December 25th, 2013
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What Did You Think of The Time of the Doctor?
What Did You Think of The Time of the Doctor?
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.
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Big D
December 31st, 2013 - 9:54amI think part of the problem is that, generally speaking, people tend to go with the Doctor of ‘their time’ and so having others take up the mantle can be hard. For me (and always will be)Jon Pertwee was the ultimate Doctor. He was the one that I remember most clearly as a child despite having seen them all. He brought action, science, humour and dynamicism all in equal measure. And yet he is in many ways a product of his time. As is every Doctor. There arent many ‘new Whovians’ who can sit through a 6 part ‘wobbly set’ series when they are used to the glossy, cgi 45 minuters. People must give PC the chance – for goodness sake, he’s only just arrived. Just consider yourselves fortunate that we have a Doctor at all.
RYCBAR123
December 31st, 2013 - 7:53amI think that the apartment block might just look similar 🙂
the astronaut of death
December 31st, 2013 - 7:14amThe regeneration was only powerful because he had just been given a whole new cycle
Anonymous
December 31st, 2013 - 6:35amAnd I forgot to mention… Apparently Clara is living in the same exact apartment building that Rose and Jackie were living in. Or is this just a case of the Beeb only have a handful of sets?
Anonymous
December 31st, 2013 - 6:18amMy husband and I have high hopes for Capaldi. He brought gravitas to The Fires of Pompeii and Torchwood: Children of Earth. Even though we’re a bit put off by the overuse of the Darrin Effect by the Beeb. Okay, so technically it’s not really the Darrin Effect, but it’s similar. The Darrin Effect is when a role is recast. Yet, the Beeb is famous for “recycling” actors/actresses. Here are several examples… Please let me know if there are any instances that I’ve overlooked/failed to mention.
1. Freema Agyeman starred in Army of Ghosts as Adeola Oshodi to be recast as Martha Jones. They passed it off as Adeola having been her cousin, as Martha mentions in Smith And Jones.
2. Peter Capaldi and Karen Gillan both starred in The Fires Of Pompeii. Although, Karen’s role in Fires was minute and most people probably didn’t recognize her with all of the makeup.
3. Peter Capaldi also starred in Torchwood: Children of Earth.
4. Jessica Hynes starred in Human Nature and Family Of Blood as Joan Redfern. She was recast as Verity Newman, Joan Redfern’s granddaughter in End Of Time.
5. David Bradley starred in Dinosaurs On A Spaceship and then he starred in An Adventure In Space And Time as William Hartnell.
6. Jessica Raine starred in Hide and then she starred in An Adventure In Space And Time as Verity Lambert.
7. Clara’s father was recast. He was originally portrayed by Michael Dixon in Rings Of Akhaten. He was portrayed by James Buller in The Time Of The Doctor.
As with any fictional movie/television show, it requires a certain suspension of belief/disbelief. Yet, the Darrin Effect makes it more difficult to suspend belief/disbelief. Obviously, in some cases… Like the case of Richard Harris passing away after Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets… Recasting is essential. Once Upon A Time also recast their Robin Hood. My husband and I just don’t like this kind of thing.
Anonymous
December 31st, 2013 - 5:21amIn Classic Who is was fairly common for the Doctor to experience a form of temporary amnesia after regenerating. However, I agree about the flying the TARDIS thing. When I saw Tash flying the TARDIS, I was like… Huh?
MaxP
December 31st, 2013 - 4:02amIt’s going to be weird in the future and really quite utterly ridiculous to have the inevitable Doctor team ups in all the various mediums (mainly non TV mediums I’d imagine since all the classic Doctors will be long gone by then) when there’s upward of 20-26 Doctors all joining forces. I’d have thought the smart thing would have been to have the current show end with a couple more Doctors then in 10-20-30(?) years it can be brought back again for a new generation, ideally rebooted with brand new continuity and mythology. I mean really, the show will choke to death on its own mythos & nostalgia eventually.
Sandra
December 31st, 2013 - 2:12amWell said!
