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There is no mention of regeneration in "Rose", however there is a scene that suggests he has regenerated somewhat recently. (He passes by a mirror and, as if seeing his new body for the first time, examines his face there, making a comment about his ears.)

I'll be very interested to see if Eccleston will come back long enough to film a regeneration scene. If he does, it'll most likely be in the Christmas Special. (He's not "confirmed" as appearing in that yet, it's just a rumor so far...)

don't know how true this rumor is but i just heard that the producers of the show are looking for a replacement and tranvestite comedian Eddie Izzard's name was mentioned as a hopeful.

I believe that someone is removing the urine from you, so to speak.

By far the most likely candidate is David Tennant - (1) they've confirmed they're negotiating with him about the role, and (2) he's another one of Russell Davies' "favourites" and (3) he's on record as being a fan of the show.

There's a couple of other potentials mentioned here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4396295.stm , but agreeing terms (not an insubstantial condition, that said) seems to be the only obstacle in his path.

Eddie was mentioned the first time round for the new Doctor. He said that it was all a joke at that time. I wouldn't believe any different this time.

Same here. Though I think he should film a guest spot pronto. Or be the new Master, what the heck.

Pity about the change. I was just starting work on my crackpot "which-Doctor-is-Eccleston-anyway?" theories.

well like i said it was a rumor i heard mention on a show(weither or not how factual it was) and i thought that he was a funny yet weird choice for a replacement, that's all.

BIG SPOILER

"I'm a Time Lord. I'm the last of the Time Lords. There was a War... and we lost."

Whew.

Yeah, I'm really not sure about. Seems like a *big* thing to just introduce. Not sure where they're going with it, and not sure I like it, but it could still be interesting. Especially as it's very obvious who the other relevant party is.

"You blow up our planet, we blow up yours"?

Now, I've just been told that in the books, the 8th Doctor himself actually does this (and it causes a retcon wave so that the TLs never existed or somesuch). I don't think they're going with that here tho. Hope not anyway.

When I heard him say that I had to admit to letting out a WTF!!

So, has this happened between the end of the last series and now? or is it even worse and this series has no connection to the previous series?

Either the BBC is covering or they did screw up big time. Supposedly Eccleston was only supposed to do the first season and nothing beyond that. News here .

I have the first episode on VCD but haven't watched it yet... Hopefully this weekend as I'm quite jazzed to watch this one... Loved the Tom Baker and Peter Davison versions (mostly due to my age) and can't wait to see the new designs, Doctor, Tardis, everything!

Not sure when (if) it'll come to OZ tho...

Same here Wayne. I'm enjoying the show by other means but would like to be able to catch it on TV. And you would think they would secure broadcast rights in two of the biggest markets (US and Australia) before announcing a second season.

Actually, Australia's got it now, too. It's set to debut in May...

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12770528%255E1702,00.html

Me? I just saw "Rose" the other day thanks to a very kind Brit, and I'm loving what I've seen so far. Really looking forward to "The End of the World", it's the one I've wanted to see the most from the moment they announced what it would be about!

I wasn never a Dr.Who fan as a kid. I think it had something to do with the flotting head bit, and the music was just creepy. Fortunately, I'm older now and like creepy things.

I loved the first ep. Can't wait till Tuesday now... except that I have to give an oral presentation on Battle of the Planets on Wednesday.

"...and now I'm going to die in a dungeon... (makes face) in Cardiff!"

Not so sure. I'm convinced now - Billie Piper needs to go. I wasn't fond of her in Rose, far preferred the half of the episode she was stuck in the room in EotW, and now, well, she had a couple of half-decent scenes here, but when you've only got two regulars, both have to be top drawer. Eccleston is. Piper isn't. Pity which one is going at the end of this series

Note to self: Don't check this thread between Saturday and Tuesday.

Oooh! Thanks Pex!

