[QUOTE]Asked earlier today when Capaldi would be heading to the shops, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat revealed “I think actually right now – I think literally right now.
“He was texting me ‘I’m out with [the wardrobe stylist] at the moment, it’s going quite well’ and some descriptions of clothes I did not understand. If it’s not a suit…”
Moffat explained he would be taking a hands-off approach to tracking down the appropriate costume for his new leading man after failing to spot the potential of a bow tie for Matt Smith's 11th Doctor.
“I’ll just let them get on with it and it’ll be ‘yes’ or ‘no’ a the end,” said Moffat.
“Matt said ‘I should be a boffin, I think I need to go with the bow tie’ and I said ‘No, absolutely not, you’re not wearing a bow tie – that’s a cartoon idea of what Doctor Who is… Oh, you are going to wear a bow tie – you look incredible in it.
“And from that moment on he suddenly came to life, and he put the tweed jacket on and suddenly he’s leaping round the room with a biro pen and that was it – he was the Doctor.”
Is it possible Capaldi will have as much influence on the 12th Doctor's attire? "He likes his clothes," said Moffat, "he’s got very strong opinions about clothes, he’s very dashing."[/QUOTE]
[editline]13th October 2013[/editline]
Blogtor Who have stated in their report about Vastra & co, that filming for Series 8 begins next month.
[QUOTE=Freeze;42509776]What..?
She said 'We’ll be helping the Doctor more, but I can’t say anything else.'
They would definitely know as they start prep early December/January I'm pretty sure - they need to know whether to keep dates open or not. :v[/QUOTE]
Didn't see that bit :L
[editline]13th October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Grizz;42511423][editline]13th October 2013[/editline]
Blogtor Who have stated in their report about Vastra & co, that filming for Series 8 begins next month.[/QUOTE]
Yeah that I think might be a bit of an assumption. They won't be filming November. They're way too busy. I think there's a birthday or something. Selfish if you ask me.
I am 90% certain filming doesn't begin next month, yeah.
Hrm. Dunno how to feel about Jenny and Vastra... they kinda felt like Eleven's Jack Harkness, if ya know what I mean.
[QUOTE=Freeze;42512980]I am 90% certain filming doesn't begin next month, yeah.[/QUOTE]
Ohh somebody is quite certain. Is a certain somebody returning to the directors chair and it's not near November? ;)
[editline]13th October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Zuimzado;42513084]Hrm. Dunno how to feel about Jenny and Vastra... they kinda felt like Eleven's Jack Harkness, if ya know what I mean.[/QUOTE]
Eleven's UNIT.
[QUOTE=Dan2593;42513093]
Eleven's UNIT.[/QUOTE]
Well, technically Harkness was Nine's and then he got Torchwood... maybe after they have an adventure with Twelve they'll get a spinoff?
''Moffat today confirmed of the Doctor, “He can only regenerate 12 times”, while simultaneously suggesting there has been a miscalculation of how many regenerations he has actually been through.
“I think you should go back to your DVDs and count correctly this time,” said Moffat, “there’s something you’ve all missed.”
So he's saying we've missed something. Does 10's ''regeneration'' count then?
[QUOTE=Freeze;42513536]''Moffat today confirmed of the Doctor, “He can only regenerate 12 times”, while simultaneously suggesting there has been a miscalculation of how many regenerations he has actually been through.
“I think you should go back to your DVDs and count correctly this time,” said Moffat, “there’s something you’ve all missed.”
So he's saying we've missed something. Does 10's ''regeneration'' count then?[/QUOTE]
He's very obviously alluding to the fact there hasn't been 10 regenerations so far. There's been 9. We never saw 8 become 9. We all just assumed it happened.
[QUOTE=Dan2593;42513556]He's very obviously alluding to the fact there hasn't been 10 regenerations so far. There's been 9. We never saw 8 become 9. We all just assumed it happened.[/QUOTE]I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
How else would 8 become 9? :(
[QUOTE]"Steven Moffat tells #cheltlitfest it's too early to screen the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary trailer via @TVAlisonGraham
Mentioned that he doesn't control these things and, gallingly, the BBC has lots of other programmes to trail and Who is on the list...[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah I saw that earlier, it made me extremely sad. :(
... too early? We're less than 40 days away from the anniversary.
