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1. Hat Rick - January 3, 2010

Am I a bad person for not having seen nary a one of these series?

I’m a Trek guy, pure and simple, these days.

2. Christine - January 3, 2010

Ooohh, I can’t wait until Fringe! Love that show, and it’s so much fun as I’m currently making my way through X-Files (thank you library for having the series on DVD).

Sooo, soooooooooo sad that David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who. The new series looks… well, interesting, but come on, no one can replace Tennant. I may try to tune in, anyways, though.

3. S. John Ross - January 3, 2010

Tennant was amazing and will be missed, but I’m still eager to see what Moffat and team have in store for us. Long live the Doctor.

4. Anthony Pascale - January 3, 2010

you are not a bad person for not watching other scifi, but kind of hard sustaining yourself solely on trek. I probably watch at least one or two episodes of some Trek a week, but after you have seen them all, it is isnt the same as new stuff

I envy trekkies who havent yet watched every episode of Trek. That means there is NEW trek to enjoy, even if it is a series you gave up on before, i say put it in your netflix queue and give it another chance

but I do enjoy many new shows like Flash Forward, Fringe, V, and even a bit of Doctor Who and that Stargate Universe thing has potential.

5. tony - January 3, 2010

i really liked v cant beleive its on break so quick it will be hard to remember all that happened so far same with warehouse 13 the unit was good to but after writers strike it fell off and got cancelled will never understand how they run tv shows

6. Justice Boy - January 3, 2010

I’ve seen all Trek incarnations so far and can’t wait for more!
Right now, however, I can’t wit for more LOST episodes!

7. Justice Boy - January 3, 2010

“Wait” What a witless misspelling!

8. devon - January 3, 2010

I agree wholeheartedly #4, I too enjoy Flashforward, Fringe, V, Doctor Who for my Sci-Fi fix… not sure on Stargate Universe yet, has potential but has been pretty boring & slow moving up until the final episodes! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Doctor in 2010 with Matt Smith but Tennant will be sorely missed! not since Pertwee & Baker(Tom) have I felt as connected to a Doctor incarnation, although Davison might be up there too as I haven’t seen enough to judge yet! Colin Baker was okay, and the little I’ve seen of Sylvester McCoy I just am not sure yet as his voice and appearance both (mostly the voice!) I find unsettling! I liked Chris Eccleston as the Doctor, but Tennant was just superb, a hard act to follow considering he was the last act (ironic)! Can’t wait for V to return to the airwaves as this has the potential to be my favorite new series potential wise! Caprica has been so long coming following Battlestar that this may hurt it in the end!Still can’t believe that they ended Stargate:Atlantis in favor of the boring Universe series, hope this picks up the pace soon or it will die a quick death! Wish beyond everything we had a new Star Trek series on TV because Sci-Fi is just not as interesting to me without Trek… nothing compares in my estimation! 1st run Trek is the best source of Sci-Fi a fan can hope for! Hope Fringe & Flashforward get renewed for another season! Bring back Torchwood and Captain Jack as End of Time Pt.II made me nostalgic for Jack & crew! Although he would need a whole new team to work with as everyone is dead minus Gwen who is pregnant and should continue forward with her own life outside Torchwood… so bring on a whole new team to love who can save the world! long live Sci-Fi!!!!!!

9. Capes - January 3, 2010

#1…I love all things Trek, but Doctor Who has been well worth the time to watch (yes….pun intended). This is NOT your Father’s Doctor ! Good stuff…..I highly recommend starting with the Christopher Eccleston season which preceeds David Tennant’s four year run. It has a quirky charm and updates all the Doctors that came before. You will not be disappointed.

10. devon - January 3, 2010

#5 I too hope the long hiatus won’t hurt “V” too much as it is a good series so far! Think of the 1st 4 episodes as a miniseries rather than a series start, and hope that the cliffhanger ending will make people want to tune in again after the Olympics end their run! It was smart to take a break during the busy Olympic season, but would have been better for us had they decided instead to run the series start to finish beginning in March or April when everything else is winding down for the season so that it would have less competition and would be something fresh & exciting to watch vs. Reruns on TV @ the time! Who knows how TV stations operate these days??? Makes no sense to me, it’s almost as if they deliberately sabotage certain shows to a quick, unforgiving death… and I certainly hope this is not the case with “v” with great story and acting potential! All we can do as fans is tune back in & support it come the Spring!!!

