BBC Apologizes To Who Star

An anonymous reader writes "SciFi Wire is reporting that 'The BBC, which earlier reported that Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston was leaving the show after the first season, issued an unusual apology to the actor for mischaracterizing his reasons for departing...the network broke an agreement with Eccleston not to reveal that he had planned to film just one season of the hit show all along.'" We covered the announcement of his resignation late last month.

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Who?

[nxtr]

Doctor Who!
Doctor who?
Doctor who!
Doctor Who?
Not the pronoun, but rather a doctor with the unlikely name of "Who"

Re:Who?

[nacturation]

Not the pronoun, but rather a doctor with the unlikely name of "Who"

Were it the former, we'd have a bunch of grammar nazis claiming that the title should read "BBC Apologizes To Whom Star". Not to mention the ensuing thread of replies pointing out how it still isn't correct.

Re:...sigh

[Anonymous Coward]

You hope to get +5 for saying (on Slashdot!) that a story about Dr. Who isn't news? Good luck to you sir.

The doctor is a cylon

[loggia]

Very subtle joke for the attentive.

Getting smaller.

[richy486]

Stories only going for one hour, Doctors leaving after only one season, what's next? The tardis only having 50 rooms?

IMO

[munrom]

They should apologise to the fans for wasting a regeneration

Re:The BBC seems to apologize a lot

[Anonymous Coward]

Sorry, we will try better from now on, really.

-- BBC

The Doctor What?

[Anonymous Coward]

"I am the Doctor."

"Oh great, 'cause I have this really nasty rash on my back ..."

"Not that kind of doctor. THE Doctor."

"The Doctor what?"

"That's near enough ..."

Re:This isn't terribly surprising.

[NanoGator]

"Well, it wouldn't be the first sci-fi series to shoot the canon all to hell, so to speak."

Are we still on this? Am I the only one that caught the numerous episodes that explained that time was being messed with and First Contact that polluted the time line in the first place?

"You've insulted my thorough command of 21 seasons of Star Trek Trivia!! Bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch..."

Re:...sigh

[NanoGator]

"Really. Who the hell cares?"

Obviously you and a dude with a mod-point don't. Whoop-de-fuck.

Re:This isn't terribly surprising.

[Anonymous Coward]

Do an episode where Dr. Who wakes up in a different body due to some bizarre transformation gun he gets hit with?

Not a big Dr. Who fan I see.

That's What you get.....

[oO Peeping Tom Oo]

For partaking in armed rebellion!

Re:Uh What?

[Tim Browse]

Well, people do like to see their heroes battling the passage of time, the juxtaposition of the modern with the historic and traditional, and setting right great wrongs that have occurred in the past, along with...oh come on, you can finish this joke yourselves...

Re:Shame..

[Capt'n Hector]

"(Billie Piper) sounds like she needs to be pregnant and have several kids"

I, for one, would be most willing to help her with that.

Re:blame the Beeb

[Golias]

Odds are, the conversation went:

Dear Chris,

Please, please, please star in our new show. We think you are the right man for the job, and we are really committed to making this new show work.

Cheers

Dear BBC,

Okay, but only for one season. I would like to spend the rest of my career taking on new roles in film and on television, rather than being the guest of honor at Sci-Fi conventions for the rest of my life.

Yours, etc.