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It should be one of the greatest moments in the history of Doctor Who: an all-out battle between the Daleks and U.N.I.T., the paramilitary organization that the Doctor spent most of a decade teaming up with. More »
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The Survivors aren't. The BBC has canceled its remake of Terry Nation's 1970s classic, in which a plague devastates most of the population, due to low ratings. Good news is, it's coming to U.S. DVD along with the original series. More »
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Here's an exclusive clip from The Survivors, the remake of Britain's most apocalyptic 1970s series that launches on BBC America this Saturday at 8. It may be the bleakest, most misanthropic view of life after an apocalypse. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Going into Doctor Who withdrawal yet? With the BBC's time-traveling soap opera pretty much taking a year off, and spin-off show Torchwood also doing a shorter season, you're going to need an acceptable Who substitute. So it may be worth looking into The Survivors, the remake of a classic show by Dalek co-creator Terry Nation — and featuring Martha Jones actor Freema Agyeman. The show launches November 22, and we've got loads of details and spoilers below. More »
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You may not know it right now, but we're about to enter the Second Age of Terry Nation. Last week's announcement that Nation's classic series Blake's 7 is going to be remade in a Battlestar Galactica-esque fashion following on from last year's announcement that Nation's other series, Survivors, is also about to be revised and brought back to television. It's clear that the British writer - who also created Doctor Who's Daleks - has come back into vogue with British television producers. Find out more about the man behind 2009's cult revivals under the jump. More »
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You've heard great things about Blake's 7, that edgier 1970s show from some of the makers of Doctor Who. You've heard it features darker, more complex characters, and it's like a warped mirror held up to Star Trek's utopian future — instead of the human Federation being this amazing force for peace and justice in the galaxy, it's evil and oppressive. You've heard it includes dialog so sharp you could shave with it. But how can you discover this show for yourself? Here are some handy tips. More »
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