BBC's Dr. Who plot mirrors 9.11 conspiracy theory.

[JohnyCanuck]

In what was a blatant tip of the hat to 9/11 conspiracy pop culture, BBC's new Doctor Who series featured a plot which mirrored every aspect brought forth by those who contend that the September 11 attack was an inside job.

In the recent episode 'Aliens of London,' a spaceship crashes into Big Ben in a sequence eerily similar to the events of 9/11.

Watch the trailer here.

While London is put under martial law, it turns out that the purpotrators of the attack is the government itself, having been infiltrated at the highest levels (by aliens).

They then use the staged attack to launch a war on another planet under the pretext that they can attack earth with weapons of mass destruction in under 45 seconds (mirroring Blair's infamous 45 minutes Iraq lie). It turns out that the hidden agenda is to grab the planet's fuel.

http://prisonplanet.com/articles/april2005/290405doctorwho.htm

That last bit about having a hidden agenda to grab the planet's fuel is an especially nice touch.

[Az]

1. Dang near dropped my mouse when I head that

Been watching the new Dr Who regularly and that was a killer script. And unfortunately the reason it will have a hard time finding a network to broadcast it in the US.

[w13rd0]

2. Oh yes...

...I had my brother watch, and he was flaberghasted. It was a TOTAL rip on Bush-Blair, and it was great.

[Selteri]

3. You know, I saw that, recorded it.

I love the episode so far, but I didn't make the connection between those two, though I did think it was a statement about the way the politicians are acting. Then again, I've only seen Part 1, I won't get Part 2 until Tuesday.

On Edit - I'm getting it on the CBC, where I also get the real news every day here in Amerikuh.

[spooked911]

4. That's hilarious! (though I have never been a fan of the show)

[tom_paine]

5. God Bless the Free Wolrd. May it stay free and not go BushPutinist!

Such a show could NEVER make it to air in Imperial Amerika.

It would be squashed like a bug and it's author would lose his career and may even "commit suicide".

In either case, I am VERY thankful for Free World Nations that I can gaze at from Imperial Amerika with admiration and hope.

[Nothing Without Hope]

6. Here's the BBC's Dr. Who home page

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho

Lots of stuff there, including clips and plot commentary. Here's the page for "Episode 4, Aliens o London" that you mention:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/episodes/aliensoflondon.shtml

In the trailer for it, a military general-looking fellow says, "By God, I'll put this country under martial law if I have to!"

Sounds pretty familliar to me. They'd LOVE an excuse to put this country under martial law and FEMA already has the plans for it. No quibbling about the Constitution then!

[Az]

7. The actual WMD plot doesn't show up till after the cliff hanger

Part 2 of that episode is called WWIII.