Quite a few episodes of Doctor Who (Amys Choice and The Doctors Wife come to mind rather quickly) involve the questioning of reality. The notion that whats standing plainly in front of us might just be our mind playing tricks on us is something that Doctor Who loves to play around with from time to time. If theres a U.K. based mind bender that could out do Steven Moffat in a contest to see who can frak the most minds in a day, Christopher Nolan would be the man to sit on the opposite side of the table. Nolan seems ripe for the New Who approach, especially after his success with Inception and The Dark Knight Legend. In fact, one could only imagine that his approach would be darker and more action oriented than most others. Whats more, Nolan has another angle that has been often revisited with Doctor Who: the lone hero who every now and then has anti-heroic tendencies to make tough decisions borne out of their own moral code. This could create an adventure where The Doctor is so out of his league (yet so convinced hes in the right) that it would threaten to put him on the outs with the audience. (In other words, picture a Nolan scripted/directed version of The Waters of Mars.) Serious introspection in a world where normal rules do not apply seems to be Nolans forte, and to bring that to the Whovian table would make for a rather interesting one off. (Also, maybe we'll get the first Who episode filmed in IMAX and shipped out for theatrical viewing. Just saying...)
Mike Reyes may or may not be a Time Lord, but he's definitely the Doctor Who editor here at What Culture. In addition to his work at What Culture, Mr. Reyes writes for Cocktails and Movies, as well as his own personal blogs Mr. Controversy and The Bookish Kind. On top of that, he's also got a couple Short Stories and Novels in various states of completion, like any good writer worth their salt. He resides in New Jersey, and compiles his work from all publications on his Facebook page.