11. rebecca - January 3, 2010

In the casting spoiler for Dollhouse, about Eliza Dushku’s real-life boyfriend making an appearance, you forgot to include the actor’s name. Y’know, just a minor detail. :)

12. Will_H - January 3, 2010

I’m still bummed about Dollhouse ending. If Joss makes another series I think he should go to SiFi to do it (or however they’re spelling it today). I think if Dollhouse and Firefly had been on that network they each would have finished out their intended run, not to mention Angel. I will say I’m impressed with how well he’s wrapped it up on the notice he got, though.

13. StarFuryG7 - January 3, 2010

Tennant was right: Take 3 was the right choice.

14. Commander Crooner - January 3, 2010

Lost, SGU, Fringe, V, Smallville: I watch a damn lot of sci-fi!

I really want to know how Desmond is on 815, though! Wasn’t he on the island long before the crash?

15. Hat Rick - January 3, 2010

Thanks, Anthony, for your reply.

The reason I don’t watch non-Trek is that I really don’t have time for much entertainment at all. I’ve been watching Trek episodes for the better part of four decades and I’ve probably seen all of them, except for much of Voyager and the last two seasons of Enterprise. I’ve seen all the Trek movies an average of about a dozen times, start to finish, either in the theaters or on DVD or Blu-ray.

I find that when I rewatch Trek episodes and movies, I often discover something new in them.

Trek is enough for me.

The rest of the time, I read or surf the ‘Net.

In times past, I watched Babylon 5 and the new BSG, though I’ve never been a completist about them. And yes, over the years, I’ve watched the Star Wars movies, some Doctor Who, Space: 1999, and a wide assortment of other SF series and movies. But not so much anymore.

16. Ryan T. Riddle - January 4, 2010

Good-bye, Doctor (Ten). I’ll miss you, because you know what? You were my Doctor.

17. charliebob - January 4, 2010

About 20s into the trailer for the new dr who, you seem to see a brief shot of the interior of the TARDIS which gets redesigned in the new series (The interior was always designed to change, a previous doctor called them desktops I think :P).

David’s last moments are quite sad (having seen it over here already) and it’s well worth a watch.

18. redshirt - January 4, 2010

14. – The nuclear explosion caused changes in the timeline. And in this timeline Kate and I are married.

19. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

Looking forward to the new season of Doctor Who, and the eleventh Doctor. The finale of the 10th Doctor was great for the most part.

As usual with Russell T Davies he does great stuff but mixes it in with some silly stuff.

I will miss David Tennant as he was one of my fav Dcotors but there has been so many incarnations I enjoy which each Doctor brings to the role.

I love Doctor Who loads, in fact its my second favourite show behind Trek.

As regards to other shows I will give V a try, been watching the original and loved the original Mini Series and The Final Battle, but i don’t think the new version will be as good.

Flash Forward I have been watching but I am almost about to give up on the show. It has a great concept but the dialogue is awful and I find the most of the characters unlikeable. Even John Cho’s character Dmitri annoys me but not as much as Joseph Feinnes character Mark.

Being a fan of Brannon Braga I wanted to like this show but it really is boring me., and this is coming from someone who loves the slower paced films.

However, Braga is working on 24 now and I am really looking forward to season 8 of 24.

20. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

Fringe I have no interest in.

Maybe its because although he did a great job on Star Trek XI I am still not a fan of JJ Abrams and his team

21. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

Hat Rick

I know where you are coming from, I have seen all the Treks and I am loving going through them all at the moment. I am always going through my Treks and enjoy rewatching them everytime.

I do watch other shows but I still do enjoy watching Trek so I watch it along with watching new stuff. I am watching DS9 and Voyager at the moment along with V the original series, early Supernatural and movies.
Have seen season 1 of Warehouse 13 and I love 24 and Boston Legal.

Dollhouse, Fringe, Lost are shows I probably am not keen on seeing. Well Lost was not that interesting to me and from what I have been told it has not just jumped the shark but done 50 sumersaults as well. Dollhouse seemed to be a stupid concept and not a fan of Whedon.

