Doctor Who, Series 5 and Specials.

Meds · April 07, 2009, 04:02:17 PM

No official US airtime from BBC America at this time.

Rico · April 07, 2009, 04:05:26 PM

Guess I'll have to get it the "old-fashioned way." ;)

Meds · April 07, 2009, 04:07:36 PM

And why not, I've been going through the various forums and everyone is betting on youtube having it up first (and then loosing it)

Geekyfanboy · April 07, 2009, 04:09:28 PM

Quote from: Rico on April 07, 2009, 04:05:26 PM
Guess I'll have to get it the "old-fashioned way." ;)

That's my plan as well...

Meds · April 07, 2009, 04:10:10 PM

How fiendish of you all ;)

Feathers · April 08, 2009, 12:01:35 AM

There was apparently some doubt about the airtime a week or so ago but it seems to have been resolved now:

Easter Special Time Unveiled.
Planet of the Dead to be broadcast at 6:45pm.

The broadcast time for the highly anticipated Easter Special has now been confirmed as 6:45pm Saturday, April 11 on BBC One. Planet Of The Dead is also being simulcast on the BBC HD channel - the BBC's High Definition channel is available through Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media.

The special will be repeated on Sunday, 12 Apr on BBC Three at 7:00pm with exclusive Red Button commentary from David Tennant, Julie Gardner and James Strong on Satellite and Cable services. A full Red Button commentary service will be available when the special is repeated later in the month.

Planet of the Dead will then be repeated again on BBC One on Easter Monday, 13 Apr at 5:00pm.

Don't forget you can also watch the full episode on this website straight after it's been on TV, where you can also watch exclusive behind the scenes videos and play the latest Doctor Who games.

Feathers · April 08, 2009, 12:05:41 AM

Also, the Radio Times (UK TV Schedule magazine) has a gallery of episode and BTS preview images up.

http://www.radiotimes.com/content/features/doctor-who-planet-of-the-dead/

The show has the radio times cover (again) this week and also had a 4 or 5 page BTS story about the goings on during filming in Dubai and the real story of How the Bus got damaged.

I'm looking forward to Saturday :)

Geekyfanboy · April 09, 2009, 11:49:05 AM

Doctor Who's David Tennant gets emotional about his coming departure

David Tennant, who is wrapping up his tenure as the 10th Doctor in Doctor Who, told the BBC that he got emotional while reading his final moments in the show.

The Scottish actor has six weeks left of filming, and with the first of four Doctor Who specials airing on BBC One on Easter Saturday, he'll soon hand over the TARDIS to Doctor number 11, Matt Smith, the BBC reported.

The Easter special, "Planet of the Dead," features Michelle Ryan (late of NBC's Bionic Woman) "in a catsuit stealing something important," Tennant told the BBC. "Then she tries to escape on a red bus, a London red bus. But London transport being what it is, it slips through a wormhole in time and space and ends up on a planet on the other side of the universe."

Tennant added: "There's a tiny little hint at the very end that it's all about to get a lot darker. Because obviously at the end of the year, it's the end of the line for the 10th doctor. This is kind of a romp. This is the last time the Doctor gets to have fun, in a way."

When Tennant read the scripts for his upcoming final episodes, he told the BBC: "I might have had a little cry. They were brilliant scripts and very moving. It was quite a big deal, really. I sort of turned the phone off and made sure I could read it straight through without too much interruption."

Meds · April 11, 2009, 11:43:50 AM

DOCTOR WHO PLANET OF THE DEAD.

Spoiler Free Review.

This was a fantastic episode, Michelle Ryan as Christina is fantastic and i tell you what she has the makings of an ideal companion. She is smart, sexy, witty and compliments The Doctor better than any new companion so far, and you know if i say that it must mean something. We get UNIT in this episode which is gives us the chance to see The Doctors new best friend the scientist Dr Malcom Taylor played excellently by Lee Evans.
There is some great special effects and stunning scenery, fantastic acting and there is a touch os sexyness going on. There is a sad touch at the end, and a very moving speech made by one of the passneges who levaes by saying the following words

"He will knock four times."

Next episode will be called

The Waters of Mars

KC · April 11, 2009, 06:47:12 PM

I was able to watch the Easter episode and it was amazing. I adored Michelle Ryan, and her chemistry with Mr. Tennant was phenomenal. [spoiler]I laughed so hard when the Doctor said he was going to be careful with the trophy Christina stole, and then hammered it to golden pulp. Classic. And I gotta say, I was tearing up a little when the psychic passenger said that the 10th Doctor's song was coming to an end. I have a feeling I'm going to be an emotional happy/sad wreck when the last special comes on. :'([/spoiler]

Oh, and Dr. Malcolm Taylor is my new best friend too. Lee Evans was great in this episode.

Geekyfanboy · April 11, 2009, 09:11:39 PM

Just finished watching.. it was really good, interesting story, and I love [spoiler]that everyone survived, well except the bus driver and the two fly aliens. I was expecting each person to get picked off one at a time like the Xmas special.. so that was fun and I really liked Michele Ryan as a companion. Very much The Doctors equal, too bad she's not sticking around. Loved the warning, he will knock four times.. I wonder who she is talking about .. the Master?? And the preview for The Waters of Mars special was super creepy.. can't wait.[/spoiler]

Feathers · April 12, 2009, 03:19:48 PM

Excellent episode.

I still have a few problems with the Lee Evans character, as I thought I would - [spoiler]I'd have prefered to see him played straight rather than comedic[/spoiler] - but that's a minor point when looked at in the light of the whole.

Michelle Ryan was excellent and I'd love to see her come back, assuming she would work as well with Matt Smith as she does with David Tennant. The change in mood at the end was marked very well and bodes well for the promise of darkness to come.

I didn't like [spoiler]the way in which the crystal container simply levitated the bus. There wasn't enough explanation/techno-babble there for me. Bearing in mind the audience it's aimed at, however, I can live with it.[/spoiler]

Very good over all, nice to see UNIT in there usual form although the Doctor seems a little too revered for me.

Looking forward to the remaining three parts of Tennants tenure.

X · April 12, 2009, 04:44:46 PM

You know ... after watching this ...

[spoiler] I was starting to think that Ryan's character might be Romana. She seemed to take too easily to what was happening. I'm still thinking that she might be.[/spoiler]

Meds · April 12, 2009, 05:08:48 PM

I like your thinking Chris but i doubt it's Her purely because of her enthusiasm for travelling with The Doctor. If we are to take the canon into account She was / is the president of Gallifrey . Still you never know. So what about the Knock four times.

Rico · April 12, 2009, 06:31:55 PM

Just watched this and really loved it.

[spoiler]I may have missed it being mentioned in the past, but I thought it was interesting about the Doctor saying he stole the TARDIS. Has that been touched on much with the new Doctor Who series? Interesting. I loved Michelle Ryan. She had more spunk and fun than she ever had as the bionic woman and worked well with Tennant. It's sad we won't probably get to see them together again. The Malcolm character seemed a bit overboard to me. But all in all I really enjoyed this one quite a bit. Makes me miss the series even more.[/spoiler]