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Post by timmunton on Oct 16, 2017 21:46:35 GMT
Ps. though there was of course a lot of reactionary ( & often more overtly so ) stuff in the proverbial 'old days'!
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Post by Paul McDermott on Nov 15, 2017 2:04:33 GMT
So the new costume has been revealed, what do we reckon? www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/11/new-doctors-costume-revealed.htmlI don’t hate it, but it does seem pretty tame. In terms of the design sensibility, it strikes me as a reheat of the Davies Doctors - everyday clothes ordinary humans would wear. The cut of the coat is very much a Tennant reheat with a jigger of Lalla Ward's gear, and I can’t say I’m thrilled to see it. I’m glad it’s a lighter colour like McCoy's first coat, but in every other respect the costume seems like a backward step. From the waist down it’s dull. Dark pants and lace up boots. Again. Really? We don’t have to go the full Colin to see a bit of variety, surely. But like the continual absence of a hat as a standard piece of everyday wear, this seems to be pretty much mandatory. More’s the pity! I’d thought with Jodie now the lead, we might see a bit of a costume shakeup. If that’s coming, it’ll be in Series 12. Capaldi seemed to get his sartorial Time Legs in his second innings, so maybe she will, too. It also brings to mind how unlikely Troughton's outfit would be to get a shot nowadays. This new Doctor, and he basically dresses like a tramp - and actually prefers it, if Macra Terror is any indication?! I'd hoped that would be a nice but unexpected place for a female Doctor to start, a complete eschewing of the somewhat pernicious aspects of the world of fashion et al. Well, maybe next Doctor! I just hope the new Doctor's persona is less bland than her clothes, it's far too late to care about freaking the mundanes at this point! One small prospect for costume differentiation hinted at by the way the photo is shot suggests jewellery on the ear and perhaps from the lack of side shots of the hands, a ring or two. I doubt Capaldi’s will be kept, but maybe we’ll get a reuse of the Hartnell one. As to the ear? Could this be an evolution of the wearable sonic? I am unsure whether Jodie is capable of wiggling her ears, but if that’s how it’s done it brings to mind Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched twitching her nose to perform magic. The new paint job on the TARDIS exterior is also a tone down, and reminds me again of the less exciting version from the pre-HD days. I’m sure it’ll make it easier for the merchandise lines to faithfully reproduce. Correcting the wording on the phone panel (and I think changing the location of the handle and hinges to open it) presumably will put paid to the rather dumb gag about the exterior saying pull to open despite the doors opening inwards. As to the interior itself? Maybe they’ll skip it for a year, like they did in Seasons 7 and 12. The reallocation of minutes and monies might tell against a revamp in Series 11. It’ll not be cheap to build a new set, and it’s certainly due. Capaldi put some shelves and chalkboards up in Matt's last one and called it done. Jodie deserves a fresh start! I’d love to see the TARDIS be more pleasant to live in, rather than a stainless steel kitchen, as Bill saw it. Given the frequency that crashes involve smacking oneself on metal floors, why not accentuate the living nature of the TARDIS by carpeting it in soft red grass instead?, As to the roof, have the ceiling be more like McGann’s scanner, a sky that can reflect what’s outside, or anything else, be it an artificial day/night cycle anywhere in the universe, etc. Walking through the doors could make a first timer doubly confused. It’s not just bigger on the inside, it’d look like another place entirely - gently undulating hills, shaded paths, streams, benches, silver trees, birds, smells, weather, etc. If Jodie’s is a more athletic Doctor, it’d also give her room to run, something we’re told was a pastime of the Doctor’s childhood. Roundels could make a comeback in topiary form. And to the new crew? www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/ff2d130a-e278-4978-bf22-48cba0a5c9daThe assortment of new companions offers possibilities. They may not all stick around. They may not even intermingle - some could remain in different times and places. After the success of Nardole I’d be astonished and dismayed if the whole lot are locals again. I just hope we don’t get all three in the TARDIS plus the Doctor each week - that’s going to be too crowded to give a fair balance to all players. Of course, they could really return to Season 7 and have the Doctor grounded for a year. I think that'd be nuts, but no doubt more will come to light in the months ahead.
