The Gallifreyan Gazette From Below the Citadel

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Volume 18.05

Enterprise Cancellation Sleep of Reason The Armageddon Factor Star Wars: Battlefront

Half-Life Half-Life The Invasion of Time Fallen Gods The Gods Themselves The GodsSkies Themselves Crimson Crimson Skies Spaced

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THIS ISSUE
February 2005 # 209 Volume 18.05 Cover Design by Ken Parker Contributors: Phil Benoit, Karen Blanchard, Rob Claffie Jr., John Courtney, Celina McMahon, Jim McMahon, Dawn Parker, Kenneth Parker, Arthur Robillard, Jeffrey A. Zyra

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INFORMATION WHO DOCUMENTARIES

In addition to Doctor Who Confidential, which is a half hour show to air right after RUMORS each episode of the new series, BBC Radio 2 will have a two part show on the making U.S. DEAL RUMORS of the new series. This will air on March 22 and 29 and will be narrated by Patrick As of press time (February 15, 7pm EST) Stewart. there have been ongoing rumors that the new Doctor Who TV series may be handled in the United States by the Sci-Fi Channel. NBC/Universal is said to be in final stages of taking control of the series which will air on NBC owned Sci-Fi Channel. It has also been stated, by a Washington Post reporter, that USA Network, also owned by NBC, will air repeats of not only the new Billie Piper prepares for series, but the classic series as well. None shooting The Unquiet Dead of this has been denied or confirmed as of press.

TOY LICENSE ANNOUNCED

Character Options has bought the rights to Doctor Who toys and this will begin in October with radio controlled Daleks and the Sonic Screwdriver. Later products will come out in Spring of 2006. Character options is a manufacturer and distributor mainly in the UK.

GOLD THEME
Murray Gold, who is doing the incidental music for the new series is also doing the main theme, which will be very true to the original.

BBC CONTROLLER LEAVES

Lorraine Heggessey, who was instrumental in bringing back Doctor Who, has left the position of BBC 1 controller to pursue a chief executive at Talkback Thames (producer of The Bill and Pop Idol). This is not expected to have nay impact on the new series.

DOCTOR WHO DEMATERIALIZES

Doctor Who has been cancelled, at least in syndication on PBS channels. No one will be able to purchase the rights to air the series while the BBC begins to push the new series.

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ENTERPRISE DECOMMISIONED!

Two former Doctor Who production people have been nominated for Oscars. John Debney was nominated for score for The Passion of Christ. Debney composed the music for the 1996 TV movie. Sophie Okonedo, who voiced Allison in The Scream of Shalka web cast was nominated for best actress in Hotel Rwanda. Good luck to both.

UPN has finally pulled the plug on not only the series Enterprise but the entire ailing franchise by announcing that there would be no m o r e movies, at least in the near future. After 4 seasons of dismal ratings and a desperation move to Fridays, Enterprise will be concluding this May. The move, not a shock to most may result in the first time since 1987 that Star Trek will not be SATURDAY NIGHT WHO REFERENCE airing a series. It is uncertain what the producers will now do for the ending of the series as no doubt these last episodes were in at least preproduction.

In one skit on February 5s Saturday Night Live featured phone sex for Sci-Fi fans and saw Paris Hilton had the lines - Operators are standing by. Who knows, one of them might be me. Does Doctor Who turn you on, baby? Well, Im getting into my TARDIS right now. Oooh! Id better put on my big floppy hat and scarf. I hope I dont find any Daleks here. Are you a Dalek, baby? Do you want to exterminate me? Call today.

NEW GALACTICA
Battlestar Galactica blasts onto TV with impressive ratings for the SciFi Channel. The Friday night 10pm debut achieved more ratings than UPNs 9pm Enterprise and this is especially good since Sci-Fis cable channel does not reach as many viewers as UPN. A second series has been approved but it is unknown how many or when the second series will begin. NBC showed a repeat of the mini series to kick of the series and USA is handling repeats. USA and Sci-Fi are owned by NBC.

