BBC Announces Official Doctor Who Convention
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- Published on Saturday, 12 November 2011 16:25
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Star Trek fans have long been able to attend conventions dedicated to their favorite show. These conventions happen across the United States and parts of Canada. Many of the Star Trek conventions in the United States pay homage to other science fiction series as well. A Star Trek convention may contain people dressed in Klingon garb who are Doctor Who fans. Diehard fans of the British science fiction phenomenon rarely have the same pleasure. The BBC has announced its first official convention for Doctor Who since 1983.
The Millennium Center in Cardiff, Wales will host a 3-day event for fans of the series. The BBC plans on selling 1,500 tickets to the three day event. Cast members from the 2005 and earlier shows will be on hand to give presentations to Whovians attending the event.
Anthony Horowitz's "House of Silk" Sherlock Holmes' Novel Endorsed by Doyle Estate
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 20:25
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Fans of Sherlock Holmes did not expect the release of a new Sherlock Holmes novel. Arthur Conan Doyle has not been available to write new Holmes material for over a century. The estate that manages the character and the related copyrights rarely endorses any new novel. Anthony Horowitz produced a new Sherlock Holmes novel, and the Arthur Conan Doyle estate endorsed its production.
Horowitz, who writes murder mysteries and screen plays, has adapted several of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories to the big screen. Although the new book, The House of Silk, continues the characters originally created by Doyle, Horowitz expresses his reservation about writers who produce books on the backs of writers who are long dead. Only two authors could affect him in this way. He would like to work with Ian Flemming's James Bond universe. He feels the same way about the Victorian London Sherlock Holmes inhabitants.
Read more: Anthony Horowitz's "House of Silk" Sherlock Holmes' Novel Endorsed by Doyle Estate
Elisabeth Sladen's autobiography to be posthumously published
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2011 20:58
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Elisabeth Sladen is one of the longest running and most beloved Doctor Who companions. The woman acted beside many different doctors and had her own spin off. The actress passed away recently. She worked alongside John Pertwee and Tom Baker.
Read more: Elisabeth Sladen's autobiography to be posthumously published
Deerhunter Star Bradford Cox may or may not be Asexual
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- Published on Wednesday, 09 November 2011 20:11
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Bradford Cox, leader of a group called Deerhunter, recently gave an interview to Rolling Stone. The magazine focuses on the artist's music, but one part of the interview touches on his sexuality. The rock star said that he once described himself as Asexual.
“For a long time I just said I was asexual, but now I just realized that… I'm still, I guess… I mean, I'm queer. I just sort of, don't really have a very big self-esteem, so Asexuality is sort of like a comfort zone where you don't get rejected”, Cox told Rolling Stone. He describes himself as queer. The idea that people use Asexuality as a buffer zone to avoid being rejected is not new. Every Asexual has heard this criticism at some point.
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50,000 Whovians Sign Petition to Bring Back Doctor Who Confidential
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- Published on Saturday, 29 October 2011 23:11
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