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Post by Paul McDermott on Nov 29, 2017 23:33:12 GMT
One new thing I’d also like to see re the TARDIS is that the Doctor takes her shoes off when she’s inside. Why? A few reasons. It’s home, and people relax there. It’s a very old and precious machine, the last of its kind. It’s a very old and trusted friend, worthy of kindness and respect. And if Jodie's TARDIS were to go with a floor that’s nicer than bare metal, you’d get to extend the tactile offerings for people that stay aboard. The squishy telepathic circuits were a good place to start in exploring new kinds of interface and design, but hopefully Series 11 will open that up. I’d love red grass. Carpet seems a bit too ST:TNG. Given the TARDIS is intelligent in all sorts of ways, one wonders what fate befell her kin left at the Type 40 junkyard. Without feeling the vortex on her plasma shell, going places and sharing minds with a Time Lord, surely it’d be a living death. How do Time Lords generally view them? Like battery hens? Or are they pensioned off, with their own interface to the Matrix for their minds to eventually shuffle off to? Do they get dementia? A TARDIS that is unable to get timelines straight could be danger to itself and others. That’s why I think this year’s farewell to Capaldi is going to be as much about the TARDIS as the Doctor. It’s got to be a lot older than he is, and rather more worn out. Either a malign force from without or systemic decay within (Logopolis redux) could threaten the TARDIS and the victory we saw the Doctors hand Gallifrey in the 50th. Moffat does like to clean up after himself. Maybe the only way to fix it will be a time ram, the 12th did seem pretty intense when he appeared in Day Of The Doctor! Another thought: will Series 11 see the TARDIS referred to as "old boy"? Place your bets!
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jan 2, 2018 8:57:49 GMT
Given the way Twice Upon A Time ended, one could be forgiven for thinking the Series 11 opener will be called The Woman Who Fell To Earth! Perhaps her regenerating body would survive such a drop, but it's a safe bet the clothes won't. Well, a nude scene in the opener gets it out of the way early, I guess... Of course, the TARDIS might just loop around, catch the Doctor and then crash land as per usual. But if not, some interesting possibilities present themselves. In Series 7, we saw a salvage crew land it and smell money. Such types would be as keen as ever. So too would the Doctor's enemies. No TARDIS, a lot less trouble. More interesting still could be the wrong sort either using the TARDIS to get up to mischief in the Doctor's name, or subtly modifying it in some malicious way to use later. Perhaps a survivor of the former could become one of the new crew, either through dumb luck like Tegan, or because the TARDIS tried to resist and save someone and let them aboard, somewhere deep inside the Ship beneath the notice of those up to no good. Depending on what changes the new TARDIS will undergo, the Doctor might have trouble getting it to accept her for a time. It could be fun to make the chameleon circuit work for a while again, as we've not seen that since 1985. Unlike the intentionally quirky efforts in Attack Of The Cybermen, we could instead see it work too well - and the Doctor might have trouble finding where she parked! If Jodie's Doctor doesn't hit the ground and the TARDIS doesn't scoop her back up again, I'd guess that air corridor would be quickly insufficient for her needs. So perhaps like Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect, a passing spaceship will rescue her before she dies of asphyxiation. One hopes it's not full of Daleks, she's not even had beer or peanuts! Stylistically, Series 11 will hopefully have an identity that shakes things up as comprehensively as Series 5 did. I doubt we'll be getting 4K anytime soon, but there's still angles to consider for the year ahead. The Hitchhiker reference above made me wonder whether we could try using the Doctor's diary as a narrative device, at least for a year. A bit of voiceover, here and there, in her words, perhaps as the book is read by someone trying to understand her who lifted it when she wasn't looking. It needn't be a Star Trek sort of thing, but a way in to let first timers and old hands get a fresh take on this new version of the character and show. I'm also curious about how the titles will go this year, anyone got any ideas? It's a safe bet we'll see something that's a lot less blue and clocky! I’d like to see black play a greater role in the visuals, with colour shot through to make it a little punchier. But let's not go to space, as that's ever so slightly overdone. The colours in the stripes on 13's top and coat lining could be used for symmetry's sake, and we could see a quick grab bag of iconic imagery over the entire run, with the camera moving about so we're not locked down a tunnel. Then we could pull out and see we were in the Doctor's mind, with her face reflected in the glass of the time rotor. She blinks or winks, and we get the title card. Much as I love the diamond logo, I'd like to see something both new and ambitious. The logo we got in Series 5 is where thinking should start, not another typeface that evokes the Pertwee titles or any other. She's all new, so let's start Jodie off right.
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Post by Paul McDermott on Feb 20, 2018 21:41:22 GMT
Well pickle me grandmother, there’s news! Feast your eyes on this, and chime in with thoughts! www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/9333c785-d772-4eb0-8ea3-e69c53186271www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMGiqAYL1MwI’m reminded of this guy from the Blake's 7 Series D episode, Warlord: CHALSA But words are no more than ... words. Like the costume, it seems a bit tame. But it could easily be worse, and there’s still stuff to like already. The actual clip accompanying the reveal is very nice. The music accompanying it reminds me of something I can’t quite put my finger on, which perhaps is a good sign - familiar but odd is sort of the show’s thing. The colour would suit me if there’’s a new sonic in the offing this year, a bit reddish gold makes a nice change from variations on blue - save for Matt’s pretty decent one! The lines in the logo also for some reason make me think of eldritch powers. Tom’s getting another crack at Sutekh on the wireless. If handled well a rematch with a daemon for Jodie could be fun.
