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  • From comic strip, to script, to screen! Go behind the scenes as the cast and crew adapt 'The Star Beast' for TV 🎬 #DoctorWho
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  • @MollyFiddler
    @MollyFiddler 10 місяців тому +117

    One of my favourite moments from the actual episode (and from this video) is when the Wraths start to talk and they have this very normal, calm British accent. I love this. You can imagine them sitting on their armchair in their nest, reading the Wrath Magazine, drinking their tea-like drink, and then go to sleep early because the next day they have to travel across universe to find the Meep. Everyday life for anybody, really.

    • @marqueechan
      @marqueechan 9 місяців тому +4

      The Wraths really be distinguished gentlemen

    • @hummakawula
      @hummakawula 3 місяці тому +3

      in the comic, they talked calmly with the Doctor and drank tea with a cake. It was fun.

  • @neillboyce641
    @neillboyce641 10 місяців тому +1748

    I love how much they use practical effects instead of leaning on VFX too much

    • @Elwaves2925
      @Elwaves2925 10 місяців тому +158

      I love that Danny is still there. He's the one behind the scenes constant (that has a name) since the start of Eccleston's era. Showrunners, writers and actors come and go but he's still there, blowing it all up.

    • @NitroCandyNC
      @NitroCandyNC 10 місяців тому +52

      The meep looks absolutely amazing in this episode. If we get costumes on this level for the series proper then I'll be overjoyed.

    • @fazolis2024
      @fazolis2024 10 місяців тому +4

      that's davies' charm????

    • @litewavegames3967
      @litewavegames3967 10 місяців тому +29

      wouldnt be dr who without silly rubber costumes

    • @cainster
      @cainster 10 місяців тому +16

      What bugged me is that they never interviewed the performer of the Meep. We only got a quick one or two glances. One for close ups (green clothes) and one for wider shots (person inside). @@NitroCandyNC

  • @keyblademasterclark
    @keyblademasterclark 10 місяців тому +262

    I really liked Shirley. I hope we see more of her. I also love how she didn't even fangirl when she met the Doctor.

    • @CritterKeeper01
      @CritterKeeper01 10 місяців тому +40

      You could see the inner squee was there, but she was keeping it cool, which was a great bit of acting!

  • @Jason_xofilos
    @Jason_xofilos 10 місяців тому +469

    What strikes me is the joy of everyone involved in this production. Bringing in the original writer and artist of the comic was brilliant.

    • @sebastianevangelista4921
      @sebastianevangelista4921 10 місяців тому +27

      Especially when you consider that they were a work-for-hire creative team who don't own their creations, so the people at Who technically didn't *need* to consult them but they did because they deserve credit and respect. If only the MCU had that approach towards the people behind the source material.

    • @MichaelThomas-cy2kr
      @MichaelThomas-cy2kr 10 місяців тому

      Marvel produced the Star Beast comics.

    • @MichaelThomas-cy2kr
      @MichaelThomas-cy2kr 10 місяців тому

      The title of the story says Stan Lee presents Doctor Who and The Star Beast.

    • @jjj7790
      @jjj7790 9 місяців тому +2

      @@MichaelThomas-cy2kr The comics side of Marvel has criticized before for how little credit and royalties it gives to its writers and artists for creating the characters that show up on screen. There was that story of Ed Brubaker getting paid more for showing up on camera in Captain America The Winter Soldier, than he did in royalties for creating the Winter Soldier character.
      Bringing comic artists and writers in on to the production side of an adaptation isn't something I hear happening a lot, particularly for a live action production, because they surrender all rights to everything they create and generally are treated as "unneeded" when it comes to adaptation.
      Apparently the Star Beast comic creators were happy with how the BBC TV production treated them when bringing them onto the production, but still unhappy with how the comic publishers still haven't paid them any royalties for the comics.
      I guess the comics industry in the both US and the UK like to screw over their creators.

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 9 місяців тому

      @@sebastianevangelista4921
      I hope they will eventually.

  • @Undead_Queen
    @Undead_Queen 10 місяців тому +276

    3:33 I don't know why, but that pan over to Stephen was really funny to me😂😂

    • @steve-0493
      @steve-0493 10 місяців тому +21

      Ikr!! I posted too lol..he just waves,goes Ello!!😂😁✌️🍻

    • @woodengalaxy4476
      @woodengalaxy4476 10 місяців тому +3

      Same 😂

    • @carina9295
      @carina9295 10 місяців тому +2

      Hope RTD got permission from the Kamen Raida folks for the Wraithe design, lol

    • @hcxpl1
      @hcxpl1 10 місяців тому +20

      I mean, to me that whole scene withthe actors on the Wrarth costumes was funny due to just how casual they were and Stephen's Hello was just the cherry on top

    • @SueDenimDomDenim
      @SueDenimDomDenim 10 місяців тому +4

      Had me in stitches just ullo 😂

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 10 місяців тому +195

    I knew Bernard Cribbins died in July 2022, so I was unsure he'd be involved in these specials at all. What a lovely surprise?! 💗

    • @samuelleroymerlin4610
      @samuelleroymerlin4610 10 місяців тому +4

      Indeed!

    • @mohammedali-zd1rs
      @mohammedali-zd1rs 10 місяців тому +62

      He was still alive and spotted filming alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate in fact David Tennant even helped him get round as he was unwell and in a wheelchair. Sadly he passed away as filming had taken place but he did pretty much finish his filming the sections he was apart of.

