| There was always something a little risky
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| | the Sci-Fi channel began airing season
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| in attempting to continue that venerable
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| | one - with the second season beginning at
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| British sci-fi franchise, Doctor Who.
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| | the end of September 2006.So what
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| Reviving a show that has run since the
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| | developments can we expect with the
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| early sixties and gathered millions upon
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| | second season? The first episode, a
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| millions of loyal followers can be a
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| | 60-minute special titled "The Christmas
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| dangerous business. Done correctly,
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| | Invasion", was originally aired in the UK
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| though, it can be very profitable.So,
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| | as a Christmas special in 2005. Though
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| when BBC Wales announced in 2003 that
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| | not technically part of the official
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| they intended to revive Doctor Who, fans
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| | second season it will air on the Sci-Fi
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| met the news with concern and excitement
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| | Channel as the first episode. "The
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| in equal measures. The Doctor had
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| | Christmas Invasion" will contain a
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| enjoyed only one full-length screen
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| | sub-plot focussed on introducing us to
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| outing since the show was cancelled in
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| | the new Doctor.The main story will focus
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| 1989 - the Fox Network's TV movie
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| | on an invasion of the Earth by a violent
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| starring Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor
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| | alien race, the Sycorax. But will the
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| - and poor ratings left little doubt that
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| | Doctor, weakened by his regeneration, be
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| the franchise was truly dead and
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| | strong enough to save the world?The new
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| buried.So, it was with a sense of
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| | season will show us a different side to
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| trepidation that the BBC aired the
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| | Doctor Who. While Eccleston's Doctor was
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| premiere of the first new TV series in 16
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| | dark and melancholic - often displaying
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| years. Salford-born actor Christopher
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| | disdain for the human race - Tennant's
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| Eccleston (Gone in Sixty Seconds, 28 Days
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| | incarnation has a much more upbeat
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| Later) was the unlikely choice for the
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| | personality. Speaking with distinctive
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| part of the ninth Doctor, along with the
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| | Estuary English, the tenth Doctor is a
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| even more unlikely choice of 90s
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| | cheeky scoundrel of the highest degree.
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| songstress Billie Piper to play his
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| | Usually light-hearted and witty,
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| spunky sidekick, Rose Tyler.While reviews
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| | Tennants' character will become much
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| of the new show were generally positive,
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| | closer to the human characters in the
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| some hardcore Doctor Who followers were
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| | show - especially his companion Rose.We
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| opposed to several changes. A new logo
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| | can, however, expect fireworks during the
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| and a few minor changes to the TARDIS
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| | second season of Doctor Who. Emotions
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| were enough to generate hate mail and
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| | run high as The Doctor becomes ever
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| death threats to members of the
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| | closer to his companion Rose, and he must
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| production team - but, then, cult sci-fi
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| | face up to the fact that the near
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| shows have always acted as lightning rods
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| | immortality of a Time Lord can be a curse
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| for those slightly less balanced elements
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| | as well as a blessing. Can he bring
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| of society.In general, however, fans
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| | himself to love a mere mortal?Meanwhile,
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| approved of the new show. Ratings for
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| | The Doctor must face his eternal foes the
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| the first episode, titled "Rose", hit
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| | Daleks - along with another ancient
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| over ten million in the UK - the per
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| | enemies, the Cybermen. During these
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| capita equivalent of almost 50 million in
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| | battles he'll also find help in the form
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| the US. These ratings were high enough
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| | of a face from the past - as well as his
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| to spur the BBC to announce that a second
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| | trusty robot dog, K-9.The second season
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| season would be produced - season 27
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| | of Doctor Who promises all the excitement
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| overall.Unfortunately, just hours after
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| | of the first and more. Travelling
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| this announcement came news that
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| | through time - and even between
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| Eccleston would not return for a second
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| | dimensions - The Doctor will continue to
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| spell as Doctor Who for fear of becoming
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| | fight the good fight against the enemies
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| typecast. His departure had apparently
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| | of the universe. Whether he'll be up to
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| been planned before filming ended on the
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| | the challenge we'll have to wait and
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| first season, but was not meant to be
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| | see.James Shenton is a popular
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| made public until after the shows had
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| | entertainment writer and huge fan of
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| aired. Following much speculation it was
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| | British TV shows.For more on Doctor Who
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| announced in April 2005 that Scottish
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| | and other paranormal TV shows visit the
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| stage actor David Tennant would fill
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| | best resource to download television
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| Eccleston's shoes for the second season.A
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| | shows on the Internet.
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| year after its transmission in the UK,
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