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The Doctor Who 2014/15 Thread

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 2:21 pm
by inflatable dalek
August 23rd, with a "Feature Length episode" (a term that's causing all sorts of fun confusion from Americans in the TrekBBS thread who don't realise than in British TV that just means "Twice as long as normal" and as such are trying desperately to work out the average formal length of a proper theatrical film) in a episode about "Jack the Ripper".


Well, I suppose it had to happen sooner or later (though Vastra's first episode and the inverted commas at least suggest they're doing something different with it).

The first teaser trailer:




My watching of Poirot has had episodes in the last week with an insanely young looking Capaldi and Eccleston in them, the later was surprising as mentally he's one of those actors I think of as never really changing.

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:48 pm
by Skyquake87
Vesta...? The freeze-dried curries from the 1970s? What?

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:46 pm
by inflatable dalek
It'll be a red hot, explosive episode.

And by remembering frozen food from the 1970's you're showing your age Granddad.



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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:07 am
by Skyquake87
Ha! You may mock, but it seemed like food from the future! Like that Episode of Henry's Cat where they are eating little blue food pills and are spacemen on The Fabulous Flying Carrot...

Yes, its just like that.

On topic, ooh moody trailer.

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:06 am
by Denyer
Hopefully the series will have a bit more whimsy than it seems to be starting off with.

Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 4:19 pm
by Summerhayes
He had a fairly flamboyant costume and he started by talking about the colour of his kidneys, so I'm sure there will be ample whimsy. They always make it look moody in the adverts, because that's what everyone watches Doctor Who for. Right?

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:13 am
by Skyquake87
New Teaser Trailer popped up the other day...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbX4tNG_k3s

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:38 pm
by Summerhayes
SPOILER! (select to read)
Hmmm... So we're getting the daleks again? They really need a good, long break...

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:19 pm
by Sades
Hey, what episode is this from? Doesn't look familiar to me.


Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 6:36 pm
by Denyer
Silver Nemesis, by the looks of it.

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:04 pm
by Denyer
Spotted the script leaks news over lunch, and semi-spoiler-free write up here:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/67963

Sounds good. :up:

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:09 pm
by inflatable dalek
The first episode is out there as well, I think part of the problem being it's getting screenings all over the world the best part of a month before it's TV broadcast meaning it's out there and ready to fall into sneaky hands a lot earlier than normal.

In terms of one of the long established but oft-ignored aspects of the show this season is going to be acknowledging, my bet would be on:


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Susan. After all, he looks like a Granddad again now...

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:36 pm
by Denyer
That'd be cool. Unlikely to have chance to read scripts this week, but interested to do so.

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:03 pm
by Skyquake87
I am avoiding all the leaks and whatnot (as usual) , being old fashioned and that (I like telly being a surprise, otherwise I may as well watch soap operas *shudders*).

I'm not quite so excited for Twelve, but will be interested to see where they take him.

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:41 pm
by Cyberstrike nTo
inflatable dalek wrote:Well, I suppose it had to happen sooner or later (though Vastra's first episode and the inverted commas at least suggest they're doing something different with it).
Stupid question: Did they ever explained where Vastra, her wife, and that funny alien warrior came from or was their backstories explained in other media (digital shorts, audio adventures, novels, or comics)?

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:20 pm
by Skyquake87
Yeah, Vastra's backstory was explained away (i think) during 'A Good Man Goes To War' and some other lines of dialogue. Basically, Vastra woke up in Victorian London or something, set herself up as a private investigator and met Jenny along the way. They acquired Strax at Demon's Run after he was apparently killed - an extra on the Season 7 boxset that was available online has an amusing little short where Vastra goes over to Strax and bascially tells him to get up as he's not dead :)

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:26 pm
by Heinrad
Sades wrote:Hey, what episode is this from? Doesn't look familiar to me.

Um...... The only thing I've seen that even compares to that is the first episode of the Super Sentai attempt at doing Spider Man.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:02 pm
by Heinrad
So....... Deep Breath......

I liked the way they handled the Doctor's post-regeneration whimmy-whams.

And how Strax survives in Victorian London continues to astound me.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:29 pm
by Denyer
Decent effort, assuming it hasn't changed overly much since the leaked copy I listened to a while ago. Can't quite hear him as the Doctor yet (or himself -- The Thick of It is quite strong in memory) but that's not unusual for a new regeneration.

Love that an old-school fan's been cast.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:27 am
by Heinrad
Once his personality finishes being stabilized, we'll have a better idea.

I did like the realization of his accent. And his eyebrows. He's got potential to be a lot of fun.

I also liked the undercurrent of fear. New life cycle, new problems, old companion wondering what the hell just happened.