    • @FruityGroovy
      @FruityGroovy 10 місяців тому +61

      It was extremely fortunate that he finished filming shortly before his death. One last goodbye to the best Doctor Who companion, and one of the best actors they've ever had.

    • @worldkat1393
      @worldkat1393 10 місяців тому

      So we will likely have a send off the him at the end then. @@mohammedali-zd1rs

    • @SueDenimDomDenim
      @SueDenimDomDenim 10 місяців тому +25

      To me this is a justifiable last hurrah for the greatest gentleman who defines my generation

  • @BenBoyee
    @BenBoyee 10 місяців тому +619

    This was fantastic. David aged so gracefully and Catherine and Jacqueline haven't aged a day. It was so lovely seeing all these poeple come back to the world of Doctor Who and I'm so excited for next week's episode. It'll be sad to see Tennant and Tate go after this run of three specials, but I'm so intrigued and excited to see what Ncuti and Millie bring for the next incarnation of the Tardis Crew.

    • @drewigi
      @drewigi 10 місяців тому +12

      Same Tennant is my doctor and I love getting to see him and donna have a few episodes back together but also excited to see the new doctor too

    • @tjb7756
      @tjb7756 10 місяців тому +14

      DITTO! I'm overjoyed to see my favorite team back in the TARDIS, but looking forward to the new Doctor as well. And David Tennant's still got it! In his early 50s and still running around like a man half his age!😂

    • @alyzu4755
      @alyzu4755 10 місяців тому +4

      ​@@tjb7756Right?!?!? I'm 2 years older than he is, but I look and move like someone 30 years older. 😊

    • @lisamccoy6514
      @lisamccoy6514 10 місяців тому +2

      Well said so excited to see the old faves looking beautiful with the new characters. It was amazing Russell T has brought back the magic ❤❤❤

    • @dizzydevil547
      @dizzydevil547 10 місяців тому +4

      Im looking forward to seeing Bernard cribbins as Wilf in what was prob his last acting role may he rest in peace!

  • @elveon939
    @elveon939 10 місяців тому +161

    I’m positively surprised by how far they go before they resort to CGI effects.

    • @LinkTardis
      @LinkTardis 10 місяців тому +7

      😊honestly same. Too many shows relay on green screens and cgi now.

  • @EllenMurphy-c1u
    @EllenMurphy-c1u 10 місяців тому +329

    Imagine watching a Doctor Who battle on your street? Wow! So much went into this episode. TARDIS looks amazing!❤❤

    • @xsm5525
      @xsm5525 10 місяців тому +1

      ^ fake AI account and fake AI comment
      come on BBC you don't need to do this!!

  • @EveonaV
    @EveonaV 10 місяців тому +695

    Seeing a glimpse of Bernard Cribbins during the reading made me heart sink a bit, knowing that he was supposed to be in this. Rest in peace.
    Update: Thank you to everyone mentioning he's most likely appearing in later episodes, you can stop now!

    • @minecraftrotisseriechicken
      @minecraftrotisseriechicken 10 місяців тому +83

      I've heard he's going to be in the end of next episode and the beginning of the 3rd special

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 10 місяців тому +20

      Bless Wilf 😢

    • @beepisbean6130
      @beepisbean6130 10 місяців тому +30

      He is there’s a picture of him and DT in a wheelchair on set🥹

    • @william...1
      @william...1 10 місяців тому +17

      he's in The Giggle :)

    • @ohedwardyeah1
      @ohedwardyeah1 10 місяців тому +27

      It was probably a read through of all three episodes, so as others have mentioned he's probably just in the giggle

  • @mikalmos369
    @mikalmos369 10 місяців тому +28

    There was so much in this episode that I thought was for sure CGI and come to find out the vast majority of it were very cleverly mounted practical effects simply enhanced later with CGI. This really does seem the way to go for technological, budgetary, successful execution, as well as realism reasons. They really nailed it. I thought for sure the Meep and the Tardis console room had to have been largely CGI but nope.

  • @ABMultimediaDesigner
    @ABMultimediaDesigner 10 місяців тому +112

    12:30 - when I saw The TARDIS behind the scenes, I was like wow.....that is so big, that is 10x bigger than the 2005-2010 TARDIS, even the 2011-2017 TARDIS consoles. They really did a fantastic job blending both the CLASSIC WHO and MODERN WHO Tardis interiors together

  • @SplotchTheCatThing
    @SplotchTheCatThing 10 місяців тому +76

    David talking about how he remembers the original comic... and nobody's surprised :)

  • @nlrproductions8106
    @nlrproductions8106 10 місяців тому +84

    Always nice to see that the people in the monster suits with all the latex and makeup and so on are cheerful and happy to be there. At least I get that from these actors in here.

  • @mohzayd1234
    @mohzayd1234 10 місяців тому +474

    I’ve never seen a more practical episode of who

    • @HerohammerStudios
      @HerohammerStudios 10 місяців тому +83

      I present to you literally all of classic

    • @jonaton7910
      @jonaton7910 10 місяців тому +8

      @@HerohammerStudios lmao true

    • @ArynWellspring
      @ArynWellspring 10 місяців тому +3

      That’s a wild thing to say given the history of this show, and almost 200 people cosigned it 😮‍💨

    • @2small4theMall
      @2small4theMall 10 місяців тому +5

      you guys know classic who never had an episode of this scale lmao

    • @andycooper6085
      @andycooper6085 10 місяців тому +5

      Most of the practical effects has a CGI overlay pass on it, they mentioned it when talking about the Meep. But invisable CGI is what enables people to say "it's all practical"

  • @CallMeCrazyCallMePoor
    @CallMeCrazyCallMePoor 10 місяців тому +34

    I am stunned by how far these productions have come. I can't believe the creatures look as good as they do before VFX.