I watched the episode the other day and LOVED it! Sure - the effects may have been hokey at times, and some of the acting may have been a little flat (esp Rose's boyfriend!).
But it had the right feel, and I totally adored the new Doctor. The urban legend intro was a new spin that I found enjoyable, and I like the way that the Doctor has an air of understated hilarity, while still managing to convey the impression of otherworldly introspection.

I am so hanging out for May!

Minor spoiler alerts.

Thoroughly enjoying everything about it so far.

I disagree with Reboot – I reckon that Billie Piper makes a perfect Doctors assistant. She perhaps hasn’t screamed quite enough yet, though………

The first episode was a good starting point – bit of a crap big baddy though – just like a giant pulsing tumour. And as for the audience all shouting “It’s behind you!” – pure pantomime.

The End Of The World – excellent fun, good humour. Excellent MJ joke. Brilliant effects.

The third episode – typical Dr. Who story, good effects once more. The gas beings reviving the dead reminded me of a character in a fairly early Red Dwarf episode – quite, quite mad.


Personally I reckon that this is at least as good, if not a whole pile better, than anything that has gone before in the Dr Who files.
I grew up with the Jon Pertwee / Tom Baker incarnations - anything after left a lot to be desired.

The only real criticism that I’ve heard is that they’re trying to put too much into each episode, doing one story in 45 minutes, rather that the previous 6 x half hour installments. I guess we’ve got the MTV generation to thank for that.
It just means that they don’t run around, get caught, get freed, get caught again etc. ad nauseum as much as they did before.

I, for one, am looking forward to the next ten stories – do you think we’ll see him fill the roles as shown by the conspiracy theorist? Since he’s new in this version, and he only lasts for thirteen episodes………

I have to say the third ep was much better, in my opinion, than the first two. The first two were good and pretty typical Who stories, but the third one really grabbed me. Very good (if a little simple) premis, good cast of only a few characters and some very nice effects. I did guess what was going on pretty much as soon as they held the seance (sp?) but that's not reall a criticism. Billie was very good, very nice interaction between her and the maid, and Simon Callow as Dickens was great (as to be expected though).

I can kinda see what people mean about the length of the stories though. So far they've seemed fine to me, the plots haven't been huge intricate mysteries or anything so there's no reason that they should be any longer than they are, but I don't think they'd have suffered from being an hour long rather than forty-five minutes though. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the reason for the length of each episode is so that they can sell them to overseas markets that want ad breaks included, which would take them up to an hour. It's easier for them to do it as forty-five minute episodes and flog them everywhere than have all the overseas markets want to cut them down or have them run an hour and a quarter.

I would like to see a couple of multi-part stories, but I think personally I'd rather they were no more than two-parters. Most TV series like Dr Who are done like that these days and it more often than not works fine (thinking of Buffy and Angel for example). It's the opposite of what's happening in comics (the dreaded 'decompressed story' thing). If you can tell a story in one go why stretch it out over six episodes? Keeping it short and succinct means that in the long run you can tell more stories.

The next story's a two-parter, and the finale's a two-parter, BTW.

And, like I say, Billie Piper just grates. She's not that bad, but the show can't afford one of it's two regulars to be "not bad, just not that good." But extra screaming wouldn't help.

Episodes 9 and 10 also constitute a two-parter...

Any advance on three two-parters out of the next ten episodes?

Anyone?

Going, going......

Where'd you read that?

From Outpost Gallifrey, located at www.gallifreyone.com

Actually, please forgive the blatant plug, but for the most comprehensive Who news anywhere, I highly recommend OG. In addition to the most up-to-date information on the new series, there's a massively thorough episode and continuity guide, reviews section, releases calendar (books, DVDs, original audio dramas, etc.) and the largest Doctor Who message board (approaching 10,000 members) anywhere online! I highly recommend you give OG a visit (and I'd recommend them even if I weren't a moderator on their message board!)

Anyways, back to the new series...The End of the World was great (one of my new favorite episodes) and I can't wait for The Unquiet Dead, my copy of which should be arriving in the mail on Monday, if the current pattern holds...