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[CHTrilogy]

Anyone gonna see and Adventure in Space and Time?

EDIT: Seen it, cried my eyes out.

 

Yeah, I saw it. A very moving biopic.

 

The 11th Doctor's cameo at the end was a nice touch too!

 

[Meiko]

So today is the day. That is all I have to say.

[Gears The Toa]

This is going to be the best day ever. And I will fully embrace it, because nothing like this will happen again until 75 years from now

[Taria Pakari]

Grab your jelly babies, scarves, fezzes and sonic screwdrivers, folks. Today, we get wibbly wobbly.

[Meiko]

Ahaha my uncle surprised me this morning with an early birthday present. Guess I'll be going to the theatres this afternoon for Doctor Who in 3D.

Edited November 23, 2013 by Meiko

[Timelady Gallade]

This is going to be the best day ever. And I will fully embrace it, because nothing like this will happen again until 75 years from now

*50.

I'm gonna be 61 then... D:

 

I'm so gonna get a selfie of myself with my rainbow scarf and brown fisherman hat. ^.^ Or maybe not....

[Rahkshi Guurahk]

Ahaha my uncle surprised me this morning with an early birthday present. Guess I'll be going to the theatres this afternoon for Doctor Who in 3D.

Good! I thought I was the only one seeing 3d willingly.

 

 

This is going to be the best day ever. And I will fully embrace it, because nothing like this will happen again until 75 years from now

*50.

I'm gonna be 61 then... D:

 

I'm so gonna get a selfie of myself with my rainbow scarf and brown fisherman hat. ^.^ Or maybe not....

 

:PEDIT: BEST EPISODE IN HISTORY!

Edited November 23, 2013 by Rahkshi Guurahk

[CHTrilogy]

Well... they did not disappoint!

 

 

So the Time Lords still live! Just inside a painting. So we might actually see the Master break out again some day - perhaps?

 

 

Was that a preview of the 13th Doctor?

 

 

T O M B A K E R ! ! ! !

 

[Toa of Gallifrey]

Best... episode... ever...

[Primis]

That was an amazing episode.

 

 

I love how it ended up being more of a character study of The Doctor, instead of a straightforward Monster-Of-The-Week plot.

 

[Meiko]

 

 

The fact that Tom Baker and Matt Smith stood face to face at the end was amazing. The fact that John Hurt regenerated is also amazing. The fact that Rassilon and the Master might reappear is also great. The split second with Capaldi was great. The ending with fabulous. The behind the scenes at the end that was narrated by Colin Baker was mind-blowing. Sorry for those of you who didn't get to see that part on TV, since it was only in theatres.

 

Overall great episode.

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

Did anyone else catch the little extra episode "The Five-ish Doctors" they aired during 'the after party'? It was a fun little romp and I can probably talk about it without throwing spoilers around everywhere

[Rahkshi Guurahk]

Well... they did not disappoint!

 

 

So the Time Lords still live! Just inside a painting. So we might actually see the Master break out again some day - perhaps?

 

 

Was that a preview of the 13th Doctor?

 

 

T O M B A K E R ! ! ! !

 

THIS.

 

That was an amazing episode.

 

 

I love how it ended up being more of a character study of The Doctor, instead of a straightforward Monster-Of-The-Week plot.

 

I agree

 

 

 

The fact that Tom Baker and Matt Smith stood face to face at the end was amazing. The fact that John Hurt regenerated is also amazing. The fact that Rassilon and the Master might reappear is also great. The split second with Capaldi was great. The ending with fabulous. The behind the scenes at the end that was narrated by Colin Baker was mind-blowing. Sorry for those of you who didn't get to see that part on TV, since it was only in theatres.

 

Overall great episode.

 

It honestly took me a minute or two to notice the narrator.

Did anyone else catch the little extra episode "The Five-ish Doctors" they aired during 'the after party'? It was a fun little romp and I can probably talk about it without throwing spoilers around everywhere

Yes.

In addition, does this mean Steven Moffat was planning this for a while? ;P

Edited November 24, 2013 by Rahkshi Guurahk

[Timelady Gallade]

#GallifreyFallsNoMore

 

 

I think I'll rewatch this on Iplayer before doing my homework. :3

[CHTrilogy]

Did anyone else catch the little extra episode "The Five-ish Doctors" they aired during 'the after party'? It was a fun little romp and I can probably talk about it without throwing spoilers around everywhere

 

I've seen a little bit, but haven't quite managed to catch it yet.

