It’s Friday and I’ve got a busy night of television ahead of me. What? Ducky spends his Friday nights at home instead of out on the town? Obviously if you’re asking that question you don’t realize that I’m an old man who loathes people and crowds and nothing sounds worse than being “out on the town.”

Degrassi’s “Free Falling” Part 2 airs tonight at 8pm over on The N. We’ll see if Paige burns up in her crazy ass college dorm room pyro incident or if she lives to see another day and call another person “Hon!”

Then over on Sci-Fi, it’s the Season Premiere of DOCTOR WHO! And the geek factor just jumped through the roof. I cried big boy tears at the end of Season Two. Having to say goodbye to Rose Tyler was traumatic. She was so personable and lovable, and watching the Doctor leave her behind (though we knew it was coming) broke my damn heart!

Billie Piper really grew into an actress in that role and to be honest, she was really the only Companion I ever knew. Sure I’d seen some of the Doctor Who eps when I was a child. I knew enough of the show to realize how amazing it was to have the Dalek’s and the Cybermen back on board. I knew who Sarah Jane Smith was when they did her episode with K-9. But Rose Tyler was my first Companion and I cared deeply about her and her relationship with the Doctor. It still pains me to think that tonight she won’t be around.

In the Season 3 premiere we’ll be introduced to the Doctor’s new Companion played by Freema Agyeman who we met briefly last year and from there, I have no idea. I’ve not read up on the episode so it should be fun to just enter the series tonight with very little expectation or spoilage.

That being said, there are big spoilers out there for Doctor Who fans this week. It was announced that Kylie Minogue will be in the Christmas episode this year and last years Christmas bride will be joining the show in Season 4 as the Doctor’s Companion for a while. Lots to look forward to (not to mention the pumping tension of waiting for TORCHWOOD to finally come stateside).

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