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To be honest though I did find the inclusion of the Promised Land subplot to have made the overarching storyline a bit incessant and relentless. I thought of how Dan and Mike discussed Bad Wolf or Torchwood in BOTI and how those plot threads were constantly referenced with little subtlety, and I'm seeing similar things in this season thus far.
The only thing I'll say in it's favour is at least this running thread, is actually integrated into the plots, and the Doctor is aware of it from early on. Previous threads like Bad Wolf and Torchwood were so unsubtlely included, that it often felt shoehorned in, and yet the Doctor was unaware of it.
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Not sure how I felt about that episode
it was fun, and I enjoyed the relationship between Robin and the Doctor..but yet another "robots trying to fix their ship so they can get to the promised land" story..didn't we just do that 2 episodes ago. Still, Clara continues to improve.
Also did everyone spot the past Doctor cameo?
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The Pertwee vibe is definitly intentional. Just compare the photo with one of Jon Pertwees early publicity shots. I rather like it actually.
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What does everyone think about the xmas episode teaser?
Does it seem like they are going to address the silence will fall thing?
Why would he go back to Trenzalore after seeing what he's seen?
The impression I got was that it was a surprise to the doctor that the planet he was in was called Trenzelore, so he didn't go there on purpose.
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There was also William Russell and Carole Ann Ford.
Ah yeh, I knew about those before hand, the rest came as a lovely surprise
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Well, "An Adventure in time and space" was absolutely fantastic. So moving and well done. David Bradley was brilliant.
I'll have to watch it again to pick up all the references I missed first time round. spotted a couple of cameos
Anneke Wills and Jean Marsh (Polly and Sara Kingdom) in the party scene.
I also didn't realise till the end credits that the guy who wanted to kill Doctor Who was played by the Actor who played Marco Polo.
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Here's the BBC America press release about the cinema screening
In a release that went out to press today (October 24), BBC AMERICA announced 3D screening events in the U.S. for The Day of the Doctor, Doctor Whos 50th anniversary special that will premiere November 23. Eleven cities will take part in the global simulcast of the episode on November 23, with additional screenings in 300 cinemas across the country for one night on Monday, November 25.
Tickets are set to go on sale tomorrow (October 25) at 9 am ET for the November 23 simulcast screenings via Cinemark.com and Fandango.com.
To find out if a theater near you is one of the 300 cinemas taking part in the Monday, November 25 events, visit www.fathomevents.com at 9 am ET on October 25 as well.
Heres the full list of cities and participating theaters for the November 23 simulcast:
Los Angeles
Cinemark Rave 18 + IMAX (Los Angeles, CA)
Century Huntington Beach Bella Terra + XD (Huntington Beach, CA)
New York
AMC Loews Village 7 (New York, NY)
Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (New York, NY)
Chicago
Century Evanston + XD (Evanston, IL)
Cinemark at Seven Bridges + IMAX (Woodridge, IL)
Philadelphia
Cinemark Rave University City Penn (Philadelphia, PA)
Cinemark 16 (Somerdale, NJ)
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Cinemark West Plano + XD (Plano, TX)
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
Century San Francisco Centre 9 (San Francisco, CA)
Washington, DC (Hagrstwn)
Cinemark Rave Fairfax Corner + XD (Fairfax, VA)
Houston
Cinemark Tinseltown + XD (The Woodlands, TX)
Atlanta
Cinemark Tinseltown 17 (Fayetteville, GA)
Seattle-Tacoma
Cinemark Lincoln Square Cinema (Bellevue, WA)
Minneapolis
AMC Southdale 16 (Edina, MN
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And a clip on YouTube featuring the Doctor stripping off his clothes and going for a swim
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Front page of the daily mirror tomorrow.
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It's just occurred to me to check, but if we take it that the reports are true, it now means that more Troughton episodes from his era exist, than are missing now.
Before this find there were 57 eps existing, 62 missing
Now it's 66 existing, 53 missing
I can't wait to see them, just to see all the visual stuff that Troughton put in..there's so many moments in existing episodes where you see him adding to a scene just through his body language (my favourite is on the last episode of the invasion, when after running away from the cybermen he's sitting on the ground when the photographer starts taking pics of him and he preens and poses for her)
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Bizarrely the first newspaper article has appeared in my local paper
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10732000._Lost__Dr_Who_serial_found_gathering_dust_abroad/
Edited to add - it's been taken down now, but confirmed the finding of Enemy and Web episodes
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Per a reporter who did not sign an NDA, the announced episodes found were all five missing episodes from the Enemy of the World (Pat Troughton Vs. Evil Pat Troughton Who Sounds Like Tony Montana) and four episodes from The Web of Fear (Yeti/Great Intelligence in the Underground, first appearance of the Brig) with possibly more to come.
