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Read this Scathing 1988 Viewer Reaction to Doctor Who and Try Not to Feel Sad for Sylvester McCoy
Sylvester McCoy’s era on Doctor Who has always gotten a bit of a bad rap. After all, it’s the period of the show that eventually saw Doctor Who go on hiatus for decades. With the gift of hindsight, it’s easy to see the good and fascinating things this era of the show did, but apparently … Continued
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Steven Moffat Has Found a Very Meta Way to Work Peter Cushing’s Doctor Who Movies Into Canon
Answering incredibly nerdy questions that never really needed to be answered is pretty much Steven Moffat’s Whovian raison d’être. But with the writer now having left the show, he’s not going to get the option to do that in an official capacity for a while… that is, outside of a new Doctor Who novelization. Just … Continued
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In a New Book, Russell T. Davies Has Added a Few Extra Doctors to His Very First Doctor Who Episode
No, Russell T. Davies isn’t a Time Lord, but he has written a new novelization of “Rose,” the episode that relaunched Doctor Who after decades away from television screens back in 2005. And in the process, he’s added and tweaked a few things—including some faces for the Doctor that neither Rose Tyler, nor even we, … Continued
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Stephen Moffat Shares Snippet of Christopher Eccleston’s Rejected Doctor Who Cameo
Christopher Eccleston has never shied away from expressing his displeasure from working on Doctor Who for the one season he played the Ninth Doctor. Most recently, he came out and shared just how bad things got behind the scenes, creating a toxic environment that led him to turn down a cameo in the 50th anniversary … Continued
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Christopher Eccleston Has Finally Revealed What Led to His Doctor Who Exit
It’s been nearly 13 years since Doctor Who returned from cancellation, which means it’s also been nearly 13 years since Christopher Eccleston made his shock exit as the Ninth Doctor. In the years since Eccleston has kept mostly quiet about why he left the show after just one season, but he’s now revealed the full … Continued
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You Have No Idea How Much Christopher Eccleston Hated Working on Thor and G.I.Joe
Christopher Eccleston has rarely been diplomatic in discussing why he took roles in blockbuster comic book movies like G.I.Joe or Thor: The Dark World. But his latest declaration about the times he grabbed glitzy Hollywood roles for the cash might just be his strongest burn yet. Speaking to The Guardian in a wide-ranging interview, Eccleston … Continued
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The Incomparable Alan Cumming Will Guest Star on the Next Season of Doctor Who
Jodie Whittaker’s first season as Doctor Who’s Thirteenth Doctor is taking a trip back to the 17th Century—where the Doctor will come face to face with none other than legendary Scottish-American actor Alan Cumming. Cumming himself confirmed the casting on the latest episode of Will Young and Christopher Sweeney’s LGBTQ podcast Homo Sapiens, as well … Continued
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Tom Baker’s First Season of Doctor Who Is Finally Coming to Blu-Ray
It’s been a few years since every classic Doctor Who story the BBC has (that hasn’t gone missing) made it to a home DVD release. But now, it seems like the corporation is looking to give those releases an upgrade—kicking off with a complete box set featuring the beloved Fourth Doctor’s first appearances. BBC Worldwide … Continued
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Episodes From Doctor Who‘s Revival Are Getting the Old School Novelization Treatment
Doctor Who fans who grew up in the classic era of the show are more than familiar with the nostalgic legacy of the Target (no relation to the retail store) novelizations—in an era before repeats and home releases, they were often your only chance to re-experience an episode. These days episode novelizations are no longer … Continued
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A Man Builds a Pet Cemetery for Selfless and Selfish Reasons in This Ghoulishly Funny Horror Short
Meet Rodney—a jolly retiree who’s taken it upon himself to host a pet cemetery in his suburban London backyard, honoring all the neighborhood’s dearly departed little companions. Certainly he doesn’t have a nefarious reason for wanting a graveyard at his house… I mean, what could he be hiding? Rodney, the latest from filmmaker Fred Rowson … Continued
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Doctor Who Has a Fresh, New Logo for Season 11