-checks date- no, wait, we're exactly 40 days away from the anniversary!
That is too early for the BBC to full-on trail on TV. Not the one-time only Sherlock teaser. But legit, regular broadcast of the trailer.
Take stock on November 1st. Remember, trailers are more for people who don't have the details drilled in to them every day like we do. Who is actually quite fortunate in getting weekly stings.
Fan service would be great, especially for the 50th, but if they haven't gone that route then... we wait for the usual time period. Two trailers have apparently been signed off.
[QUOTE]I was at the festival event and he was very clear that it's not his decision when the trailer gets shown, and it's going to start being trailed around the same time before the broadcast as every other show gets. [/QUOTE]
Which happens to be, on average, one month before broadcast. :v:
It's also 40 days until the full special can be watched! =D
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Blogtor recieved an interrogation, hah
[QUOTE]Joy Fleisig ‏@datadivajf 31m
@BlogtorWho Lots of people on GB are saying YOU said filming starts November. Are they mistaken?
Blogtor Who ‏@BlogtorWho 29m
@datadivajf It is on the site.
Joy Fleisig ‏@datadivajf 28m
@BlogtorWho So what's your source? No names, obviously, but DOES this come from someone in BBC or otherwise reliable? And I trust YOU.
Blogtor Who ‏@BlogtorWho 27m
@datadivajf the info is correct at the moment.
Joy Fleisig ‏@datadivajf 26m
@BlogtorWho Is this because of Peter's other projects?
Blogtor Who ‏@BlogtorWho 25m
@datadivajf I've no idea. [/QUOTE]
Meanwhile it is coming to light that [url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/ben-wheatley-to-direct-doctor-who/5062452.article]Ben Wheatley[/url] may be directing the first two episodes - and [b]that[/b] article states that filming starts in December. All the while some GB sources say all will be revealed very soon. I'm so confused.
I can't see them filming in November. Can you imagine Moffat trying to keep his eye on Doctor Who filming, 50th marketing, and Sherlock all at the same time?
[editline]14th October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Freeze;42513584]I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
How else would 8 become 9? :([/QUOTE]
That's the point. He asks us to count the regenerations. Everybody thinks there has been 10. When you actually sit down and count every regeneration there is only 9.
Then after the 50th it will be revealed to be 11. As we have 8-Hurt-9.
That's sort of Moffats style. Taking something you don't question and turning it on it's head to use it as a plot point. When Flesh and Stone/Time of Angels aired there was substantial debate about Smith's lack of jacket in one scene. Some argued continuity error and some argued upcoming plot point. To be able to go back to the regeneration we never saw and turn it into 2 regenerations we never saw is totally his style.
Ben Wheatley is bigger news.
Especially an indicated Moffat-Wheatley-Capaldi double.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... delicious combination.
[img]http://media.giphy.com/media/cJhG3BxLOZJC0/giphy.gif[/img]
Eww just looked at the Capaldi video where he says "Hello, I am the new Doctor" and too many people are asking for David Tennant to come back.
[editline]14th October 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Grizz;42518460]Ben Wheatley is bigger news.
Especially an indicated Moffat-Wheatley double.[/QUOTE]
I'm hoping it's a 2-parter. But Wheatleys style bodes well for the Capaldi Doctor. Darkly comic Doctor Who? How perfect is that.
Time for some Capaldi science fiction
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-C0xf51XI[/media]
DoG runs with the Wheatley news
[QUOTE]He is, with no disrespect to anyone else on the show, the highest profile director to take on episodes of Doctor Who. He's also one of British cinemas best working directors. Throw in the Peter Capaldi factor, and this is, in our humble view, quite brilliant news.[/QUOTE]
God, I keep getting more excited for Series 8 than the 50th.
oh christ ben wheatley is my favourite british director
A Field in England and Kill List are probably in my top 5 British films. This is the best possible news ever.
