As someone who thinks Naoko Mori is hot and Captain Harkness is a hoot, suspenders and all, I am not at all excited by this news.
~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > By MICHAEL HINMAN > Source: Sci Fi Pulse > Mar-04-2008 > > This story contains possible MAJOR SPOILERS for upcoming seasons of > "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood." This story also contains rumors that have > not been independently corroborated by SyFy Portal, so treat them as you > would any rumor. > > Like "Torchwood" the way it is now? Like its original source show, > "Doctor Who"? Well get ready for some changes. > > Despite the fact that "Doctor Who" and "Torchwood" remain two of the > most-watched scripted programs on British television, it appears that > BBC is getting ready to make some wholesale changes to both shows, > including the replacement of both stars. > > According to "Dr. Phibes," a source for British genre site Sci-Fi Pulse, > both David Tennant and John Barrowman are set to leave their respective > programs, along with a number of other cast members. > > Tennant, who is about to premiere in the show's fourth season on BBC > later this spring, will apparently work through the 2009 specials > leading up to the annual Christmas episode, where he will regenerate and > be replaced by another actor. > > According to Sci-Fi Pulse, filming for the "Doctor Who" specials in 2009 > is already under way, with a wrap planned for as early as the end of > this month. While Carlyle is not signed to play the role as the 11th > Doctor, Dr. Phibes says that the BBC is in negotiations to sign the actor. > > It won't just be "Doctor Who" getting a makeover, however. Remember that > experiment BBC Two was doing where it was watering down episodes of > "Torchwood" to make it more family friendly? If Dr. Phibes is correct, > then it seems that they were warming up audiences to a new version of > the show which will launch in the third season. So far, only five > episodes have been commissioned out of the standard 13, and gone are > actors Burn Gorman (Owen Harper), Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato) and Capt. > Jack Harkness' John Barrowman. In, however, is former "Doctor Who" > companion Freema Agyeman, who will join the show full-time in Season 3. > Eve Myles, who plays Gwen Cooper, is expected to return as well, and > Barrowman is reported to be making guest appearances in the third season. > > The show itself will lose some of its adult-themed content, and will be > geared more toward "Doctor Who" style audiences. The goal is not to have > two different series running at the same time, but instead to work as > sort of a filler series for off periods of "Doctor Who," which only > films a handful of episodes each year. > > With the changes, "Torchwood" will move to a Saturday timeslot where > "Doctor Who" currently airs. > > If true, these would be some very significant changes to the Whoniverse > by BBC, and a bit head-scratching as ratings for both shows in their > current formats have been phenomenal. > > Sci-Fi Pulse stands behind its source on this, saying he has been > accurate in his reports in the past, but even that site warns this is > nothing more than rumor, and should be treated as such. > > "Torchwood" is currently airing on BBC Two and BBC America, while > "Doctor Who" is preparing to premiere its fourth season in the spring. > > http://www.syfyportal.com/news424775.html >
