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|image = | |image = Monster Files (2010) 1 title card.JPG | ||
|series = ''[[Monster Files]]'' | |series = ''[[Monster Files]]'' | ||
|story number = 16 | |story number = 16 | ||
|main character = [[River Song]] | |main character = [[River Song]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Justin Richards | ||
|director = [[Ian Smith]] | |director = [[Ian Smith]] | ||
|producer = [[Ian Smith]] | |producer = [[Ian Smith]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 1 May 2010 | ||
|format = 3 | |format = 3'36" | ||
|production code = MF16 | |production code = MF16 | ||
|prev = Monster File: Cybermen (webcast) | |prev = Monster File: Cybermen (webcast) | ||
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== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Justin Richards]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Justin Richards]] | ||
* [[Director]] - [[Ian Smith]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Ian Smith]] | ||
* [[Producer]] - Ian Smith | * [[Producer]] - Ian Smith | ||
== | == Music list == | ||
* "Angels With Dirty Faces" by Christopher Slaski, Album: Orchestral Drama, Horror ANW 1148 | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
[[File:Rivers Diary Weeping Angels Entry.JPG|thumb|Pages from River Song's diary.]] | |||
* River Song has files on the [[Weeping Angel]]s in [[River Song's diary|her diary]]. | * River Song has files on the [[Weeping Angel]]s in [[River Song's diary|her diary]]. | ||
* River compares her journal to [[Book of the Weeping Angels|that]] written by [[Rastan Jovanich]]. The | * River compares her journal to [[Book of the Weeping Angels|that]] written by [[Rastan Jovanich]]. The knowledge contained in the book drove him mad. Rastan was sent to the "terrible" [[sanatorium]] of [[Dispard]], never to be seen again. Rastan's journal survived, though barely readable, and is now in River's possession. | ||
* The Weeping Angels appear as [[statue]]s, but are not in fact [[angel]]s, nor made of [[stone]], at least not all the time. | |||
* One [[touch]] from a Weeping Angel sends their prey to the [[past]], consuming the energy of the [[life|lives]] they might have led. | |||
* The Weeping Angels appear as [[statue]]s but are not | |||
* One [[touch]] from a Weeping Angel sends their prey to the [[past]], consuming the energy of the [[life]] | |||
* The Weeping Angels are called as such since they cover their [[eye]]s as if they are [[crying]], doing so to prevent them from seeing each other. River notes that they are not [[sad]] for the suffering they cause. | * The Weeping Angels are called as such since they cover their [[eye]]s as if they are [[crying]], doing so to prevent them from seeing each other. River notes that they are not [[sad]] for the suffering they cause. | ||
* The Weeping Angels | * The Weeping Angels use [[quantum-locking]] as a defense mechanism, to appear as statues whenever they are seen by any [[sentient]] being. | ||
* When not observed, the Weeping Angels can move fast to catch their prey in the [[blink]] of an [[eye]]. As such, one is advised not to blink. | * When not observed, the Weeping Angels can move fast enough to catch their prey in the [[blink]] of an [[eye]]. As such, one is advised not to blink. | ||
* One cannot be sure if a Weeping Angel is not just a statue, or if a statue is a Weeping Angel. | * One cannot be sure if a Weeping Angel is not just a statue, or if a statue is a Weeping Angel. | ||
* A Weeping Angel may be statue anywhere, however old, broken or seemingly innocuous. | * A Weeping Angel may be a statue anywhere, however old, broken or seemingly innocuous. | ||
* "Useful [[Spoiler]]s" for dealing with a Weeping Angel | * "Useful [[Spoiler]]s" for dealing with a Weeping Angel are to not turn one's back, not to look away, and to avoid blinking. | ||
* Rastan warns in his book: "that which holds the image of an Angel, becomes itself an Angel." As such, even the appearance of a Weeping Angel in a [[picture]] or on a [[television]] is dangerous. | * Rastan warns in his book: "that which holds the image of an Angel, becomes itself an Angel." As such, even the appearance of a Weeping Angel in a [[picture]] or on a [[television]] is dangerous. | ||
* [[Children]] know instinctively of the Weeping Angels, to the point of inventing [[playground]] games such as [[Grandmother's Footsteps]] to train themselves to escape them. River suggests this is why children are afraid of the [[dark]], as one cannot see the Weeping Angels there. | * [[Children]] know instinctively of the Weeping Angels, to the point of inventing [[playground]] games such as [[Grandmother's Footsteps]] to train themselves to escape them. River suggests this is why children are afraid of the [[dark]], as one cannot see the Weeping Angels there. | ||
* River notes that the Weeping Angels can turn out the [[light]]s. | * River notes that the Weeping Angels can turn out the [[light]]s. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
' | * Footage from [[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}}, {{cs|Blink (TV story)}}, and {{cs|Flesh and Stone (TV story)}} is shown, as well as imagery from [[WC]]: {{cs|A Ghost Story for Christmas (webcast)}}, and new footage of [[River Song's diary]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Victims of the Weeping Angels include [[Kathy Nightingale]] | * Victims of the Weeping Angels include [[Kathy Nightingale]] and [[Billy Shipton]] from [[TV]]: {{cs|Blink (TV story)}} and [[Julia Hardwick]], as seen in [[WC]]: {{cs|A Ghost Story for Christmas (webcast)}}. | ||
* River consults [[Rastan Jovanich]]'s journal | * River consults [[Rastan Jovanich]]'s journal, first seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Time of Angels (TV story)}}. | ||
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[[Category:2010 webcasts]] | [[Category:2010 webcasts]] | ||