[Meiko]

BZPower does not condone or support piracy. -B6 Edited November 24, 2013 by Black Six

[Trijhak]

Um, is that legal? People can just watch it on the BBC iplayer for the rest of the week, you know...

 

 

 

Was not expecting either of the Capaldi or Baker cameos. But the biggest plot hole is probably how the first 8 Doctors even got there IMO. Where did they come from and why did they know what to do? Understandable for 12, but he's already experienced it twelve times over.

 

As for this christmas, they are making the -huge- mistake of cramming too many monsters in.

 

 

[Rahkshi Guurahk]

Pulse-

 

 

What's the stuff they revealed about the Christmas special?

 

 

[Velox]

That was an amazing episode.

 

 

I love how it ended up being more of a character study of The Doctor, instead of a straightforward Monster-Of-The-Week plot.

 

 

Definitely agreed. Such a great episode.

 

I really did love how it gave us so much on The Doctor as a character. And though a part of me almost wishes it did go in a really dark direction, at the same time, I'm so glad everything happened the way it did--definitely seems more like The Doctor that way, and I loved seeing them trying to overcome everything. And seeing Matt/David together was just awesome--so many great quotable lines!

[Alyska]

Just watched it last night!

 

 

 

I don't think anyone was expecting to see Billie Piper as someone other than Rose, but I really like the way they did it.

 

Ten and Eleven are adorable together, and I love Hurt's incredulity at the way they talk and act. Hurt's performance in general was great. I really like the way he combined being a cantakerous old fart with a sort of innocence and naivete that the other two doctor's didn't have.

 

The Zygons subplot was good. I liked the characterisation of Elizabeth I even if she doesn't quite seem to fit the time period. The constant bait-and-switching of the Zygons was very well done- not to mention Ten putting his foot in it talking to Elizabeth.

 

The fate of the Time Lords seems both supportive of and contradictory to the events of "The End of Time" (TEOT implied they were "time-locked" rather than killed, but this episode showed that The Doctor thought they had actually died. Furthermore, does The Doctor have any intention of releasing them from the painting? TEOT suggests that that would be a bad idea... plot of the next series, perhaps?)

 

Cameo from Capaldi! Shame we didn't really get to see his outfit. Tom Baker's cameo was interesting- I wonder whether that was foreshadowing a future plot element, or just a nice surreal little nod to the original, much like the scene at the end of Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller's "Starsky and Hutch."

 

I was kind of sad that Hurt regenerated... I wanted to see more of him...

 

 

 

Also, an adventure in Space and Time was on straight afterwards.

 

I was sobbing uncontrollably by the end! It was all so beautifully done. There were so many adorable moments like Hartnell taking the schoolchildren on a pretend adventure and telling stories to his granddaughter (who weirdly does not age in the space of five years, but I'll look past that cause she's cute). And Matt Smith appearing at the end!

 

[GSR]

I really enjoyed the episode! Some more detailed thoughts:

• [*]Smith and Coleman played off of Tennant and Hurt very well. Clara continues to be enjoyable, but after a season (well, half) with her she still hasn't quite grabbed me as some other companions have. Or maybe I'm just still bitter over Donna only getting one season. [*]Ten! Honestly, I thought this was a pretty run-of-the-mill Ten performance from Tennant (aside from the aforementioned banter with Smith), but that's not a bad thing; he slipped right back into the role.[*]Billie Piper was great as the Moment. While of course there's that part of you that wants to see, "well, what if Rose and 11 met just once", but Rose's story really is done and over with, and this was a great way to let her be involved. And she really knocked it out of the park with her performance - alternately fun and grave, and a great match for Hurt.[*]Speaking of Hurt, boy was he good as well. I am glad that they gave him some levity and didn't just make him entirely dark; in the end he still felt very Doctor-y, and they were clearly having some fun with him representing the classic Doctors.[*]The special as a whole was much more lighthearted than I expected - I mean, a good chunk of the ep is just a plain old, rubber-aliens-vs.-UNIT romp. Another pleasant surprise.[*]Speaking of surprises: Capaldi! Baker! I was actually spoiled on the latter's appearance, but augh he was so good. I really need to watch more classic Who. And Capaldi was just a perfect surprise - there was applause.[*]Loved all the little nods to the series as well. (Who wants to bet the Curator gave Osgood that scarf?) The audio/clips of the old Doctors was a nice touch.[*]If there's one complaint, it's that a few plot points wound up dangling, like the human/Zygon negotiations and Tennant not giving much response to Hurt's "Bad Wolf girl, I could kiss you!" But those are minor quibbles that I'm fine overlooking for the sake of keeping things moving and fun.[*]Oh, and I do still wish Eccleston had been involved. But the guy's got the right to refuse.

