Showing posts with label 50th Anniversary Special. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 50th Anniversary Special. Show all posts

Monday, 18 November 2013

News Links

I often type Matt Smith into Google's search function and this is what I find:

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON TELEVISION THIS WEEK
BBC America Commemorates ‘Doctor Who’ 50th Anniversary With Week Long Celebration HERE

The Ultimate Guide to Doctor Who two-hour special is like the Tardis to cram so much in HERE

MATT SMITH
Doctor Who 50th anniversary: Matt Smith says he'd come back… for 100th anniversary! here

Doctor Who 50th anniversary cast profile: Matt Smith stars in Day of the Doctor here

Matt Smith talks The Day of the Doctor here
Matt Smith shares Doctor Who's misunderstanding of women here

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Smith and Karen Gillan open up about Amy Pond's last Doctor Who scene here

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: Matt Smith, The Youngest Doctor here

An Adventure in Space and Time: Matt Smith enjoys magic Doctor Who moment here
Doctor Who: 'You realise what an alien he is' Matt Smith opens up on his quirky Doctor here

Video - BBC America Insider - Matt Smith, David Tennant and Steven Moffat here
THE FRANCHISE AND PREVIOUS DOCTORS
24 things you missed from the 50th anniversary trailer: This one is interesting as a retrospective and not actually about the official Day of the Doctor trailers. You can read about it here

Doctor Who 50th anniversary: The birth of the Daleks here
Doctor Who 50th anniversary: A history of Time Lords from William Hartnell to Matt Smith here
Doctor Who 50th anniversary: Peter Davison and Tom Baker reveals the joys of Time Travel here
Paul McGann reveals that he would like to return to Doctor Who following mini episode here
David Tennant threatens a rabbit in new Doctor Who 50th anniversary clip here
DAY OF THE DOCTOR
New Doctor Who 50th anniversary teaser sees Strax confused about Queen Elizabeth in The Day of The Doctor here
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, 7 November 2013

Are you excited about November 23 and The Day of the Doctor?

If you are a Whovian like myself, you probably have heard all the lead ups and news related to the upcoming 50th Anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor. I thought it might be nice to gather all the news together and we can all freak out a bit.

THE LEAD UP
 
We were first teased about the upcoming episode earlier this year when we saw David and Matt talking about working together.
 
 
At the time, David mentioned how he felt about working with Matt. You can read more about it
 
Most Whovians remember the controversy surrounding a trailer presented at San Diego Comic Con earlier this year. Fans were not allowed to upload the trailer online, but it didn't stop them from talking about it. In order to avoid spoilers for some people, I suggest eager fans can read about it here.
 
Doctor Who Revisited aired their special on David on October 27 and will air Matt's on November 24. I've been watching all the episodes starting with the first doctor as they provide a nice overview along with some classic episodes.
 
For more dedicated fans, they can purchase a book with pictures over the last fifty years or a short story by Neil Gaiman
 
Fans have also been given the opportunity to place themselves in the opening titles for a Save The Date campaign. If you have a facebook account, you may want to go here or to the site here. I count myself amongst others who have tried it and loved it along with this little teaser featuring Benedict Cumberbatch here
 
The same people have also put out this lovely video featuring Matt teaching us about hashtags
 
 
And BBC did give us a teaser trailer
 
 
Lest us not forget some important dates coming up:
 
Sat 9 November BBC will release the official trailer for The Day of the Doctor just before 8pm on BBC1
 
Thurs 14 November BBC2 will air Science of Doctor Who featuring Brian Cox and Matt Smith
 
 
Fri 15 November  Children in Need will host a telethon and hopefully we will get to see Night of the Doctor.
 
Fri 22 November David Tennant and Matt Smith will be on the Graham Norton Show
 
 
WHAT WE DO KNOW
There's been talk of scenes with River Song and Rose in the upcoming episode along with a few other items. I've read them. I just need to find you the links again. In the meantime, here is what we do know so far about the plot.
 
Radiotimes (where I seem to get all my news) told us the plot takes place..
"in 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him."
 
You can read a bit more analysis here
 
We've heard the story about David and Matt comparing sonic screwdrivers earlier in the year as well. You can read more here
 
We know it's shot in 3D and you can read more here and Matt's 90 ft stunt in Trafalgar Square. You can read more here
 
A couple of the ladies on set have shared their experiences working with our men. Billie talks about how she was torn between David and Matt here and how Joanna Page was freezing when she kissed David here
 
I think I need a new word. All I can see is blue "here" everywhere. lol. Now here are some photos from the upcoming episode.
 
 
For those who are rewatching the series like me, you may recall the Dream Lord mentioning the Doctor's time with Queen Elizabeth. "Queen Elizabeth the first. Well, she thought she was the first."
 
 
 









I will post more when I can get to it, but I hope you enjoyed the links, pictures and videos.