I found these reactions to the Doctor Who Experience online, and I am so ready I can taste it. The last reference I saw to it was when Peter Davison opened Gallifrey 22, and I think I am finally going to have to break down and pull together a passport, just so I can go. The first one was just posted today by SFX, the second was from a while ago by Digital Spy.
I mentioned recently that a live stage version of Doctor Horrible was going live in Las Vegas. That is not the only local it will be showing up in, of course, although it will probably have a much longer run there than in most places. I just heard that it will be presented in Washington by the Landless Theatre Company at the DC Arts Center in Adams Morgan. That is an easy 10 minute walk from the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan metro stop, and will run from March 3rd through the 29th. Since that is also one of the two best metro stops to hit the Washington Zoo you might as well head out early, visit the pandas, and grab a quality dinner at one of a number of excellent restaurants in the area before the show.
The opening ceremonies of Gallifrey 22, which is going on this weekend, were caught on Video and posted online. Peter Davison does a wonderful job with this, and they even manage a nod to The Doctor Who Experience in the process.
Yes, it is true: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is going to be performed live on stage in Las Vegas. You can keep up with the details on their Facebook Page, which so far are skimpy. I haven’t found a listing of the actors for the stage presentation yet, but there is still time before they kick off in May to track the information down. I find it encouraging that the the production team putting this together also were the ones who staged the live Rocky Horror Picture Show.
There really is a competition focusing on America’s Greatest Otaku, and it could be you that brings home the prizes this time. The contest is being held by TokyoPOP, and it runs from Monday, February 7th (yes, that is tomorrow) until Friday, February 11th. Each day of that five day period will see a different contest being presented, each a day long and each giving you a shot at some great prizes. You can get the official rules here, and then log into the America’s Greatest Otaku site each day this week to enter each new contest as it comes up. The documentary series that all of this is in support of launches on Hulu on February 24th.
Every year in the UK there is a great little film festival that comes along, the Sci-Fi London Film Festival, happening next from April 23nd to May 2nd. It actually turns up twice every year, because besides the April event they also run an Oktoberfest. Part of the festival focus is to support new film makers, with panels, workshops, and a 48 hour film challenge which usually funds the winner to make a feature length version of the winning entry. Well, it seems they put a number of the shorts, features, documentaries, and interviews online to check out at Sci-Fi London Web TV. You will find all the 2010 48 Hour entries there (with the tag line These films were made for zero budget in 2 days!), lots of the shorts from the previous Oktoberfest, a behind-the-scenes look at Paul, feature films including The Brain That Wouldn’t Die and Planet Outlaws, and a whole lot more. To see their entire collection you can also hit the Daily Motion SFLondon site. And if you don’t watch anything else, be sure to take the time for The Hunt For Gollum. If you happen to be in the UK, The Sci-Fi London team will be part of the SFX Weekender event on the 4th and 5th of February, where, surprise, a lot of science fiction will be screened.