The Doctor is in at last - and he's making house calls in the US!

The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) with his TARDIS.

After all the recent operatic tragedies, there is at least some wonderful news on the science fiction front. My beloved Doctor Who, recently resurrected in England with a new series (now in it's second season), is finally coming to the United States! Initially, we fans thought it would be coming only on DVD, and only available in Canada. But then it was announced the DVD would be coming out in the US in February, and then that it would be postponed until July because...the series was going to be shown on the Sci-Fi Channel! The "first" season (I wonder if that really should be the 27th, as it does follow from the old show and the TV movie, with Doctor #9) begins broadcasting on March 17 at 9:00 PM, each episode to have several showings a week. I presume we won't get Season Two until well after it shows in the UK - probably next year.

Now if only the Sci-Fi Channel, or BBC America, would get the old series, as it hasn't been broadcast in New York in probably 15 years. Then again, it is coming out on DVD, slowly but surely.

And for those of you who are clueless about Who, I will go into more information when the time arrives.