22. Zebonka - January 4, 2010

That’s an embarrassing way for Tennant to leave … the Doctor’s never had a problem with “going” before.

23. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

22 thing I hated was I felt it was playing too much with the fact that he was ‘dying’ and unless circumstances are really serious he is regenerating, not dying.

You got to make the Doctor has a great send off but at the same time you have to get the audience excited about the next Doctor. In a regeneration story you build up the xcitemtn to look forward to his next incarantion.

My friend felt the way it was written is going to make the younger viewers find it harder to accept Matt Smith.

As I said I think it was great for most part but Russell T Davies writes things that are just wooful at times.

24. Daoud - January 4, 2010

@23 Sort of an odd/even curse for Doctors?

Of course, now the number of Star Trek films is matched by the number of Doctors Who again, so balance is restored to the universe. ;) Here’s hoping Star Trek 12 comes before the 12th Doctor though!

25. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

With Doctor Who they are now getting closer to get around the 12 regenartion limit, he has now just used his 10 regeneration to become he eleventh Doctor.

But it was a small point that was mentioned in one story and they can get round it

26. Ghostbusters Aficionado - January 4, 2010

Why is there no mention of Harold Ramis announcing just a few days ago that the highly awaited Ghostbusters 3 will be released in 2011 with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Annie Potts all returning in supporting roles and the new leads being a hip young quality cast?

I think probably some of the below names will most likely appear in it:
Shia LaBeouf, Anton Yelchin, Zac Efron, Ed Westwick, Sophia Bush, Evan Rachel Wood, Kat Dennings, Emma Roberts, Penn Badgley, Chad Michael Murray, Adam Brody, Thomas Dekker, Ellen Page, Blake Lively, Rachel Bilson, Hilary Duff, Chace Crawford, Emile Hirsch, James Lafferty, Michael Cera, Leighton Meester, Mishca Barton, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr

27. Nick - January 4, 2010

Ghostbusters 3 out next year!!!! That’s good news!!! Two in the box… Ready to go! We be fast and they be slow!

28. OLLEY OLLEY OLEY - January 4, 2010

ooOOoo Spartacus blood and sand… thats looks well good, it’s the first time I heard of it, but as a fan of Rome, I’m looking forward to it, Jan 29 broadcast … drool.

Doctor Who, great show but the specials, overall, were a let down.
I will miss David, & I was blubbing and the end until MATT appeared, all fired up and rock music beat…cant wait!

Heroes…please let the pain stop, let this be the final series.
I have watched heroes since the start, but the ying & yang of that show is gone.

V glad that its coming back, but the 4 episode “events”" are unsatisfiying. It’s like having a starter and then waiter tells you that the main-course will be a little late….2MONTHS

29. David b - January 4, 2010

I thought Sigourney Weaver wasn’t going to appear in GB3 which is a shame, she’s as much a part of Ghostbusters as the busters themselves.

30. OLLEY OLLEY OLEY - January 4, 2010

24

Matt Smith is reportly signed to a 5 year contract with “Who”, so provided paramount get their finger out with JJ and the cast & crew, there might, just might be a Star Trek 12 before the 12th doctor lol

j/k
but production gaps are a hell of a lot longer compared to the heady days of STII and STIII, 18 months for that ? wasnt it?

31. S. John Ross - January 4, 2010

Ghostbusters. Hmm.

I love the original film; it’s one of my all-time favorites. Love it to pieces.

But … I feel the same trepidation toward the new film as I did toward Indiana Jones and his Crystal Skull outing … “I loved the original movie, but this is a franchise that already proved they couldn’t make a worthy sequel YEARS ago, when things were still much fresher … why would now be better?”

And maybe it’s unfair to have such hesitation, but man oh man.

The thing is, unlike with a Trek film, I’m an automatic audience member. Put “Ghostbusters” in the title, and I’m there; I’ve already bought my ticket in my mind and nothing will change that. Again, just like Indiana Jones.

