{"id":5137,"date":"2010-06-13T19:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.net\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2010-06-13T19:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T00:00:01","slug":"on-doctor-who-anticipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=5137","title":{"rendered":"On Doctor Who Anticipation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The more I watch <i>Doctor Who<\/i> this year, the more impressed I am.<\/p>\n<p>The reason?<\/p>\n<p>I have the sense that Steven Moffat is creating (and has achieved) a 13-part <i>story<\/i>.  Each episode feels like a chapter in a novel, and now we stand on the cusp of the conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>And I have no idea what kind of conclusion we&#8217;re about to see.  Though the trailer, after the jump, looks fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>I <i>have<\/i> heard some fantastic theories, though.  My current favorite, because I can see the logic behind it, is this &mdash; a <i>Star Trek<\/i>-style reboot.  And there&#8217;s a rumor from around Christmastime that has resurfaced that I find compelling.  And what is <i>up<\/i> with all the William Hartnell appearances&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ll leave my speculations for another week.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the trailer for &#8220;The Pandorica Opens,&#8221; the penultimate episode of the fifth season&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gi9CBxPj_-U&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x006699&#038;color2=0x54abd6\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/gi9CBxPj_-U&#038;hl=en_US&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x006699&#038;color2=0x54abd6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\"><\/embed><\/object><\/lj-cut><\/p>\n<p>And, for fun, Andrew Rilstone&#8217;s look at the fifth season&#8217;s story arc:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/04\/fish-fingers-and-custard.html\">Fish Fingers and Custard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-2.html\">Fish Custard (2)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-3.html\">Fish Custard (3)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-4.html\">Fish Custard (4)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-5.html\">Fish Custard (5)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-6.html\">Fish Custard (6)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-intermezzo.html\">Fish Custard [Intermezzo]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-7.html\">Fish Custard (7)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-8.html\">Fish Custard (8)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-9.html\">Fish Custard (9)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-10.html\">Fish Custard (10)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-11.html\">Fish Custard (11)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/06\/fish-custard-12.html\">Fish Custard (12)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-13.html\">Fish Custard (13)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-14.html\">Fish Custard (14)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-15.html\">Fish Custard (15)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-16.html\">Fish Custard (16)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-17.html\">Fish Custard (17)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-18.html\">Fish Custard (18)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/07\/fish-custard-19.html\">Fish Custard (19)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The story arc.  It really <i>does<\/i> feel planned, in a way that Russell T. Davies&#8217; work did not.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewrilstone.com\/2010\/01\/in-most-recent-season-of-dreadful_22.html\">Rilstone notes that Davies&#8217; work had a &#8220;made up as we go&#8221; feel to it<\/a>, and <i>The Writer&#8217;s Tale<\/i>, Davies&#8217; book on writing <i>Doctor Who<\/i>, makes that fact abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<p>And we&#8217;ll see over the next thirteen days whether or not Moffat can pull off the &#8220;big&#8221; story he so clearly is telling.  I think he will. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>On a completely different note, for something interesting and unique in the world of <i>Doctor Who<\/i> podcasts, Charlie Kirchoff&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/charliekirchoff.com\/vworpcast\/\">Vworpcast<\/a>, which looks at the world of <i>Doctor Who<\/i> comics!  There hasn&#8217;t been an episode since April, but I&#8217;ll keep checking back on this.<\/p>\n<p>Six days to &#8220;The Pandorica Opens.&#8221;  Can&#8217;t wait. :h2g2:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The more I watch Doctor Who this year, the more impressed I am. The reason? I have the sense that Steven Moffat is creating (and has achieved) a 13-part story. Each episode feels like a chapter in a novel, and now we stand on the cusp of the conclusion. 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