Our member and current Vice President of the Milwaukee Time Lords, Carl Féthière, has created a video of images taken at our 20th Anniversary Dinner, which was held August 15th, 2009. This is our first club YouTube post. You can help out by joining YouTube and posting a comment.
I checked the latest Doctor Who news a day after the Wisconsin State Fair event to see that some of the San Diego ComicCon panelists were still in the area. At least one looking for work! (I think you can guess by now who that could be.)
I have the BBC Doctor Who news feed in my Yahoo page. You can get yours if you go to the news site and get instructions and the link there. It’s very handy in making sure you get the most current and accurate news.
The item that caught my attention was the BBC Wales broadcasts in two parts of reports from Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and David Tennant regarding their experiences at ComicCon and subsequent ventures in Southern California. (I grew up there back in the 60’s and 70’s, up to 1974.)
Start here to read about David Tennant’s Tales from Hollywood.
Apparently, that stint he did as Casanova opens doors for him, as you will hear when you download and listen to the two part report.
As with the previous Doctor Who panel, I have the Torchwood panel here for you to enjoy without you having to hunt YouTube for all the parts. There are lots of Children of Earth spoilers here, so if you have not seen this yet, you might want to wait until you have (it’s on DVD by now).
Panelists: (left to right) Russell T Davies, John Barrowman, Eros Lyn, Julie Gardner
This one is in seven parts.
Enjoy the panel!
If you missed ComicCon 2009 or the Doctor Who Panel or were there and want to see it again, I have arranged a set of YouTube clips conveniently for you. It can take some time and effort burrowing through the ComicCon YouTube video posts to find all the video clip parts.
Here, I present to you the Doctor Who Panel, featuring Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, Eros Lynn and David Tennant. The first part of the panel features questions by the moderator. Later, questions were taken from the audience. The usual procedure at these panels is to have those asking questions line up before a microphone so that everyone can hear the questions.
The panel was recorded for a Doctor Who Confidential, so expect to see a professionally edited version I suspect in the next Doctor Who video release.
Enjoy the panel in the comfort of your home!
(Also the two trailers referred to in the panel are as pop up links at the bottom of this post, which you can pull up when the trailers are run during the panel, so you get that experience, too.)
TRAILERS
End of Time
The list has grown considerably since the last post. If you are fans of Star Trek, Babylon 5, Battlestar Gallactica, Farscape or Firefly, this year’s line-up looks great! The Dragoncon site lists guests alphabetically, so you need to scan through the list if you seek guests for your favorite series. The guests are by TV series.
Star Trek
John Billingsley
James Cawley
Robert Duncan McNeil
Kate Mullgrew
Leonard Nimoy
Dwight Schultz
Garrett Wang
Dr Who/Torchwood
Eric Roberts
Eliza Roberts
Battlestar Gallactica
Dirk Benedict
Aaron Douglas
Richard Hatch
Alessandro Juliani
Kandyse McClure
Mary McDonnell
Edward James Olmos
Kate Vernon
Babylon 5
Bruce Boxleitner
Claudia Christian
Stephen Furst
Tracy Scoggins
Farscape
Claudia Black
Virginia Hey
Lani John Tupu
Stargate-SG1
Michael Shanks
Firefly
Ron Glass
Other Guests
Catherine Bach
Trace Beaulieu
Julie Benz
Bob Bergen
Michael Connell Biehn
Jennifer Blanc
Barry Bostwick
Doug Bradley
Charisma Carpenter
Bill Corbett
Bruce Davison
Lexa Doig
Peter Facinelli
Charles Fleischer
Louise Fletcher
Paul Goddard
Dean Haglund
Kane Hodder
Richard Kiel
Traci Lords
James Marsters
Paul McGillion
Jason Momoa
Michael Nankin
Jasika Nicole
John Noble
Mary Jo Pehl
James Randi
Alan Ruck
John Schneider
Helen Slater
Kristy Swanson
Michael Welch
Hold on to your sonic screwdriver or whatever in the Doctor Who universe you cling to because here’s the Easter Special trailer to tingle your inner Time Lord. Get set for a ride that places a busload of ordinary people in a very extraordinary environment and their only hope is the Doctor.
Doctor Who Easter Special: Planet of the Dead airs Saturday, April 11, 2009.
You can find a large set of images at David Tennant’s website for your desktop. Go to this page that is set up for the special.
