Saturday 23 April 2011

Article roundup 21st-23rd April 2011

As the Series Six launch time approaches, plenty more coverage of The Impossible Astronaut in the media. Plus, how merchandise helps fund Doctor Who, and potential John Barrowman, John Simm and James Corden recurrences in the future ...


The Impossible Astronaut (UK/IE)
Guardian(22nd) - Doctor Who takes Tardis to US
Cultbox(22nd) - 'Doctor Who': Series 6 Episode 1 teasers
Pop Culture Zoo(22nd) - One Last Doctor Who Tease – Three Shocking Images!
RTE [IE](21st) - Time Team
Telegraph(21st) - Doctor Who, episode one: The Impossible Astronaut, preview

The Impossible Astronaut (USA/Canada)
New York Times(23rd) - New Time Warp for ‘Doctor Who’
Toronto Star(22nd) - Salem: New Who, Season Two
Montreal Gazette(22nd) - TV Saturday and Sunday: Cinema Verite re-create reality TV history and Doctor Who returns
LA Times(22nd) - Television Review: 'Doctor Who'
Seattle Times(22nd) - Saturday TV Picks: 'Cinema Verite' on HBO and 'Dr. Who' on BBC America
MTV(22nd) - EXCLUSIVE: Matt Smith On Bringing 'Doctor Who' To The U.S. - And Where He Wants To Go Next!
Crave(22nd) - Doctor Who' Season Premiere Preview
Geeks of Doom(22nd) - New Character Images From ‘Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut’
TV Squad(22nd) - 'Doctor Who' Makes a Dazzling Return, and Who Are We to Resist Its Charms?
Yorker(22nd) - New Doctor Who? Yes please
Houston Chronicle(22nd) - Doctor Who is coming to America
Student Life(22nd) - ‘Doctor Who’ makes a timely return
Nerdist(22nd) - Nerdist Podcast #81: WHOTOPIA!
Buzzfeed(22nd) - Doctor Who Really, Really Wants To Be Jason Bourne
LAist(22nd) - TV Junkie: Easter Weekend Viewing Options
GoErie(22nd) - Dave Richards: I've got a bad case of Dr. Who
San Antonio Express(22nd) - 'Doctor Who' films in the U.S. for first time
Examiner(21st) - New ‘Doctor Who’ insider part 4: The Companions
Columbia Daily Spectator(21st) - ‘Doctor Who’: Longest-running science fiction TV show kicks off new season stateside
The Yorker(21st) - New Doctor Who? Oh dear
Gather(21st) - 'Dr. Who' Returns Saturday and He's Coming to the USA

Series Coverage
ATV Today(22nd) - Doctor Who partly funded by merchandise
The Sun(22nd) - Tills ring to keep Dr alive
Blastr(22nd) - Matt Smith reveals what Doctor Who has in common with Hamlet
Entertainment Weekly(22nd) - 'Doctor Who' cast members Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill preview the new season
Wired(22nd) - Doctor Who’s New Season Promises Creepy Villains, Neil Gaiman
Assignment X(22nd) - Five Questions We Hope DOCTOR WHO Series 6 Will Answer
Digital Spy(22nd) - 'Doctor Who' star Darvill: 'Rory is selfless'
The List(22nd) - James Corden keen to be Doctor Who regular
Bang Showbiz(22nd) - James Corden keen to be Doctor Who regular
BBC America(22nd) - Is James Corden Angling For A Full-Time Job In The Tardis?
Suite101(22nd) - Doctor Who Season Six - The Doctor and Companions Double Back
NPR(22nd) - A New 'Doctor Who' Tries To Make Peace With Its Impatient Stateside Fans
Official Wire(22nd) - Vieira To Appear On 'Doctor Who'
UPI(21st) - Vieira to appear on 'Doctor Who'
Digital Spy(21st) - 'Doctor Who' star: 'Eve criticism is ridiculous'
Cultbox(21st) - John Simm would 'seriously consider' a return to 'Doctor Who' as The Master
Cultbox(19th) - Things that don't make the wait for 'Doctor Who' any easier #785

People
Press Association(23rd) - Tennant touched by United drama
Daily Mail(22nd) - Bobby's babes: David Tennant on his gripping new drama about football's fight to rebuild a team of heroes from the ashes
Digital Spy(22nd) - 'Doctor Who' & 'Being Human': Toby Whithouse Q&A

Merchandise
Mania(22nd) - 10 More Must Have Doctor Who Figures
San Antonia Express(22nd) - Austin’s Matthew Sturges pens a ‘Doctor Who’ comic
IGN(22nd) - Doctor Who and the Sun Makers
MCV(22nd) - Doctor Who 3DS case in-bound

Miscellaneous
Guardian(22nd) - Every Doctor Who villain since 1963. UPDATED
Moorabbin Leader [AU](22nd) - GALLERY: Cheltenham fan treks to pop culture convention
New York Magazine(22nd) - Watch the Doctor Who Cast Challenge Each Other to Doctor Who Pinball
Anglotopia(22nd) - Doctor Who: Doctor Who’s Top 11 Technology – Video
South Wales Echo(22nd) - Doctor Who tourism to Wales under-threat after BBC decision
Belfast Telegraph(22nd) - Don't exterminate them, give Daleks some TLC
Monsters & Critics(22nd) - SFP NOW Episode 15 - Featuring Former Doctor Who Script Editor Andrew Cartmel
San Antonio Express(22nd) - S.A. 'Who' fan club blossoms
Star(22nd) - The Ultimate Doctor Who's Who A-Z
Cultbox(21st) - 'Doctor Who': BBC America's top 11 monsters
Irish Times(21st) - 'Doctor Who' leads way with simultaneous time travel
Shadowlocked(21st) - Doctor Who Complete Reviews - The End of the World

Passing Mention
Huffington Post(22nd) - Small Town Hearts in the Big City: A Slow Food Tale