I am unashamedly a Doctor Who fan. I make no secret of it. I love Sci-Fi generally, and my favourite TV Sci-Fi has always been British. Blake's Seven is another big favourite with me.

Doctor Who is a television series that has a place in the heart of millions of Britons, Americans, and the people of many other countries around the world.

I still remember the day, back in 1989, when the last episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on British TV. A show that had been running (pretty much) continuously since 23rd November 1963 (yes, the day after JFK was assassinated) was over. Killed off by BBC senior management, just as its ratings were starting to pick up.

Since then, I - like many DW fans - have dreamt of it making a TV comeback. The US-made TV movie version of it in 1996 was nothing short of a travesty. A classic case of the US media's "more money than style" approach to remaking British TV. Even American DW fans were appalled at what the Fox Network did with this classic series. In one 90-minute TV movie, they totally undid 30+ years of the show's history by using throw-away lines that they hoped would make the show appealing to a wider audience.

Get To The Point Max
Yes, you're right... I should.

For some time now, I've been thinking how advances in computerised special effects would make it very easy (and affordable) to start making the series again, with the good visuals it deserves, without breaking the bank. No longer would they have to have a man in a rubber suit, looking like an unconvincing monster. A CGI'ed monster could really put the oomph back in the scare-factor.

As an actor, and a DW fan, obviously I'd be a prime choice to take over the role of The Doctor. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

So the point is that finally, it looks like the powers that be at the BBC have cottoned on the the MASSIVE following that Doctor Who has, and have agreed that the BBC will start making the series again. The full story (so far) is found on the BBC News website here.

I hope it gives you as big a thrill to read, as it did me.

I doubt it will. You'll have to go a long way to be as excited as I was, reading this great news.