BBC just announced that Scottish actor Peter Capaldi will become the twelfth Doctor Who to step into the TARDIS. The news isn't entirely surprising — fans were so certain it would be Capaldi that bookies even had to suspend bets last night.

Time can be rewritten. So can 19th-century morality tales! Tonight's Doctor Who Christmas special—a time-honored (honoured?) British tradition—was the best re-imagining of a Dickens classic not involving the Muppets. Let's take another look at it!

Your favorite late-'90s superstar is making a comeback on the small screen. Also today: Baz Luhrmann has found his Daisy Buchanan! Seth Rogen gets a writing gig. And a nerdy goddess heads to New Jersey.

Bask in the glory of man's metallic monstrosities! Sing the body electromagnetic! Feel the magnificence of network android denizens from Japan's cartoon contraptions to limey British borgs! These are television's most iconic artificial citizens, and you must watch them now!

If you haven't been watching this season of Doctor Who, "missing out" doesn't even begin to describe what you're, well, missing. But this video of every opening sequence from the show's over 40-year run might give you a hint.