  • @OneTwoThreeNoGravity
    @OneTwoThreeNoGravity 10 місяців тому +10

    I love the respect shown to Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons. Real respect for the source material, bringing their fantastic story into the 2020s, while acknowledging their great work.

  • @Caspy_YT
    @Caspy_YT 10 місяців тому +202

    While the pacing was a bit too quick and some of the dialogue was very on the nose, this was a definite return to normality for Doctor Who, just a madman, a box and a wacky alien monster to defeat.

    • @swiftlymurmurs
      @swiftlymurmurs 10 місяців тому +54

      What's a doctor who episode without some jank and a teaspoon of cringe, right? All part of the package

    • @Caspy_YT
      @Caspy_YT 10 місяців тому +15

      @@swiftlymurmurs Very true, let's hope RTD pulls it out the bag for the next two specials.

    • @ltbq
      @ltbq 10 місяців тому +16

      @@swiftlymurmurs I think this every time someone complains that the ending was a rushed deus ex machina, like, have you seen doctor who??? the character is a walking deus ex machina

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 10 місяців тому +6

      @@ltbq all the sudden deus machina means is that RTD era who is back, baby

    • @Blisterdude123
      @Blisterdude123 10 місяців тому +8

      It was a bit crammed full but I've felt that about Who since RTD rebooted the series back in the 00s. It's just a price we pay for the condensed nature of the show's format now, I accept it for what it is because they're never going to go back to the 4-8 serial structure storylines of Classic Who.
      What mattered, is that for the first time since Moffat's departure, the show FELT like Doctor Who again. I was smiling and laughing away from beginning to end. Pure delight.

  • @TrumbullComic
    @TrumbullComic 10 місяців тому +51

    I LOVE that they made a point to have Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons visit the set and that they both got onscreen credit!

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 9 місяців тому

      I loved that too!
      Hopefully they were paid a bit for it, too.

    • @PanarchyInTheUK
      @PanarchyInTheUK 8 місяців тому

      They were properly paid, Pat talks about it in his book Pageturners. 8 eight chapters dedicated to Doctor Who, including how they were approached by the studio and their visit to the set. (Shameless plug: I'm Pat's wife)

  • @itsmeazzy4488
    @itsmeazzy4488 10 місяців тому +15

    3:16 This is just too funny. Just two Wraths acting like it's a regular interview is just too funny

  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish 10 місяців тому +37

    I love how happy the cast and crew are to be on the set, I love the use of practical effects, and I love how everyone on set is respectful to each other.

  • @Hellodarknessmyold
    @Hellodarknessmyold 10 місяців тому +45

    “Are you all right?”
    “I gave away my money.”
    Ignition in 75.
    “Right, but...”
    “I gave away all my money. And do you know why, Doctor? I gave it away to be like you. So I could be kind. So I could be nice. So I could be helpful.”
    Ignition in one minute.
    “I had a subconscious infracutaneous retrofold memory loop, making me act as soft as you and give away £166 million!
    “Yes, Donna... Destruction of London?”
    “Oh, I'll show you destruction, mate. I will tripledrive the particle manifesto, overstep the umbilical feed, vindicate the cyberline and roast the hyperfeeds. Like this!“

    • @stitchedfreedom
      @stitchedfreedom 10 місяців тому +5

      Definitely my favorite part of the episode, that was the Donna I knew and loved! XD

    • @CaitPepsi
      @CaitPepsi 10 місяців тому +2

      It almost felt like she was mimicking Capaldi when she said the "I gave it away to be like you" line. Not sure if thats what they were going for, but it is in my head-canon! Such a great scene

  • @omituinenvipeltaja7182
    @omituinenvipeltaja7182 10 місяців тому +28

    Everybody is rightfully talking of Bernard Cribbins but it's great to see Phil Collinson and the explosions guy! Like back in confidential

    • @caitc5381
      @caitc5381 10 місяців тому

      To me, the only thing that would make this BTS better is some Julie Gardner 😄

  • @captainsinclair7954
    @captainsinclair7954 10 місяців тому +19

    The moment when David runs about the TARDIS console room, I cried. The last modern console room he was in was the "Toyota Console," and while it was bigger than his Coral Console, it's peanuts compared to the new one. He looked like he was a kid in a candy store seeing the console room. I would run about and all up and down the ramps too if I was in his shoes

  • @brentage5000
    @brentage5000 10 місяців тому +105

    Loved the special, loved Rose and MamaDonna and DoctorDonna, loved the new feel David is bringing to Fourteen (a little weary, a little older and a bit more grounded, but still ready to go....just like David), and absolutely _adored_ the new TARDIS interior. Was literally weeping of joy when Fourteen was running around and checking it out. Absolutely brilliant.

    • @aleta5873
      @aleta5873 10 місяців тому +1

      "Literally weeping" me too. Thought I'd never enjoy...even from the first sounds of their intro.

    • @crobisfuck3277
      @crobisfuck3277 10 місяців тому +7

      No but when the Doctor and Donna squealed together reacting to the new TARDIS?

