Archive for November 13th, 2013
Essay: Doctor Who and regenerations
by Doc on Nov.13, 2013, under Television
A recent comment by showrunner Steven Moffat has thrown Doctor Who fandom into chaos – just how many times has the Doctor regenerated? It is established canon that a Time Lord can only regenerate 12 times (giving him 13 incarnations), barring external influence (more on that later). And since the revival, we’ve all worked on the assumption that we were seeing the 9th, 10th, and 11th Doctor. The last episode threw in a wrench – A possibly previously unknown Doctor (or “non-Doctor”, per Smith – I’ll refer to the incarnations by the actor’s name), which would likely boost everyone at least from Eccleston up by one. But this also got me thinking about regeneration in general – what is it, how do completely different bodies and personalities come about, what control is there, and how does the limit work?
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Haven preview: “The Trouble with Troubles” plus more goodies
by Doc on Nov.13, 2013, under Television
On the next Haven, when Audrey finds herself in an alternate Haven with no troubles, she must make a choice—return Haven to normal or protect the ones she loves. Tune in for “The Trouble with Troubles” Friday night on Syfy at 10/9c!
Plus, the latest Inside Haven and the cast talks about Colin Ferguson…
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Official Divergent trailer
by Doc on Nov.13, 2013, under Movies
Here is the first official trailer for Divergent, based on the novel by Veronica Roth. Set in a world where people are assigned to factions based on personality traits (selflessness, peacefulness, etc.), it follows Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) who at 16 on Choosing Day is classified as a “Divergent” – someone who doesn’t fit into any faction, and discovers that someone wants to eliminate all the Divergents.
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Official teaser trailer for Disney’s Maleficent
by Doc on Nov.13, 2013, under Movies
CW saves all three new series, giving back end orders for The Tomorrow People, Reign and The Originals
by Doc on Nov.13, 2013, under Television
The CW is hoping it bats 1.000 this season, keeping all three freshman drama series The Tomorrow People, Reign and The Originals with back end orders for a full season.
The spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, has made good gains in viewers after a moderate debut, reaching a 0.9 rating for the 18-49 demo as well as 2 million same-day total viewers. The other two are holding steady at around 0.6, but all three also enjoy a fairly strong digital viewership as well.