I'm sure i will adapt, but it seems to me that they built the show around Harkness. Barrowman is a hard act to follow. As much as I like Martha Jones, I believe the show that is left will be a shell of what it was . It is too bad. I think the new season is much better than the first season.
ravenadal wrote: > 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 >> >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
