Wrap Party Videos from The End of Time

Two previously unknown videos were released today, both shown to the cast and crew at the wrap party for The End of Time.

David Tennant, Catherine Tate and John Barrowman perform The Ballad Of Russell and Julie to thank Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner for their excellent work on the series.



The cast, crew and monsters sing and dance to I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers.

Happy Birthday Matt Smith!

Although the Doctor himself is nine hundred and nine, Matt Smith is turning twenty-nine today!

The phrase 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT SMITH' is currently trending on Twitter in the UK...

Wish a happy birthday to the portrayer our favourite lord of time and space!

Final Day to Save Confidential

As you may know, the petition to save Doctor Who Confidential will be sent to the BBC tonight for the signatures to be counted. If you haven't already, add your signature now to help save the inside look at every Doctor Who episode!

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Boxset Extras: Mini Episodes

As with Series 5's Meanwhile in the TARDIS, a collection of mini-episodes will be included with the Series 6 boxset. A short summary of each of the five episodes follows (beware minor spoilers):

• “Night And The Doctor” kicks things off in madcap fashion, as Amy answers a phone call from a British royal, and the Doctor dashes in from a party, dressed in top hat and tails, carrying a goldfish in a bowl – a very important goldfish. Well, so he thinks, anyway… It’s inconsequential fare, but good fun. Arthur Darvill also pops up briefly in this segment, after the Doctor wakes him with a cry of “Rory, she’s having an emotion!”

• “Good Night” is this reviewer’s favourite of the bunch (and, at nearly five minutes, the longest). A rather touching two-hander between Smith and Gillan, it sees Amy trying to talk to the Doctor about the fact that “her life makes no sense” (about time too!), and the Doctor taking her to “the saddest moment in her life” to meet… well, that would be telling. One neat idea expressed here is that our misremembered memories and feelings of déjà vu are actually side-effects of time being rewritten.

• In “First Night” the Doctor lands in River’s cell during her first night in jail, to take her out for an adventure. Ending on a cliffhanger, it’s really the first part of a two-parter, which concludes in “Last Night”.

• This tale sees Moffat making characteristic use of the possibilities of time travel, and putting them to the services of a timey-wimey miniature farce: at one point, there are three River Songs in the TARDIS… One interesting point we learn is that it was the Doctor who suggested that River keep a diary of their adventures together, and who introduced her to the term “spoilers”. As for the meaning of that title? Well, we won’t spoil it for you, but let’s just say it has a very poignant significance…

• Finally, “Up All Night” is stuck on a separate disc from the other mini-episodes, which is initially rather mystifying. All becomes clear when you watch it, as it has absolutely no connection to them. Only a minute long, it was clearly written with the intention of using it as one of the “episode prequels” used to promote the series online. Featuring Craig, Sophie and, er, Stormageddon, it’s set shortly before the events of “Closing Time” and basically establishes the set-up for the episode. Viewed after you’ve seen Gareth Roberts’s episode it is, to be honest, pretty pointless.

Thanks to Time Dragon In The Vortex and The Whoniverse Blog for the heads-up

Win at the Scream Awards-Updated

Last night was the Scream Awards, and Matt Smith won an award for his performance as the Eleventh Doctor.

As the Scream Awards is an American awards show, this is quite an accomplishment for Doctor Who. Other names in the running included Daniel Craig (Cowboys & Aliens), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger), Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code).

Karen Gillan was also nominated for best Science Fiction Actress, but lost to Milla Jovovich.
Doctor Who was nominated for best TV Show, but the award went to Game of Thrones.

Update: A longer video of Matt Smith at the awards ceremony can be seen below:

Moffat on Axing of Confidential

In Doctor Who Magazine, Steven Moffat has given his opinion on the axing of Confidential:

“It seems hard to grasp. All shows have their time, and all shows end, but not, in all sanity, while people still watch and love them,” he says in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine. “And going by the numbers and the outcry, this show was watched and loved everywhere.”
He adds: “I’m not supposed to say it, but I’m going to anyway: bad day, bad decision. I know these are straitened times. I know we’re all at sea and the night is colder – but you don’t start burning the lifeboats to keep warm.
“Or to put it another way, you might want to think about the future if you’re planning to live there.”

 
The petition is still running, and a count will be taken midnight Friday 28th October 2011 and sent to BBC Trust.

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Win at the Scream Awards

Last night was the Scream Awards, and Matt Smith won an award for his performance as the Eleventh Doctor.

