Just when I thought that I was soooooo ‘over’ new Doctor Who, they go and release a brand new trailer that actually makes it look pretty fucking EPIC!!!! ^_^
Very chuft today as I’ve just got home to find that a few new posters that I’d ordered to sparkle up my room a little have arrived:
The Dalek one is, of course, EPIC – absolutely love it!
I am, however, even more enamoured with the giant print of Piccadilly Circus from 1967 that I’ve now got above my bed – it’s such an iconic image I think.
Every time that I look at it, I see something different that makes me go ‘squee!’ – be it the retro police box on the corner, to the sign saying “Piccadilly Theatre – Oliver – London’s Longest Running Musical – prices 6/6 to £1″ etc.
The BBC have released a preview montage of what we can expect in 2010 from new Doctor, Matt Smith:
Very exciting, I am especially fearful of the return of the Weeping Angels!
Unsure about Smith’s Doctor still, but I have learnt that the best thing to do is to give people a few episodes before judging – as I’m sure that we all do, I wish him well in the role, and hope he can keep the Who buzz going.
Very much looking forward to the new series!
(n.b. web rumour speculates March/April (per previous years), potentially with a break mid-season to allow for the World Cup coverage)
Just thought I’d post a few clips that I really enjoyed seeing on Children In Need 2009.
This year’s amazing official CiN single, masterminded by the ever fantastic Peter Kay:
Great to see Mrs Goggins and some of the old Watch With Mother characters back on the telly!
Paddington as a Rock Diva was amazing heh.
It’s released on hard copy DVD single on Monday (though you can download it now) – either way, if you like it too, make sure you buy a copy!
Walk On The Wild Side
“George… George Alagiah!!!” (I love this bit, made me roar with laughter!).
Eastenders
Was fun, but why no special appearance by Babs and June Brown?! Boo!
Merlin
And of course, the absolute highlight was the Doctor Who preview!!
Oh, and going back to the single, I absolutely love the artwork that comes with it (taking inspiration from The Beatles’ album cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band):
NB – Spoilers – please DO NOT watch the YouTube clip if you do not want to see any cast information on Doctor Who: “The End Of Time” (the final Tennant episodes airing over Christmas 2009).
The video clip is admittedly of poor quality, taken by someone at yesterday’s SD Comic Convention, but it’s the best there is at the moment, and still watchable!
In my opinion, great to see a bit of a personality shining through and not just the surly publicity stills that have been churned out of Matt Smith. I’m warming to him a lot on the basis of this one photo… weird!
Doctor Who fans have been given their first look at the new costume being worn by Matt Smith, the 11th actor to play the role.
The Time Lord’s new look consists of tweed jacket, bow tie, rolled up trousers and black boots.
Filming on the new episodes begins on Monday in Cardiff, with the new series going out in spring 2010.
Smith is taking over from David Tennant, whose last episodes will be shown at the end of the year.
“I feel very privileged and proud to be part of this iconic show,” Smith said after arriving on set for his first day of filming.
“The scripts are brilliant – I’m excited about the future and all the brilliant adventures I get to go on as the Doctor.”
The Doctor will also have a new companion – Amy Pond – played by Karen Gillan, who meets the Time Lord in episode one of the new series.
There is also a changed team behind the scenes, led by new lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat who will be responsible for the overall creative direction of the show, as well as plot and character arcs.
“Matt and Karen are going to be incredible, and Doctor Who is going to come alive on Saturday nights in a whole new way,” Moffat said.
Since its return in 2005, Doctor Who has won a number of accolades, including Baftas and National Television Awards.
According to BBC News’ Entertainment correspondant Lizo Mzimba, and via his twitter account, the new Doctor Who assistant will be 21 year old Karen Gillan (who previously appeared in the Fires of Pompeii episode as Soothsayer).
Soothsayer is a member of the Sibylline Sisterhood that were in Pompeii in 79 CE. She has eyes painted on the back of her hands – a sign of a soothsayer. She was the first of the Sisterhood to see the TARDIS or “Blue Box” that had appeared in a prophecy. She had psychic powers due to breathing in dust from Vesuvius that was converting her into a Pyrovile and could see time thanks to the rift activity there. It is likely that she died during the eruption as it has not been shown otherwise.
NB – I do not know if her assistant will be an extension of Soothsayer or whether she will be a completely different character – I think that they could go either way with it!
Worth noting that Gillan is being brought in for Matt Smith’s doctor, and that the character of Adelaide (portrayed by Lindsay Duncan) is being brought in especially for the Waters of Mars special. Whilst her time on the show has not been confirmed by the BBC, in light of today’s announcement, I presume we can assume it is just one or two of the special episodes… (?)