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Dr. Who on Sci-Fi Channel in March

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everyone-fake-your-accent-to-celebrate dept.

Karl J. Smith writes "Dr. Who will be airing on the Sci-Fi Channel in March The DVD release has been moved from February 14th to July 4th (although it's still Feb 14th in Canada). Be sure to check out the hilarous announcement from the BBC."

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  1. Cool! by Matey-O · · Score: 4, Informative

    Having Bittorrented the whole first series, I'm both delighted and annoyed I'll have to watch it all over again before catching new episodes. If you hvan't seen it yet, you're in for a TREAT!

    (NOW is the Golden Age of Sci-Fi.)

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    "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."
  2. Humour and Sci-Fi by MosesJones · · Score: 4, Informative


    Why is it that so rarely, and with US shows almost never, Sci-Fi can contain humour as well as the fantastic? Dr Who, paticularly this new series, has been a superb combination of both the "serious" science fiction combined with the humour of having HUMANS involved in it. This isn't the gag line humour of STNG but the actual real humour of decent TV programmes. The writing in Dr Who is brilliant, the pathos parts are strong, its got the science fantastic and both Rose and Dr Who (as well as Captain Jack) have top moments of both drama and humour.

    Series 1 was superb, and Series 2 is shaping up to be even better.

    Rose: "But you sound like you come from the North"
    Dr: "Lots of planets have a North"

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    An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind - Gandhi
  3. Re:Eccleston or Tennant? by baomike · · Score: 4, Informative

    This is series one with Eccleston(on SciFI). Series two is being made in Wales for release in 2006.
    DVD of series one will be available 14Feb06. go to CBC Dr Who and follow links on right.

  4. Re:I like the new Daleks by EvilMonkeySlayer · · Score: 4, Informative

    The estate of Terry Nation (the people who own the rights to the Daleks after Nation died in '97) demanded very little in the way of changes to the looks of the daleks. The BBC tried to get them to update the daleks for the 21st century but they wouldn't budge.
    Hence why they still look like they do, HOWEVER.. there are a number of Dalek surprises in the new Dr. Who series, so don't be so quick to knock them. (over.. *cough* sorry)

    The special effects as a whole on the Dr. Who series vary from okay to excellent.
    Special mention should be made of the episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances", which quite frankly are the best scifi episodes i've seen in years bar none, not only for the special effects but for the incredible writing and directing.