Doctor Who: Series 9 Posters [Fanmade]

Here are some fanmade posters I found prior to Series 9, I stopped posting for a while so that is why they were not uploaded.

I have updated some of these.

by f-dranka

This is brilliant! I like to think i'm arty but not to this standard. I think this is brilliant. Can they design the official posters in future?

by f-dranka

I really like this. I find it very amusing. It is by the same artist as the one above and both are amazing. I love the Roman numerals fitting with the Back To The Future theme along with the rest of the poster.

by Umbridge1986

This image has done the rounds over social media. I remember people thinking it was official. This is a brilliant poster. I like the use of the Maze from The Maze Runner in the background.

by Philpaint

I like the faded London and Gallifrey in the background it very fitting. The colours fit well leaving The Doctor to stand out. 

by Superomar99

This is quite a simple post but I feel it works just as well. The pictures are from either Series 8 (Missy) for the 50th (Clara).

There were loads more to get through, but I thought i'd end here just in case I ever decide to post more.

Till next time

Emz x

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Doctor Who: Series 1 Posters/ DVD Covers [Fanmade]

So here are some posters for Doctor Who Series 1 featuring Christopher Eccleston. All posters are fanmade and not Official.

by Simonz

by Aminoapps

by jan0009683

by Mr-Saxon

and two by me

Hope you like them

I'll post more soon

Emz x

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The 100 - UK Airdate and Time!

The CW's new sci-fi show The Hundred based on the book The 100 by Kass Morgan, is starting on E4.

We knew it was coming ages ago as it was announced around the same time as The Tomorrow People, but now E4 have released the airdate for the Series and the time.

The series will begin on UK shores.... July 7th at 9pm. 

So that's Monday! Not long to wait now guys. 

If i'm being honest I have watched a few already and really enjoyed it and as I mentioned before, the book is great too.

So for those of you interested, don't forget to set a reminder for Monday 7th July at 9pm on E4!!

P.S. The show has already been renewed in the US for a second Season!

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Almost Human cancelled by FOX

JJ Abrams's Almost Human has been cancelled by Fox.

Sources confirmed to Variety that the sci-fi series will not be returning for a second season.

Produced by Abrams, Almost Human stars Karl Urban and Michael Ealy as a human cop and a human-like combat android who are partnered up in 2048.

The series, which premiered in November, also stars Minka Kelly, Mackenzie Crook, Michael Irby and Lili Taylor.

Its March season finale averaged 5.63 million viewers and a 1.5 in the 18-49 demographic, down from 9.1 million viewers and a 3.1/8 share in adults 18-49 on its opening.

Watch is due to debut the 13-part series on UK screens later this year.

Source: Digital Spy

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Heroes Reborn to have online prequel

The upcoming reboot of Heroes will launch alongside an online prequel to the series.

NBC announced on Tuesday (April 15) that Heroes Reborn: Digital Series will be among the first series to premiere on the network's website as part of its new original online video push.

"It's exciting to bring original content to the forefront on all of our digital platforms," said Robert Hayes, executive vice president, Digital Media, NBC Entertainment.

"We are lucky to once again be in business with some of the top producers in Hollywood making new content to further engage fans."

NBC announced its intention to revive Heroes in February, though it is still unclear if any previous cast members will return for the new 13-part run.

Robert Knepper, however, has revealed that he is keen to reprise his role of Samuel in the new limited series.

Heroes Reborn will premiere on NBC in 2015.

Source: Digital Spy

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Almost Human to air on Watch in the UK

So as I mentioned in a previous post (2nd January 2014) Almost Human had not been picked up by a UK broadcaster... until now..

US sci-fi drama Almost Human has found a UK home.

The Fox series - from JJ Abrams and Fringe showrunner Joel Wyman - has been acquired by Watch.

The UKTV channel will air Almost Human later in 2014.

The 13-part first season stars Karl Urban as John Kennex, a tech-phobic detective in the year 2048.

Kennex must learn to adapt when he is partnered with an eccentric android partner - Michael Ealy's Dorian.

