Well...
My brain hurts.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Monday, 11 February 2013
Spoilers on a cold winter night
The anniversary special is to be shown in 3D, high-end 3DTV rather than blue and red special-glasses 3D, but still, could be lovely, but also a chilling reminder of a previous anniversary... and if they work it out in cinemas too!
And... proper spoilers now... an old foe returns in an episode coming very soon. Roll over and you’ll see who. I had rather suspected based on a bit of merchandising as mentioned previously, but there we go, confirmation...
And... proper spoilers now... an old foe returns in an episode coming very soon. Roll over and you’ll see who. I had rather suspected based on a bit of merchandising as mentioned previously, but there we go, confirmation...
Sunday, 10 February 2013
So after Alasdair's article went to io9...
literally minutes of work went into producing this image.
literally minutes of work went into producing this image.
Saturday, 9 February 2013
Scream Of The Shalka: coming soon
“... on September 16th, BBC Worldwide will be releasing my Richard E.Grant/Sir Derek Jacobi -starring animated Doctor Who serial from 2003, 'The Scream of the Shalka'. It'll be a stand alone release, with lots of extras. I'm really pleased I can finally tell people about that!”
Paul Cornell.
Paul Cornell.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
The Eleven Doctors - coming soon to your game shelf
The Eleven Doctor sourcebooks coming this year, among other things.
So I guess the discussion of how wild they can go with the Eighth Doctor book was answered with “pretty darn wild” then!
So I guess the discussion of how wild they can go with the Eighth Doctor book was answered with “pretty darn wild” then!
The Second Doctor story and the Eleventh Doctor books
The Nameless City, the Second Doctor story in the eleven stories series, written by Michael Scott, in which he and Jamie stumble across a copy of the Necronomicon. That will end well, I’m sure...
Meanwhile, a new (and rather Brilliant Book -y) look for the current Doctor novels from BBC Books, starting with Shroud Of Sorrow, set on November 23rd 1963 and partially around Totter’s Lane (and partially around Dallas, Texas) along with new meetings with the Daleks and Cybermen.
Meanwhile, a new (and rather Brilliant Book -y) look for the current Doctor novels from BBC Books, starting with Shroud Of Sorrow, set on November 23rd 1963 and partially around Totter’s Lane (and partially around Dallas, Texas) along with new meetings with the Daleks and Cybermen.
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
The Thirtieth Anniversary
... was covered by Radio Times rather well, especially considering BBC One only managed Dimensions In Time. The spot illustrations for the A-Z of monsters are nicely creepy, high-contrast and a bit Mike Mignola.
Monday, 4 February 2013
Return Of The One-Shot Monster
The new Doctor Who Magazine has a poll up for which one-shot monsters readers would like to see return.
“In DWM 457 we asked which of the Doctor’s memorable monsters you’d most like to see make a comeback. All of these monsters only appeared once, but are fondly remembered by fans. Would you like to see the Zarbi scuttle back on screen? The Axons back to fight another battle? Or are the villainous vegetable Vervoids deserving of another helping? Make your choice!”
Zarbi, Quarks, Axons, Zygons, Terileptils, Vervoids, Haemovores, Reapers, Sycorax, Saturnynes.
At the moment, the Zygons have half the vote. I for one thought the Axons would be making a better show of it. The villainous vegetable Vervoids aren’t quite last, somehow. Oddly no Krotons...
There have been a few more options down the years, from murderous Mechanoids to malignant Mandragora to killer Krillitanes to the awesome Adipose. Well, one appeared in The End Of Time, but only for four seconds before he fell off the bar...
Naturally, Axons and Zygons and the like have popped up again in the novels, comics and audio plays - the Axons were the first big threat to Eleven and Amy in DWM’s own comics - so there’s plenty of source material to draw from if you want to set up a rematch with an old favourite.
Of course, this does run the risk of a reaction like this.
“I plotted to destroy the Earth!”
“Doesn’t really narrow it down, sorry...”
So consider what would make this reappearance exciting, surprising, different perhaps. A new spin, a reappearance in a different era maybe...
--
Example: Cold As Crystal
A new acquisition for the Crown Jewels by George VI, a diamond-like stone that is said to have fallen from the stars. A target for the greatest jewel thief in the world. And the electrical devices around it seem strangely unreliable - almost like something wants it to be stolen. To escape. Almost like there is an unknown intelligence connected to this stone from another world...
“In DWM 457 we asked which of the Doctor’s memorable monsters you’d most like to see make a comeback. All of these monsters only appeared once, but are fondly remembered by fans. Would you like to see the Zarbi scuttle back on screen? The Axons back to fight another battle? Or are the villainous vegetable Vervoids deserving of another helping? Make your choice!”
Zarbi, Quarks, Axons, Zygons, Terileptils, Vervoids, Haemovores, Reapers, Sycorax, Saturnynes.
At the moment, the Zygons have half the vote. I for one thought the Axons would be making a better show of it. The villainous vegetable Vervoids aren’t quite last, somehow. Oddly no Krotons...
There have been a few more options down the years, from murderous Mechanoids to malignant Mandragora to killer Krillitanes to the awesome Adipose. Well, one appeared in The End Of Time, but only for four seconds before he fell off the bar...
Naturally, Axons and Zygons and the like have popped up again in the novels, comics and audio plays - the Axons were the first big threat to Eleven and Amy in DWM’s own comics - so there’s plenty of source material to draw from if you want to set up a rematch with an old favourite.
Of course, this does run the risk of a reaction like this.
“I plotted to destroy the Earth!”
“Doesn’t really narrow it down, sorry...”
So consider what would make this reappearance exciting, surprising, different perhaps. A new spin, a reappearance in a different era maybe...
--
Example: Cold As Crystal
A new acquisition for the Crown Jewels by George VI, a diamond-like stone that is said to have fallen from the stars. A target for the greatest jewel thief in the world. And the electrical devices around it seem strangely unreliable - almost like something wants it to be stolen. To escape. Almost like there is an unknown intelligence connected to this stone from another world...
Sunday, 3 February 2013
What If The Next Doctor Had Been About The Actual Next Doctor?
Episode ideas featuring future Doctors, for reals. Some depend on having the next actor already in place, and some don’t - a far-far-future Doctor, or a non-regeneration like the Valeyard trying to make himself happen, or not happen...
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Friday, 1 February 2013
On Elisabeth Sladen’s birthday, Sarah Jane’s character sheet by Siskoid, as of her departure in The Hand Of Fear, the series shown by BBC4 as a tribute to her.
And the story goes on... forever.
And the story goes on... forever.
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