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STRANGE TV TRIVIA – November 5th at The Way Out Club in St. Louis

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Do you like geeky, weird TV shows? Does your strange TV knowledge surpass that of most normal humans? This is the trivia event for you!

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Join us at 8pm on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at The Way Out Club in St. Louis (2525 Jefferson) for “Strange TV Trivia.” We’ll quiz you on shows like Stranger Things, Doctor Who, The X-Files, Ash vs Evil Dead, The Walking Dead, Penny Dreadful, Marvel and DC shows, Star Trek, and more!

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The cost is $15 per person, or $50 per team of four. Fifty percent of total ticket sales will be awarded to the winning team! (We will have a tie-breaker round if necessary.) We will also have some fun side games (like celebrity Dead or Alive) and other opportunities to go home with prize money. For more information, contact Raymond Castile at raycastile@aol.com.

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This trivia event is a fundraiser for the annual St. Louis Krampusnacht twisted holiday celebration! All proceeds will go toward the cost of putting on the Krampusnacht event, which will be held Dec. 3 on Cherokee Street.

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

BBC America And Fathom Events To Give DOCTOR WHO Premiere Theatrical Release

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It’s a new beginning for the iconic series that explores all of space and time, as award-winning actor Peter Capaldi takes on the role of the mysterious time traveler, the Doctor. BBC AMERICA will launch Peter Capaldi’s first season of Doctor Who with special programming on the channel and theatrical events across the country with Fathom Events.

The new season of Doctor Who premieres Saturday, August 23, 8:00pm ET on BBC AMERICA.

Comedian and Doctor Who superfan Chris Hardwick will host Doctor Who: Live Pre-Show at 7:30pm ET and Doctor Who: After Who Live at 11:00pm ET following the premiere of Intruders on August 23. The pre-show and post-show will feature an array of guests in the studio including writer and actor Mark Gatiss along with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.

Doctor Who’s feature-length season premiere episode, Deep Breath, is a pulse-racing adventure through Victorian London. Directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Steven Moffat, the episode stars Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara Oswald, Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, Catrin Stewart as Jenny Flint and Dan Starkey as Strax.

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In the lead up to Doctor Who’s new season, BBC AMERICA will premiere a series of specials including Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion on Saturday, August 16, 9:00pm ET followed by The Real History of Science Fiction: Time at 10:00pm ET and Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord on Monday, August 18, 10:00pm ET. The Doctor Who Takeover Week marathon will kick off Monday, August 18, 8:00am ET. Starting August 6, BBCAmerica.com will give fans a chance to vote for their favorite Doctor Who episodes – the top selections of this “Make Your Own Sunday” poll will run in a BBC AMERICA marathon on Sunday, August 24.

Theatrical Events Across the U.S. – August 23 and August 25

Announced today, BBC AMERICA and Fathom Events are teaming up again for two days of theatrical screening events of Doctor Who Season Premiere: Deep Breath in the U.S. This electrifying episode will be shown in select cinemas across the U.S. and will also include 15 minutes of cinema exclusive bonus content.

On Saturday, August 23 at midnight, there will be 12 theatrical events in 12 cities at 12am/midnight to celebrate the launch of the new season. More information will be announced on August 5 at www.FathomEvents.com.

On Monday, August 25, the celebration goes nationwide with two showings at 7:00pm and 9:30pm (local time). The event will be presented in more than 550 select movie theaters around the country through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. Tickets are now available for Doctor Who Season Premiere: Deep Breath at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

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Ahead of the new season premiere, Doctor Who: The World Tour will see the stars visiting seven cities across five continents in 12 days to publicize the upcoming season. Details about the New York visit on August 14 will be announced in the coming days. More information on the itinerary for Cardiff (UK), London (UK), Seoul (South Korea), Sydney (Australia), Mexico City (Mexico) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) is available on www.doctorwho.tv/worldtour.

