That pony is awesome! It's kind of Tim Burton-esque. As for the movie. If it is true and a reboot, the best we can hope fod is for Matt to regenerate at the end of the 50th anniversary special, and for that to be an introductory episode with a new companion to boot. It would be a christmas movie then. That way the bbc doesn't have to worry about having two doctors on the go at once.
Know what they could do for the movie? A young(er) First Doctor's first big adventure, pre-tv-series. I'm thinking less of a "prequel" or "reboot" concept and more of a comic book movie "origin story" concept. That way it could hypothetically avoid totally breaking the show's continuity and also avoid having any real impact on the show's continuity. They could have an original story that shows off cool, easy-to-digest stuff like space travel and time travel, and avoid some of the more potentially audience-confusing concepts like regeneration.
There are certainly a lot of ways that the movie could be terrible, but the show's concept is fluid enough that there are a lot of ways that it could be pretty good.
Know what they could do for the movie? A young(er) First Doctor's first big adventure, pre-tv-series. I'm thinking less of a "prequel" or "reboot" concept and more of a comic book movie "origin story" concept. That way it could hypothetically avoid totally breaking the show's continuity and also avoid having any real impact on the show's continuity. They could have an original story that shows off cool, easy-to-digest stuff like space travel and time travel, and avoid some of the more potentially audience-confusing concepts like regeneration.
There are certainly a lot of ways that the movie could be terrible, but the show's concept is fluid enough that there are a lot of ways that it could be pretty good.
Ah, but then you'd have to have someone intelligent write the script, and I refuse to accept Hollywood has anyone like that left.
Also, it would be very easy to screw over established canon and piss off all the fanboys/girls.
For example, since it's required by law for every film to have a love interest, they'd probably be one in this film. A love interest for (what would essentially be) a young William Hartnell probably wouldn't go down too well
Also, the the villains would either be the Daleks or the Master, since they're the best known enemies of the Doctor. Again, this would go against established canon, since the Doctor first met the Daleks in 'The Daleks', and the Master would be portrayed in the movie as a cartoonish Doctor Evil-style bad guy... OK, maybe not the best point, but they'd screw it up.
I still don't believe this script thing is real, but if they do make a movie, either have it be by the actual Doctor Who team and tie it into the series, or just make a whole new Doctor Who and declare it an 'alternate universe' Doctor. Like what the Big Finish audios did with Unbound.
Know what they could do for the movie? A young(er) First Doctor's first big adventure, pre-tv-series. I'm thinking less of a "prequel" or "reboot" concept and more of a comic book movie "origin story" concept. That way it could hypothetically avoid totally breaking the show's continuity and also avoid having any real impact on the show's continuity. They could have an original story that shows off cool, easy-to-digest stuff like space travel and time travel, and avoid some of the more potentially audience-confusing concepts like regeneration.
There are certainly a lot of ways that the movie could be terrible
and I'm afraid that's the one that people usually suggest.
Incidentally, what do people think about the latest "Serpent's Crest" news? I'd tell you what it was, but I have terrible trouble getting spoilertags to work...
For example, since it's required by law for every film to have a love interest, they'd probably be one in this film. A love interest for (what would essentially be) a young William Hartnell probably wouldn't go down too well
Why not? First Doctor must have had kids with somebody in order to have grandkids, assuming that Time Lord reproduction works that way. They could play it off the same way they've continuously played companion near-romance on the modern version of the show.
And I wouldn't have too much of a problem with him encountering Daleks as long as it's established that they are time-traveling Daleks who are somehow messing with the timeline and that he hasn't seen them before. But even that is overthinking it, I think. The canon is fluid on a 50-year TV series, doubly so if it's about time travel.
I still don't believe this script thing is real
Well, there is no script right now. Just some producers looking for somebody to write a script. This step happens on a lot of projects that never get made, or get made much later with a completely different director. It's definitely more than a rumor but it isn't more than a "try," so it could easily not happen at all.
Why not? First Doctor must have had kids with somebody in order to have grandkids
Looms! LOOMS! LOOMS FROM BEYOND THE DAWN OF TIME!!!!!
No, seriously, don't take the lid off that particular can of worms.
And I wouldn't have too much of a problem with him encountering Daleks as long as it's established that they are time-traveling Daleks who are somehow messing with the timeline and that he hasn't seen them before.
