After the 2009 specials. Season 5 in 2010 will have a new Doctor.

I'm both sad and excited. He was awesome.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2008/10/30/doctor-who-star-david-tennant-to-quit-bbc-hit-91466-22151430/

10/30/2008 10:21:31 AM

He was a great Doctor.

10/30/2008 10:30:50 AM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3282197/Favourites-for-next-Doctor-Who-emerge.html

My pick:


He was awesome as a very doctor-like character (in some ways) in Neverwhere, he's hilarious and sharp in Peep Show, and he'll make a fantastic doctor. Awesome black president + awesome black doctor = a very fun couple of years.

10/30/2008 10:38:04 AM

10/30/2008 10:55:46 AM

10/30/2008 10:56:16 AM

^^ Awesome, but too old. Rumors he may play Rassilon, though. Since he just did Hamlet with Tennant, they're buds now.

10/30/2008 11:42:39 AM

There is only one real Doctor.... Tom Baker ftmfw!

10/30/2008 3:45:14 PM

so ive never watched, whats the basis of this show?

10/30/2008 4:54:00 PM

To describe it in any real detail would be pointless, but it's a British show bout a traveler who can move through time and space. He's not from earth, though he looks like a man, and David Tennant was the 10th (depending on who you ask) person to play the role since it started in the 60s. The movement from one Doctor to another is explained by the fact that Timelords (people from The Doctor's planet) regenerate rather than die.

The show went off the air in the 80s but came back in 2005.

Oh, and it's the best Science Fiction television show ever.

10/30/2008 8:05:36 PM

^ was the best

until they brought it back

Tom Baker > Jon Pertwee >>>>>>> all others

10/30/2008 9:58:25 PM

^^ there were some specials in the 90s

10/30/2008 10:58:32 PM

I'm sad, but not too surprised. Tennant is a great Doctor, one of the best. I'm really interested to see the next regeneration, because it will be some big shoes to fill. Patterson Joseph would be an interesting choice.

In my opinion, this should be getting more press; I think it's being overshadowed by the shitstorm around Russell Brand over in the UK.

10/30/2008 11:30:04 PM

I think it is also the longest running TV show in history.

10/31/2008 11:22:08 AM

More episodes of Dr Who than all star trek shows combined, apparently.

12/17/2008 3:04:05 PM

^^ Not even close.

Meet the Press has been going for 61 years, and Guiding Light has been on for 56.

12/17/2008 3:07:15 PM

Oh, and the Christmas special airs (in the UK, of course) on Christmas day at 6pm GMT. That's become mine and my brother's favorite Christmas tradition - staying up late and watching The Doctor

12/17/2008 4:02:14 PM

Tennant was a guest star on TopGear last year...he actually put down a decent lap-time haha

12/17/2008 4:19:44 PM

^Yeah but I think Billie Piper still beat him.

12/17/2008 5:20:19 PM

I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about.

12/17/2008 6:52:09 PM

^ then you are doing yourself a great disservice

12/17/2008 8:09:14 PM

http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkFpAEkVpZeWwcNCMK&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle

BBC News has announced that the identity of the actor who will play the Eleventh Doctor, succeeding current Doctor David Tennant, will be announced tomorrow.

The news will come in a special edition of tie-in documentary series Doctor Who Confidential, which is being transmitted on BBC One tomorrow evening at 5.35pm. The episode will also be shown at the same time on BBC Big Screens in town centres across the UK.

The actor was confirmed in the role over the Christmas period and will begin filming for Series Five this summer, for transmission in 2010. New executive producer Piers Wenger is quoted as saying: "We believe the actor is going to bring something very special to the role and will make it absolutely their own. I just can't wait to tell everyone who it is - it has been a nail-biting Christmas trying to keep this under wraps!"

The release from the BBC Press Office confirms that the Confidential episode has been retitled "The Eleventh Doctor" (it was formerly advertised as "The Ten Doctors"), and will feature the actor concerned giving his or her thoughts on having been cast. The press release also suggests that the last of David Tennant's episodes as the Doctor will be broadcast in the New Year of 2010.

The BBC have created a special trailer for the Doctor Who Confidential episode, which is also available to British internet users on their official YouTube page.

1/2/2009 2:06:28 PM

I just don't know if I'll be able to get into a new Doctor. I thought David Tennant was brilliant! The new actor they are bringing in has some big shoes to fill.

1/2/2009 2:39:01 PM

11th doctor? having never watched the show so of course i can be way off base, but wasn't there a limit of 9 times the doctor could morph into a different form?

1/2/2009 4:11:29 PM

New Teaser Trailer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s95Mm0cFqg

1/2/2009 6:37:13 PM

I know it ain't happening, but wouldn't it be great?

1/2/2009 8:17:38 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/01_january/03/who.shtml

Quote :

"The BBC today announced that Matt Smith has been cast in the role of the Doctor in the iconic BBC series Doctor Who. Smith will be the 11th Time Lord and will take over from David Tennant who leaves the show at the end of 2009. He will be seen in the forthcoming fifth series that will be broadcast in 2010. The fifth series will also have a new lead writer and Executive Producer in the form of the BAFTA award-winning writer Steven Moffat, who is taking over from Russell T Davies. Moffat will be joined by Piers Wenger, who will be the new Executive Producer for BBC Wales making the show. Following David Tennant's decision to step down at the end of 2009, the team behind the new series set about casting the new Doctor so that new adventures could be created and scripts written with Matt in mind. The identity of the new Doctor was revealed on a special edition of Doctor Who Confidential that was broadcast on BBC One today (3 January) at 5.35pm (17.35 GMT)."

