The Doctor Who Thread

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**Corpsesarefun**

Recurring dakka joke, most of the time I have a normal face

See!

**Anung Un Rama**

Kilkrazy wrote:Loving the Space Marines!

"We are very cross with you..."

So, THAT'S what they said. I watche the Trailer like 6 times and still couldn't make sense of it.

**reds8n**

Episode 1: Asylum Of The Daleks – Kidnapped by his oldest foe, the Doctor is forced on an impossible mission – to a place even the Daleks are too terrified to enter… the Asylum. A planetary prison confining the most terrifying and insane of their kind, the Doctor and the Ponds must find an escape route. But with Amy and Rory’s relationship in meltdown, and an army of mad Daleks closing in, it is up to the Doctor to save their lives, as well as the Pond’s marriage. Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran.

Episode 2: Dinosaurs On A Spaceship - An unmanned spaceship hurtles towards certain destruction – unless the Doctor can save it, and its impossible cargo… of dinosaurs! By his side a ragtag gang of adventurers; a big game hunter, an Egyptian Queen and a surprised member of the Pond family. But little does the Doctor know there is someone else onboard who will stop at nothing to keep hold of his precious, prehistoric cargo. Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Saul Metzstein.

Episode 3: A Town Called Mercy – The Doctor gets a Stetson (and a gun!), and finds himself the reluctant Sheriff of a Western town under siege by a relentless cyborg, who goes by the name of the Gunslinger. But who is he and what does he want? The answer seems to lie with the mysterious, Kahler-Jex, an alien doctor (yes another one!) whose initial appearance is hiding a dark secret. Written by Toby Whithouse and directed by Saul Metzstein.

Episode 4: The Power of Three – Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Douglas MacKinnon.
Episode 5: The Angels Take Manhattan – Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Nick Hurran.

**Darkvoidof40k**

If there's one thing I like, it's Daleks. Not a fan of any of their appearances during the 11th's parade, but the idea of a prison for mad Daleks sounds.. comical, at least.

I just fear they may have done what they did before; put all the best scenes in the trailer to hide the disappointment that looms.

**reds8n**

here we go then...

The news you've all been waiting for - we can confirm that Doctor Who will return in the UK, US and Canada on 1st September with Asylum of the Daleks!

UK – 7.20pm on BBC One
US – 9.00pm ET on BBC America
Canada – 9.00pm ET on Space

**BrassScorpion**

From BBC America:

Official Announcement: Doctor Who Season 7 will premiere on BBC America Saturday, September 1 at 9/8c!

Find out more: http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/extras/season-7-premiere-date/

**reds8n**

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a401157/doctor-who-mini-adventure-pond-life-to-air-online.html

.. see how this goes then. Could be alright.

**Revenent Reiko**

reds8n wrote:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a401157/doctor-who-mini-adventure-pond-life-to-air-online.html

.. see how this goes then. Could be alright.

Worth a look at least, always wondered about how they remember what they were doing when they left (hell, im 'young' and i often forget what i was doing when i leave a room!)

Also reds8n, i want to say a quick thank you for continuing to post updates (read: doing all the legwork

), much appreciated.

**Easy E**

The latest issue of Entertainmnet Weekly has a nice article about Dr. Who.

**BrassScorpion**

There's a trailer for the new season of Dr. Who at this link: http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/videos/exclusive-season-7-trailer/

Exclusive Season 7 Trailer

Season: 07
Date: 08/22/2012

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end... But not always in that order. Watch the world-exclusive, just-released BBC America trailer for the all-new season of 'Doctor Who,' premiering Saturday, September 1 at 9/8c. Join the Doctor (Matt Smith), his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild Wild West adventure and are even kidnapped by the Doctor's oldest foe. The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory's heart-breaking farewell -- a race against time through the streets of Manhattan. Will the Doctor really lose the Ponds forever? There's only one way to find out...

**sirlynchmob**

BrassScorpion wrote:
There's a trailer for the new season of Dr. Who at this link: http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/videos/exclusive-season-7-trailer/

Exclusive Season 7 Trailer

Season: 07
Date: 08/22/2012

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end... But not always in that order. Watch the world-exclusive, just-released BBC America trailer for the all-new season of 'Doctor Who,' premiering Saturday, September 1 at 9/8c. Join the Doctor (Matt Smith), his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild Wild West adventure and are even kidnapped by the Doctor's oldest foe. The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory's heart-breaking farewell -- a race against time through the streets of Manhattan. Will the Doctor really lose the Ponds forever? There's only one way to find out...

