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Published Tuesday 17th July 2007 08:17 GMT

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STOP with the non-tech Entertainment News! 

By Matt Owen
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 09:17 GMT

Now, don't get me wrong. I am a HUGE Dr Who fan. I also love Torchwood even though it has it's detractors.

I read good old el'reg for tech news. If I wanted entertainment news, I'd go and read BBC Entertainment section, or worse, pick up a grubby copy of The Sun.

So, please, stop with these stories. They have no place here, and even worse, your headlines for the recent Dr Who cast changes have contained spoilers, which simply isn't cricket.

Don't make me come down there and chastise you in person!

Thanks.

Alan Dale 

By Smallbrainfield
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 09:39 GMT

Gets everywhere that bloke 24, Ugly Betty, The OC. I saw Star Trek Nemesis for the first time the other week and bloody hell there he was.

I wonder if James Marsters will be giving his gorblimey english accent a bit of exercise for Torchwood?

probably asking for trouble.. 

By Andy S
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 10:04 GMT

I wonder if he will once again attempt to do an english accent.

@Matt Owen 

By Steve
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 11:30 GMT

"I read good old el'reg for tech news. "

Then why, in the name of all that's holy, did you click on a story titled ‘Buffy and Neighbours thesps join Torchwood’, you fscking muppet.

You don't have to read them you know.

Get with the Project in UltiMate Programs 

By amanfromMars
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 11:31 GMT

"STOP with the non-tech Entertainment News!" ... Matt Owen.

Matt,

I can assure you that there is some very high-tech work going on, very stealthily, with the Register, hiding in full sight of non-tech Entertainment News and Torchwood is an interesting vehicle. But you have to concentrate for it is a Very Deep Program working across all Control Environments at a Highly Advanced Level.

@Matt Owen 

By Lee Staniforth
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 11:33 GMT

Ummm... pray tell what you'd expect under the 'Entertainment' section, Matt? iPhones on telly?

Lizard Army Conspiracy 

By Kevin Peacock
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 11:48 GMT

It is obvious that E Reg has succumbed to the Lizard Army, and are helping with their plan to attack while we are all distracted watching TV.

Jim Robinson 

By Kevin Gordon
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 11:55 GMT

Aaaaahhhh... Jim Robinson. Neighbours was never the same after he croaked it.

I nearly choked on my curry when he turned up in the X-files (not to mention 24, Ugly Betty, The OC).

Rock on Jim! er... Alan.

Magic mushrooms... 

By Steve Anderson
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 12:31 GMT

... in the woods with Doug Willis, that's all I could think of when I saw Jim Robinson was the vice president of the USA. That episode of Neighbours was great.

Poor Alan Dale peaked too soon!

SciFi channel 

By Dillon Pyron
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 14:22 GMT

Please, SciFi channel, pick up Torchwood. Show it on Saturdays, instead of that horrendous crap you show. Who wants to see week after week of "who will the monster kill next"?

And you have me waiting until what, October, for BSG.

IT angle, the tardis has a steam powered computer, complete with pump and bicycle horn.

Who? 

By Graham Marsden
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 15:45 GMT

Not Doctor Who, Alan Who?

From Neighbours? Oh... right...

Jim Robinson conquers all. 

By Anonymous Coward
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 15:52 GMT

Also seen in Lost, one (minimum) of the CSI clones, x-files, west wing, the practice, crossing jordan, and pretty much everything else on the telly this decade.

Someone needs to make a rock band dedicated to him.

@Matt Owen as well 

By David Eddleman
Posted Tuesday 17th July 2007 21:44 GMT

As I've told the other morons who can't seem to figure it out, don't read the 'Odds and Sods' section of El Reg if you don't want non-tech news.

C'mon, it's not *that* hard to figure out!

Yay! 

By Spike Ravenscroft
Posted Wednesday 18th July 2007 08:54 GMT

Excellent! I'm thrilled.

I really like James Marsters. It can only be a fun thing :D

I hope he does get to do his v dodgy accent again, it made so many of us laugh.

And @ Matt...What else did you expect in the Entertainment section??

Colour me happy.

Spike

xx

@Everyone @Me 

By Matt Owen
Posted Wednesday 18th July 2007 10:41 GMT

Because... I can't seem to get an elreg RSS Feed with JUST 'Entertainment' omitted. :(

I clicked on this story, purely to whinge about it. :)

My main point IS tho, please keep the spoilers OUT of the headlines...

Cheers.

Re: SciFi Channel 

By Tim
Posted Wednesday 18th July 2007 18:37 GMT

"Please, SciFi channel, pick up Torchwood. Show it on Saturdays, instead of that horrendous crap you show. Who wants to see week after week of "who will the monster kill next"?"

Trust me, Torchwood is no better. It's week after week of "who's going to shag who next?" (and we're talking guys with girls, guys with guys, girls with girls, girls with aliens, etc).

Sounds good actually, but I'm afraid it's not. Ugly as sin cast, vague bit of sci-fi, childish plots, the daft "we're so secret we drive around in the Mystery Machine and should out Torchwood wherever we go", and gratuitous use of sex and swearing in order to define it as "adult" by comparison to Doctor Who.

@Matt - Geek show on a geek technology news site. Seems to be quite appropriate really ;-)

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