[QUOTE]“There was also the idea that if you could bring one classic Doctor back, you’d actually, impossibly, want it to be William Hartnell. You wouldn’t want any of the others. You’d want him to come and say ‘What in the name of God have I turned into?’ That’s the confrontation that you most want to see, to celebrate 50 years.''[/QUOTE]please moffat
make it happen
please
The full article: [url]http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-explains-john-hurts-doctor-53915.htm[/url]
[QUOTE]You wouldn’t want any of the others[/QUOTE]
Cue fandom.
[QUOTE=Freeze;42519652]please moffat
make it happen
please
The full article: [url]http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-explains-john-hurts-doctor-53915.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
Haha I can see it now.
Hurt Doctor is a war-torn bad ass burnt by the horrors of war. He demands respect from his fellow Timelords and strikes fear into the heart of the Dalek empire. Then Eleven has a fez and is spinning around on the spot.
Can you imagine all three walking into UNIT? The UNIT guards salute and Eleven politely and playfully salutes back. Ten refuses to salute. Hurt DEMANDS everybody to stand at attention.
[QUOTE]''Steven Moffat seems to have made it pretty clear that no Classic era Doctors will appear in the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor.
In an interview with SFX magazine (#241, out 16 October), Moffat says: “The absolute reality was we didn’t have all those Doctors about to come back through the door. There were limitations to who we could get back.
“They’re all brilliant, they’re all terrific, but time has passed. I think it would be beyond the dignity of all those very fine actors to want to force themselves back into a costume from 20 or 30 years ago.
“I was thinking more “What would be a grand old story for the Doctor? And what would speak to the generation who are watching it now, while still celebrating the fact that it’s been around for all that time?” Everyone wanted to see David again – that’s just a fact. And David and Matt together are glorious. That’s a joy.”[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cottrell_Boyce"]Frank Cottrell Boyce [/URL]
[QUOTE]Meanwhile, it has also emerged that the novelist and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce is working on a script for a potential future episode of Doctor Who, having been put in touch with the production team by former showrunner Russell T Davies. Boyce, who worked with Davies on the Granada Television drama series Springhill in the mid-1990s, broke the news of his involvement with Doctor Who in response to a question at a BBC Writersroom event at the Manchester Literature Festival last week.[/QUOTE]
Awesome! I loved his books. :v:
Welp, fans will certainly be peeved for sure about that final nail in the coffin regarding old Doctors.
Though to be serious, is there anything that can be done for Paul to have more visual material? I mean, yeah, the Big Finish stories are awesome, but that doesn't have the biggest audience. If the prequel webisode rumors are true, that'll be nice, but I'd love to see him have a full adventure or two in the full Eighth Doctor garb without worry of immediate regeneration, and I'd love to see him willingly take on the TV Movie garb just as much as his Nine-esque look.
Fans like to wish for a short spin-off series centered around him, and I'd like that, something like the little treat Pokemon fans got with that Origins anime. But I guess the chances are low for that, though. Moffat's got his hands full with handling Who and Sherlock, and I don't think he has the management skills Davis had when he was helming Torchwood, Who and SJA nearly simotaneously back in 2008.
Moffat lies. He doesn't actually say they're not in it. He says they won't all come through the door and put their costume on. Still open for new costumes (McGann) and still open for cgi/voice work.
Also he only specifies the special... Not [I]other[/I] content
If William Hartnell played a part in 2013, there's enough scope for the others :v:
Like, I get what Moffat's saying. Having Colin Baker come in wearing the Sixth Doctor costume would suck baaalls.
But it doesn't seem like doing a service to the show's history. Doing a history that's speaking "to the generation who are watching it now, while still celebrating the fact that it’s been around for all that time?" will still be filled with callbacks and winks, even if you make a point to not get the Classic Doctors back.
And an episode where they just keep making callbacks to monsters and situations instead of the old Doctors, which made the show we are watching today, seems like just making a half-baked tribute to the episode. Half-baked doesn't mean horrible, it just means... half-baked.
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/galleries/p01js9py[/url]
HD Versions of the 50th Pictures Posted Earlier
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