'Doctor Who' to return to BBC America on September 1
Five-episode run to say goodbye to Amy Pond and Rory
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"Doctor Who" will return to BBC America on Saturday, September 1 at 9 p.m.
The seventh season of the rebooted "Doctor Who" will be premiering on the same day in Great Britain. Even though this is a holiday weekend in America, BBC America executives apparently felt (rightly so) that they were better off sticking day-and-date with the UK rather than inviting American viewers to illegally download the episodes.
The seventh season will be split into a few chunks, and the first batch will be five episodes that will send off Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill as the Doctor's most recent companions, Amy Pond and Rory Williams. It's unclear whether the new companion, played by Jenna Louise Coleman, will be introduced in these episodes or further down the line.
If you want a taste of what's to come in the new season, here's a spoiler-y quote from showrunner Steven Moffat:
“We have, I think, our biggest range of stories EVER. We've got the return of the Daleks AND the Weeping Angels - both of them poll-topping Doctor Who adversaries - in cracking new stories, we've got Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (it's what you've always wanted), we've got a glorious western with a Cyborg Gunslinger, the most unusual invasion Earth story EVER, and location shooting in New York for the Pond finale.”
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August 22, 2012 at 11:16AM EST Reply to CommentI believe Coleman will be introduced in the Christmas episode.
DonBoy
August 22, 2012 at 11:52AM EST Reply to CommentWait -- I see that date on (for instance) zap2it, but the actual BBC America site shows a repeat of the Christmas special on that date. Another site links to a BBCA trailer giving September 8:
http://www.spoilertv.com/2012/08/doctor-who-episode-701-asylum-of-daleks_20.html
DonBoy OK -- they must have changed their mind. I see the BBCA announcement of 9/1 at
August 22, 2012 at 11:57AM ESThttp://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/season-7-premiere-date/
but the schedule page doesn't have that at this moment:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/schedule/?week=2
So I guess it is 9/1 -- sorry to make trouble.
Lando
August 22, 2012 at 12:20PM EST Reply to Comment"we've got Dinosaurs on a Spaceship"
Finally, someone is reading my letters.
Ike
August 22, 2012 at 1:38PM EST Reply to CommentPicky of me, I know, but Alan, it's not "rebooted." It's really a revival or resurrection, like Dallas.
(I never thought I would find a major point of comparison between THOSE two shows. Ha!)
Eric J. Well we did spend last season wondering "Who shot Theta Sigma?"
August 22, 2012 at 2:21PM ESTlztouchthedream I was really disappointed when Andy Samberg got fired from SNL for yelling "Who the FUCK shot Theta Sigma?"
August 22, 2012 at 6:05PM ESTodessasteps
August 23, 2012 at 5:22PM EST Reply to CommentThere are going to five mini episodes on the bbc website about the Ponds leading up to season premiere. I presume they wont be geoblocked or if they are, bbc america shows them too.
Ed G.
August 23, 2012 at 5:44PM EST Reply to CommentI hope Neil Gaiman writes another screenplay this season.
odessasteps unlikely. I believe all the writers for both parts of this season have been announced and he isn't one of them.
August 23, 2012 at 9:17PM ESTEd G. Thank you for the info, Odessasteps.
August 24, 2012 at 9:54AM ESTr1pvanw1nkl3 actually, there's been a rumor perpetuating that Gaiman will be writing an episode in the 2nd half of the season, and there are still several episodes that don't have announced writers yet. I don't think it's worth counting out.
August 25, 2012 at 2:18AM EST