Doctor Who (Matt Smith)

[Happy Monkey]

PBS, actually, under "Masterpiece Mystery".

[Happy Monkey]

Cancelled intro to Matt Smith on Craig Ferguson. Cancelled because they didn't think to get the rights to the theme song.

[wolf]

Doctor Who at the Proms ... how wonderful is that! Lovely way to spend Christmas Day. Getting actual chills from the finale ... the Ron Grainer theme music. The bit Matt Smith did with the kid from the audience was priceless.

I am desperately hoping that the Christmas Carol will be available OnDemand since I won't be home tonight, and I'm not sure if I can convince my friend, her children, and all of her other (non-SF loving) relatives they need to watch it as part of a new Christmas Tradition.

[DanaC]

I watched it when it went out (Christmas Carol that is). Best Christmas special since the series re-launched imo. A genuinely beautiful story. Michael Gambon was wonderful as the Scrooge-like character.

It's like...A Christnas Carol, meets Mary Poppins and The Snowman.

[wolf]

Did you catch the brilliant shark/dolphin bit?

Makes you wonder ... is the writer one of our lurkers, or a participant?

[DanaC]

I did!!!!I did!!!

Mum didn't understand why I laughed heartily at that line :P


[eta] Oh, and I agree btw: Doctor Who at the proms is awesome. The last couple of them have been fantastic. I think my favourite was the one from the year before last. Murray Gold's score is pure class. The Doctor's theme from Tennant's era Season 3 is one of my favourite pieces of music, along with Gallifrey/Our Childhood Home.

Brilliant way of getting youngsters to listen to some orchestral music.

[Sundae]

Am SO looking forward to the new series.
Moffat says it will be spooky. Yay. Spooky is very good.

NEIL GAIMAN WRITES AN EPISODE!
Excuse the shouting, but if any sentence deserves caps it's that one.
FTR, episode four.

In the mean time I am all excited about the Tate & Ten Much Ado performance.
We're going in August. I think. It's all booked anyway, and Ste has the tickets. I'm on school holiday at the time, so I'm hoping Mum & I can go down to London and have some fun before meeting Stevo from work and going to the theatre. He might even be considering having the day off too - Mum & I aren't girly together, we'll probably do a London Walk or a boat trip.

A lickle bit of T&T on Graham Norton
The focus is on them at the beginning.
I laughed at the whole clip... but then I love Graham Norton... if not, duck out after the initial exchange.

[wolf]

I just saw the extended trailer from BBCAmerica. Looks amazing.

[Sundae]

We also have the trailers on television.
It's just tricky to find them on YouTube.

This trailer works for now (is this what you saw?) below.
Not very spooky, but I trust the Moffat.


Is that the Doctor in the Oval Office?
Maybe paving the way for Torchwood (my birthday, 1st July!)

[DanaC]

This is spookier

[Sundae]

The Impossible Astronaut

I enjoyed it enormously.
I find it hard to get my head round River and the Doctor's relationship, but then I had trouble with it in The Time Traveller's Wife and putting things in order in the various backstories in Harry Potter. Not to mention Captain Jack's adventures, although I studied those until they made some sense. So I think it's just me and timelines.

I'm so looking forward to the next episode!
I hate being left dangling like that, and with confusions to sort out.

Couple of (perhaps spoilery) questions:

If Amy is pregnant, why was she knocking back wine at the picnic?
This is not an oversight. Somehow The Silence made her sick (as it did River) is she making assumptions about pregnancy because of this?
Also there was NO reason to announce it right there and then if she was.

Are the characters in black suits even The Silence?
They can talk.
And if they wipe people's memories of them, how come they told Amy she would tell the Doctor something. Pretty poor instructions/ prophecy is they take away her means to do so.

How can a little girl fill a spacesuit?Again, that can't be an oversight so must have a meaning.

Does The Year of the Moon mean something specific to the Doctor as opposed to just referring to the moon landings?

The tunnels are really not very far underground.
And they run everywhere.
I thought Florida was quite a swampy place.
Also - would this not compromise takeoff for rockets?
I'm willing to suspend my disbelief on that one though.

Roll on Saturday!
And the one after. And the one after etc etc.

Otherwise - roll on 1st July.
Just over two months.
My birthday and TORCHWOOD returns!!!!

Might have to start a countdown.

[Happy Monkey]

It was a good week. Game of Thrones on Sunday, Portal 2 on Tuesday, and Doctor Who on Saturday.

[Sundae]

I don't pay enough attention to Doctor Who when it's not on the screens.
Have only just found out that there is another Mark Gatiss penned episode in series 6.
And that it features Daniel Mays (who was shattering in Funland - co-written by Jeremy Dyson) who we really don't see enough of these days.

AND it has creepy looking dolls in it.

Not really spoilers, but some extra information already circulating:
It's set in a tower block in Bristol.
There is a little boy in it who has OCD and is always afraid.
The Doctor turns up and tells him he's right.

Shivers.
Reminds me of a story (Grandfather Moon?) about a girl afraid to go upstairs.

[DanaC]

Ohhhh! Didn't realise Daniel Mays was slated for the Gatiss ep. I frikkin love that actor!

[Sundae]

I LIKED!
Sets up a good story arc, because of course sneaky Moffat does not give us all the anwers. But if I hadn't written down my queries, like a tally mark on my skin, I wouldn't know that. He left me with a satisfied wrapped up feeling. Kinda like eating popcorn, except it isn't false - good writing, good acting and great cast.

Originally Posted by Sundae

If Amy is pregnant, why was she knocking back wine at the picnic?
This is not an oversight. Somehow The Silence made her sick (as it did River) is she making assumptions about pregnancy because of this?
Also there was NO reason to announce it right there and then if she was.
So, no. She's not. And her desire to tell the Dr right then was probably more Silence misdirection.

Are the characters in black suits even The Silence?
Yes they are.
And if they wipe people's memories of them, how come they told Amy she would tell the Doctor something. Pretty poor instructions/ prophecy is they take away her means to do so.
I think this is still to come.

How can a little girl fill a spacesuit?
Again, that can't be an oversight so must have a meaning.
It was powered with alien technology. We will see more of this chick.

Does The Year of the Moon mean something specific to the Doctor as opposed to just referring to the moon landings?
No idea

The tunnels are really not very far underground.
And they run everywhere.
I thought Florida was quite a swampy place.
Also - would this not compromise takeoff for rockets?
I'm willing to suspend my disbelief on that one though.

Roll on Saturday!
And the one after. And the one after etc etc.

Otherwise - roll on 8th July.
Just over two months.
NOT my birthday but TORCHWOOD returns!!!!

Might have to start a countdown.