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New info for 2009! Ok so on Saturday night we got to see Planet of the Dead which was the first of the four upcoming specials to lead to the exit of David Tennant as the 10th regeneration of the Doctor. The next special entitled “The Waters of Mars” is due to be shown in Autumn time. Other news from the Whoniverse includes the release of Doctor Who spin-off show Torchwood having its third series “Children of the Earth” a five day spectacular to be shown in summer time.

Planet of the Dead reviewed by anna.

This review contains MAJOR spoilers, read at your own free will.

Planet of the Dead was an exhilarating, exciting new adventure starring Michelle Ryan as Christina, Lee Evans as Malcolm and of course David Tennant as the 10th Doctor.

The beginning of the episode starts with a ‘Mission Impossible’ style theft with Lady Christina stealing a heavily guarded gold cup from a museum. She then escapes watching the Doctor being taken captive on suspicion of stealing the cup and chuckles to herself and quickly departs from the scene. She then rushes to get onto the number 200 bus to quickly get away, but is spotted by police so pays with her diamond earrings and is quickly followed on by the Doctor. I admit that after watching this start I was quite apprehensive to the beginning as I didn’t want it to end up being one of ‘those’ episodes. Although as the episode progressed I ended up loving it completly.

Quick summary of my opinion:

I absolutely loved Christina! Such a great character and a great opposition to the Doctor having them similar yet so different in so many ways. Her daredevil theif side related to the old who eps with the robot and stealing the TARDIS. I didn’t really see the need for the kiss in there but that was just me I suppose *evil eyes at Russell*

Malcolm is just the best character out of the entire episode and I need more Malcolm! I love you! I LOVE YOOOU!!  I love how he worships the Doctor and everything he does to him getting annoyed when he hung up on him then doing exactly the same to the Doctor making him annoyed. The way he stood up to the UNIT captain for the Doctor also make me regard him as being a stronger character than previously concieved.

Shame that the Doctor didn’t take Malcolm with him now that would have been an interesting twist. I was very suprised he didn’t take Christina with him as I think she would have been an amazing companion and if she was to ever return I would look forward to it.

I think the two men who were recommended for UNIT (forgot their names whoops) will play a crucial role in episodes to come as I heard something about Martha and UNIT coming back for one of the specials (can’t remember the source sorry).

The Master reference for “He will knock four times” was an obvious reference with me screaming it at the TV. *whoops sorry family*. Made me really look forward to the future specials to come.

The last teaser for the next special looks interesting.. Can’t quite make up if I like the looks of it or not.

The Waters of Mars

The Waters of Mars” will be the second special of British science fiction television series Doctor Who broadcast in 2009, following the episode “Planet of the Dead“. According to Doctor Who writer and producer Russell T Davies, the special will be closely linked to the final two but is not the first part of a three-part story. Davies expects the special to air around November.

The story is set on Mars and the Doctor will be joined by a new companion named Adelaide, played by Lindsay Duncan. Producer Nikki Wilson (née Smith) described the character as “the Doctor’s cleverest and most strong-minded companion yet^”  Peter O’Brien and Sharon Duncan Brewster also have roles in the special.

Filming for the special began on 23 February 2009 In late February, David Tennant, Duncan and other actors were seen filming in Victoria Place, Newport.^[10] The filming took place on a city street, which the production team covered with artificial snow.Also present during filming were a small robot inscribed with the word “GADGET” and Ood Sigma, from the 2008 episode “Planet of the Ood“.

A 30-second teaser trailer for this episode aired after the broadcast of “Planet of the Dead“.

^ Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waters_of_Mars

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