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TV Review: Doctor Who 11.1 “The Woman Who Fell To Earth”
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Doctor Who
Season 11, Episode 1 “The Woman Who Fell To Earth”
Directed by Jamie Childs
Written by Chris Chibnall
Starring Jodie Whittaker, Brady Walsh, Tonsin Cole, Mandip Gill, Sharon D. Clarke, Samuel Oatley
BBC America
Air date: October 7, 2018
At last, it begins. After many long months of waiting since Peter Capaldi regenerated, the Jodie Whittaker/Chris Chibnall version of Doctor Who has begun with Episode 11.1 “The Woman Who Fell To Earth.” This season will be shorter than the last few (ten episodes instead of twelve, plus Christmas special), but honestly, it’s all worth it if they’re at least as good as this first one. Steven Moffat is a good television writer and a decent producer, but his plotting and pacing can feel terrifically dense. It’s like eating champagne and caviar all the time and you just want a well-made pizza. This show is that simpler but no less satisfying meal and it sketches out a new course for Doctor Who that could be a very pleasurable ride.
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The Doctor Who TARDISblend 112: The ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special Preview
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By cGt2099
| December 19th, 2017 at 6:00 pm
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After the closure of Doctor Who Series 10, and the introduction of Jodie Whittaker as the Next Doctor, we reunite for TARDISblend 112 to preview the upcoming Christmas special.
With the episode being Peter Capaldi‘s farewell, an appearance by David Bradley as the First Doctor, and the revelation of Whittaker in her first moments as the Doctor, we discuss the possibilities of the upcoming special.
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The Doctor Who TARDISblend 111: Jodie Whittaker Is The New Doctor!
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By cGt2099
| July 16th, 2017 at 6:25 pm
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On Doctor Who, after his gigantic fall after fighting the Cybermen, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) must face himself, his past (David Bradley), and his future (Jodie Whittaker).
During TARDISblend 110, we discuss and celebrate the announcement and reveal of Jodie Whittaker as the next Doctor, examine the reactions across the Whoniverse, and discuss where next showrunner Chris Chibnall is taking the show.
All this and more on the latest TARDISblend podcast!
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‘Doctor Who’: Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor
Peter Capaldi revealed on Monday night that the coming season of Doctor Who will be his last as the Doctor.
Speaking to BBC Radio, he said to Jo Whatley that “I feel sad, I love Doctor Who, it is a fantastic program to work on, but I don’t know how long I can give it my best, and if I’m not giving it my best, I don’t want to do it.” As there is no final word on the schedule for the next season of Doctor Who, the exact date of his last episode is unknown. If it sticks to the traditions of the modern series however, the Doctor will regenerate either during or immediately before the 2017 Christmas episode.
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‘Doctor Who’: Steven Moffat Stepping Down; Season 10 Will Air In 2017
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Three BIG pieces of big Doctor Who news have come out of the BBC in the past 24 hours. First, showrunner Steven Moffat will be stepping down after finishing Season 10. Second, we also won’t be seeing that season for quite a while: the only new Doctor Who to be broadcast in 2016 will be the Christmas Special with Season 10 to follow in Spring of 2017. Finally, Broadchurch creator and showrunner Chris Chibnall will take over for Moffat in 2018.
What does this mean for Doctor Who? Plenty, I am sure! Love him or hate him, Moffat’s contributions to the series are significant and impossible to ignore. With written contributions going back as far as Season 1, he’s written for all of the modern Doctors. As producer, he’s cast two of them: Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi. He’s made the show plenty of new fans, and (unfortunately) made many fans into critics of how he runs the series. Read more about this and Chris Chibnall below.
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