gigamatic

in case anybody reads this and gives a hoot, here's some handy-dandy Doctor Who news...

BBC has greenlighted a second new season. Hooray.

Christopher Eccleston has quit as the Doctor, citing "grueling" production and a desire to not be typecast. Motherf*cker. However, he has signed on to do the Holiday Special this year.

Perhaps that will give us the regeneration sequence into season 2. I think we need it, since Billie Piper will be continuing her role as Rose in the second season. Perhaps, like Lalla Ward, (Romana II) he could "try on" some new bodies before we hit the right one. Of course, they could pull a Bewitched and just run with it, and drive the fans completely batty.

As with Doc #9, Doc #10 has many names listed as possibilities for the role. Richard E. Grant, who has lent voices to the role in web and audio stories (as well as playing one of the Doc's many regenerations in "The Curse of Fatal Death" comedy special); David Tennant; and finally Bill Nighy, who, as a much older actor, would bring a different flavor to the role.

My favorite, I suppose, of the three would be Bill Nighy, just for his age. Perhaps the Doc was aged in some accident involving the time stream? Or is that too hokey. He looks as if he would be a great antagonistic Doc, much like William Hartnell. But it looks as if David Tennant is the BBC's favorite for the role.

Here's something, BBC... make sure you get the actor IN CONTRACT to say he'll do a second season if the first does well. This one-season crap is quite ridiculous.

Update: the short list of Eccleston replacements?

Kelmeister suggested, via email, that Coupling's Richard Coyle (Jeff) take the role, which, by my reckoning, wouldn't be all that bad. Think about it... The Doctor looks at Rose and just starts chanting "Breasts!"