New Who!

Yes, that's right, Doctor Who is coming back, this time as an animated show! It's not clear to me from the news items that I've seen whether this is going to be a series or just a one-shot production, but either way, it's very exciting news. The new Who will feature the Ninth Doctor, to be played by Richard E. Grant, who I'm only familiar with from his earlier, humorous stint as the Doctor in the comedy sketch "The Curse of Fatal Death." Well, hopefully he won't be licking any mirrors this time. The script is being written by Paul Cornell, who's witten a number of Who novels which I've thought were very good, but which have generally been a bit removed from the traditional Doctor Who sensibility (to the extent that such a thing actually exists). Should be rather interesting...

I wonder if this is going to air in the US? And if it doesn't, I wonder who I can get to make bootlegs for me? Damned NTSC-PAL incompatibility.