Is it just me or does the announcer sound like matt smith trying to sound like batman?

**Lord-Loss**

Full version of The Pond Life is up now, only five minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZkWjkvaKpA

**Kanluwen**

Just as a note for those of us here in the US...

BBC America is running a Doctor Who marathon--all day--leading up to the premiere.

**Revenent Reiko**

Lord-Loss wrote:
Full version of The Pond Life is up now, only five minutes long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZkWjkvaKpA

Hmm, that was disappointing....worth a watch, but weird, and not what i was expecting (ie. interesting)

**CthuluIsSpy**

Kilkrazy wrote:
Loving the Space Marines!

"We are very cross with you..."

They should be taller though.

Space Marines? Where?

**Kilkrazy**

At 0:31s in this trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrEUBl2pacU

**CthuluIsSpy**

Kilkrazy wrote:
At 0:31s in this trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrEUBl2pacU

They remind me more of the ABC warriors from 2000AD to be honest.
And they sound too weedy to be proper space marines.

**Darkvoidof40k**

Asylum of the Daleks.. it was actually not too bad. Better than most of Smith's episodes at least. I'm glad it managed to even have a few twists I wasn't expecting. Although I didn't like the fact that the Daleks have been bumped down to the comic alien bench rather than the terrifying xenophobic genocidal mass-murderers that they are.

What really got me is that the person who was supposed to be the Doctor's new companion played Oswin, and if you've seen the episode you'll know why that's a tad perplexing.

Some food for thought.

**reds8n**

As for Oswin/Clara I've got three ideas..

The first is the obvious one: the Doctor returns to the Asylum, saves the Dalek Oswin before its destruction and reverses the Dalekisation process.

The second is odder. We know Amy has been affected by the Dalek Nanogenes and the conversion process has begun. What if it can't be reversed and its only a matter of time before the process is complete. But Oswin has reprogrammed the Nanogenes and Amy becomes Oswin/Clara? Would possibly exlain why the Pond's storyw ill be so heartbreaking ? Course I wonder if this wcould also be how they fix her so she can have children again ?

Or the new companion will be an ancestor or Oswin... like he did in Torchwood, keep that whole generational saga effect going.

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Have to wait until this coming saturday for it here in Australia.

My Warmahordes group is super pumped for it and we discussed possibilites at length at the last games night.

**Do_I_Not_Like_That**

The series seems to be running out of steam in my view. The Dalek horse has been flogged for too long, and they seem to have lost a lot of their potency. Fresh ideas are needed, but instead, we'll get more daleks and more angels...:(

**sirlynchmob**

Waaagh_Gonads wrote:
Have to wait until this coming saturday for it here in Australia.

My Warmahordes group is super pumped for it and we discussed possibilites at length at the last games night.

you could probably download it today, then when you're watching it, spoil the ending

**AduroT**

What color?

**Vendetta 476**

Bronze

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

I enjoyed it, good episode and I liked the twist at the end, although I have been a big fan of Smith's run as the Doctor since he took up the role.

My sons also enjoyed it, but, aye, the next one looks very good.

**Darkvoidof40k**

Dinosaurs on a space ship.. Good premise, but am I the only one who found the dinosaur props really unconvincing? They just seem silly to me in the trailer/pictures I've seen.

**sirlynchmob**

Darkvoidof40k wrote:
Dinosaurs on a space ship.. Good premise, but am I the only one who found the dinosaur props really unconvincing? They just seem silly to me in the trailer/pictures I've seen.

Well they are an improvement from when Pertwee's doctor faced his day of the dinosaurs

But you'd think they could at least get them up to jurassic parks level by asking the company that did that movie for the animations.

**Vitruvian XVII**

They are probably similar if not the same animations as those used by other BBC programs like Walking with Dinosaurs.

**jordanis**

im excited for the new season, if only because ive seen every dang 'sode at least thrice.
without giving the premiere away, i think we wont be seeing Daleks for a while....

**CthuluIsSpy**

Dinosaurs on a ship? Looks like we need Samuel L Jackson.