A Christmas Carol

BruntFCA · November 27 2012, 05:09 PM

I've been watching NuWho for the first time on Netflix and I've just finished series 5 but for some reason Netflix doesn't have A Christmas Carol. My local library has it but there is a wait so I'm just going to skip to series 6 and come back to it later, so I'm wondering if anything happens that I need to know for series 6. I'm looking for just the stuff i need to know for series 6 to make sense with hopefully little spoilers for the episode. Thanks.

zarkon · November 27 2012, 05:23 PM

From memory, A Christmas Carol is pretty much self contained.

Sindatur · November 27 2012, 06:22 PM

BruntFCA wrote:

I've been watching NuWho for the first time on Netflix and I've just finished series 5 but for some reason Netflix doesn't have A Christmas Carol. My local library has it but there is a wait so I'm just going to skip to series 6 and come back to it later, so I'm wondering if anything happens that I need to know for series 6. I'm looking for just the stuff i need to know for series 6 to make sense with hopefully little spoilers for the episode. Thanks.

The Christmas Specials are often labeled as Episode 0 of the following Season.

So, if S6 starts in April, the Christmas Special prior to it, is labeled as 6.00 (Season 6, Episode 0)

RoJoHen · November 27 2012, 07:26 PM

Absolutely nothing important happens in "A Christmas Carol." Amy and Rory aren't even a part of the main story. You can skip right to Season 6.

Samurai8472 · November 27 2012, 09:26 PM

Although he'll miss the wonderful Christmas song sung by Katherine Jenkins which has undertones of the series themes

"When you're alone. Silence is all you hear"

Ar-Pharazon · November 27 2012, 10:37 PM

^ Or, in short, he'll miss Katherine Jenkins, which would be a crime in itself.

I liked the story quite a lot, but it's true you could watch it anytime order-wide.

Cutter John · November 27 2012, 10:44 PM

Its probably my favorite Christmas story. But yeah, you can carry on watching and come back to it later.

beamMe · November 27 2012, 10:50 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

Absolutely nothing important happens in "A Christmas Carol." Amy and Rory aren't even a part of the main story. You can skip right to Season 6.

Well, then he could stop watching/reading fiction altogether... he would never miss anything of any importance.

A Christmas Carol is a very sweet episode and well worth watching; it's much better than The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Rowan Sjet · November 27 2012, 11:43 PM

Cutter John has the right of it.

RoJoHen · November 28 2012, 06:25 AM

beamMe wrote:

RoJoHen wrote:

Absolutely nothing important happens in "A Christmas Carol." Amy and Rory aren't even a part of the main story. You can skip right to Season 6.

Well, then he could stop watching/reading fiction altogether... he would never miss anything of any importance.

Well, you've clearly stopped reading, or you would understand why I responded the way I did. The OP specifically said he didn't want to miss out on anything important before starting Season 6. Since nothing in A Christmas Carol has any effect on Season 6 in anyway, he is safe to skip it without missing out on any important plot elements. I didn't say "Never watch it."

November 27 2012, 05:09 PM	#1
BruntFCA Lieutenant Commander Location: The Divine Treasury	A Christmas Carol I've been watching NuWho for the first time on Netflix and I've just finished series 5 but for some reason Netflix doesn't have A Christmas Carol. My local library has it but there is a wait so I'm just going to skip to series 6 and come back to it later, so I'm wondering if anything happens that I need to know for series 6. I'm looking for just the stuff i need to know for series 6 to make sense with hopefully little spoilers for the episode. Thanks. __________________ QOTSA ... Like Clockwork-JUNE 2013!

November 27 2012, 05:23 PM	#2
zarkon Captain	Re: A Christmas Carol From memory, A Christmas Carol is pretty much self contained. __________________ In defeat, malice. In victory, revenge.

November 27 2012, 07:26 PM	#4
RoJoHen Awesome Location: Wherever life takes me	Re: A Christmas Carol Absolutely nothing important happens in "A Christmas Carol." Amy and Rory aren't even a part of the main story. You can skip right to Season 6. __________________ I am the Quintessential Admiral. Get ready to grow your EQUINOX BEARD!

November 27 2012, 09:26 PM	#5
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: A Christmas Carol Although he'll miss the wonderful Christmas song sung by Katherine Jenkins which has undertones of the series themes "When you're alone. Silence is all you hear" __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

November 27 2012, 10:37 PM	#6
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: A Christmas Carol ^ Or, in short, he'll miss Katherine Jenkins, which would be a crime in itself. I liked the story quite a lot, but it's true you could watch it anytime order-wide. __________________ Rimmer, on what period of history to live in- “Well, It’d be the 19th century for me, one of Napoleon’s marshals. The chance to march across Europe with the greatest general of all time and kill Belgians” - (White Hole).

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November 27 2012, 10:44 PM	#7
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Re: A Christmas Carol Its probably my favorite Christmas story. But yeah, you can carry on watching and come back to it later. __________________ "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things. But vice versa, the bad things don't necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant."

November 27 2012, 11:43 PM	#9
Rowan Sjet Commodore Location: Away!	Re: A Christmas Carol Cutter John has the right of it. __________________ And the sign said, "Long haired freaky people need not apply..."