Who Comes to Sci-Fi

[Jeff]

For all you sci-fi fans:

Doctor Who is coming to the Sci-Fi channel in March! They will be broadcasting all 13 episodes with Christopher Eccleston About time the Doctor returns to American TV.

Exterminate...

[Warhorse545]

Weeeeeeee loved that show as a kid. So how many Dr.'s have they been through by now?


Stacey

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Warhorse545

Weeeeeeee loved that show as a kid. So how many Dr.'s have they been through by now?

I think they are on #9. The newest one is called David Tennant.

I was also a fan in the past, though have not seen an episode in several years now. Was not particularily impressed with the movie made a couple of years ago!

[puffmtd]

I'm ready...love that and love Sci-fi.

[Lumpold]

The made a Doctor Who movie a few years ago? do you mean the 1996 one? Which was, I agree, quite shite. The series you guys are about to see, however, ****ING ROCKS! And the Xmas special with David Tennant makes me think I'm gonna enjoy 'series 2' even more!


One question though, the episodes are an hours running time (well, about 55 minutes) where are you guys gonna put the ads, or is it gonna have a final 'run time' of longer than an hour in the US? Cos if ya'll cut it... well, I'm gonna have to do something.

[Edit: There is one episode that is truly scary... don't let your young kids watch it! But won't tell you which one.]

[steve12553]

I became a fan when they brought it to the US in the 70's(?). The movie in the 90's was very limited and needed a series to go with it. Now my quandry is that I'll have to breakdown and get digital cable or a dish because they took SciFi off analog cable.

[Jeff]

You guys have to check this animation out! The TARDIS materializes in front of a very famous building.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/

[Roger Miller"]

Originally Posted by Jeff

For all you sci-fi fans:

Doctor Who is coming to the Sci-Fi channel in March! They will be broadcasting all 13 episodes with Christopher Eccleston About time the Doctor returns to American TV.

Exterminate...

Any idea when it will be starting?

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[Lumpold]

Originally Posted by Jeff

I think they are on #9. The newest one is called David Tennant.

Quick Update to this: Including Paul McGann in the movie, David Tennant is Dr. 10. Oh, and if anyone in the US remembers K-9, Dr Who's robot dog... he comes back in the new second series! I think, and hope.

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Roger Miller"

Any idea when it will be starting?

[Roger Miller"]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Thanks Jeff.

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[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Roger Miller"

Thanks Jeff.

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Dr. Who rulz!


NCRM

[cigar no baka]

The series I saw back in the 80's bored me to tears so I never tried it again. But I understand this is an all new series so I am going to give it a chance. I hope I will like it this time around.

Originally Posted by Lumpold

The made a Doctor Who movie a few years ago? do you mean the 1996 one? Which was, I agree, quite shite. The series you guys are about to see, however, ****ING ROCKS! And the Xmas special with David Tennant makes me think I'm gonna enjoy 'series 2' even more!

Has it been 10 years since that movie?? I thought maybe only 3 or 4 years, but I do remember the movie was set around the witching hour of midnight, at the change of the millinium; so guess it was older than I thought!!

One question though, the episodes are an hours running time (well, about 55 minutes) where are you guys gonna put the ads, or is it gonna have a final 'run time' of longer than an hour in the US? Cos if ya'll cut it... well, I'm gonna have to do something.

Original series ran over here on the public channels, without commercials. Will be interesting if they cut run-time, or increase to a 1 1/2 hour time slot. Sci-Fi channel is big on one hour series, so I'm guessing they will have to cut something.

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