Doctor Who teases at Comic-Con

New teaser trailers, for the second half of S6, were premiered during the Doctor Who panel, at this year's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), where Matt Smith and Karen Gillan wooed thousands of fans assembled in Hall H.



"My time is running out..."

Nazis, Cybermen, Weeping Angels, the Silence, something that looks like the monster from Predator running up and down a hotel corridor: the Doctor's enemies are gathering in the new trailer for the second half of the 2011 series, coming to BBC1 later this year.



Matt Smith was meant to be Doctor Who
“It was the easiest casting decision out of any I’ve been involved in, because it was so bloody obvious from the moment he walked in to the room,” executive producer Piers Wenger said. “The day after we’d met Matt for the second time, [showrunner Steven Moffat] sent me an e-mail that just said, “It’s him. Let’s face this. It’s always been him.”

Doctor Who returns in Let's Kill Hitler on August 27th.

Watch Doctor Who on Facebook

This morning I was greeted by a pop-up proclaiming that Doctor Who was now available to view on Facebook! BBC Worldwide is following Warner Bros. and offering rentals via the popular social network.

John Smith, Chief Executive at BBC Worldwide said, “As we have grown internationally, we’ve seen through our Facebook channel that fans who are loving the new series are asking for a guide into our rich Doctor Who back catalogue. Our approach to Facebook and other leading edge platforms is to be right there alongside them in fostering innovation. We see this service as a perfect way to give our fans what they want, as well as a great way for them to get their fix between now and the autumn when series six continues”.

“Millions of people engage with their favourite TV shows on Facebook every day and we’re now seeing broadcasters look at innovative ways to use Facebook tools to connect their fans with exclusive content,” said Christian Hernandez, Director, Platform Partnerships, Facebook. “Through its Facebook page, BBC Worldwide is giving Doctor Who fans a quick and easy way to access these iconic episodes.”

Selected stories, from each incarnation, are available at present with more to be added soon. This is an interesting move and pits Facebook directly against rivals such as LOVEFiLM and Netflix.

Will you be ditching your TV in favour of Facebook?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits the App Store!

Transformers fans should get a kick out of this official tie-in even if Michael Bay's latest movie collapses into migraine-inducing nihilism! Read the review on Film4 here.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (iTunes)