Actually, some fans believe that the first Doctor deliberately left the Hand of Omega for the Daleks, and distrusted Ian and Barbara because he thought they were Dalek agents. And just pretended he'd never met the Daleks when they met them. Mind you, I think that's wrong, but it's still less contraversial than the "who is Susan?" debate.
If they were going for a total reboot, I wouldn't be surprised if they went for a completely new threat. The daleks/master/cybermen/slitheen have too much history. Much like the original star trek film avoided the use of klingons.
A lot of the points Darth Marsden raised are very likely ones about the problems with a prequel, lets be honest. Oh, and as for the 'love interest' issue, I actually wouldn't have a problem with that, if it was done right, like the wonderfully subtle (and hilarious) relationship between the 1st Doctor and Cameca in the Aztecs. Which a hollywood film won't do.
Worst of all, it'd ruin too much mystery of the character. There's a reason it's called Doctor Who, after all. The revelations should be teased, made to essentially piss us off,
such as the ending to series 6 and, I expect, the 50th anniversary story
but never truly given to us. Which a film won't be likely to do.
The only thing that could make me excited for a film is Doctor Who - The Time War Chronicles, starring Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor, with a teaser trailer pissing us off by revealing absolutely nothing except images Time Lords, Daleks, lots of Daleks, loads of explosions, all to the sound of the 'dalek heartbeat' noise. Now I'd be amazed by a trailer like that!
If the film goes ahead, I reckon it would probably be about the moral dilemma's of time travel. A similar theme to "The fires of Pompeii", for example. It's been done to death, yes, but it lays down some important groundwork which is needed if it is indeed a reboot.
No. We should never see the Time War, nor Paul McGann's regeneration. Because we've never been meant to see the former, and the latter has lost it's chance to occur now.
That wallpaper is the most awesome thing ever. If I ever need to redecorate my room, I WILL have a TARDIS.
I saw someone on Twitter suggest somehow doing it to a child's room on Christmas Eve whilst they're asleep. Wake up in the TARDIS. Works best if they could get Tom Baker to be there at a fake control panel.
Edit; Whaaaaay, first still from Christmas Special!
So, in this month's DWM, it mentions that Series Seven will have Two (!) returning foes from the Classic Series, which will be 'seen in a new light from they were in the 60's and 70's'.
So, in this month's DWM, it mentions that Series Seven will have Two (!) returning foes from the Classic Series, which will be 'seen in a new light from they were in the 60's and 70's'.
It's clearly The RaniPaul McGann The Vardans.
Nah, Big Finish have just done the Vardans. Maybe the Quarks AND their killer wasps?
Unfortunalely I'm using crappy headphones until my new pair arrive, so i couldn't hear what was said, but it looked awesome, and the fragments I did hear were good. Loved the music(what I could hear in between the headphones cutting out) Do you plan on letting us download the tracks at somepoint? I'm bored of the murray gold versions that I have been listening to on my iPod all year.
Well, people asked us to insert Murray gold's versions along with our compositions. I can't offer you the dude's works just like that... but I can give you guys what we composed. However, don't expect many tracks. Our soundtrack will cover about 20% of the movie.
Murray Gold is really good and it wouldn't seem right to tackle his stuff... unless I REALLY need a certain cue or a fixed time-point to go along with the images.
Yeah, the samples you've posted that you've done sound pretty cool. Not neccessarily better than his, but different. And given how many times I've listened to his work now (I listen as I walk to college, and have actually grown a little sick of some of them now), so different is GOOD. Looking forward to seeing the movie!
Sorry, no can do: too busy watching The Impossible Astronaut for the first time since watching the finale. And now that I know where everything leads to and how it all comes together, it actually makes a lot more sense.
Pfft, as if! If anything, it's more confusing than ever! Seriously, do you know how many Rivers there are in this ep?!
I dunno if I'm gonna buy series 6 dvd. I liked series 5 much much more.
The opposite is true for me. I did enjoy series 5, especially the eps written by Moffat (bar the Beast Below, of course), but I really enjoyed the complex arc in series 6, as it didn't just reward attention but also brought the Doctor down a few pegs after the Lonely God image he's been given in recent years, and I thought some of the standalone eps were excellent as well, especially The Doctor's Wife, The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex.
The opposite is true for me. I did enjoy series 5, especially the eps written by Moffat (bar the Beast Below, of course), but I really enjoyed the complex arc in series 6, as it didn't just reward attention but also brought the Doctor down a few pegs after the Lonely God image he's been given in recent years, and I thought some of the standalone eps were excellent as well, especially The Doctor's Wife, The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex.
