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Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Lie of the Land’

2 June 2017 4:05 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 8: The Lie of the Land…

Directed by: Wayne Yip

Written by: Toby Whithouse

Missy – “Awkward”

At the close of The Pyramid at the End of the World, Bill made the ultimate decision to save the Doctor by giving consent to the Zombie Monks, who were residing within a “new” ancient Pyramid.  What consent grants the Monks, or what it will bring to the people of Earth is unknown, but here in part three of this Doctor Who invasion story, The Lie of the Land, we will soon find out.

Written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human), The Lie of the Land begins with us already six months into the occupation of the planet Earth, though this isn’t how the residents of the planet see it.  Numerous statues across the globe honour the robed saviours of the planet, who have been with us humans »

- Villordsutch

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TV News Roundup: ‘Sharknado 5’ Gets Official Title, Celebrity Cameos Revealed

1 June 2017 3:57 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

In today’s roundup, Syfy announces the official title for “Sharknado 5,” and Food Network adds two new shows. 

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The latest installment of “Sharknado” will officially be known as “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming,” with the tagline, “Make America Bait Again.” Both are a result of a fan-sourced initiative where Syfy invited Facebook users to submit ideas.  The latest plot follows Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife, April (Tara Reid) as their young son gets trapped in a traveling tornado and is transported all over the world. Cassie Screbo, Masiela Lusha and Cody Linley will reprise their roles, and the film will feature a number of cameos from Fabio, Tony Hawk, Olivia Newton-John, Clay Aiken, Bret Michaels and “Today” hosts Al Roker, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. “Sharknado 5” is a production of The Asylum and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and based on an original screenplay by Scotty Mullen.

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Doctor Who: Cancelled or Renewed for Season 11 on BBC America?

31 May 2017 4:42 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »

Vulture WatchIt's Peter Capaldi's final season as The 12th Doctor. Will the Doctor Who TV show be cancelled or renewed for an 11th season on BBC America? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Doctor Who season 11. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About?Airing on the BBC America cable channel, Doctor Who follows a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, known only as The Doctor (Capaldi). The tenth season features his new companion, Bill (Pearl Mackie), as well as Nardole (Matt Lucas). Season ten guest stars include David Suchet and Michelle Gomez. An ancient alien, The Doctor explores time and space in the Tardis, solving problems and righting wrongs. Because he is a Time Lord, »

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Doctor Who: The Lie Of The Land spoiler-free review

31 May 2017 1:47 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Simon Brew Jun 2, 2017

Doctor Who series 10 episode 8 sees the world in deep trouble. Here's our The Lie Of The Land spoiler-free review...

10.8 The Lie Of The Land

Lots going on here, in an episode of Doctor Who that does, as expected, ramp up the threat of the meddling Monks we’ve seen over the past two weeks. At the end of The Pyramid At The End Of The World last time, we saw Bill giving consent to the Monks to invade the Earth. It would be correct to assume we quickly see the consequences of that as The Lie Of The Land takes up the story, and we see what happens when that permission is given to take over. No spoilers here, of course, save for the fact that there are global consequences that reach far beyond the quarries of Wales.

The story this time comes from the pen of Toby Whithouse, »

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Robert Mapplethorpe Biopic Starring Matt Smith to Shoot in July

31 May 2017 8:01 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »

Updated: Per Zosia Mamet’s team, the actress is no longer attached to this project due to scheduling conflicts. Our original story has been updated to reflect this new information.

The Robert Mapplethorpe biopic “Mapplethorpe” starring Matt Smith is heading into production in July, according to Interloper Films. An intimate portrait of one of the most controversial photographers in American history, the film stars Smith as Mapplethorpe.

Documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner will direct the film, which she co-wrote with Bruce Goodrich. The movie follows Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989 due to complications from AIDS. Boston Diva Productions will produce alongside Timoner’s Interloper Films.