Watch previously acquired another US sci-fi thriller from JJ Abrams. Believe - a collaboration with Alfonso Cuarón - will debut on the channel tonight (March 27) at 9pm.

UKTV's director of programme acquisitions Catherine Mackin said: "Almost Human is a multilayered, gripping drama and it perfectly complements supernatural drama Believe."

Almost Human wrapped its first season earlier this month on Fox in the US.

Source: Digital Spy 

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Star-Crossed to Air in the UK.

Sky1 has acquired the UK rights to Star-Crossed.

The US series will debut on the channel in the coming weeks.

Sci-fi series Star-Crossed got its US premiere on The CW in February and charts the romance between a human girl and an alien male.

Star-Crossed will debut on Friday, April 4 at 8pm.

Sky 1 has also picked up the rights to US Show, About A Boy,.

for more info click here

Source: Digital Spy

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Peter Capaldi's new Doctor Who 'more like classic series'

Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who episodes have been compared to the "classic" era of the show.

Ben Wheatley - who is directing the first two instalments of series eight - told io9 that the show is "going back to that style".

"To have a unity that runs eight years... it's pretty crazy," said Wheatley. "It seems to me the episodes that we're doing now seem more like classic Who."

The A Field in England filmmaker also described his leading man Capaldi as "a massive Who fan" who knows the series "inside out".

"He's so good," the director said. "You look at his career and you look at his performances... they are all so brilliant, and all so different as well. It was a lucky break for me, I think."

Capaldi's official Doctor Who debut will be penned by Steven Moffat, with The Sarah Jane Adventures writer Phil Ford scripting Wheatley's second episode.

Doctor Who will return to BBC One in late 2014.

Source: Digital Spy

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Doctor Who: Ben Wheatley's "savage streak" won't filter through

Kill List director Ben Wheatley is not setting out to change Doctor Who, actor Reece Shearsmith has insisted.

The British filmmaker is currently shooting the first two episodes of Doctor Who's eighth series - the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Doctor.

Shearsmith - who worked with Wheatley on his 2013 effort A Field in England - told Digital Spy: "I think [Ben] thought it would be an exciting project to get his teeth into.

"He's learning all the time and I think he thought it would be a good challenge to do it. It's [also] very prestigious to do Capaldi's inaugural episodes."

Shearsmith added that Wheatley is not "setting out to put his stamp" on the BBC sci-fi drama, but simply "wants to do a good job of telling the story".

"I'm not sure that you could ever somehow visually taint it with your style," he suggested.

"Maybe it'd be different if he was writing it as well. There's a very abrupt and savage streak in Ben's work, but I don't think it will quite filter through... with a Who script."

Source: Digital Spy

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X-Men: Days of Future Past - First look at Evan Peters as Quicksilver

X-Men: Days of Future Past has revealed the first look at Evan Peters's Quicksilver.

The latest batch of stills from the upcoming 20th Century Fox movie have also offered a better look at Omar Sy as Bishop.

American Horror Story star Peters will play the speedster Quicksilver in Bryan Singer's movie.

Due to a quirk of the character's origins, he will also appear in Joss Whedon's Avengers: Age of Ultron, portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

Quicksilver is shown in the image alongside Michael Fassbender's Magneto (the character's father in the comics), James McAvoy's Charles Xavier and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine.

Bishop is a time travelling mutant from the future. X-Men: Days of Future Past will be released in the UK on May 22 and in the US on May 23.

Source: Digital Spy

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Arrow showrunner: 'We're not competing with Agents of SHIELD'

Arrow showrunner Andrew Kreisberg has said that his programme is not in competition with Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.

Kreisberg told TV Line that he feels no pressure for his DC Universe show to outperform Marvel's new television drama.

"We don't really feel like we're in competition with anybody else. We're only trying to outdo ourselves as we move forward," Kreisberg insisted.

The writer went on to say that he is encouraged to see so many comic books being adapted for television these days.

