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The Night of the Doctor (TV story) (edit)
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* The Eighth Doctor's costume here, designed by [[Howard Burden]], is unique and is based on the Doctor's costume from the TV movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor |title=Stephen Moffat on ''The Night of the Doctor'' |date of source=14 November 2013 |website name=BBC ''Doctor Who'' website |accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref> There's no reason to believe that Burden did anything other than simply re-design the costume entirely from his own sketchpad. Nevertheless, the costume is reminiscent of the character's appearances in [[Eighth Doctor comic stories|''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics]], where his costume was slightly different almost every story. Perhaps the closest matches are found in ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'', where the combination of coat and open-necked light shirt are prominent, and ''[[Uroboros (comic story)|Uroboros]]'', with its vest, tan pants and open-collared light shirt. Although the leather riding boots are an apparent innovation of this short, they, too, have precedent in the pages of ''DWM'': ''[[Bad Blood (comic story)|Bad Blood]]'' had him in the Wild West wearing quite similar boots. The costume is notably dissimilar to that seen on the covers of [[Big Finish]]'s ''[[Dark Eyes (audio anthology)|Dark Eyes]]'' series, although it doesn't obviously contradict the brief description of that costume given ''within the narrative'' of the audio. | * The Eighth Doctor's costume here, designed by [[Howard Burden]], is unique and is based on the Doctor's costume from the TV movie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor |title=Stephen Moffat on ''The Night of the Doctor'' |date of source=14 November 2013 |website name=BBC ''Doctor Who'' website |accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref> There's no reason to believe that Burden did anything other than simply re-design the costume entirely from his own sketchpad. Nevertheless, the costume is reminiscent of the character's appearances in [[Eighth Doctor comic stories|''Doctor Who Magazine'' comics]], where his costume was slightly different almost every story. Perhaps the closest matches are found in ''[[Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Nightmare Game]]'', where the combination of coat and open-necked light shirt are prominent, and ''[[Uroboros (comic story)|Uroboros]]'', with its vest, tan pants and open-collared light shirt. Although the leather riding boots are an apparent innovation of this short, they, too, have precedent in the pages of ''DWM'': ''[[Bad Blood (comic story)|Bad Blood]]'' had him in the Wild West wearing quite similar boots. The costume is notably dissimilar to that seen on the covers of [[Big Finish]]'s ''[[Dark Eyes (audio anthology)|Dark Eyes]]'' series, although it doesn't obviously contradict the brief description of that costume given ''within the narrative'' of the audio. | ||
* The Doctor mentions his companions [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]], [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]], [[Tamsin Drew|Tamsin]] and [[Molly O'Sullivan|Molly]], all from Big Finish audio productions. It was the first time that the television series directly referenced Big Finish characters. | * The Doctor mentions his companions [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]], [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]], [[Tamsin Drew|Tamsin]] and [[Molly O'Sullivan|Molly]], all from Big Finish audio productions. It was the first time that the television series directly referenced Big Finish characters. | ||
* The [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] initially promoted this episode with the teaser that | * The [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] initially promoted this episode with the teaser that it would feature either the [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Eleventh Doctor]], or the new [[War Doctor|unspecified incarnation]]. While this was indeed true, as it did feature the War Doctor, it was mainly used as a red herring to hide the surprise return of Paul McGann as the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | ||
* Unusually, the credits use the form "Introducing John Hurt as..." even though the same style of credit was used for him in [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''. Such credits are usually used only once. | * Unusually, the credits use the form "Introducing John Hurt as..." even though the same style of credit was used for him in [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''. Such credits are usually used only once. | ||
* This story introduces the idea that the [[Time Lord]]s had become collectively hated during the Time War by the individuals who had suffered from their actions. The Doctor's conflict with his own people over the issue is also made apparent. | * This story introduces the idea that the [[Time Lord]]s had become collectively hated during the Time War by the individuals who had suffered from their actions. The Doctor's conflict with his own people over the issue is also made apparent. | ||
* The phrase "no more" appeared in the 50th anniversary # | * The phrase "no more" appeared in the 50th anniversary #SaveTheDay trailer, scrawled onto a girder. The meaning of the phrase was obscure prior to the release of this short, which gave some context for the words in its closing seconds. However, the true meaning of the words was explained in the 50th anniversary special itself. | ||
* Paul McGann's reprisal of the role of the Eighth Doctor, 17 years after his debut, parallels a visibly older [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s exit from the series as the [[Seventh Doctor]] to hand over the role to McGann himself. McCoy reappeared for one final outing as the Seventh Doctor in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], after his last on-screen adventure in [[1989]]. | * Paul McGann's reprisal of the role of the Eighth Doctor, 17 years after his debut, parallels a visibly older [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s exit from the series as the [[Seventh Doctor]] to hand over the role to McGann himself. McCoy reappeared for one final outing as the Seventh Doctor in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]], after his last on-screen adventure in [[1989]]. | ||
* By depicting the regeneration of the Eighth Doctor into the War Doctor, ''The Night of the Doctor'' abolishes the long-speculated idea that the Eighth Doctor eventually fought in the Time War and would regenerate into the [[Ninth Doctor]] portrayed by [[Christopher Eccleston]]. Years earlier, [[Russell T Davies]] and the BBC had refused ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''{{'}}s request to depict the regeneration from the [[Eighth Doctor]] to the Ninth Doctor at the conclusion of ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]''. | * By depicting the regeneration of the Eighth Doctor into the War Doctor, ''The Night of the Doctor'' abolishes the long-speculated idea that the Eighth Doctor eventually fought in the Time War and would regenerate into the [[Ninth Doctor]] portrayed by [[Christopher Eccleston]]. Years earlier, [[Russell T Davies]] and the BBC had refused ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''{{'}}s request to depict the regeneration from the [[Eighth Doctor]] to the Ninth Doctor at the conclusion of ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]''. | ||
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* The [[sonic screwdriver]]'s weakness (its inability to affect deadlocks) appears to be public knowledge. | * The [[sonic screwdriver]]'s weakness (its inability to affect deadlocks) appears to be public knowledge. | ||
* The exterior of the TARDIS has been reconfigured to a new overall design since the Eighth Doctor last appeared, and has sustained a lot of damage from increased violence in the universe during the Time War. | * The exterior of the TARDIS has been reconfigured to a new overall design since the Eighth Doctor last appeared, and has sustained a lot of damage from increased violence in the universe during the Time War. | ||
* The phrase "no more" would also feature in [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]].'' | |||
== Home Release == | == Home Release == | ||