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SPECTRUM IS GREEN...NOW!!!
The new Captain Scarlet TV series, slated for a fall 2005 release has suddenly been moved and a i r e d begining o n February 12. Creator G e r r y Anderson was unaware of this move by ITV. See a series preview in this issue!!

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TOYS!!

The new Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy will have a line of toys by NECA including a 10 electronic Marvin due in April. There is also going to be a survival kit which includes a towel, homing ring and a Babel fish!

ADAMS ASTEROID

OBITUARY

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrows own P40 will be put out by 21st Century Hithchikers Guide to Toys. the Galaxy creator Diamond is Douglas Adams has doing an Angel had an asteroid named puppet from after him. Asteroid the Smile 2001 DA42 was chosen Time episode for the number 42. as well as 8 plush Alien vs. Predator dolls. Classic Tv Toys has done a number of reissues of older Mego action figures and is now doing a series of original Space: 1999 figures to come out later this year. http://www.classictvtoys.com/

Veteran actor Amrish Puri, best known for his role as Mola Ram in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom has died of a brain hemmorhage. Puri appeared in over 200 f i l m s including Ghandhi. Amrish was 72.

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Knights S cenes Scenes

The Organizational meeting was painless and short but everything was covered. In terms of finances, everything is in good shape. Nothing new with membership fees. The Web site is still there and is looking for ideas and material if anyone wants to contribute. The newsletter is still going but our seemingly unending surplus of material provided by yours truly is all but gone and thanks to some support guest authors in January, we had a very varied and interesting issue. But now we are back to square one and as complete this issue, we have only two authors for this issue. I do expect more input once the new series begins airing but outside of the box ideas are now welcome. The club trip was discussed hotly with some strong points for and against two choices of Lake George and Washington D.C. A decision should be made at the February meeting. Currently, we are looking for submissions in the form of articles, reviews, puzzles, humor, games and opinion. Subjects can range from Doctor Who (Especially Audio Adventures and other areas not covered by our existing writers), Star Trek, Smallville, comics, gaming and any Sci-Fi or Fantasy related areas. These submissions can be for the web site or newsletter.

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NOVELS

REwind
The Tom Baker Era By Jeffrey A. Zyra THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR By Bob Baker & Dave Martin 6 episodes
Well of course Im all right, but supposing I wasnt all right? The trail to the last segment of The Key to Time ends up on the planet Atrios. Atrios is engaged in a war with the planet Zeos. The Doctor and Romana discover that the planet Zeos is deserted and is run by a battle computer. The computer is in turn controlled by the Shadow on a 3 rd hidden planet between Atrios and Zeos. The Shadow is an agent of the Black Guardian who would like nothing more than to posses the Key to Time. Things are not easy for the Doctor and Romana as they still do not have a clue as to where the six segments is. This story is probably the better of the six stories in The Key to Time season but not by

SLEEP OF REASON Review by Ken Parker

Strange happenings at a Psychiatric home have brought the Doctor, Fitz and Trix into an investigation that spans several generations and through the dimensions of space. This story really is a horror novel in most cases. A place cut off from outside help. A vicious wolf creature attacking anyone who tries to leave. Ghost like connections to the past and a being possessing others are all standard horror cliques but author Martin Day really puts it all together nicely. Actually, the Doctor doesnt appear for well into the book and this gives the author time to set-up the guest characters. The Doctors presence appears earlier in the story but he is kept away from the pages until he is necessary. He is not in the way during the story set-up and this works well. There are other sub plots that help other characters along and at times these may be too in depth and not important, but in order to make secondary characters believable, Day has brought out their dirty laundry and made these people real. Sleep of Reason reminds me of Eater of Wasps in its style. I have always enjoyed horror in Doctor Who and this is a perfect example of excellent horror and sci-fi.

