Doctor Who Star quits! (1 Viewer)

[Martin Rendall]

But what about giant-sewer-rat-to-human violence?

I hear you. But in the spirit of an argument, I would like to point out that often prejudiced or racist people don't tend to view their targets as entirely human. So in a way, this type of desensitization can indeed have real world effects.

Obviously if one raises their children properly, it's not an issue. Sadly however, that's not always the case.

Martin.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

Here's a poll that you can vote on for your favorite episodes.

http://www.gallifreyone.com/poll2005.php

 

[andrew markworthy]

For those interested, Captain Jack is getting his own spinoff show called Touchwood:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/...17/25634.shtml

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

...which is an anagram for Doctor Who.
I'm looking forward to this.
By the way, they are releasing the new show (R1) in Canada in February.

 

[Mikel_Cooperman]

Another star quits...



BBC on Billie Piper Report: No Comment

TV Series News

November 12, 2005

BBC News reports that the BBC has "declined to comment" on reports that Billie Piper will be leaving the series at the end of this forthcoming second season. Says a BBC spokesperson, "We are not commenting on the third series - we are still working on the second series. Rose has a whole new journey and a fantastic set of adventures to go on with the brand new Doctor, starting in the special on Christmas Day.

Viewers will then see them return in a host of scary and exciting stories in a new series next year."

Careful-eyed readers will note that this does not constitute a denial about the story, which first appeared overnight in the Mirror newspaper.

Meanwhile, at right is the cover of the Mirror this morning, with the story about Billie Piper prominently figuring on the lower half of the front page.

Today's Daily Record also covers the news item, with more comments from a BBC "source" in their article.

"The BBC are auditioning other girls to take over because they want the next actress lined up when they announce Billie's departure," this source tells the Record. "The casting people have been conducting secret auditions with a very small number of actresses and keeping it very, very quiet. They are calling girls in for screen tests one at a time and making sure they never bump into any of the other candidates.

They've told all of them that if any names leak they'll be struck off the list."

Update: Additional news sources now reporting this include CBBC News, South Wales Echo, United Press International, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, WebIndia, Digital Spy. We'll keep you updated with further developments (with thanks as always to Steve Tribe and Paul Engelberg for updated reports) Saturday Mirror Claims Billie Piper Quits Series TV Series News November 11, 2005

The Saturday morning edition of The Mirror is reporting that Billie Piper has informed producers that she will be leaving Doctor Who and has no intention of returning for a third series. The article, penned by Kiki King and Nicola Methven -- the latter having been the journalist responsible for the Mirror's breaking news report in late March that Christopher Eccleston was leaving the series -- says that Piper "told producers she did not want to become typecast as they begged her to stay for a third run of the hit show. A source said last night: 'Her mind's made up. ... She wants to strike while the iron's hot and make a big name for herself while she's so popular. She feels her profile will go down if the series isn't as big the third time around. The BBC are auditioning other girls to take over. They want to have the next actress all lined up when they announce Billie's departure.'"

The Mirror notes that Piper had nearly left the series during its second year but was persuaded to stay and film the year with the new Doctor, David Tennant, and states that the production team has been "conducting secret auditions with a small number of actresses and keeping it very, very quiet. They are after a relative newcomer so this is the role which puts her in the public eye. It also means she's less likely to get bored after one series."

Without specifically stating it, the article intimates that Piper will stay aboard the series for the season, departing sometime before its conclusion. At press time there is currently no official confirmation from the Doctor Who production team or any other BBC sources, but we're likely to hear a lot about this in the coming hours and days. Stay tuned...