Who’s your favorite Doctor? OK, it’s probably not Peter Capaldi, but he is the Doctor. Like any other Doctor he is very different, but not completely unlike all those that have come before him. He does indeed share traits with his predecessors; he’s still brilliant, still resourceful, and still energetic. And yes, he still has absolutely no dress sense what so ever. He is also loyal, steadfast, and absolutely determined to get to the truth.
However, he does have a personality that is all his own, a style that sets him apart from other Doctors. This one has an accent that could curl your hair, looks physically older than most other Doctors, and has a bit of a mean streak. More a cynic, really, after all, he is two thousand years old. He has spent several life times traveling across the universe meeting and fighting evil face to face. He has fought side by side with friends and companions that have been put in life threatening danger, tortured, and even killed. He has seen galaxies form and star systems die; he has witnessed the beginning of all creation and is wholeheartedly convinced that he will be there for its demise. Anyone that intimately familiar with both the alpha and the omega on a universal scale has the right to be at least a little bit cynical.
He is the first Doctor. Yes, he is the first of a whole new life cycle, and like the original first Doctor, William Hartnel, he’s a little gray and sometimes even a little cranky. Although, unlike a majority of his previous incarnations that seemed to get younger with every regeneration, this one seems to have upped the ante and come through it with the demeanor of a mature individual. Maybe the Doctor is finally showing his age, or maybe the first incarnation of a Time lord life cycle puts him at the top of the maturity scale. Regardless, a Timelord he is, and the universe is his playground. Long may he live in this world of science fiction that we love so much, because no matter his style, countenance, or even personality, he is the Doctor.
Showtime has announced that Homeland has been renewed for a fifth season. The award-winning drama has continued to perform well for the network in its current season after a major character death in Season 3 forced it to hit the reset button.
12 new episodes of Homeland have been ordered Season 5, which is likely to return in fall 2015.
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AMC has announced that Hell on Wheels has been renewed for a fifth and final season. The western drama will return with 14 episodes to conclude the series, split between the summers of 2015 and 2016.
The show has three episodes remaining in Season 4, which is scheduled to wrap up on November 22. When the show bows out in 2016, it will cap a successful 5-year run of 57 total episodes.
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It is being reported that Lifetime has cancelled Witches of East End after two seasons. The sophomore drama will not return for Season 3, leaving multiple cliffhangers up in the air from its second season finale which aired last month.
CBS has confirmed that the long-running crime procedural The Mentalist will be concluding after its upcoming seventh season. The show will kick off its final season on Sunday, November 30, where it will air new episodes through December. In the new year, episodes will move to Wednesday nights starting on January 7.
A special 2-hour finale will air on Wednesday, February 18 to conclude the series.
CBS has announced that the first season of Scorpion has been topped up to a full 22 episodes. The network has ordered nine new episodes on top of the original issue of 13 after a strong start for the series over its first five weeks.
Scorpion is one of this fall's top new shows, ranking as the #2 new series and Monday night's most-watched drama with an average of 15 million viewers.
CBS has announced that it has ordered a full season of Madam Secretary. The freshman drama is off to a decent start over its first five weeks, ranking as Sunday night's most-viewed scripted broadcast with 13.5 million viewers.
The initial 13 episodes ordered for Madam Secretary has now been expanded to a full 22 for the season.
FX has announced that The Bridge will not be returning for a third season. The Diane Kruger-led crime drama premiered in 2013 and ran for two 13-episode seasons. Its final episode aired earlier this month.
The CW has announced that it has ordered a full season of The Flashafter an impressive start to its run. The superhero drama's debut earlier this month was the most-watched series premiere in the network's history with 6.1 million viewers in Live + 3 ratings. It also leads The CW's roster in the adults 18-49 demographic over its first two episodes.
The initial 13 episodes ordered for The Flash will now be expanded to a full 22 for the season.
The official Z Nation Twitter account has announced a second season renewal for the freshman series. Syfy's new post-zombie apocalypse drama, currently at the halfway point of the season, has gotten off to a solid start in the ratings since its debut last month.
New episodes are currently airing Friday nights with the first-season finale expected in early December. No details have been released yet regarding a time frame for the show's Season 2 return.
