Spoilers 2017 Christmas Special Title and Trailer

[Emperor-Tiberius]

I'd rather they said new stories with those characters than rehash old stories that are already readily available, even via audio. I don't want a rewrite of the past, thank you very much.

 

[Mr Awe]

They could be specials in between seasons, perhaps... I bet the ROI would be bigger than some would imagine... There's a certain nostalgia around the classic series that i think would appeal to a wide audience... Maybe I'm biased, but still... And it could expand into the Second Doctor's series as well, to remake a missing episode or two...

If the animated versions aren't doing that well, I bet a filmed version would do even worse.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the idea, but seriously doubt the audience or money is there.

 

[marillion]

I'd rather they said new stories with those characters than rehash old stories that are already readily available, even via audio. I don't want a rewrite of the past, thank you very much.

I hear what you're saying... I guess I just like the idea of seeing the old stories re-imagined since most of us have never seen them before... But I would like new stories too...

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

If they did a 2nd Doctor adventure, whether a redo or brand new, would all his villains still be made out of tinfoil?

It would certainly keep the budget down.

 

[Mr Awe]

If they did a 2nd Doctor adventure, whether a redo or brand new, would all his villains still be made out of tinfoil?

It would certainly keep the budget down.

I wonder how the cost of a filmed story using the effects of those days compares to animation. Guessing the animation is still substantially less.

 

[Mapper]

I'm hoping this special will be great.

 

[Mr Soak]

A quarter of a year and no posts. Huh.

Anyway. Someone spotted something relating to a '60s story. Vague enough?

Twitter link

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Ehhhh....probably just a coincidence.

 

[David cgc]

Weird that the door handles and sticker are missing.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Oh, that is weird. I didn't look at the photos individually so I didn't notice.

 

[Mr Soak]

Maybe the TARDIS is mid-regeneration. We know Chibnal's bringing in a new design next series. Who knows how it's supposed to change.

Or it could just be a continuity error.

 

[Mr Soak]

It's the First Doctor's TARDIS. Still, it looks rather bare without a handle.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

Well, no WONDER he's always been pushing the doors to get in all these years...

Mark

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Well, no WONDER he's always been pushing the doors to get in all these years...

Mark

Then you need the handles to pull the doors closed.

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

I'd always figured they'd close automatically at some point anyway. Hell, the doors did exactly that the very first time the gang landed amongst the cavemen.

Mark

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

New trailer posted today:

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interesting new shots The villains are revealed, new non-WWI locations, and the time vortex looks different on purpose. One wonders if that really is a clip of the regeneration. If so, the location disappoints a little, TBH, but why break with tradition now?

Mark

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

If that is the regeneration, it look like another TARDIS buster.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Here's hoping Chibnall ends the standing-up regeneration, but I'm not holding my breath...

 

[Lonemagpie]

Here's hoping Chibnall ends the standing-up regeneration, but I'm not holding my breath...

Didn't the Timey General in Hell Bent regenerate on the floor?

 

[Mark_Nguyen]

When Professor Yana regenerated into the Master, the latter dude woke up in a prone position. Similarly, the Eighth Doctor regenerated standing up but crumpled to the ground in the process, which is arguably the second closest after the General collapsing first.

Mark