Doctor Who The Eleventh Doctor - spoilers

[Feathers]

I se the fez may be back. I've never liked fezzes :)

[Meds]

Some exciting news about filming of the Neil Gaiman episode to do with Cybermen. As some of you know I was not overly keen on the new Cybermen design and to me the Cybermen were always a really scary kind of race, especially the Hartnell Troughton versions. So to read this today made my day. The Photo is of the original Cybermen and the description of what they look like makes me super smiley.

Thanks to DoctorWhoTV for the info.

Filming has begun on Neil Gaiman's Series 7 episode and already some exciting details are coming through.

The Cybermen will indeed be getting a new look as was rumoured once again. Set reporter Ryan/Timeboy described their redesign:

Very similar to the Cybus ones, but they have tighter armour and Tomb of the Cybermen-like faces!!! Really shiny. The armour is like slim-fitted rubber, similar to the new Sontarans, but silver. Guns fixed on arms, and the leader has an extra gun.

They're walking softly, slowly, and quietly, like the Hartnell/Troughton era Cybermen

Unfortunately, Ryan also reports that the production team have asked that no photos be taken, so no pics (yet). But we'll update the post if any happen to get out.

The Cybermen have a cool chest plate, with a camera iris thing in the middle, like this, but closed... Cool slot-like mouth and a more blank, fitted headpiece. And dare I say it, as close to cloth faces as would work in 2012.

[Meds]

New picture for the Christmas special, in which a clip will be shown this Friday on Children in Need. Full of thought looking Doctor.

[Meds]

Oh BBC America will be screening the Christmas episode on Christmas day at 9pm. :)

[ChrisMC]

Huzzah! Can't wait.

[Rico]

Check it out...

[Geekyfanboy]

I can't wait to see how this new companion is introduced.. even though we met her (actress) in the first episode of the season.

[Meds]

Well just seen the mini episode (prequel to the Christmas special). Very interesting, the Dr is not a happy bunny at all.

[Meds]

Oh here it is

http://youtu.be/G17_B4uACgg

[Meds]

Official Trailer for The Christmas Special

http://youtu.be/L3KVpvEUTns

[Rico]

Love it!!!

[Geekyfanboy]

Can't wait for this!!

[Meds]

Nice post here regarding the Dr's age (info taken from the series, and audio dramas). Thanks to Dr Who TV

1st Doctor – lived for 396-397 years before regenerating.
2nd Doctor – lived for 249 years.
(Now we know why he looked so old in The Two Doctors. The CIA had employed him for a long time: Working for the Time lords for 200 years. Wasn't that enough of a punishment? Talk about cruel and unusual.)
3rd Doctor – lived for roughly 5 years plus 10 years trapped in limbo = 15 years.
4th Doctor – lived for 58 years before regenerating.
5th Doctor – lived for 71 years give or take. He did have solo adventures on his own too in other media.
6th Doctor – lived for about 42 years give or take 4 or more of Peri's years.
7th Doctor – lived for millions of years in a coma, didn't count those, so he lived for about 50 years.
8th Doctor – Counting those he counted = 10 years.
(I mentioned the 8th Doctor forgetting things and the parallel universes and paradoxes and Time War right...just checking)
9th Doctor – lived for 1 year given references to Rose's age throughout the season.
10th Doctor – Stated his age as 906, therefore he must have lived for 5 years.
11th Doctor – 293 years and still going strong!!!

[ChrisMC]

That's pretty cool, and answers a question I had in our podcast, I believe. Soooo, the first Doctor got to be elderly and stayed that way or did he age slowly over all those years from childhood to old age?

[ChrisMC]

Poster for the Christmas Special and a picture of the snowmen. Neat!