Doctor Who is BBC AMERICA’s highest-rated series, has set social media records and received numerous awards including last year’s Institutional Peabody Award. The series has enjoyed success off-air with more than 10 million DVDs and 8 million action figures sold globally and is the BBC’s top series on iTunes in the U.S. and UK. Doctor Who is a BBC Wales production for BBC One and distributed by BBC Worldwide.

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“Doctor Who” Star Matt Smith Joins Cast of TERMINATOR Reboot

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Matt Smith, best known for playing The Doctor on the popular “Doctor Who” television series (2011-2013), is joining the the cast of the upcoming TERMINATOR reboot.

Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions made the announcement today.

Smith will play a new character with a strong connection to John Connor, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Dayo Okeniyi and Byung Hun Lee.

Alan Taylor is directing the film from a screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. David Ellison and Dana Goldberg of Skydance Productions are producing. Skydance’s Paul Schwake, Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison, Kalogridis and Lussier are executive producing.

Smith’s other television credits include “Christopher and His Kind,” “Moses Jones,” and “The Street.”

He can be seen next on the big screen in LOST RIVER, directed by Ryan Gosling, alongside Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan and Eva Mendes.

He is represented by United Talent Agency and Michael Duff at Troika.

The “TERMINATOR” franchise launched in 1984 with Schwarzenegger as the title character and spanned three subsequent films, which have earned more than $1 billion at the worldwide box office.

Paramount will distribute the film worldwide on July 1, 2015.

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Review: ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Four’

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Warning!: If you haven’t seen the first three episodes “Children of Earth” do NOT read this review!

Day Three may not have been the most stunning but it lead into Day Four which is by far one of the most dramatic and stunning Torchwood events of all time. Over the past three days Gwen has been trying to figure out how Clement McDonald, the only adult who was linked to the aliens the way the children were, was connected to it all. But now, in episode four it appears that his only reason for being in the show is to reveal how Jack Harkness was connected to it all.

Day Four shows us what Jack knows about the aliens known only as “The Four Five Six”. It’s a reveal that is quite disturbing and will put Jack in a different light to fans, forever. Much of Day Four reveals some of the truth behind the “Four Five Six” and why they’re back on Earth.

Most of the scenes in Day Four revolve around government officials figuring out what they’re going to do and whether or not they can truly give over 10% of all the world’s children to the “Four Five Six”. It isn’t until the last ten minutes or so that the episode truly starts to take off and we have one fo the all time great heroic moments in Torchwood history.

Review: ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Three’

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Warning!: If you haven’t seen the first and second episodes of “Children of Earth” do NOT read this review!

A lot has happened with or Torchwood team in this series. They’ve been shot at, blown up, had their homes and lives completely destroyed and only now do they start to realize why. Day three is the inevitable arrival of the “Four Five Six” aliens. And sadly most of this episode revolves around the governments of the world trying to figure out what to do about the creatures and who should officially talk to them on behalf of Earth.

What is good about this episode is the light humor that returning show creator Russel T. Davies brings. He hasn’t been too hands on with the Doctor Who universe this year, and many fans find it sad that the man who brought the show back, and gave it an equally good spin-off is stepping away. When Davies writes the Torchwood characters he has more fun with them. There are some great moments between Jack and Ianto and the two finally come to the realization of what their relationship will be like with Jack’s immortality.

A character named Lois Habeeba who was introduced in the first part of the series finally gets her moment to shine and it feels like she might be the next person to join the Torchwood team. Her character isn’t as strong as Owen’s or Toshiko’s (members of Torchwood who died last season), but she is a fun character to watch and her conflicts with doing what’s right, and her duty to her country are well written.

My absolute favorite part of this episode was seeing the Torchwood team reassemble and show how good they are at what they do. They’re masters at getting what they need, and I actually like their makeshift base of operations. I hope it becomes a reality in the next season (if there is one).

Review: ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Two’

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Warning!: If you haven’t seen the first episode of “Children of Earth” do NOT read this review!

Now that that’s out of the way let’s get into it. When we last left our heroes Jack was blown up, Gwen was on the run and we weren’t sure if Ianto was going to make it out or not. Truth is, it wouldn’t be much of a mini-series if they killed off any of the remaining characters in the first part of a mini-series. Sure it’d be gutsy, but that’s just not Torchwood’s style of writing.

