Series 8 Finale Gets Russian Screening

Russia has joined Denmark and the United States in screening the two-part finale of the last Doctor Who season. The showings will take place on September 15 and 16 and will feature the series 9 prequel, The Doctor's Meditation. Both episodes will be in English with Russian subtitles.

Denmark to Screen Series 8 Finale

In addition to the already-announced screenings in the US, Cinemaxx will be airing the previous Doctor Who finale in select Danish theaters on Wednesday, September 16 at 6:00 and 8:45pm. Viewers will get to see Dark Water, Death in Heaven, and a prequel to The Magician's Apprentice in 3D.

Are you a fan of the immortal British television series 'Doctor Who'? Then you are what you call a "whovian" and there is good news for you! BBC and CinemaxX continue their cooperation after Wednesday, September 16th dazzles up a 3D view of the dramatic final two episodes of the series' season 8 and a never before shown "prequel" to season 9's first section. Besides it is the doctor himself, Peter Capaldi, and the female lead, Clara, played by Jenna Coleman, interviewed by actor Wil Wheaton.

'Doctor Who' is an institution in British culture and has become a cult in most of the Western world. The series was created in 1963 and ran continuously until 1989. In 1996 the resuscitation, but only in 2005 succeeded, and the current series running all now on the ninth season.

The figure, which only referred to as The Doctor, is a time-traveling alien in the human body, called a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey. He fled in a TARDIS time machine - "Time and Relative Dimension In Space" - which is a chameleon-machine that can take on various local ones appearance. But because of an error in the TARDIS '"chameleon circuit" looks like a time machine now and forever a blue, English police box - one of the iconic images from the series.

Fathom to Screen Series 8 Finale

Fathom Events will be hosting screenings of Dark Water and Death in Heaven in 3D on September 15 and 16 in select US theaters. Screenings will not be taking place in the UK.

BBC Worldwide North America and Fathom Events announce the return of the longest running sci-fi television series, Doctor Who, to the big screen for a two-night special theatrical event, Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven in spectacular 3D, starring Peter Capaldi.

Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven, the show’s two-part eighth season finale, will be presented in RealD™ 3D and Dolby Atmos sound (where available) on September 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m. (local time). The event will feature The Doctor’s Meditation- a special prequel scene to the first episode of season nine - and an exclusive interview with Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, hosted by Wil Wheaton (Big Bang Theory, Star Trek: Nemesis), in addition to the two-part season eight finale.

Tickets for Doctor Who: Dark Water/Death in Heaven in 3D can be purchased online beginning Friday, July 31 by visiting www.FathomEvents.com, or participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in approximately 700 movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Death in Heaven Review

So I'm not sure what the deal is with the Doctor being so upset about Gallifrey. Two things come to mind, either the Master was lying and it's still gone, or something happened to it. If it's still gone, then that raises the question of how she got out. It could be that she escaped from the Naismith mansion after the events of The End of Time and the Doctor didn't notice. However, I don't think that's very likely as the Doctor didn't look that distracted in that scene. One interesting bit is that Time Lords usually stay relative to one another's time streams, which means the Master must have escaped before the events of The Bells of Saint John. Either that, or she went back along the Doctor's timeline. Another possibility is that some race (such as the Daleks) detected Gallifrey's return and decimated it while it was still recovering from the war. The second scenario doesn't' leave as much possibility for the Time Lords ever returning, so I'm hoping it's still out there somewhere.

It looks pretty darn well like the Brig killed the Master. Of course, there's no way she's actually dead; she's one of those villains that the Doctor will never be entirely rid of. I mean, how many times have the Daleks or Davros been wiped out? I'm guessing she had some sort of back up inside the Nethersphere. Maybe she was inside there the whole time that scene in the graveyard was some sort of projection. I don't know how she's alive, I just know that Moffat or some future writer will come up with a way to make her alive.

So we now have confirmation that every government on Earth knows of the Doctor. Not only that, but they know enough about him to trust him as President of Earth. UNIT (or maybe even Jack and Martha) must have told the UN of his exploits and how many times he's saved the Earth and other worlds. I don't know how they would have proved that this man actually existed and they weren't just telling stories. They must have had some sort of video evidence. Maybe they used that video conference call from The Eleventh Hour. All those geniuses testifying on the Doctor's behalf must have had some sort of influence beyond that which a UNIT doctor and WWII pilot could have offered.

