[New post] Doctor Who Tom Baker returns for third series with Big Finish in 2013

New post on The Daily P.O.P. Doctor Who Tom Baker returns for third series with Big Finish in 2013 by dailypop For seven years Tom Baker reigned as the scarf-laden Doctor on TV. When he departed and Peter Davison took over it seemed that he would never again return to the part. Aside from the odd appearance (and I do mean odd), that was true until he revived the Fourth Doctor in a series of Audio Go adventures by Paul Magrs. A delightful and fanciful romp through time and space, these adventures were a kind of evolution of the Tom Baker era taken to an extreme. "It's Saturday evening teatime in 1977... all over again." However, most fans wanted to hear Tom join the other 'classic' Doctors at Big Finish. He finally did just that and his first series (along with a set of two 'Lost Stories') has been loads of fun. His first series alongside Louise Jamison as Leela has run the gamut of thrilling adventure, light fantasy and hard-edged historical outings. Destination: Nerva and The Renaissance Man are outstanding with Wraith of the Iceni an interesting twist (Leela meets Boudica) and Energy of the Daleks a bit of a let-down. I'm waiting on Trail of the White Worm (guest-starring Geoffrey Beevers as the Master) and the series finale the Oseidon Adventure with baited breath. The Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Mary Tamm) Tom Baker's second series will see the return of the glamorous Mary Tamm as Romana (to my knowledge she has only reprised the part twice in audio) for seven more stories. Imagine my surprise to learn that Tom has signed on for a third series featuring Louise Jamison, John Leeson as the voice of K-9 and Gareth Thomas of Dalek Empire and Blake's 7 fame! Big Finish has revealed that Tom Baker and Louise Jameson will return in a third season of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, which will be released commencing in January 2014. The series of full-cast audio plays will consist of eight stories, and will again be set after the TV adventure The Talons of Weng-Chiang. "We've been delighted by the response to the first season of our Fourth Doctor stories," says executive producer Nicholas Briggs. "We had such an exciting and rewarding time making series one and two, and we're just thrilled to be back in the studio again with Tom and Louise recording more. Of course, the second series – which features Mary Tamm as Romana, with John Leeson as the voice of K9 – won't be released until January 2013. But, recording schedules being what they are, we are always working well ahead." "We began recording on series three on May 9," says producer David Richardson, "and production will continue through until July. At the moment it's too early to reveal many story details, but we can say that Geoffrey Beevers will again return as the Master, the travellers will discover what lurks in the dead of night and the Doctor will encounter an even deadlier version of an old foe." Gareth Thomas, best known as freedom fighter Roj Blake from Blake's 7, will be portraying the last surviving member of the Colophon race in one episode. Jessica Martin (Mags in The Greatest Show in the Galaxy) also guest stars in the story. Season Three is available to pre-order now at bigfinish.com. Meanwhile, June 2012 sees the release of the final story in the first series of Tom's first season with Big Finish – in which he takes on the Master and the Kraals in The Oseidon Adventure. Via DoctorWhoOnline.com You can order the current to-date Fourth Doctor adventures directly from Big Finish and even pre-order the forthcoming stories by clicking on the image below. Click to order The Fourth Doctor Who adventures from Big Finish dailypop | May 31, 2012 at 2:22 pm | Tags: big finish doctor who audio adventures, Tom baker doctor who | Categories: Big Finish | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-3Yi Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/doctor-who-tom-baker-returns-for-third-series-with-big-finish-in-2013/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] New DC fighting game ‘Injustice: Gods Among Us’

New post on The Daily P.O.P. New DC fighting game ‘Injustice: Gods Among Us’ by dailypop Official Press Release What if our greatest heroes became our greatest threat? Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Injustice: Gods Among Us, an all-new game in development by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, creators of the definitive fighting game franchise Mortal Kombat. The game is scheduled for release in 2013 for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system and the Wii U(TM) system from Nintendo. Injustice: Gods Among Us debuts as a bold new fighting game franchise that introduces a deep, original story featuring a large cast of favorite DC Comics icons such as Batman, Harley Quinn, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman and many others. Set in a world where the lines between good and evil are blurred, players will experience heroes and villains engaging in epic battles on a massive scale. "With Injustice: Gods Among Us, we are creating an all-new franchise with incredible battles set in the DC Comics Universe," said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "NetherRealm Studios is the extremely talented team behind the latest Mortal Kombat hit and it is developing a game unlike any other in the fighting genre." "We can't wait to reveal Injustice: Gods Among Us because it will give our fans and gamers an epic experience as they battle like gods as their favorite DC Comics villains and heroes," said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. "Our team is excited to make a fighting game that is filled with fast-paced action, incredible story-telling and iconic DC Comics characters." For more information, visit www.injustice.com . About DC Entertainment DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes--a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes--to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles. Game trailer About NetherRealm Studios NetherRealm Studios is a leader in the development of interactive entertainment, and the creator of the billion dollar Mortal Kombat franchise. Mortal Kombat has spawned two theatrical films, multiple television series, and has sold over 28 million games to date. Located in Chicago, Illinois the award-winning NetherRealm team has been working and creating games together since 1992. Additional information about NetherRealm Studios can be found at www.netherrealm.com . INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US (C) 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Developed by NetherRealm Studios. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Nintendo trademarks and copyrights are properties of Nintendo. DC LOGO, and all characters, their distinctive likenesses, and related elements are trademarks of DC Comics (C) 2012. NETHERREALM STUDIOS LOGO, WB GAMES LOGO, WB SHIELD: (TM) & (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s12) Via ComicbookResources dailypop | May 31, 2012 at 12:31 pm | Tags: Batman, DC Comics, injustice gods among us, Justice League of America, Superman, video games, Wonder Woman | Categories: DC Comics, video games | URL: http://wp.me/p4kUt-3Yb Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://dailypop.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/new-dc-fighting-game-injustice-gods-among-us/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com