So, right now, it's wet from being washed and is hanging to dry on my scarf rack.

Tomorrow it'll be a good two to three feet longer than it is now.

And it'll be exactly the right length to wrap once around the neck, and dangle to the floor on both ends.

So, the final knitting stats are:

Total knitting time: 37 hours

Today was another house-bound day.

The weather in Broomfield was pretty icky.  Rainy and threatening to snow.

So, I stayed in, read a book on my iPhone and knitted, mostly.

There's a really good probability that I will finish Ken's Scarf tomorrow.

Especially if the weather continues like this.

One of my cats, Spike, has been taking an interest in Ken's Scarf lately.

So I got her to pose with today's progress.

Tonight's stats are:

Total knitting time: 33 hours

Time spent knitting today: 6 hours

Total length: 83"

Length knitted today: 13.5"

38 out of 44 stripes

Finished 8 out of 15 skeins of yarn.