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Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction show of all time, celebrating its 50th anniversary this Year Of Some People's Lord 2013. I will leave the explanation of the show's premise to the superior hive mind known as Wikipedia:
DW recently wrapped up its seventh post-reboot season with a cliffhanger ending so cracking that I won't dare spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. The eighth season doesn't start until next year, but for now we have the 50th Anniversary Special in November and the Christmas Special to look forward to.
And now, here's me with the news.
- Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to play the role of The Doctor, has announced he will be leaving the show - and thus regenerating - in the Christmas Special. Smith had this to say about his departure from the show:
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- At least one previous Doctor (David Tennant, the Tenth) has been confirmed for the 50AS. Surprisingly, Tennant and Smith got on famously on set. I can't imagine what they could have had to talk about.
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- In the past few days we have been intrigued, elated, and crushed (in that order) by the rise and fall of a rumour that a staggering 90 of the 106 lost episodes had been recovered and were safely resting in a shipping container. At this point it looks pretty much debunked, though some are arguing that the BBC is trying to keep their possession of the tapes under wraps until they can announce it officially for the 50th anniversary. Believe what you will, but caveat emptor.
- The Regenerations Boxset, consisting of all regeneration episodes/stories from the entire run of DW to date, is set to be released on June 24th. I didn't like the idea of this boxset when I first heard it, since regeneration episodes lose a lot of their impact when watched in isolation from the rest of the show. But I have to admit that as a physical object it looks really cool, plus there's a lot of extra material in there beyond the episodes themselves. Not sure if want.
- A quick quote from the Regenerations Boxset article I linked:
Hmm. Hmmmmmmm.
Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction show of all time, celebrating its 50th anniversary this Year Of Some People's Lord 2013. I will leave the explanation of the show's premise to the superior hive mind known as Wikipedia:
The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord—a time travelling, humanoid alien known as the Doctor. He explores the universe in his 'TARDIS', a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, a common sight in Britain in 1963, when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help ordinary people, and right wrongs.
DW recently wrapped up its seventh post-reboot season with a cliffhanger ending so cracking that I won't dare spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. The eighth season doesn't start until next year, but for now we have the 50th Anniversary Special in November and the Christmas Special to look forward to.
And now, here's me with the news.
- Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to play the role of The Doctor, has announced he will be leaving the show - and thus regenerating - in the Christmas Special. Smith had this to say about his departure from the show:
- At least one previous Doctor (David Tennant, the Tenth) has been confirmed for the 50AS. Surprisingly, Tennant and Smith got on famously on set. I can't imagine what they could have had to talk about.
- In the past few days we have been intrigued, elated, and crushed (in that order) by the rise and fall of a rumour that a staggering 90 of the 106 lost episodes had been recovered and were safely resting in a shipping container. At this point it looks pretty much debunked, though some are arguing that the BBC is trying to keep their possession of the tapes under wraps until they can announce it officially for the 50th anniversary. Believe what you will, but caveat emptor.
- The Regenerations Boxset, consisting of all regeneration episodes/stories from the entire run of DW to date, is set to be released on June 24th. I didn't like the idea of this boxset when I first heard it, since regeneration episodes lose a lot of their impact when watched in isolation from the rest of the show. But I have to admit that as a physical object it looks really cool, plus there's a lot of extra material in there beyond the episodes themselves. Not sure if want.
- A quick quote from the Regenerations Boxset article I linked:
This Regeneration set is only one of a number of Who projects we've been working on for the 50th - but I'm sworn to secrecy... for now!
Hmm. Hmmmmmmm.