Timoner’s most recent feature documentary, 2015’s “Brand: A Second Coming,” focused on actor-comedian Russell Brand and his journey through addiction to »

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‘Doctor Who 10×07: The Pyramid at the End of the World’ Review

29 May 2017 6:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

Last week’s Doctor Who set up a new big bad for season 10, but left The Doctor knowing that they would be coming to Earth soon. In this week’s episode, the sudden appearance of a pyramid made it clear that they had arrived, and were ready to put their plans into action.

When a 5,000-year-old pyramid suddenly appears on earth, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is called on to deal with it. When the occupiers of the pyramid turn out to the be monks from who have simulated how to take over Earth, can the The Doctor stop them?

I’ll admit I was worried about this episode, as I didn’t see how it could follow on from last week’s impressive set-up. Thankfully, what we have with The Pyramid at the End of the World is a Doctor Who episode that is anything but formulaic and dull.

While »

- Paul Metcalf

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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Pearl Mackie

28 May 2017 8:00 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Often, it is the introduction of a new film or show that addresses problems like under-representation of visible minorities or LGBT individuals. Sometimes, however, long-running productions are able to adapt and become increasingly inclusive. Such is the case of the highly popular Doctor Who series, which has just this year introduced the Doctor’s first openly gay traveling companion. This character is played by the emerging star Pearl Mackie. Mackie’s first major role on television, Bill Potts, is a character which has received a great deal of attention. Mackie herself has expressed her pride in portraying a character with which marginalized

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Pearl Mackie »

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Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Pyramid At The End Of The World’

26 May 2017 4:25 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Villordsutch reviews Doctor Who Series 10 Episode 7: The Pyramid At The End Of The World…

Directed by: Daniel Nettheim

Written by: Peter Harness & Steven Moffat

Doctor – “What do you depend on?”

Nardole – “Air, Water, Food, Beer.”

Following on from last week’s rather excellent Extremis – in which we discovered that not only was virtually the entire episode a simulation for an upcoming invasion of Earth, but also what occupied the Vault under Bristol University – this week’s episode, written by both Steven Moffat and Peter Harness (The Zygon Invasion/Inversion), marks the initial step over ‘the line in the sand’ for the corpse-like Monks.

It’s ‘take-two’ with Bill and Penny, and as they sit discussing in Bills flat the supposed goings on that happened during their last “date” – and the failed evening of romance due to the rude injection of his Holiness the Pope – they are again interrupted but »

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Doctor Who: The Pyramid At The End Of The World review

26 May 2017 2:25 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Simon Brew May 27, 2017

With spoilers, our review of Doctor Who series 10 episode 7, The Pyramid At The End Of The World...

This review contains spoilers. Our spoiler-free review is here.

10.7 The Pyramid At The End Of The World

This is an episode, I’d suggest, where the bulk of conversation is going to be centered on the ending. But we’ll get there. Because it’s also one that demonstrates it’s the small things that matter. In the case of the world ending this time around, it’s miniscule details that can kickstart the process. A dropped glass after a few drinks the night before. A pair of spectacles getting smashed in an innocent accident, in turn limiting the eyesight of Rachel Denning's otherwise super-efficient scientist. A Time Lord losing his sight – save for the ability to read some emails in his glasses - by trying to save his companion. »

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Doctor Who: new info suggests plans stretch to series 15

26 May 2017 12:03 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Rob Leane May 26, 2017

A BBC Worldwide press release hints that Doctor Who will stick around until at least its fifteenth series...

All credit goes to Doctor Who TV for spotting this story and reporting it first. And, although iron-clad info is in short supply, it is quite an interesting one. 

See related  Riverdale: new images and trailer for episode 13

Essentially, BBC Worldwide has put out a press release to announce a new deal with a Chinese media company, and one paragraph of the press bumf seems to suggest that the Beeb is planning for Doctor Who - in its current, post-relaunch state - to run until at least its fifteenth series. 

Here's the press release, with the bit we're talking about in bold...

BBC Worldwide today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with leading Chinese media company, Shanghai Media Group Pictures (Smg Pictures) that will see expansion of the Doctor Who brand in China. »

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Time Lords to Unite in Titan Comics’ Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension Storyline

25 May 2017 7:17 AM, PDT | DailyDead | See recent DailyDead news »

Multiple "Doctors" collide in Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension from Titan Comics! Continue reading for release details, the Doctor Who Comics Day worldwide event, and four alternative covers!