But I don’t want another memory scuffed that way. Bustin’ makes me feel GOOD … usually. Help :(

32. earthclanbootstrap - January 4, 2010

I can’t wait to see what Moffat will do as showrunner on Dr. Who. While I will always deeply appreciate what RTD did for Who, he really had no one to rein him in when he was being self-indulgent and Boy-oh could he be that! While I loooved Tennant in the role, I await Matt Smith with curiosity. I am ALWAYS ready to give a new Doctor a chance -that’s what they are there for! The only thing I am somewhat disappointed about is the return of Murray Gold for music duties; I find his scores to be overblown and intrusive to the point of taking me out of the show sometimes.

33. captain_neill - January 4, 2010

RTD was so self indulgent, I am hopeful that Stephen Moffat will bring it back to a bit more old school Doctor Who while keeping the modern style of the current show.

I am hoping they take the Doctor as a “God” motif away as this was never done in the classic series and really felt RTD overdid this.

34. Schiefy - January 4, 2010

I have been watching all the Trek series through with my kids–and although I have seen all of them at least once and some a few more times than that, it has been fun enjoying the series again with my kids since it is the first for them on the many episodes we have left to watch.

35. DS9 Rocks - January 4, 2010

Why is “Chuck” in this column?? Is it sci fi? I haven’t seen any reader comment on it, and it looks just awful.

36. Jeffery Wright - January 4, 2010

Garbage, garbage garbage. And rubbish. Thank the Gods for BSG, which is so good it almost makes up for the rest of the repulsive drek offered up.

Stargate is still on the air but Firefly was cancelled years ago? That awful, new Dr Who is on the telly, but Enterprise was cancelled?

Whats wrong with this picture? I’ll be watching my DVD’s while most of these commercially supported abortions air.

37. Mitch - January 4, 2010

I’m sorry, but Doctor Who was lightyears above Enterprise in quality, writing, acting, you name it.

The UK has a fraction of the US’ population, yet Doctor Who gets ratings about 3 times higher than Enterprise ever got here. There’s a reason for that.

David Tennant was brilliant in the role. It’s a big hit losing him. But of course, given that Tennant replaced a guy who was also very good in the role, one has to keep an open mind, especially with Steven Moffat taking over.

38. Jtrekker - January 4, 2010

In light of some of the previous comments regarding watching other shows, I have to tip my hat to TM for even giving me reason to check out some of these other shows. I still love Trek through and through, and, as some others have mentioned, I still will watch it at times along with everything else. But I can honestly say that I have broadened my interest in sci-fi since I started reading TM’s weekly updates. A lot of these shows, I may not even have heard about if it wasn’t for this site, and I may not have given it them a chance if it wasn’t for some of the interesting details and trailers.

One key example of this is Doctor Who. Having grown up primarily more of a Trekkie than a sci-fi fan in general, I had heard of Doctor Who, but decided it wasn’t worth my time. Then, this last summer, after reading articles and seeing trailers and mash-ups of the new series, I finally gave it a chance – and now I’m hooked! I was so excited about watching the last part of The End of Time, that I had to work my schedule this week to just catch the second episode. I can’t say it was the best episode I’ve seen, but it was nice to have something to look forward to again.

And I think that is the whole point of watching something other than Star Trek. As much as I love Trek, as AP said earlier in this thread, once you’ve seen all of the Treks, you get to the point where it’s no longer new. You ultimately know the ending, and even if you don’t remember the particular episode, you often remember all the surround details. I miss the excitement of having something new to look forward to each week. And, luckily, with some great SF shows on air right now like Doctor Who, Lost, Flash Forward, V, etc., I have something to look forward to again! Oh, and I guess I also have something to look forward to at the cinema in about 2 years as well…

39. richpit - January 4, 2010

I love Fringe, V and Flash Forward. All excellent shows so far.

Oh, and Chuck! It’s awesome. I can’t wait until they’re all back.

Lost and Heroes “lost” me a number of seasons ago.

40. Kirk, James T. - January 4, 2010

I really don’t know why people love and rave about Doctor Who. It’s poorly scripted, badly acted, the production values are as bad as they were on the original and the music is far too over the top for what it is.

