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    Mar 26, 2005, 03:27 AM
    Dr Who
    Here in the UK,tonight at 7.00pm (19:00 GMT),see's the return of Dr Who,with Christopher Eccleston as the doctor,and Billie Piper as his assistant Rose.

    Everyone I talk too seems to be waiting for it with baited breath,as although an episode was leaked onto the internet (the person who did it has now been sacked),most people did'nt bother to 'cheat' and are instead waiting to view it on it's original medium of television.Will it be as good as the others.It is apparently high tec,with no more 'wobbly' sets.

    What is it about Daleks,Cybermen,and odd-looking aliens which appeals to all walks of society?

    (I will be watching as well. :D )

    Nez.

    DR Who links

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4348237.stm

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/video/index.shtml


    Watched episode 1 and thought it was brill.Slick,fast paced,good script,British sci-fi at it's best.Here in the UK,the show is a legend,and last night's 'opener' did not disappoint.The chemistry between Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper was spot on.Bring on episode 2! :D

    Update 31st March,2005.


    Christopher Eccleston has quit after just one series.He will now appear in the remaining 12 episodes.His given reason is that he is afraid of becoming typecast.A second series will begin filming later this year.Rumours flying around are that Bill Nighy,or Richard E.Grant are in the running to take up the role of the Doctor.I for one am disappointed,as Eccleston is one of the UK's top actors.

    [For UK viewers.If you dont want to know the xmas plot,dont read anymore!!!]



    Update 16th April,2005.


    For UK fans,David Tennant has been confirmed as the new DR Who.He will regenerate into the tenth doctor during this year's xmas special,where Christopher Eccleston will be injured while saving Rose from the Daleks!



    Update 21st May,2005.


    Rumours circulating,but as yet unconfirmed are that Billie Piper (Rose),will only make a maximum of seven episodes during season two.More as soon as I can confirm this edit.What is confirmed, is that Christopher Eccleston will NOT be appearing in the xmas special,as I'd stated previously,and that episode 13 of season one, will see him bow out of the series.



    Update 11th June,2005.


    Now confirmed that Billie Piper (Rose) WILL be appearing in all season two episodes,to co-star with the new doctor,David Tenant.




    Update 24th August,2005.


    K9 will return in season two,along with Elizabeth Sladen,as Sarah Jayne Smith.Both will appear in an episode with ex Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Anthony Head.See the link below for more details:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...io/4179702.stm
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    Dec 13, 2005, 07:00 AM
    The Christmas Invasion
    The link below includes updates on the latest Dr.Who series,series 2,plus news on the xmas special.It also includes xmas spoilers.You have been warned:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/
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    Dec 13, 2005, 07:03 AM
    A damn fine first series return, but I can't wait for the next one as my fave enemies are in it.
    The Cybermen Return
    Now they look like they'll kick some serious buttttt
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    Dec 13, 2005, 07:20 AM
    Fab
    Good grief.Who gave you my school photo? :eek:
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    Dec 13, 2005, 08:16 AM
    I have watch a couple of episodes when it was last on - but I was not really all that impressed if I am honest!
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    Dec 13, 2005, 05:12 PM
    I hope season two will live up to its expectations. Season one was quite good, although I still like the old series better.
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    Dec 13, 2005, 05:40 PM
    I remember watching Dr Who at least 20 years ago. Is this the same Dr Who you guys are talking about? I think he had curly brown hair. I used to watch it but, unfortunately, like other shows I usually don't remember a lot about them like you guys do.
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    Dec 13, 2005, 05:48 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by jduke44
    I remember watching Dr Who at least 20 years ago. Is this the same Dr Who you guys are talking about? I think he had curly brown hair. I used to watch it but, unfortunately, like other shows I usually don't remember alot about them like you guys do.
    More or less.

    The series was off the air for about 15 years, and is now back.

    Do any of the faces on http://www.physics.mun.ca/~sps/tv.html look familiar?
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    Dec 13, 2005, 06:27 PM
    Yep, the fourth doctor is the one I saw. I think I was in kindergarten when I used to watch it. :D Wow, that brings back memories. I guess that was more than 20 years ago (28 to be exact). I didn't quite understand the concepts but it entertained me and kept me out of my mother's hair before I went to school. I didn't think it was that long ago with so many different doctors.
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    Dec 13, 2005, 06:48 PM
    Who?
    Yes, not high tech by any means, but I loved the show. I watched every one they showed here in the U.S.