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much. Unfortunately, it is to long. It could easily have been trimmed down to 4 episodes from 6. This story just seemed to bog down with going back to one planet to another in trying to stop the war. It seemed like this entire episode was in fact in a t i m e l o o p . Some of t h e action that takes place on the Shadows planet is all right as we meet another renegade Time Lord named Drax. The 6th segment turns out to be human in this episode, which brings out some dilemmas for the Doctor and Romana. In all, a story that could have been shorter and a season with an ending that was kind of disappointing. 3 stars out of 5

By Captain Purple
Back in 1967 TV producer Gerry Anderson created Captain Scarlet, a 39 half- hour episode series utilizing Supermarionation, a type of sophisticated puppetry. The series, while not the huge hit that the previous Thunderbirds was, was still well received. The series did receive some scrutiny over its violence for a childrens series and a warning had to be included to tell children not to imitate the series hero in his deadly actions. Captain Scarlet has enjoyed years of repeats and whole new generations of children have experienced the adventures of Captain Scarlet and his battles with the alien menace, The Mysterons. A few years ago, Anderson went on a quest to bring back Captain Scarlet in computer generated animation format and after a period of shopping for the best animators and companies, finally began production in early 2004. Financially a huge undertaking, the series ran into a few bumps on the way but scored some excellent talent and backers like Sony

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Entertainment, to finish the project. The total amount spent is in excess of 25 million pounds and Anderson raised 12 million pounds himself. An opportunity for investors in the series was made easier with a reduced amount normally out of the range of most people. Slated for Fall of 2005 at an early evening t i m e period o n Britains I T V station, Captain Scarlet looked to finish production in July of 2005, but in a surprise move, the first 13 episodes have begun airing in England on Saturday mornings at 9:30. The remaining 13 episodes, now considered the second season, would air in the fall while a planned DVD release of the first 13 is slated for October. This move has mixed reaction as some believe that both Sony Entertainment and the UK corporation distributing the series, Granada, having s o m e financial problems, and are looking for a quicker return on this investment. There has been little time to promote the series and the older audience targeted for the early evening slot is now missing. There

is talk that a repeat of each episode may air later in the week possibly at night. There was even a chance that Captain Scarlet would have gone up against the new Doctor Who, which would have been very bad. All of this seems to point to less time and care on the distribution end of the spectrum (pun intended). On the plus side, the episodes are complete and ratings and feedback now may help tweak any problems with the second 13 episodes. The series is about a misunderstanding during first contact between the Mysterons of Mars and an Earth exploration vehicle in the year 2068. On board the vehicle, Spectrum agents Captain Black and Captain Scarlet mistake a Martian sensor beam for an attack. The Mysterons promise a war of nerves with slow and precise attacks on Earth. Spectrum, an organization of special agents now must defend Earth from these attacks. The agents of Spectrum include Captain Scarlet and Captain Blue as well as their commander, Colonel White. These agents utilize the high t e c h vehicles a n d weapons to fight t h e Mysterons. A variety of craft weapons are needed. The Mysterons are not your usual aliens. They have the ability to posses and

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reanimate dead and destroyed matter. The theme music has changed and none Captain Scarlets friend, Captain Black is of the original voice cast is back in their now an instrument of the Mysterons. original parts but some of the crew are familiar to Anderson fans. Crispin Merrell The series is to include a good amount of (Space Precinct) has scored the music for the usual action and drama but unlike the the series and David Lane (Thunderbirds original, more emphasis on relationships and UFO) directed many episodes. Actors and character development is planned as Jeremy Hitchen (Terrahawks) and Wayne a love Forester (Space Precinct) are among the triangle voices in the series. will no doubt play a p a r t among Captain Black, his love interest Destiny Angel (pilot for Spectrum) and now Scarlet, show consuls Destiny after Blacks death. Gerry Anderson has commented that the series The series is said to be utilizing a new will be a bit more dark and sexy than the coined term Hypermarionation. The original. Anderson states, Even at my animation uses NewTeks Lightwave 3-D age, I really like sex, he said. I think we which produces detailed 3-D surfaces and handle the sex in good taste. can mimic camera actions. Ron Thornton (Babylon 5 and Roughnecks) is the head Differences between the series will be animator for the series. The series is being numerous, as none of the original vehicles shot at Pinewood Studios utilizing a new have been redone for the new series. All motion capture studio built specifically for new vehicles like the Rhino and this series. Over 200 animators are Hummingbird are now the tools of involved and Windows based computers Spectrum. by Dell are what is being used. Over 160 T h i s workstations with 260 Dell PowerEdge allows servers were utilized. licensing of toys specifically for the new series with no confusion with the old. A few new characters have been added and one or two are now female Spectrum agents.

