Doctor Who Xmas Speical 07 - Voyage of the Damned

Geekyfanboy · December 15, 2007, 11:22:47 AM

Here is the trailer for the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special

Rico · December 15, 2007, 01:10:15 PM

Awesome! Love the new Doctor Who and these Christmas shows are always cool and a treat!

Darth Gaos · December 15, 2007, 07:24:33 PM

Sweet...Any news on when we may see this here in the states....for those who don't bit torrent etc.

spidey27 · December 15, 2007, 07:45:07 PM

Here's the actual trailer :spidey

Geekyfanboy · December 15, 2007, 11:37:17 PM

Um... what i posted was "actual" a trailer also.. but thanks for posting this second trailer.

spidey27 · December 16, 2007, 07:52:51 AM

Sorry if I offended you, but what you posted was the BBC Holiday trailer for ALL Christmas shows. What I posted was just the Doctor Who trailer. Happy Holidays :spidey

Geekyfanboy · December 16, 2007, 09:03:14 AM

Sorry about that.. I posted the wrong trailer.. I had watched both of those and I thought I copied the correct code and pasted it in, guess I didn't. Again thanks for the real trailer.

Fanboy · December 16, 2007, 09:23:16 AM

Dudes....that trailer rocks!

Geekyfanboy · December 16, 2007, 09:27:41 AM

And the other cool think is this Christmas special is 70 + minutes long.. unlike the past two that have been 40 +.

Rico · December 16, 2007, 09:41:46 AM

Kenny, are you sure about the past length of the Xmas specials? I thought for sure at least one of them was longer, like around 70+ minutes as well. I thought these usually fill a 90 minute time slot.

Geekyfanboy · December 16, 2007, 10:05:33 AM

Yep.. you are correct Rico.. this will teach me to never listen to friends without researching it first.The past two Christmas specials have been roughly 60 minutes (58:57 and 60:12). This one will be the longest at 71 minutes.

Trekkygeek · December 23, 2007, 07:24:14 AM

This is going to be the TV highlight for me but I'm staying at the mother-in-laws and I get the feeling it won't be watched until I can get home and watch it on Sky+.
And I can't wait to see the lovely Kylie.

Geekyfanboy · December 27, 2007, 08:57:58 PM

Doctor Who Christmas Special Breaks Viewing Records

Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)

The good Doctor was back on TV screens in the U.K. earlier this week for the 3rd annual "Doctor Who" Christmas special. This year's offering was "Voyage of the Damned" written by series producer and show-runner Russell T. Davies and set on-board a starship named Titanic.

The special proved to be a huge success in the U.K., gaining the largest audience number in the new series' history. The 13.8 million viewers who tuned in for the 71-minute special eclipses the audience for the new series' return with "Rose" a few years ago. Viewing figures of this magnitude haven't been seen since the Tom Baker hey-dey in the 70's for the popular British science fiction series. It's estimated that 55 percent of all British television sets were tuned in for the Christmas special.

However, the special wasn't without some controversy. The story took place on board a starship modeled after the Titanic and some of the families of real-Titanic survivors were not pleased about it.

"The Titanic was a tragedy which tore so many families apart," said Millvina Dean, who at 95 is the last living survivor of the Titanic sinking. "I lost my father and he lies on that wreck. I think it is disrespectful to make entertainment of such a tragedy."

SyFy Portal reports that the BBC was quick to respond assuring Dean and other fans that "no offense was intended." In fact, the episode isn't even on the real Titanic, as the special actually takes place on a space ship with the same name.

With the show garnering such huge ratings and continued popularity, many fans are still wondering if David Tennant will be the Doctor beyond this season. Last month, co-star Catherine Tate stirred up the fandom by reporting that there was a good possibility that Tennant could re-generate at season's end.

The BBC reported that Tennant is refuting the reports of his departure.

"Catherine Tate stitched me up good and proper," Tennant said. "She goes on Jonathan Ross and makes up a load of old nonsense. Unbeknownst to me, she thinks I've made a decision. She'd clearly had too much coffee that morning. She said I was leaving, which was a decision I haven't made yet. Maybe she's made it for me, but I'm going to keep people guessing for as long as possible."

Tennant said he started to get phone calls after Tate's radio interview. He said he talked to Tate the following Monday and told he she caused a "minor diplomatic incident."

"She was completely oblivious that the phone had been ringing off the hook," Tennant said.

The new series of "Doctor Who" begins later this year on the BBC. A short preview of what's to come in series four was offered at the end of "Voyage of the Damned." In the preview, fans saw the return of the Ood, a quick peek at a Sontaran and scenes with Martha and Donna as well as lots and lots of shots of the Doctor running.

spidey27 · December 27, 2007, 09:01:40 PM

I watched it today and it was just OK. Being an American I don't really understand the Kylie Minogue thing but she was OK. Overall it was just there, nothing real bad, but nothing that great either :spidey

Trekkygeek · December 28, 2007, 08:19:51 AM

I agree Spidey. I was very disappointed. Over here it was pumped up as the TV highlight at Christmas, the must see event. But for me, it was very average. It was almost like watching "The Poseidon Adventure". The action was few and far between and the suspense was non existent. No, It wasn't great but it did have Kylie in it who is going to be my wife so it wasn't all bad