General : Doctor Who : 2008 & 2009 Specials

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Maggy J

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]

The two Doctors plot twist was interesting but the Cyberman storyline felt like it was an afterthought.

[Mick Fisher]

I thought it watchable but not memorable.

[Russ]

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]

and unlike in years passed it was real snow

[dilli-theclaw]

I was quite dissapointed.

[downquark1]

Originally Posted by Xaccers

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.

Originally Posted by cimt

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]

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]

Or we may not find out till the Christmas special.

[sir_drinks_alot]

Originally Posted by cimt

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by john smith69

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]

Originally Posted by Stuart C

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?