First glimpse of new TARDIS control room!

Chris3123 · December 8 2012, 06:05 AM

I had no idea it was getting another makeover. Was there a prior announcement?

Anyway, this image was posted on BBC America's Doctor Who website as part of their "The Snowmen" gallery:

I did say it was a glimpse.

From the looks of it, I would say that what we are seeing in the image is the part directly above the console. Also, note the Gallifreyan symbols.

BBCA has have a separate article about the new control room here, for anyone who's interested. In the article is Matt Smith's reaction to the new set:

“It’s sort of like getting a brand-new sports car. It’s always a bit exciting.”

Emh · December 8 2012, 06:58 AM

Whoa. I had no idea it was getting a makeover either.

I have to say I really like the look of that design.

Mitty · December 8 2012, 07:53 AM

Wow. I wish they'd kept it a secret. Can't wait! I wonder if there's a reason for the change or if he just decides it's time? We know he's changed it himself in the past.

Cutter John · December 8 2012, 11:33 AM

I kinda agree. It would have been fun to have the new design just turn up unexpectedly.

Feeling hopeful about this one. I hope it ends up looking more "Time and Space Machine" and less "Explosion in an antique store".

Samurai8472 · December 8 2012, 11:42 AM

9/10 console room- what happens when coral consumes a wreckage of junk

11th- an artist who makes an abstract art piece with copper and dumps some junk on top of it

Rarewolf · December 8 2012, 01:21 PM

Chris3123 wrote:

I had no idea it was getting another makeover. Was there a prior announcement?

Only rumours, since March.

Its partly for practical reasons - the 'old' set was too akward to move to the new studio, it would have cost as much to dismantle and reassemble as build a new one.

Mark_Nguyen · December 8 2012, 01:59 PM

Dunno about that, sets are supposed to be dismantle-able... they did it with the previous one at least once. I'm surprised they managed to keep this a secret, a console room change is almost like a new companion, really!

Still, in universe this Doctor has been around at least three hundred years now (assuming he's remembering it correctly) and is symbolizing this age with a new coat AND a new coat of paint, as it were. Too bad though, I quite liked the last one. Holding out hope that it may yet again be seen, in the rumoured TARDIS-centric episode...

Mark

Malformed · December 8 2012, 02:26 PM

Seeing both console rooms was the highlight of the Doctor Who Experience for me!

I am incredibly fond of both of them.

Looks to me like the Doctor has redesigned his console room to reflect his more somber, solitary life since the Ponds took their leap of faith.

It will be very interesting to see how this is played out, but I'm anticipating a version of #9's angst and guilt played through #11's filter.

Saul · December 8 2012, 03:31 PM

Hope it turns out to be something like this... https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_U...BC-TARDIS1.jpg

Malformed · December 8 2012, 06:14 PM

Okay Saul, cool! Where does this come from??

Saul · December 8 2012, 06:37 PM

I believe it's by Doctor Who concept artist Peter Mckinstry and can be seen on the BBC site. It was one of the possible concepts for the Tardis interior in season 5.

C.E. Evans · December 8 2012, 06:41 PM

^^^
It seems like the majority of elements from that were actually used. I'm glad they didn't use the morgue colors and interrogation room lighting though.

Haggis and tatties · December 8 2012, 08:10 PM

I wonder what happened to the tardis........looking very battered in this pic.

Ar-Pharazon · December 8 2012, 08:42 PM

Perhaps the TARDIS is reflecting the Doctor's mood & mindset.

Also, why are Vastra's hands white?

captain crow · December 8 2012, 09:07 PM

I hope the new console room's console has proper buttons, switches, and knobs for controls this time.

December 8 2012, 06:58 AM	#2
Emh The Doctor Location: Japan	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Whoa. I had no idea it was getting a makeover either. I have to say I really like the look of that design. __________________ "Eccleston was a tiger and Tennant was, well, Tigger. Smith [is] an uncoordinated housecat who pretends that he meant to do that after falling off a piece of furniture." - Lynne M. Thomas "I'm in Hell and it's full of Avons!" - Vila

December 8 2012, 07:53 AM	#3
Mitty Vice Admiral Location: RIP Lis Sladen.	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Wow. I wish they'd kept it a secret. Can't wait! I wonder if there's a reason for the change or if he just decides it's time? We know he's changed it himself in the past. __________________ I'm being extremely clever up here and there's no one to stand around looking impressed, what's the point in having you all? - The Doctor, interrupting a very important conversation.

