A
couple of weeks ago, we finally learned the air date of the first
episode: 7th October. The BBC also released a short teaser trailer to
go with the announcement. Bizarrely, despite being called a “Release
Date Trailer”, the YouTube version (which I’ve embedded just
below) doesn’t actually include the date! The date is included on
the version loaded to other platforms though.
The
teaser contains a fun little nod to breaking the glass ceiling,
which, predictably, upset a certain subset of fans.
The
date marks a move to
Sundays. With
the exception of Christmas specials and “The Waters of Mars”
(which was also a special, though not a Christmas one), since Doctor
Who came back in 2005, it has
always aired on Saturdays (though at highly variable times in the UK
in recent years). The classic series usually aired on Saturdays as
well, except for a few seasons in the 80s. Here in Canada, Saturday
has always been the typical night as well—although YTV showed the
Sylvester McCoy years on Sunday evenings in the late 80s, so Sunday
won’t be completely unprecedented for me. It will seem a little
strange at first, though.
However,
the air date is not the main purpose of this post! Now that there are
only a couple of weeks left before Series 11 starts, the marketing
campaign it starting to get into full swing. Over the last couple of
days, there have been a lot of newspaper
and magazine articles
released containing interviews and hints at what to expect—though
this year’s pattern of providing far less information than in
previous years continues and I like it!
And
today has seen the release of a new full trailer!
This
trailer is the first to include a bit of actual dialogue from the new
series, as well as brief glimpses (mostly blink-and-you’ll-miss-them
glimpses) of guest stars and monsters, including a giant spider! I
will admit that the music grated a bit when I first heard it in the
Release Date Trailer. It’s very atypical for Doctor Who.
However, it’s kind of grown on me. The lyrics fit, and it actually
works really well in this new trailer. It does drive home the point
that this is a new era of Doctor Who.
Things are going to change.
What
I particularly love about this trailer, though, are the visuals! Much
like the previous full trailer, this one
highlights some absolutely gorgeous visuals, and it has a truly
cinematic feel to it. The new aspect ratio helps a good deal in this
regard. Series 11 looks like it could be the best visually appearing
series of Doctor Who
ever. I can’t wait!
Anyway,
to finish up, here’s a fun video of Jodie Whittaker responding to tweets about her casting!
When Jodie Whittaker's role on @bbcdoctorwho was announced, the internet had something to say about it. Here's her reaction to some of the best (and worst) responses... @bbcpress pic.twitter.com/ScMRlh37Ty— Stylist Magazine (@StylistMagazine) September 19, 2018