Our new episode picks up with both Gwen and Ianto making it out of the explosion alive, but soon afterwards Gwen is attacked by government agents posing as ambulance drivers. Ianto gets out of the rubble a little bit after Gwen and is suddenly attacked by a sniper. They both get away and now they’re on the run from who ever it is that’s attacking them. What they don’t realize is that it’s the same government that they work for.

Much of the episode is about what happened to Jack. It’s a well known fact in the Torchwood world that Jack hasn’t been killed by anything yet, but now it’s just a matter of seeing how much like Wolverine he really is. Can he be blown apart from the inside and still live? The other mystery in the episode is what are the transmissions that the aliens (dubbed the Four Five Six) are sending to Earth? Turns out they’re a box of some kind, but who knows what.

Much of this episode is our heroes figuring out who’s after them, but there are some truly great moments for some characters. If i said anymore I’d be giving away spoilers. The episode isn’t as strong as Day One, but it’s good and Day Three promises to really get things going. So far it’s turning out to be one of the better Torchwood stories and really pushes the limits of our remaining trio of heroes.

Review: ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day One’

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Torchwood is one of my favorite TV series because it’s built on top of a great TV legend, Doctor Who. Torchwood is a spin off series of the rebooted Doctor Who and it’s ran for a few seasons. It’s different than Doctor Who because it handles more adult topics and it’s language and violence and even sex can be a little over the top. Doctor Who is a family friendly show by comparison.

Both Doctor Who and Torchwood are taking a part time break and rather than bring us full seasons of TV we’re getting different specials from both. Doctor Who had an Easter special and now Torchwood has a five part mini-series called “Children of Earth.”

When the mini-series starts we’re taken back to 1965 with several children on a old bus in the middle of nowhere. They’re dropped off and all suddenly start walking into a bright light, all except one. Suddenly we’re back in 2009 with a mystery involving children under some kind of mind control. All the children in the world froze at the exact same time causing accidents all over the world. Torchwood is of course curious about what’s happening and moves to investigate. But soon the second incident involving the children occurs and this time they all speak together saying “We are coming.”

This sets off the team to try and solve the mystery and there are a lot of cool revelations about it along the way. But what really makes this mini-series worth watching for fans is the revelations about Jack, Ianto and Gwen. Much of the episode is about family and growth. Ianto and Jack are finally a couple, which isn’t exactly surprising given the way the characters have been written over the past 3 years. But what is surprising is that neither of them are really all that comfortable with the change. Meanwhile Gwen and her husband Rhys are looking to finally buy a house and really settle down. They’re married now, but now Rhys is looking to have a child. Gwen on the other hand is still enjoying the life of an adventuring heroine. There’s a really great moment for jack involving a woman who’s identity, when revealed, is quite spectacular. It gives Jack a great moment and shows why he’s not exactly ready to settle down. Great writing for a sci-fi show.

What’s great about this episode of the mini-series is the second half. The show really starts to ramp up and a lot of cool twists happen that are definitely going to keep me tuned in tomorrow night.

‘Doctor Who’ in talks to appear on the big screen …

Writer Steven Moffat spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the possibility of making a feature film that would tie into the ‘Doctor Who’ TV series. This is what he had to say…

[“It would be good to see it in the cinema so long as it is great and fantastic,” he said, speaking at a master class on the show at the festival here. But he cautioned that the the movie would need careful handling..”] — Hollywood Reporter

“I’m not against it … so long as it never gets in the way of the TV show. If it got in the way of the show that would be appalling

I’m not a die-hard fan of ‘Doctor Who’ but I have watched an episode or two of the new series and like what I’ve seen. I also remember having watched a lot of the original series with my uncle, who was big into the show. As for a feature film, I like to hear that they’re cautious in their approach, as not to interfere with the TV show, which is the primary mission… so to speak. It’ll be interesting to see where this goes, however it’s also worth noting that talks of doing a feature film of both ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Red Dwarf’ have been lingering for years.