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Christmas Special Trailer – The Snowmen
Christmas Special Trailer – The Snowmen
A look at the trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas Special Trail, introduced by Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman.
‘The Snowmen’ has been revealed as the title for this year’s movie-scale Doctor Who Christmas special, and the episode that will introduce the new companion, a new look for the Doctor and a new monster that will have families shivering behind their sofas.
Starring Matt Smith as the Doctor, and introducing Jenna-Louise Coleman as new companion Clara, The Snowmen will follow their adventures as they embark on a mission to save Christmas from the villainous Doctor Simeon (Richard E Grant) and his army of icy snowmen.
Fans also got a sneak peak at a new costume for the Doctor, revealed in an exclusive trailer on Children in Need, while a special prequel showed the impact of the loss of the Ponds, with old friends Vastra, Strax and Jenny trying to persuade the Doctor not to give up on adventures.
Steven Moffat, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, said: “The Doctor at Christmas is one of my favourite things – but this year it’s different. He’s lost Amy and Rory to the Weeping Angels, and he’s not in a good place: in fact, he’s Scrooge. He’s withdrawn from the world and no longer cares what happens to it. So when all of humanity hangs in the balance, can anyone persuade a tired and heartbroken Doctor that it’s time to return to the good fight? Enter Jenna-Louise Coleman…”
Matt Smith, who plays the Doctor, commented: “For this year’s Christmas special we have the wonderfully villainous Richard E Grant as Doctor Simeon – as well as lizards, Victorian assassins and deranged warriors from the future, who all return to convince the Doctor that he should board the TARDIS again and save the world. Add to that Jenna-Louise Coleman, and so begins the Christmas Special 2012. I hope everyone enjoys it!”
The BBC Cymru Wales produced drama will return to BBC One in December, with a further eight epic episodes in spring next year.
the astronaut of death
November 18th, 2012 - 10:39amchritmas invaision 8/10
the runaway bride 6/10
voyage of the damned 8/10
the next doctor 7/10
the end of time 9/10
a chritmas carol 10/10
the doctor the widow and the wrodrobe 8/10
Andrew Hall
November 18th, 2012 - 10:37amThink you are being very harsh about RTD, i much prefer his christmas specials to Moffs two poor ones
Sick of people knocking RTD and im surprised Booboo allowed you to get away with that comment.
The Supreme Dalek
November 18th, 2012 - 9:33amI disagree. Ok, TDTWATW wasn’t the best, but I enjoyed it. A Christmas Carol is probably the best special ever, I loved the Christmassy theme into it! 😀
Anonymous
November 18th, 2012 - 9:05amlol
Anonymous
November 18th, 2012 - 9:05amthe last 2 xmas specials were the worst episodes ever, i hated them both
Hector Sandler
November 18th, 2012 - 8:35amWell it look going great & Excellent. Richard E Grant who was The Doctor in unofficial spoof episode The Death Tower & the animated Dr.Who series . Now he come as the Villain but not old enemy but some new.
crazy guy
November 18th, 2012 - 8:25amoh yea but i didnt read all of it though also the council of dead is in it which i think richard e grant is playing the boss of them
The TARDIS
November 17th, 2012 - 9:15pmOn the advent calendar for last year, There was a story which featured her called Attack of the Snowmen, featuring… well, Snowmen. Sounds familiar…
doctor who 19
November 17th, 2012 - 7:33pmwow
crazy guy
November 17th, 2012 - 7:16pmhey if you read the night after halloween and snowfall with that girl mille peterson. she is supposed to be in it. and the doctor is forced to regenreate but of course somehows he stops this.
this special sounds really cool i am really looking forward to it 🙂 🙂 🙂
Bobaka
November 17th, 2012 - 6:49pmThe title should be the christmas that went dark
Androvax
November 17th, 2012 - 6:48pmLooks amazing, can’t wait!
Esterath
November 17th, 2012 - 6:46pmFilming reports. And anyway it’s obvious! She’s telling then a story, most Victirian mothers wouldn’t do that hence the governess! Besides she look to young to have kids that age. The boy looks 8 and the girl looks 10. Pure logic. Elementary, my dear Kroton! 🙂
Doctor J
November 17th, 2012 - 6:35pmMy Xmas Ratings
Christmas Invasion – 8/10
The Runaway Bride – 7/10
Voyage of The Damned – 7/10
The Next Docotr – 7-10
The End of Time – 9/10
A Christmas Carol – 8/10
The Doctor The Widow And The Wardrobe – 5/10
Don’t diss the Sonic!!!
November 17th, 2012 - 5:53pmThe christmas special looks amazing! I didn’t think i would like the actual snowmen but they’re actually quite scary, but obviously not to scary as it being a christmas special. I remember reading that the Vhastra Nerada were confirmed to be in this episode and i thought that it wouldn’t work this time, that it would make the episode seem to cheap but if it is true and they’re sort of controling the snow then Steven Moffat has done well. Just as i expected he would.
