Doctor Who Christmas Special

December 25, 2012 at 12:27 pm 12 comments

The Doctor Who Christmas Special airs today, and it looks delish. I love when Matt Smith goes into Brooding Doctor its so incredibly different from his effervescent Doctor. Thanks to FM I found this wonderful video Strax giving his Sontaran version of some popular Christmas songs. I love the last one. You can also head to BBC America and watch a sneak peak if you want, I don’t feel it spoils anything, but if you don’t want to know anything then don’t go, it kind of lays out the general feeling of the Christmas episode.

You can watch the trailer here (again, I’m assuming). Did anyone else catch the snowflake with teeth? I just caught that. Shudder.

Take a personality quiz to see if you could be a Doctor Who companion. It’s more of a “have you watched Doctor Who so you can cheat on this test” kind of quiz. But it’s fun. Thanks to my cousin Breanna who I saw had taken it. LOL Ah internets.

A replica of River Song’s sonic screw driver is on preorder and only $3500. If you can get your hands on one of the fifteen that will be made. Yah. Ok. You all have fun with that.

Here’s a snowman in the shape of a Dalek. If I had snow, enough of it, and the desire to do some Doctor Who with it, I would still not create a Dalek. But it is cool nonetheless.

And here is a wonderful illustration of the new companion DeviantArt. Well, it’s the actor as Oswin, but still, it’s beautiful. You can buy it as a t-shirt or greeting card. I can only imagine why you’d want such a stricken face on a greeting card. Announcing the death of a beloved pet perhaps? I could have used many of those a long time ago.

A clip of how using the memory worm may or may not be a useful tool. It’s quite funny, clever, and spoils nothing.

A teaser with Jenny and Vastra

Entry filed under: Concept Art, Doctor Who, Television, Toys. Tags: Christmas Special, Doctor Who, Minisode, trailer.

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1. thelastsongiheard | December 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm

Ah, alas, our TV has died and so Doctor Who will elude me. AND I can’t watch the Who blu rays I got for Xmas… *sigh*

No money to buy a new one… not sure when I’ll be able to get caught up…
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- 2. Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | December 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
  
  Aww. I’m sorry.
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  - 3. thelastsongiheard | December 26, 2012 at 12:59 pm
    
    I watched it in the end… I er, *cough* downloaded a try-before-you-buy copy… actually got the original BBC broadcast before it was shown in the US.
    
    I didn’t watch it until midnight ET though because I wanted to watch it simultaneously with my friend on the west coast
    
    I liked it… I like the new titles… and it looks like I was right about Clara/Oswin – hurrah! I guess that’ll be the story arc for at least the remainder of the season.
    
    What did you think of the new TARDIS interior? I didn’t like it… it looks like an eighties disco… *sigh*
  - 4. Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | December 26, 2012 at 2:01 pm
    
    I’m glad you got to see it. I do like the Clara/Oswin intrigue and I’m looking forward to it. I’m not a big fan of the interior, but that part of the TARDIS is not what interests me, so I let it go. I do like the color scheme I just wish it was a little less campy. . . which would make it not very Doctor Who. lol
  - 5. thelastsongiheard | December 26, 2012 at 3:17 pm
    
    LOL Yes, campy is a good way to describe it…
6. Frivolous Monsters | December 25, 2012 at 1:39 pm

I don’t know when you get to see it today, but it’s just finished over here in the UK and I quite liked it! I didn’t like last year’s too much as it was too straight forward. It definietly needs a second watch. Have fun.
FM
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- 7. Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | December 26, 2012 at 11:36 am
  
  I did see it, and I agree I need to watch it a second time, I don’t think I caught half the things Matt Smith said. I’m pleased it set up a mystery.
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8. picturemereading | December 25, 2012 at 2:02 pm

Squeeeee! I can’t wait! So excited!
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- 9. Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | December 26, 2012 at 11:38 am
  
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10. B | December 27, 2012 at 9:14 am

I keep hearing about this Doctor Who character… might need to pick up this show in my unemployment free time. I’m intrigued!
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- 11. Jami Zehr @http://absurdlynerdly.wordpress.com | December 27, 2012 at 9:54 am
  
  It’s a great show, full of warmth and humor. I recommend giving it a try and getting past the first season of the new series, some people don’t like the first season (even though I thought it was good).
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12. A Writer Inspired | January 9, 2013 at 10:31 pm

I’m finally on-board! Thanks for the recommendation ‘thelastsongiheard’.
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