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}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an [[Embassy Row]] production that aired as one of a trio of "[[wikipedia:punditry|punditry]] segments" on [[BBC America]] in [[August]] [[2011]]. It aired in the run-up to the premiere of ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ostensibly to offer [[North America]]n viewers a "memory jog" prior to recommencement of [[series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]]. | }}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an [[Embassy Row]] production that aired as one of a trio of "[[wikipedia:punditry|punditry]] segments" on [[BBC America]] in [[August]] [[2011]]. It aired in the run-up to the premiere of ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', ostensibly to offer [[North America]]n viewers a "memory jog" prior to recommencement of [[series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]]. | ||
Like all episodes of this series, it was notable for featuring exclusively [[North America]]n celebrities opining | Like all episodes of this series, it was notable for featuring exclusively [[North America]]n celebrities opining on aspects of the [[Matt Smith]] era of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
The show was also aired on [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] in [[Canada]] during the same week as the [[US]] broadcast. | The show was also aired on [[Space (TV channel)|Space]] in [[Canada]] during the same week as the [[US]] broadcast. | ||
== Subject == | == Subject == | ||
Celebrities from North America discussed most episodes of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', from ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'' to ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'', laying special emphasis on what those episodes told audiences about the monsters encountered by the [[Eleventh Doctor]] (the Silence, the Silurians, Prisoner Zero, the New Daleks, etc.). | |||
Since this episode was broadcast prior to ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', it maintained the deliberate misdirection in ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'' that [[the Silence]] was a species. | Since this episode was broadcast prior to ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'', it maintained the deliberate misdirection in ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'' that [[the Silence]] was a species. | ||
== People interviewed == | == People interviewed == | ||
Unusually, the only person even remotely connected to the production of ''Doctor Who'' was [[Mark Sheppard]], [[BBCA]]'s [[continuity announcement|continuity announcer]] for ''Doctor Who''. The "hook" of this documentary, like the others in this series, was that the interviewees were all ''Doctor Who'' fans who were professional entertainers with some | Unusually, the only person even remotely connected to the production of ''Doctor Who'' was [[Mark Sheppard]], [[BBCA]]'s [[continuity announcement|continuity announcer]] for ''Doctor Who''. The "hook" of this documentary, like the others in this series, was that the interviewees were all ''Doctor Who'' fans who were professional entertainers with some success in the American market. | ||
However, unlike other segments, this episode contained slivers of opinion from ordinary American viewers. Some attendees of the [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic Convention|San Diego Comic Convention]] were canvassed for their thoughts on the programme's scariest monsters. These thoughts were sprinkled throughout the episode. | However, unlike other segments, this episode contained slivers of opinion from ordinary American viewers. Some attendees of the [[wikipedia:San Diego Comic Convention|San Diego Comic Convention]] were canvassed for their thoughts on the programme's scariest monsters. These thoughts were sprinkled throughout the episode. | ||
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