Steven Moffat has always wrote excellent Christmas special, they’re not just like the ones writin by Russel.T.Davids, and the only christmas thing about it were either the monsters or the fact it was set on Christmas Day. In the Moffat ones, its got a proper christmas feel to it, but with the Doctor Who touch, it’s extra special.”A Christmas Carol” was based on the wonderful story written by Charles Dickens so we all know the Christmas theme to that but with Doctor Who’s touch of flying fish, a machine that can controle the sky, a new planet set sometime in the future, the love of two people blossiming with the help of a Time Lord and his time machine and his companions on their honeymoon on a ship that is about to crash unless he can change the heart of a man with a troubled past; it was a magical christmas special that only Doctor Who could make.”The Doctor, the Widow and the Wadrobe” made it quite clear that this was to be a fun packed episode and not as serious as the previous one. Based on the 2nd book of C.S.Lewis “Chronicals of Narnia” “The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe”, it brought the magical wonder of opening one door and coming open a whole world of magic and wonder.
Also the importance of family and how mother knows best. Though with the extra touch of acid rain, a wooden king and queen, a tower that has a room that can go though the time vortx, souls of trees that look like stars and a wife guiding her husband through the time vortex back the to the home they’ve been evacuated to due to the second world war. It brought a ecellent sense of drama as did the previous one, but with the importance of how familys had stick together at the toughest time during ww2, espcially when they had lost loved ones, but with the help of a certain timelord, not only did he gave them a christams to remember, but he saved their thought to be decised father in the only way the doctor can, through time travel, except this time, it was the strong wildedness and the love for her family that help the mother save the day. Now with every episode being a blockbuster episode, and the fact that this is a christmas one, suggests that this will be a twice as enjoyable and magical but with the added scare that all Moffat christmas specials have and drama, but this drama will be twice as good because it is our beloved Doctor that is in the centre of the it after losing the first face his face saw (Amy’s face) and had chosen to stop saving people, and only the soon to be new companion can change his mind. The adding aspect of it being set in Victorian times makes it intresting as well as the return of three loved characters after having stared in only one episode (Vastra,Jenny and Strax from A Good Man Goes To War) and obviously the mystery that surrounds his new companion and whetehr she and “Oswin Oswald” are the same person and how Oswin knows The Doctor will help make this an episode to remeber.
doctorwhomad
November 17th, 2012 - 5:17pmA minute into the video where Richard E. Grant is saying “I said i was going to feed you. I didn’t say who to.”, it looks like a bit like some yeti that are eating the man. You can see some claws and they look hairy. It’d be so cool if it is the yeti.
The Moffat Paradox
November 17th, 2012 - 4:59pmYes this dosen’t look too schmaltzy for a change.
If people just wanted schmaltz for Christmas TV then why did mainstream channels like ITV used to put on Bond films for Chrismas day then?
doctorwhoone
November 17th, 2012 - 4:50pmThe 14th Doctor – Indeed, they should air ‘An Unearthly Child’ at the very time it was first ever broadcast. 5:15pm.
The Supreme Dalek
November 17th, 2012 - 4:31pmMy Christmas Ratings:
The Christmas Invasion – 8/10
The Runaway Bride – 7/10
Voyage of the Damned – 7/10
The Next Doctor – 8/10
The End of Time – 10/10
A Christmas Carol – 10/10
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe – 8/10
Tardis’nt
November 17th, 2012 - 2:32pmditto
Kroton
November 17th, 2012 - 12:03pmThey already knew she was the new companion, so they wouldn’t make her appear in AOTD! And on children in need, they said they were completely different characters, like they are joking and there is a link!
DarkKnightDalek
November 17th, 2012 - 11:50amthis looks great!!!!!
Anonymous
November 17th, 2012 - 11:42amthats very true
Doctor Stu
November 17th, 2012 - 11:36amClara and Oswin may not be related or connected, she may have been just paying a cameo role to see how she performs like Freema Agyman did when she played her cousin Adeola in Army of ghosts. Or Karen Gillan when she played one of the Sooth Sayers in the fires of Pompeii
That Whovian over there
November 17th, 2012 - 11:27amI also disagree. Here are my Christmas ratings:
The Christmas Invasion – 9/10
The Runaway Bride – 7/10
Voyage of the Damned – 4/10
The Next Doctor – 3/10
A Christmas Carol – 10/10
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe – 5/10
I don’t count The End of Time as a Christmas Special. 😛
The Cyber Squirrel
November 17th, 2012 - 11:19amI completely disagree a christmas carol was amazing 9/10 but the doctor the widow and the wardrobe was awful 4/10
Anonymous
November 17th, 2012 - 10:57amthe christmas carol was a load of rubbish i rate that 2 out of 10.
last years one i rate 7/10 it was really good but the monster was rubbish
this one looks great i am ratting the trailer 9/10 but it could be longer.
it looks 10.10
Andrew Hall
November 17th, 2012 - 10:34amI thought the Cybershades were a good concept, my only regret is that we didnt get a figure released.
Anonymous
November 17th, 2012 - 10:06amAt least there will be monsters this year unlike last year and the year before
Doctor Who?
November 17th, 2012 - 10:02amOmg I thought I heard the last of ridiculous monsters yeah I am talking to you Cybershades. Joking these look better!