Press Release: New York – May 23, 2017 – Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor is battling the universe’s darkest forces in the latest season of Doctor Who currently airing Saturdays at 9/8c on BBC America in the U.S., and at 9 p.m. Et on Space in Canada – but, the menace continues for the Doctor on August 30, 2017 with the multi-Doctor storyline, Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, from Titan Comics!

This Alpha issue kick-starts Titan’s Doctor Who Comics Day global event (Saturday September 2, 2017) and continues in the Ninth Doctor special that same week - so retailers are encouraged to sign up and stock up for the celebrations.

Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension, is an epic event – comprised of eight chapters over three »

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GLAAD Report Finds Lgbtq Characters Are Either Invisible Or Used As Punchlines In Studio Movies

25 May 2017 7:12 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »

GLAAD’s annual studio report measuring Lgbtq representation in Hollywood gave Lionsgate Entertainment, Sony Pictures, and Walt Disney Studios ‘Failing’ ratings, while 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and Warner Brothers received ‘Poor’ ratings.

Read More: Blumhouse Set to Produce Dee Rees Horror Feature About Lesbians in Rural America

The leading Lgbtq media advocacy organization released today its fifth annual Studio Responsibility Index, which maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of Lgbtq people in films released by the seven largest studios and their subsidiaries during the 2016 calendar year. The report found that of 125 releases from major studios in 2016, only 23 of them (18.4%) included characters identified as Lgbtq. 83% percent of inclusive films feature gay male characters, making gay men the most represented group by far. Lesbian portrayals increased from 23% in 2015 to 35% in 2016, while bisexuals appeared in 13% of inclusive films.

Read More: GLAAD Launches Grant and Mentorship to Support Lgbtq Filmmakers and Stories

GLAAD took »

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Shanghai Media Group Pictures Strikes 'Doctor Who' Deal for China

25 May 2017 1:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter - TV News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - TV News news »

BBC Worldwide on Thursday said it has signed a deal with China's Shanghai Media Group Pictures, the film business unit of Oriental Pearl Group, owned by Shanghai Media Group, for the entire catalog of hit franchise Doctor Who and a memorandum of understanding (Mou) to expand the fan base of the show brand in the Middle Kingdom.

The agreement covers showrunners Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat’s seasons 1-10, incoming showrunner Chris Chibnall’s yet-to-film season 11, a first look for seasons 12-15 and Doctor Who spinoffs Torchwood and Class.

Doctor Who has previously been available across a number of digital platforms in China, including Youku, LeTV and BesTV, which is »

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Doctor Who: The Pyramid At The End Of The World spoiler-free review

24 May 2017 10:37 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Simon Brew May 25, 2017

Picking up from last week's Extremis, Doctor Who series 10 moves on to The Pyramid At The End Of The World. Here are our thoughts...

10.7 The Pyramid At The End Of The World

Interesting. Not without a few problems, but interesting, and plenty in this one to make you want the gap between this and the next episode to be less than seven days.

Picking up in the aftermath of last week’s Extremis, The Pyramid At The End Of The World is an episode of Doctor Who that continues to ramp things up, as the threat to the world escalates. It’s the kind of episode, in fact, that you could imagine fitting a few episodes later in a run, with a growing threat and some other stuff I'm not going to talk about here.

To give you a flavour of what you get, though, it comes »

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Doctor Who Four Doctor Crossover Coming This August From Titan Comics

24 May 2017 8:31 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »

With a new Doctor Who on the horizon – as incumbent actor Peter Capaldi will exit the show this Christmas – what better time is there to celebrate the different incarnations of the time-travelling hero that the hit BBC sci-fi series has brought us over the past ten years? That’s the thinking from Titans Comics, as they’re about to deliver a four-way crossover featuring the union of Doctors Nine through Twelve.

