Blightyvision: The Sarah Jane Adventures Series 5
Created by Russell T. Davies Starring Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, Anjli Mohindra, and Tommy Knight A friend of mine said recently that, after Elisabeth Sladen died, he found himself unable to keep watching The Sarah Jane Adventures simply because the idea of her being gone was just too sad. And believe me, I don’t fault […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: Elisabeth Sladen, series finale, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Whoniverse
Blightyvision: “Torchwood: Miracle Day”
Created by Russell T. Davies Starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Bill Pullman, and Mekhi Phifer Okay, so here’s the thing. We US-based Anglophiles can be really terrible when it comes to self-judgment, and the Whovian subset can be even worse. It could be because we’ve been burned before — both by straight-up American remakes and […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: Bill Pullman, Englishmen abroad, Eve Myles, John Barrowman, rtd, starz, torchwood, US UK co-production, Whoniverse
Blightyvision: “Torchwood”
Written and created by Russell T. Davies Starring John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Kai Owen, and Gareth David-Lloyd Back in 2006 or so, Torchwood was a show it was very easy to make fun of and be cynical about. The Doctor Who spinoff was advertised from the get-go as being aimed more toward adults, covering edgier […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: available on dvd, John Barrowman, rtd, spinoff, torchwood, Whoniverse
Blightyvision: “The Sarah Jane Adventures”
Created by Russell T. Davies Starring Elisabeth Sladen, Daniel Anthony, and Tommy Knight The sad fact of the matter is, I knew there was another series half in the can, and was thus holding off reviewing as far as this show had gotten until one more series had come out. However, with the sad news […]
In: Columns, Eyes and Ears, Reviews, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: CBBC, Daniel Anthony, Elisabeth Sladen, rtd, Sarah Jane Smith, The Sarah Jane Adventures, this is for children?, Tommy Knight, Whoniverse
Blightyvision: “K-9”
Created by Bob Baker and Paul Tams Starring Robert Moloney, Keegan Joyce, Philippa Coulthard, and Daniel Webber Featuring John Leeson as the voice of K-9 K-9’s had a rough time of it ever since leaving the Doctor’s care. In 1981, there was an attempted spinoff series, “K-9 and Company,” featuring Elisabeth Sladen reprising her role […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: Doctor Who, john leeson, k-9, surprise! it's good!, this is for children?, Whoniverse
The Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Watchlist: “Doctor Who” Universe News
“Doctor Who” has spawned more spin-offs in recent years than “Happy Days,” all of them with impressive viewerships. Yes, even That One. You know the one I mean. Don’t pretend you don’t. I’ll be giving you some more “Doctor Who” talk later in preparation for the season finale. In the meantime, there’s plenty to say […]
In: Columns, Television: British and Canadian · Tagged with: K9, SJA, Torchwood Magazine, Whoniverse