It's awfully conveniently timed how all this took place on the Doctor's birthday. I mean, first off, how did Missy even know? The Doctor doesn't truly know how old he is, so I'm assuming it's his birthday in linear time, rather than his non-linear time travel. That would of course mean, the Doctor isn't actually turning some particular age in this episode. Besides that, how would the Master even know that the Doctor would show up on that day? Maybe she had planned to release the Cybermen on that day all along and knew the TARDIS would take the Doctor there at the correct time.

I'm rather disappointed that no mention of the drums was made in the two-parter. That was one of the biggest issues in Simm's portrayal of the Master. Perhaps whatever got the Master off Gallifrey and into female form cut the signal. Another possibility is what the Master said in The End of Time about the link being inside Rassilon. Once the Master killed him, the drumbeat may have disappeared. My only problem with that is the scene earlier in that story where it was shown that Rassilon's assistant/other member of the High Council was the one who actually placed the signal. It's also possible that with Gallifrey in another dimension, the signal can't reach the Master. Either that, or Moffat is purposefully ignoring the issue.

Doctor Who Extra: Death in Heaven

The BBC has posted the behind-the-scenes video for today's season finale of Doctor Who.

Death in Heaven Spoiler Summary

Following is a collection of spoilers for the season finale of Doctor Who.

Links

• Combom review
• Cultbox review
• Doctor Who TV review
• Combom hints
• Cultbox hints
• Doctor Who TV hints 1 and 2
• Pictures
• Filming spoilers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Synopsis

With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.

Can the mighty UNIT contain Missy? As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.

Videos

Audio trailer


TV trailer


Clip

Death in Heaven Clip

The BBC has released a sneak peek of tomorrow's Doctor Who.

Casting Missy

The BBC has released a sneak preview of this week's Doctor Who Extra, focusing on the casting of Missy.

Death in Heaven Promo Pics

The BBC has released the last set of promotional images for this season of Doctor Who.

Death in Heaven: TV Trailer

The BBC has released a trailer for this week's episode of Doctor Who.

Death in Heaven Audio Trailer

Here's a radio trailer for the season finale, courtesy of Doctor Who TV.

Death in Heaven Synopsis

The BBC has released the synopsis for episode 8x12 of Doctor Who (the finale).

With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.

Can the mighty UNIT contain Missy? As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.

Guest stars: Michele Gomez, Chris Addison, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jemma Redgrave, Ingrid Oliver

BAFTA Cymru Holding Doctor Who Screenings

BAFTA Cymru will be holding screenings of Doctor Who episodes next month into January. Included will be an early screening of the season finale at the National Museum of Wales.

The programme of six events, devised and coordinated by Film Hub Wales and BAFTA Cymru, and hosted in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales and 6 key venues around the country, will offer fans of the series a chance to see monsters from key episodes of the cult classic on the big screen and hear from the creative team working on the series.

The events will be held between November 2014 and January 2015 and will be part of Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, the BFI’s landmark season dedicated to cinema’s most spectacular genre, presented together with 02. Tickets will be available to BAFTA members and the general public.

The first event in the series, to be held in partnership with Chapter pop up cinema on 4 November at the landmark National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, will be a preview of Death in Heaven, the current season finale, which will be screened ahead of its broadcast on BBC One and will be attended by cast and crew.

The wider programme of events includes The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe at Ffwrnes in Llanelli on 1 December ; The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky at Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Prestatyn on 12 December; The Unquiet Dead at the Savoy, in Monmouth on 12 January; ending with The Five Doctors on 27 January at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. An additional double bill screening of Mask of Mandragora and The Prisoner will be confirmed to take place in January at Theatr Harlech.

The events will each have a specific theme, focusing on one creative department within the Doctor Who production team.

Tickets can be bought from the following venues starting at £8.

Doctor Who: Death in Heaven
Tuesday 4th November 7pm
Reardon Smith Theatre, Cardiff
www.chapter.org/doctorwho
029 2030 4400

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
Monday 1st December at 7pm
Theatr Ffwrnes, Llanelli
www.theatrausirgar.co.uk
0845 2263510

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky
Tuesday 16th December 7pm
Scala Cinema and Arts Centre, Denbighshire
www.scalaprestatyn.co.uk
01745 850197

Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead
Monday 12th January 7pm
Monmouth Savoy Theatre, Monmouth
www.monmouth-savoy.co.uk
01600 772467

Doctor Who: Doctor Who Masque of Mandragora & The Prisoner
Saturday 17th January at 7pm
Theatr Harlech, Snowdonia
www.theatrharlech.com
01766 780667

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Tuesday 27th January at 7pm
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk
01970 623232