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:59amBut AT LEAST, it’s like we all got to say one last “good-bye” to the Eleventh Doctor!
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:55amELEVEN CALLED IT A “RESET,” AND IT WAS THE MOST VIOLENT REGENERATION IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF “DOCTOR WHO.”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:53amTO “McGann is the DOCTOR” IF THE CONSOLE ROOM WAS THE 2010 VERSION, IT JUST WOULDNT LOOK RIGHT!
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:51amHe was REALLY OUT OF IT AFTER HIS REGENERATION, LIKE MATT SMITH, AT THE END OF “THE END OF TIME PART 2,” AND THE START OF
“THE ELEVENTH HOUR.”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:48amCG, to that I say, “GERONIMO!”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:47amGREETINGS FROM GALLIFREY, PETER CAPALDI!
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:46amHey, Jon, are you by any chance related to the late William Hartnell?
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:45amIf it were a 2 parter, then viewers would have been tuned off of BBC, and BBC AMERICA.
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:44amBut he said, “NEVER TELL ME THE RULES!”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:42amNOT A CHANCE!
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:40amI say, “DONT BRING BACK MATT SMITH, BUT GIVE PETER CAPALDI A CHANCE!”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:38amNot just space, but through TIME AND SPACE.
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:37amBut in the TOTD, The Crack lead to where the Doctor had saved Gallifrey, in the pocket universe. The Timelords of Gallifrey gave the Doctor: Regeneration #13, they saved him from death, and the Daleks.
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:18amBut, Peter Capaldi, now the Last Doctor, for some reason DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO FLY THE TARDIS!
He even asked, ”Do you happen to know how to fly this thing?”
Kyle Seyerle
December 31st, 2013 - 1:15amDid you SEE THE HOW VIOLENT HIS REGENERATION WAS?? Obviously not, because, he used up almost all of his regeneration energy in this last one.
And DID YOU SEE WHAT HE WAS EATING? FISH FINGERS AND CUSTARD! ONLY FITTING, SINCE IT WAS HIS FIRST MEAL AS THE DOCTOR, THAT IT SHOULD BE HIS LAST MEAL AS WELL!
Anonymous
December 30th, 2013 - 11:51pmpeter capaldi will not be as good as matt
Obsie
December 30th, 2013 - 9:35pmSince The Doctor was 1200 years old when he arrived on Trenzalore and stayed for three hundred years, are we to assume he is now 1500 years old, or are we going to get ageing issues again?
JJ
December 30th, 2013 - 9:24pmGo The Tardis!
JJ
December 30th, 2013 - 9:20pmand so it is.
JJ
December 30th, 2013 - 9:14pmWilliam Hartnell: First Doctor, first body.
Patrick Troughton: Second Doctor, second body, first regeneration.
Jon Pertwee: Third Doctor, third body, second regeneration.
Tom Baker: Fourth Doctor, fourth body, third regeneration.
Peter Davison: Fifth Doctor, fifth body, fourth regeneration.
Colin Baker: Sixth Doctor, sixth body, fifth regeneration.
Sylvester McCoy: Seventh Doctor, seventh body, sixth regeneration.
Paul McGann: Eighth Doctor, eighth body, seventh regeneration.
John Hurt: War Doctor, ninth body, eighth regeneration.
Christopher Eccleston: Ninth Doctor, tenth body, ninth regeneration.
David Tennant: Tenth Doctor, eleventh body, tenth regeneration.
Matt Smith: Eleventh Doctor, twelfth body, twelfth regeneration.
The Human Doctor just used up the regeneration process.
JJ
December 30th, 2013 - 9:05pmWhy can everyone fly the Tardis. River was an exception, but now everyone can. For gods sake, what’s the point?
JJ
December 30th, 2013 - 9:02pmMelody as a baby. Then in New York. Then regenerates. Then she grows up as Mels in Leadworth with Amy and Rory. Then gets shot and regenerates into River. Then River uses all her regenerations To Save The Doctor. Then River sacrifices herself. Then River is saved.