Don't worry; it's aired, and if anyone has made it 7 pages into this thread, they're well and truly spoiled already!
Day of the Doctor
Don't worry; it's aired, and if anyone has made it 7 pages into this thread, they're well and truly spoiled already!
So we've seen the Fall of Aracadia. As some point out, it's just part of the Time War - and is not even the biggest Gallifreyan city.
The events of The End of Time (with Timothy Dalton) were occuring simultaneously. The Time Lords mention this - they refer to the High Council having it own plans, and that those plans had failed.
So we've seen:
Genesis of the Daleks (the opening salvo in the Time War?)
The Medusa Cascade
The Fall of Arcadia
The Ultimate Sanction (what Timothy Dalton tried to do)
The Genesis Ark
The Moment/Galaxy Eater
We haven't seen:
The Nightmare Child
The Could've-Been-King and his Army of Meanwhiles and Neverweres
The Degradations of Skaro
The Horde of Travesties
The Deathsmiths of Goth
The Gates of Elysium (where Davros allegedly died in battle with The Doctor, but didn't)
The events of The End of Time (with Timothy Dalton) were occuring simultaneously. The Time Lords mention this - they refer to the High Council having it own plans, and that those plans had failed.
So we've seen:
Genesis of the Daleks (the opening salvo in the Time War?)
The Medusa Cascade
The Fall of Arcadia
The Ultimate Sanction (what Timothy Dalton tried to do)
The Genesis Ark
The Moment/Galaxy Eater
We haven't seen:
The Nightmare Child
The Could've-Been-King and his Army of Meanwhiles and Neverweres
The Degradations of Skaro
The Horde of Travesties
The Deathsmiths of Goth
The Gates of Elysium (where Davros allegedly died in battle with The Doctor, but didn't)
Alaxk Knight of Galt
First Post
I simply missed Eccleston. Hurt was fine, but he was clearly standing in for Eccleston's Doctor. I kept hoping for the 9th to drop in. Oh well /sadpanda
Given that the previous incarnations have aged, that would be difficult. I guess in theory they can cast folks who look vaguely like them to wear the old costumes, but really, is that they way to go?
I think it is a hint that they may be allowing those previous actors to take cameo or guest roles going forward.
Bedrockgames
Legend
You could get away with it for number 8, 11 and 10 without much fuss i think (9 too but doubt that will ever happen). They're all young enough still it could work.. I imagine baker is too old to return to television, but the remaining doctors could come back and just have them regenerate aged. My guess is most of the fans would understand the impossibility of having them return as younger versions of themselves.
Here is my theory if they do start having him take his older forms again: any doctor whose actor is still alive, they kind of have to either not do that doctor or use the original actor. I just think fans would be too outraged. But if the actor is dead, they can get away with hiring a younger actor. I dont think anyone would have flinched if theh had an actor playing the first doctor in a cameo for the fiftieth for example (and I mean a proper cameo, not standing silent on a chariot of cloud vapor).
Remus Lupin
Adventurer
Even David Tennent looked noticeably older in DotD, and Paul McGann is of course 20 years older than when they did the movie. I suppose that just comes with the territory when you cast younger men. But McGann still worked for me as 8 in the minisode and Tennent wasn't distractingly older looking. But Colin Baker ... Yeah. That wouldn't work. Though Sylvester McCoy would have been just fine I think.
Bagpuss
Legend
delericho
Legend
They did of course recast the First for "The Five Doctors", all those years ago. Actually, I was half expecting David Bradley to show up in the special.
I don't think he did, particularly. Older than when he started, yeah, but not than when he finished. He's just in HD for the first time - everybody looks older in HD! Even Smith!
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