‘Doctor Who’ Longest running science fiction TV show kicks off new season stateside
‘Doctor Who’ Longest running science fiction TV show kicks off new season stateside Columbia Spectator: �Doctor Who�: Longest-running science fiction TV show kicks off new season stateside Doctor Who , the world�s longest-running science fiction television show, returns to the small screen on Saturday, April 23, with a bang�literally. One of the most popular shows in Britain, Doctor Who is a cult favorite in America. The show follows the adventures of the Doctor, a 908-year-old time-travelling alien, known as a �Time Lord,� from the planet Gallifrey. The Doctor has two hearts, and instead of dying, he regenerates into a new form�hence the ability for different actors to play him�with the same memories and similar quirky characteristics. Matt Smith plays the 11th incarnation. He gives the Doctor an incredible range. Steven Moffat, the show�s head writer, once remarked that though Smith is the youngest man to ever play the Doctor, it seems like he is the oldest. This simultaneously old a...