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Thursday, 30 June 2011

Name change

Since Primeval has finished, the blog has had a name change! It's now called Bigger on the Inside and will now supply news on Merlin as well. The URL will stay the same as it was.

Primeval Series 5 Episode 6 Review

With a twist!

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Anomaly to the Whoniverse Gets YouTube!

I have set up a YouTube channel named CultShowClips, for reviews and character bios and other stuff. Here's the intro to the channel and a video about sci fi DVDs:

Monday, 27 June 2011

Torchwood Miracle Day UK Date and Time Announced!

Finally, we've got a UK date for episode 1 of Torchwood: Miracle Day! 'The New World' will air on Thursday 14th July at 9pm on BBC One. Personally I'm happy with this, because by now I was expecting a launch date over 2 weeks after the US launch date on Starz! If all episodes air on a Thursday, this is the predicted air dates for each episode in the UK (see the round up for US dates):

Episode 1: The New World- Thursday 14th July at 9pm

Episode 2: Rendition- Thursday 21st July at 9pm

Episode 3: Dead of Night- Thursday 28th July at 9pm

Episode 4: Escape to LA- Thursday 4th August at 9pm

Episode 5: The Categories of Life- Thursday 11th August at 9pm

Episode 6: The Middle Men- Thursday 18th August at 9pm

Episode 7: Immortal Sins- Thursday 25th August at 9pm

Episode 8: End of the Road- Thursday 1st September at 9pm

Episode 9: The Gathering- Thursday 8th September at 9pm

Episode 10: The Blood Line- Thursday 15th September at 9pm

Sunday, 26 June 2011

Top 10 Episodes Of... Doctor Who (10-8)

Just for a bit of fun, while there's no real news, I'm doing a countdown for the top 10 episodes of Doctor Who, then Torchwood, then Primeval. Here's numbers 10-8 of the best episodes of Doctor Who (2005-present): NOTE THIS COUNTDOWN COUNTS TWO PARTERS AS 1 EPISODE:

Number 10: Army of Ghosts/Doomsday (Series 2, episodes 12 & 13 broadcast 1/8 July 2006)

A worthy finale to a decent first series for David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. Army of Ghosts was distinctly low-key and action-lite with a whopping cliffhanger (EXTERMINATE!) and Doomsday was a full on sci fi thriller for 35 minutes. The remaining 10 concentrated on writing Billie Piper's Rose Tyler out of the show, through a brilliantly acted scene on 'Bad Wolf Bay.' All that, and the first 'What? What? Whaaaat??' cliffhanger into the Christmas Special.

Number 9: The Eleventh Hour (Series 5 episode 1, first broadcast 3 April 2010)

Easily the best single part series opener in New Who. It had the tricky task of introducing a new Doctor AND a new companion (the first time this had happened since 2005's Rose) but it pulled it off really well, with a great, original idea behind Amy Pond entering the TARDIS as the Eleventh Doctor's companion. And you could forgive the ropey villain and the dodgy monster, because of the great writing and the superb acting.

Number 8: The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone (Series 5 episodes 4 & 5, first broadcast 24 April/1 May 2010)

The return to traditional Moffat story telling saw the return to form after the not-so-great The Beast Below and Victory of the Daleks, and the return of River Song and the Weeping Angels (!) The two-parter isn't quite as good as the Angels' first outing- the brilliant Blink, but it's still excellent, with a fair amount of scares, and a LOT of Weeping Angels! Oh, and Amy Pond trying to seduce the Doctor, but that's just a small blip in a great two-parter.

Saturday, 25 June 2011

Anomaly Weekly Blog Round-up (25 June- 1 July)

A new feature for this blog is a weekly round up, looking at what's to come on Anomaly to the Whoniverse. For this week, here's what's happening:
YouTube videos (maybe)- I've ordered a webcam, so I might post some YouTube videos this week (if I get the hang of it!)
Reviews- Since the most viewed posts on Anomaly to the Whoniverse (and Pre Titles Sequence, when it was open) were my reviews for Primeval series five episodes four and five. I'll post some reviews for series 4 and the remainder of series 5 soon- and some of them will be coming next week. I might post some reviews as YouTube videos (see above.) Doctor Who series 6 reviews are coming later this summer when the DVD comes out.
Stories- I haven't posted any episodes of my Doctor Who fan series this week, because episode 2 is only partially completed. From now on, the stories will be posted when I complete them.
Primeval episode 6 coverage- I've convinced myself that Tuesday's episode of Primeval (Wednesday for me as I don't have Watch and have to download them off iTunes), the series 5 finale will be the final episode ever, as there's still nothing on series 6. So, along with the regular review from me and the review round up, I'll look back at the four years of Primeval (not counting 2010, when no new episodes aired) and get a bit sad about how a good show have drifted away (unless an abrupt announcment about the commissioning of series 6 in 2013 comes out.)
Torchwood Miracle Day UK Air Date Announcment (FINALLY!)- Finally, it looks very likely that we'll get the Torchwood Miracle Day UK air date announce some time this week. Either the Radio Times, who will publish schedules for 9 July tomorrow, a suspected air date as on the yet-to-be-confirmed BBC Press Office schedule, on 9 July, at 9pm (the predicted time Torchwood will air in the UK) there was nothing, indicating that Torchwood may air at that time, or the BBC Press Office (who release schedules for 16-22 July on Thursday) are likely to break the news this week.
Next time, a look at what's happening this summer on Anomaly to the Whoniverse.

