Category Archives: Doctor Who
Day of the Doctor Trailer!
The Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode is right around the corner, and now they’ve finally put out a sweet trailer!
It’s a fun trailer, though I think they could have done a lot more. This is Matt Smith and David Tennant meeting each other for the first time! They could have done soooo much more with that scene. Especially since the two of them became BFFs on set.
Doctor Who Special is a Month Away!
We’ve only go to wait another month before the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, and BBC was kind enough to give us a teaser trailer. Though personally, I wish it was more substantive plot-wise. Still, nice trailer.
It’s a neat little put-together trailer, I’ll give it that. And according to io9, it’s packed to the gills with Doctor Who references in the background. I just want to see some actual plot! But I suppose if they told us that it would give away the surprise.
The New Doctor is…a Guy I Know Best from Doctor Who!
The new Doctor was announced on Sunday, and I’ll let him introduce himself. Though don’t watch or read if you don’t want to be SPOILED!
I looked up him up on IMDB and saw that I know him best from a previous episode of Doctor Who, as the father in the Pompeii episode in season 4. So cool. He’s got a fun voice and a neat look. And clearly they’re going for a Doctor with more character than looks this time, which is an OK choice. Between David Tennant and Matt Smith, the new series definitely wanted a young, hunky Doctor. But when you look back at the classic series, a lot of the Doctors were older men. So I think it was a specific choice to go older and more whimsical-looking than keep things hunky.
I’m slightly disappointed that they didn’t go with a female Doctor or a Doctor of color, but only slightly. I didn’t expect them to do something so radical. But it would have been neat if they had.
Anyway, I am optimistic about this guy, so we’ll just have to stay tuned to see how he does! What do you all think of him?
You Could Write the Next Doctor Who!
When contemplating the Internet, one must accept that anything you could ever possibly imagine already exists in some far corner of the Information Superhighway. For example, I bring you “6 lines of Java script that write Doctor Who plots indistinguishable from the current series”, created by the fine folks at Us vs. Th3m.
Just click here and the magic of the Internet gives you a Doctor Who plot.
For example:
A malfunction sends the TARDIS hurtling towards a space station in the far-future, but Clara thinks she can hear a child’s tears. Isolated from the Doctor, Clara goes on to uncover the secret of the first Aztecs. Clara’s tears save the day. Michael Caine has a walk-on part.
Or how about:
The Doctor has vowed to return to an underwater base, but the Doctor is worried. The visitors discover the first creatures of Time Lord legends. A nostalgic 90’s pop culture reference saves the day. David Beckham guest stars.
It’s genius!
Matt Smith Is Leaving Doctor Who!
I nominate myself as the new Doctor. I did some acting in high school – and that’s about it – but I think the world is ready for an overweight, nerdy American Doctor. They’re going to need to find somebody, because actor Matt Smith is stepping down from Doctor Who at the end of the year!
He was good. He will be missed.
Aw, who am I kidding! Matt Smith was great as the 11th Doctor, and starred in some of my all-time favorite episodes of the series! In fact, I would be hard pressed to say whether Matt Smith or David Tennant is my favorite Doctor. I’ve loved Smith’s quirkiness. It’s probably his defining characteristic. He always felt like a fish out of water, even though he knew pretty much everything there was to know about whatever he was facing. Plus that bow tie is just the bee’s knees. Though, of course, it’s probably safe to say I’ve loved Smith because of the great work behind the camera by show-runner Stephen Moffat. I’m a big fan of the cinematic style Moffat brought to the show in the Smith years, as well as the serialized storytelling. Those two made a great pair, and I’m glad that Moffat will be staying on.
According to the BBC, Smith will star in the upcoming 50th Anniversary Special in November, but then die in the annual Christmas episode at the end of the year. That should be pretty sad. The Christmas episodes are always top notch for Doctor Who. Current companion Jenna Louise Coleman will be still be with the show, as will John Hurt, who is playing a mysterious version of the Doctor. So that’s pretty cool.
Now let’s say goodbye to Matt Smith with my favorite moment in all of Doctor Who!
Good times!
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