Who News
Via the SciFi Wire: SCI FI Gets Who Season Two
SCI FI Channel and BBC Worldwide Americas announced a major licensing agreement for SCI FI to air the second season of the hit British SF series Doctor Who in the United States. The series will return to SCI FI on Sept. 29, kicking off with a two-hour premiere that will include the “Christmas Invasion” special in which David Tennant is introduced as the 10th Time Lord.
To which I saw: kewl.
Good Who News
Via iFMagazine: NEW DOCTOR WHO BOOSTS SCI FI CHANNEL’S RATINGS
DOCTOR WHO averaged 1.3 household rating and 1.5 million total viewers for its Friday night timelot – a 44 percent increase in ratings over the same timeslot in the second quarter of last year.
Good ratings will mean more Who, which is a good thing.
Indeed, the story notes that the second series of the new Doctor Who will play in SciFi sometime next year, which is the first time I have seen that stated.
Kewl: New Who to SciFi
Via the SciFi Wire: SCI FI To Air New Doctor Who
SCI FI Channel announced Jan. 12 that it will air the first season of the BBC’s hit SF series Doctor Who, starting in March. The 13 episodes, starring Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, will air as part of SCI FI Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
The series, from head writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies, ran originally in the United Kingdom last year and was one of the network’s biggest hits ever. An update of the classic Doctor Who show, the series continues in the U.K. with an upcoming second season that will star David Tennant as the Doctor.
Nifty.
Next year? I don’t want to wait that long!
Comment by B. Minich, PI — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 4:17 pm
I’m with you there!
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 4:21 pm
Oh man, I haven’t heard of Dr. Who in a long time. I used to watch it when I was younger.
Comment by dragonlady474 — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 4:33 pm
dragonlady: You can go get the 1st season of the new series on July 4th in the US.
Comment by B. Minich, PI — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 4:46 pm
Eccleston’s “Is there life after Gallifrey?” Who was a bit too existentialist for my tastes. (e.g., “There was a war. We lost.”)
Hopefully Tennant will be a bit more upbeat.
Comment by KipEsquire — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 5:13 pm
I liked Eccleston, but I see where you are coming from. I have avoided reading too much about the second series, but what I have seen has been quite positive.
I am concerned just from pictures that Tennant might be too goofy/campy, but I am not getting that sense.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Tuesday, June 13, 2024 @ 5:21 pm