Burn wrote:There was a change in producers as well as a change to the budget, hence why things look a little different.
Well, not only that but a number of other reasons as well:
1: The producers tried to make the Tennant run in HD, but once they did, they found that it looked really really bad, even by old Doctor Who standards. So they had to step up the quality of pretty much anything that got put in front of the camera.
2: Not only did the producers changed, but pretty much all of crew did too, because...
3: the entire production went from being shot in Cardiff to Whales. As I understand it, Whales is much like Los Angles/Hollywood in terms of being the Hub for producing shows/movies. I could be wrong, since I never been there, and lived in Chicago for most of my life.
4: so for the most part, it really is a new show in pretty much every aspect behind the camera. I think could explain why this season has been somewhat underwhelming compared to Tennant's era, cause pretty much every aspect of the show is still trying to define itself as a Doctor Who series. Ever go back and watch the first season of your favorite shows? Compared to the later seasons, it feels like a distilled version of it's future self.
Samsonator wrote:Burn wrote:It's only redeeming part was the mystery left open of who in fact was in control of the Tardis.
Yes, there is that to ponder... It obviously couldn't have been any of The Doctor's assembled enemies, otherwise they'd know he wasn't flying it thereby making their plan to lock him up and save the universe wholly useless (which it was, but they didn't know that)... Who could it have been?
You sir are forgetting about your Master...
...the "Dreamlord" and the only other people who know how to handle a Tardis, that's right, other Timelords. So that Tardis that was looking for a new pilot and killed a lot people to get one in the new season might be clue itself (The former owner). Also, is it me, or does that Tardis look a little like the Doctor's Tardis from the 90's movie?
Those are my guesses.