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TV Watchlist: Who, Who, Who Merry Christmas!

Steven Moffat makes snow a weapon of mass destruction

If it is winter and its cold out, bundle up with a warm coat, some hot cocoa and a Christmas gift wrapped in a blue box with a bright white ribbon. “Doctor Who” gets fans into the holiday spirit with a damsel in distress, piranha-toothed snowmen and another Christmas adventure to be had; even th ...

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'Game Of Thrones' Leads Portal Awards With 9 Nods

'The Avengers' tops movies with four nominations

"Game of Thrones" already has a solid season season on HBO, nearly doubling the audience it had for the first season. And the quality shone through as well, especially when it came to the 2012 Airlock Alpha Portal Awards. The HBO fantasy drama picked up nine nominations, including Best Series/Tel ...

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Jenna-Louise Coleman New 'Doctor Who' Companion

Will be first actress since Billie Piper to not have appeared in an earlier episode of the show

Just in time for what could be the mid-season finale of "Doctor Who," we'll get introduced to a new companion. And this is a companion who really, really likes to talk. Jenna-Louise Coleman has been cast as The Doctor's new companion for "Doctor Who," replacing Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, wh ...

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Top Newsmakers Of 2011: David Yates Wows, Angers Fandom

PLUS: Casting a film like 'Akira' has become much more difficult

It's not easy choosing the top newsmakers on Airlock Alpha every year. The entire GenreNexus of sites (which also include Rabid Doll and Inside Blip) publish hundreds of stories each year, and it's sometimes tough to decide which was the most important, and which are worthy of forgetting. As w ...

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'Doctor Who' To Lose Companions After Next Season

Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill to end run after three years

There are still a lot of question marks around Matt Smith's continued involvement in "Doctor Who" after the next season. But one thing is for sure now: fans will have to say good-bye to Amy Pond and Rory the Roman. Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill will depart after the upcoming seventh season of " ...

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David Yates Finally Brings 'Doctor Who' To Big Screen

Could it be ready in time for the franchise's 50th anniversary?

What does Harry Potter and "Doctor Who" have in common? Besides being born and raised in Great Britain, the two franchises now have a new link: David Yates. Yates, who most recently directed both parts of the finale "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," told Variety that it will be he -- not Ru ...

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'Game Of Thrones,' 'Fringe' Split 2011 Portal Awards

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1,' 'Inception' divide up movies

Fans are hoping "Game of Thrones" cleans up at this year's Emmy awards. But first, it had a very strong finish in voting for the 2011 Portal Awards. The HBO fantasy series from author George R.R. Martin tied "Fringe" to take three awards at this year's fan-chosen awards, including Best Actor/Tele ...

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Tough Economy Hits 'Doctor Who,' Splitting Season 7

Show will return, but not with 14 episodes in 2012

The massive budget cuts taking place across the British Broadcasting Corp. is apparently now taking its toll on "Doctor Who." Already produced on a smaller budget and with a star who makes far less than his predecessor, "Doctor Who" was able to avoid major attention in rounds of cuts in 2010. But ...

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'Doctor Who' Coming (Back) To America

Two-parter in the sixth season brings the Tardis to Utah

It's been a few years since The Doctor remembered that big red white and blue country from across the pond (but to be fair, how often to American shows remember the United Kingdom?). But the Tardis is coming back to America for a two-part episode in the sixth season that lands The Doctor and his com ...

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'Doctor Who' - The Big Bang

The big bang? More like the little whimper ...

This review may contain spoilers. You may as well forget everything about The Pandorica Opens as the conclusion to the epic adventure, The Big Bang, has little in common with its opening act. Forget the Daleks, Cybermen, Sontarians and Silurians; forget the devastating note on which it ended, ...

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