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It's looking more likely than ever that Russell T. Davies will
leave Doctor Who after the fourth
series. An insider at BBC Wales tells the Guardian (registration required):
"Russell has always said that he wouldn't be with the
show forever and he has made no secret that the hours are quite
exhausting," the insider said.
"But there isn't any way it would be axed even if he left. He loves
the show and he does feel that maybe it would benefit from some new
blood."
I'm not happy about this news, and I'm sure the BBC isn't either: the
revamped series has been a huge ratings and critical success for the
Beeb. Hell, the show not only survived the departures of its
defining stars - Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper
- but thrived without them. Davies must take the credit for that.
As for the show going on without him, what writer-producer could match Davies' brilliant blend
of sexy wit and family-friendly lightness? The man's a genius.
In other news:
- Get at her, boys: Billie Piper and Chris Evans
have finally had a "quickie divorce" so that Evans can marry golfer
Natasha Shishmanian.
(Daily
Mail)
- Now that L.A. is being overrun by British gold diggers, it's only
fair that London is being
invaded by Russian gold-diggers.
- Is Kate Middleton dating a new man?
(Daily
Mail)
- Kate Moss re-defines heroin chic as she copies Pete
Doherty's style.
(Daily
Mail)
- David Beckham may still be in line for knighthood, in
spite of the backlash
caused by his U.S. move, officials say.
(The Sun)
- Contemporary bands re-make Sgt. Pepper's 40 years after
the original.
(Telegraph)
- Pete Townshend of The Who says The Rolling
Stones inspired their early work - and even hints at a
collaboration with Mick Jagger.
(NME)
- Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has taken up the campaign to
extend UK copyrights.
(BBC)
- Mutya Buena talks to The Independent about how she fell out with
former Sugababes bandmate and childhood friend, Keisha
Buchanan. "I think mixing friends and business isn't the key.
You fall apart or you become stronger as friends. And Keisha knows,
as I knew, we drifted apart. Most of the bickering [in the group] was
probably me and Keisha. That's how it is: females - I can't take much
of them. That's why I have a lot more male friends, because females
are very bitchy, and I can't do bitchy." Hmmm, I think Mutya just
called Keisha a bitch! Oh hell no!
- Sarah
Harding of Girls Aloud is dating a DJ.
(The Sun)
- A member of UK band The Enemy was hospitalized after
drinking "spiked" booze.
(The Sun)
- Lohan conquest Calum Best admits drugs and sex
addictions and fears he'll meet the same fate as his father, late
soccer star George Best.
(The Sun)
- Actor Toby Stephens, son of Maggie Smith and the late
Robert Stephens, also reflects on the addiction he inherited from his
father. He tells The Guardian: "I think I've dealt with it.
It's one of those things. I had his alcoholism. I have it. Luckily, I
got out of it by the time I was 30. I'd watched Robert die from it
but, stupidly, carried on drinking. I wish I could say it was some
kind of psychological torture. But it's purely a physical need. I am
designed to cope with huge quantities of alcohol and to want more. As
soon as I have some, I want more. And my life is just much easier not
having any, although I miss it sometimes."
- Rehab alum Robbie Williams is back at his old haunt, L.A.
club Hyde.
(The Sun)
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I think that it's about time Russ left the series to someone who can do better... much better than he has for the past two years. rnrnWhile it began well, the series has devolved into 'unrequited love' and Harry Potter references, very inferior to the clever program of the 60's, 70's and 80's that used to be a British Institution. Look at a story like 'Kinda' or even 'Talons of Weng Chiang' and then look at 'Evolution of the Daleks' and it becomes clear that they could do so much better.