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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | David Tennant quits as Doctor Who
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | David Tennant quits as Doctor Who
David Tennant is to stand down as Doctor Who, after becoming one of the most popular Time Lords in the history of the BBC science fiction show. Tennant stepped into the Tardis in 2005, and will leave the role after four special episodes are broadcast next year. He made the announcement after ...
David Tennant To Leave Doctor Who
David Tennant To Leave Doctor Who
bbc.co.uk — Award-winning Actor Announces His Departure David Tennant has announced that he will leave the award winning BBC drama Doctor Who when he has completed the filming of four special episodes which will be screened in 2009 and early in 2010. David ... (more) David Tennant To Leave Doctor Who
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Who door not closed, says Tennant
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Who door not closed, says Tennant
news.bbc.co.uk — Doctor Who actor David Tennant has not ruled out the possibility of returning to the hit BBC series after he leaves. "Who knows what might happen in the future?" he told BBC Breakfast. "The door isn't necessarily closed forever." The 37-year-old ... (more) BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Who door not closed, says Tennant
Exclusive Doctor Who preview on Children in Need
Exclusive Doctor Who preview on Children in Need
bbc.co.uk — This year's Children in Need Telethon is to feature an exclusive preview of the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special. The clip, from the Christmas Special entitled The Next Doctor, will show the first two minutes of a brand new episode for the ... (more) Exclusive Doctor Who preview on Children in Need
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David Tennant Explains Why He's Crushing Your Doctor Who Dreams [Doctor Who]
io9 — ... one-hour episodes, to air in 2009 and early 2010, and then leave. This means his exit will be written (or co-written) by producer Russell T. Davies, who's also leaving after those four specials. And it means new producer Steven Moffat will have a blank slate, including a new lead actor, when he takes over in 2010. Here's a snippet of the video from the BBC site, where Tennant explains why he always intended to leave after three seasons, and why he wanted to leave along with RTD. [BBC] ...

David Tennant's Doctor will be dying
TV Squad-Torchwood — ... You don't get much more official than an announcement from the BBC. David Tennant will be leaving the lead role in Doctor Who at the end of the 2009 specials. ...

SF Tidbits for 10/30/08
SF Signal — ... Hopping, or From Fantasy to Romance and Back Again. Enter the Octopus looks at Paizo's "Planet Stories" Series. Serious tips for writers by Steven Gould: Behaving Badly as a Career Strategy. Funny tips for writers at The Swivet: John Hodgman on how to promote your book. At SciFi Scanner, John Scalzi announces the winners for The Science Fiction B-Movie Hall of Fame. It's official: David Tennant quits as Doctor Who! Bummer. The latest SciFi Department ...

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Planet Gallifrey — ... You can see the full article (with a video) over here on the BBC news site.

David Tennant Confirms Leaving Doctor Who
SciFiCool.com | No Anal Probing Involved — ... to see every now and then. But the show has a massive following around the world, and I’m sure this news will hit them hard: David Tennant, the current Doctor Who, will be leaving the show, and making way for a new Doctor. Not really a problem for the show, since the whole Doctor Who character was designed in such a way that replacing current the Doctor with new actors in the same role was always easily achieved, thus Tennant taking over for Christopher Eccleston a few years ago. Says Tennant about his decision to leave: His stint in the show had been “the most extraordinary ...

RevolutionSF Newsblast : Heroes, Doctor Who, Forbidden Planet (News)
RevolutionSF — ... . Both were on the show since it started. So it's possible they were to blame for Mohinder's Here Is What Tonight's Show Is About narration at the start of every episode. Doctor Who Hangs Up His Scrubs That's the headline everywhere on the Internet would use if David Tennant played a doctor on Grey's Anatomy . Babylon 5 Guy Writes Forbidden Planet Remake J. Michael Straczynski is Mr. Big Shot Hollywood since he wrote Changeling with Angelina Jolie. As Rick Klaw pointed out, the thing didn't even have Beast Boy from Teen Titans in it. It had no actual transforming ...

Sci-Fi Saturday: Forbidden Planet, Robocop, Batman, Superman, Doctor Who, Dollhouse, Stargate, + more
TrekMovie.com — ... MOVIE BITES TV NEWS David Tennant Leaving Doctor Who After 2009 Specials BBC has confirmed that David Tennant, the second Doctor in the networks revival of the hit sci-fi series "Doctor Who", will be leaving the series after the 2009 specials. Here’s what Tennant said after winning the outstanding drama performance award at the National Television Awards: “When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won’t be with me,” he said. “Now don’t make me cry,” he added. “I love this part, and I love this show so much that if I don’t take a deep breath and move on now I never will, and you’ll ...

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