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Stuart 26-12-2008 18:16

re: Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 34704363)
Well that was a much better Christmas Special than last years...;)

I'll give it another watch, but I didn't think so. Didn't like it much at all. Seemed like a rather bizarre cross between Doctor Who, any random period drama and Star Trek, and didn't take the best points from any of them.

Delta Whiskey 26-12-2008 19:12

re: Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials
 
The two Doctors plot twist was interesting but the Cyberman storyline felt like it was an afterthought.

Mick Fisher 26-12-2008 21:40

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I thought it watchable but not memorable.

Russ 26-12-2008 22:00

re: Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials
 
Just finished watching it - it made a lot more sense now! It was good but it didn't feel like a special in any way. Just like a normal episode really.

sir_drinks_alot 26-12-2008 22:33

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and unlike in years passed it was real snow :)

dilli-theclaw 26-12-2008 22:38

re: Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials
 
I was quite dissapointed.

downquark1 27-12-2008 00:01

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Originally Posted by Xaccers (Post 34704367)
Have to agree, very suprising as it was written by RTD, maybe he's finally been given lessons by Moffat?

Yes was definitely better. Still had kind of a RDT "hey presto repairo" ending tho.

Chris 28-12-2008 01:07

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Originally Posted by cimt (Post 34704504)
Well, the episode didn't win in the ratings. It came in 2nd place though...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a1393...y-ratings.html

It was shown a whole hour earlier than last year. I'd say it did tremendously well, given the slot it was put in was less than ideal. It managed an audience share of 50.5% and was only 0.5 million viewers down on last year's Christmas special, which was in the 7pm slot. And let's face it, it's hardly a shame to have been beaten by Wallace and Gromit, with 14.3 million, and quite possibly the largest TV audience for anything, all year.

sir_drinks_alot 28-12-2008 14:12

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My guess is that filming on RDT and DT last story's will be done in the first half of 2009 so as to Allow the new team time to settle in.before thay start shooting season 5 witch it more likely than Not to start in late september so we sould know no later than june who the new doctor is. :)

cimt 28-12-2008 14:16

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Or we may not find out till the Christmas special. ;)

sir_drinks_alot 28-12-2008 14:23

re: Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials
 
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Originally Posted by cimt (Post 34705316)
Or we may not find out till the Christmas special. ;)



there's nothing i'd love more than to have to wait untill the Christmas special to find out who it will be but the bbc have a inapt inability to beable to keep a secret that big to tham selfs untill the right moment

Tezcatlipoca 28-12-2008 23:28

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I thought it was pretty good.



I think those "Cyber Shade" things were awful though.


And I'm not quite sure why the Cybermen needed a bunch of kids? They'd already somehow managed to build a giant robot without any child labour, so what was the point of having a bunch of kids turn some cogs at the end?

john smith69 01-01-2009 17:47

Re: Doctor Who in the future
 
In doctor who Trial of a Time lord (Colin Baker) as the 6th doctor.
in he’s trial the doctor finds out that the prosecutor is infect is the doctor in he’s 13th Regeneration the doctor is told between he’s 12th and 13th Regeneration the doctor go’s evil has the BBC forgotten this or will it be in a future episode

Stuart 01-01-2009 19:15

Re: Doctor Who in the future
 
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Originally Posted by john smith69 (Post 34707682)
In doctor who Trial of a Time lord (Colin Baker) as the 6th doctor.
in he’s trial the doctor finds out that the prosecutor is infect is the doctor in he’s 13th Regeneration the doctor is told between he’s 12th and 13th Regeneration the doctor go’s evil has the BBC forgotten this or will it be in a future episode

That is only partly true. The Valeyard was a distillation of the evil side of the doctor between his 12th and 13th regenerations, and was created to help the Timelords (who no longer exist in the new series as far as we know) cover up some problems they caused.

With the High Council, and the Time Lords having apparently being removed from Time (apart from the Doctor and Master), they wouldn't be arount to create the Valeyard.

Russ 01-01-2009 19:22

Re: Doctor Who in the future
 
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Originally Posted by Stuart C (Post 34707725)
That is only partly true. The Valeyard was a distillation of the evil side of the doctor between his 12th and 13th regenerations,

Was that why he attacked his assistant at the time, Peri, just after he regenerated?


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