Dr Who question

[WannabeAngua]

In what episode does Tennant turn into Matt Smith?
I thought it was gonna happen in the last episode of series 4, but it didn't...

 

[deldaisy]

Here tis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Doctor

 

[Bouncy Castle]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1415017/

 

[WannabeAngua]

Thanks

One more thing for my "need to buy" list.

 

[Tonyblack]

All the Regenerations 1963 - 2010

 

[Bouncy Castle]

It begs the question, what the BBC would do (or The Moff would do) if the actor playing the Doctor died during production (car crash, or summat).

Would it finish off the show completely?

Not wishing car crashes on Matt Smith, Karen Gillan or Arthur Darvill, by the way.

 

[DaveC]

Never saw McGann turn into Eccleston

 

[Bouncy Castle]

True. But that was years apart.

I was wondering what would happen if there was a sudden death halfway through filming.

 

[captainmeme]

All the Regenerations 1963 - 2010

The last one seems to be a lot more violent. He nearly blows up the TARDIS!

 

[Tonyblack]

All the Regenerations 1963 - 2010

The last one seems to be a lot more violent. He nearly blows up the TARDIS!

Yes, but the Tardis regenerates as well.

 

[Quatermass]

True. But that was years apart.

I was wondering what would happen if there was a sudden death halfway through filming.

They would have to think through things very quickly. Anywhere from actor substitution to a whole damned remount.

Roger Delgado, who played the original Master, died in a car crash while on his way to film a film in Turkey. This scuppered plans for Pertwee's last story, The Final Game, where it would be revealed that the Doctor and the Master are two aspects of the same Time Lord, and where the Master would die in a manner suggesting that he might have been saving the Doctor's life.

And when Frazer Hines came down with chickenpox in The Mind Robber, a bit of quick thinking (thanks to the weird nature of the story) allowed them to temporarily substitute Hines with Hamish Wilson.

All the Regenerations 1963 - 2010

The last one seems to be a lot more violent. He nearly blows up the TARDIS!

Yes, but the Tardis regenerates as well.

That was probably one of his most violent regenerations, though to be fair, he was holding it in for so long. Certainly when the fifth Doctor regenerated into the sixth, the fifth had been holding his regeneration in for so long (strongly hinted by the cliffhanger for the third episode of The Caves of Androzani) that the sixth Doctor was an unstable lunatic who tried to throttle Peri...

 

[deldaisy]

True. But that was years apart.

I was wondering what would happen if there was a sudden death halfway through filming.

Bouncy if there was EVER a show where they COULD sub a completely different actor for a missing main lead..... Dr Who is it no?

And no to hoping this never happens.

 

[WannabeAngua]

I watched the regeneration episode last night. So sad, he didn't want to go poor darling I didn't cry...honestly...got something in my, that's all

Am gonna start on the first Matt Smith episode tomorrow...exited, wonder how he'll hold up.

 

[Tonyblack]

I'm really impressed with Matt Smith's acting. He does 'serious' really well and, although he's only very young, he manages to convince that he's also a very great age. If that makes sense.

 

[Quatermass]

I'm really impressed with Matt Smith's acting. He does 'serious' really well and, although he's only very young, he manages to convince that he's also a very great age. If that makes sense.

It does, but I have to say that I'm not impressed with Matt Smith's portrayal of the Doctor. He's a good Doctor, and all, but he hasn't actually impressed me.

 

[pandasthumb]

I like Mr Smith because he reminds me of Patrick Troughton and he isn't always yelling and going on all the time.

I think that writer for last series was very good as well.

 

[Willem]

I think that writer for last series was very good as well.

Amen to that!

I saw Doctor Who from the Eccleston Doctor on and it always gave off just a little of a kid's show-vibe to me. Last season didn't. I enjoy Matt Smith more than Tennant too, less... manic.

 

[WannabeAngua]

I've now seen the first 3 episodes of series five and can't say I'm blown away by neither Matt Smith nor Ms Pond (don't recall her real name just at the moment).

 

[SpideyGirl]

It's Amy Pond, WannabeAngua.

Think the storeis have been good, just getting a bit fed up with Daleks. Might be an age thing but now it's like..oh no... its a Dalek (said in monotone voice) instead of "OH NO It's the Dalek, quick, hide behind the sofa!!! "

 

[Penfold]

I tend to agree Spidey, especially since the new ones just aren't as intimidating as the old style. Do you think the Weeping Angels are likely to replace them as Dr. Who's scariest enemy?