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There’s an awful lot of nonsense sprayed out there in the interwebs. And sometimes there’s the slenderest wafer of truth. Let’s face it – sometimes you NEED a sensible figure to lead you through the minefield of red herrings and fan meanderings, and past the\u00a0groans, the OMGs and squees of the modern message board. The Fact Controller can do that; he just might take a while longer catching his breath afterwards.<\/p>\n
Caution: After the Fold be spoilers. Or not.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Okay then. This week the Daily Star<\/a> ‘reported’ the story thusly:<\/p>\n DOCTOR Who bosses are set to call back FOUR of the Time Lord\u2019s favourite assistants \u2013 including Billie Piper \u2013 for a sensational showdown. The old cast members will be reunited to help the Doc fight evil Dalek creator Davros in an explosive finale to the next series.<\/p>\n Leading the way in the line-up will be Billie (Piper) as Rose Tyler along with the rest of the Tyler family; they will hook up with the Tardis traveller\u2019s latest assistants Martha Jones and Donna Noble. Also on hand to help out the Doc will be his old companion Sarah Jane Smith as well as Torchwood boss Captain Jack Harkness. Even the Time Lord\u2019s dog K-9 will make an appearance.<\/p>\n The TV source said: “This is the daddy of all shows. The writer Russell T Davies really wants to pull out all the stops for the finale next year.”<\/p>\n Nothwithstanding its tabloid connection and the tab mainstay “TV source” (surely as reliable as “BBC Insider”), the story seems to be gaining some traction, not least because it appears to match, if not just compile, some existing rumours, namely:<\/p>\n One might also imagine that crossovers between the Sarah Jane Adventures<\/em> and Torchwood<\/em>‘s \u00a0most child-friendly characters (Martha and Happy Jack) would be easily achievable. Where things start to get weird for FC is in the ‘extra baggage’ mentioned: K-9? the rest of the Tyler family and possibly Mickey as well?<\/p>\n Grand finales are certainly part of the new series format, and as Alden pointed out on the NZDWFC Message Board, RTD’s preference for style over substance is obvious. It’s also the 45th anniversary in 2008, so if there was ever a time to go all Five Doctors<\/em>\u00a0on the show, then we guess this is it.<\/p>\n Piper’s apparent return may be a nudge in the direction towards her apparent featuring in one of the TV specials and\/or a feature film also in early rounds of speculation. Given that most of the recent Dalek history has been addressed (besides Movellans), and his brand recognition, Davros seems a likely Big Bad contender. So there doesn’t seem to be as much leverage to de-bunk this rumour yet. Mind you, we were supposed to see the Rani this year too, weren’t we?<\/p>\n But my God, Magnum – that’s a big cast. RTD has said he wouldn’t bring Rose back as it would betray the emotional impact of her departure, but he brought Pete Tyler back. And in lieu of a multi-Doctor story with creaking joints and an assortment of wigs and let out wardrobe, the idea of reuniting so many of the new series staples does seem to fit with RTD’s family-oriented Doctor. Omegadammit – this one has plausible written all over it.<\/p>\n FC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s an awful lot of nonsense sprayed out there in the interwebs. And sometimes there’s the slenderest wafer of truth. Let’s face it – sometimes you NEED a sensible figure to lead you through the minefield of red herrings and … Continue reading \n