Category Archives: CRYSTAL BALL

Looking into the future of our favourite series…es

Superlative!

Let’s talk catch phrases! So far the Ninth Doctor has been “Fantastic!”, and who’s else authority do you need? The Tenth Doctor is, of course, “Brilliant!”, again pretty much on his say so, but we’ll forgive him that. What do … Continue reading →

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The Family Jewels, part two

We are, I think, in an envious position at this point in time for being a fan base granted the indulgence of looking wistfully into the future not only for Torchwood but also (if you insist) Sarah Jane Smith and … Continue reading →

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The Family Jewels, part one

Okay, changes on a large scale took place over the course of Children of Earth and the Torchwood Cardiff we all knew and loved/dreaded and heckled is quite the different beast. Different line-up, different organisation, and most likely a different … Continue reading →

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The Remains of the Davies

Now then. With the Kitschmas Special out of the way and the assurance that David Morrissey is just for Christmas and not for life, our attention must surely go to 2009’s pre-Moffat specials. The Latter Days of our Saintly David. … Continue reading →

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My Heart’s in Overdrive and You’re Behind the Steering Wheel…

Right, now that pesky Eurovision thing is out of the way we’re mere hours from Silence in the Library, the episode that kicks off the rest of Series 4, and hopefully tells us that there’s still plenty of lead in … Continue reading →

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Series 4 Crystal Ball

Okay then. Screencaps from the series 4 cinema trailer have begun to appear online, so now’s as good a time as any to begin rummaging through the goat entrails to see what’s in store this year. The following is a … Continue reading →

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Torchwood season 2 – the home stretch!

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Torchwood Season 2 – what needs to happen…

Welcome back to our look into Torchwood‘s 2008! This time we ask our panel “What would you LIKE to see?”, in other words: what they think SHOULD be a feature of next season in terms of story, continuity, character development, tone, et … Continue reading →

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Torchwood Season 2

 Greetings, and welcome to another instalment of Crystal Ball. This time looking at the curiously-anticipated forthcoming second series of Torchwood. I say curiously-anticipated because since last year’s run the show has had, to put it kindly, mixed reviews. Far beyond … Continue reading →

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Crystal Ball… REVISITED

Last year, we did pretty well with predicting what would happen in Series 2. This year… well… it’s been interesting… and not entirely accurate. To revisit: The Judoon will be the big surprise repeat monster of the last episode! Erm… … Continue reading →

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