BIG Torchwood: Miracle Day Round Up

With the broadcast of the ten part Miracle Day looming (at least in the US, where it starts on 8 July at 10pm on Starz) I thought it would be a good idea to post a round up of all the trailers and synopses:

LOGO

Full Series Synopsis

When C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy, he finds himself unearthing a threat which challenges the entire Human race.The answers seem to lie within an old, secret British institute, known only as Torchwood. But Torchwood was destroyed, years ago, and the keys to the institute are held by its only two survivors - former Police Officer Gwen Cooper who has long since disappeared along with her husband and child, and the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness, a man whose history seems to stretch back centuries.

With Rex under attack from all sides, in both the US and the UK, he soon discovers there are forces at work within every level of society, determined to stop Torchwood's return. As a chain of events across the world links together the most disparate and unlikely individuals - including a surgeon, a killer, senators and CEOs - a new Torchwood team takes shape. But this time, the threat is much closer to home, as they realize that their greatest enemy is mankind itself...

One day, nobody dies. All across the world, nobody dies. And then the next day, and the next, and the next, people keep aging -- they get hurt and sick -- but they never die. The result: a population boom, overnight. With all the extra people, resources are finite. It’s said that in four months’ time, the human race will cease to be viable. But this can’t be a natural event – someone’s got to be behind it. It’s a race against time as C.I.A. agent Rex Matheson investigates a global conspiracy. The answers lie within an old, secret British institute. As Rex keeps asking “What is Torchwood?", he’s drawn into a world of adventure, and a threat to change what it means to be human, forever.

POSTERS

CAST

Captain Jack Harkness- John Barrowman

Gwen Cooper- Eve Myles

Rhys Williams- Kai Owen

Rex Matheson- Mekhi Philfer

Esther Drummond- Alexa Havins

Oswald Danes- Bill Pullman

Dr. Vera Juarez- Arlene Tur

SECONDARY CAST

Sergeant Andy Davidson- Tom Price

Geriant Cooper- William Thomas

Mary Cooper- Sharon Morgan

Jilly Kitzinger- Lauren Ambrose

GUEST CAST

TBA- Dichen Lachman

Dr. Alicia Patel- Lena Kaur

Surveillance- Danny Szam

Guard- Daniel Adegboyega

TBA- Wayne Knight

TBA- Ernie Hudson

TBA- Christopher Thomas Howell

Brad- Dillon Casey

TBA- Nana Visitor

TBA- John De Lancie

EPISODE GUIDE*

1. The New World- 8 July at 10pm

When death itself comes to a halt, the world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue- Torchwood.

2. Rendition- 15 July at 10pm

As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realises that he's the most vunerable man on Earth. A flight to the United States turns into a desperate battle for survival.

3. Dead of Night- 22 July at 10pm

Torchwood goes on the run and finds a new enemy, but as they launch a raid on PhiCorp headquarters, Jack must confront the mysterious Oswald Danes.

4. Escape to LA- 29 July at 10pm

The fight against PhiCorp takes the Torchwood team, where a trap is waiting. Meanwhile, Oswald and Jilly find themselves with an enemy of their own.

5. The Categories of Life- 5 August at 10pm

Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. The enemy is closing in, and death is about to make a shocking return.

6. The Middle Men- 12 August at 10pm

With Gwen, Rex and Esther trapped on both sides of the Atlantic, it's a race against time as Jack goes straight to the heart of the conspiracy.

7. Immortal Sins- 19 August at 10pm

Gwen must fight to protect her family and takes a terrifying journey, covering both miles and decades, as the long history of the Miracle is revealed.

Episode 8 (End of the Road), Episode 9 (The Gathering) Episode 10 (The Blood Line) will presumably air on 26 August, 2 September and 9 September in the US.

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