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Erm... Doctor Who Crimbo epp? $$$ no doubt to follow
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] Tennant has not confirmed the rumour, and the BBC has flatly denied it. The fourth series has not been officially commissioned yet, though you can bet everyone's working to make that happen. Doctor Who has what is often called the world's most gruelling filming schedule. They take NINE MONTHS to film fourteen one-hour episodes; most North American shows do twice that amount in less time. The reasons behind this are many, but besides the large amounts of effects work and location shooting, the British unions severely limit the number of hours you can work a week in the film industry. The Trekkian standard of 16-hour days and cranking an episode out every six or seven days doesn't exist... I recall a convention where Marina Sirtis was astonished to learn an average episode of Absolutely Fabulous that a friend of hers was shooting took two months to rehearse and three weeks to film. The tradeoff here of course is quality, and shows such as Doctor Who really speak for themselves. In any case though, it's nearly impossible for a lead actor to do any substatial roles in other productions when you've got one going already. Tennant will have to balance being the Doctor and ONLY the Doctor for several years, against the decisions of doing career-defining lead movie roles while he's still in his thirties. Movies also tend to pay a hell of a lot more for less time spent working, which will doubtless be a factor as well. That said, I still hope he stays for a couple more years. He's well known for saying that this is his dream role and the reason he became an actor in the first place; time will tell if he'll want to stay now that he's done it, and done it so well. Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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