    I wish they would get it out on DVD here in the US
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    Dec 13, 2005, 07:40 PM
    I really love the new series! I'm disappointed though that Christopher Eccleston left after only one season. I think he made a much more interesting Dr. Who than David Tenant.
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    Dec 15, 2005, 07:11 AM
    David Tenant
    Er,David Tenant will be seen fully,as the brief Children in Need sketch doesn't count in my book,for the first time on Christmas day,in the Christmas Invasion,so we'll have to wait and see whether he will be as good as Chris Eccleston.I too was a bit disappointed that Eccleston quit after season one,but he claimed that he did'nt want to be typecast as "The Doctor".He is currently filming the DaVinci Code,with Tom Hanks.
    David Tenant will bring a different style to the series.He will be "mad",a clown,and his closeness to companion Rose results.. dare I give the game away... oh damn,yes I will... in a "screen kiss" between the two of them.Might upset Who purists,again.
    Unsure whether Elizabeth Sladen,returning as Mary Jayne Smith in later episodes will be a good idea though.If she turns up with K-9,I hope the Cybermen tear it to shreads :D
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    Dec 15, 2005, 07:48 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Nez
    dare I give the game away...oh damn,yes I will...in a "screen kiss" between the two of them.Might upset Who purists,again.
    Yeah... myself included.

    Not to mention I really hate Billie Piper. Can't she stop smiling? All the way through the entire episode, all she does is grin and make stupid comments. ;)
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    Dec 15, 2005, 09:41 AM
    Billie
    You mean,like this::D
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    Dec 15, 2005, 09:42 AM
    Jelly babies anyone?
    Dr Who has been a favorite in our house for more than 30 years and will be for another 30 years,The music still sends goosebumps down my spine!:cool:
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    Dec 15, 2005, 09:51 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Nez
    You mean,like this::D
    I have to admit in the Doctor who series her acting is so crap & false.
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    Dec 15, 2005, 09:59 AM
    Chris Evans
    DJ,DJ,DJ... the ex wife of Chris Evans,not talented.Surelly no...

    Billie Piper was born in Swindon on 22nd September 1982. She has a brother Charlie and two sisters, Harley and Ellie.

    An interest in acting led her to enrol at the Sixth Sense theatre company in 1990, which led to acting roles in several television commercials and an episode of EastEnders. More studies at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London followed.

    When Billie was chosen as a spokesmodel for the British pop music magazine Smash Hits in 1997, scouts for the new Virgin Records subsidiary, Innocent Records, spotted her and signed her to their label.

    Her first single, Because We Want To, propelled Billie to the status of the youngest solo artist to debut at number one on the UK charts. With the help of the follow-up number one single Girlfriend and the release of her debut album, Honey To The B, Billie named the UK's Pop Princess and Best Female Star at that year's Smash Hits Poll Winners party.

    Billie took a break from singing when she married media mogul Chris Evans in 2001, but recently relaunched her acting career with a string of critically acclaimed performances in projects such as The Canterbury Tales and Bella and the Boys.

    Don't you think the image of her,looks cool:D
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    Dec 15, 2005, 10:07 AM
    I know all of that. Being from Wiltshire it's hard not to. Swindon is only 20minsutes away from my home town. Her songs were absolute crap - the only one worth listening to was "Day & Night".

    She was quite good in that Drama thing she was in (cannot remember for the life of me what it was called). I know she was given the songs to sing so it's not her fault - it was her managers fault and the record company's fault and she was lucky that it appealed to the kiddie generation. I mean "Honey Bee" OMG and "Girlfriend" OMG - but I will give it to her when she changed her image and got a little older "day & Night" was a catch tune.

    I just don't think the role she has in Doctor Who suits her. From the episodes that I watch she just seemed a little OTT with the acting and it did not come across as realistic.

    Sorry I am a dramatist & a singer so I can be critical - but I will say fair play to her - she got into the indusrty!! I am just not her biggest fan.
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    Dec 15, 2005, 11:05 AM
    Kate Bush
    Now she can sing.She's as mad as a March hare,but what a talent.Thought her latest album,Arial,was a little self indulgant though.No tracks were about Daleks,but one,interestingly,was about her washing machine.Er,Kate Bush's,and not Billie Piper's,if you see what I mean.
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    Dec 21, 2005, 11:14 AM
    Interview with David Tenant
    At this link you can see the first interview with Dave Tenant,talking about his new role as the Doctor.You will need to click-on the "player" link,to watch.It is a cool eight minutes worth.But be warned,it is a spoiler for the Christmas Invasion episode,due to be shown on BBC 1,at 7:00pm,xmas day.
    I don't know if anyone outside the UK will be able to view the interview,due to the paranoid mind-set of auntie-BBC,the licence fee,and all that,etc.But you can still read what he has to say about his role,plus other acting bits he has done.


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4524180.stm

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