Dreamland (TV story)
Dreamland is an animated special consisting of a planned run of seven 6 minute episodes on the BBC's Red Button service, as well as the BBC's Doctor Who website, between 21 and 27 November 2009.[3] It will then be broadcast, complete, on BBC Two on 5 December 2009, followed by a yet-to-be-scheduled showing on BBC HD.[4]
Synopsis
During a visit to a local diner, the Doctor stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.[1]
Plot
Episode 1
A ship is being chased by two white ships it is fired at and crash lands in New Mexico, 3rd of June 1947. At the site of Roswell.
Dry Springs 11 years later the TARDIS lands at a diner. He meets two people Cassie Rice and a man called Jimmy. The Doctor notices a piece of alien equipment on the Table he picks it up and it activates. Two men in black park outside the diner. One walks in after a small confrontation. They end up having a brawl. He chases the trio out they get in Jimmy's truck.
Jimmy and Cassie tell the Doctor of the Roswell crash and how near they are to Area 51. Jimmy is convinced that aliens have been killing his cattle as he works at a ranch. Cassie says it is a couger that did that. The Doctor makes Jimmy stop the truck where he sees a large footprint. The three of them are attacked by a large Robot the doctor says it is a Viperox. They run and the Viperox chases it, it is hit by a missile aimed at it by a Helicopter. The Helicopter lands and a man walks out he introduces himself as Colonel Stark. He arrests the Doctor, Cassie and Jimmy and takes them to Area 51.
At Area 51 the doctor, Cassie and Jimmy are in a room together. Stark comes in and says there minds are to be whiped completly. He ties them down to tables and turns the gas on. As he walks out the Doctor makes himself free and turns the gas off. He, Cassie and Jimmy escape through a ventilation shaft.
As they get through they come out and go to a corridor. The Alarm rings solders come out they hide in a lab where they see a blue female alien sealed of behind glass. Solders burst in the lab the Doctor, Cassie and Jimmy go up a lift. Once the lift gets to the top they are faced with armed gunmen. The Doctor tells his new friends to put there hand up and smile.
In General Starks office, A Viperox says to General Stark he had better not mess up.
Episode 2
Cast
- The Doctor - David Tennant
- Cassie Rice - Georgia Moffett
- Jimmy Stalkingwolf - Tim Howar
- Lord Azlok - David Warner
- Seruba Velak - Lisa Bowerman
- Colonel Stark - Stuart Milligan
- Mister Dread - Peter Guinness
- Night Eagle - Clarke Peters
- Voice of Solders - Ryan Macclusky
Production crew
to be added
References
- The Doctor states that he isnt Human.
- The Doctor discuss Cold War. He also says that the American's thought they would have flying cars in ten years, if the Reds (Russians) made sure not to bomb them. He also confuses the Russians with the Brittish football team Manchester United.
Story notes
- The total length of the serial will be 45 minutes, with BBC Two and BBC HD scheduled to broadcast the "omnibus" version.[5][6]
- Dreamland is an alternate name for the secretive Area 51 U.S. Air Force base in Groom Lake, Nevada. It is the subject of many conspiracy theories, some of which involve the alleged Roswell crash debris and bodies being studied there. It is unknown if Area 51 will tie into the story, however, as it is set in Roswell, New Mexico. In the latest clip,The Doctor and his companions are aprihended and taken to Area 51
- This story is next animated episode after DW: The Infinite Quest, which was aired during 2007 as part of Totally Doctor Who.
- Voice actor Lisa Bowerman is best known for playing Bernice Summerfield in the Big Finish Productions audio dramas (for which she currently directs productions); she was also a guest star in the 1989 serial DW: Survival as Karra.
- David Warner has also been involved in the Big Finish audio dramas, most notably playing an alternate version of the Doctor in the Doctor Who Unbound series.
Ratings
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Rumours
- There are rumours that this animated adventure will involve the Tenth Doctor being trapped in a dream-like place, hence the title, wherein he will encounter each of his past incarnations, taking advantage of the animated format of the adventure to bring back Doctor's played by actors who are now deceased. The deceased Doctor's voices will be performed using voice actors or, where possible, using archived audio clips. This will also be how actor's who do not wish to return to the show (a rumoured example being Christopher Eccleston) will be included in the special, as the aforementioned 'hold-outs' have agreed that their likenesses can be used in the adventure. As of July 2009, this has not been confirmed or denied by the BBC. It should be noted that such a scenario (the Tenth Doctor meeting visions of his former selves) already played out in the comic series IDW: The Forgotten.
- Cassie Rice is thought to be the Doctor's daughter in disguise, but this is mere speculation based on the fact that Georgia Moffett plays both characters.
Myths
- Shortly after this serial was announced, there were persistent rumours that this animated adventure would involve the Tenth Doctor being trapped in a dream-like place, hence the title, wherein he encounters each of his past incarnations, taking advantage of the animated format of the adventure to bring back Doctor's played by actors who are now deceased. The rumour stated that the deceased Doctor's voices will be performed using voice actors or, where possible, using archived audio clips. This was also to be how actor's who do not wish to return to the show (stating an example as being Christopher Eccleston) would have been included in the special, as the aforementioned 'hold-outs' had supposedly agreed that their likenesses can be used in the adventure. The broadcast of the serial, however, confirmed that this was not the case. It should be noted that such a scenario (the Tenth Doctor meeting visions of his former selves) already played out in the comic series IDW: The Forgotten.
Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors
to be added
Continuity
to be added
International broadcast
At present, there has been no indication whether Dreamland will be broadcast, or made available online (officially) outside the UK. Most original video content on the BBC website is "geolocked" and restricted to UK users only. It is assumed Dreamland will be likewise restricted. The previous animated serial, DW: The Infinite Quest, was never broadcast in North America or Australia, and remained unavailable there until its DVD release (more than a year later for North America). It remains to be seen if Dreamland will experience the same release.
DVD and Other releases
Many online retailers and [7] are reporting that Doctor Who: Dreamland will be released on DVD on 2nd February 2010 at an RRP of £12.99.
See also
External links
Gallifrey One - New Animated Adventure On the Way
Footnotes