Its not Sci-Fi, it’s KIds TV with some very cheesy comedy for the Adults who sit with their kids – I’ll give it this though, the BBC know how to market it – i only wish Star Trek had been marketed in such a way around the globe since Trek is far bigger than Who.

41. WowserUK - January 4, 2010

Anthony, you splendid chap, you are right as ever :)
Keep up the stirling work through 2010 and beyond.
I watch too many of those shows, but it’s what we’re all supposed to be doing isn’t it! ;)

42. OneBuckFilms - January 4, 2010

I’ve been watching V and FlashForward, and those have helped fill the sci-fi fix since Galactica left the airwaves.

43. Bobd - January 4, 2010

@39, you’re free to dislike anything, but your analysis of modern Doctor Who is ridiculous.

Scripts: It’s hard to debate this. Yes I agree RTD’s era could be silly at times, but they could also be magnificent.

Acting: You’re joking. David Tennant, Derek Jacobi, Timothy Dalton, Claire Bloom. These are bad actors? I’m sorry but no American show can come close to competing with the quality of acting on the last few years of Doctor Who.

Production Values: I know you honestly don’t believe that modern Who looks like old Who. It does have a charming home-spun BBC quality, but I believe they achieve amazing things on a TV budget and schedule (TV Trek, for example, has never come close). When have you ever seen anything like this on a TV show: http://bit.ly/4B4Ns2

Trek is “far bigger?” The Guinness Book people might disagree: http://bit.ly/AUIyB

44. earthclanbootstrap - January 4, 2010

@42 – I’d also have to add John Simms to the list of acting brilliance. His portrayal of the Master is sublime.

Script-wise, I think we can all agree that the modern Who has sometimes missed the mark (more often than not due to RTD’s afore-mentioned lack of self-restraint), but yes, there have been moments of sheer brilliance (often pulled off by new show runner Moffat, though not solely by him).

Production values: oh, that’s the trolls’ reliable old hobby horse, isn’t it? If they want to try to get a rise, they just bring up the wobbly sets. That’s so Twentieth Century of them… :-)

45. JohnWA - January 4, 2010

37-

Likewise, I never bothered with British science fiction until I saw the first couple seasons of Enterprise and realized just how awfully dull – not to mention predictable – Trek had become. I turned to SG-1 for a while. But I found it to be just as formulaic. And then I stumbled upon Doctor Who. And I am glad I did because it is great stuff. Compared to that Temporal Cold War rubbish they were churning out on ST, Doctor Who is time travel for adults.

46. Jeff - January 4, 2010

Regarding ‘Ghostbusters 3’, this is a remarkable cast, and I can only say, break a leg, everyone. I’ll see you in 2011 at the theater!

47. Bollea - January 4, 2010

I think probably one or two of the following names will probably star in GB III in a supporting role or cameo:
Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Eddie Izzard, Rowan Atkinson, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Jeremy Piven, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, William Shatner, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Tim Allen, Chevy Chase, John Goodman, Billy Connolly, Danny DeVito, Robin Williams, George Lopez, Steve Coogan, John Cleese.

48. Kragen - January 4, 2010

Lady Gaga would be perfect as a ghost in Ghostbusters 3 and to have a cameo in the next Star Trek movie. Midway through the sequel, I’d like to see Kirk, Spock and McCoy go undercover to a concert of Madam Gaga’s on a distant planet like with Diva Plavalaguna in The Fifth Element (1997). Her character (the most famous and successful young singer in the Alpha Quadrant) could have dark connections to the Orion Syndicate who should be the villains of the sequel as they are essentially the Mafia of the Star Trek universe, involved in piracy, smuggling, and extortion. A breathtakingly intense, thunderous phaser fight could erupt interrupting the show when she sings Bad Romance, Paparazzi, Poker Face or Just Dance between Kirk, Spock and McCoy and some Orion Syndicate henchmen.

49. Bong Thao - January 4, 2010

Please, no Shia LaBeouf, Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick (and that ridiculous god-awful American accent), Zac Efron , Chad Michael Murray, or Adam Brody! I’d prefer to have serious actors such as Christian Bale, Colin Farrell, Ryan Gosling and Josh Lucas as the leads rather than these heartthrobs and comedians.