  • @ThwaryesTheIvattEngine
    @ThwaryesTheIvattEngine 10 місяців тому +130

    All my insides are bubbling from the fact that Doctor Who is back after a one and a half year hiatus. Even after watching series four within the week to prepare myself, I still wasn't ready for what just happened. Well done Russell, well done Murray, well done David, Catherine, Yasmin, and everyone behind the scenes, and thank you for bringing back joy I didn't realise I had.

    • @GeminautVA
      @GeminautVA 10 місяців тому +3

      Oooh, mah stomach bubblin'

    • @rodanandme
      @rodanandme 10 місяців тому +2

      that Murray Gold score gave me chills multiple times, what an absolute delight

  • @finnsempire5671
    @finnsempire5671 9 місяців тому +3

    Yasmin and Tate did have a great mother-and-daughter relationship so they both had a great link with their characters 😮😊

  • @DonnaLang42rockglobally
    @DonnaLang42rockglobally 10 місяців тому +125

    This was an amazing addaptation of the story; I remember owning a copy in comic book form in the early 1980s - there was a local comic book store called Shinders that sold Doctor Who comics, and I remember buying several story lines there. I don't remember if it was properly released in the US or if Shinders was selling as an import, though. The important thing is that Russell did a fantastic job bringing it to life. It was such a joy to watch!

    • @SarahHadley162
      @SarahHadley162 10 місяців тому +2

      Was probably the American, 23-issue Doctor Who comic by Marvel. They reprinted storylines from earlier issues of Doctor Who Weekly/Monthly, but in nice garish color. Star Beast was the first two issues. :) I used to buy them at Geppi's in Baltimore!

  • @hyrium_2692
    @hyrium_2692 10 місяців тому +9

    It feels like returning to what I loved so much about Doctor who, like all of that charm and warmth has come back and i just ahhhhh it's incredible

  • @dulcemacario6971
    @dulcemacario6971 10 місяців тому +31

    This is the best behind the scenes ever. People genuinely coming together to make the nerdy and silly and moving and fantastic show we know! I will never not be a fan of such an incredible show!
    I mean look at it all!

  • @wayneclayton5426
    @wayneclayton5426 10 місяців тому +32

    I love the making off behind the scenes stuff. Physical models, costumes and VFX.

  • @lindagrabowski8911
    @lindagrabowski8911 10 місяців тому +245

    I absolutely LOVED this!!! Russell did a fantastic job, and what can I say about David Tennant? Ok, I'm off to watch it again!

    • @whocatalogue
      @whocatalogue 10 місяців тому +2

      Same!

    • @Time-lord-jedi
      @Time-lord-jedi 10 місяців тому +2

      Same
      @@whocatalogue

    • @tjb7756
      @tjb7756 10 місяців тому +1

      Same!

    • @otps8035
      @otps8035 10 місяців тому +2

      I watched it three times in a row lol

    • @iamREALBeastaYo
      @iamREALBeastaYo 10 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for mocking pronounes and showing how silly they are, my kids watched it and they knew donna's daughter was female because they know non-binary is not a thing.

  • @Sparx632
    @Sparx632 10 місяців тому +58

    This was great, I love how we not only get Unleashed but we also get this bonus behind the scenes footage. This is something the last few years have severely lacked.

    • @MissEzi
      @MissEzi 10 місяців тому +3

      nah its great but wwe've had plenty of backstage behind the scenes footage. yall can praise rtd without draggging chibnall in the process, i promise!

    • @Sparx632
      @Sparx632 10 місяців тому +1

      @@MissEzi I’m not dragging Chibnall but there wasn’t this amount of content under him or Moffat or even RTD the first time. Certainly not without buying DVDs.

    • @pvksl
      @pvksl 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes! Now we have 45 minutes of bts material in total, just like in the good old DW Confidential times.

  • @pvksl
    @pvksl 10 місяців тому +7

    Who else cheered when seeing Paul Kasey? He's had a huge promotion as well, no longer wearing the alien of the week suit/prosthetics. :)

    • @MediaArchive2-z9f
      @MediaArchive2-z9f 5 місяців тому +1

      I loved him as a kid and was extremely happy he returned.

  • @stephenmurphy2212
    @stephenmurphy2212 10 місяців тому +132

    Not gonna lie I actually had a dream that I would see a TARDIS console room exactly like this one! 🙌 A mixture of CLASSIC WHO and NEW WHO and I love it! 💙💙

    • @sw-gs
      @sw-gs 10 місяців тому +3

      Don't get attached... it blew up XD

    • @johnathantaylor5913
      @johnathantaylor5913 10 місяців тому +9

      @@sw-gs It'll survive. It's very conveniently wheelchair friendly (ramps and elevators).

    • @sw-gs
      @sw-gs 10 місяців тому +1

      @@johnathantaylor5913 Yeah... but you can admit that it went through 'rampage' ;)

    • @johnathantaylor5913
      @johnathantaylor5913 10 місяців тому

      @@sw-gs Oh -- god...

    • @aestevalis0
      @aestevalis0 10 місяців тому

      As long as it wasn't deleted... @@sw-gs

  • @kianhewitt1054
    @kianhewitt1054 10 місяців тому +42

    i gotta say i love the new functions of the sonic we've seen (I don't know if we've actually seen them functions before). iv'e always imagined that the sonic could do stuff like what was shown and the sonic itself looks so awesome. Also the new T.A.R.D.I.S is cool I like how clean it looks its a complete flip from the 10th's grungy kind of design. And finally all the practical stuff really was great.