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Post by Sofia Fox on Feb 21, 2018 3:46:44 GMT
It looks better "Classic Who / Stacked" style like with with proto-Smith logo (same logo but stacked)
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Post by Paul McDermott on Feb 21, 2018 5:19:06 GMT
It looks better "Classic Who / Stacked" style like with with proto-Smith logo (same logo but stacked) Really? Can you share an example? I'm glad they had the sense to go with a completely fresh one for Chibnall's run, instead of another dust-off from the attic. I think the circle Who (presumably for station idents and the like, see at link below) works well, though probably there's some animation with it that a still can't convey. www.doctorwhonews.net/2018/02/new-logo-revealed-200218210008.htmlIt's easy to read and reproduce, looks distinctive, whets the appetite. More stuff please, Beeb! The red crystal asteroids bring to mind Stones Of Blood! Or perhaps vampire spiders from Metebelis 2?!
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Post by Sofia Fox on Feb 22, 2018 3:23:43 GMT
The twitter post includes a mock-up stacked version of the new logo courtesy of @james_blowers_
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 15, 2018 23:06:26 GMT
Series 11 brings us a new team and a new Doctor so, this is clearly a time for renewal and that's no bad thing. Probably most of us have seen this by now, but to me it was a clear intent that the look of the show will get a tweak. www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/lens-change-to-make-doctor-who-more-filmic/5124650.articleEven so, there's only so much you can do with light. What about sound? Then, reading about the exit of Murray Gold, I was a bit more confident. Whatever Chibnall has in mind for Jodie's run, it's going to be a fresh start. www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/6e908208-0ebe-4a2d-bcba-16f3c3a47032But what can we hope to see when the show's back, eh? I waited hopefully, excitedly, for the teaser. See it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNy2kz-F0KQ13’s new sideline seems a bit of a comedown after 12’s stint in academe. Given all the eating and watching of sport in this teaser, might we expect J. K. Rowling to give us an episode in Series 11? Seems right up her Diagon! Seriously, looks fine for a teaser. Just wish we'd seen more of Jodie being Doctory, but that's what it's meant to do. Hopefully before October, we will. They like those red space crystals, don't they? Maybe we're getting some of those in the titles, a la McCoy's scrunched up bits of paper asteroids. Anybody got odds on the next major sporting broadcast between now and October that might feature another glimpse of this year's Doctor Who?
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 16, 2018 3:59:45 GMT
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 18, 2018 1:12:01 GMT
Marketing guff aside, some actual new stills: www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-07-18/new-doctor-who-pictures-hint-at-dark-times-for-jodie-whittakers-team/Maybe I'm wrong, but it really looks like we're getting three present day Britishers as the "friends". Why so many? It's like hiding the new Doctor in a crowd. Chibnall could have at least mixed it up a bit, one from another world and another from a different time period of Earth's history. Perhaps they're all there when she crashes to Earth, and like the Kents with baby Superman, they've got a sense of obligation, particularly if she's lumbered with the weakness the Fifth Doctor had in Castrovalva. Then again, maybe they've all got a bit of Donna Noble syndrome, and each have within them a sliver of her selves as a result of the splashdown. Might explain the glowy light seen a bit in the teaser and elsewhere in relation to the new hires. Perhaps it'll then be renamed Doctors Who? To distinguish Graham, Ryan and Yaz maybe they'll go for a division of traits a bit like The Goodies, a la one boffin, one toff and one birdwatcher. Or maybe at least one's intended as cannon fodder/surprise villain/narked off leaver? It is to be hoped the San Diego presentation will finally show us something of the new Doctor. The reluctance to present much of anything other than aspirational noises and a grab for the sport watching viewers who don't make their own food doesn't really give us a sense of anything whatever. Perhaps that will change this week. Doctor Who may well be a family programme, but it's not really meant to be a show that caters to all tastes. "Familiar but odd" is not "one size fits all". I trust Chibnall understands that, and Series 11 will simply take the best of what we've had thus far and just put a slightly different spin on it, albeit with some worthy new innovations!