"I think all of us here - not just as writers but as viewers - are thrilled that we're in what feels like a golden age of comic book adaptations in both film and television," he said.

Kreisberg continued: "We're excited to be part of this real shift in the TV landscape that includes SHIELD and hopefully for next season Gotham and Constantine, and even the Daredevil show, which I'm really excited about.

"We really feel like a rising tide lifts all ships, so the more comic book adaptations the better!"

Arrow returns on January 15 on The CW in the US. Sky1 airs the programme in the UK.

Source: Digital Spy

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New Shows with no UK Broadcasters!

At the moment there are a number of new US shows that are becoming very successful and some are yet to air, but so far no UK broadcasters have picked them up. Most of them live up to the sci-fi element :)

Here are but a few of them.

Almost Human

The series is set 35 years into the future when humans in the Los Angeles Police Department are paired up with life-like androids, as a detective who has a dislike for robots ends up being teamed up with one with emotional feelings.

Star Crossed

About an epic romance between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they landed on Earth and were consigned to an internment camp.

Intelligence

A drama centered on a high-tech intelligence operative who is enhanced with a super-computer microchip in his brain, and the director of the elite government cyber-security agency who supports him.

Crisis

Centers on an idealistic Secret Service agent who finds himself at the center of an international crisis on his first day on the job. In his search for the truth, he will have to cross moral and legal lines as he navigates the highest levels of power and corruption.

Reign

Chronicles the rise to power of Mary Queen of Scots (Kane) when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. It details the secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue.

i'll update when there is news of any pick ups.

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US Remake of 'The Tomorrow People' coming to the UK soon!

Earlier this year, Channel 4 secured the rights to air the U.S Remake of the Classic British Show 'The Tomorrow People'.

The original Show aired in the UK from 1973 - 1979. It was also remade and aired in the 1990's.

The show currently airs in US on The CW channel.

The air date for the Uk viewing is the 8th January on E4 at 9pm

Here is a bit about the show:

They are the next evolutionary shift of mankind – a generation of humans born with paranormal abilities. They are the Tomorrow People. Based on the original UK TV series from the 1970s, the show follows the trials and tribulations faced by this genetically advanced race who have the abilities to teleport and communicate telepathically. Hunted by a paramilitary group of scientists known as Ultra who see the Tomorrow People as a very real threat, the outcast group hides out in an abandoned subway station just beneath the surface of the human world. However, Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell), the newest member of this small group of Tomorrow People, is torn between his loyalty to the group who have become his new family, the offer of the Ultra who promise him his old life back and his own desires to explore his father’s mysterious disappearance.

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Revolution Renewed for second season!

NBC has renewed "Revolution" for a second season.

 J.J. Abrams' post-apocalyptic drama got off to a good start in September, with the premiere drawing in 11.7 million viewers and a 4.1 rating among adults in the 18-49 demo.

 The ratings remained solid until the show's four-month hiatus -- it was off the air from November 26 to March 25 -- but came back to weaker ratings upon its return, averaging about 6 million viewers.

 Still, the network's decision to renew "Revolution" -- along with "Chicago Fire," "Law & Order: SVU," "Grimm" and "Parenthood" -- comes as no surprise.

Season 2 of the series, which also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Tracy Spiridakos and Elizabeth Mitchell, will be 22 episodes. 

 "Revolution" airs on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on NBC in the US & Mondays at 10pm on Sky1 and Sky1 HD in the UK.

Source: Huffington Post

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'Heroes' to be revived by MSN, Xbox?

Heroes may return as part of a new programming initiative by MSN, a report suggests.

The cult drama could be revived, with MSN looking to launch original programming via its Xbox entertainment studio, according to TVLine.

The revamped Heroes would focus primarily on new characters, with the original cast - which included the likes of Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia - potentially making cameo appearances.

Talks regarding the revival are currently said to be in the early stages.

Heroes originally premiered on NBC in September 2006, airing four seasons before drawing to a close in February 2010.

Following the show's cancellation, there were rumours of a possible TV movie or mini-series to wrap up storylines, though no such project ever materialised.