50. Jake Moore - January 4, 2010

Harold Ramis: ‘We’ll introduce some new young Ghostbusters’.
Dan Aykroyd: “There will be a whole new generation that has to be trained, and that whole new generation will be led by an individual who you’ll all love when you meet him… They’ll be lots of cadets, boys and girls, who’ll be learning how to use the psychotron, the accelerators and all the new stuff, the neuron splitter, which is going to be the interplaner, interceptor and all these great tools that they’re going to have, to flip from dimension to dimension.”

They should call it – ‘Ghostbusters 3: The Next Generation’. I hope Shia LaBeouf will be the new lead. He would make a good Ghostbuster. He can definitely play the straight faced smart-ass that Bill Murray was. But I worry after Ghostbusters 3 comes out and the old cast have taken their final bow and said goodbye, they’ll no doubt be talking about another sequel in which we’ll get yet another tear-filled, overwrought, sentiment laden goodbye.

51. freddy-f - January 4, 2010

Why does any one think that GB3 will be any good? Do these people forget about how BAD GB2 was?! I’m still looking for a refund on that waste of time. While we’re at it, why not another Lethal Weapon sequel.

Now regarding Dr Who Tennant was the best doctor and anyone trying to replace him will be very hard. I think Matt will be this generations Colin Baker which was the worst!

52. CmdrR - January 4, 2010

I just hope Ghostbusters is funny! I think it will be.

Ming-Na didn’t mind being a “female lesbian”? As opposed to…
I keep hoping Stargate Universe will get better. As Anthony says, it’s got potential. But, it also blows a lot of chances. The whole “Hey, guess what! She’s a lesbian!” thing was just out of left field. It had nothing to do with any plotline. It didn’t add to her character. It played like it was written by an adolescent male. If she’s a lesbian, how does that affect the cast dynamic? And if it doesn’t then why go there at all? In fact, SU continues to waste its female cast to a very large degree. IMHO. There have been bright moments in the series though, including the season cliffhanger and Young’s relationship with Lou Diamond Philips (who I’m still hoping gets killed off nastily.)

Looking forward to New Who. I hated Tenant at first, mostly because I was amazed at Christopher Eccleston’s ability to bring new life to the role. But, I’ve come to appreciate the giddy quality Tenant brought. Just wish they’d have let him use his real accent. That’s a hoot! I’ll definitely give Smith a shot.

53. buddykarl - January 4, 2010

I just can’t get past the new DW catch phrase of GERONIMO! For some reason, I just cringe every time I hear Matt Smith bellow it out. Maybe it is because it isn’t David Tennant in the role…I’ll give it a spin but it will feel like when Dick Sergent took over the role of Darrin Stevens from Dick York…lol. You see, Tennant is the reason I started watching DW again and now, well, now I have to give Matt Smith a chance, but quite frankly, I am a bit nervous about it. Ah well, I was all up in arms about the new Star Trek movie, but now I can’t stop watching it…;)

54. Anthony Pascale - January 4, 2010

Of course I am very much looking forward to LOST! I forgot because it has been so long a hiatus

55. tman - January 4, 2010

52- Having had same reaction to Tennant you originally had and having grown to appreciate his Dr as much or more than Eccleston, I have to say if you rewatch the 1st Tennant episode with the hand lop-off and what kind of doctor am I it is pretty cartoonish and somewhat weak. There are things in the story (bringing down the PM) that are done beautifully, but I think where the Doctor is concerned it is really badly written.

53- I’m hopeful they don’t keep that as a catchphrase. I think some of the cutsie things they did to give Dr Who’s of old their own shtick really were distracting and painful. Not to say I could enjoy Sylvester McCoy’s doctor even if those things had been purged.

Regarding Dr Who, the special effects ARE a bit cheesy, low tech and quaintly BBCish. It’s much better than the old series (which were frequently laughable in the special effects) and probably not quite up to Farscape (though I think they are really on a par with some modern shows like Stargate and DS9) My take is that Dr Who is more like theatre. You have to bring some imagination with you and focus on the stories, dialogue, and characters since the span of settings they are dealing with, some needing historical accuracy) is quite large. If you need constant FX as mind candy to keep you happy in your crib, stick to bigger budget American fare. That said, I would agree with not showing the TARDIS in space under attack or have chase scenes with it so much as there’s no way that won’t look silly.

