Archive for the '11th Doctor' Category

The Impossible Astronaut

Published on 22 April 2011 in 11th Doctor. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

So it airs tomorrow here in the UK. That means that between 18:00 and 18:45 on Saturday, 23rd April we’ll be tweeting like maniacs.

It looks like it’s going to be pretty special too, with the first location filming for Doctor Who since City Of Death back in 1979! We’ll gloss over the Canadian shot TV movie…

So what do we know – or think we know – about The Impossible Astronaut so far then?

Season 6 - The gang's all here.

Season 6 - The gang's all here.

Well lets see…

  • The Silence feature
  • A lead character will die within the first 10 minutes
  • We find out that River Song is from Earth
  • The Silence might be related to the Cybermen
  • The Stetson wearing Doctor in the trailer is from the future
  • It’s a two-parter

So we don’t know much then really. Oh well, our opinion will be posted here shortly after…

Selling Doctor Who By The Pound

Published on 7 February 2010 in 11th Doctor. 0 Comments

The BBC in their usual short sighted, money grubbing manner have decided to auction off a number of old props. Another brilliant idea from the same company that decided to destroy old episodes of Doctor Who to make way for more Last Of The Summer Wine.

It goes without saying that it will have been difficult for them to have come to this decision, what with Doctor Who being at its most popular in thirty years and the BBC’s licence fee under constant threat.

The auction takes place on the 24th of February at Bonhams, admission is by programme only and a program costs £15. There’s some guff about a portion of the programme cost going to Children In Need but really, who gives a shit?

Some of the classic props – that should obviously have been gifted to The National Media Museum – can be seen over at io9.

A Weight Has Been Lifted

Published on 4 January 2010 in 11th Doctor. 2 Comments Tags: , .

We’ve just finished watching The Doctor’s Daughter and having enjoyed it feel that the Doctor Who future is looking rather bright.

As episodes go it was stupid, the premise was flawed and it was altogether hokey but you know what else it was? It was fun.

There was plenty of running around in corridors and we didn’t particularly feel for anyone but it wasn’t mired in any kind of pathetic attempt at a story arc.

If Moffatt keeps his side of the bargain and follows this sort of blueprint then Doctor Who will once again be fantastic!

Now, This? This Is How You Do It!

Published on 1 January 2010 in 11th Doctor. 4 Comments Tags: , , .

The BBC have posted the trailer for the new Moffat lead Doctor Who and it looks superb. Take a look!

That uppercut? Yeah, we loved that too.

Our Doctor Who Movie Ideas

Published on 31 October 2009 in 11th Doctor. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

So it’s no secret that here at DWID Towers we’d love to see a reboot of the Doctor Who franchise, ideally in the form of a theatrically released movie.

The plot we’re working on explains the origins of The Doctor and his relationship with humanity. It also serves to introduce us to Davros and the Daleks, as well as the role of Time Lords in the political machinations of the universe .

To that end we’ve written an outline and an opening monologue. Have a read and see what you think.

Over four and a half billion years ago – while your world was still being formed – we were taking our first steps into the vast reaches of space.

Five hundred million years later – while life was only just forming in your oceans – we had conquered space and had unravelled the secrets of the universe.

By the time that your species had evolved we had long since mastered inter-dimensional travel and had developed machines and sciences that allowed us to travel through time and dimensions in space with the greatest of ease.

And now, now when we finally meet, as your species is just beginning its interstellar journey. You face your greatest challenge.

This is my story and the story of how I met you and saved you.

Like it?

Our New Logo!

Published on 10 October 2009 in 11th Doctor. 0 Comments Tags: , .

In light of recent events – i.e. the reveal of the new Doctor Who logo – it’s just about time we showed you our new logo. So without further ado, tada!

[singlepic=24,480,107]

It was designed by Dylan over at happymonkeyshoes and we think it’s great!

At some point soon we’ll be replacing the header at the top of this page with the new logo and some new graphics, although it’ll probably just be the new logo at first. Chances are we’ll wait for some Matt Smith promo shots before we go the whole hog!

The Eleventh Doctor’s New Logo

Published on 10 October 2009 in 11th Doctor. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Matt Smith’s Doctor has a logo and we think it’s brilliant.

[singlepic=21,480,300]

This is more like it! After the lacklustre done-in-Photoshop look of the last logo this breathes fresh air deep into its lungs and shouts out that Doctor Who is catching up with the rest of the world!

The last logo was tired when it was brand new, it reeked of being sketched on a napkin by someone with no graphic design knowledge or ability. Most likely Russell T Davies himself.

Honestly look at it and tell us it looks sophisticated.

[singlepic=30,480,168]

If Davies did have a hand in the design of the 2005 logo, then it’s likely no one would have dared tell him it looked shit. Let’s face it Doctor Who was dead before he came along and afterwards it was raking in millions for the BBC, who cares about artistic credibility when there’s money about?

Then along comes Moffatt – a new broom – he let’s the writers write and the designers design and the result is a well designed logo with a lovely bold logo type to go with it. That’s not to say people haven’t criticised it a little.

They say it’s a bit too shiny? Maybe they’re right.

There’s too much lense flare? We’d agree – but certainly less than the old logo.

All in all though it looks modern, sleek and it’s given us yet more hope that Doctor Who will finally be the show it used to be and should always have been.

Long Live Doctor Who Is Dire!

Published on 12 May 2009 in 11th Doctor. 0 Comments Tags: , .

In a fit of pique last night we decided that Doctor Who Is Shit was a bit disparaging and, to be honest, a little too rude for the title of this site. So to that end we proudly present the new and improved Doctor Who Is Dire!

It had to be done.

We’re On Twitter!

Published on 6 May 2009 in 11th Doctor. 0 Comments Tags: .

Doctor Who Is Dire is now on Twitter in its own right. We feel oh, so grown up!

Follow @DoctorWhoIsDire by clicking here! and if you haven’t got a Twitter account you really should you know.

You really should. All the coolest people have one.

Obviously Chris Moyles is the exception that proves the rule.

The Day I Met A Dalek

Published on 5 May 2009 in 11th Doctor. 4 Comments Tags: , , .

So there I was, in Bradford, at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television when I saw a Dalek.

Cripes I thought, I’d better be careful it looks really far away, but they can trundle quite quickly on level, perfectly smooth, ground. I’d better make a dash for it. You can see the fear in my eyes!

[singlepic=23,480,320]

It was at the point above that I realised I’d been duped. It wasn’t far away at all it was just really, really tiny.

And shit.

How they plan on conquering the universe is beyond me. Short arse Skaro bastards.