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[Doctor Who] Calling it now, River Song is Mrs. Claus
Butler
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Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction show of all time, celebrating its 50th anniversary this Year Of Some People's Lord 2013. I will leave the explanation of the show's premise to the superior hive mind known as Wikipedia:
DW recently wrapped up its seventh post-reboot season with a cliffhanger ending so cracking that I won't dare spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. The eighth season doesn't start until next year, but for now we have the 50th Anniversary Special in November and the Christmas Special to look forward to.
And now, here's me with the news.
- Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to play the role of The Doctor, has announced he will be leaving the show - and thus regenerating - in the Christmas Special. Smith had this to say about his departure from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61nyEjH8Xik
- At least one previous Doctor (David Tennant, the Tenth) has been confirmed for the 50AS. Surprisingly, Tennant and Smith got on famously on set. I can't imagine what they could have had to talk about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Em8lmmTNkA
- In the past few days we have been intrigued, elated, and crushed (in that order) by the rise and fall of a rumour that a staggering 90 of the 106 lost episodes had been recovered and were safely resting in a shipping container. At this point it looks pretty much debunked, though some are arguing that the BBC is trying to keep their possession of the tapes under wraps until they can announce it officially for the 50th anniversary. Believe what you will, but caveat emptor.
- The Regenerations Boxset, consisting of all regeneration episodes/stories from the entire run of DW to date, is set to be released on June 24th. I didn't like the idea of this boxset when I first heard it, since regeneration episodes lose a lot of their impact when watched in isolation from the rest of the show. But I have to admit that as a physical object it looks really cool, plus there's a lot of extra material in there beyond the episodes themselves. Not sure if want.
- A quick quote from the Regenerations Boxset article I linked:
Hmm. Hmmmmmmm.
Doctor Who is the longest running science fiction show of all time, celebrating its 50th anniversary this Year Of Some People's Lord 2013. I will leave the explanation of the show's premise to the superior hive mind known as Wikipedia:
The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord—a time travelling, humanoid alien known as the Doctor. He explores the universe in his 'TARDIS', a sentient time-travelling space ship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, a common sight in Britain in 1963, when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilisations, help ordinary people, and right wrongs.
DW recently wrapped up its seventh post-reboot season with a cliffhanger ending so cracking that I won't dare spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it. The eighth season doesn't start until next year, but for now we have the 50th Anniversary Special in November and the Christmas Special to look forward to.
And now, here's me with the news.
- Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to play the role of The Doctor, has announced he will be leaving the show - and thus regenerating - in the Christmas Special. Smith had this to say about his departure from the show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61nyEjH8Xik- At least one previous Doctor (David Tennant, the Tenth) has been confirmed for the 50AS. Surprisingly, Tennant and Smith got on famously on set. I can't imagine what they could have had to talk about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Em8lmmTNkA- In the past few days we have been intrigued, elated, and crushed (in that order) by the rise and fall of a rumour that a staggering 90 of the 106 lost episodes had been recovered and were safely resting in a shipping container. At this point it looks pretty much debunked, though some are arguing that the BBC is trying to keep their possession of the tapes under wraps until they can announce it officially for the 50th anniversary. Believe what you will, but caveat emptor.
- The Regenerations Boxset, consisting of all regeneration episodes/stories from the entire run of DW to date, is set to be released on June 24th. I didn't like the idea of this boxset when I first heard it, since regeneration episodes lose a lot of their impact when watched in isolation from the rest of the show. But I have to admit that as a physical object it looks really cool, plus there's a lot of extra material in there beyond the episodes themselves. Not sure if want.
- A quick quote from the Regenerations Boxset article I linked:
This Regeneration set is only one of a number of Who projects we've been working on for the 50th - but I'm sworn to secrecy... for now!
Hmm. Hmmmmmmm.
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From that Tennant/Smith video:
That is a very specific amount, Mr. Tennant.
Very specific indeed.
Why I fear the ocean.
Here I was going to give it another hour.
A couple of years ago he did a Dr. Who special. The day before the special he started with this:
Then the next day was the special.
Then of course, there was the song and dance he prepared that he wasn't able to air that night (though I think he did get to like a year later or something):
All the seasons since they restarted in 2005 are currently on Netflix as far as I know.
Butler stop
You need to quit Da Vinci Coding this
Give up this poisonous dream
he looks good bald actually, he has the head for it
I've got one of those, it's just the place where the hair parts
Though his may be a badass scar, what do I know
He's in Detroit. He had to cut it off to use as currency in their terrifying post-apocalyptic society.
Why I fear the ocean.
10 What-Ifs That Could Have Changed The Course Of Doctor Who
Makes you wonder what kind of Doctor Who, if any, people are watching in parallel universes.
Is the Valeyard a form of the Doctor (sort of a 12.5) that will then die and regenerate into 13, or is he a separate being that somehow splits off from the Doctor during the regeneration from 12 to 13?
If it's the latter, I'd totally be down with James Nesbitt playing both 13 and the Valeyard since we're probably not getting another season of Jekyll.
Edit: The original intention, though, was for him to be the very last Doctor, corrupt and evil because of what he'd seen and what he'd done.
I don't think he like, split off from the Doctor and then there were two of them standing there
If I can get my hands on more Troughton adventures or even believe I will, then I'm willing to go down this crazy rabbit hole with you.
We can make the Doctor Who equivalent of Masonic conspiracy videos, and it will be glorious.
It's not explicitly stated how it happened, just that he's... Oh, screw it, let me find the quote. I'm bound to get it wrong.
Ahem.
"So here's what's going on oh and by the way in case you've forgotten fuck you"
Definitely one of my favourite appearances of the Ainley Master.
When, you know, the Doctor's a good guy, but he's been ALL KINDS of dickish over his career. It isn't exactly finding a collection of snuff films being found in Mr. Roger's basement in terms of contrast, what I'm saying here.
Why I fear the ocean.
And man, it's some great Anthony Ainley as the Master.
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Yeah, he wore black, but he was smiling like...all the time. A huge smile, at that.
Heck, the "Everyone lives!" scene probably has the Doctor more ecstatic than any other scene since. He was also a total fanboy around Charles Dickens and was basically always cracking jokes when Mickey or Rose's mom was around. He's even excited and smiling during his most dire circumstances (the "Doesn't that scare you to death?" speech).
Fantastic.
Norton claims there is a trojan hiding in this link. Mind rehosting it?
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Dr. 9 was not so much grumpy as incredibly moody. I still remember how he turned into a crazy man when he saw the Dalek in "Dalek". He has a much wider range of highs and lows. Honestly, I prefer that to incarnations that hardly seem fazed by anything.