56. earthclanbootstrap - January 4, 2010

@53 – buddykarl said: “and now, well, now I have to give Matt Smith a chance, but quite frankly, I am a bit nervous about it”

If there is one thing that the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce has taught us, it is that you should ALWAYS give the loony new guy who says he’s the Doctor a chance. Other than that it’s “five rounds rapid”, and we all know how that usually turns out…

57. mr Lirpa - January 4, 2010

I love how this articles comments have turned into a Doctor Who thread!

The first two shows I remember on TV were Doctor Who and Star Trek. I love them both equally, great shows, plenty to think and talk about in both and so far when one ebbs the other rises to fill the void and visa versa.

Looking forward to Matt Smiths Doctor, he looks a bit young or is it that I’m now in my 40’s, gulp!

58. Rosario T. Calabria - January 4, 2010

#11
Oops. Fixed now. :)

#26
The Ghostbusters 3 news will be covered in tomorrow’s Sci-Fi Movies column.

Personally, I’m most looking forward to the return of LOST. Can’t wait to see how it all ends. Finally questions answered! Or maybe not…

Also really happy we get Chuck earlier than expected. Not too psyched about FlashForward any more, but I’ll ride it out. Same goes for Heroes. Fringe is still fun. Walter is a great character.

59. TD - January 4, 2010

The new Dr looks to be HORRIBLE….ANOTHER sci show gone

60. Jeffrey S. Nelson - January 4, 2010

Eastwick drew some respectable numbers…so why the cancellation?
The “Unearthed” episode of Fringe that airs January 11th..is it on the first season dvd set??

61. wickedjacob - January 4, 2010

40 — I stopped reading at “the production values are as bad as they were on the original.” That is so obviously untrue it proves you simply don’t know what you are talking about.

62. CarlG - January 4, 2010

@43. 44: Don’t forget Lindsay Duncan (ferociously awesome in “Waters of Mars”), and Bernard Cribbins (he will break your heart. That is all).

I finally got to see the specials from last year — watched all of them in a row on Space channel. “End of Time” left me an absolute quivering wreck, but I’m still stoked for Matt Smith’s Doctor, and Steve Moffat’s evil genius (there’s a two-parter with the Weeping Angels. Dear Jeebus).

Goodbye David and Russell — you guys were fan-TAS-tic! ;)

63. Rosario T. Calabria - January 4, 2010

#60.
Actually, Eastwick drew weak ratings. They were so-so at the very beginning, but now they’re really bad. Last week’s episode only drew 3.3 million viewers. That may be a acceptable for a cable network but not for broadcast.

The Fringe episode “Unearthed” wasn’t on the first season DVD set.

64. Jim Nightshade - January 4, 2010

ghostbusters3 i hope will be funny n great but i also fear it cuz gb2 was baad—dr who and star trek share their iconic historical status both have been around a lonng time n refuse to die–i grew to like tennant a lot but eggleston had more energy in the role he was goofy n enthusiastic-his tenure was too short–i luv fringe its x files with more humor–chuck does have a scifi status to it–a new trek series would be great–i agree with anthony–give the trek series u didnt watch another chance-they are all worth watching-

65. captain_neill - January 5, 2010

am I the only one who is about to give up on FlashForward?

I have seen it all so far but its one of those shows if I stop watching I wont be missing anything. The dialogue is awful and when I want to hit the main character then I know I can’t like it much anymore and Benford and Dmitri are characters who I cannot care for.

I am sorry but I really wanted to like this show. I am a fan of Brannon Braga.

66. captain_neill - January 5, 2010

Matt Smith will be good, there were 9 Doctors before Tennant, he is not the definitive article. he is one of my favs but I love all the Doctors. My all time fav being Tom Baker but I do love aspects of each incarnation.

Matt Smith is meant to be different from Tennant just as Tennant was different from Eccleston who was diff from McGann and so on. I look forward to the new season.

And you have to see how hot the new companion looks.

67. Buzz Cagney - January 5, 2010

‘I don’t want to go’ as a last line isn’t the worst line they could have picked. Kirk’s ‘oh my’ springs to mind. Now that did suck.

