The new official Doctor Who trailer for the 2009 Christmas Special; End of Time. The trailer aired during the Waters of Mars special that aired in the UK on Sunday. Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars will air in the United States Saturday, December 19 at 9PM on BBC America.
A new extended clip from Doctor Who, The Waters of Mars. The special will air in the UK on Sunday, November 15 at 7PM. About a month later, on Saturday December 19 at 9 PM, it will air in the US on BBC America.
Early clip from the animated Doctor Adventure; Dreamland. The computer animation seems rough and unsophisticated. Here’s hoping the final piece improves on this early clip.
Yesterday the BBC revealed the new Doctor Who logo that will help launch Matt Smith as the Doctor in 2010. They also provided a great look back at previous versions of the logo.
Earlier clips and/or data about this series left me unimpressed and uninterested. The series is billed as a children’s sci-fi/adventure series combining comedy, action and suspense “X Files” meets “Men in Black” with a zany dash of “Ghostbusters”. That’s a lot to live up to.
The updated physical appearance of K9 seems to have a very Saturday morning cartoon quality to it. The series also faces the same challenge of any live action children’s program, how to write for children without writing down to children. Apparently this is harder than you might think since so many programs are too busy writing down to children to write entertaining stories.
It should also be noted that BBC, in case you didn’t realize it, doesn’t own the rights to K9. As the character of K9 is owned by Bob Baker and Dave Martin the show will have no connection with the BBC unless they buy the rights to show it. On a happy note, John Leeson does return as the voice of K9 in this new series.
Overall the new trailer definitely demonstrates improvement from any earlier releases, but leaves me only mildly interested.