That seems to be the rumours I'm hearing, but some of those are coming from the Facebook page of author Lance Parkin (https://m.facebook.com/lance.parkin?id=100001275510591&_rdr) who later in the comments says he wasn't there but has heard that info from twitter.
I've also heard a few murmours about Marco Polo, but can't find any source for that.
Until the press release, or a report from someone who was definitely there, I'm gonna take everything with a pinch of salt
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EDITED - Forget what I previously wrote here in this post, I thought it was from someone who was there, but he was just reporting rumours he'd heard. Still no concrete news yet
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Why not just publicise the press conference? This is irritating.
Indeed. I assume it has something to do with the release partner (iTunes or whoever) needing whatever the hell it is they need.
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Just to play devil's advocate (I work in media relations) the midnight embargo is an important tool to maxmise publicity.
It means that the daily papers on Friday won't feel 'scooped' by Thursday's TV/Radio news programmes and online news websites and so will give the story a much higher profile in their pages. It also means the story will be higher up the running order for breakfast TV and radio bulletins on Friday morning (breakfast radio, in particular, gets massive listening figures compared to the rest of the day).
So while it is annoying, it will mean the story will get bigger coverage in Friday's papers and be heard by peak radio audiences Friday morning too. So the midnight embargo actually gives the story more gravitas which - in some ways - is a good thing.
I do believe it's a bit outdated in this day and age though. It's not new though, the British press have always used midnight as a time for press embargoes
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A few journalists have tweeted that the press conference has finished. Gonna be a long wait till midnight (although it may be earlier because both BBC News and Sky News have slots where they review the next days papers at 10:30 tonight)
Of course it wouldn't surprise me if the news leaked even earlier
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I'm hearing the press conference is about to start, but it looks like there's a press embargo until midnight tonight. I'm sure some info will leak out on twitter before then though
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When is the press conference supposed to start?
Last I heard they'd put it back to Thursday, but things seen to be changing hour by hour, so who knows lol
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Getting tired of this "cache of lost episodes" dance.
Heres a report from the Daily Mirror which suggests that BBC Worldwide are holding a press conference on Tuesday about it. It looks like this is actually going to happen.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/long-lost-doctor-who-episodes-unveiled-2345526
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It'll be simulcast in 75 countries which is pretty mind boggling.
Europe: Germany (Fox), Finland (YLE), Poland (BBC Entertainment), Russia (Karousel and NKS)
North America: USA (BBC America), Canada (Space)
Latin America (BBC Entertainment and BBC HD): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Africa (BBC Entertainment): Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania & Zanzibar, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Australia (ABC)
Asia (on BBC Entertainment): Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
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They're releasing the whole of the new series so far, on Blu-Ray. Here's the complete box set
Costs £167 and is out in the UK on 4th November, but I imagine sometime next year they'll release the individual seasons seperately.
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So the DVD of "the Tenth Planet" will have a recently rediscovered short interview with William Hartnell, filmed just a few months after he left the role. It's the only footage (audio or visual) of Hartnell being interviewed that is known to exist. It's always nice to see something rare like this.
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/08/hartnell-tv-interview-discovered-160813184817.html
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He's the first Oscar winner to play the Doctor (admitedly, his Oscar was for Directing a short film, not acting
).He's also a good friend with Craig Ferguson (they were in a band together when they were young). Given that, plus how much of a fan of Who Craig is, I can imagine him appearing on his show again to promote the show (although i doubt they'll discuss taking Acid together again, like they did last time he was on
).This announcement has certainly given me a shot in the arm regarding DW. As a lifelong fan since the Davison years, i've been feeling these past few months a bit jaded about the show (As most fans feel at some point or another i'm sure) but i feel very enthusiastic again.
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Mind, I wonder how many kids will do a search for him on YouTube and find compilations of him from 'the Thick of It", featuring him swearing nonstop lol
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There's a new trailer
https://youtu.be/0csVdLbDMO4
love this shot, under the spoiler cut.