New star, new showrunner, new composer, and now a new logo—the next season of Doctor Who isn’t due until October, but it’s definitely shaking things up already. BBC Worldwide hired agency Little Hawk to design the logo, which was done in collaboration with showrunner Chris Chibnill and executive producer Matt Strevens. Along with unveiling the … Continued
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Long-Time Doctor Who Composer Murray Gold Isn’t Returning for Season 11
Change is in the air on Gallifrey, and it’s not just who’s holding the sonic screwdriver. Doctor Who’s upcoming season will feature a new showrunner, a new Doctor, and a new composer—since the composer who’s been there since the revival’s beginning won’t be coming back to the TARDIS. During a panel at Gallifrey Con, composer … Continued
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Hail Madam Satan, Doctor Who‘s Missy Is Our New Villain on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Once you’ve played a female reincarnation of a villainous Time Lord, there’s really nowhere to go but down… all the way down to hell, that is. Michelle Gomez, who played Missy on Doctor Who, will be inhabiting a new creature of evil as Madam Satan on Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series. According to … Continued
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One of Doctor Who‘s Most Underrated Doctors Is Getting His Own Comic
The Seventh Doctor has always had a bit of a bad rap. As the incumbent Doctor for the end of the “Classic” era of Doctor Who, much is put upon Sylvester McCoy’s Time Lord that is a bit undeserved. The Seventh Doctor has had a long life in audio dramas and novels since then, but … Continued
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Doctor Who Could Be Visiting A Major Moment In the Civil Rights Movement
Solo: A Star Wars Story casts a surprising addition. Tessa Thompson still has hopes for an all-female Marvel teamup movie. The Lego Movie spinoff has lost its director. Plus, a familiar face is returning to Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash takes on a golden age comics villain, and a new look at The X-Files’ return. … Continued
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The Thirteenth Doctor’s Comic Book Adventures Begin This Fall
We’re still many months away from Jodie Whittaker’s full debut as the latest incarnation of the Doctor—but it’s not just on television that she’s going to be making her start later this year. She’ll be joining her fellow Doctors in comic book action with her own ongoing series, too. Announced through The Hollywood Reporter today, … Continued
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Here’s the Original Script for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, Starring Christopher Eccleston
Steven Moffat has made it clear that the version of “The Day of the Doctor” that made it onto screens for Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary celebration was far from the first iteration. An early draft, which reunited the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors with the Ninth incarnation, was scrapped when Christopher Eccleston declined a return—and now … Continued
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Here’s How Much Planning It Takes to Bring Doctor Who‘s Gigantic Comic Crossovers to Life
Doctor Who fans love a good crossover. Multi-Doctor stories are huge events—especially on TV, where they’re phenomenally hard to pull-off—but what about in the realm of comics, where the budget is limitless and the actors never age? Turns out, it’s just as hard. Over the past few years, Titan’s line of Doctor Who comics has … Continued
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Watch David Tennant Reprise His Role as the Doctor in the Weirdest Way Possible
It doesn’t take a fancy Doctor Who anniversary event to bring back a former incarnation of the world’s favorite Time Lord. Sometimes, all you need is something much more specific—like, say, a good friend emigrating to another country. Actress Georgia Tennant—who starred in Doctor Who’s fourth season alongside her future-husband-to-be as, err, his clone daughter … Continued
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The Original Torchwood Team Is Finally Reuniting for a New Audio Adventure
In the past few years Big Finish, creators of fantastic Doctor Who audio adventures, have slowly but surely brought back bits of Team Torchwood: A John Barrowman here, a Gareth David-Lloyd there. But finally, the original team (give or take one particularly persistent former member)—Captain Jack, Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Toshiko Sato, and Owen Harper—have been … Continued