Interesting. Production started today for series 9 and there have already been rumors of perhaps Sea Devils (yay!) and K-9 (double yay!). It could be bunkum, but now that I think of it I would love to see Capaldi and K-9.

I hope they do the Sea Devils better justice than the Silurians.

(I like Vastra, but I'm not fond of the new Silurian designs)

I actually felt that Silurians were done really poorly in the modern era as well. That introduction episode was just awful. Sea Devils could be a nice change of pace as long as they aren't completely glazed over like the Zygons.

But the possibility of K-9 with Capaldi? Sign me the hell up!

I'd have probably liked it better if they were another race and not actual Silurians. I wish they'd gone with this design. Darn budget issues.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R8-s4_E7iL...0/silurian.jpg

See, that is EXACTLY what I expected/wanted from a modern take on the Silurians. Curses :(

Wonder how they'll play K-9 though? A brand new MK or a way of addressing Sladen's death in-show?

With the open-ended finale of SJA, I sort of hope that they don't make reference to Sladen's passing. Silly as it sounds, I'd like to believe that in the world of the show she and the gang are still out there fighting the good fight in Ealing.

Agreed, and after the mixed reception to the Brig's death I don't know if Moffat is the right person to do it either.

Is Osgood alive yet.

Nobody cares about Osgood anymore. It's all about Shona now.

To (badly) paraphrase the good folks from Monty Python:

She's not pining! She's passed on! Osgood is no more! She has ceased to be! She's expired and gone to meet her maker! She's a stiff! Bereft of life, she rests in peace! Her metabolic processes are now history! She's off the twig! She's kicked the bucket, she's shuffled off the mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleeding choir invisibile!!She's snuffed it!..... She is an ex-character!