This is SyFyPortal talking, so I take this with roughly the same caution I take
words from The Sun. The "Tennant's leaving" bit is close to a year old now, and
he doesn't even deny the possibility anymore. DW can survive without him. As
for Torchwood without Barrowman, I doubt it would fly. The show's invested too
much of its identity into Captain Jack.
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
>>
>>
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