As the Scream Awards is an American awards show, this is quite an accomplishment for Doctor Who. Other names in the running included Daniel Craig (Cowboys & Aliens), Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger), Harrison Ford (Cowboys & Aliens) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Source Code).

Karen Gillan was also nominated for best Science Fiction Actress, but lost to Milla Jovovich.
Doctor Who was nominated for best TV Show, but the award went to Game of Thrones.

A video of Matt Smith at the awards ceremony can be seen below:

Fan-Vid Friday (7)

Another Fan-Vid Friday! This week we have a video by layapajamas.

Karen Gillan on Amy and Rory's future

In the Doctor Who: Brilliant Book, Karen Gillan has shed some light on the subject of Amy and Rory's future.

 

'I don't want Amy to pop up again every so often, because for me it would take away from the big, emotional goodbye.' she says, '...Steven Moffat wants it as well. When Amy actually, properly leaves, we both really want it to be for good.'

And on what that big, emotional goodbye could be: 'I think it could be done, if you tackled it right... death could be an option.'

Moffat Explains Delay

In the 2012 edition of The Brilliant Book, Steven Moffat explains why we're waiting until Autumn for Series 7.

“The truth behind the delay next year is: why are we killing ourselves and risking compromising the show, in order to go out in the middle of summer? I’m sick of it. I’m sick of standing in the blazing sunshine, with a barbecue fork in my hand, knowing that Doctor Who is coming on any minute,” he said. “Six o’clock on a sunny Saturday is the middle of the afternoon, whereas six o’clock on a winter or autumn Saturday is dark and exciting”

Moffat also mentioned that Amy and Rory will be back in Series 7, but will not be in the 2011 Christmas special. More appearance from River Song is “Dependent on Alex Kingston”.

He also teased for the 50th anniversary. “Epic, huge, massive, indulgent… all your treats at once…I guarantee you it’s going to be the best year ever to be a Doctor Who fan. We’re going to be in production for longer than ever, just to do everything that we intend to do”.

Two New(ish) Blogs

As you may know, the Seventh Series of Doctor Who will not be airing until Autumn 2012. A blog has been created, The Whovian Withdrawal Symptoms Club, as a way to share Who theories, ideas, and conversations with other Whovians. Keep in mind it is still a very recent blog, so the design and format have not yet been perfected.

Another blog is similar to The Rory Pond Appreciation Society, but focusing on his daughter, River Song. This blog is called The River Song Appreciation Blog.

Watch Death is the Only Answer

Death is the Only Answer, a mini-episode written by schoolchildren for the Script to Screen competition, was shown in the last instalment of Doctor Who Confidentail. You can also watch it below:

Moffat on Series 7

It's been confirmed that the Seventh Series of Doctor Who will not be airing until Autumn 2012. However, there's been little talk of how many episodes there will be. In a recent update to Total TV Guide, he revealed everything is yet to be decided.

"Our plans are still in flux. It's not a secret that we'll be moving to later in the year, but as to how many episodes there are going to be. I simply don't know." The headwriter also assures Whovians they won't be disappointed. "I will absolutely garantee that you're not going to be disappointed or short-changed. It will be a quite remarkable time for Doctor Who."

The Wedding of River Song Today!

 Today is the day we've been waiting for: The Wedding of River Song airs today!

Summary: The city of London, 22 April 2011 – soaring buildings, glittering and mighty under a perfect blue sky, and life tumbling onto pavements below. And horse-drawn Roman chariots driving through the streets. And a Victorian steam train on a monorail… hang on, like in a sci-fi city, but with Romans and steam trains? And hot air balloons? And pterodactyls? And Charles Dickens appearing on BBC One’s Breakfast! Something isn’t quite right…
In Buckingham Senate, at 5.02pm, Holy Roman Emperor Winston Churchill calls for his Soothsayer to be fetched from the Tower. Greying, unkempt, older, tireder, but unmistakably – it’s the Doctor. “Tick tock goes the clock,” Winston tells him, “but they don’t, do they? The clocks never tick.” It’s always 5.02pm these days. All of history is happening at once. “What happened to time?” asks Winston. The answer, it seems, is a woman…


Next time trailer:

TV trailer:

Prequel:

The Wedding of River Song airs at 7:05 PM on BBC1 and at 8/9 PM on BBC America. Answers are promised, but questions will be asked. Grab your Jammie Dodgers, bow ties, sonic screwdrivers, and fezzes and get ready.

As a side note, I recently made a Tumblr account called Brand New and Ancient.