The console room
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Was there ever a reason given why the white console room of the old series has been replaced by the current version? And could it ever go back?
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Paul McGanns was the best by far though.
Once the Doctor discovered he could change the theme he hasn't been able to resist tinkering. Idris said she had 31 versions archived.
(Though even back in the original series the console room got slight changes/cosmetic improvements)
http://purpleblancmange.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/john-hurt-tardis-console-room_2.jpg
Add 11s console, and I'd pretty much orgasm!
Me too.......altho, i would love to see them keep the central console they have now, and use the roundels frim war doc as the room itself.....oooh ya said that, missed that bit, sorry
See my edit!
I've a feeling they will. Older Doctors, if Hurt's Doctor is anything to go by seem dismissive of new the fangled stuff the younger ones play with.
http://oi41.tinypic.com/2nlgz7k.jpg
If you look at his shoulders, he does appear to be wearing burgundy-coloured clothes; the same as Matt Smith's current costume. My guess would be then that they filmed this clip at the same time as they filmed Matt's regeneration sequence so Capaldi would be wearing Matt's costume.
This would also imply that, unless they update the console room again at Christmas, the console room they filmed that brief scene in is exactly the same as the current one.
Of course, that isn't to say Capaldi won't get a new one.
Nah, its been around for less than a year, I don't think they'll go to the expense of changing anytime soon! The current one is pretty damn good imo, yes would love to see the return of the classic roundels but this one has a 8 feel and was probably very expensive to build.
I personally think the current one feels cheap and tacky compared to the previous one.
It almost certainly isn't though.
Anyway, I very much doubt Capaldi will get a new console room, but I'm not ruling it out. If he does, it will be much later on in his "reign"
Oh I'm sure, give it 3-4 years and it'll change, probably with a change in show runner. I hope they go retro!
the nu who version has lost this which is a pity. bigger size is pragmatic for hdtv format. inner walls suggest something organic rather than technology ...... consistent with nu who which is more magic than science .......
the one off film version replaced time rotor with intermeshing rods. a step backwards but has been retained .........
I love the new one, wasn't sure at first but I love how it's all enclosed. reckon it will be a few years before it's changed, though I imagine they built it to easily redesign it round a fixed skeleton to save money
I didn't realise a 'time rotor' was an actual real-life thing...
Seriously, though, they are both time rotors - just different styles. I prefer the intermeshing rods, as it gives it a more useful look - like it actually does something!
He had discovered how to do it in The Time Monster, then quickly changed it back again!
Yes, that was quite an atrocity wasn't it! :eek: Washing-up bowls on the walls! Strange that The Master decided to use the same format for his own Tardis at the same time!
http://www.themindrobber.co.uk/tardis-console-room/season15-console.jpg