Fan Rants

And here I was hoping to see more David Tennant in the near future. Guess its back to watching my old Doctor Who episodes for now.

Entertainment Weekly reports that NBC is passing on the Tennant drama-pilot Rex is not your Lawyer. At least for now:

An NBC rep declined to comment, but a Peacock source insists Rex remains under consideration for fall. “The sets are on fold-and-hold,” maintains the insider. “They will still be available if the show is picked up for the fall.”

This show has been in development, though Tennant has only been on its list recently, for over 2 years. Not a LONG time in Hollywood, but it still falls into the realm of developement hell.

Perhaps we will get lucky and the pilot gets leaked by an NBC Dr.Who fan. Or maybe they will put it on as a made for TV movie. In any case, I look forward to more David Tennant in the future.

It seems that ABC spilled the beans accidentally last night about the true origin of the Daleks. And it wasn’t even on an episode of Doctor Who, but rather the sitcom Better Off Ted!

Better Off Ted, for those foolish enough not to be following it (catch up on HULU), is a sitcom about corporate life at a super-duper sized mega corporation, Veridian Dynamics. Its a very funny show, for which a good part of the laughs come from the R&D departments creation of some of the weirdest gadgets. This weeks show had the two primary scientists down in the Verdian storeroom of discarded inventions, when in the back ground you can clearly a Gold Dalek! I guess it was just Davros powered down.

The good people at the BBC have graced us with a wonderful Advent(ure) Calendar for Christmas. Obviously not wanting to offend non-Christians they added the ‘ure’ to what is a standard Advent Calendar. Cool gifts are brought up each day till Christmas, check it out!

Doctor Who Advent Calendar

Dr Who fans only have a couple of weeks to wait for the next special to air on BBC America. On Saturday Dec 19th at 9pm EST, we will get the chance to see Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars. From the BBC America press release:

All will be revealed as the Doctor and his companion Adelaide face terror on the Red Planet in one of the scariest adventures yet. Peter O’Brien (Casualty, Neighbours) guest stars as Ed, Adelaide’s second-in-command at the base.

The Waters of Mars is written by Russell T Davies (Torchwood, Queer as Folk) and Phil Ford and directed by Graeme Harper. The executive producers are Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner (Torchwood, Life on Mars).

The remaining episodes, starring Tennant, will air over the holiday season as a two-part special. Airdates will be released in early December. Tennant shot a total of four specials before exiting the role – Planet of the Dead was the first one to air, last July, on BBC AMERICA.

What if Dr Who, in particular Patrick Troughton who was the Doctor from 1966-1969, was the main character in the movie 2001? Well the creative imaginings of the Tardis Timegirl has brought this video to us with some excellent Computer Animation, welcoming the newest Doctor in 2010!