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[Fast Learner]

Also, I'm not convinced that IS a sonic screwdriver he's holding. Looks like a regular screwdriver to me. Hard to see there, but when we originally saw it on the TV properly, that's what it looked like to me.

If you go to YouTube and watch it (click on the face of the embedded video here when it's playing) and choose the higher resolution option, it's clearly a regular screwdriver.

More, it's clearly not a Cyberman. Rather, it's a Cyberman mask on someone in a black sheet or blanket or something. Definitely an impostor Doctor.

 

[TheLe]

Well, I'd have to have already heard NBC, whoever he is, say it in order to remember that he says it!

It was NBC the tv channel. Near the end of the Seinfeld era they would advertise reruns during the summer and say "If you haven't see it, its new to you!".

Of course they didn't realize that it made the audience feel like idiots for not seeing it the first time. It was a real turn off whenever they said that.

`Le

 

[Morrus]

If you go to YouTube and watch it (click on the face of the embedded video here when it's playing) and choose the higher resolution option, it's clearly a regular screwdriver.

More, it's clearly not a Cyberman. Rather, it's a Cyberman mask on someone in a black sheet or blanket or something. Definitely an impostor Doctor.

I't s a Cyberman hemet on a chimpanzee.

There's a generic "Xmas on BBC" preview running which shows a few more - very quick - clips interspersed with a bunch of other shows. Cybermen are certainly in the episode (which is a shame, because I'm as bored of them as I am of the daleks).

[ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d_oIGZ5yePM]YouTube - BBC One: Christmas Drama Trailer 2008[/ame]

David Tennant, David Morrissey and Dervla Kirwan star in Russell T Davies's Christmas episode of Doctor Who, as two doctors combine forces in a bid to defeat Miss Hartigan and the Cybermen (Doctor Who At The Proms, a musical odyssey through time and space, hosted by Freema Agyeman, can also be seen over the festive period).

It's Christmas Eve in 1851 and Cybermen stalk the snow of Victorian London, in this special Christmas edition of Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama.

When the Doctor arrives and starts to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths, he's surprised to meet another Doctor, and soon the two must combine forces to defeat the ruthless Miss Hartigan. But are two Doctors enough to stop the rise of the CyberKing?

David Tennant stars as The Doctor, David Morrissey as The Doctor and Dervla Kirwan as Miss Hartigan. This episode also features Velile Tshabalala as Rosita.

 

[TheLe]

Cybermen are certainly in the episode (which is a shame, because I'm as bored of them as I am of the daleks).

I swear that Daleks were much more interesting in the older shows. I recall being terrified by them in the Tom Baker era, but not so much here.

`Le

 

[Slider Wade]

Looking at the entries on Amazon.com, the answer would appear to be 'yes'. They definately are included in the UK releases.

Anyone know if they are on the Region 1 dvds?

 

[Richards]

Confirmed. The Christmas Specials are the first episodes on the DVD sets here in the States as well. ("The Christmas Invasion" is on season two - Tennant's first season - and "The Runaway Bride" is on season three. I haven't seen season four on DVD yet, but I'm sure it will follow the pattern.)

Johnathan

 

[Staffan]

I swear that Daleks were much more interesting in the older shows. I recall being terrified by them in the Tom Baker era, but not so much here.

That's because the Daleks are a clear victim of Villain Decay.

 

[Slider Wade]

Confirmed. The Christmas Specials are the first episodes on the DVD sets here in the States as well. ("The Christmas Invasion" is on season two - Tennant's first season - and "The Runaway Bride" is on season three. I haven't seen season four on DVD yet, but I'm sure it will follow the pattern.

Thanks for the info. I'll definitely be buying the series sets next year.

 

[delericho]

That's because the Daleks are a clear victim of Villain Decay.

Yep. The next time the Daleks show up (and there inevitably will be a next time), they need to score a victory. And, ideally, someone significant (read: a current companion) needs to die, permanently.

(Actually, I would argue that every time the Daleks show up, someone significant should die, permanently. As the Doctor's most feared opponents they should be really, really scary. Of course, it's possible that I'm just still bitter over what happened to the Borg.)

As things are now, whenever the Daleks show up, we can be certain that there's no real peril, and that the Doctor will have destroyed them all and/or pressed a Reset Button by the end of the two-parter.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Yep. The next time the Daleks show up (and there inevitably will be a next time), they need to score a victory. And, ideally, someone significant (read: a current companion) needs to die, permanently.

(Actually, I would argue that every time the Daleks show up, someone significant should die, permanently. As the Doctor's most feared opponents they should be really, really scary. Of course, it's possible that I'm just still bitter over what happened to the Borg.)

The Borg, another good example for villain decay, indeed.