dr who-related stories
Posted May 20th 2008 2:41PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Doctor Who, Reality-Free

Since
Doctor Who found new life in 2005, Russell T. Davies has served as both executive producer and head writer of the series. Davies had announced that he would be stepping down from the position, and today, we learned the not-so-surprising news that occasional
Doctor Who writer and creator of
Coupling,
Steven Moffat, will be taking over.
This is definitely a step in the right direction for the series, as Moffat's previous contributions to the show have been some of the greatest highlights. For example, that chilling episode "
Blink" (the one that made it impossible for me to walk through a sculpture garden without looking over my shoulder every two seconds) was his masterpiece.
Continue reading Steven Moffat takes over Doctor Who
Posted Jul 5th 2006 12:37PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Talent, Programming, BBC, Doctor Who, Celebrities

Newcomer Freema Agyeman has been chosen to play Doctor Who's new companion, Martha Jones, in the upcoming season. She already played a different character in the current season, but executive producer and writer Russell T. Davies liked her so much that she was brought in to audition again. Hopefully, Billie Piper haters can watch the program with a little more ease now.
Here's the
BBC press release, but it contains a spoiler if you don't know what happens to Freema's first character, Adeola. And
here's a gallery with a couple more pictures of David Tennant and Freema.
Posted Jun 14th 2006 10:52AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Doctor Who
I know, it's tough. You've been wanting to watch Doctor Who for a long time now, but you figure it's pointless to try and get into a show that's been on for as long as this one has. Or maybe you're like me and just never cared about Doctor Who in the first place because you got into other shows like Carpenter What and Janitor How. Or maybe you just like to make up really lame jokes that play on the name "Doctor Who." That's not important, though. What is important is that the BBC has a Flash site where you can poke around and learn about the series, different episodes, characters, and other things to get you up to speed. There's a long history, but if you're interested in the show, it's worth checking out.
[via The Cartoonist]
Posted May 8th 2006 5:36PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry

I have no idea what the story is behind these, but they're really interesting, nonetheless. They're comics based on old TV shows, which I assume were created as promotions for the television shows themselves. The Cartoonist has a
few scans for your viewing pleasure featuring comic book versions of
Star Trek and
Dr. Who, among others. Oddly enough, while they created these comic books for science fiction programs like
Star Trek and
Dr. Who, they never made a comic based on
Meet the Press. All I'm saying is that Roger Mudd shooting aliens with a laser would have been really cool.
Posted Jan 12th 2006 8:23PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Cable, Programming, BBC, Doctor Who

The Sci-Fi Channel has always treated me well by managing to air zombie flicks
right when I'm in a Romero mood and having a show about plumber-by-day ghostbusters (so what if I like
Ghost
Hunters?). And now, my dear, dear Sci-Fi Channel is going to
start airing Doctor Who. Flippin' sweet
indeed. Starting in March, the channel will begin airing the Christopher Eccleston (9th Doctor) version of the cult
classic. Not much news on whether or not they'll air the David Tennant (latest) version yet but, according to the
article, the channel has an "option". I'm assuming they'll gauge the response to the Eccleston version before
deciding on anything else? Well, no matter because, finally, the Doctor is coming! Woooo-
Who! Alright, that's
enough out of me. I'll shut up now before I make some dated "Exterminate!" jokes.