In astonishingly brilliant news, Neil Gaiman - author of The Sandman graphic novel series and many other brilliant books - has written an episode of the new Dr. Who series. It won’t see the light of day until Matt Smith’s second season which is approximately 14 months from now, but fans - including myself - are already on the edge of their seat.
The news was revealed in an acceptance award message he sent to the UK convention “SFX Weekender” (he won Best Comic at the SFX Awards). Here it is in full:
“Over the years SFX, and its readers and their votes in the polls, have always been very kind to me. I thought I’d return the favour with what used to be called, in journalistic circles when I was a boy, a scoop. As anyone who’s read my blog knows, I’m a big fan of a certain long-running British SF TV series. One that started watching — from behind the sofa — when I was three. And while I know it’s cruel to make you wait for things, in about 14 months from now, which is to say, NOT in the upcoming season but early in the one after that, it’s quite possible that I might have written an episode. And if I had, it would originally have been called “The House of Nothing”. But it definitely isn’t called that any more.”
What are your thoughts on Gaiman’s becoming a part of the Who universe? Leave them below.
This is it! As David Tennant departs and Matt Smith comes on board, the brand new logo for Dr. Who has been revealed in all it’s…Tardisness. New exec producer Stephen Moffats says “The 11th logo for the 11th Doctor - those grand old words, Doctor Who, suddenly looking newer than ever. And look at that, something really new - an insignia. DW in TARDIS form! I apologize to school notebooks everywhere because in 2010 that’s what they’re going to be wearing.”
I grabbed a few moments with Torchwood’s John Barrowman - Captain Jack himself - to talk about what his favorite sci-fi shows are - and what he thought about doing an episode of The Cabonauts…!
This is Dr. Who’s new companion, Karen Gillan - announced the same day we began shooting the pilot. Extermi-date! Extermi-date! (sorry about that. no, really, I am.) Best of luck, Karen.