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Episode Guide Instrument Of Destruction - Part One (February 12th, 2005) Instrument Of Destruction - Part Two (February 19th, 2005) The Homecoming (February 26th, 2005) Rain Of Terror (Broadcast Date TBA) Mercury Falling (Broadcast Date TBA)

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WORLD CINEMA
Review by Ken Parker

No word on US distribution, but it is assumed that the series will air on a cable A routine military training mission goes channel at some point and that a DVD wrong when the soldiers find themselves fighting werewolves in a desolate woods release will follow shortly. in England. The group of likeable soldiers are carrying weapons that shoot blanks and are expected to go up against another team of soldiers. What they find is a special ops team wiped out with only their leader still alive. An attack by several big wolf like creature sends the remaining team to a deserted farmhouse, driven there by Megan, a zoologist there to study the unusual creatures. The stand off is bloody and deadly, for the soldiers and the werewolf creatures dont seem to die that A series of action figures and diecasts are easily. With only six hours left until day time, several discoveries lead to a being put out by Bandai. conclusion that they will not make it out alive. This film has been compared to Aliens as well as the Hammer films of old. The build up to the action is very quick and there is just enough time for some characterization in between the killings. The film has very little on the scares and more on the gore front. The film is also

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reviewed as a comedy and while there are a few moments there, I found nothing funny about the film for the first hour anyhow.. Video Game for the X-Box The werewolves themselves, shown in better light and in longer shots are funny. By The Sniper The end credit sequence is perhaps the punch line for the whole movie. Toward Most of us probably at one point imagined the end of the film comedy seeps in, but it being part of the Star Wars universe really should have been there from point whether it be fighting alongside Luke one. Skywalker or ordering the destruction of a planet. Now a new video game gives us a chance to fight on either the side of good or evil. Star Wars Battlefront gives the player options to play a variety of characters on the side of the Empire or the Rebellion or even the Trade Federation or the Republic from the Clone Wars era. The games play arena offers no less than ten planets, some with more than one location where the battles can take place. In other words, you can play a Wookie fighting on Bespin against the empire, or you can play a battle droid fighting the Gungans on Naboo, and so on. Sean Pertwee is excellent and steals the show. The rest of the cast is okay but it Basically your objective is to choose a seemed that the ending gets better and planet and side and take part in the battle better as Darren Morfitt (Spoon) finds his from the Star Wars Universe. You choose character finally in an amusing boxing your soldiers and firepower depending match with a werewolf. Some of the upon your mission. For the most part each character motives for Megan are way out there and make no sense. Anyhow , Dog Soldiers, not taken seriously, is a pretty good film with plenty of action, gore and tension. There is actually a sequel planned for a Sci-Fi Channel debut. Decisions, decisions...

Star Wars: Battlefront

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side has similar characters with a variety of weapons and skills that you can use during battle. Pick the Wookie, for example and you can use the powerful crossbow, activate time bombs and use a grenade launcher. Pick a sniper (my favorite) and you can target enemies from far away and take them out with one shot. The pilot can repair items and vehicles as well as build blaster cannons and so on. The Rebel Assault trooper has the big rocket launcher capable of taking out ATSTs. Once you pick a side and a character your particular objectives are made clear, but generally you attack the enemies and capture their command posts. Once you have dwindled the enemies posts and numbers down far enough, youve one the battle. There is a bit of strategy necessary as head on attacks dont always work, and thus thought-out attacks with snipers or mine planters come into play. As a character you can also control blaster cannons and a multitude of vehicles, including Tie Fighters, X- and Y- wings, speeder bikes, AT-STs and so on. These vehicles will help with your campaign.

