Doctor Who's Big 5-0 (season 33, during which the internet loses its hive mind)

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On December 21st, the 20th anniversary of the BFI's "Missing Believed Wiped" airs. They are promising to end the program with the revelation of "an exciting package of the latest finds of missing British television" that has been held as a closely guarded secret for months.

There's quite a bit missing besides Doctor Who, but this has renewed rumors that we will see the announcement of more lost serials. The current leaders in the rumor mill are Marco Polo, The Smugglers (both first Doctor), and the much sought after intro episode for the Second Doctor, The Power of the Daleks.

So I guess the 22nd will be a good Who news day (or not).

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Hmmm... No new clues here. In fact, more questions.

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Not a female Master, after all... So... The Rani?

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A missing episodes non-news story:

Episode hunter and Doctor Who superfan Ian Levine has been on the trail of missing episodes once more, in Taiwan of all places it emerged this morning.
The search produced results, unfortunately turning up only episodes that are known to exist – Two episodes of The Dominators, Two of The War Games and one episode of The Seeds of Death.
While this may seem a disappointment, heart can be taken that there are still episodes out there to be found and an interesting new avenue has been opened, the films being sent to American troops stationed in the country during the Vietnam War and held by the owner of a radio station.
There is no word on whether these prints are in better condition by those retained by the BBC nor their original origin.

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Tasha Lem is now being billed as the Doctor's "friend":

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"The Doctor goes to see Tasha as they are old friends. He needs her help and knows he will find it with her. Although she is fearsomely powerful, she is loyal to her friend."

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So... Romana?

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I need to watch this so we can despoiler this thread.

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I love that io9 voted Peter Capaldi's cameo in Day of the Doctor as one of the best moments of television in 2013.

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There was NO reveal of specific episodes on tonight's Missing Believed Wiped.

Instead, they tried to put the rumors to rest and admitted that "tens of thousands of cans of film" were recovered from Africa. They were largely unlabeled and are being reviewed...slowly. It may take a long time for them to sort out what was recovered, what kind of shape it's in, and if it can be remastered.

Tens of thousands of cans may well represent a fair bulk of all the wiped Brit shows. There's certainly much more than Doctor Who there... Very exciting, and it means we'll be seeing a slow trickle of releases over the years...

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Time of the Doctor isn't as horrific as the internet has declared... It's basically everything we were afraid Day of the Doctor would be -- poorly executed and sentimental crap with an over-easy explanation. We also needed far more Capaldi instead of an idiotic cliffhanger and 8 months of waiting.

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So I've watched the regeneration sequence, and Capaldi's brief 30 seconds and 23 words, several times...and I'm now okay with it. Coming after such a long goodbye, and after an episode that tried to squeeze three years worth of loose plot ends into 60 minutes, it was a sneeze-and-you-miss-it scene.

Standing alone, though, there's plenty to take away from it... The accent. Another good Scottish Doctor! The look. Terrifying, then confused. Finally, I like the seeming alien-ness of him. Ten and Eleven were more human right out of the gate. In 30 seconds and 23 words, Capaldi is immediately in the cold, aloof, ancient alien zone that Tom Baker started out with.

I'm so looking forward to a mature Doctor. And ready to forgive all!

So I guess this thread will wind down after 27 pages and we'll move on to the season thirty-four thread...

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The Atlantic's rather spot-on analysis of What's Wrong with Doctor Who:

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-captain-kirk-problem-how-em-doctor-who-em-betrayed-matt-smith/282690/

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Like Trekkies, but for Doctor Who.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New documentary takes a look at the changing face of Doctor Who fans

In 2013, millions of Doctor Who fans around the world celebrated the series' 50th anniversary. Were you one of them?

LONDON, UK, 15 JANUARY 2014 - Capital City Entertainment, a London based film and theatre production company, has today announced plans to release on DVD and VOD on 27 January 2014, Who's Changing: An Adventure In Time With Fans, a new documentary about the changing face of fandom of the world's longest running science fiction series, Doctor Who, featuring new and exclusive interviews with many stars from the show past and present.

From the first ever Doctor Who convention, through the wilderness years and to cosplayers at the conventions of today, Who's Changing looks at how and why the nature of Doctor Who's fans changed as mainstream interest in the show took hold.

Who's Changing features interviews with many familiar faces from the show such as Louise Jameson (Leela), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Simon Fisher-Becker (Dorium Maldovar), Neve McIntosh (Madame Vastra), Catrin Stewart (Jenny Flint), Caitlin Blackwood (Amelia Pond), Dan Starkey (Commander Strax) as well as faces from behind the scenes such as script editors Gary Russell and Eric Saward and scriptwriters Andrew Smith (Doctor Who, Full Circle), Jane Espenson (Torchwood: Miracle Day, Buffy, Battlestar Galactica) and James Moran (Doctor Who, The Fires of Pompeii).

Plus, from the world of comic books, Who's Changing also features Tony Lee, Simon Furman, Dan Slott, Richard Dinnick, Richard Starkings and Josh Adams.

The film was shot over many months in 2013, the year of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, at events around the UK such as MCM Comic Con, London Super Comic Con and the Doctor Who conventions, Big Blue Box 2 and Return to the 11th Hour. The filmmakers also filmed many fans in some incredible Doctor Who inspired costumes at these events.

Director Cameron K. McEwan says: "I've loved Doctor Who all my life and some of my earliest memories are of Doctor Who, and it was great to meet and interview so many people who felt the same. From actors to writers to fans, the love for the show comes over in abundance. It's an amazing journey from the start of fandom to where it is now - a genuinely fascinating story from hugely entertaining characters."

The DVD release also includes exclusive DVD-only extras with extended interviews with Louise Jameson, Sophie Aldred, Neve McIntosh, Simon Fisher-Becker and Dan Starkey.

Who's Changing will be available to buy on DVD from Amazon as well as specialist cult TV and sci-fi retailers such as Forbidden Planet, Galaxy 4, The Who Shop, StarTrader, The Cinema Store and WhoOne, priced at £12.99 RRP as well as being available to stream online on VOD from the official website at FROM  priced at £.3.49.

Who's Changing: An Adventure In Time With Fans is a production of Capital City Entertainment in association with Early Train Productions. Directed by Cameron K. McEwan and produced by Elisar Cabrera, Cameron K. McEwan and Jack Ayers.

About the DVD Release:
-Release Date: 27 January 2014
-RRP: £12.99 ($21.00 / €15.50)
-Rating: Exempt
-DVD Region: Region 0 (All Regions)
-Film Running Time: 81 mins
-DVD Extras Running Time: 82 mins

About the VOD Release:
-Release Date: 27 January 2014
-Price: £3.49 ($5.70 / €4.20)
-VOD Availability: Worldwide
-Film Running Time: 81 mins
-VOD Website:http://www.whoschanging.co.uk

About the Director:
Cameron K. McEwan is the author of the book "The Who's Who of Doctor Who," published by Race Point Publishing, and is the creator of the popular Doctor Who website, Blogtor Who (www.blogtorwho.com). He frequently appears on TV and radio as an expert on Doctor Who and other television shows

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Looks like it'll be slightly more forgiving than Trekkies. I felt Trekkies was actually a rather critical (though passive) condemnation of the fandom...

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http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/15/doctor-who-from-tom-baker-as-a-flandoodle-to-david-tennant-as-a-long-haired-chihuahua-all-12-time-lords-and-the-war-doctor-as-dogs-4571926/

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This is awesome... If Doctor Who had been an American show! The 50th Anniversary trailer.

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GEEKING OUT!