Rory & the Doctor: Exclusive Sneak Peek From BBC America's Original 'Doctor Who' Specials

Go inside the complex, multi-faceted relationship between the Doctor and beloved companion Rory Williams (AKA Mr. Pond, "The Boy Who Waited" and "The Nose") with commentary from celebrity Doctor Who fans like Paul F. Tompkins, Scott Ian, Hugh Douglass and Mark Sheppard in the Doctor Who Original Special: "Best of the Companions," *** Saturday August 27, immediately following the U.S. Premiere of the midseason return, "Let's Kill Hitler" at 9/8c *** only on BBC America

Their frank and funny answers, along with responses from devoted viewers at last month's San Diego Comic-Con, will be featured in BBC America's three original Doctor Who specials as we count down the nanoseconds until the August 27 fall premiere. Here's the schedule -- mark the calendars and set those DVRs:

Doctor Who: Best of the Doctor -- Saturday, August 13 at 9/8c.
Doctor Who: Best of the Monsters -- Saturday, August 20 at 9/8c.
Doctor Who: Best of the Companions -- Saturday, August 27 following the Doctor Who premiere episode, "Let's Kill Hitler" at 9/8c.

The lineup is a Who's Who of DW fandom: Alison Haislip (The Voice, G4 correspondent), Chris Hardwick (Nerdist), Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation), Eugene Mirman (Flight of the Conchords, Bob's Burgers), WIRED Magazine senior editor Adam Rogers, singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), comedian/musician Reggie Watts, Danielle Harris (the Halloween franchise), comedian Paul F. Tompkins, former NFL player Hugh Douglas, and guitar hero Scott Ian (Anthrax). And Who fan fave Mark Sheppard — Canton Delaware III from the two-part season opener — will also be joining the festivities.

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[chocolateislove]

Rory and the Doctor have such a great relationship now. I like that it's evolved from this sort of competition over Amy to this mutual understanding/friendship. Rory has established himself as an equal of the Doctor.

[Arhtass]

@Siege2342 People they THINK we want to listen to

[02hayato]

@darkfur35

...is this comment serious?

[PhoenixWormwood137]

Anyone else hearing Chameleon Circuit instantaneously playing in their heads at that last line?

You have no idea / just how dangerous / you make people to themselvessssssssssssssss

'CAUSE I WANNA BE MR POND -

[OwlCityFan26]

That last line is in the chameleon circuit song Mr Pond! :D

[MrFitzonic]

Freakin' Scott Ian is a Doctor Who fan? Oh this is brilliant :D

[floooooooooooooooood]

@ede15051 Maybe so but I reckon 900 years of exploring the wonders if the universe beats 2000 years of waiting around doing noting when it comes to experience.

[Janiqua]

@Arhtass Well, I don't know about the other guys, but I could listen to Mark Sheppard talk all day. Love him.  It's interesting that on all the American shows I've seen him in, he's British, and in the one British show I've seen him in, he's American. lol

[allorsarah]

I didn't even know bbcamerica existed...

[ldnleeds]

@JediPug1

Well clearly this footage of comedians etc backs your argument superbly well; silly me I merely put the small part I was referring to in quotation marks yet I appear to have made sweeping generalisations about Americans, if only my teachers/tutors had your insight.

I said Americans ‘don’t understand’ British humour and you replied by saying the British are ‘extremely arrogant’, I like this tit for tat, such fun! :P

[JediPug1]

@ldnleeds Many Americans do indeed understand the British quite well... and we get that some of you are extremely arrogant when making sweeping generalizations about what Americans do or do not understand.

[Zerila1]

I love what Rory does when the Doctor mentions his fiance! SOO CUTE!