Wed May 28, 2008 3:55PM8 comments ›
Wed May 28, 2008 — by Rick Marshall
Neil Gaiman to Write 'Doctor Who' in 2010?
Rumor puts popular author in spotlight as potential 'Doctor Who' writer
Rich Johnston ignited a flurry of discussion among both comics fans and Doctor Who
According to Johnston:
Such as the rumour running around my BBC sources that Neil Gaiman being approached to write an episode for 2010. That would be this Neil Gaiman, comic author, fantasy novelist, screenwriter, poet and writer of the Duran Duran Biography 1985. With possibly the most non-committal non-confirmation I’ve ever read. And I’ve read the responses of current Labour ministers.
In fact when I asked Neil if he’d care to comment, he pleaded the Francis saying, "You may very well think that, but I could not possibly comment."
I do very well think that. I do.
Of course, nothing will actually have been commissioned by the BBC at this stage, and there's many a slip 'twixt cup and prosthetic lip, but it's looking good.
For more on the rumor, including other "potential facts" regarding the future of Doctor Who, check out this week's "Lying in the Gutters."
And remember to check back here on ComicMix every week after a new episode of Doctor Who airs in the U.S. for our weekly Doctor Who in Review analysis of all the Easter Eggs, hints and continuity checks from the current series.
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Comments (8)
Russ Rogers (5:06 PM on Wed May 28, 2008)
I'm not sure how many television scripts Gaiman has written. He did write an episode of Babylon 5, "Day of the Dead."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead_(Babylon_5)
Anonymous (5:21 PM on Wed May 28, 2008)
He also wrote all of the BBC series "Neverwhere". Which was very similar toDoctor Who in terms of atmosphere, logic and nonsense... and budget. The Marquis De Carabas i beleieve was his take on the doctor.
Russ Rogers (9:14 AM on Thu May 29, 2008)
Good one! I forgot Neverwhere was a novelization of the series and the series wasn't a serialization of the novel. I couldn't have said that in a more redundantly roundabout way.!
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere (1996)
This is the original series, just recently made available in the USA on DVD.
http://www.amazon.com/Neil-Gaimans-Neverwhere-Gary-Bakewe...
Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
This is one of Gaiman's best novels. Better than American Gods, longer than Coraline.
http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman/dp/006...
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere by Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry
This is the collected graphic novel of the comic book serialization of the novelization of the original BBC limited series!
http://www.amazon.com/Neil-Gaimans-Neverwhere-Mike-Carey/...
Lord Snooty (6:18 AM on Thu May 29, 2008)
"neverwhere" was wrote for TV first then redone as a book and the budget for it was LOW but the NEW dr who I found is as good as any si fi around at the moment. Remember the BBC have never looked after its own si fi if anyone remembers "the tripods" if know that !!
Mike Gold (10:20 AM on Thu May 29, 2008)
Lord Snooty, are you a Beano fan, a Bonzo Dog Band fan, or both?
Lord Snooty (11:02 AM on Thu May 29, 2008)
I have to say Mike I've been a lifetime member of the Beano club ! once a member of that your never really the same or sane : )
Mike Gold (2:26 PM on Thu May 29, 2008)
That's pretty cool.
The Bonzo Dog Band reference -- "Lord Snooty and his pals, tap dancing" from the Intro and the Outro -- ain't bad neither.
Folks who have no clue what we're babbling about should Google.
Russ Rogers (6:02 PM on Thu May 29, 2008)
http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/t/theintroandtheo...
I have the Bonzo Dog Band's greatest hits on wax. Haven't listened to it in about 20 years. I have to connect a turntable and transfer some of that to digital. I love "The Intro and the Outro," but the Lord Snooty reference went right over my head. I'm more familiar with "The Ruttles" and their heavy metal cousins, "Spinal Tap."
BTW, Neil Gaiman has written many songs. Some are featured on the albums of "The Flash Girls" and "The Folk Underground." (I recommend them!)
Here is the song, "Folk Underground," performed by Folk Underground and written by Neil (Gaiman, not Innes).
http://highdoltage.com/neilgaiman/15%20-%20Folk%20Undergr...