I have been through the Dragoncon guest list and it looks like an excellent line up for science fiction and fantasy fans. I have noted that the front list is much shorter than the list you see when you select “Current Guests” under “Guest List”.
Here, I have organized it by TV series (main series guest is known for). I think it will make it easier for those deciding to attend based upon number of their favorite celebrities attending.
Got any others you plan to see? Are there any major updates since I posted this? Reply with your support for your favorite guests and why you want to see them.
Bablyon 5
Bruce Boxleitner
Tracy Scoggins
Battlestar Galactica (old and new versions)
Dirk Benedict
Kevin R. Grazier - science advisor
Richard Hatch
Kandyse McClure
Edward James Olmos
Doctor Who
Eliza Roberts
Eric Roberts
Farscape
Virginia Hey
Paul Goddard
Firefly
Ron Glass
Star Trek (any series)
John Billingsley
Robert Duncan McNeil
Anthony Montgomery
Kate Mulgrew
Leonard Nimoy
Garrett Wang
X-Files
Dean Haglund
Other guests that looked interesting (with links this time) as I scanned the list include:
Richard L. Altstatt
Kevin J. Anderson
Catherine Bach
Michael Connell Biehn
Jennifer Blanc
Barry Bostwick
Bruce Davison
Peter Facinelli
Alan Dean Foster
Paul McGillion
Alan Ruck
John Schneider
Chicago TARDIS now has two guests listed as confirmed! Chicago TARDIS is a convention held every year in the Chicago, Illinois for Doctor Who fans. This year it will be held November 27-29, 2009 (Thanksgiving weekend). The hotel is The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, located in Lombard, Illinois.
The two guests confirmed are: Paul McGann (The Eighth Doctor) and Daphne Ashbrook (Dr. Grace Holloway). There are “many more guests t.b.a.”.
As of today and up through November 15, 2009, Reserved Seating is $135, Regular Membership (weekend) is $75. 1 day is $35. Children 6-10 is $25 for the weekend. Children under 6 free when accompanied by a paid adult. You can order by mail, fax or online.
The hotel selection is excellent. Last year, the first year the convention was held at Westin, the service was great and the location perfect. It is next to a Target and across from a shopping mall. The food court is located on the near side towards the hotel so it is not too far to walk.
With the coming to a close an era with the Tenth Doctor, it will be a very special time to come and participate in the celebration of your favorite television series. Don’t miss this one!
The Milwaukee, Wisconsin area is connected to many well-known celebrities which you can get a list of at Hollywood.com.
Here, I point out to those who may not be aware that John Barrowman, who plays Captain Jack Harkness in both the Doctor Who and Torchwood series has a Milwaukee connection, too!
I have a list of links to articles (old and new) that will interest Doctor Who fans who want to know more about the background of one of the most interesting characters to appear in the new series.
Firefox News
Carol E Barrowman
Milwaukee Cabaret Reviews
Relative Values: John Barrowman and his sister, Carole
The Making of Me — BBC America presentation
Premieres Sunday, March 29th 10/9c
Our newsletter editor, Barbara Brown, has been in email contact with Carole Barrowman in the past year, but not much more has been heard from that. Our club began its existence with a very special contact that you can see on the first image on our main website page. Now that we are 20 years old, we’ve got some history and growth behind us. Now, we’ve drawn visitors to our meetings and events who admit to being Doctor Who fans. It’s great to discover a new series that you love, but it’s even better if some of the people in it have family or regular business in your local area!
Our club can be reached via our Contact Us page.
I have a handy list of David Tennant (10th Doctor) video clips you can find on YouTube.
Enjoy!
SERIES 2
First Day On Job
More Christmas Invasion Filming
Even More Christmas Invasion Filming
Cardiff Christmas Lights
Christmas Invasion Broadcast
Billie Piper’s Last Scene Filming (grab a hankie for this one!)
Filming In A Quarry
First Dalek & Mini-Me!
Exploding the TARDIS
Series 2 Is Out
**Blackpool Illuminations (two parts)
PART 1
PART 2
Series 4 (two parts)
PART 1
PART 2
Bonus Clip — Weakest Link! (SPOILER: Winner is revealed at end. Watch up to 4:05 then watch Weakest Link on YouTube and then come back.)
**The City of Waukesha (my hometown) could have controlled the traffic lights in the event of such an emergency, too! (I saw it in operation at one intersection while taking my sister home just the other day.)