Keith, the New Adventures were initially just books, but have since gone into audiobook and radio formats. They aren't considered official canon by the Beeb, but many fans take them as such. Here's a link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_New_Adventures
In addition to Bernice Summerfield, they've also introduced a number of companions who are every bit as beloved as the ones you know from the series run. On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > Can you give a bit of info about these New Adventures books? Where they > books only? Are they considered part of the official continuity, or just > potential alternate reality treatments not to be seen as Who canon? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" <martinbaxt...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 6:38:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Weeping Angels Return to "Dr. Who" > > > > Adrianne, so am I. The whole pe felt a little rushed. Was good, but > could've been better. They seem to be trying to develop the Weeping Angels > for use as a future foe. The introduction of the militant Church feels like > a lift from several of the DW New Adventures novelizations, a military > police force called Adjuticators. And River Song's character, now that I see > this, feels like another New Adventures character, Professor Bernice > Summerfield (also an archaeologist), who has a bit of a shady past. (Can't > wait to find out why River was in prison, or the secret she has! (Which was > probably the reason she and the future Doctor broke up.)) > > On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Adrianne Brennan < > adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I won't spoil the ending, but needless to say...am unimpressed. >> >> ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com >> Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon >> Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath >> The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): >> http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Keith Johnson >> <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Lots of folks here have not felt any love for the new Dr. Who, but >>> perhaps tonight's ep will be different? Called "The Time of Angels", it's a >>> revisit to the classic, creepy Weeping Angels introduced a couple of years >>> ago. The ep is written by Steven Moffat, who wrote the original Angels >>> treatments, so maybe it'll be good...? >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