Hoping to catch An Adventure in Space in Time at some point as well. 'Till then, on towards Christmas!

[~Shockwave~]

I really enjoyed the episode! Some more detailed thoughts:

 

• [*]Smith and Coleman played off of Tennant and Hurt very well. Clara continues to be enjoyable, but after a season (well, half) with her she still hasn't quite grabbed me as some other companions have. Or maybe I'm just still bitter over Donna only getting one season. [*]Ten! Honestly, I thought this was a pretty run-of-the-mill Ten performance from Tennant (aside from the aforementioned banter with Smith), but that's not a bad thing; he slipped right back into the role.[*]Billie Piper was great as the Moment. While of course there's that part of you that wants to see, "well, what if Rose and 11 met just once", but Rose's story really is done and over with, and this was a great way to let her be involved. And she really knocked it out of the park with her performance - alternately fun and grave, and a great match for Hurt.[*]Speaking of Hurt, boy was he good as well. I am glad that they gave him some levity and didn't just make him entirely dark; in the end he still felt very Doctor-y, and they were clearly having some fun with him representing the classic Doctors.[*]The special as a whole was much more lighthearted than I expected - I mean, a good chunk of the ep is just a plain old, rubber-aliens-vs.-UNIT romp. Another pleasant surprise.[*]Speaking of surprises: Capaldi! Baker! I was actually spoiled on the latter's appearance, but augh he was so good. I really need to watch more classic Who. And Capaldi was just a perfect surprise - there was applause.[*]Loved all the little nods to the series as well. (Who wants to bet the Curator gave Osgood that scarf?) The audio/clips of the old Doctors was a nice touch.[*]If there's one complaint, it's that a few plot points wound up dangling, like the human/Zygon negotiations and Tennant not giving much response to Hurt's "Bad Wolf girl, I could kiss you!" But those are minor quibbles that I'm fine overlooking for the sake of keeping things moving and fun.[*]Oh, and I do still wish Eccleston had been involved. But the guy's got the right to refuse.

Hoping to catch An Adventure in Space in Time at some point as well. 'Till then, on towards Christmas!

 

 

 

 

I agree on the last one. he's still my favorite. But Hurt put a good performance up. I liked the crotchety old man thing he had going on.

And I personally like Coleman a lot. But that's probably just differences in opinion.

And they all played so well off of each other, it was a blast to watch. I may even watch again.

 

 

[Wyrd Bid Ful Araed]

 

 

I agree on the last one. he's still my favorite. But Hurt put a good performance up. I liked the crotchety old man thing he had going on.

And I personally like Coleman a lot. But that's probably just differences in opinion.

And they all played so well off of each other, it was a blast to watch. I may even watch again.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I did like how his more "old man" persona played off well against the two young 'uns. Like having no truck with catchphrases

 

"Geronimo!"

"Allons-y!"

"...oh for gods sake..."

 

XD

 

 

Edited November 26, 2013 by More Fierce Than Fire

[Alyska]

Details on the Xmas Special here.

 

 

Called it! I'm glad Moff's acknowledging Ten's extra regeneration. I was quite worried he was going to ignore it like he has with several other elements from RTD's run. At the moment, I'm betting River is responsible for his extra lives, but they might come up with something else on top of it.

 

[Toa of Gallifrey]

Details on the Xmas Special here.