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The game is broken up into several levels and two modes of play, Single player and Multiplay. Single player mode puts you into a battlefront of your choice right away. The Historical Campaign level presents a series of key battles each of which you need to win in order to move onto the next. These are mixed with both sides of the war and from two time periods, the Clone War era and the Rebellion era. The Galactic Conquest level allows you to go head-tohead with the enemy and attempt to take over a number of planets to win the battle. Each scenario gives each side objectives and bonuses for capturing certain planets.

The Multiplay levels give you the chance to go up against a human opponent either at home or online. The QuickMatch option puts you into a starting mission sometimes with a predetermined side and sometimes with an option to choose the side; you still

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one with a missile launcher, destroy the AT-STs, then pick the sniper to clean up the rest of the soldiers. You will occasionally see a star character like Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader. These characters help you in your task but they are very difficult to kill. Also, to the best of my knowledge there is no way that you can play a Jedi in this game.

get to pick out your character. Online play is fun but very glitchy. Characters jump around and do not move smoothly and so it can be hard to shoot them. This jitter is very annoying on some levels but not so bad on others. For the most part people on line play the game as it is intended, but you will still get the usual traitors and Command Center squatters (annoying wimps who stake out an enemy

respawning area and shoot people as they come into play; they rack up large kill numbers with this form of cheating!) Notes on single play: Given the particular situation you will need to play the right character in the right position based on his/her characteristics. For example, the Sniper player needs to be calm and kept away from the front line. They can be very powerful and you can rack up a good numbers of kills. There were times when I just sat still and shot every stormtrooper that came into my sights. In close combat the sniper loses any advantage. Time will tell what characters work the best in different settings and at different points during each battle.

Vehicles including the AT-STs and other ground vehicles are fun to drive. Stepping on people or running them over will be highlights. The space craft are very hard to fly and are very fast. Speaking of fast, the speeder bikes are great on Tatooine (no trees) but are tough on the moon of Endor (trees). Gameplay varies from easy to really hard. At some levels it is pretty easy to take out the enemies while at others you will have trouble figuring out the proper strategy. On most levels your goal is to take over enemy outposts, but on others the objective may be to protect the shield When your character dies you have a generators on Hoth, or to blow up the choice of where to respawn and which shield generators on Endor. character to use, so it is possible to pick

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Negatives: First off, I find the area of play to be too confining. This is especially true when I am banking an X-wing to strafe an enemy base and the annoying Leaving Battlefield message blinks on screen. You have the ability to order your troops, and they will listen to you, for a little while. One time on Tatooine I decided to pilot a landspeeder behind enemy lines and attack from there. I had plenty of room and so ordered 5 or 6 guys to hop in. I then got near the enemy post untouched and ordered my guys to get out, but no one was onboard. I was alone. Well, at least until an AT-ST stomped me into the ground.

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make Battlefront boring. Sure, the settings are different, but it all comes down to the same tactics and goals. Choosing different characters can increase play interest. Positives: This is the first Star Wars game I have purchased for the Xbox and for the most part I am very impressed. The graphics are great and the details of the Star Wars Universe are captured well with this game. This is a game of secondary characters, so you wont be playing Luke Skywalker or Obi-Wan Kenobi. Playing different roles in different battles will give you a chance to rewrite history at times, like stopping the rebels on Endor, or preventing the Empire from overrunning Hoth. There are limitations and some repetition that may affect long-term interest in this game. However, there is also a lot of enjoyment to be had in this game as mentioned above. It is not perfect but if you ever wanted to be part of the Star Wars universe, this is certainly an excellent way. Oh, yeah, you can also shoot Ewoks.

A little too close that time, ouch!! Also, blowing up a shield generator is something I have yet to figure out. I can lob grenades in and damage it but not totally knock it out. Bringing other troops with me sounded like a great idea, but when everybody starts lobbing grenades within a closed areaSoon I was alone again as everyone had wiped each other out. So, the AI is not that bright. There is not enough of a difference in the variety of missions offered which can

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Part Three - Shooting Outline by Ken Parker

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July 4 No Daleks. The report that the deal was settled prove false and it is stated that the Daleks would not be in the new series.

