Category: San Diego Comic-Con

SDCC 2008: Doctor Who and Torchwood

The first full day of Comic Con saw a British invasion of sorts as new Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat and outgoing executive producer Julie Gardner presented, followed by a discussion of Torchwood with Gardner and cast members John Barrowman, Gareth David Lloyd, and Naoko Mori. As you may know, Anthony Head has been on Doctor Who and James Marsters was on Torchwood last season. Steven Moffat and Julie Gardner were introduced to the packed Ballroom 20 crowd to thunderous applause. Once seated, the moderator started with a few questions of his own before giving the floor to audience members.

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Totalitarianism, Alive and Well, or Red Shirt Rant: Comic-Con 2008 Blog Entry

Pink shuttles and red shirts – not the worst things to face off with the first day of the con, but necessary evils. (Now pondering the word ‘necessary’) But at least with the buses, there is the option of walking. With the redshirts waxing tyranical over their little bits of ballroom turf, threatening you with eviction at every turn and shutter click, one wonders that if the powers at Comic Con really wanted their con goodwill and Hollywood marketing heft spread to the world beyond out there on the web, that this form of small tyranies isn’t off-putting and counter-productive. For some redshirts, tiny tyranies may be all they know, that and pointing to the exit that is either the furthest away, through dark tunnels and dank back passages, or blocking off perfectly acceptable exits due to "blockages." Yes, that communist-era word was actually uttered; tree fell over in the woods, I heard it.

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Comic-Con 2008: William Katt Interview

William Katt eases his lanky frame into his chair at the Catastrophic Comics booth near the center of the massive San Diego Convention Center. It’s Day 1 of Comic-Con and he’s already addressed an enthusiastic panel of fans to announce the launch of the latest Catastrophic title and met with journalists from TV and print media, but still graciously took a few minutes to talk to Whedonopolis.

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Comic-Con 2008: Doctor Who & Torchwood Interviews

On a bright and sunny Wednesday afternoon before the full onslaught of Comic-Con, this reporter braved the early crowds and burgeoning traffic to a nice San Diego harborside location. We had the opportunity to speak to Steven Moffat from Doctor Who and Julie Gardner and Naoko Mori from Torchwood in roundtables and find out what the future holds for the shows as well as the three people behind them.

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