 

 

Called it! I'm glad Moff's acknowledging Ten's extra regeneration. I was quite worried he was going to ignore it like he has with several other elements from RTD's run. At the moment, I'm betting River is responsible for his extra lives, but they might come up with something else on top of it.

 

 

Now Let's Kill Hitler makes sense, because I always wondered why regeneration was disabled for simple poisoning, but he simply didn't have any left, then River revived him and, as you said, gave him more regenerations.

 

[Timelady Gallade]

When the Xmas special comes up, Toa Of Gallifrey better update his/her profile picture.

And, Hurt in the special is just awesome. :3

[Toa of Gallifrey]

When the Xmas special comes up, Toa Of Gallifrey better update his/her profile picture.

And, Hurt in the special is just awesome. :3

I certainly will. XD Heck, I should try and find one with John Hurt now.

Edited November 28, 2013 by Toa of Gallifrey

[CHTrilogy]

Details on the Xmas Special here.

 

 

Called it! I'm glad Moff's acknowledging Ten's extra regeneration. I was quite worried he was going to ignore it like he has with several other elements from RTD's run. At the moment, I'm betting River is responsible for his extra lives, but they might come up with something else on top of it.

 

 

 

Well that's great! So Ten is both the 11th AND 12th Doctor! It's like they're trying to force a complete and total ending to this show!

 

[Alyska]

The Impossible Astronaut showed The Doctor starting to regenerate, but we know that to be some sort of illusion by the Tesselecta.

 

The Angels Take Manhattan established that he still had some regeneration energy, which River told him off for "wasting."

 

Nightmare In Silver had him threaten to regenerate to blast away the Cyberman hardware in his head, but he didn't follow up on it...

 

So, I think we can infer that he knows he's got a bit of extra regeneration energy left, but he possibly doesn't know how much- or whether he can use it for a full regeneration...

[Vakama-san]

The BBC finally put up a longer trailer for The Time of the Doctor!

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=njNnTDiLOd4#

[CHTrilogy]

Riveting! I'm anxious to see more! (Though of course, like the Day of the Doctor, it's all very hush-hush.)

[Toa of Gallifrey]

I came up with a theory on Capaldi's Doctor while pressing the "Random page" button on Tardis Data Core and ending up on the Valeyard's page. First, a little background: A lot of the Valeyard's backstory was lost due to problems when writing Trial of a Time Lord. Originally it was gonna be explicitly said that the Doctor will turn into the Valeyard when he's desperate for more lives at the end of his 13th incarnation, but this was scrapped and just implied because JNT didn't want the Doctor to be a dark character (even though #7 was pretty dark). This paired with reading that Capaldi's Doctor will be darker than Matt's (read this on Facebook) leads me to theorize that Capadi might be the Valeyard. Just saying Capaldi will be darker than Matt isn't saying much since the darkest thing about Matt is his anger but still something to think about. Of course, this theory might have just spawned due to spending too much time studying and then reading the Valeyard's TDC page.

[CHTrilogy]

Ah, but they said the Valeyard comes between the Doctor's 12th and final incarnation - they didn't specify what that final number was, did they?

[Timelady Gallade]

Has anyone seen The History Of Doctor Who Song: In One Take?

Loved it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwSyXs5QAsM

Edited December 15, 2013 by Timelady Gallade

[Rahkshi Guurahk]

Is there seriously no discussion of the Christmas special over the past 10 days?

[Timelady Gallade]

Just say ToftD. Im not crying, its raining on my face-

WHO AM I KIDDING WHHYY MATT.

there go my tear ducts. I just recovered them from sherlock. ;-;

[Rahkshi Guurahk]

In other news, the whole of BZPower has been aggravated by Steven Moffat.

[Trijhak]

 

 

 

That has got to be the fastest regeneration in the series, unless that giant regeneration-looking thing was actually the start of it and it happened to be the slowest.

 

He might also be a little bit amnesiac. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO FLY THIS THING?"

 

 

[CHTrilogy]

The 14th Doctor has already left an impression on us.... and that's the last we'll see of them til September! I could have a baby in that sort of time! (..which stands to reason..)

[Meiko]

I already know the entire plot of Time of the Doctor, but I won't be able to watch it at its air time since I don't get BBC here. Hopefully it'll be up on the torrent sites soon after it airs.