Series creator Tim Kring currently works on the Fox drama series Touch starring Kiefer Sutherland.

Source: Digitalspy.co.uk

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'Broadchurch' Chris Chibnall to write for 'Doctor Who' series eight?

Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall has confirmed that he has been approached to write a new Doctor Who episode.

Chibnall has previously written five episodes for the BBC sci-fi drama, with 2012's 'The Power of Three' his most recent.

"I hope to [return for series eight], and Steven [Moffat's] been good enough to ask," the writer told CultBox.

"So we'll just see if all the schedules figure out and stuff like that. But it's always lovely to be on the list."

Chibnall added that it remains "a privilege and an honour" to write for Doctor Who.

"It's... a delight to go in and write a Doctor Who [episode]," he said. "Steven is a great showrunner to work for, and you always do a Doctor Who if there's time, because you can tell stories you can't tell anywhere else."

A full eighth series of Doctor Who is expected to follow the show's 50th anniversary special - airing in November - and Christmas special - airing in late December.

Source: digitalspy.co.uk

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Primeval: New World Casting

As filming begins on Primeval spin-off, New World, the first batch of casting has been announced.
The new team set to encounter prehistoric creatures includes Niall Matter (Eureka, 90210) as the enterprising inventor and visionary hero Evan Cross, and Sara Canning (Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Smallville) as Dylan Weir, predator attack expert and specialist in animal behavior.
New World will also star Miranda Frigon (Heartland) as Ange Finch, Geoff Gustafson (Hot Tub Time Machine) as Ken Leeds, Danny Rahim (EastEnders) as Mac Rendell.
Andrew-Lee Potts will reprise his role as Connor from the original series for a guest spot in the opener.
Stargate and Sanctuary director/executive producer Martin Wood has been brought on-board as one of the directors. Other directors who will helm various episodes include Andy Mikita and Amanda Tapping. Also confirmed is Mike Rohl, who has been involved with shows such as The Outer Limits, Smallville, Sanctuary and Eureka, Supernatural.
The 13-episode series will premiere on Canadian channel Space this Autumn. In the UK, Watch have picked up the show for broadcast late 2012.

Source: Cultfix

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Torchwood Miracle Day Give-away

Tonight the first episode of Torchwood Miracle Day airs in the USA on Starz and to celebrate the Chicago Tribune are having a special give-away. The three prizes up for grabs are:

1) A promotional poster for "Torchwood: Miracle Day" like the "End of Death" poster above.
2) A BBC DVD boxed set of "Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series"
3) And finally, the most awesome of the prizes in my opinion, a Soulless Mask signed by actors from the series.

To enter this fantastic competition all you have to do is leave a comment at the bottom of this post telling them what would be on your to-do list if Miracle Day actually happened and no one ever died.
You have to live in the USA unfortunately and it's only one entry per person.
Good Luck!

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'Star Trek' actor teases 'Torchwood' role

John de Lancie has revealed details about his character in Torchwood: Miracle Day.

The Star Trek actor will play a recurring role in the sci-fi drama, it was announced in April.

"I'm a recurring character in the final three episodes of the series," he told SFX. "My character is CIA, very gruff, [and] unimpressed by the 'Torchwood clowns' as he'd call them."

De Lancie, best known for his role as Q in the Star Trek franchise, added that the new season of Torchwood still has a "British" feel.

"My sense is the show is still quite British," he said. "It has, mostly, an American crew, but the sensibility of it, led by Russell [T Davies], is very British."

He also claimed that Miracle Day is "completely different... to Star Trek" and that his role involved "no technobabble".

"It's someone's future, potentially real," he explained. "I enjoyed that."

Torchwood: Miracle Day will air in July on BBC One in the UK and on Starz in the US.

Source: Digital Spy

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Anthony Head chats "Merlin"

Here is a video of Anthony Head discussing whats in store for Uther and the rest of the characters, when Merlin returns for series 4.

Video Source: Digital Spy

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