  • @djpookie2000
    @djpookie2000 10 місяців тому +5

    Some of the same people have been working on Doctor Who since 2005. That's loyalty.

  • @tombpunk
    @tombpunk 10 місяців тому +34

    I love seeing the staff being happy about blowing stuff up :D

  • @RhysClark97
    @RhysClark97 10 місяців тому +6

    Shoutout to that extra Disney distribution budget allowing Russel T Davies to really push the sets and the effectswork.

  • @janwheeler87
    @janwheeler87 10 місяців тому +27

    Well done!! Russell T Davies did an AMAZING job bringing back the excitement, thrill and pure Doctor Who JOY! My husband and I have been so excited for today's reveal and it was beyond wonderful! Murry Gold music tied it all together! Seeing Donna & the Doctor together again was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Loved Rose, Shawn and Meep, but seeing Sylvia again was a thrill too. So excited for more!

    • @XgoodbyeX
      @XgoodbyeX 10 місяців тому +1

      Not really since he thew all that away when he started making comments about disability and calling fans poor baby for having a valid argument hes just an idiot stop giving him praise he doesn't deserve

  • @Dysteleologist
    @Dysteleologist 10 місяців тому +5

    Absolutely loved the fact that the Meep was a practical effect! So expressive, cute, and freaky all in one fuzzy little package.

  • @andreacroft6133
    @andreacroft6133 10 місяців тому +64

    I am sooooo glad the new TARDIS interior is so bright and light, not dark and gloomy like 13's. Really looking forward to seeing the episode.

    • @amdrewgamer
      @amdrewgamer 10 місяців тому +5

      the new tardis interior is so cool! possibly my favorite one

    • @HerohammerStudios
      @HerohammerStudios 10 місяців тому +1

      Of all the things to say, what a random part to compliment.
      I just like how it gives them so much more dynamic potential for dialogue. So many awkward scenes between the characters in the Jodie one with how small and flat the set was

    • @tomclanys
      @tomclanys 10 місяців тому +2

      Still Capaldi's was the best imho, just the perfect moodiness and lightshow

    • @normietwiceremoved
      @normietwiceremoved 10 місяців тому +2

      It's too big. It's EMPTY. There's no character to it.

    • @tomclanys
      @tomclanys 10 місяців тому +2

      @@normietwiceremoved agreed. It needs ANYTHING going on other than the console, even a coathanger or a sofa...

  • @Lumibear.
    @Lumibear. 10 місяців тому +14

    Oh what a fantastic day to be a Doctor Who fan, a brand new episode, a great after show behind the scenes special, a commentary track on iPlayer and now I come here online and there’s so much more! Oh I couldn’t be happier, happy Whoniversary everyone!

  • @BillSilver-kg8hs
    @BillSilver-kg8hs 10 місяців тому +95

    As the Toymaker will be in the last of these specials, I'm now certain he's behind EVERYTHING. Perhaps even the events of "Liberation of the Daleks"? Will be interesting to see if the epic comic strip will be referenced somehow. As for having THAT face, my guess is it will be in reference to that incarnation " Not wanting to go", and the Toymaker granting his wish.

    • @ashbridgeindustries380
      @ashbridgeindustries380 10 місяців тому +32

      Just after the UNIT soldiers are possessed, you can see a blurry figure running by in the background behind Shirley. My guess is it's the Toymaker, and he'll keep appearing very subtly in the background until the big reveal in the third special.

    • @h0lly_blue
      @h0lly_blue 10 місяців тому

      @@ashbridgeindustries380 props to RTD if they legit got Neil Patrick Harris to run around an abandoned factory in Wales at night for a split second blink and you'll miss it cameo

  • @fobwatch_productions
    @fobwatch_productions 10 місяців тому +129

    my ops on the epidsode, what do u guys think?:
    - got so hyped up to see Wilf then the episode ended 😭😭
    - i think the pacing was a bit fast
    - love the inclusion but some lines felt a bit insincere rather than genuine inclusion
    - missile wheelchair was sick af lol
    - title sequence looks stunning but the camera angles are overdone, should have been one take imho
    - i think the whole 'letting go' thing is too much of a convenient way to end the dr donna arc but russel does that a lot ig

    • @whocatalogue
      @whocatalogue 10 місяців тому +54

      I loved it, but the doing away with the metacrisis feels like it renders the entire thing a superficial charade. It works, yes, but it's rather disappointing. I think it would have been far more feasible to have Donna slowly succumbing to the effects of a Time Lord mind once again, and by The Giggle, that same scene between Donna and Rose could be achieved.

    • @quantumvideoscz2052
      @quantumvideoscz2052 10 місяців тому +57

      The inclusion part, precisely what I was thinking. It felt like Russel T. Davies wrote the episode and then asked a Twitter-obsessed moron to do the representation part. It's so obviously written-in just to be there and makes no sense the way it was written. It's almost like a mockery of actual inclusivness. Like, how the hell does being non-binary help you survive having a Gallifreyan brain in a human body? Like, why would you even do it this way? Just make Rose non-binary, have The Doctor relate, Tennant can absolutely act such a scene with sincerity, and bam, you've got a perfect way to include queer representation without having to write around it or try to connect it to something completely unrelated like metacrisis.
      And I really didn't like the jab at the Doctor like "Shame you're not a woman anymore, no male-presenting Time Lord could understand." Is this the writer being unaware of what was said not even 10 minutes prior? The Doctor is man, woman, non-binary, anything and everything. Why are you imposing a gender stereotype (a sexist thing in and of itself) on the same character you clearly classified as queer and who literally had used she/her pronouns AND used to have a biologically female body, so they should easily be able to understand?
      I also love the wheelchair, I gotta say, it felt like something from an old Bond movie. In fact, I think Q had made something similar in the past, or do I misremember that?

