Doctor Who: Volume 4 – Meglos / Full Circle (soundtrack)

album coverThe soundtracks from the 1980 Doctor Who stories Meglos and Full Circle are released on a CD, including a selection of contemporary sound effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Read more

Doctor Who: Excelis Rising

Doctor Who: ExcelisBig Finish Productions releases the second Doctor Who: Excelis audio drama, a limited series of interconnected stories spanning several of the Doctor’s regenerations. Colin Baker and Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) star. Read more

John-Nathan Turner, Doctor Who producer, dies

JNTThe man who could arguably be considered the most high-profile (and controversial) producer of 20th century Doctor Who dies at the age of 54. John Nathan-Turner took over the reins of the Doctor’s adventures in 1980, drastically revamping the show’s look, sound, and feel, and forever altering its course by replacing Tom Baker as the lead actor in 1981; Nathan-Turner personally selected each of the following Doctors – Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy – for the remainder of the show’s tenure on BBC-TV. Always a staunch champion for the series at a point when its support among the BBC brass was at an all-time low, John Nathan-Turner attracted both attention and criticism for getting well-known performers to do guest stints on the show. It was under JN-T’s reign that Doctor Who was put on an 18-month “hiatus” (originally a full-scale cancellation), and eventually was dropped altogether.

Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

Attack Of The ClonesEmerging into a film landscape with more staunch fantasy and science fiction competition than the franchise has encountered in the past, Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones is released, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Temuera Morrison, and Ian McDiarmid. The film’s most lasting contribution may be in setting up the Clone Wars storyline, which will be explored much more extensively on television in the coming years. Read more

Stargate SG-1: Revelations

Stargate SG-1Pay cable channel Showtime airs the 109th episode of Stargate SG-1. This is not only the fifth season finale, but the end of the show’s run on Showtime; the sixth season will premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel, along with reruns of the first five seasons, which have already been in rotation in second-run syndication.

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Stargate SG-1: Redemption – Part 1

Stargate SG-1The 110th episode of Stargate SG-1 premieres on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Corin Nemec. Tony Amendola and David Hewlett (Stargate Atlantis) guest star in the sixth season premiere.

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Stargate SG-1: Redemption – Part 2

Stargate SG-1The 111th episode of Stargate SG-1 airs on the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, and Corin Nemec. Tony Amendola and David Hewlett (Stargate Atlantis) guest star.

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Star Wars: A Long Time Ago, Vol. 1 – Doomworld

Star Wars: A Long Time AgoDark Horse Comics publishes its first collection of reprints of the classic late-1970s Marvel Comics, Star Wars: A Long Time Ago, Vol. 1 – Doomworld, including the original six-part film adaptation and the further non-movie adventures that predated The Empire Strikes Back. Read more