I did like series 6 Its like with series 2 of Doctor Who I preferred the one before it.
Oh, I definitely prefer series 1 to series 2. Quite a few weak ones in series 2, like Love & Monsters and Fear Her, but very few eps that stood out.
Actually, it's kinda funny how I think of series 6 less as series 6 and more as series 2, or rather a brand new series 2. I do like how Moffat really has given his series its own identity, without changing it too much that it doesn't seem like Doctor Who at all.
"In the aftermath of To The Death": got my attention already. Admittedly, I do think that continuing after the truly epic finale to season 4 of the Eighth Doctor Adventures is huge risk, as it just seemed to be the closest thing we can have to a really good glimpse at the man the Doctor became in the Time War and even why he would be ready to go to war, but still, I've got my fingers crossed it'll live up to the high standard that the Lucie Miller adventures set. Looking forward to seeing what Big Finish have got planned for the Eighth Doctor next, anyway.
Well, if it makes you any happier, I laughed at the clip. Plus, you do look rather a lot like Davey T! Mihai looks pretty awesome too.
As for the school: That's too bad it's like that. What about during School holidays and stuff? They must be happening soon.
Also, if you start a seperate thread, you'll gain more publicity, I suppose. I'll just have to remember to read it every now and again (seriously, this is practically the only topic I read these days!)
As for whether series 6 was better than 5, I would say no. As I really didn't like the ganger two parter. I don't think there was a single episode of series 5 I didn't like, with "Vincent and the Doctor" being my all-time favourite. And then "The doctors wife", which was in S6.
I'm getting the boxset for christmas, as there isn't much else I need, and My mother would get very confused if I went through my list of serials I've seen/owned.
The Lack of the proms is very annoying. Especially seeing as they said it was on there, and it was included in The vanilla Christmas carol set. Almost as annoying as the Doctor Who Live stageshow not being on there!
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There are certainly a lot of ways that the movie could be terrible, but the show's concept is fluid enough that there are a lot of ways that it could be pretty good.
Also, it would be very easy to screw over established canon and piss off all the fanboys/girls.
For example, since it's required by law for every film to have a love interest, they'd probably be one in this film. A love interest for (what would essentially be) a young William Hartnell probably wouldn't go down too well
Also, the the villains would either be the Daleks or the Master, since they're the best known enemies of the Doctor. Again, this would go against established canon, since the Doctor first met the Daleks in 'The Daleks', and the Master would be portrayed in the movie as a cartoonish Doctor Evil-style bad guy... OK, maybe not the best point, but they'd screw it up.
I still don't believe this script thing is real, but if they do make a movie, either have it be by the actual Doctor Who team and tie it into the series, or just make a whole new Doctor Who and declare it an 'alternate universe' Doctor. Like what the Big Finish audios did with Unbound.
and I'm afraid that's the one that people usually suggest.
Incidentally, what do people think about the latest "Serpent's Crest" news? I'd tell you what it was, but I have terrible trouble getting spoilertags to work...
Why not? First Doctor must have had kids with somebody in order to have grandkids, assuming that Time Lord reproduction works that way. They could play it off the same way they've continuously played companion near-romance on the modern version of the show.
And I wouldn't have too much of a problem with him encountering Daleks as long as it's established that they are time-traveling Daleks who are somehow messing with the timeline and that he hasn't seen them before. But even that is overthinking it, I think. The canon is fluid on a 50-year TV series, doubly so if it's about time travel.
Well, there is no script right now. Just some producers looking for somebody to write a script. This step happens on a lot of projects that never get made, or get made much later with a completely different director. It's definitely more than a rumor but it isn't more than a "try," so it could easily not happen at all.
Looms! LOOMS! LOOMS FROM BEYOND THE DAWN OF TIME!!!!!
No, seriously, don't take the lid off that particular can of worms.
Actually, some fans believe that the first Doctor deliberately left the Hand of Omega for the Daleks, and distrusted Ian and Barbara because he thought they were Dalek agents. And just pretended he'd never met the Daleks when they met them. Mind you, I think that's wrong, but it's still less contraversial than the "who is Susan?" debate.
