Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!rocksvax!sunybcs!acsgjjp From: acsgjjp@sunybcs.UUCP (Jim Poltrone) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Probably some old news (at least to us) Message-ID: <1946@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 13:39:53 EDT Article-I.D.: sunybcs.1946 Posted: Tue Jul 16 13:39:53 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 04:20:19 EDT Distribution: net Organization: SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science Lines: 35 I saw this in yesterday's (i.e. Mon. Jul. 15) Buffalo News, in Gail Shister's column (from Knight-Ridder Syndicate): > Good news, "Dr. Who" freaks. Thanks to a worldwide outcry from fans of the > long-running sci-fi series, the British Broadcasting Corp. has decided to > reverse its February cancellation order. Production resumes in January. > This time around, there will be a new cast -- including a replacement > for Colin Baker, the sixth Dr. Who. Meanwhile, there are 470 "Dr. Who" > episodes in U. S. circulation, with 20 more on the way that have already > aired in England. Jolly good. Obviously, this columnist knows NOTHING about science-fiction fandom. Freaks? "Dr. Who" (as opposed to "Doctor Who")? But it is significant because it is the first thing I've seen in this city's newspaper (which is not one of my favorite papers, by the way). They'd be more interested in reporting on what's happening with "Dynasty" or "Dallas". And so would the columnist. Now for the contents: We already know the show will be coming back. But how long will it last after next season is still up in the air, as far as I know. And as for Colin leaving, I think I've heard that rumor before. I wonder whose decision it was to "force" another regeneration. Besides, it's much too soon. One year as the Doctor? Come on, now, that's not long enough. Keep him until after the Silver Jubilee (in 1988), at the very least. -- "As you listen...to the following...for your imagination's sake...turn off the lights, if it's dark out. Or close your eyes, if it's light...(unless you're driving, of course). And you'll see as only you can see...With that special inner eye you have...with that special insight that makes you differently the same." From the House on the Knoll, not far from the Holt... Jim Poltrone (a/k/a Poltr1, the Last of the Raster Blasters) uucp: [decvax,watmath,rocksvax]!sunybcs!acsgjjp ARPAnet, CSnet: acsgjjp%buffalo@CSNET-RELAY BITNET: ACSGJJP@SUNYABVA