Fans The debate on how many monsters in one season was enough ran hot when the Autons, Daleks and the Master were all said to be in the first season. It seemed that many fans were looking for a fan friendly show with tons of references and links to the past with perhaps loads of past characters and aliens. They were asking April 28 Some tentative titles for stories about the Brigadier and Davros are released. characters that may have had their time and perhaps should not be brought back. May 4 Papers report that Harry Potter author JK Rowling turned down a job in July 19 Perhaps the official reported start writing for the new series. date for the filming of the new series. Filming began in Cardiff, admidst May 5 a rumor circulates that a Christmas sightings of film crews and Billie Piper in 2004 debut may be in the works. a Cardiff record shop. Filming included some military soldiers and a hospital May 22 Rose is cast. Billie Piper lands called Albion. Soon after these reports a the role as the Doctors companion. slew of photos taken by fans begin to flood the internet and for the next week or so May 24 Keith Boak is the first director blurry shots reveal very little, or perhaps reported. a lot. Shots contain scenes of Autons marching out of a department store and May 25 a report that several famous Billie Piper running around with what people will be featured in one episode of looked like an Auton arm. the new series begins circulation. Among the people mentioned are sports star David July 20 Official Beckham. Madonna and Harrison Ford are press call among others mentioned. Television and internet report June & July More cast and crew are shows interviews picked including Bryan Hitch (designer), with Davies, The FX group- The Mill, Noel Clarke, etc. Eccelston and Piper and mentions the opening moments Things really got rolling in the summer of 2004. Not only had both main leads been cast but more and more cast and crew were announced. All this led to the climactic moment when the series began filming.

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of the series as well as the new costume online. And soon after that news of filming for the Doctor a leather jacket. and the fervor of online photo reports slow down for a while. July 20 BBC web site begins their daily WhoSpy picture library. Each day a new August 2 River police confront filming behind the scenes photo will entice, crew on the Thames river as the crew enrage and excite fans for months to drifted too close to Parliament. come. The first photo features a clapperboard. August 4 The Daleks to return after all. The deal is eventually struck and the Fans the analysis of the online photos Daleks are now to appear in the series at was fascinating at times, but when it came some point. time for the Whospy, it just got silly. With people looking for hidden meaning and Fans The photos of the TARDIS really perhaps a glimpse of the TARDIS control got many fans eager for the show it now room in any of the photos, a select group was truly Doctor Who. But a huge debate of fans tore into every photo and would on the TARDISs appearance (being too fat construct entire stories based on a flaming to name one observation) spawned a huge couch and some graffiti on a wall. The forum war that resulted in people applying assumptions were downright out there and mathematical formulas and projecting this would continue. So much so was the grids onto these out of context photos to debate that Who Spy caught onto the fun find the truth. The size of the TARDIS and started to doctor photos and change would continue to create havoc but would them after fans thought they were a l s o deciphering parts of blurred letters and spawn the other red herrings. (See TARDIS debate sarcastic and Trailer debate) post. The sarcastic July More reports of story titles and plots p o s t s are revealed. Some rumors that Chris w o u l d Eccelston quit after only a few weeks of blow out of work surface as well as rumors that the proportion production is in trouble and arguments the debate have broken out. Most of these rumors and make fun of photos and at times are debunked or ignored. would be hard to separate the fake remarks to the real ones. July 21 The onslaught of photos include the first glimpses of the TARDIS on a street. September sees quite a bit of additional casting including Simon Callow as Charles By the end of July the first glimpses of Dickens. Location photos include shots Eccelston and Piper together appear

