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kalihaSci Fi Pulse have apparently set fandom alight with their 'top story'
Once I stopped laughing I had a bit of a think about it and could see where they were coming from. Thus:
Let's start with all the Torchwood gossip.
Rumour:
Well Owen is currently suffering from a terrible case of death, so this is a possibility. After all the energy animating him won't last forever. And if Owen pops his clogs (again) it could prompt Tosh to leave, so it's plausible.
John Barrowman leaving sounds a lot less likely, especially when he's been yakking on about signing up for S3. Admittedly it's possible he could be doing less episodes - he's apparently doing something in the West End Next year, plus Robin Hood at Birmingham Dec-Jan and all his judging that he does, but I can't see him leaving altogether.
Rumour:
Awesome yes. And not outside the realms of possibility. Freema has been saying that Russell has more in store for Martha - this would seem a likely route.
Rumour:
Well the kid-friendly repeats are already doing that job. And now they've got the series actually working I don't think they'd change the format so drastically. Not when it's currently the highest rated series on BBC2. Poor old Robin Hood's getting a shafting then. Shame. Again, think that's a bit unlikely.
Rumour:
Gareth David-Lloyd and John Barrowman have both confirmed that they're signed up for Series 3. But what's the point in doing a five episode series, when it's more cost effective to do thirteen. Think that this one's a bit bollocks to be honest.
Doctor Who:
Rumour:
Well, everyone and their dog's been saying that since David Tennant was announced as doing Hamlet. Currently this is the only part of this story I reckon is actually true.
Rumour:
Strange, they were only filming the finale trio of eps just after Christmas and I'm sure there's still at least one block of episodes left to film, unless I've been reading the news in DWM wrong.
Rumour:
Well I'm sure we'll have some leaked photos in the Sun when that happens then.
Rumour:
That's a bit out of the blue. It's been Nesbitt this and Nesbitt that over the last few months. I'm still holding out hope that David Tennant will turn into Stephen Fry. Because Fry for the Eleventh Doctor would be made of win and also awesome.
Rumour:
The character assassination starts already. Poor old Donna. That would be breaking the New!Who Companion mould a little too much, so I'm calling shennanigans on it. (But it could the proven my the supposed conversation between the Doctor and Donna's granddad where it's implied that Donna's lost her memory. After all RTD loves his big reset buttons)
I'm on the side of the fence that is calling most of this "bollocks until proven otherwise in a leaked BBC press release"
Once I stopped laughing I had a bit of a think about it and could see where they were coming from. Thus:
Let's start with all the Torchwood gossip.
Rumour:
First off on Torchwood things are going to change massively. Leaving the show are Burn Gorman [Owen Harper], Naoko Mori [Toshiko] and John Barrowman [Captain Jack Harkness], though it is likely that Barrowman will return now and then as Captain Jack in a recurring capacity.
Well Owen is currently suffering from a terrible case of death, so this is a possibility. After all the energy animating him won't last forever. And if Owen pops his clogs (again) it could prompt Tosh to leave, so it's plausible.
John Barrowman leaving sounds a lot less likely, especially when he's been yakking on about signing up for S3. Admittedly it's possible he could be doing less episodes - he's apparently doing something in the West End Next year, plus Robin Hood at Birmingham Dec-Jan and all his judging that he does, but I can't see him leaving altogether.
Rumour:
Joining the team as a full time member as of season 3 will be Freema Agyeman who will step in as Martha Jones and take over the day to day running of Torchwood from Captain Jack.
Awesome yes. And not outside the realms of possibility. Freema has been saying that Russell has more in store for Martha - this would seem a likely route.
Rumour:
Making Torchwood more kid-friendly. The [...] changes to Torchwoods format are so it can be shown in the Saturday evening slot that is usually occupied by Doctor Who
Well the kid-friendly repeats are already doing that job. And now they've got the series actually working I don't think they'd change the format so drastically. Not when it's currently the highest rated series on BBC2. Poor old Robin Hood's getting a shafting then. Shame. Again, think that's a bit unlikely.
Rumour:
A third season of Torchwood has indeed been commissioned, but thus far only for five episodes as apposed to the usual 13.
Gareth David-Lloyd and John Barrowman have both confirmed that they're signed up for Series 3. But what's the point in doing a five episode series, when it's more cost effective to do thirteen. Think that this one's a bit bollocks to be honest.
Doctor Who:
Rumour:
David Tennant will be leaving the series and will regenerate during the last few minutes of the 2009 Christmas Special.
Well, everyone and their dog's been saying that since David Tennant was announced as doing Hamlet. Currently this is the only part of this story I reckon is actually true.
Rumour:
Apparently for the last few months filming has been underway on the four Doctor Who specials.
Strange, they were only filming the finale trio of eps just after Christmas and I'm sure there's still at least one block of episodes left to film, unless I've been reading the news in DWM wrong.
Rumour:
Tennant will officially have left the series in two weeks time when he finishes filming the final moments of the 2009 Christmas Special.
Well I'm sure we'll have some leaked photos in the Sun when that happens then.
Rumour:
Tipped to take over from Tennant is Full Monty Actor Robert Carlyle
That's a bit out of the blue. It's been Nesbitt this and Nesbitt that over the last few months. I'm still holding out hope that David Tennant will turn into Stephen Fry. Because Fry for the Eleventh Doctor would be made of win and also awesome.
Rumour:
Though the big difference is Donna whom Tate plays in the series will turn out to be a pretty nasty piece of work.
The character assassination starts already. Poor old Donna. That would be breaking the New!Who Companion mould a little too much, so I'm calling shennanigans on it. (But it could the proven my the supposed conversation between the Doctor and Donna's granddad where it's implied that Donna's lost her memory. After all RTD loves his big reset buttons)
I'm on the side of the fence that is calling most of this "bollocks until proven otherwise in a leaked BBC press release"
