Doctor Who Series five dvd sheds some new details

[Samurai8472]

Some season five dvd details

There will be a speech in the Christmas special about the Doctor not having a hat. Already knew this. No fez, unfortunately.


Matt Smith calls Karen Gillen “Plumpy sparrow” because she likes to eat but doesn’t put on weight.

The “Jeff co-ordinates the experts via his laptop” scene in “The Eleventh Hour” was originally going to take place in a classroom full of kids (without the porn references)… Oh, but the references make that scene!


Also in “The Eleventh Hour”, during the video conference, the guy above Patrick Moore is the director’s brother. Next year, this'll be our Doctor Who of the Day.

The cave corridors in the Silurian two-parter were redressed corridors from the Byzantium in the Weeping Angels two-parter (that’s why they’re both circular). Not surprising. They're constantly saving money this way.
Karen calls her chin her “plural” because she thinks she has a double chin. That's just disturbing . . .

The Tennant-era TARDIS makes an unscheduled cameo appearance in “The Time Of Angels” – they used the wrong CGI version in the scene where River flies through space. So they DID use the wrong one! (This has been a source of discussion for a while now.)

Matt Smith eats egg and cress sandwiches on set nearly every day.
In “The Time Of Angels” Matt Smith really did bite Karen’s hand. Her scream was for real.


The gondolas in “The Vampires Of Venice” were filmed in Caerphilly Castle moat and CGIed in later. Been there! Recommended for any Cardiff-bound vacation.


The Pandorica Chamber was the biggest set ever built for Doctor Who to date. Already knew that, most of us.

Matt bought a copy of football mag Match as a Secret Santa present.

Karen bought Matt a Katherine Jenkins calendar. Before or after she became a guest star?


The line about the “final resting place of the Headless Monks” in “The Time Of Angels” was texted by Moffat to the crew when producer Piers Wenger felt that the ecclesiastical location needed some explanation.

Amy learnt about all the Doctor’s previous companions in-between “Flesh And Stone” and “The Vampires Of Venice”. That explains a lot.

Mark Gatiss’s favourite colour is orange.

The Silurian voiceover during “Cold Blood” was a post-filming addition, scripted by Steven Moffat. No wonder it felt out of place.

Mark Gatiss has been trying to sneak the phrase “arrows of the half-light” into a script for years (he failed again with “Victory Of The Daleks” – it was cut).

Alex Kingston was worried she would look like mutton dressed as lamb as Cleoptra.

Originally the book the Doctor finds in “The Time Of Angels” was going to have been written by one of the warrior clerics whom the Angels had sent back in time. Oh, that would've been amazing!

 

[The Wormhole]

Originally the book the Doctor finds in “The Time Of Angels” was going to have been written by one of the warrior clerics whom the Angels had sent back in time. Oh, that would've been amazing!

That would have been cool!

 

[Captain Crow]

The Tennant-era TARDIS makes an unscheduled cameo appearance in “The Time Of Angels” – they used the wrong CGI version in the scene where River flies through space. So they DID use the wrong one! (This has been a source of discussion for a while now.)

But they did used the right CGI model of it in “The Time Of Angels”.

It's the pre-title sequence of "The Eleventh Hour" that uses the wrong CGI model. It should be the Eccleston/Tennant-era one but they use Smith-era one.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I want a Katherine Jenkins calender bought by Karen Gillan. I can't wait for this DVD.

 

[The Wormhole]

It's the pre-title sequence of "The Eleventh Hour" that uses the wrong CGI model. It should be the Eccleston/Tennant-era one but they use Smith-era one.

The pre-titles sequence of The Eleventh Hour was actually done up at the last minute, well after The Eleventh Hour was filmed. They likely only had the Smith era TARDIS CGI mesh to use.

 

[Starkers]

I want a Katherine Jenkins calender bought by Karen Gillan. I can't wait for this DVD.

Meanwhile I want a Karen Gillian calander...

 

[DAK]

If I asked for Matt Smith do you think I'd get him?

 

[Captain Crow]

The pre-titles sequence of The Eleventh Hour was actually done up at the last minute, well after The Eleventh Hour was filmed. They likely only had the Smith era TARDIS CGI mesh to use.

I know it was tacked on at the last minute but, even if they only had access to the Smith-era model they could have at least altered the textures on it to make it resemble the older one. All they had to do was change the window frame color to blue and replace the texture on the door with the badge with one from one of the wall pannels. A process that would have taken just a few minutes to do.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Yes, Karen's reps should get on top of a calender shoot.

 

[The Wormhole]

The pre-titles sequence of The Eleventh Hour was actually done up at the last minute, well after The Eleventh Hour was filmed. They likely only had the Smith era TARDIS CGI mesh to use.

I know it was tacked on at the last minute but, even if they only had access to the Smith-era model they could have at least altered the textures on it to make it resemble the older one. All they had to do was change the window frame color to blue and replace the texture on the door with the badge with one from one of the wall pannels. A process that would have taken just a few minutes to do.

On the other hand, that's a few more minutes they'd have to spend on something that was already crammed into a busy schedule.

 

[Captain Crow]

On the other hand, that's a few more minutes they'd have to spend on something that was already crammed into a busy schedule.

I don't think a quick fix like that would have caused that much of a problem. Besides wouldn't they still have the old model saved somewhere just in case they needed it again? They probably used the wrong one because they just didn't realize it was the wrong one. They got told "Here, make this." at the last minute and they just used the same model they'd been using for the current series. It was a simple mistake. It's not a deal breaker or anything like that. Infact it's one of my favorite bits of Series 5.

 

[marillion]

I don't know if it's in the DVD set or not, but in watching the marathon this weekend, I was rather surprised to find that the angels were real people in make up.. I figured they were a mix of props and CGI.. Very cool!

 

[Captaindemotion]

Yes, Karen's reps should get on top of a calender shoot.

For Nuts magazine.

 

[Starkers]

If I asked for Matt Smith do you think I'd get him?

About as much hope as santa bringing me Emilia Fox...but you never know

 

[The Wormhole]

I don't know if it's in the DVD set or not, but in watching the marathon this weekend, I was rather surprised to find that the angels were real people in make up.. I figured they were a mix of props and CGI.. Very cool!

That was actually revealed in the Doctor Who Confidential for Blink.

It makes sense when you think about it. As opposed to making several life-sized prop statues of the Angels in different poses, all you need to do is make a few costumes and have the people stand in different poses as needed.