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The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe

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Great title!

[news]'Doctor Who' Christmas special trailer unveiled on Children in Need[/news]

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    andy1231andy1231 Posts: 5,100
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    Yup great title and looks like fun.
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    BizzaBizza Posts: 2,356
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    Did I see Bill Bailey in that trailer?
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    andy1231andy1231 Posts: 5,100
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    Yes in tha astronauts outfit
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    Sniffle774Sniffle774 Posts: 20,290
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    Very seasonal look :D
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    elven62elven62 Posts: 396
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    Looks brilliant. Can't wait!:)
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    dgembadgembadgembadgemba Posts: 18,308
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    The trailer looks amazing but not a fan of the title :(
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,442
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    Very Narnia! I like how it seems to be sort of following on from the literary theme of last year's Christmas special too :)
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    Benjamin SiskoBenjamin Sisko Posts: 1,921
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    Ooh, looking good! Looks like a more action-oriented one compared to last year. :)
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    LowriLowri Posts: 3,094
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    Big fan of the Narnia series so it'll be interesting to see what they do with it. Looking forward to it :)
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    lach doch mallach doch mal Posts: 16,328
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    Sounds great. Nice to see you again classy. How is Verity?
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    sandydunesandydune Posts: 10,986
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    If it had a 'with', I think the title would flow a little better.

    The Doctor with the Widow and the Wardrobe:D
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    *Eileen**Eileen* Posts: 9,881
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    dgembadgemba wrote: »
    The trailer looks amazing but not a fan of the title :(

    I LOVE the title :D
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    dgembadgembadgembadgemba Posts: 18,308
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    i think it would have been better if they had kept the witch instead of the widow lol
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
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    Looks bloody marvellous! Great trailer, great title. :)
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    Face Of JackFace Of Jack Posts: 7,181
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    Sounds marvellously intriguing! Wonder who the widow is?
    At least it's a break from Amy and Rory anyway!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,152
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    I'm not sure I'm too keen... But I hope that Christmas tree kills again!
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    WebslarkWebslark Posts: 18,946
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    Face Of Jack wrote: »
    Sounds marvellously intriguing! Wonder who the widow is?
    At least it's a break from Amy and Rory anyway!

    unless.they have killed Rory again :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,926
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    The title is awful. If there was a witch in the episode, then The Doctor, The Witch and The Wardrobe would be fine. But it's a rather clumsy play on CS Lewis's title when only one "item" from the original (the wardrobe) remains.
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    AbominationAbomination Posts: 6,483
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    Think the title is a bit 'ish', but it's just a title, so what the heck. Just sounds a bit fanfiction is all :D

    Trailer didn't greatly excite me, it seemed jumbled and busy as if the scenes were from a number of episodes, though I did squee when I saw Bill Bailey :D

    I'm hoping the WW2 setting is used effectively, rather than just as a picturesque backdrop...it'd seem a shame to abuse the era. Seemed a bit lacking when you compare it to the trailer for last years Christmas special ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bEOrsJkijE ) but I still cannot wait for it, and it'll hopefully put me in better anticipation for the show following the disappointing Series 6 finale :)
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    JAS84JAS84 Posts: 7,430
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    Smerph wrote: »
    The title is awful. If there was a witch in the episode, then The Doctor, The Witch and The Wardrobe would be fine. But it's a rather clumsy play on CS Lewis's title when only one "item" from the original (the wardrobe) remains.
    And judging from the trailer, the "wardrobe" is actually the Tardis, so it could've been even worse!
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    TheSilentFezTheSilentFez Posts: 11,103
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    I have a feeling this will feel more like a Doctor Who episode than last year's more character based episode.
    I also have a feeling this will be the best one yet! :D
    Looks excellent! :D
    Edit: Yeh, I'm not too keen on the title either, but it is only a title. Also, I did think the trailer was a bit messy and could have been put together better, but that won't matter when a proper television trailer is released closer to the time and of course when this amazing episode airs. :cool:
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    Muttley76Muttley76 Posts: 97,888
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    I think the title is great. I reakon it's the kind of title that pretty much anyone over the age of seven or eight will be able to relate to, which one imagines is the whole point really. Certainly don't see anything "clumsy" about it, tbh.

    As for the trailer......"it's not a phone box, it's my wardbrobe" was the stand out bit for me. Very nice. And obviously makes sense as to why the word wardrobe is used in the title for that matter.

    Enough to wheat the appetite without giving too much away ,which is ideal imho.
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    vrooomvrooom Posts: 1,029
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    Whoops - have a ba-narnia...
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 455
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    I think its brilliant! Its a perfect Christmas Title and sounds like great fun. The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe take is a great idea!
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    johnnysaucepnjohnnysaucepn Posts: 6,775
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    What else is the TARDIS but a magic wardrobe that takes you to unknown lands?
    And I'm fully prepared for the wartime setting to be nothing more than a parallel to the original book.

    Two literary pastiches in consecutive years? Some might call it lazy, but I like to think it helps the story be accessible to those who wouldn't usually watch...
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