The Storm
The Storm
9/8 CT NBC
In the tradition of the catastrophic Irwin Allen disaster flicks (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, The Swarm) of the 1970s comes this two-part spectacle about a billionaire (Treat Williams) who dumps a chunk of his vast fortune into cutting-edge technology that allows for manipulating the weather. (Hey, everybody talks about it, but somebody is finally doing something about it!) Of course, he's got ulterior motives, and when things go awry — hurricanes, sandstorms and other meteorological devastation — the planet becomes endangered. James Van Der Beek costars as a scientist out to stop him. The conclusion airs next Sunday.
Read on for previews of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Doctor Who, True Blood and Drop Dead Diva.
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Doctor Who - The Next Doctor
New releases announced June 24:
Doctor Who - The Next Doctor (Christmas Special 2008) will be coming out September 15
Edge of Darkness (BBC mini-series) will be coming out November 3
Lark Rise to Candleford - Season 1 will be coming out October 6
Last of the Summer Wine - Christmas Specials 1978-1982 will be coming out October 13
Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items.
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Karen Gillan
I think I'm turning British-ese. On the heels of our report that BBC America is bringing new batches of Doctor Who and Torchwood to U.S. shores this summer, we now have news as to who will be playing the new Doctor Who's companion in Season 5.
Relative unknown Karen Gillan has been tapped to accompany incoming Doctor Matt Smith on the TARDIS' next series of adventures, premiering on the BBC in 2010.
"I am absolutely over the moon," the pretty Scot tells ...
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
The Doctor will see you now — or, more specifically, in a few weeks.
BBC America has acquired the Stateside rights to five Doctor Who specials that mark the end of both Russell T. Davies' stint as show-runner and David Tennant's run as the titular time-traveler. Producer Steven Moffat and actor Matt Smith will...
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Michelle Ryan
And let's hope for her sake, it all nets out better than the short-lived NBC reboot did!
Michelle Ryan, who of course starred as EastEnders' Zoe before attempting to fill Jaime Sommers' shoes stateside, has been tapped to guest-star on a Doctor Who special premiering this spring on BBC One.
In the Easter special, which is (perhaps ironically?) titled "Planet of the Dead," Ryan will play ...
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Matt Smith and Billie Piper
Billie Piper, who has gone from playing Rose Tyler to turning tricks as Showtime's Call Girl, has a message for Doctor Who fans: Relax.
Read the Brit beauty's complete take on the recast — as well as the rumor that she herself would play Doctor — after the jump.
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Matt Smith
The producers of BBC's time-travel drama Doctor Who have named their choice for the new actor to bring the intergalactic time traveler to life, and he definitely puts the "Who?" in the title.
Matt Smith, a virtual unknown, has been named as the 11th actor to portray The Doctor, according to the BBC News. Viewers will begin seeing Smith in ...
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