Worst of all, it'd ruin too much mystery of the character. There's a reason it's called Doctor Who, after all. The revelations should be teased, made to essentially piss us off,
The only thing that could make me excited for a film is Doctor Who - The Time War Chronicles, starring Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor, with a teaser trailer pissing us off by revealing absolutely nothing except images Time Lords, Daleks, lots of Daleks, loads of explosions, all to the sound of the 'dalek heartbeat' noise. Now I'd be amazed by a trailer like that!
In other news;
I saw someone on Twitter suggest somehow doing it to a child's room on Christmas Eve whilst they're asleep. Wake up in the TARDIS. Works best if they could get Tom Baker to be there at a fake control panel.
Edit; Whaaaaay, first still from Christmas Special!
Also: The Evil 11th doctor, aka the valeyard.
It's not going to be like an actual special thing, it'll just be the Doctor auctioning off his clothes...
Click... click click clickclickCLICK!
...then tell me what you think! ^^
It's clearly The Rani Paul McGann The Vardans.
Nah, Big Finish have just done the Vardans. Maybe the Quarks AND their killer wasps?
Nah, Alpha Centauri.
(It is a good thing I made that so everyone realizes I am not being serious)
Unfortunalely I'm using crappy headphones until my new pair arrive, so i couldn't hear what was said, but it looked awesome, and the fragments I did hear were good. Loved the music(what I could hear in between the headphones cutting out) Do you plan on letting us download the tracks at somepoint? I'm bored of the murray gold versions that I have been listening to on my iPod all year.
Murray Gold is really good and it wouldn't seem right to tackle his stuff... unless I REALLY need a certain cue or a fixed time-point to go along with the images.
Wait... Did you get david yates in?!
Also, that trailer. Was really good. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to have a Christmas Special that isn't a pain to rewatch for once? Link to trailer.
..I hit the red butten:p
Also, is it true that The proms are nowhere to be found?
You might like to see this ^^
oh and also this:
http://silverwolfpet.com/2011/11/we-didnt-make-it/
We've been busy ^^
Should I make a separate thread for this?
Right on both counts. Not sure why the Proms weren't included in this release. I'll let you guys know how good the "Night and the Doctor" scenes are.
The opposite is true for me. I did enjoy series 5, especially the eps written by Moffat (bar the Beast Below, of course), but I really enjoyed the complex arc in series 6, as it didn't just reward attention but also brought the Doctor down a few pegs after the Lonely God image he's been given in recent years, and I thought some of the standalone eps were excellent as well, especially The Doctor's Wife, The Girl Who Waited and The God Complex.
I did like series 6 Its like with series 2 of Doctor Who I preferred the one before it.
Actually, it's kinda funny how I think of series 6 less as series 6 and more as series 2, or rather a brand new series 2. I do like how Moffat really has given his series its own identity, without changing it too much that it doesn't seem like Doctor Who at all.
Oh, and on a random, but still awesome note:
http://bigfinish.com/Doctor-Who-The-Eighth-Doctor-Box-Set
"In the aftermath of To The Death": got my attention already. Admittedly, I do think that continuing after the truly epic finale to season 4 of the Eighth Doctor Adventures is huge risk, as it just seemed to be the closest thing we can have to a really good glimpse at the man the Doctor became in the Time War and even why he would be ready to go to war, but still, I've got my fingers crossed it'll live up to the high standard that the Lucie Miller adventures set. Looking forward to seeing what Big Finish have got planned for the Eighth Doctor next, anyway.
Well, if it makes you any happier, I laughed at the clip. Plus, you do look rather a lot like Davey T! Mihai looks pretty awesome too.
As for the school: That's too bad it's like that. What about during School holidays and stuff? They must be happening soon.
Also, if you start a seperate thread, you'll gain more publicity, I suppose. I'll just have to remember to read it every now and again (seriously, this is practically the only topic I read these days!)
As for whether series 6 was better than 5, I would say no. As I really didn't like the ganger two parter. I don't think there was a single episode of series 5 I didn't like, with "Vincent and the Doctor" being my all-time favourite. And then "The doctors wife", which was in S6.
I'm getting the boxset for christmas, as there isn't much else I need, and My mother would get very confused if I went through my list of serials I've seen/owned.
The Lack of the proms is very annoying. Especially seeing as they said it was on there, and it was included in The vanilla Christmas carol set. Almost as annoying as the Doctor Who Live stageshow not being on there!
See? Big Finish is good for some things! Now he doesn't need to re-record everything himself.
Edit; I've been informed by someone involved loosely that he's producing recons for a few of the audios for his private collection. Neat idea.