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DVD Extras for a Witty, Slapstick Special With Serious Underpinning!
Recenserad i USA 🇺🇸 den 13 december 2013
It's the last day of the Time War, though nobody knows that yet. The great war between the Daleks and the Time Lords crescendos towards doom. In the Gallifreyan city of Arcadia, all is lost. But as the Daleks advance, chasing down each last soldier, they are met with a message shot out on a wall, "NO MORE".
In the Gallifrey capital, the General is told there has been a breach of the Time Vaults, "where all the forbidden weapons are hidden away." A Lord corrects him, "They aren't forbidden any more. We've used them all against the Daleks."
General: "No. No, we haven't. The Moment is come.... The Galaxy Eater. The final work of the ancients of Gallifrey. A weapon so powerful the operating system became sentient. According to legend, it developed a conscience. How do you use a weapon of mass destruction when it can stand in judgement of you? There is only one man who will even try."
In a Gallifrey desert of gold sand, an old man, his face etched with too much knowing, trudges with a sack over his shoulder. It is the Doctor (The War Doctor, we can call him #8 1/2?) and he's going to set off the Moment. But the weapon projects a reasoner, to make sure the Doctor understands the horrible deed he plans.
The Doctor: "I have no desire to survive this."
Reasoner: "Then that's your punishment. If you do this. If you kill them all, then that's the consequence. You. Live.
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Do you want to see what it will turn you into? I'm opening windows to the future."
And suddenly we're in 1569 Elizabethan England, where the Tenth Doctor is romancing the Queen.
At the same time, the Eleventh Doctor has been summoned by U.N.I.T. in 2013.
And the fun begins, three Doctors together. This is an epic tale of great seriousness and loony comedy. "We're being attacked by shape-shifting aliens from outer space formerly disguised as my horse."
"You might say, I've been doing this all my lives."
There is only the briefest glimpse of the 12th Doctor, We'll have to wait for the 2013 Christmas Special to meet him formally.
Special Features:
1. Mini-Episodes. Two prequels to "The Day of the Doctor":
.....A. "The Last Day" (4 minutes) A new soldier is outfitted for the important work of monitoring the space trenches over Arcadia. Check out every spot that appears in the sky, every bird, every shadow where there shouldn't be a shadow. And then, NO!, it's a shadow with an eye-stalk.
.....B. "The Night of the Doctor" (7 minutes) The Eighth Doctor tries to rescue the pilot from a crashing spaceship. When she realizes he's a Time Lord, she is repulsed. "Go back to your battlefield. You've not finished yet. Some of the universe is still standing."
He crashes with her, and is rescued by the Sisterhood of Karn (1st seen in "The Brain of Morbius" 1979).
They offer him a forced regeneration. Pick what you become.
2. "The Day of the Doctor: Behind the Scenes" (15 minutes) This making-off featurette is narrated by Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor. He says, "Steven [Moffat] really had his work cut out. Not only create a work that celebrates the past, but also takes Doctor Who into a brand new era." The next 50 years start here!
3. "Doctor Who Explained" (50 minutes) This has a long list of commentators, as befits a special explaining 50 years of Doctor Who: Matt Smith (11th Doctor), Steven Moffat (showrunner), Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison (4th Doctor), Sylvester McCoy (7th Doctor), Neil Gaiman (writer "Nightmare in Silver"), Marcus Wilson (producer), Julie Gardner (executive producer), Nicola Bryant (plays Peri), Jee Jee Tso (plays Chang Lee), Daphne Ashbrook (plays Grace Holloway), David Morrisey (plays Jackson Lake), Carole Ann Ford (plays Susan), William Russell (plays Ian), Freema Agyman (plays Martha), Mark Sheppard (plays Canton Delaware), John Barrowman (plays Captain Jack), Karen Gillan (plays Amy), Frazer Hines (plays Jamie), Mark Stickson (plays Vislor), Arthur Darvill (plays Rory), Jenna Coleman (plays Clara), Matthew Waterhouse (plays Adric), Hugh Bonneville (plays Captain Avery), Nocholas Briggs (voice of the Daleks), Noel Clarke (plays Mickey) and Sophie Aldred (plays Ace).
Strickson: "If I can imagine myself, I'm now a TV producer, going into an office and trying to sell Doctor Who. 'It's about this guy who travels around the universe in a telephone box and he has these ever-changing companions with him, and when he dies he comes back as another actor.' Well, that's not going to work, is it? Because where's the loyalty for the audience?"
This is a very basic introduction to the world of Doctor Who. As a fan who's collected the classic Doctor Who DVD's, I don't think there was anything new. But then, I don't think a long-time fan like me is who they are shooting for on this.
4. Comic Con Trailer for "The Day of the Doctor".
"There's one life I've tried very hard to forget."
5. Teaser Trailer for "The Day of the Doctor".
At first I figured, well, the Season 8 story-arc must have, in the background, a search for Gallifrey. But then I realized, if he has forgotten it all, how will he know he's supposed to search?
Happy Reader
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