7,378
edits
More actions
→Behind the scenes
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
In [[DWM 503]], [[Steven Moffat]], the showrunner of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] to [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|10]], answered the question, "What does the Doctor make of Donald Trump's decision to run for President of the United States?" Moffat replied that "although the Doctor normally takes no part in politics, he is disgusted and turbulent with rage" and went on to say that the Doctor has seen a [[parallel universe]] in which Trump won the election and the world was plunged into "certain doom". | In [[DWM 503]], [[Steven Moffat]], the showrunner of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' from [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]] to [[Series 10 (Doctor Who)|10]], answered the question, "What does the Doctor make of Donald Trump's decision to run for President of the United States?" Moffat replied that "although the Doctor normally takes no part in politics, he is disgusted and turbulent with rage" and went on to say that the Doctor has seen a [[parallel universe]] in which Trump won the election and the world was plunged into "certain doom". | ||
In the real world, Trump did in fact win the election, and was president from 20 January 2017 to 20 January 2021. However, an [[President (Shadow World)|unnamed president]] in [[Shadow World|a simulation]] created by the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] in the 2017 episode | In the real world, Trump did in fact win the election, and was president from 20 January 2017 to 20 January 2021. However, an [[President (Shadow World)|unnamed president]] in [[Shadow World|a simulation]] created by the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] in the 2017 episode {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}} was a dark haired individual who did not have much physical resemblance to Trump. According to Moffat, the writer of ''Extremis'', ''Extremis'' was written before but filmed after the 2016 election.<ref>[http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-05-20/doctor-who-exclusive-steven-moffat-reveals-the-secrets-of-extremis Doctor Who exclusive: Steven Moffat reveals the secrets of Extremis]</ref> | ||
In | In {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}}, [[Bill Potts]] says she would have never have voted for the current president, as he's "orange". While Trump was left unnamed, it was clearly referencing Trump and his spray-tans. In early drafts of that story, the President was going to appear and be a direct pastiche of Trump.<ref>[https://www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/i-point-and-laugh-at-archeologists-the-pyramid-at-the-end-of-the-world Tardis Eruditorium]</ref> | ||
[[File:President Karde.jpg|thumb|left|President Karde ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Hill of Beans (comic story)}})]] | [[File:President Karde.jpg|thumb|left|President Karde ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Hill of Beans (comic story)}})]] | ||
The 2017 episode | The 2017 episode {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}} features an image of Trump clearly visible on one of the screens inside the room that houses their propaganda machine along with several other prominent contemporary and historical figures. The photograph of Trump used in the episode is taken from a promotional photo for [[BBC Two]]'s ''Donald Trump: All American Billionaire'', a 2010 interview Trump had with [[Emily Maitlis]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00wdp7s BBC Two - Donald Trump: All American Billionaire]</ref> Trump is later stated to have become president in the [[DWU]] by [[2018]], when the episode {{cs|Arachnids in the UK (TV story)}} is set. | ||
President [[Karde (Hill of Beans)|Karde]] in 2018 comic story {{cs|Hill of Beans (comic story)}} physically resembles Donald Trump. The name Karde may be a reference to concept of a "trump card". | President [[Karde (Hill of Beans)|Karde]] in 2018 comic story {{cs|Hill of Beans (comic story)}} physically resembles Donald Trump. The name Karde may be a reference to concept of a "trump card". | ||