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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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'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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Big Reveal Coming For 'Doctor Who' Finale?

BBC releases name of final episode ... and it's a doozy

For just about 50 years, fans have been asking (or just saying) "Doctor Who?" It looks like showrunner Steven Moffat is finally ready to answer that question in the upcoming season finale of "Doctor Who" after BBC revealed the name of that episode: "The Name of The Doctor." The episode will f ...

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Old Vs. New: Too Much Sex In 'Doctor Who'?

Original director Waris Hussein is not amused

It was controversial the moment it happened. In the first season finale just as the modern era of "Doctor Who" was getting started, Christopher Eccleston's The Doctor kissed his companion, Billie Piper's Rose Tyler, in a scene that seemed to never end. Although the kiss was meant to draw the ess ...

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'Doctor Who,' 'Lost' Stars Dropping By Nerdist

New season kicks off March 30 on BBC America

Chris Hardwick is back, and he's not going to let Supernatural Saturday go by without at least talking about the upcoming continuation of "Doctor Who." Hardwick, who hosts "The Nerdist" on BBC America, returns for a new season March 30 and will welcome both Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, wh ...

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