cabrubak writes, Outpost Gallifrey is reporting that David Tennant is the 10th Doctor. I had several friends that were hoping somehow that Paul McGann would be the one, but I\’m ready for some nChristopherew blood. (Not that I wouldn\’t mind Christopher Eccleston staying past his planned regeneration).

The Doctor returns Rose home to visit her mother. Then an alien
spacecraft crash lands in the middle of London and things start getting
complicated.
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The Doctor and Rose visit Cardiff in 1869. Needless to say, there’s something rather odd going on, and they soon end up in the middle of it.
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Eldhrin
writes, Doctor Who: The End Of The World
This received 36/42 from Eldhrin in total, with 4/6
for the overall score. That score would have been
higher had it been more than a one-shot episode. With
luck, they’re going the same route Buffy and
Smallville did, starting with some one-shots
to slowly build an audience, and then moving to longer
arcs after a few weeks.
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Eldhrin
writes, The BBC is reporting that Christopher
Ecclestone has quit filming the second series of
Doctor Who, quoting fears of being typecast and
new projects he wishes to attend to. Talks are under
way with David
Tennant, currently considered likely to be the
tenth Doctor. Billie Piper is expected to stay on as
Rose. Could the good reception and huge audience of
the new series have put Ecclestone off? Hopefully
he’ll stick around long enough to film his
regeneration, otherwise they’re going to have some
seriously knotty scriptwriting to do. And let’s hope
that the tenth Doctor lasts longer – he’s running out
of regenerations.

Eldhrin wrote us a review of the first episode of the new Doctor Who series. There seems to be minimal spoilage here, so feel free to check it out even if you haven’t seen the episode. If you are concerned about spoilers anyway, know that it received 30/42, with 5/6 in the Overall category. Those of us in Canada can catch this on the CBC on April 5. If anyone knows about the US air date (assuming they’ve set one), please let us know.
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As part of the countdown to the rebooted and (better-budgeted) Doctor Who series, I’m reviewing this little-seen (outside of the UK) 1993 3-D special that features five versions of the Doctor and several series characters rubbing shoulders with characters from The Eastenders. This most bizarre of Brit crossovers was made as part of a Children in Need charity special.

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dkichline
sent us nothing but this
URL, which talks about the latest instance of
something getting leaked online, in this case, an
entire episode of a series that hasn’t aired yet.

cb writes, Just saw this on Slashdot. The BBC and Terry Nation’s estate finally came to an agreement over using the Daleks in the new Who series. BBC story here. UPDATED: Spelling mistake fixed. (It now reads “BBC” in place of “BBS.”)

Christopher Eccleston will be the new Dr. Who, according to this CBC article. The Bureau had last reported on the Doctor’s return here