Open Channel: Tell Us Your Thoughts on Doctor Who’s 40th Season
Image: BBC Every time the BBC brings in a new actor to portray the Doctor, their inaugural Doctor Who season (and any holiday specials that precede it) carry weight behind…
Doctor Who’s Ncuti Gatwa and Russell T. Davies on Bringing Out the Doctor’s Queerness
Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor Who debut last year broke the mold for many reasons, but for one excellent one among many, it meant that for the first time ever fans got…
David Tennant Sure Sounds Like He’s Done With Doctor Who for a Long Time
Screenshot: BBC David Tennant is the most popular actor to play the Doctor of the modern era—arguably, brushing up against Tom Baker’s fourth incarnation to be the most popular of…
Year in Review: io9 Staff Picks
By Sabina Graves Rachel Smythe is now on hiatus, but she had one important stop to make before her break: San Diego Comic-Con, where she was a special guest and…
50 Most Memorable Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Moments of 2023
The Fourteenth Doctor Bi-generates! | David Tennant to Ncuti Gatwa | The Giggle | Doctor Who Just… push! In one magical moment, Doctor Who did the unthinkable: gave its hero…
50 Years Ago Today, Sarah Jane Smith Changed Doctor Who Forever
Fifty years ago, Doctor Who’s 11th season began with “The Time Warrior” and brought with it a notable sea of changes. It marked the debut of the show’s iconic “diamond”…
Good Omens Will Return For a Third and Final Season
Screenshot: Amazon The end is nigh, and Good Omens is preparing for it again. Having evolved from a limited series exploring the story of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s beloved…
20 Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror TV Shows of 2023
Photo: Russ Martin/FX To quote Laszlo: “Well, fuck my old boots!” In its fifth season, What We Do in the Shadows still felt like a fresh delight, consistently finding new…
Christopher Eccleston Still Has a Strong Ask For Returning to Doctor Who
Christopher Eccleston has had a long road of private and publicly processing his time on Doctor Who—for many years, the actor simply refused to talk about why, having helped turn…
Doctor Who’s Big Regeneration Twist Means Everything and Nothing
In contemporary fandom, canon is king. This is not a jab against an admiration of an ordered continuity and worldbuilding, the necessary aspects of creating a story to be lost…