David Tennant Talks About Doctor on Doctor Action for the 50th
One of the interesting aspects to the upcoming 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who is the coming together of two Doctors: the current one, Matt Smith, and his immediate predecessor, David Tennant. Tennant’s days as The Doctor were officially done in 2010, and the actor has since moved on to the acclaimed small town crime drama Broadchurch, where he plays a police inspector investigating the death of a young boy.
It was on that subject in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that the topic of Doctor Who came up. When asked about what it’s like to connect with the man that took over from him as one of science fiction’s most famous time travelers, Tennant had the following to offer:
I suppose you’d expect me to say we’re new best friends and I love him like a brother,” the Scottish actor tells EW. “But that is sort of how it was. I had a fantastic time and that wouldn’t necessarily have been the case. I’m coming back onto a show that’s effectively somebody else’s show and used to be mine and that’s potentially quite a weird situation to be in. Going back to something I knew so well and had such fun memories of might have backfired. It’s a quite rare set of circumstances: Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig don’t get to play James Bond next to each other. But actually it felt familiar enough that it was like coming home and working with Matt proved to be a real joy. I hope I’m speaking for him when I say we really enjoyed bouncing of each other and playing sort of two aspects of the same character. It was everything that I hoped it might be and nothing that I feared it could be.
Well that sounds promising. The 50th anniversary special will air November 23 on BBC, BBC America and Space Channel in Canada.
Source: The Mary Sue
Nerdy Bits: Get a Tentacle for Your Laptop, ‘Portal’ on a T1 Calculator, Dumb Ways to Die – In a Video Game, and MOAR!
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Above: Oh, what, no big deal, just Matt Smith and Neil Gaiman grabbing breakfast together before they go watch the Doctor Who Christmas special. [The Mary Sue]
Again, no big deal, it’s just Bane and his son dressed as Batman. Wonder if Tom Hardy was a little upset his son didn’t want to buy his costume? [Fashionably Geek]
Though I fear this dress would be the worst at covering Rogue’s power sucking skin, it sure is sexy. Made-to-order from 4D/Supatex rubber and will be based on your exact size. You can also customize it with your choice of colors and texture. Pick one up here. [Fashionably Geek]
Simon Petrikov or rather, the Ice King from Adventure Time is cosplayed here by kill3rtcell, and photographed by nahashon. Fantastic alternative to the blue moo moo, err, “wizard robes.” [Comics Alliance]
Because, why not? You need a squirming tentacle for your laptop. Grab on at Think Geek. Via the Laughing Squid, appropriately.
Taking tattoos to a whole new level is this Yoda who GLOWS UNDER A BLACKLIGHT. How crazy is this? Crazy awesome, I mean. It was inked by tattoo artist Kenneth Bryan of Intimate Body Art Studios. [Geekologie]
Why, oh why wasn’t this around when I was stuck in math class with no smart phone, no iPad, no DS or whatever other gadgets kids have. All I had was a T1 calculater, and I sure as hell couldn’t play Portal on it. Available to download. [Kotaku]
It’s Gandalf, on a unicycle, playing bagpipes. You’re welcomes. Though you should really be thanking The Unipiper. [The Mary Sue]
I’m a little surprised we hadn’t seen this video game parody of the song, “Dumb Ways to Die,” yet, but I’m glad it’s here. [Kotaku]
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