2nd Special At Christmas - DWM - Doctor Who and Torchwood

Cameron KMcEwan · 04-03-2009, 16:38

news story here:

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/...christmas.html

GlennDines123 · 04-03-2009, 16:43

Oh no

trollface · 04-03-2009, 16:45

That's a long time to wait.

crazzyaz7 · 04-03-2009, 16:53

That is just soooooo cruel

.....its bad enough that we haven't got a whole series....TW is only 5 episodes over one week....and SJA's who knows when that will be on.....
They really know how to keep us on our toes don't they!!!!!

NewbieCanuck · 04-03-2009, 17:06

On the plus side, that makes it more likely that the final three are a linked story.

dronkula · 04-03-2009, 17:06

Erm - that can't be right? The next season starts in 2010 and I would've thought it would have it's usual spot of springish for that.

So, unless they plan on having all the remaining specials over the Xmas period (Xmas Day, New Years Day) I would've thought they'd be doing the specials for 'Bank Holiday' weekends - Easter, Spring (end of May), August and then Christmas.

Ok, so Spring is probably pushing it - but if they started filming the easter one in January, and it'll be ready by April, then if they've already started filming the next one, then it'll be ready in plenty of time for August.

Kaylan · 04-03-2009, 17:09

Oh great

Nothing for months and months, and then all three come along at once.

I am assuming here that the other three specials will be shown before series 5

So that’s Christmas, New Year, and then Easter?

Revenga · 04-03-2009, 17:10

Is it bad that I'm hanging onto the words "pretty much" ???

Quote:

"the Easter Special is pretty much all we've got until Christmas.

Charnham · 04-03-2009, 17:16

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Originally Posted by NewbieCanuck

On the plus side, that makes it more likely that the final three are a linked story.

yes its odd that they are showing 3 episodes over christmas & new year

Revenga · 04-03-2009, 17:18

To be honest, although I'm going to seriously suffer from the lack of Who, I'm glad they aren't going to be rushing the regenerations story (I'm assuming they're all linked!) because a proper story can be developed over 3 episodes rather than just one or two hours.

Bezmina · 04-03-2009, 17:27

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That is the best I can come up with really. It had better be one hell of a story at Easter to tide us over a further 8 months.

weedledeedle · 04-03-2009, 17:42

I can make Christmas come quicker!!

y'see, working in Sainsers (as I do

) I can track the progress of a year by the product ranges and what is selling when

as an example........like most stores, Sains is building up to Mother's Day with lots of gifts, cards and flower arrangements. As soon as Mother's Day is over, it's all hands on deck for the Easter weekend (AND THE DR WHO SPESH!!!

) in mid April.......

once the Easter Eggs have been cleared off of the shelves, the BBQ 'lines' will be coming in, along with all the summer ranges.....this will be in store until the last week of August, when all the Back to School stuff comes in, which will last until Mid September.........

......at which point the Christmas stuff starts to come in (yes, really

).........by the end of September, all the bits for Hallowe'en appears (and it gets bigger every year - America

) .......followed by fireworks for Bonfire Night and Diwali in November......and then we get Advent calendars.....

..........and then all the Christmas product ranges start to appear in mid November.......and then at the start of December, all the Chrissy stuff really FLOODS in, decs, wrapping paper etc......
and by the second week of December, fresh turkeys, geese etc......and then in a flash, IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!! and then it will be CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE DR WHO CHRISSY SPESH!!

and that's how my year goes, every year.......and Christmas seems to come around quicker and quicker.

GARETH197901 · 04-03-2009, 17:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charnham

yes its odd that they are showing 3 episodes over christmas & new year

the finale must be a three story arc and would tie in with the suggestion that they would be shown 19th,25th December and 1st January

trollface · 04-03-2009, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by dronkula

So, unless they plan on having all the remaining specials over the Xmas period (Xmas Day, New Years Day) [...]

That's exactly what they are planning.

Pingu's Dad · 04-03-2009, 18:21

This made me wonder what on earth had happened to the other 3 specials, but hadn't considered the obvious that there could be a multi part special at the end of the year.