    • @FlagCutie
      @FlagCutie 10 місяців тому +31

      Oh my goodness same! The lines at inclusivity felt clumsy. Just saying "Rose in nonbinary" would have transmitted the point more elegantly. Such a win with Shirley being a bada$$ in a wheelchair, only to stumble and miss on the inclusive bit too preachy. Heck, the UNIT soldier wearing the head covering not being one of the ones that got mind controlled was brilliant!

    • @nebula8851
      @nebula8851 10 місяців тому +13

      @@quantumvideoscz2052 It's largely because at this point, making it abundantly clear that the Usual Suspects aren't welcome is probably the main objective, as opposed to just being inclusive. It's the difference between "We like minorities here" and "We like minorities here, and anyone who doesn't isn't welcome"

    • @drewigi
      @drewigi 10 місяців тому +11

      ​@@quantumvideoscz2052 Also it seems like she identifies as female so isn't that something completely different than being nonbinary. I'm all for inclusivity but I think this felt too forced

  • @akshadganachari3904
    @akshadganachari3904 10 місяців тому +2

    WILF!! Oh , it's such a pleasure to see him after all these years, back in his iconic character. RIP Bernard Cribbins, you amazing man.

  • @davidfade7397
    @davidfade7397 10 місяців тому +6

    The episode I needed after being in the wilderness for a good 15 years now! I just couldn't get into the show after RTD and co left and stayed away for the most part only occasionally dipping in to see if it could catch my interest again. Then came last night's episode and I was in tears with a lot of it. It was utterly sublime and for me, Doctor Who is finally back after yet another very long hiatus! Thank you Russell, Julie, David, Catherine and everyone else involved! I've already watched it again twice so far to make sure it's real LOL!

  • @jamesbarlett246
    @jamesbarlett246 9 місяців тому +1

    I love the real sets being used! It really helps bring the story to life!

  • @Owen_005
    @Owen_005 10 місяців тому +19

    Would love an art book for these series of specials
    Can’t get enough of the concept art

  • @JordanSullivanadventures
    @JordanSullivanadventures 9 місяців тому +1

    Can I just say the current theme music with the in and out breaths is so cool?!

  • @Ontir
    @Ontir 10 місяців тому +10

    Donna's response to the boys dead naming Rose was spectacular!

  • @sallyatticum
    @sallyatticum 10 місяців тому +6

    Wow. The sets and effects were absolutely amazing!

  • @delialipkin2143
    @delialipkin2143 10 місяців тому +36

    so glad they brought rachel talalay back, she’s so wonderful!

  • @xremming
    @xremming 10 місяців тому +3

    The Meep looks so incredible, as does everything else in the episode.

  • @Simon-ui6db
    @Simon-ui6db 10 місяців тому +3

    RIP Bernard. Russel so great to have you back on Dr Who.

  • @temporaladvisor3958
    @temporaladvisor3958 10 місяців тому +6

    Dr. Who Special 1 was better than I imagined. I was content just knowing David Tennant and Catherine Tate were back together again, but the special effects and costume/make-up were spectacular. Y'all outdid yourselves. Can't wait until next week's Special 2.

  • @RogueWJL
    @RogueWJL 10 місяців тому +29

    The homage to the original story was terrific and it was quite moving when the original creators where brought on the set

  • @GhostMbwa
    @GhostMbwa 10 місяців тому +1

    I love seeing this behind the scenes stuff because it lets me see more of the people who worked so hard on the episode, and it just feels like my appreciation for the episode expands through it

  • @gromusodus1949
    @gromusodus1949 10 місяців тому +32

    7:43 Makes me wonder if the ending of the Star Beast isn't what it seems. The ending seems "innocent and cute". The city is saved, Meep is captured, Donna survives, and the meta-crisis is just 'let go' even though it seemed like a big deal in Journey's End. It's possible that the Toymaker meddled with every aspect of this first story to make it perfect for 'nostalgia' since the Toymaker is maybe a fan of the Doctor and views him like a show. It's possible that the Toymaker wanted to make this first story a little too perfect so that way it makes a bigger impact when he eventually peels away the reality and reveals his big plot. In the end the Toymaker may revert everything back to the way it's supposed to be, which may include Donna actually dying.

    • @spaceylatte
      @spaceylatte 10 місяців тому +2

      Better save this comment in case this actually happens!

    • @normietwiceremoved
      @normietwiceremoved 10 місяців тому +1

      Don't gaslight yourself into thinking this was good writing, smh.

    • @spaceylatte
      @spaceylatte 10 місяців тому

      @@normietwiceremoved I mean I personally enjoyed most of it. Albeit a lot was kinda... Not great. But like 90% was really good. I got my non nostalgia lensed bf to think it was good

    • @normietwiceremoved
      @normietwiceremoved 10 місяців тому +1

      @@spaceylatte the wheelchair bazooka and non binary girl power ending nearly made me scratch my eyes out. There were standout moments, but in the whole it was a mess of an episode. So much was thrown it carelessly.