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 20, 2018 0:55:43 GMT
As expected, there's new footage. A lot less eating and a lot more of the lead, actually speaking and doing things for the first time since last December! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEc-OQ_oqDkWhat do we reckon? I can't determine much at all about the new cast. But it looks like Doctor Who, at first glance. Other places and times, spaceships, adventures, etc! Looks like Jodie's wearing Capaldi's clothes in a deep dark hole in the ground about 20 seconds in, so maybe she does just plummet out of the sky. If nothing else, should cure any lingering fear of heights! Looked like the team were running through an old army base in one shot and a bit later it looks like Graham is on the 80s version of Telos! 13th seems intentionally a bit more friendly than her immediate predecessor, and that's fine. She's not got hang ups, she's just getting on with it and enjoying herself. That said, I hope she's not too nice. The 5th and 10th were that for me. No blubbing, apologising or being drowned out by your mates bickering, please! No baby talk when it comes to talking STEM, either. Brilliant and absurd, even childish at times, that's the Doctor. But she knows her own mind and the words to speak it! Conspicuously absent from the footage is the TARDIS. Can’t see DW working without it, but it might be more than the end of the opener (as with Matt) to get her hands on it again. Perhaps the TARDIS spat her out due to confusion from lingering safety protocols put in place when Missy was giving it a spruce up? On the other hand, it's clear we've got a new sonic and it's not a wearable. Orange is no longer just the colour of a President that Bill Potts wouldn't vote for! A clearer picture can be found here: www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-07-19/doctor-whos-new-sonic-screwdriver-revealed/It looks like it was made under extenuating circumstances. If the Doctor is sans TARDIS, she'd have to make do, and it seems she's done so pretty well. It's far less busy than the last one, and I think it's an improvement. The slightly melty "Terileptil enhanced" look is I guess distinctive, and perhaps, hand forged. If it's salvaged from the old one maybe it'll still be linked to the TARDIS and that's how she gets it back again. Roll on October, and hopefully a little more material beforehand!
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 22, 2018 1:03:51 GMT
I'm not sure what to make of this, but if it's actually true, it's interesting... www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-07-20/doctor-who-series-11-monsters-no-daleks/Aside from the odd "guest spot" in episodes like the 50th and his exit story, Matt got two Dalek episodes. Capaldi got three, with again, a couple of guest spots in the opener of Series 10 and his exit story. But the last proper Dalek story was three years ago. Are they really taking a rest for another year? If true, it's a definite break with tradition in the post-'05 era. Every first season of a new Doctor, we've gotten a Dalek story! Of course, Pertwee, Davison and McCoy had to wait a bit for their own tussle with the pepper pots too, so it's not without precedent. I'd be happy to see no Dalek story in a given season than a dull one. So maybe when they do come back, it'll be worth the wait! The other difference Chibnall is indicating is that in a throwback to the old days, the episodes are standalone. I understand the reasoning, and given his recent work elsewhere, I can see the interest. But I wonder if it'll work, if that's actually what we're getting. TV has changed a bit over the years, and interwoven plot strands over a season are pretty much standard practice across genres. Will broadcasters really have license to screen Series 11 out of order? Will audiences not be disadvantaged in following the plot if they dip in and out, week to week? If it's not misdirection, then this will be quite a change of pace for new and old viewers!
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Post by Paul McDermott on Jul 22, 2018 6:08:58 GMT
Chances are we've seen the recent promotional still of Jodie in her costume holding the new sonic, but to refresh the mind for a purpose: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/b06dcdff-2d81-4b63-bdb0-5b4e84bc1035A few things stand out to me. Behind her, there's a background that sure looks like TARDIS interior panelling. And in the top right, there's a bit of police box lamp. There's also an explosion of colourful fractal looking material blobs that'd give Colin's outfit a chance to finally blend into the background! We don't yet know anything at all about the TARDIS interior this year. But I wonder if that is a tease of what we'll see. The colouring matches the bright warm glow of a new dawn, seen elsewhere in promotional materials. And it offers a lightening of the somewhat gloomy one up to now. Whether the panels are metal or a kind of glass, I'm not sure. The latter was a nice try that practicalities of filming saw replaced in Matt's run. And that brings me to consider something else. Maybe the new TARDIS set will be a largely virtual affair, rather than the typical big physical job. That will offer certain opportunities and freedoms in production, but it'll be balanced with new challenges. Things have moved on since Barry's beloved CSO days, so maybe it's worth a try, if carefully implemented. The budget will definitely put a constraint on things, as always, but I think this could work. Whether it'll be seen as the new mixing bowl console room from The Time Monster, or the well remembered but rarely seen wooden job from Season 14, who knows? Another carryover I'd just realised, is that her coat has a hood. Not quite a hat, but I think I may grow to like it.
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Post by Paul McDermott on Sept 6, 2018 7:28:38 GMT
Given the way Twice Upon A Time ended, one could be forgiven for thinking the Series 11 opener will be called The Woman Who Fell To Earth! Don't want to go all Eric Klieg but: www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/a0f9fe6c-8981-4cfb-a1f1-7165bae27370It was logical! Wonder if the DW Production Office has the equivalent of a Marvel Comics No Prize? The indomitable Doctor of my childhood ended his TV run (save for the 50th) in a fall from a radio telescope. For a new generation of viewers, Jodie starts hers plummeting from near Earth orbit. I think the Whoniverse should take note: forget Tonka, the new azbantium standard is Time Lady Tough!
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