Doctor Who Fan Club V2.910113.14

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Sherlock is another example of Stephen Moffat's writing talents. In fact, Matt Smith auditioned for the part of Watson, but was declined because the directors did not want two eccentric main characters (Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) is good friends with Matt (if you watch Sherlock, you'll notice their acting similarities) instead, Matt Smith went and auditioned for the part of The Doctor. All's well that ends well!

[.:Adelaide:.]

Hehe! I've just been finding Doctor Who stuff everywhere! Here's a sneak peek at what the next Christmas special will be about! ((In small for those who don't want to know.))

It’s Christmas Eve, 1938, when Madge Arwell comes to the aid of an injured Spaceman Angel as she cycles home, in this year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor.

He promises to repay her kindness – all she has to do is make a wish.

Three years later, a devastated Madge escapes war-torn London with her two children for a dilapidated house in Dorset. She is crippled with grief at the news her husband has been lost over the channel, but determined to give Lily and Cyril the best Christmas ever.

The Arwells are surprised to be greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world. Here, Madge will learn how to be braver than she ever thought possible. And that wishes can come true…

[Mythy]

I was watching the trailer for the DW Christmas special a few days ago, and now I'm wondering...

For the four-ish (five if you count end of time as a Christmas special) David Tennant Christmas specials, all of them were completely original story lines. Now, with Matt Smith, they seem go be based on books. Not that I'm not excited for DW doing Chronicals of Narnia, but you have to wonder... Is Moffat running out of ideas? Or what?

[Sally Sparrow]

You mean the Christmas special coming up? Cool!

And by the way, was there a Christmas special last year? (in between seasons 5 & 6)?

And if so, what is it called?

Yeah, there was. It's called 'A Christmas Carol' I watched it just yesterday, actually. xD

[Ragani]

the onlxy christmas thing i saw from dr. who is that episodes where the dr is in regenerate and rose and her boyfriend were attacked by an Killer Christmastree!!!! XD i laughed soo much XD

[Eveningsdawn]

I was watching the trailer for the DW Christmas special a few days ago, and now I'm wondering...

For the four-ish (five if you count end of time as a Christmas special) David Tennant Christmas specials, all of them were completely original story lines. Now, with Matt Smith, they seem go be based on books. Not that I'm not excited for DW doing Chronicals of Narnia, but you have to wonder... Is Moffat running out of ideas? Or what?

Oh yes, I am sure that's it, it's not as if A Christmas Carol and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe are both classic British books with strong themes of Christmas and the supernatural, often concerned with needing the interference of benign forces to return things to normal, and thus matching up really beautifully with what Doctor Who is about, pleasingly recognizable and yet easily adapted to serve a purpose for many other genres.

It's not as if it takes talent or new ideas to adapt a book properly not only to the screen but to a whole different set of characters, after all.

[Mythy]

Well then... I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, I was just wondering why suddenly they're taking story lines from famous books into DW. I'm not saying that it doesn't take talent, but why suddenly go from something like "The Runaway Bride" to "a Christmas Carol?" admittedly, shows like the Christmas specials of DW would never have been produced here in the US, or at least they wouldnt have such an audience, considering some Americans' and American television today view towards religion, especially Christianity, but considering DW'a growing popularity in America, you have to wonder why they're suddenly doing so strongly themed Christmas episodes after something like "the Christmas invasion" where Christmas just happened to be part of the setting, not so much the storyline.

[ThisIsInCode]

Oh god... That laugh from Night Terrors. I won't be able to listen to my little cousins laughing anymore because it'll creep me out.

[wickedwolfgirl]

To answer whoever asked if we could talk about Sherlock here, no. Sorry. Only in passing. (Because sadly Sherlock and Doctor Who aren't really related. I want a crossover myself. Best. Crossover. Ever. Anyway.)

I think that Davis did more rehashing plotlines of movies myself. There are some very obvious ones he did. (Mostly towards the end of his run.)

From what I've seen and can remember, Moffat is staying original.

[Scarf]

Well then... I wasn't trying to be rude or anything, I was just wondering why suddenly they're taking story lines from famous books into DW. I'm not saying that it doesn't take talent, but why suddenly go from something like "The Runaway Bride" to "a Christmas Carol?" admittedly, shows like the Christmas specials of DW would never have been produced here in the US, or at least they wouldnt have such an audience, considering some Americans' and American television today view towards religion, especially Christianity, but considering DW'a growing popularity in America, you have to wonder why they're suddenly doing so strongly themed Christmas episodes after something like "the Christmas invasion" where Christmas just happened to be part of the setting, not so much the storyline.

I very much doubt they're pandering to American Christians. This is a show with a very atheistic concept of the afterlife and a consistently nonchalant way of looking at gods. The God Complex this year played with the concept of a species growing out of their god when they develop secularism and having to keep it occupied some way.

Personally I think that Moffat is adapting stories because "we're all stories in the end". Fairytales were a theme that ran fairly strongly through series five, if nothing else.

Also Wicked touched on a true thing...Voyage of the Damned was The Poseidon Adventure IN SPACE.