Time Lord in America

[khaosworks]

Just a quick news link before I go into work. This is probably why the R1 release for Series 1 has been delayed.

American opening for Doctor Who

The revamped adventures of BBC Wales' Doctor Who are to be seen by sci-fi fans in America, it has been announced.

The first series of the cult programme starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper is to be screened by the American Sci Fi Channel.

The screening deal was confirmed by the US channel and BBC Worldwide Americas on Thursday.

Welcoming the deal, Sci FI Channel's Thomas P Vitale said Doctor Who was a "true sci-fi classic".

The Sci Fi Channel has been granted the first-run rights for the series of Doctor Who written and executive produced by Russell T Davies.

The series attracted huge ratings and received critical acclaim when it was screened in the UK last spring.

The channel also has an option on the second series, in which David Tennant takes over the time travelling adventurer's title role from Eccleston.

Tennant made his debut in the Doctor Who Christmas special - one of the big-hitting programmes of Christmas Day.

The award-winning Eccleston series will premiere on the Sci Fi Channel in March.

Mr Vitale said: "With its rich history of imaginative storytelling, Doctor Who is a true sci-fi classic. We're excited to add the show to our line up."

Candace Carlisle, from BBC Worldwide Americas, said: "The new production has fantastic storylines and production values and has already gained an iconic status around the world.

"Sci Fi Channel is the perfect home for the show and will introduce Doctor Who to a whole new generation of fans in the US."

Comments

[sdorn.livejournal.com]

This is probably the greatest temptation not only to get a tv but a cable. I'm not going to, but it is tempting.

[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

We had cable until about a month ago and dropped it along with cable Internet, which had only been a backup for our DSL anyway. For the most part, we don't miss it (if there's a TV show we must see, we'll just get it on DVD anyway and watch it without commercials—TiVo has yet to seduce us). But neither of us is sure we can wait that long to see the new Doctor Who. Yeah, yeah, BitTorrent. But we're lazy.