A Christmas Carol. Pre-transmission discussion

Christmas Special Title Revealed

And it is...........................A Christmas Carol. Um. Fair enough.

It's called A Christmas Carol, dumbo!

Rich Flair wrote:It's called A Christmas Carol, dumbo!

Nice Donna Temple-Noble imatation, there, Mr. Flair.

I find this bit kind of interesting:

Steven Moffat wrote:A Christmas Carol reunites Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill and guest stars Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, The Singing Detective) and Katherine Jenkins. Right now we don't know much about the special, but earlier in the year, Lead Writer and Executive Producer, Steven Moffat, confirmed, 'Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And the Doctor. And a honeymoon. And ... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything!'

You've got to love the way the Moff manages expectations like that.

"I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything!" - hasn't he written it yet, then? He needs to get a wriggle on!

Here's SOME NEWS American Wrinklies can be greatful for: This year's Christmas Special is going to be transmitted on Christmas Day on BBC-America! HOORAY! We'll see it the same day as it's aired on in the UK!

And! And! The Christmas broadcast will include transmission of last summer's Doctor Who Prom- a first!

Merry Christmas, fellow Wrinklies!

I trust you are in Utah to update us on the location filming currently taking place Patrick!

Rich Flair wrote:It's called A Christmas Carol, dumbo!

I don't believe any Disney characters are involved.

The Co=Ordinator wrote:I trust you are in Utah to update us on the location filming currently taking place Patrick!

Sadly, no. Where they're filming in Utah (Monument Valley, if I'm remembering correctly) is at least an 8-hour drive for me. I'd have to take a few days off work, contend with the potential for bad weather on the drive, and find a motel with free wifi access to blog updates.

Lightweight.

The Co=Ordinator wrote:Lightweight.

Tell you what- if they decide to come film in Colorado, and use it as a reason to bring back the Yeti, I'll definately make plans to drop in on-set.

Trailer for "A Christmas Carol" that can hopefully be viewed worldwide.

http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/23/anglophenia.jsp?bc_id=2095

Having been somewhat ambivalent till now, I have to say that looks rather good in a fairy tale way. Too often RTD's Christmas Day episodes have been a let down IMO. Hopefully The Moff may have nailed it.

Whoa! That was very nice. And yes, on this side of the pond, the viewing certainly worked. I expect it to be part of commercial spots on BBC-America with increasing frequency through December.

So... apparently, Mr. Gambon is playing Scrooge, after a fashion.

I'm hopeful. Perhaps not as hopeful as I was before Christmas Invasion, or Voyage of the Damned, but I'm hopeful. Thanks, C=O!

Some rather nice photos. Not really spoilery either.

so, why did they turn that little boy into the snoman in the last pic?


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A very good question. Perhaps all will be revealed on December 25th.

konstantin wrote:so, why did they turn that little boy into the snoman in the last pic?


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Punishment for being rude. Turns out he was a little frosty with the cast and crew.

*gets coat*

This being Doctor Who, they should have taken a lesson from the snowmen monsters Calvin and Hobbes make.

A Christmas Carol - Exclusive Inside Look.

What? When - where?

Nice! Notice the Utah background behind Arthur?

I find it interesting that they're putting this up through the BBC America site- they know the BBC's Doctor Who page is geographically locked. What does that say about where they're seeing audience growth happen?

Bangladesh?

Upper Lapland?

Who live in Lapland?

Why, Lappy Lapidius, of course. Is your knowledge so limited?

I know nothing. Or possibly slightly less.