Thursday, January 7, 2010

Entry UPDATED!

Farm work / play. Reading. Sleeping. Chatting with Mark & Michael about by suppressed 3rd grade attraction to Billy Idol. Talking about my past with Michael upset him, as it often does. He feels threatened when I have a close connection with people I knew before him and wonders if I'd be happier with someone who hasn't made as many mistakes as he has, but what he doesn't understand is that I'm in love with him and only him, and that the only things I need from him are his love and his fidelity. If I could have just those 2 things he'd make me a very happy man.

I later found some Doctor Who news and artwork like the picture below which is my new desktop pic:

SPOILERS TO FOLLOW:

The Who News is the list of writers for the new season of 13 episodes; the list doesn't count the next Christmas Spcecial. Here's how the writers line up:

Steven Moffat [6 episodes]
previously wrote:
The Empty Child *****
The Doctor Dances *****
The Girl in the Fireplace *****
Blink *****
Time Crash ****
Silence in the Library ****
Forest of the Dead *****

Chris Chibnall [2 episodes]
prviously wrote:
"Day One" ****
"Cyberwoman" **
"Countrycide" *****
"42" ***
"End of Days" *****
"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" ****
"Adrift" *****
"Fragments" *****
"Exit Wounds" ****

Mark Gatiss [1 episode]
previously wrote:
"The Unquiet Dead" ****
"The Idiot's Lantern" ***

Toby Whithouse [1 episode]
previously wrote:
"School Reunion" ***
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" ***

Gareth Roberts [1 episode]
previously wrote:
"Attack of the Graske" **
"The Shakespeare Code" ****
"Invasion of the Bane" ****
"Revenge of the Slitheen" ***
"The Unicorn and the Wasp" ****
"Whatever Happened To Sarah Jane?" ****
"Secrets of the Stars" ***
"The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith" ****
"From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love" **
"The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" ****
"Planet of the Dead" ***

New Writers:
Richard Curtis [1 episode]
Simon Nye [1 episode]

It's rumored that the episodes play out like this (though not all of this has been confirmed):

01 The Eleventh Hour
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Adam Smith

This episode picks up exactly where "The End of Time, Part II" leaves off. It's also known that we'll be getting a new version of the TARDIS, the opening credits / music, new sonic screwdriver, obviously the new Doctor, new behind the scenes crew and new companion Amy Pond:

And here's the 11th Doctor, still wearing the 10th's torn clothing:

Scenes from this episode can be seen in the recent trailer which I'll repost at the end of this post.

02 The Beast Below
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Andrew Gunn

Rumored to feature monks with keys.

03 Victory of the Daleks
Written by Mark Gatiss
Directed by Andrew Gunn

Rumored to feature Daleks and Winston Churchill. Daleks can be seen in the recent trailer, including what appears to be a white variant. A WWII set episode which sees the Allies using the Daleks to take on the Nazis.

The plot of this episode, and it's writer, were revealed in a Dark Horizons article.

04 The Time of Angels [Part I]
05 Flesh and Stone [Part II]
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Adam Smith

The episode titles and the return of River Song were revealed in an online post by a fan claiming to have a list of 7 spoilers about upcoming Who episodes and specials; so far 5 of the 7 spoilers have proved true, while the 2 that remain pertain to these installments.

The return of the Weeping Angels & Professor River Song (after she's met the Doctor, but before 'Silence in the Library) - featuring the previously mentioned 'crash of the Byzantium' (mentioned as an event in the lives of River and the Doctor's in "Silence in the Library").

***note the wreackage the Doctor is walking past. Then flip it and enhance:

Nifty.

And here's River Song:

And the Weeping Angels have definitely been confirmed to be returning, and were seen in the recent trailer...as was River Song.

06 Vampires in Venice
Written by Toby Whithouse
Directed by Johnny Campbell

Rumored to be set in 1580. The rumored title of this episode appeared long before we actually saw what appear to be vampires in the recent trailer.

07 ???
Written by Somon Nye
Directed by Catherine Morshead

08 ??? [Part I]
09 Cold Blood [Part II]
Written by Chris Chibnall
Directed by Ashley Way

Rumored to feature the return of Classic Who villains the Silurians. The Silurians are a reptillian race, and there are reptillian aliens in the recent trailer though they don't look quite like the Silurians of old, which has the fans fuming in some quarters. I'm sure if these are Silurians there will be some form of explanation.

10 Vincent & the Doctor
Written by Richard Curtis
Directed by Jonny Campbell

Richard Curtis wrote and directed "Love Actually"; one of Mollie's favorite movies (which I also love).

This episode features Van Gogh & a yellow monster. Recent filming suggests Van Gogh will vist 2010.

11 ???
Written by Gareth Roberts
Directed by Catherine Morshead

12 The Pandorica Opens [Part I]
13 ??? [Part II]
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Toby Haynes

Rumored to feature the Cybermen or Daleks, though this is seeming less and less likely as anything more than a cameo apperance. Also rumored to feature River Song (she's been seen during filming) - though if she returns it's unknown if (per her timeline) it will be set before or after the earlier episodes in the season - there are also rumors that River may become a companion in this episode.

It's been said that the 'diary' of River and the Doctor has been seen during filming and that Stonehenge & a museum will also feature.

14 ??? (Christmas Special 2010)
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by ???

I'm excited about everything but the Daleks. I'd have been slightly more interested in the Dalek installment if Steven Moffat was writing it as I've yet to see anything by him that didn't rate 4 or 5 stars (out of 5). Still, he is head writer and will have to have approved the story and has the power of rewrites...so there is hope.

Here, again, is the trailer for next season of Who:

What of the other Whoniverse shows?

According to a recent interview with RTD, Sarah Jane will be back in Autumn 2010. The previous 2 seasons have had 6 stories spread over 12 episodes. It's been said that a 1 hour special is also in the works, but it's unknown if this will give us an episode total of 11 (like they had in Season 1) or 13.

K9 Mark I will have his own series of 26 episodes. Titles for which include:

1x01 Regeneration [Part I]
1x02 Liberation [Part II]
1x03 The Korven
1x04 The Bounty Hunter
1x05 Sirens of Ceres
1x06 Fear Itself
1x07 Fall of the House of Gryffen
1x08 Jaws of Orthrus
1x09 Dreameaters
1x10 The Curse of Anubis
1x11 Oroborus
1x12 Alien Avatar
1x13 Aeolian
1x14 The Last Oak Tree
1x15 Black Hunger
1x16 The Cambridge Spy
1x17 Lost Library of Ukko
1x18 Mutant Copper [Part I]
1x19 The Custodians [Part II]
1x20 Taphony and the Time Loop
1x21 Robot Gladiators
1x22 Mind Snap
1x23 Angel of the North
1x24 The Last Precinct
1x25 Hound of the Korven [Part I]
1x26 Eclipse of the Korven [Part II]

Torchwood is rumored to be returning for a 4th Season of 13 episodes, though that hasn't been confirmed. It's also rumored that Alonso Frame from Doctor Who's "Voyage of the Damned" & "The End of Time, Part II" might be appearing in the new season. And there are multiple rumblings that there may be episodes set in America.

And that about covers everything for now.

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