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Doctor Who Series Seven |OT| The Question You've Been Running From All Your Life

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APZonerunner said:
I just finished Dark Eyes. It's good. Very interesting, format wise. It's formatted like old Who, five episodes each with a sort of enclosed arc and a cliffhanger. There's also plenty of old Who stuff that RTD would've called 'flim flam' - Time Lords controlling the TARDIS, manipulating the Doctor and spouting lots of bollocks - all standard big finish audio stuff - but you can feel the modern Who straining through, too, on the underbelly and in the dialogue and stuff. It's a satisfying mix. Molly is a great companion, too. Feisty, and from the past, so quite different.

McGann's performance is fantastic, and you can feel them stretching out to reach for Eccleston's performance. In losing his previous companion, that transformation has begun, and if Big Finish get the license I'm sure these events will be moved to be a part of the start of the time war.

Recommended.

If McGann's back for the anniversary they should embrace the EU in this instance and have this costume, too.
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Wait is this POST you-know-what??
I thought they were taking a break lol. Will have a look in at this then. Tom Baker stuff was so disappoint (I paid for 2 seasons - fucking stupid of me)
 
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My friends girlfriend has been making these -- they're awesome

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I really don't know what I want out of the 50th anniversary. I think I'll be wowed regardless of what they do for the most part.
 
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I think the one irony is that now he's gone the one time RTD's "everything but the kitchen sink" approach would feel truly, absolutely appropriate is the 50th. Alas. I trust in Moffat. It'll be fine.

Who is as much about constant reinvention as it is its legacy, and I don't blame Moffat if he gears the message of the 50th to be "onwards" and not looking back. I'd like to embrace the legacy, though.
 
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I spent 10 hours today watching Doctor Who Christmas Specials, and I don't regret a second of it.

Apart from The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe. That was significantly worse than I remembered it.
 
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That's the fucking weirdest Matt Smith face I've ever seen

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Jenna is hottest companion ever confirmed.
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I'm going to try and see if all I can hear is Melia or not, but she's probably sufficiently different that that won't be an issue
 
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Having just watched the Care Bears Movie for the first time since I was a child, I noticed something:

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Did Moffat get inspiration for Eleven's look from Nicholas in Care Bears? Sorry, bad joke.
 
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Well, it's not the 'absolutely not' point of view he seemed to carry when the previous production team were in charge. Getting him, McGann, Jarvis Cocker in Space & Matt Smith for a special would be great.
 
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There's a few new BBC Christmas trails on their YouTube channel. Not specifically of Who, but with plenty of Who clips.

Doctor/Companion spoiler:
Kissing! Again. Old school fans in uproar, I'm sure. Indeed, even the comments of that video feature abuse.

Also, here's a really good Chris interview from last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LUUM4tqYaA Some of the most candid talking he's done about Who.
 
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Some anniversary stuff from blogtorwho, take with a huge barrel of salt:

As we are now less than a year away from the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special, Blogtor has collected some news that may or may not turn out to be true but come from trusted people (with no reason to lie). Anyway, here goes...

• Filming starts in February 2013.

• Running time of ninety minutes.

• It is called The Eleven Doctors.

• All remaining "Doctors" have been contacted (some time ago) and have all agreed to take part.

• Earlier this year (was told this in June 2012), there were two versions of the story being looked at due to Christopher Eccleston's availability (probably around the time he was in negotiations for Thor 2). One version, dubbed "The Three Doctors" scenario, would see The Ninth Doctor feature akin to The First Doctor's role in the 10th Anniversary special (ie. limited). A second version features his character more fully. [I would imagine that, as filming is not far away, that a version has now been agreed upon.]

• Initially, I was told that Matt would regenerate in this story, but earlier this year it was mooted that he would regenerate in a New Year's Day special.

• The Mark Gatiss "genesis of Dr. Who" drama, An Adventure In Time And Space, starts filming in the latter half of January 2013.

• Series 7 Part 2 (8 episodes airing in Spring 2013) will lead into the 50th Anniversary with appearances from past Doctors in some stories. [I should add, I've only heard this from one person and, personally, I'm not too sure of its veracity. Included for completion.]
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maharg said:
What's this?
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A drama about the foundation and making of the earliest years of the show, similar to the Road To Coronation Street drama from a few years back. It's actually something I'd want to watch, because the genesis of the show is really very interesting, and I could see it making a very good drama.

Actually, a thought occurs. If the 50th Anniversary Special is to be called The Eleven Doctors, could the First Doctor be played by whoever it is playing Hartnell in An Adventure in Time and Space?
 
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That's some really good art. I'd consider buying them if he/she was selling.


infiniteloop said:
Some anniversary stuff from blogtorwho, take with a huge barrel of salt:
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Wow. It feels like Matt just got the part. He should really stick with it another year. If this is true, we could have a potential new Doctor announcement by summertime. Crazy.
 
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Blogtor tends to be pretty reliable.

Can't wait for Gatiss' genesis docudrama. His knowledge and love of all this goes deep. Still thinking he's heir apparent when Moffat goes. Should be amazing. Lovely, genius Verity Lambert gets an on-screen nod at last. Do we know who's playing her yet?

New Years' Day regeneration seems likely, I think. The 50th Anniversary regeneration is a nice idea, but the problem is you'll either end up with a regeneration getting in the way of other story elements, like call-backs and other Doctors, or a story where the regeneration is like an after-thought, which Smith deserves more than - he deserves the OTT Tennant-like fanfare. If we get Series 7b next Spring, followed by a string of specials including the Anniversary episode in mid November, that can then lead directly into a multi-part finale over Christmas. Tennant's gap year was massively successful after being a huge risk, and I can see Moffat and the BBC wanting to copy that. Matt's signed on to a number of other projects next year that aren't Who. Then there's the split Series 7... I think it makes sense if this is leading to his departure.

He'll have done three and a half series' at this point - only one less than Tennant, who was arguably attached to the role in a very different way. The average time spent in the role is actually around four years - T. Baker is an outlier with 7 years, Tennant a close second with five (or four and a half, depending on how you look at it) - Matt will still be one of the longest-serving Doctors.
 
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GameplayWhore said:
Moffit subverts tropes with glee. More likely than that, the special will be entitled "The Eleven Doctors", but every one will be Matt Smith.
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blogtorwho said:
• It is called The Eleven Doctors.
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Oh, no, now I've ruined everything!




Side note: I consider any less than half a decade to be too short a reign for any one regeneration. I know that's above average historically, but I feel we should have longer spans to make regenerations more substantial and important.


edit: Also, that typo/misspelling bugs me. It may haunt me until the end of time.
 
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GameplayWhore said:
Side note: I consider any less than half a decade to be too short a reign for any one regeneration. I know that's above average historically, but I feel we should have longer spans to make regenerations more substantial and important.
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I don't think time itself matters, but what they make of that time.

Go ahead, you can use that line, Moffat. I know you read, GAF! ;)
 
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