WARNING: This review is based on the UK broadcast of Doctor Who : Waters of Mars and contains a few spoilers. The episode will air on BBC America on December 19th, and SPACE in Canada at an unannounced time. If you do not wish to be spoiled, please do not click through.

Bowie Base One. 21st November 2059. A certain timelord decides to take a little sightseeing trip on Mars. Leaving his TARDIS to take in the beautiful red hued…

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The BBC have started to show the trailer for Doctor Who : The Waters of Mars, which will be airing on BBC One on Sunday November 15th at 7pm GMT. The episode is the second of the four 2009 specials, and focuses on the Doctor visiting the Bowie Base One, Mars in 2059. A place in time whose destiny is already written.

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Today at the Cheltenham Screenwriter's Festival, the BBC Wales Doctor Who team announced that the first of the remaining three episodes of David Tennant's reign; The Waters of Mars, will be aired on BBC One on Sunday November 15th.

The episode, which is standalone, but leads into the final two-parter is set in the Year 2059 on Earth's first off-world colony, and features an aliens that use a water compound to infect its victims.

The sixty minute special will be followed…

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And it's pretty stylish, in a post-modern art deco sort of way.  How appropriate is it that the new Doctor Who logo mixes modern, future, and past artistic influences – giving it a sort of anachronistic feel.  Very appropriate.  Cue the die-hard fan complaints… now.  If new 'Who' Matt Smith sat off a firestorm in the Dr. Who fan community with his conservative duds, there will no doubt be at least a mild roar heard over this minimalist new…

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Anticipation is building for the next full season of the BBC's Doctor Who, with Matt Smith replacing David Tennant as the Doctor, joined by a new assistant, Amy Pond (Scottish actress Karen Gillan). The TARDIS will once again hurtle through time and space, as the Doctor explores never-before-seen planets and fighting off countless more villains who want to take over the world. But which of the Doctor's old foes will be making a return come 2010?

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BBC America announced in a press release yesterday the acquisition of the fifth season of the BBC's revival of classic British sci-fi serial Doctor Who. This move comes as good news to fans eagerly awaiting the latest adventures of the Doctor and his companion as he hurtles through time and space battling terrifying monsters and exploring fascinating new worlds.  The press release states:

“BBC AMERICA has announced the acquisition of the new season of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith as the…

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I have a prediction. Okay, so it’s not really a prediction as much as it is a pipe-dream. The folks behind the new Doctor Who catch wind of the reaction to his new ‘look’ and decide on a wardrobe makeover. I know, I know, some of you like it (fools), but to me it just doesn’t jive with the youthful new image I was expecting from Doctor Who. Oh, to heck with being diplomatic about it – he looks silly!…

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It was announced today that BBC America acquired the rights to air five Doctor Who specials.

The 2008 Christmas special, The Next Doctor, is set to air on June 27, 2009. Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead will debut in July, and Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars will be released later this year. The other two specials are slated for late 2009 or early 2010.

These specials will be the last for lead David Tennant, who will be replaced next season by Matt…

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