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Official Doctor Who Series 1, 5, 31, or Fnarg Thread of Moffat & Smith

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DrForester

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mjc said:
So when the twelfth Doctor comes around..would it be safe to assume that the then-writers would retcon the twelve regenerations to take it further? They'd have to do something like that unless they elect a new character to fill the Doctor's shoes.

Is there a specific reason why there are only 12 regenerations allowed?


The story reason is that the President of the Time Lords implemented it to limit everyone's powers (except his own, as he had unlimited).

Do I have that right old Who GAF?

Buy yeah, I think it's safe to assume it will be retconed. Isn't the 12th Doctor supposed to have an evil twin too? Everyone thinks it's the Dream Lord?
 

maharg

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Every freakin' page I tell ya.

They've already retconned the regeneration limit several times. It's not a sacred cow. It won't change anything and they're as likely to ignore it altogether when the time comes as try to technobabble their way around it.
 

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There are 3 Sonic Screwdriver apps on the iTunes App Store - none of them are free though. Does anyone know which is the best?
 
We've even apparently seen the Doctor die die in that Donna-has-a-time-beetle-on-her episode.
DrForester said:
So is it a book? A Sara Jane special? Never actually seen any of Sara Jane Adventures.
I'm pretty sure it's an episode or two of the show. But I guess for a big appearance like that it was deemed worthy of novelization.
 

Mr. Sam

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That beetle was one of the worst props I've ever seen. The episode was called Turn Left and it was otherwise pretty decent.
 
Hello American Who fans....

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...this makes no sense to you.
 

Shanadeus

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Mr. Sam said:
That beetle was one of the worst props I've ever seen. The episode was called Turn Left and it was otherwise pretty decent.
I agree.

The beetle was fucking horrible, saving that budget for the finale I guess.
 
Watched The Rescue a couple of weeks ago. Just the right tone and pace for a 2 episode story, which manages to stay interesting. Vicki is like a slightly less annoying Susan. 6
 

Mr. Sam

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Looking closely, I can spot extras and what's either an industrial complex or simply scaffolding that's part of the set. If I had to guess, I'd say... early twentieth century.
 
Dr Zhivago said:
That Sarah Jane episode is going to address the Doctor's regeneration limit, apparently.

Oh fuck.

Some RTD Bullshit coming up? Maybe everyone on earth will think that he has more regenerations therefore he will get some
 
infiniteloop said:
Let's not forget this epic is coming sometime september/october:

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book cover, episodes will be written by RTD.

Just noticed that his shirt is different in this pic. Looks just plain white now. Also, the coat looks different. The Christmas preview pic also shows what appears to be a white collar.
 
Subliminal said:
Oh fuck.

Some RTD Bullshit coming up? Maybe everyone on earth will think that he has more regenerations therefore he will get some

LOL. On a sidenote, Series 5 will probably be the first Doctor Who set I'll ever purchase. Usually I just watch the episodes on tv/internet and I'm done with them. But God damn I love Moffat's contributions to the show. And Smith/Gillan are so enjoyable.

Oh and also moar Sherlock please.
 
DoctorWho said:
Just noticed that his shirt is different in this pic. Looks just plain white now. Also, the coat looks different. The Christmas preview pic also shows what appears to be a white collar.

Wonder if they decided it was easier to get their hands on a white shirt, rather than two discontinued ones.
 
mightynine said:
Wonder if they decided it was easier to get their hands on a white shirt, rather than two discontinued ones.

I can't imagine it being that difficult for the design team to replicate the shirt. I really dig the shirt and I also dig the elbow pads.
 
DoctorWho said:
I can't imagine it being that difficult for the design team to replicate the shirt. I really dig the shirt and I also dig the elbow pads.

Budget concerns and the cuts had to come from somewhere? I give you the words of Neil Gaiman, talking about writing for DW:

Except that, just as the draft of Anansi Boys was handed in, the word came down from the powers behind Doctor Who that I was going to have to do another draft. The wonderful thing about books and comics is your budget is infinite: it costs the same to draw one thing as another, to write one thing as another. That’s not true of television, where a budget might stretch to prosthetics or CGI, but not both (quick! pick one! now rewrite to make it work) or you might find yourself being told that, no, we can’t make the Undersea Dancing Mermaids sequence work because the underwater cameras would blow the budget even before you factor in the mermaid tails but we already have a bird costume so could you just make all the mermaids into birds instead? And you’re sure you can, you can’t just quite figure out how...