I'm very much in approval... if you can *be* in approval. Sorry, I deleted that and rewrote it and I'm not sure if it makes sense, basically I'd enjoy a run of specials over xmas... *gasps for air*

glowboy · 04-03-2009, 18:44

Maybe it's a red herring.

The BBC will whip out the second special, with very little notice, and gazump ITV.

Who knows!

An eight month wait though.... aaaargh!

Digital Sid · 04-03-2009, 18:46

I'm guessing that the first two will be over christmas and new years and the other at easter or that 1 will air at christmas and two at new years.

I doubt it's a 3 parter since the ood are in special 2 but the gate are in specials 3 and 4.

Whilst I'd rather one of them air in the summer, Torchwood and a complete rewatch of series 1-4 will probably keep me busy till then.

DICKENS99 · 04-03-2009, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Revenga

To be honest, although I'm going to seriously suffer from the lack of Who, I'm glad they aren't going to be rushing the regenerations story (I'm assuming they're all linked!) because a proper story can be developed over 3 episodes rather than just one or two hours.

A running storyline fits in with a report over on DWF that Aussie actor Peter O'Brien has been cast as a villain on Mars in Tennant's final story, to start filming at the end of the month, if you link it to the recent filming with Lindsay Duncan for the second special which suggested a Martian theme.

stcoop · 04-03-2009, 18:52

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Originally Posted by DICKENS99

A running storyline fits in with a report over on DWF that Aussie actor Peter O'Brien has been cast as a villain on Mars in Tennant's final story, to start filming at the end of the month, if you link it to the recent filming with Lindsay Duncan for the second special which suggested a Martian theme.

We know who else is on Mars don't we...

JCR · 04-03-2009, 18:55

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Originally Posted by stcoop

We know who else is on Mars don't we...

Big Finish has being doing a major storyline with the ice warriors and it's highly unlikely Cardiff would have okayed that if they were about to turn up in the main show.

NewbieCanuck · 04-03-2009, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Sid

I'm guessing that the first two will be over christmas and new years and the other at easter or that 1 will air at christmas and two at new years.

I doubt it's a 3 parter since the ood are in special 2 but the gate are in specials 3 and 4.

I don't see why that presents a problem. It can be like the three concluding episodes of series 4, where 11 set up 12 without quite being the first part of the story.

NewbieCanuck · 04-03-2009, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by stcoop

We know who else is on Mars don't we...

Sam Tyler?

Eaglestriker · 04-03-2009, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewbieCanuck

Sam Tyler?

The return of the Master is kinda due

Kal_El · 04-03-2009, 20:33

Bet David Tennant gets three big Christmas specials then. Or something. There's no way the Beeb will send him off with a paltry two specials then done.

Looking forward to the Moffat/Smith reign though.

Gogfumble · 04-03-2009, 20:47

Thats fine with me. I would much rather wait until Christmas and then get what appears will be a 3 parter for the regeneration story.

Face it, it's already March. Christmas will be here before we know it.

04-03-2009, 16:38	#1
Cameron KMcEwan Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 552	2nd Special At Christmas - DWM news story here: http://www.denofgeek.com/television/...christmas.html

04-03-2009, 16:43	#2
GlennDines123 Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 198	Oh no

04-03-2009, 16:45	#3
trollface Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,291	That's a long time to wait.

04-03-2009, 16:53	#4
crazzyaz7 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,041	That is just soooooo cruel .....its bad enough that we haven't got a whole series....TW is only 5 episodes over one week....and SJA's who knows when that will be on..... They really know how to keep us on our toes don't they!!!!!

04-03-2009, 17:06	#5
NewbieCanuck Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Gender: Male Location: Toronto Services: Still not Ginger!! Posts: 5,140	On the plus side, that makes it more likely that the final three are a linked story.

04-03-2009, 17:06	#6
dronkula Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Dublin Services: Irish Analogue, 1Mb Wireless Broadband Posts: 1,263	Erm - that can't be right? The next season starts in 2010 and I would've thought it would have it's usual spot of springish for that. So, unless they plan on having all the remaining specials over the Xmas period (Xmas Day, New Years Day) I would've thought they'd be doing the specials for 'Bank Holiday' weekends - Easter, Spring (end of May), August and then Christmas. Ok, so Spring is probably pushing it - but if they started filming the easter one in January, and it'll be ready by April, then if they've already started filming the next one, then it'll be ready in plenty of time for August.