December 8 2012, 11:33 AM	#4
Cutter John Rear Admiral Location: Beyond the wall of sleep, just south of Seattle.	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! I kinda agree. It would have been fun to have the new design just turn up unexpectedly. Feeling hopeful about this one. I hope it ends up looking more "Time and Space Machine" and less "Explosion in an antique store". __________________ "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." Last edited by Cutter John; December 8 2012 at 12:38 PM.

December 8 2012, 11:42 AM	#5
Samurai8472 Vice Admiral	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! 9/10 console room- what happens when coral consumes a wreckage of junk 11th- an artist who makes an abstract art piece with copper and dumps some junk on top of it __________________ "Inception" is a layer cake.

December 8 2012, 01:59 PM	#7
Mark_Nguyen Commodore Location: Calgary, Alberta	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Dunno about that, sets are supposed to be dismantle-able... they did it with the previous one at least once. I'm surprised they managed to keep this a secret, a console room change is almost like a new companion, really! Still, in universe this Doctor has been around at least three hundred years now (assuming he's remembering it correctly) and is symbolizing this age with a new coat AND a new coat of paint, as it were. Too bad though, I quite liked the last one. Holding out hope that it may yet again be seen, in the rumoured TARDIS-centric episode... Mark __________________ Mark Nguyen - Producer The 404s - Improv Comedy Group Oh, I like that Trek thing too...

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December 8 2012, 02:26 PM	#8
Malformed Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Seeing both console rooms was the highlight of the Doctor Who Experience for me! I am incredibly fond of both of them. Looks to me like the Doctor has redesigned his console room to reflect his more somber, solitary life since the Ponds took their leap of faith. It will be very interesting to see how this is played out, but I'm anticipating a version of #9's angst and guilt played through #11's filter.

December 8 2012, 03:31 PM	#9
Saul Rear Admiral Location: 東京	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Hope it turns out to be something like this... https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_U...BC-TARDIS1.jpg __________________ "It's not that you can see the strings, it's that 40 years later you're still looking at them." - Steven Moffat "This movie was big. Imagine how big it could have been with me in it?" William Shatner

December 8 2012, 06:14 PM	#10
Malformed Lieutenant Junior Grade Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Okay Saul, cool! Where does this come from??

December 8 2012, 06:37 PM	#11
Saul Rear Admiral Location: 東京	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! I believe it's by Doctor Who concept artist Peter Mckinstry and can be seen on the BBC site. It was one of the possible concepts for the Tardis interior in season 5. __________________ "It's not that you can see the strings, it's that 40 years later you're still looking at them." - Steven Moffat "This movie was big. Imagine how big it could have been with me in it?" William Shatner

December 8 2012, 06:41 PM	#12
C.E. Evans Vice Admiral Location: Saint Louis (aka Defiance)	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! ^^^ It seems like the majority of elements from that were actually used. I'm glad they didn't use the morgue colors and interrogation room lighting though. __________________ "Shout, shout, let it all out..." Last edited by C.E. Evans; December 8 2012 at 10:55 PM. Reason: spelling

December 8 2012, 08:10 PM	#13
Haggis and tatties Rear Admiral Location: Glasgow	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! I wonder what happened to the tardis........looking very battered in this pic. __________________

December 8 2012, 08:42 PM	#14
Ar-Pharazon Admiral of the Rear	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! Perhaps the TARDIS is reflecting the Doctor's mood & mindset. Also, why are Vastra's hands white? __________________ 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).

December 8 2012, 09:07 PM	#15
captain crow Fleet Captain Location: Onboard a sliver dog bone shaped satellite in Earth orbit	Re: First glimpse of new TARDIS control room! I hope the new console room's console has proper buttons, switches, and knobs for controls this time. __________________ "I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead anyway." - Crow T. Robot, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie