I'm kinda hoping for no cliffhanger, solely because I would prefer the 50th to be accessible to people who may not have seen the series. As a stand alone "50th Special" it might attract new viewers who might realise what they have been missing and become new fans.
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Originally Posted by Galadriel:
“I'm kinda hoping for no cliffhanger, solely because I would prefer the 50th to be accessible to people who may not have seen the series. As a stand alone "50th Special" it might attract new viewers who might realise what they have been missing and become new fans.”
“I'm kinda hoping for no cliffhanger, solely because I would prefer the 50th to be accessible to people who may not have seen the series. As a stand alone "50th Special" it might attract new viewers who might realise what they have been missing and become new fans.”
People who have not seen the series would have not seen the cliffhanger either, so it makes no difference to them. A cliffhanger doesn't make the 50th less accessible, it only provides fans with something to ponder over which is good otherwise we'll have nothing to discuss for 6 months.
Originally Posted by Galadriel:
“I'm kinda hoping for no cliffhanger, solely because I would prefer the 50th to be accessible to people who may not have seen the series. As a stand alone "50th Special" it might attract new viewers who might realise what they have been missing and become new fans.”
“I'm kinda hoping for no cliffhanger, solely because I would prefer the 50th to be accessible to people who may not have seen the series. As a stand alone "50th Special" it might attract new viewers who might realise what they have been missing and become new fans.”
But if it was just a cliffhanger to lead in it wouldn't matter anyway if new viewers had seen the previous episode plus it would be recapped in the first few seconds of the 50th anyway
Originally Posted by Mrfipp:
“I think they that "The Name of the Doctor" would lead into the 50th.”
“I think they that "The Name of the Doctor" would lead into the 50th.”
Yeah, I think Jenna-Louise Coleman confirmed it.
Plus the bit of of the preview epesodes have been removed which suggests a cliffhanger. Hopefully they won't actually revel his name or backstory but you never can tell. Least they've finally stopped doing the bloody doctor who joke
Originally Posted by Banks246:
“The show is called Doctor who, no one knows his name.
We should never know his name.”
“The show is called Doctor who, no one knows his name.
We should never know his name.”
It's not doctor who, as in what is his name, but who he is, as a person, knowing his name won't spoil that.
Originally Posted by Shandyman81:
“It's not doctor who, as in what is his name, but who he is, as a person, knowing his name won't spoil that.”
“It's not doctor who, as in what is his name, but who he is, as a person, knowing his name won't spoil that.”
Exactly. The only people who ask it don't know he's a Time Lord. Knowing his name wouldn't make them any the wiser.
Originally Posted by ea91:
“Exactly. The only people who ask it don't know he's a Time Lord. Knowing his name wouldn't make them any the wiser.”
“Exactly. The only people who ask it don't know he's a Time Lord. Knowing his name wouldn't make them any the wiser.”
Yep, so these people claiming that revealing his name would ruin dr who forever, are really not getting the point
It's not that we are missing the point. It's the fact it will take away the mystery and whatever the name will underwhelming
Originally Posted by ea91:
“But the reveal, whatever it is exactly, is said to be the game changer. And Moffat has been teasing "the oldest question in the universe" for ages now, I doubt it's something that will get resolved quickly with a completely random cliffhanger.”
“But the reveal, whatever it is exactly, is said to be the game changer. And Moffat has been teasing "the oldest question in the universe" for ages now, I doubt it's something that will get resolved quickly with a completely random cliffhanger.”
If Moffat's involved then I doubt it will get resolved at all.
I'm quite sure his name wont be revealed at all. It's just going to be a teaser! Let's face it - what would they call the next series? :"Doctor Theta Sigma" / "Doctor John Smith" / "Doctor Peter Cushing" etc.....??
Originally Posted by snopaelic:
“It's not that we are missing the point. It's the fact it will take away the mystery and whatever the name will underwhelming”
“It's not that we are missing the point. It's the fact it will take away the mystery and whatever the name will underwhelming”
See. You just show that you are missing the point with what you just said. The mystery is who he is, not his name.
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