Note he does go on to say he's not complaining, merely talking about the process, and that his episode will not feature mermaids or birds, so no spoilers.
 

Mr. Sam

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mightynine said:
Wonder if they decided it was easier to get their hands on a white shirt, rather than two discontinued ones.

You know, they should, uh, continue those shirts. Because they're fucking gorgeous - with the rest of the costume or not.

Also, that pic is pretty low res. Looks pale blue to me.
 
Mr. Sam said:
You know, they should, uh, continue those shirts. Because they're fucking gorgeous - with the rest of the costume or not.

Also, that pic is pretty low res. Looks pale blue to me.

I'd pick up the shirt.
 
Subliminal said:
Oh fuck.

Some RTD Bullshit coming up? Maybe everyone on earth will think that he has more regenerations therefore he will get some

I am sure I could come up with a better idea than RTD right now. Okay.........

Erm...

- The episode opens with the Doctor giving Amy and Rory their Wedding Present - a day anywhere and anytime they want all on their own - no rules
- They walk out the TARDIS door, we never see where they go.
- As the door closes River Song's Book mysteriously appears in the Tardis
- It falls open on a page showing a gravestone, the Doctor's gravestone
- Present Doctor cannot help but read
- He find out how he dies - really fully dies
- He is buried on a planet at the end of the universe, the only man living or dead that could ever exist on that planet
- He uses the TARDIS to visit his own gravestone - explosions happen cause this is epic
- He is buried alone in a field of seven billion flowers, there are of all shapes and sizes all different in their own way
- "One from All" is the only phrase written on the his Gravestone
- MURRAY GOLD "RUNNING" MUSIC
- He rushes to Earth - in the present day
- When he lands he is hit with a vision of the complete devastation of the entire universe
- He knows this is what awaits the entirety of everything should he die
- A guy, called Bob, is waiting for him outside the TARDIS
- Bob is old, he has been waiting almost his entire life for The Doctor to come
- "The Doctor Must Live or Everything Dies" he shouts
- He drags The Doc to an old abandoned bomb shelter
- The are only two things inside - a red button and countdown clock
- Bob has been pressing the button every 24 hours since he was a small child
- "They told me, I must, They told me" he mumbles
- "You must be here if I stop"
- Bob hastily explains that for The Doctor to live he most take one year of life from all of Humanity.
- "It is the only way" says Bob
- The Doctor somehow understand (<--- I am sure RTD could not come up with a reason either!!!)
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"
- The countdown ends, Regeneration style lights enter into the bunker and stop as quick as they started
- The Doctor feels no different than he did a few seconds ago
- "Did this really work" he wonders
- The Doctor goes outside, he sees Bob gasping for air.
- Bob dies in The Doctors arms
- "You were wonderful", whispers in his ear
- The last shot of the show sees The Doctor walking back to the TARDIS annoyed that his decision deprived Bob of the last year of his life
- He wonders who else was harmed by his decision
- CREDITS
- Small post credit sequences shows a single flower dying, before the camera pull back to show all seven billion have suffered the same faith - all life has been drained from them.

Months after I win a BAFTA. I name drop NeoGAF in my acceptance speech
 

Mr. Sam

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Keyser Soze said:
I am sure I could come up with a better idea than RTD right now. Okay.........

Just one problem - no Sarah Jane.

Keyser Soze said:
- He drags The Doc to an old abandoned bomb shelter
- The are only two things inside - a red button and countdown clock

Did you write Lost?
 
Doctor Who on Wii and DS!

Doctor Who fans will have two new video game adventures to look forward to this winter. BBC Worldwide has just announced Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for the Nintendo DS handheld console, and Doctor Who: Return to Earth for Wii. No game play details are available yet, but it seems the titles will be family-focused and will feature both the Doctor and his companion Amy Pond. The box art suggests that while Evacuation Earth will centre around the Daleks, Return to Earth is set to feature the Cybermen.

The games are being developed by British studio Asylum Entertainment, a specialist in licensed content. The company has previously worked on game versions of TV favourites such as Peppa Pig and Scooby Doo.

The BBC's series of free online titles, Doctor Who: the Adventure Games has been a huge success attracting millions of downloads for the first two episodes. It's not clear yet whether the DS and Wii versions will follow a similar style of adventure gameplay.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2010/aug/24/games-doctor-who

A developer who works purely on licensed titles and did Peppa Pig and Scooby Doo.

For fucks sake BBC Worldwide.
 
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