November 26th, 2013
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The Time Of The Doctor Christmas Promotional Image
First Doctor Who Christmas 2013 Promotional Image
The BBC has released the first Poster image from the 2013 Christmas special. This will be Matt Smiths last story before Peter Capaldi takes over.
The Time of the Doctor follows Clara and the Time Lord “to a quiet backwater planet in order to learn what some strange signals mean for his very existence”.
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Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 5:16pmNo, the Daily Mail said it counts…I personaly think its a mis quote
booboo
November 26th, 2013 - 5:10pmdont shoot the messenger
the Radio Times have an numerous other sites have, would be better if no one said anything, its the spoiler sites that spread miss information, you will notice we dont post any of it here.
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 5:06pmHa…now I know it was in the Daily Mail, then I think I can safey put that down to a miss quote. Until I hear/read it from an offical source, I wont count the meta doctor as an actual incarnation. None of the DW wiki’s have took any notice of this either.
booboo
November 26th, 2013 - 5:04pmits both, that McGann (at least it looks like him)
DroneDalek
November 26th, 2013 - 5:03pmUnless its someone else….
DroneDalek
November 26th, 2013 - 5:02pmI know its capaldi but the face in the fire looks like the 8th doctor.
matt9982
November 26th, 2013 - 4:57pmI think that in the end all the different monsters that the Doctor faces in the ep will corner him on a rooftop and right at the end 11 will jump. All the clues are there, Silence will fall, fall of the eleventh, river falls off the building, the angels fall into the crack. All of 11’s time on the show has hinted to falling.
the astroanut of death
November 26th, 2013 - 4:51pmso time is up for the doctor
booboo
November 26th, 2013 - 4:50pmbut that’s exactly what SM has supposedly said to the daily mail
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On Saturday he told me Matt is actually the 13th and final doctor. John Hurt is officially now a doctor and David Tennant used up an extra regeneration during his stay.
the astroanut of death
November 26th, 2013 - 4:48pmI like the 1st one
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 4:48pmExcept the name wasnt said…becuase thats not what that episode meant. The Name of the Doctor was referring to the War Doctor not acting in…the Name of the Doctor. All that fuss people wre making about the Doctors name and it wasnt even about that.
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 4:43pmCurrently there are 11 Doctors and 1 War Doctor making a total of 12 incarnations (meaning he has regenerated 11 times). Peter Capaldi will be the 12th Doctor but 13th incarnation. I am not aware of RTD or SM confirming that the Meta crises Doctor counts towards an incarnation. Remember…its not the number of regeneration processes…its the number of lives that count towards the 13 Life Cycle Limit…otherwise the Watcher, The Valyard and Dream Lord would also count…whereas these are nothing more than versions created ‘from’ the Doctor…as is the Meta-Crises Doctor.
But “Who” knows…the great thing about this is you can change the rules…
cyberman2
November 26th, 2013 - 4:42pmwhich one is better though
the astroanut of death
November 26th, 2013 - 4:40pmHere’s the BBC synopsis
Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe’s deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them – the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.
Aspire
November 26th, 2013 - 4:36pmReally like that
cyberman2
November 26th, 2013 - 4:36pmor leave out night part cause that was only a minisode so “the name was said, the day has been, now the time has come… The Time of The Doctor” which is better and say what u think
the astroanut of death
November 26th, 2013 - 4:35pmthe moffat apparently said it counts so…
cyberman2
November 26th, 2013 - 4:14pm1 of the synthesis’s should be “the name was said, the night has passed, the day has been, now the time has come… The Time of The Doctor
cyberman2
November 26th, 2013 - 4:06pmstill counts
Daryl
November 26th, 2013 - 3:59pmI think out of the Daleks and Cybermen and whatever is in the christmas special the Silence will kill him.
booboo
November 26th, 2013 - 3:49pmthat’s right though 13th Doctor but 13 regeneration used (10-10 again) when there should only be 12
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 26th, 2013 - 3:36pmBoo Boo – Don’t forget that in ‘Day of the Doctor’, a Time Lord was heard saying –
“No sir, 13” when correcting the Time Lord General who had said something like “My god, all 12 of them”.
Anonymous – Well as far as I’m concerned, there now is 12, making Capaldi 13, even thou we will know him as the 12th Doctor, and plus, the end of ‘The Day of the Doctor’ confirmed how many there are exactly by showing all 11 Doctors and John Hurt’s War Doctor.
booboo
November 26th, 2013 - 3:24pmIsn’t SM saying The tenth used up regeneration so Matt Smith is the 12th version of Doctor but the 12th regeneration so technically he is the last one?
thsi is what i read it as, i can see why people are getting confused
Tardis’nt
November 26th, 2013 - 3:20pmI bet the cybermen kill him!
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 3:20pmDOCTOR WHO ONE: I know there could be future incanations, I merely meant that Peter Capaldi’s Doctor is not the 14th…he is the 13th. However, regarding future ncarnations…my personal feeling is that SM has introduced the War Doctor to notch up the number of incarnations so he is at the helm when they have to work out how to go beyond Peter Capaldi’s 13th incarnation – I think PC will only do one series then the show will be rested for a few years – but not before SM leaves the doors wide open for the next production team.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
November 26th, 2013 - 3:18pmChristina – Matt’s Doctor is not really the 13th, his the real 12th.
William Hartnell – The 1st Doctor
Patrick Troughton – The 2nd Doctor
Jon Pertwee – The 3rd Doctor
Tom Baker – The 4th Doctor
Peter Davison – The 5th Doctor
Colin Baker – The 6th Doctor
Sylvester McCoy – The 7th Doctor
Paul McGann – The 8th Doctor
John Hurt – The 9th Doctor [The War Doctor]
Christopher Eccleston – The 10th Doctor
David Tennant – The 11th Doctor
Matt Smith – The 12th Doctor
Peter Capaldi – The 13th Doctor
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 3:17pmWhen did they tell anyone that Tennant was the 11th and 12th incarnation…can you post the link…I clearly missed that. However i suspect its forum rumours being confused with what has actuall been said.
Anonymous
November 26th, 2013 - 3:14pmHe didnt regenerate…he used the regeneration energy to heal him self and then directed it into his severed hand before he regenerated. The 10.5 Doctor would not have existed had Donna not trigged the process…so he is completely seperate from the Doctor and is NOT one of his incarnations.
Christina
November 26th, 2013 - 2:29pmAnonymous: They told us in the day of the doctor that David Tennent was the 11th and the 12th doctor. And that Matt Smith is really the 13th regeneration because they are now counting John Hurts as the first doctor
Dalek the Supreme
November 26th, 2013 - 1:55pmPerhaps it will be an award for saving Gallifrey, as the High Council promised the Master a new regeneration cycle in exchange for saving the Doctor in The Five Doctors. It could easily come back to River Song giving him her remaining regenerations, too. We’ll just wait and see.