    • @spaceylatte
      @spaceylatte 10 місяців тому +1

      @@normietwiceremoved idk I'm used to cheese. This is doctor who after all. And even then. The wheelchair was a little over the top yes. And specifically the line "non binary" bugs me a lot. I think they could have tightened the messaging and spoken to some actual trans folks just in case. I've seen too much confusion on the metaphor that shouldn't have happened. Otherwise it honestly didn't have the much going on. We got the nobles, meep, and that's really it. And
      . Flux was recent. That shit was actual... Shit. And very very overdone confusing shit

  • @forcedalek
    @forcedalek 10 місяців тому +1

    PUT THIS STUFF IN UNLEASHEDDDD

  • @Thumbnailsquid5767
    @Thumbnailsquid5767 10 місяців тому +3

    Love doctor who and love Yasmin Finney!! watched her in heartstopper a few months ago just to spend the whole special like wait a second I ***know*** her from somewhere!! This put it all together for me

  • @kadosho02
    @kadosho02 10 місяців тому +1

    Seeing this come together is amazing. Love "The Star Beast" from start to finish.
    That table read must have been incredible. The VFX, so good. Creature designs. Everything was so, so good

  • @vitaliylomanoff1759
    @vitaliylomanoff1759 10 місяців тому +22

    I'm Waiting For The Next Saturday Called "Wild Blue Yonder".

  • @darrendarke
    @darrendarke 10 місяців тому +2

    Ngl i have a weird nostalgia seeing Danny Hargreaves explain practical effects on a BTS doccy who package 💅

  • @deadgalaxy1
    @deadgalaxy1 10 місяців тому +12

    Loved how the warriors looks, I’m a big Kamen Rider Kuuga/Agito fan, they just reminded me of the riders in those shows

    • @KeizerHedorah
      @KeizerHedorah 10 місяців тому

      Those did look like Ramen Rider

  • @The-Cosmic-Hobo
    @The-Cosmic-Hobo 10 місяців тому +2

    I watched this wrongly assuming that the Meep was CGI. I will have to watch it again just for that reason alone.

  • @lukesavage3067
    @lukesavage3067 10 місяців тому +5

    I CANT BELIVE HOW MUCH DW CONTENT THERE IS

  • @sylvanus2554
    @sylvanus2554 10 місяців тому +1

    The first special was such a delight and I enjoyed seeing The Doctor and Donna’s dynamic once again. Their chemistry is fantastic and just wonderful seeing them play off of each other.

  • @azapro911
    @azapro911 10 місяців тому +52

    The villain plot was rushed, some of the resolutions were meh......and the chemistry between the Doctor and the Nobles was so good that it simply didn't matter. Welcome back to a time when large audiences fell in love with this show.

    • @Blisterdude123
      @Blisterdude123 10 місяців тому +7

      It was a bit crammed full but I've felt that about Who since RTD rebooted the series back in the 00s. It's just a price we pay for the condensed nature of the show's format now, I accept it for what it is because they're never going to go back to the 4-8 serial structure storylines of Classic Who.
      What mattered, is that for the first time since Moffat's departure, the show FELT like Doctor Who again. I was smiling and laughing away from beginning to end. Pure delight.

    • @azapro911
      @azapro911 10 місяців тому +1

      Oh absolutely, the first series alone had plenty of underwhelming monsters and rushed conclusions. But again, the dialogue between Nine and Rose was so good that we all wanted to see how it would play out next. RTD understands what big Saturday evening audiences want the most, everything else can be worked on from there.

  • @pete6790
    @pete6790 10 місяців тому +2

    it was SO good I had full body goosebumps and tears .

  • @MrGard04
    @MrGard04 10 місяців тому +8

    It's going to be hard seeing Wilfred for the last time 😢

  • @ffking89
    @ffking89 10 місяців тому +2

    I felt like a kid again during the entire episode. It was brilliant the whole way through.

  • @Stile4aly
    @Stile4aly 10 місяців тому +25

    This first special was wonderful. I might have changed one or two lines to be a little less didactic, but no real complaints.

    • @harrylane4
      @harrylane4 10 місяців тому

      I think they should have been more obvious, frankly. Fuck them terfs, scream it into the sky

  • @hiddeheikoop
    @hiddeheikoop 10 місяців тому +2

    Thank you so much for uploading it here!

  • @medusesquash795
    @medusesquash795 10 місяців тому +5

    Seeing all of the actors of SEASON 4!!! Of Doctor Who make me hype.

  • @eclecticdog2k901
    @eclecticdog2k901 10 місяців тому +1

    I hope somebody got a picture of David Tennant with those two Wrarth actors and captioned it “Doctor, Strange, Love”

  • @lykan2
    @lykan2 10 місяців тому +5

    The New Console Room is amazing.....and holy....SO BIG

    • @Elwaves2925
      @Elwaves2925 10 місяців тому

      I really wanted Donna to say "It's even bigger on the inside."
      It's nice and clean but also empty, so I don't know what to make of it yet. The console looks good though.

  • @WibblyWobblyChannel
    @WibblyWobblyChannel 10 місяців тому +2

    DOCTOR WHO IS BACK!!!!

  • @Blisterdude123
    @Blisterdude123 10 місяців тому +3

    I love Doctor Who again, and it is delightful.

