Beam me up, Scotty
A quote from the wrong show, but ahh well.
So it seems that Dr. Who is coming back.Aunty's grabbed it again, which is only right. I was only really a fan of the Tom Baker years. The guy before him was boring and the feller with the cricket bat who came next was a poonce. As for the movie they made in the nineties (with US funding, I believe) well, the Doctor kissed a girl. That's just Not On. 
Sure, the Doctor may have hung around babes like Romana (pictured) and Sarah-Jane Smith, but he didn't kiss'em.It was a bit of a ritual among the kids in the town where I grew up to stop playing cricket/ torturing smaller kids/ having sex with sheep (which was a bit of a rarity, it must be said. I grew up in a dairying district) and go to somebodies house and watch The Goodies, then the Doctor.
Now he's back and I'm excited. So, it seems, are both Aunty and the beeb:
I'm not too sure about the casting, though.
Billie Piper (who apparently sang some stuff once) looks like an extra from an eighties soap opera and Christopher Ecclestone looks like Kyle whatsisname off the wireless. To further add to the confusion, several news stories dated from last week have Ecclestone quitting the show after the first episode, plus, all the reviews say that the show sucked anyway.
Then again, nobody gave the original good reviews, either.
Sure, the Doctor may have hung around babes like Romana (pictured) and Sarah-Jane Smith, but he didn't kiss'em.It was a bit of a ritual among the kids in the town where I grew up to stop playing cricket/ torturing smaller kids/ having sex with sheep (which was a bit of a rarity, it must be said. I grew up in a dairying district) and go to somebodies house and watch The Goodies, then the Doctor.Now he's back and I'm excited. So, it seems, are both Aunty and the beeb:
THE ABC has snapped up rights to the new series of the hit British sci-fi show Dr Who.
The broadcaster today announced it would screen the latest series of the popular program from mid May.
Dr Who first aired on the BBC in 1963 with the last episode screening in 1989.
The latest series made a triumphant return to British screens last week, attracting a television audience of more than 10.5 million fans.
Previous series aired on the ABC but the new series was yet to be acquired by an Australian broadcaster until now.
"This is Dr Who, 21st century-style, and it most definitely will appeal to people who are new to the Dr Who phenomenon, as well as long-term fans," said ABC's Head of Programming Marena Manzoufas.
"I am in no doubt that a whole new Australian audience will be attracted to the series."
"Dr Who is one of the most significant BBC dramas of the year," said BBC Worldwide's Head of Sales for Australasia Julie Dowding.
"It's the ultimate adventure series with the ultimate cast. We're very happy that it's come to earth in Australia."
The new series stars Christopher Eccleston as Doctor Who while singer Billie Piper plays his young assistant, Rose Tyler.
I'm not too sure about the casting, though.
Billie Piper (who apparently sang some stuff once) looks like an extra from an eighties soap opera and Christopher Ecclestone looks like Kyle whatsisname off the wireless. To further add to the confusion, several news stories dated from last week have Ecclestone quitting the show after the first episode, plus, all the reviews say that the show sucked anyway.Then again, nobody gave the original good reviews, either.
posted by Dirk at 1:29 pm
3 Comments:
well i used to love watchin the goodies and dr who. sometimes watchin dr who from behind the lounge when there were scarey daleks and stuff.
someone bought me a goodies dvd for my birthday a year ago. i loved it. they did re-runs of dr who for awhile, dunno if they still are though. i don't watch enough telly to know. the ones i watched though only had the first two, which was a bit boring...
What was the name of the female sidekick that was the amazon type... dressed in fur and carrying a knife. She was my hero. And Tom Baker was my favourite Dr Who. I still remember being heartbroken when he morphed into the Christian from All Creatures Great and Small character.
A friend lent me the Goodies DVD recently and I couldn't believe all the boobies! I didn't remember boobies! And I'm sure I would have, should have. I was so glad they explained about the censorship in Australia.
I've many rave reviews for the Goodies DVD(s?). I don't remember boobies either, I WAS ROBBED! I'm gonna hafta get me one of them DVD things. The Amazon types name was Leela, don't know who played her. Leela thought that the Doctor was her peoples' god reincarnated. Some sort of resemblance or something. Her people must have had better pictures of God than we do.
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