The pre-title sequence for the upcoming “Doctor Who” Christmas special, “The Next Doctor,” aired on the BBC’s annual Children in Need telethon Saturday evening.   Below is the preview for those of you eager to see what happens next in one of David Tennant’s final performances as the Doctor.  Read More →

David Tennant officially announced that he would be stepping down from his most famous role yet, that of “Doctor Who,” the SF series that is the longest running television show internationally. His finale episode will happen at the end of 2009. “When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me,” Tennant said. In an... 

Looks like the reunion of all the remaining Doctors will have to wait at least another year. The BBC issued a statement over the weekend saying this year’s segment on “Children in Need” for “Doctor Who” would be a clip of the first two minutes of this year’s Christmas special, “The Next Doctor.” “This... 

Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Assist. Editor) Actors: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Bonnie Langford, Lynda Bellingham, Michael Jayston Number of discs: 4 Studio: BBC Warner DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008 Run Time: 349 minutes “A fascinating look at an experiment gone wrong” Returning from an 18-month BBC-management imposed hiatus,... 

Reviewed by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Assist. Editor) Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen Format: Color, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC Number of discs: 1 Studio: BBC Warner DVD Release Date: October 7, 2008 Run Time: 99 minutes There are few times in the history of “Doctor Who” that the show gets a look and... 

It’s still over a year and a half until the fifth series of “Doctor Who” premieres and the guest-star rumor mill is going wild.   As we previously reported, actor Patrick Stewart has reportedly expressed an interest in a guest-role on the popular BBC series and now comes news that one of the icons on the show’s history wants... 

Patrick Stewart is enjoying working with David Tennant so much in the much-heralded stage production of “Hamlet,” that he has expressed an interest in guest-starring in an upcoming episode of “Doctor Who.”  According to Den of Geek, Stewart would be open to a role in the upcoming specials or series five.  Rumors are springing... 

Last week, we reported on comments made by outgoing “Doctor Who” producer Russell T. Davies on who he thinks would be an ideal replacement for current Doctor David Tennant. Of course, that assumes that Tennant is thinking of leaving the role, which despite persistant rumors, the actor has shown few, if any, signs of leaving the iconic role.... 

Who would outgoing producer Russell T. Davies cast as the next Doctor?  If he were making the decision, Davies said he’s like to see actor Russell Tovey in the role of the eleventh Doctor.   Tovey appeared in last year’s Christmas special, “Voyage of the Damned” as Midshipment Frame and make a definite impression on Davies.   In... 

“‘The Invasion of Time’ sounds great on paper….But in execution, the story comes up a bit short.” The fourth Doctor is acting strange, even for him. Following a clandestine meeting in deep space with a mysterious trio of aliens, the Doctor returns home to Gallifrey and declares himself a candidate for the office of president... 

The Doctor Who Tardis Zipperobe is a great gift for any Doctor Who Fan. A product of Otherland in the UK.  Read More →

While it may not be the entire (available) 26-season run of the original “Doctor Who,” i-Tunes users can now download a selection of classic “Doctor Who” serials. Priced at $1.99 per episode, the selection covers most of the first six Doctors and offers an interesting selection of titles currently on DVD and some that have yet... 

For the third year in the row, the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form has gone to “Doctor Who” writer Stephen Moffatt. Moffatt took the award for last year’s Doctor-light episode “Blink,” featuring the weeping angels who killed victims by sending them back in time to live our their lives. The winner for the... 

Written by: Michael Hickerson With the fourth series of “Doctor Who” completing its run in the United States last Friday, many fans are wondering just what the future will hold for everyone’s favorite Time Lord.  The Doctor’s future holds many question on what is to come with a new producer coming on board for the 2010 season... 

Doctor Who hit American comic-book shelves earlier this year with a five-issue mini-series from IDW.  Critical reviews and sales were enough that IDW has commissioned a new mini-series featuring the Doctor that will begin publication in August, according to Comic Book Resources. The twist is that this time the series won’t just focus on adventures... 