  • @jemmywu7673
    @jemmywu7673 10 місяців тому +2

    really love this, and finally can watch it legally in my country in asia because of disney plus. really love doctor who

  • @iandeeley9033
    @iandeeley9033 10 місяців тому +7

    Probably the BEST Doctor Who episode in YEARS!❤❤❤

  • @CalMusicCovers
    @CalMusicCovers 10 місяців тому +2

    For starters david and catherine are back! But I'm absolutely blown away that "The Meep" is an animatronic!

    • @daiyahigashikata
      @daiyahigashikata 10 місяців тому +2

      it's not an animatronic, it's a manned puppet with a remotely controlled face

  • @brandonfoley87
    @brandonfoley87 10 місяців тому +31

    That episode was absolutely phenomenal!

  • @brentaltm
    @brentaltm 10 місяців тому +1

    Russell seems positively giddy to be back. I can't wait for this new era of Who!

  • @stephenmurphy2212
    @stephenmurphy2212 10 місяців тому +20

    Doctor Who IS back! 💙🙌

  • @koralinawho
    @koralinawho 10 місяців тому +1

    We're so bloody back, I can't stop getting emotional

  • @cimmeriantenebrae4272
    @cimmeriantenebrae4272 10 місяців тому +16

    What an awesome episode with a brilliant story adaptation! Looking forward to next Saturday!

  • @EmmaTheobald-p3i
    @EmmaTheobald-p3i 10 місяців тому +1

    i would love, to just sit and watch the complete read thought, nothing else just a video of that :)

  • @RobertMcGovernTarasis
    @RobertMcGovernTarasis 10 місяців тому +6

    Very different than Doctor Who Unleashed. Hope we get more of thing next week.

  • @Nargon46
    @Nargon46 10 місяців тому +1

    The Meep was a spectacular effect. I wish the episode was quite as good. Here's hoping the next two won't be as clunky without having to establish so much in so little time. I'm rooting for you, DW, you can do it, I know you can!

  • @rabies8
    @rabies8 10 місяців тому +10

    Im so excited for more david tennant as doctor who. His time as the doctor was fantastic, but all too brief.

  • @JordanSullivanadventures
    @JordanSullivanadventures 9 місяців тому

    Series 4 of the show was always my favorite season bc of Catharine and David's incomparable chemistry, and watching the specials has been more than a dream come true. Russel and all the creators and actors have outdone themselves with the storytelling, and I love the resolution being that nonbinaryness saves the day!
    I also love that we're back to the doctor *not* being the most important person in the universe, but just bopping around helping out. He doesn't know everything and he's not always right, and I love that acknowledgement.
    Also super fun to hear the background about the StarBeast comic, esp from the original creators ^^

  • @stephenbarrette610
    @stephenbarrette610 10 місяців тому +41

    Great to have a behind-the-scenes show, shame it’s not 30 minutes. I think it’s better than the unleashed one.

    • @stephenmurphy2212
      @stephenmurphy2212 10 місяців тому

      Wait, this isn’t Doctor Who Unleashed? Bear in mind i don’t have BBC Three or BBC iPlayer.

    • @SleepyHarryZzz
      @SleepyHarryZzz 10 місяців тому

      ​@@stephenmurphy2212no these are separate behind the scenes bits. Unleashed has stuff filmed at the same time though, so they've divided it between the two

    • @SleepyHarryZzz
      @SleepyHarryZzz 10 місяців тому +7

      I agree - this feels more like Confidential, especially showing some of the special effects. I did like Unleashed too tbf

    • @PigDan
      @PigDan 10 місяців тому +3

      ​​​​​@@SleepyHarryZzzthese feel identical to me, the Unleashed segment had a bunch of FX stuff shown, including the Meep effects. This just felt like a clip that should've been part of the overall Unleashed segment.
      And why isn't Unleashed on Disney+ as well, not just on the BBC iPlayer? Absurd release strategy and licensing mess, it looks like. Clearly there is an interest beyond the British public (for decades), so why don't they acknowledge it properly

    • @SleepyHarryZzz
      @SleepyHarryZzz 10 місяців тому +2

      @@PigDan I don't know the details of the deal, but I suspect that Disney aren't funding the Unleashed stuff, so they don't get (or maybe even want?) anything other than the episodes.

  • @helloiamrob
    @helloiamrob 10 місяців тому

    Production quality looks amazing across the board. Congrats to all involved in making it happen.

  • @RetendoArcade
    @RetendoArcade 10 місяців тому +5

    The production value was noticably betteer, but the old feel what made me fall in love with Who was there. Russel T Davis did a great job! Of course, Tennant and Tate were fab, as they always are together. Felt like they had finished up the previous time together on DW yesterday. Alons y!

  • @JBDazen
    @JBDazen 10 місяців тому +2

    OMG Bernard Cribbins was still alive during the readthrough. Hope he got to do some filming too and this ends up in the specials. Love Wilfred!

  • @BrianMoviesMaker
    @BrianMoviesMaker 10 місяців тому +4

    1:51
    The most unbelievable thing I’ve heard.. ain’t no way anybody l thought Rose was 15 until hearing this.

  • @alanpiper3711
    @alanpiper3711 10 місяців тому +1

    The show never dulls.
    Unless one has no imagination.

  • @1123adam
    @1123adam 10 місяців тому +7

    What an amazing ep!! 8.5/10 wow!!! goodbye blue and piss yellow! Hello vibrant colors!!! David tennant was amazing!

  • @soundgal_sine_qua_non
    @soundgal_sine_qua_non 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for posting this! I love seeing how things are done. That Meep puppet with two heads is brilliant!