The crossover will be titled Doctor Who: The Lost Dimension and, according to Comic Book Resources, is “set to tell its story in eight chapters over the course of three months.” It kicks off with an Alpha Issue to be released in August, ahead of Titan’s “Doctor Who Comics Day” global event on Saturday September 2nd. The series will come from the creators of the various Doctor Who books out there: writers Nick Abadzis (Tenth Doctor), George Mann »

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Hugh Grant set for A Very English Scandal

23 May 2017 8:45 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

The BBC has announced that Hugh Grant is set to star in the BBC One drama A Very English Scandal, which is being directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) from a script By Russell T Davies (Doctor Who).

A Very English Scandal will tell the true story of MP Jeremy Thorpe, the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy and incitement to murder. Beginning in the 1960s, when homosexuality had only just been decriminalized in the UK, the logline for the drama reads: “[Thorpe] has a secret he’s desperate to hide. As long as his ex-lover Scott is around, Thorpe’s brilliant career is at risk. Thorpe schemes and deceives — until he can see only one way to silence Scott for good. The trial of Thorpe changed society forever, illuminating the darkest secrets of the establishment. The Thorpe affair revealed such breathtaking deceit and corruption that, at the time, »

- Gary Collinson

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Orphan Black: Krystal Seeks Answers, [Spoiler] Is Kidnapped in New Trailer

22 May 2017 11:58 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

Here’s a crazy Orphan Black thought: What if Krystal is the one who cracks this whole clone conspiracy wide open?

In a new trailer for the series’ fifth and final season, the so-called ditzy sestra declares, “I’m getting into a dress, and then I am going to get down to the truth.” (Considering how close she got to it last season, I wouldn’t be surprised if Krystal is the one holding all the answers at the show’s end.)

VideosOrphan Black Clones Declare, ‘Now We Fight…’ in Final Season Trailer

Elsewhere in the preview: Helena worries about her babies, »

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‘Doctor Who 10×06: Extremis’ Review

22 May 2017 6:01 AM, PDT | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

If there is one problem with Doctor Who it is that things tend to stay the same, and we see nothing really that new. What we’ve needed is something to shake up the status quo. Extremis was promised to be a big episode, but the result was something of a refreshing surprise that many won’t have seen coming.

When The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is called on to read the Veritas, Bill (Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) accompany him to the Vatican. With the legend that anybody who reads the book commits suicide, the news that a translation has spread online is causing much worry, but can The Doctor discover the truth of the book?

The little you read about what goes on in the episode, the better. This is why I won’t be discussing much about the plot, but what works in the episode. I promise »

- Paul Metcalf

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Hugh Grant Returns to British TV for First Time in Nearly 25 Years

22 May 2017 2:40 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

Hugh Grant is set to play a disgraced British politician in true-story drama “A Very English Scandal,” the BBC said Monday. The project will reunite Grant with director Stephen Frears following the actor’s acclaimed performance in last year’s “Florence Foster Jenkins,” which earned him Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for best supporting actor.

In “A Very English Scandal,” Grant will play Jeremy Thorpe, the first British politician in modern times to stand trial for murder. In 1979, Thorpe, then leader of the Liberal party and the youngest leader of any British political party in a hundred years, was accused of conspiring to murder his ex-lover, Norman Scott. The film is based on a book by British journalist John Preston.

The three-part drama for flagship channel BBC One marks Grant’s return to British television for the first time in nearly 25 years, when he starred in “The Changeling,” an episode of the BBC’s anthology drama series »

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The Top Five Doctor Who Fan Theories of Season 10 so Far

21 May 2017 4:00 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

There have been plenty of fan theories floating on social media since Season 10 of Doctor Who began. The questions have prompted more questions, and everyone dedicated to Doctor Who has either mentally contemplated possible answers or joined in discussion posts. The rumors over whether or not Peter Capaldi will leave the show and be replaced by a next Doctor Who incarnation have much to do with the biggest fan theories, though showrunner Steven Moffat has assured fans that the Time Lord loves his role and there’s no reason for Moffat to write him out of the show. Yet, Doctor

The Top Five Doctor Who Fan Theories of Season 10 so Far »

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