Not the greatest Who ever, but a big improvement on last year's Christmas two-parter, and I definitely "had something in my eye" at the end. In a way, I'm glad Moffatt didn't pull another rabbit out of the "everybody lives" hat. i think it would have cheapened it somewhat if he had.
Enjoyed The One Ronnie beforehand as well. Ronnie Corbett still looks pretty spry for 80, and the show was surprisingly funny. He managed to get some top talent, both writing and co-starring (Ben Elton, Matt Lucas & David Walliams, Rob Brydon, Harry Enfield), a bit like the early days of The Two Ronnies, when the Pythons and Spike Milligan could be found in the writing credits. (edit: Oh yeah, and there was a Bond connection too. One sketch featured Corbett as an explorer named Sir Hilary Bray).
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
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Blowfeld
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Re: A Christmas Carol
I was going to argue that the Next Doctor was a decent effort then I remembered The End of Time rubbish was last years 'special'.
I didn't mind the flying fish that is what Doctor Who does. I minded them not finishing telling the story, the very same problem the last series had. Why couldn't he land the TARDIS and save all 4000 people? In the last few years we've seen him pull space ships out of a black hole with the TARDIS. The counter on the front of the casket bothered me as did the 'why' of freezing people in the first place. How did the dying shark end up in the sealed freezer area? Nice effect and nice touch being saved be the frozen girl who sings like a dream Moffatt basically re-purposed a short story he wrote featuring the 7th Doctor for Decalog 3: Consequences to good effect here. The short story was better in my opinion however my worst fears about 'a Doctor Who Christmas Carol' were not realized. Impressive how they pulled most of it off.
I didn't mind the flying fish that is what Doctor Who does. I minded them not finishing telling the story, the very same problem the last series had. Why couldn't he land the TARDIS and save all 4000 people? In the last few years we've seen him pull space ships out of a black hole with the TARDIS. The counter on the front of the casket bothered me as did the 'why' of freezing people in the first place. How did the dying shark end up in the sealed freezer area? Nice effect and nice touch being saved be the frozen girl who sings like a dream Moffatt basically re-purposed a short story he wrote featuring the 7th Doctor for Decalog 3: Consequences to good effect here. The short story was better in my opinion however my worst fears about 'a Doctor Who Christmas Carol' were not realized. Impressive how they pulled most of it off.
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Re: A Christmas Carol
I really liked it. It aired on BBC America yesterday.At the end they had a teaser for the next season of Doctor Who.I'm excited!
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Re: A Christmas Carol
I am going over Series 5 again this time on DVD. Not as pleased with some of the shows as I was when I first saw them. I had thought knowing the over all arc of the series would be a difference maker.. The in between episode scenes so far are interesting.
"Those were the days when we still associated Bond with suave, old school actors such as Sean Connery and Roger Moore,"
"Daniel didn't have a hint of suave about him," - Patsy Palmer