The Curse of a Time Lord

According the the AP, David Tennant will be leaving Doctor Who in the 2010, meaning that Steven Moffat and company will start their series with a brand spanking new Doctor.

I suppose it makes sense. After all, it's a new creative team, may as well have a new Doctor that they can shape and mold. Especially since outgoing show runner Russel T Davies is wrapping up his dangling plot threads in the upcoming holiday specials.

It still makes me a little sad though. I'm going to miss the wiry, smarmy bastard.

Withdrawal

Well, Doctor Who Series 4 is over and I'm experiencing a bit of withdrawal. Thankfully, io9 just posted some great classic Doctor Who stories. So, I'll have to catch up on them.

Also, I picked up Paul Cornell's novelization of his Scream of the Shalka and I got my grubby little mitts on the Blood of the Daleks audio play. They're both pretty damn impressive and they're a fun substitute for the show.

'til Christmas,
Ian

The Threefold Man?

After the events in this week's Doctor Who episode, "The Stolen Earth," one has to wonder why Sylvester McCoy appears on it's companion episode of Doctor Who Confidential. Just what is he doing with that umbrella?

Akurō

It's coming...



It's only just beginning.

Here's a trailer for the next episode, "Stolen Earth" and it's rife with SPOILERS...

Late To The Party

I've been aware of the BBC possible Time Travel/detective thriller, Life On Mars for about a year and a half to two years now, but I never had the chance to watch past the first episode. Today, I rectified the situation. I watched the first 3 episodes back to back and hot damn is it a great show!

The series is about DCI Sam Tyler (Doctor Who's John Simm). In 2006, he's hot on the trail of a serial killer, listening to David Bowie's "Life On Mars" on his iPod, when he gets hit by a car. He awakens in 1973, with the same song playing on his 8 Track.

Confused, Sam stumbles around believing he's in a coma, but the more he takes in of this world, the more he begins to think he may have actually traveled back in time.

The show dances the Sci-Fi Line with more skill and finesse than Lost ever has, partially because EVERY character sells the show's universe. Like Sam Tyler, the audience doesn't know what happened, but it's a helluva compelling ride!

Check it out before ABC butchers it this fall.

Endless Doctor

I know the above image isn't of our current Doctor, but I really like it.

OK, onto the news...

Lying In The Gutters and IO9 are reporting that Neil Gaiman (Sandman, American Gods) may be joining the TARDIS' writing crew come 2010, when Steven Moffat (Jekyll, Press Gang) takes over as show runner.

Personally, I think this is great news. Mr. Gaiman, a pronounced Who fan, will most likely bring a nice touch to The Doctor, similar to Moffat's touches in classic episodes "Blink" and "The Girl In The Fireplace."

Moffat brings a distinctive feel to the character. Aside from introducing one of the best Who supporting characters (Captain Jack Harkness) since Romana, Moffat's episodes focus on who The Doctor is without overdoing the doom and gloom. They're the most balanced episodes in the revived series (I just want to note that I love what Davies and company have done, but Moffat is by far my favorite of the show's writers).

Neil Gaiman is the right kind of writer for a Moffat series. The man knows mythology and I think that's just what our favorite Time Lord needs right now.