Warning: This story contains minor SPOILERS for Doctor Who’s “The Stolen Earth.”  In the old days, every television shows giving out a number used the standard number starting with “555.”  Over the past several years, phone numbers included in television series have become more and more of an Easter egg for fans, willing... 

With “Journey’s End” Russell T. Davies attempts to bring a sense of closure to his tenure as the producer for Doctor Who.  I’ll give him credit for what he tried to do here, even if I found the episode’s execution a bit lacking.  It was an episode that was neither as brilliant as it wanted to be or as it horrific as it... 

While not the longest Doctor Who episode of the modern era (that honor goes to this year’s Christmas special “Voyage of the Damned”), the fourth series finale of Doctor Who will run close to twice the usual length of a standard episode.  Reports have the final series finale under producer Russell T. Davies watch clocking in at 65... 

And so, here it is.  The episode whose title was kept under wraps for months because it was considered to be “too SPOILER filled.”  The episode that brought back the Daleks, yet again.  The episode that brought back an old enemy.  The episode that would bring together all of the Doctor’s companions (well, at least those seen since... 

The BBC has released three previews for this week’s upcoming season finale of Doctor Who “Stolen Earth” Two trailers and a one-minute preview clip from the story are included behind the jump. They are heavily SPOILER filled….  Read More →

Last week we got the Donna-lite episode of series four, so this week it’s time for the Doctor-lite installment of the season. While having the Doctor in a reduced role is certainly nothing new if you’ve watched any of the stories from the early days of the show, watching  the new series work with have a reduced appearance by the title character... 

It’s been rumored for months now that an old foe was returning for the series four finale of Doctor Who. The teaser trailer for the second half of series four gave fans a hint of who it could be, but now British tabloid the Sun has confirmed the identity of the character and has exclusive photos. The identities and photos of the villians will... 

Review by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF assistant editor) On a recent podcast commentary for “Silence in the Library,” director Eros Lynn asked producer Phil Collinson an interesting question–”What do you see as the difference between the writing style of Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat?”  If you’ve heard the podcast... 

After months of secrecy surrounding the title and details for the penultimate episode of Doctor Who’s fourth series, the BBC released the title and information about the story. The title and the information could be considered SPOILER material… And the title is… The Stolen Earth Earth’s greatest heroes assemble in a time of dire... 

Fairly or not, there were huge expectations heaped on this year’s Stephen Moffatt two-part story. As the season began, we wondered if Moffatt could somehow top last year’s superlative “Blink.” Then came the news that Moffatt was taking over as show-runner in 2010 and suddenly the pressure on “Silence in the Library”... 

The hardest reviews to write are those for something you love. And I will make no bones about it, I loved everything about Stephen Moffatt’s latest instant classic “Silence in the Library.” If there was one story I was looking forward to this season, it was this one. Moffatt has shown that he has his pulse on what makes a great... 

When news of the first series of the revived Doctor Who hit the Internet, it seemed that everyone and his uncle and aunt was being approached to write an episode for the new series. The rumors ran rampant from any number of writers for the on-going novel series to best-selling author J.K. Rowling. One of the most intriguing rumors was that author Neil... 

A new trailer for the second half of Doctor Who’s fourth series debuted Saturday night on BBC1. The trailer features a glimpse of things to come for the second half of the season and definitely contains SPOILERS.  Read More →

According to the BBC, Steven Moffat, the scribe responsible of “Blink” and several other excellent “Doctor Who” episodes, will be taking over for Russell T Davies once he steps down at the end of 2009.  Read More →

Review by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF assistant editor) Based on the title and the preview, I went into “The Doctor’s Daughter” expecting to not be pleased.  In fact, you could go so far as to say I hated the entire concept and idea before the first moment of the show flashed up on my screen. So, I have to admit that coming away from... 

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