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from that episode in particular as well as sense but it does bring up a point that many more. some fans may analyse every line of dialog and every scene once the show September 9 Official publicity document begins to air that isnt much fun now is mentions Who and includes picture of it? Doctor in front of TARDIS. December 9 - High profile writer and actor September 11 Tom Baker states that he Simon Pegg is back in the series after wants to play the Master in the new series. potentially landing an important part. No Rumors on the stories include a lone Dalek word on what part he ended up with. in one story followed by another story featuring many Daleks. January 4 - The launch date in the UK is rumored to be March 26 and while October 4 Canada signs up to get new Canada, New Zealand and Australia all series (no word on US yet.) have contracts to air the new series, The U.S. has not landed a deal yet, at least October 18 New logo debuts. publically. October 27 a color promo is released Fans - the slow build up over the months featuring the Doctor, Rose and the TARDIS of December and January toward the (used for our October issue cover). series is not as powerful as I thought it would be and this might have soemthing November 1 Dalek photo makes it online. to do with no set date for air in England or any further trailers or clips. Perhaps December 1 BBC mentions that Who may fans are begining to take a deep breath be in Winter Highlights and therefore and are quietly waiting. narrows down the period of debut as within the next few months. December 2 The BBC web site makes available the first Teaser for the show. This few second clip includes a few lines of dialog. Fans The trailer spawned the most ludicrous debate so far but much of it was probably caused by the jokey fans trying to fuel the argument. The debate on what the lines said in the trailer may sound petty but for some it was very important to get an idea of what was the point. Makes no

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BOOK RELEASES

Doctor Who
PROGRAM GUIDE The Doctor - Christopher Eccleston Rose Tyler, companion Billie Piper Production Team Russell T. Davies (exec prod. & head writer) Julie Gardner (exec producer) Mal Young (exec producer) Phil Collinson (producer) Helen Vallis (Production Manager) Keith Boak (Director) Mike Tucker (Miniatures) Neill Gorton (Make-up) Lucinda Wright (Costume) SFX (The Mill) Additional details CBC - Canada Broadcast station

February To The Slaughter by Stephen Cole(8th) March Short Trips - Seven Deadly Sins May Clockwise Man by Justin Richards (9th) Winner Take All by Jaqueline Rayner(9th & Rose) Monsters Inside by Stephen Cole (9th) June The Gallifrey Chronicles by Lance Parkin (8th)

July The Island of Death by Barry Letts(3rd) Episode 1 Rose by Russell T. Davies Back to the Vortex - Shaun Lyons (nonEpisode 2 - The End of the World by fiction) Russell T. Davies Episode 3 - The Unquiet Dead by Mark August Gatiss Future Nostalgia by Gary Russell (6th) Episode 4 Aliens of London by Russell T. Davies September Episode 5 - 10 Downing Street by RTD Fear Itself by Nick Wallace (8th) Episode 6 TBA by Rob Shearman Episode 7 The Long Game by Russell T. October Davies TBA by Terrance Dicks (2nd) Episode 8 - TBA by Paul Cornell Episode 9 The Empty Child by Steven November 2005 Moffat The Time Travellers by Simon Guerrier Episode 10 - The Doctor Dances by Steven (1st) Moffat December 2005 Episode 11- TBA by Russell T. Davies Atom Bomb Blues by Andrew Cartmel (7th) Episode 12 - 13 The Parting of the Ways by Russell T. Davies

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AUDIO RELEASES February Game Time by Darin Henry (5th)(3 disc) UNIT - 2 - Snake Head UNIT 3 - The Longest Night Underwater Menace

THE GALLIFREYAN GAZETTE DOCTOR WHO

DVD RELEASES March The Mind Robber (UK) - Commentary by Fraser Hines, Wendy Padbury, director David Maloney and actor Hamish Wilson The Visitation (US) The Green Death (US)

March May Dreamtime by Simon A. Forward (7th) The Claws of Axos (UK) - Commentary with Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with Katy Manning, Richard Franklin and Barry the Daleks Letts, deleted and outtakes, Now & Then, and UNIT - The Wasting 30 minute compilation of Vampire From Space. April Catch-1782 (6th) Gallifrey - Lies June The Leisure Hive (US) May Ghostlight(US) Threes a Crowd by Colin Brake (5th) Gallifrey - Spirit June Unregenerate! by David A. McIntee Gallifrey - Pandora July Terror Firma (8th) The Council of Nicea by Carolyn Symcox Gallifrey - Insurgency August Gallifrey - Imperiatrix Cybermen # 1 September Cybermen #2 October Cybermen #3