68. ProperTrekkieUk - January 5, 2010

Overall I loved the End of Time, the first one being a tad weak until about half way through and the last one being overall good (except for the poor sound I had…stupid relatives talking though my Dr Who)…I wish the Time Lords had returned…would have been a good dynamic, and I got the feeling that the Doctor was being a bit wet about dying…maybe he had become attatched to his incarnation or maybe he thought he was actually going to die rather then regenerate…

…how he died was bloody good though, really really really didn’t see that coming!

Overall, Dr Who is the best SciFi on telly bar none, SGU is weak but watchable, and Fringe is excellant…but I just want it to get somewhere quicker now! But on the enjoyment factor, Dr Who is by far at the top! Excited about Matt Smith, more then prepared to give him a go!

69. captain_neill - January 5, 2010

“Oh my!” was a good closing line, especially when you read Shatner’s explanation for the line

70. Hat Rick - January 5, 2010

My Doctor Who is Tom Baker’s version, although I have a lot of respect for all the Doctors before him and since.

I think that the Doctor Who series has a lot going for it and now I’m a bit intrigued as to why the current version has to go away (regenerate), exactly, aside from potential real-world considerations involving change of actors. I’m very far from being an expert in this matter.

The last time I watched Doctor Who from beginning to end was, I believe, a rerun, some time in the 1990’s.

The current theme music (Tennant’s series) is fantastic, I must say.

71. Hat Rick - January 5, 2010

Correction: That should be Murray Gold’s arrangement of the theme, 2005-2007.

72. Barney Ross - January 5, 2010

It would be nice to see Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis and Hudson play mentors to the kids like Bruce Greenwood did in Star Trek as Christopher Pike to James Kirk.
Zeddmore: “Your father was captain of a Ghostbusters team for twelve hours.”
Spengler: “He saved 800,000 lives, including your mothers and yours.”
Stantz: “I dare you to do better.”
Venkman: “Enlist in Ghostbusters Academy.”

Shia LaBeouf’s character: You’re a scientist?
Venkman: Part-time.

73. Tollroad - January 5, 2010

Possible future quote from Bill Murray: “Oh, yeah. Dan, Harold, Ernie and I worked with all the kids. Shia is fantastic, Penn is really, really good. I think they made really wise choices in the cast. It was so much fun. We spent a lot of time playing guitar, hanging around singing together, playing chess. Basically just hassling each other.”

74. Buzz Cagney - January 5, 2010

#69 haven’t seen Shatners take on it…….
Personally I hated it. But then I hated that whole death scenario, but best not open that keg of off-beer again I think!

75. Pyxlboy - January 5, 2010

Making sense of the picture of Summer Glau at the top of this post:
Summer Glau was in a tv show with music from a guy who wrote the music for a new show Human Target…starring Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), who played the role of “Turk” in an episode of MacGyver, a show that also featured Bruce McGill…who was obviously a major player in the movie Animal House with Kevin Bacon.

76. captain_neill - January 5, 2010

Generations gets such a bad rap.

Sometimes I worry that our Trek is going to be forgotten because of the new movie.

77. Dr. Image - January 5, 2010

Generations wasn’t bad, just sort of depressing, when you think about it.

Matt Smith had better be able to ACT, because Tennant was brilliant in the role.
I’m having my reservations about the new team.
They had better not change direction too much. A LOT is riding on their success.

And my wife can’t stop crying over DT leaving….

78. Dom - January 6, 2010

Tennant’s departure was as rubbish as the rest of nu-Who. Good riddance! Good luck to the new team: the standard’s set so low, though, that they can’t get much worse!!!

Looking forward to anything Fringe-related. It’s my favourite Blu-ray show of last year: a shame I’ll have to wait so long to see it this year!! Love the sound of a supposedly ‘lost’ season one parallel universe episode: I wonder if it’s related to the events in the episode where Olivia was hopping between the two realities near the end of season one!!!

79. ProperTrekkieUk - January 7, 2010

@ 78 – Well…thats all just plain rubbish!

80. Dom - January 7, 2010

79. ProperTrekkieUk

Enter the Who-Nazis!!