Thanks to our friends at Gallifrey News Base for this tidbit: according to Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, the show's next season will be split into two halves, with the first part of the season concluding after a "gamechanging" cliff-hanger in Episode 7.

So what this will mean is, instead months and months of waiting for the Xmas episode after the 13-week sprint through the season, next year we'll get a second "fall premiere" episode, a tactic that several U.S. cable shows have adopted to keep fans sated throughout the year.

Speaking of the DW Christmas episode, courtesy of Geek Tyrant, we got thes remarks from Moffat regarding where The Doctor and The Ponds are off to in the wake of rebooting the universe in "The Big Bang.":

Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favorite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon. And ... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything. I was laughing madly as I typed along to Christmas songs in April. My neighbors loved it so much they all moved away and set up a website demanding my execution. But I'm fairly sure they did it ironically!

The teaser for Moffat's calling "The Most Christmassy Christmas special" is under the cut, along with a picture of a possible villain for Team TARDIS: the new Yeti!

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You might recall us mentioning awhile back that former Doctor Who star David Tennant filmed a pilot for NBC for Rex Is Not My Lawyer, where Tennant would play a guy who represents his clients from behind the scenes. Unfortunately, the show wasn't picked up, so we didn't get the chance to hear the answer to the crucial question: would Tennant keep his native Scottish brogue for the role, affect another British accent, or (gasp) speak like an American?

Well, look under the cut and you'll find out - it's a 1-minute clip of Tennant as Rex talking about a case in a different manner than you're probably used to.

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Judge Dredd from the sci-fi anthology '2000 AD'According to The Hollywood Reporter, Actor Karl Urban signed a deal on Aug 17th to portray 'Judge Dredd' in the upcoming reboot.  Judge Dredd, originally published in 1977 in the 2nd issue of the UK's '2000 AD' Sci-fi Anthology, is the futures version of justice.

Judge Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in an urban sprawl of the future East Coast called Megacity where uniformed 'Judges' combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner.

During the 80's many fans of the character wanted a movie starring Sylvester Stallone, as the character - who NEVER removes his helmet (not even when sleeping) - looked and acted like a Stallone style character.  Upon getting their wish in the 90's, many fans felt cheated as Stallone's screen version spent much of his time OUT of his helmet.

With the failure of the original film, the new partners of 2000 AD and DNA Films (a Fox Searchlight company who brought us The Last King of Scotland and 28 Weeks Later) look to rectify the mistakes.  They also look to make it a 3D film.

Hiring Karl Urban and putting him in armor seems to have worked well for the New Zealand native in the past.

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Jack and Gwen say goodbye to Cardiff Shown initially on BBC Three in its first year, Torchwood was moved to BBC Two its second year. In its third year it was moved to BBC One (BBC's flagship station). Due to budget cuts, Torchwood: Children of the Earth aired in 2009 on BBC One with only 5 episodes.

Show runner Russell T. Davies went to the FOX Network in late 2010 to see if the show would be a good fit for them but the network declined.

For Torchwood fans, all hope is NOT lost. With ten new episodes filming in January, Torchwood finds a new home, both FOR the series and WITHIN the series.

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