Doctor Who Advises You Not to Drink the Water
Sorry, but no 199X sub-par animation here — it’s just a live-action trailer for the next Doctor Who special, Water of Mars, airing on the BBC in just a few weeks (and in America on December 19th). It’s weird the chick from Rome — who’s twice the age of any of Tennant’s other Companions — seems to be Tennant’s new Companion, but whatever. Mars? Water zombies? I’m there, baby.
Oh, and Tennant has just won his first post-Who role — as a Chicago lawyer in the drama/comedy(?) Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, to air on NBC. Weird. (Via io9)
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