04-03-2009, 17:09	#7
Kaylan Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Male Location: South East UK Posts: 1,134	Oh great Nothing for months and months, and then all three come along at once. I am assuming here that the other three specials will be shown before series 5 So that’s Christmas, New Year, and then Easter?

04-03-2009, 17:18	#10
Revenga Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Gender: Male Location: Melbourne: Ajde Nole & Kimmy! Services: Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Novak Djokovic and Richard Gasquet Posts: 8,198	To be honest, although I'm going to seriously suffer from the lack of Who, I'm glad they aren't going to be rushing the regenerations story (I'm assuming they're all linked!) because a proper story can be developed over 3 episodes rather than just one or two hours.

04-03-2009, 17:27	#11
Bezmina Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,598	BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That is the best I can come up with really. It had better be one hell of a story at Easter to tide us over a further 8 months.

04-03-2009, 17:42	#12
weedledeedle Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Gender: Female Location: Planet Clom (nr Dartford) Services: Snuggling up close to Ten on a heart shaped loveseat Posts: 7,879	I can make Christmas come quicker!! y'see, working in Sainsers (as I do ) I can track the progress of a year by the product ranges and what is selling when as an example........like most stores, Sains is building up to Mother's Day with lots of gifts, cards and flower arrangements. As soon as Mother's Day is over, it's all hands on deck for the Easter weekend (AND THE DR WHO SPESH!!! ) in mid April....... once the Easter Eggs have been cleared off of the shelves, the BBQ 'lines' will be coming in, along with all the summer ranges.....this will be in store until the last week of August, when all the Back to School stuff comes in, which will last until Mid September......... ......at which point the Christmas stuff starts to come in (yes, really ).........by the end of September, all the bits for Hallowe'en appears (and it gets bigger every year - America ) .......followed by fireworks for Bonfire Night and Diwali in November......and then we get Advent calendars..... ..........and then all the Christmas product ranges start to appear in mid November.......and then at the start of December, all the Chrissy stuff really FLOODS in, decs, wrapping paper etc...... and by the second week of December, fresh turkeys, geese etc......and then in a flash, IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS!! and then it will be CHRISTMAS DAY AND THE DR WHO CHRISSY SPESH!! and that's how my year goes, every year.......and Christmas seems to come around quicker and quicker.

04-03-2009, 18:21	#15
Pingu's Dad Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Services: XL+ Posts: 882	This made me wonder what on earth had happened to the other 3 specials, but hadn't considered the obvious that there could be a multi part special at the end of the year. I'm very much in approval... if you can be in approval. Sorry, I deleted that and rewrote it and I'm not sure if it makes sense, basically I'd enjoy a run of specials over xmas... gasps for air

04-03-2009, 18:44	#16
glowboy Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 5,838	Maybe it's a red herring. The BBC will whip out the second special, with very little notice, and gazump ITV. Who knows! An eight month wait though.... aaaargh!

04-03-2009, 18:46	#17
Digital Sid Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: Male Location: Cardiff Services: Twitter Posts: 15,983 Blog Entries: 2	I'm guessing that the first two will be over christmas and new years and the other at easter or that 1 will air at christmas and two at new years. I doubt it's a 3 parter since the ood are in special 2 but the gate are in specials 3 and 4. Whilst I'd rather one of them air in the summer, Torchwood and a complete rewatch of series 1-4 will probably keep me busy till then.

04-03-2009, 20:33	#24
Kal_El Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sheffield Services: Windows 7 X64 - Ubuntu 9.10 X64 Posts: 1,140	Bet David Tennant gets three big Christmas specials then. Or something. There's no way the Beeb will send him off with a paltry two specials then done. Looking forward to the Moffat/Smith reign though.

04-03-2009, 20:47	#25
Gogfumble Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Swashbuckling on Melee Island Posts: 9,861	Thats fine with me. I would much rather wait until Christmas and then get what appears will be a 3 parter for the regeneration story. Face it, it's already March. Christmas will be here before we know it.