^ And Snow is cold...not quite sure what that has to do with anything!
And it's been reported in a few places, apparently it came from a "Twitter Interview" so it'd be fairly easy to find out if it was true or not...
Was the interview done with a verified Colin Firth account, though?
and you apparently don't understand what Doctor Who is in Britain! It's one of the more recognisable things! While you might scoff and say "oh, you'd never get a guy who's just won an oscar wanting to be in Doctor Who" two things:
I have a pretty good idea, since everyone says I don't understand how awesome it is because I'm not there to see it first hand any time I say something sarcastic about it.
I'm a fan of the show, and I've tried to get others into it, so don't get me wrong - I like the show.
1) he said this before he won the oscar :P
But its news now because he has an Oscar! As Anne Hathaway was sayin' durin' the awards show the other night, he is now "Oscar Winner Colin Firth."
Up next, his knighthood!
A lot of Hollywood types will be watchin' to see what he chooses for his next role, and if its a genre thing, he could be the new Halle Berry, who followed up her Oscar win with
Catwoman, and now the only time she gets to be on the Oscar stage is if a prominent black woman entertainer dies durin' the year.
If Colin Firth follows up an Oscar win with an appearance on Doctor Who, the next time ya see him on the Kodak Theater stage is to deliver a brief eulogy after Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellan shuffle off the mortal coil!
2) why not? Doctor Who is a cult thing in America, it's far more mainstream in Britain!
Well, duh! It's British! And as long as the DVDs are expensive as hell here, it'll always be a cult thing. No one wants to spend eighty bucks on a thirteen episode season of a series they haven't watched before.
But I will say that BBC America showin' the Christmas special without a delay may have helped, and if they cut the delay between airings there & here, it'll spread. Puttin' Torchwood on Starz could have an impact, too, though I, personally, haven't had Starz as part of a cable package since high school.
Anyway, its a link to an article that was in the Sun, and though I'm a Texan, I can wrap my brain around how bad a tabloud is to use for a source. I'll believe it when its on the BBC website, or at least part of the season preview, like Bill Nighy was!
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