After initially passing, Sci Fi Channel has announced that it will begin airing the new Doctor Who series in March, in its 9 p.m. ET Friday slot.  The release of the DVD Set has been delayed until July 4th from its originally scheduled February 14th release date (see 'Doctor Who DVD Set Coming to U.S.').  This new series appears to have real break-out potential; it now has the platform it needs for wide public exposure in the U.S., which should continue the upward trend in merchandise sales that has already started here.

 

Sci Fi also announced that it has picked up the new Stan Lee reality series, Who Wants to be a Superhero, originally announced for the WB in 2003 (see 'WB Orders Stan Lee Reality Series').  Six contestants, working with Lee, will compete to create a winning comic series concept, which will then be turned into a comic series by Lee.