Constovich - the limit was actually 13, but that was mentioned some 30 years ago and never really brought up again. Several other characters have been given extra regenerations, and the theory in the geek world was that The Timelords (The Doctor's people) actually imposed that limit themselves. Since they are gone now, and The Doctor is "The Last Timelord," he isn't quite that limited. Either way, the show will deal with it somehow I'm sure when we get there, but that's years from now since Doc 11 doesn't even start until 2010.

Sorry you asked now?

[Edited on January 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM. Reason : .]

1/3/2009 1:39:43 PM

I'm tired of "Pretty Doctors"

Can we get a fugly one again sometime soon?

1/3/2009 2:06:40 PM

I wouldn't really call this guy pretty. He has a fivehead and is kind of weird looking...
Which I like for The Doctor. The weird looking part, at least.

1/3/2009 3:27:10 PM

yeah, i'd say this guy epitomizes the ugly european. however, the look does seem to suit the doctor so i'll remain optimistic for now. i'm just glad tennant has one more season left. also, has anyone seen anything with this guy in it? his imdb resume isn't very impressive

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1741002/

1/3/2009 4:35:00 PM

Gay. But at least he's not black.

1/3/2009 4:40:47 PM

I'm downloading Ruby in the Smoke now, and I've heard party animals was really good. Haven't seen them, though. Funny enough, he's starred opposite Billie Piper (Rose) 3 times.

Anyway, I was hoping for Paterson Joseph, who is black. Who cares if he's black? There are black timelords and lady timelords, and the doctor's hair, eyes, accent, height, weight, and age has changed every time he's regenerated. No reason whatsoever that he couldn't become black or even a woman, or hell, even non-humanoid, if he wanted.

1/3/2009 4:47:45 PM

It was a joke. That dude looks like a huge pussy though.

1/3/2009 4:50:51 PM

Ah. Well, alot of people really were very upset at the idea, but nobody could give a better reason than "the doctor's always been white and male," which hardly suffices.

1/3/2009 5:21:06 PM

I don't have a problem with The Doctor being black or asian or whatever, but can Timelords really change their sex when they regenerate?

1/3/2009 5:28:10 PM

ever since they rebooted the series each regeneration makes him that much more closer to being a chick

1/3/2009 9:11:47 PM

Quote :

"No reason whatsoever that he couldn't become black or even a woman, or hell, even non-humanoid, if he wanted."

Except that that's what Timelords look like, humans. They're always identical on the exterior to humans.

1/3/2009 9:15:01 PM

Quote :

"ever since they rebooted the series each regeneration makes him that much more closer to being a chick"

Uh he's only regenerated once since they rebooted so that isn't really saying much.

1/4/2009 2:27:55 AM

this will be the second time

and on the manliness scale, Christopher Eccleston>David Tennant>this guy

1/4/2009 12:02:39 PM

Quote :

"Except that that's what Timelords look like, humans. They're always identical on the exterior to humans."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regeneration_(Doctor_Who)#Romana.27s_regeneration

Quote :

"Romana's tongue-in-cheek regeneration scene in Destiny of the Daleks contrasts markedly with the Doctor's transformations. In the first episode of the serial, Romana undergoes regeneration, in the process trying out several different forms (not all recognizably human) before choosing to adopt the appearance of Princess Astra, a character she encountered in a previous adventure (The Armageddon Factor)."

Plus, it's a scifi show... and it's Doctor Who. If he decided to regenerate into a green short guy, they'd blow it off with one line of explanation and move on.

1/4/2009 1:02:25 PM

Filming for the april special (if it's still airing in april) is underway. Check out http://planetgallifrey.blogspot.com for details (warning, spoilers)

1/29/2009 3:20:35 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMwVxjWIYX8

1/29/2009 3:32:55 PM

haha, yeah, I about died when I saw that

1/29/2009 3:55:20 PM

haha yeah, Extras is a great show.

1/29/2009 4:25:56 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-rUTlQPm4o

Trailer for Planet of the Dead, the first 2009 special, airing easter weekend.

Also, supposedly the next special will air sometime before xmas, followed by the xmas special and a 2 hour finale around new years... then no more Tennant

4/1/2009 10:10:24 AM

so does the last season with tennat begin the week following easter? and when will they start airing over here?

4/1/2009 10:29:38 AM

Well, there's no season, just specials - the ones I listed. Basically, there are 4 or 5 hours of Tennant left. No definite word on when they're airing here, but they will be in HD! I usually download them and watch as soon as they've aired in the UK.

[Edited on April 1, 2009 at 11:23 AM. Reason : .]

4/1/2009 11:22:57 AM

Anyone know of a good site/torrent to catch the Easter special airing this weekend in the UK?

4/10/2009 10:31:36 PM

it'll be everywhere. Torrents, youtube, etc.

It'll be the first Who ever in HD, though, so I'd recommend downloading the HD torrent.

4/10/2009 10:32:44 PM

bttt

5/20/2009 2:26:49 AM

Best doctor hands down



and I thought this was relevant

5/20/2009 8:03:34 AM