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As I said, The Sun is taking the credit for resolving the complex contractual wranglings between the BBC and Davros’s estate.
Thanks to that story, though, I stumbled upon this, in which MP Bob Russell and a spokesman for the White House both call for the return of the Daleks.
The dispute between the estate of the late Davros and the Beeb has been resolved – the Daleks will return to Doctor Who in 2005. Presumably the estate finally realised that the ridiculous amount of money the stand to rake in offsets not being able to veto every single line of dialogue.
I wouldn’t say I’m overjoyed as I’m not much of a Dalek fan, but it’ll be interesting to see how the new show uses them, and they’ll no doubt help the series get some healthy viewing figures.
Fiver says the Sun claims to have “won it”.
Oh, hang on, reading on… Penelope Wilton’s been cast in the new series! Now that’s good news!
While Nick links to some location photos on the DWAS website, Outpost Gallifrey has some shots of the Doctor in his new so-eccentric-it’s-cool costume (from TopLord? Bob Holmes Stores? Louis Marks & Spencer) here and here.
I’m trying to keep myself spoiler-free for the new series, but I’ve already heard some really juicy stuff. It’s a difficult balance: I want to watch it fresh in January 2005, but dammit I want information now.
I’ve finally finished working my way through Day 2 of 24. It may have been full of twists and characters whose motivations wander like mad, but it was excellent. Yes, Kim Bauer does just deliberately get into scrapes to make it more suspenseful, but suspenseful it is. Top notch cliffhangers throughout (that’s the Doctor Who fan in me coming through), and most notably the final shock in the closing seconds.
The last episode of Day 3 is being broadcast in the US tonight. If it’s anything like the finale of Day 2, it will be worth waiting for.
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