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‘Torchwood’ star getting ‘Desperate’?

August 2nd, 2009, 6:46 pm by Jayson Peters

Torchwood, the racy Doctor Who spinoff that just completed an epic 5-night miniseries titled “Children of Earth” that comprised its third season, has not yet officially earned a fourth season — and it may be about to lose its leading man.

John Barrowman

John Barrowman

John Barrowman, who plays the immortal, bisexual former Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness, is being courted by ABC for a role in its primtime soap opera, Desperate Housewives, according to statements the actor made on the BBC’s Radio One.

Barrowman, an openly gay American citizen who was born in Scotland, also has been rumored to be up for the title role in a Captain America film.

The actor and talent show presenter has a habit of raising eyebrows and exposing himself in interviews. Should things get out of hand on Wisteria Lane, can we count on the TARDIS to pop in and set things right?

Via Gawker/io9

Guess ‘Who’s’ coming to Comic-Con?

June 17th, 2009, 10:49 am by Jayson Peters

Via Outpost Gallifrey:

doctor whoJust announced: Special guests at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con include new Doctor Who series creator Russell T. Davies and the show’s lead actor, David Tennant (pictured). They will join former executive producer Julie Gardner and director Euros Lyn on a special panel on Saturday, 26 July, 10:00 am - 11:00 am.

Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood is also returning to Comic-Con, with star John Barrowman appearing on a panel also featuring Davies, Gardner and Lyn. Sharing space at that panel will be the new BBC America series, Being Human. Creator and writer Toby Whithouse plus lead actors Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow and Aidan Turner, talk about the inspiration for the show and what it’s like to play three twenty-somethings with secret double-lives – as a werewolf, a vampire and a ghost.

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Sci-fi series give BBC America HD out-of-this-world welcome

June 1st, 2009, 11:33 am by Jayson Peters

BBC America finally goes HD on July 20, and it’s kicking off with a week of sci-fi premieres for U.S. audiences: the return of the channel’s highest rated series, Torchwood, the latest Doctor Who special, “Planet of the Dead,” the BBC AMERICA co-production Being Human and the thrilling third season finale of Primeval. Read the rest of this entry »

‘Doctor Who’ in U.S. jumps from Sci Fi to BBC America

May 27th, 2009, 9:53 pm by Jayson Peters

According to Variety, BBC America will be the U.S. home of the final episodes of Doctor Who to star current leading man David Tennant — not Sci Fi Channel, which has aired the previous four seasons of the program.

doctor who“The Next Doctor,” the series’ Christmas special, will air at 9 p.m. June 27, and the next spec (”Planet of the Dead”) is set for July. Dates and times for the final three shows are to be determined, but the next incarnation of the show is already in the works, with Steven Moffat (who worked on the Davies version) as showrunner and thesp Matt Smith as the Doctor.

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‘Torchwood’ Season 3 previewed at New York Comic Con

February 8th, 2009, 12:03 am by Jayson Peters

Torchwood’s third season, titled “Children of Earth,” is still a few months away but you can catch a pulse-pounding preview of the Doctor Who spinoff in this trailer, which debuted at this weekend’s New York Comic Con.

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