Only one month to go…and the new Doctor Who is suddenly everywhere!
The first CBC trailers and commercials showed up this past Sunday, during the Harry Potter moving night.
The first episode, Rose, has been leaked onto the internet, and fandom is going over it with a fine toothed comb. The overall opinion seems to be very positive, although there’s been quite a controversy surrounding the reviews posted at the infamous Ain’t It Cool News site. It even made the cover story of The Guardian.
I haven’t downloaded the episode, because I don’t do that sort of thing. That said, I am INSANELY JEALOUS of the people who’ve already seen it. But I keep telling myself that April 5 is only a month away, and then I’ll be able to see it on my lovely 32 inch screen television.
The program that shaped my childhood is coming back…and I can’t wait!
UPDATE: 12:20pm
THE CBC has made it’s official statement on the start of the series:
EXCLUSIVE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF DOCTOR WHO, A NEW 13-PART SERIES ON CBC TELEVISION, APRIL 5
Acclaimed British actor Christopher Eccleston stars as DOCTOR WHO in the new BBC series, making its North American debut on CBC Television, Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.m. Billie Piper, who starred in the critically acclaimed Canterbury Tales: The Miller’s Tale, plays the Doctor’s companion, Rose Tyler.
DOCTOR WHO is a smartly written, contemporary, full-blooded drama that embraces the original series’ heritage and introduces the characters to a modern audience.
Travelling through time and space, the Doctor and Rose come face to face with a variety of new and menacing monsters, as well as battling with the Doctor’s arch-enemy, the Daleks. The series features a number of high-profile guest stars including Penelope Wilton, Simon Callow, Richard Wilson, John Barrowman, Noel Clarke, Annette Badland, Camille Coduri and Simon Pegg.
Russell T. Davies, executive producer of DOCTOR WHO, said, “Eccleston’s Doctor is wise, funny and brave; an adventurer who travels through time and space. His detached logic gives him a vital edge when the world is in danger, but when it comes to relationships, he can be found wanting. That’s why he needs Rose. As they travel through history and across the universe, the Doctor shows Rose things beyond her imagination. She starts out an innocent girl, fettered by earthly concerns. But she ends up an adventurer who, by the end of the series, can never go home again.”
Slawko Klymkiw, executive director programming, CBC Television said, “Bringing back the hugely popular DOCTOR WHO series to fans-new and old alike-was an exciting opportunity for CBC. We are pleased to be working closely with the BBC to bring Canadians this exceptional new series.”
DOCTOR WHO is a BBC Wales Production for BBC One and is written by Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Paul Cornell and Robert Shearman. The executive producers are Russell T. Davies, head of drama, BBC Wales, Julie Gardner and Mal Young.
The show’s official schedule page entry is here.
