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SDCC2011: Doctor Who – Panel Coverage, New Footage, and Trailer

by Caroline Clowney, Reporter

Doctor Who invaded Hall H and featured apperances by stars Matt Smith and Karen Gillen. Toby Whithouse, Adam Rogers, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis were also on the panel. Check out some of the highlights:

  • “Hall h is the popup carnegie hall of nerddom” – Adam Rogers
  • “Look at all the fezes and stuff” -MS
  • Dummy ending during reveal, found out after the readthrough, Alex was the only one who knew.
  • How can you guve River Song more power? It’s not fair! -MS
  • DW is “part of the DNA in UK society” -Toby Whithouse
  • “You really commit to the cheering which we like and its kinda wonderful to e part of a legacy and something that has such a history”- MS on “UK versus US fans”
  • Beth Willis (BW) and are also here.
  • Clip: DW future episode, takes place in hotel (episode is called “God Complex”), Rory will be holding a mop, there is a clown.
  • TW likes to find the mitigating factors in a villian to make them interesting (roseana in vampires in venice wanted one city to save a race).
  • TW loves show as a viewer.
  • BW: Steven tells you what you need to know but is so good at holding things back.
  • August 27 is the premiere date for the next episode.
  • Timezones confuse MS.
  • Clip 2: Cybermen and Silence are back, Doctor Who saves Hitler, River will be back (wearing that eye patch).
  • “It’s remarkable that who reaches so far and wide.” -MS
  • Matt hides with a shoe horn in KG’s trailer and scares KG, says it genuinely scares her.
  • MS is somewhat dissing on Cardiff.
  • TW would like to see a 5 Doctor special similar to the 1983 special.
  • MS makes stab at Tennant marrying the Doctor’s Daughter.
  • MS says DreamLord is one of his favorite actors.
  • “He’s got so much guilt and death that he must have to manage every day that I would love to see him back” -MS on DreamLord.
  • MS was given a Tardis manual his first day of work.
  • “The Tardis just never gets boring” -MS
  • MS says Weeping Angels are his favs, KG likes nurse cats.
  • Question asked if The Doctor can regenerate into women- BW: decision on who the doctor is depends on what actor/tress presents themself.
  • PM: River stole thunder of having a female Doctor.
  • PM: Matt is The Doctor, what you see on screen is what you get in real life. He’s just not as competent in real life”.
  • MS: When David was leaving the show, his mom texted him saying he should be next Doctor.
  • PW: Casting MS was the easiest casting decision he’s ever made.
  • Greek mythology aspect to “God Complex” episode-TW
  • MS: Steven made fezes cool, Matt wanted to wear a hat and steven gave him a fez
  • MS: It’s now going to be all about the stetson.
  • BW: Matt pulled a tweed coat and bowtie out of his bag and it became the outfit.
  • Question: Why do you keep killing rory? “He’s kinda the kenny of the show”. BW response: He learns a lot everytime he dies.
  • Matt has broken a lot of screwdrivers, breaks one a day, says he’s super clumsy, breaks the tardis a lot too.
  • MS: Wants to see a True Blood crossover, KG wants startrek next generation (is a big fan, met a cast member and did a major fangirl).
  • MS says it will be cool if they popped up in a Big Bang Theory shot because they keep refrencing.
  • MS wants to see more of his darkside, things he’s bubbly, effervescent, and mad (his adjectives) because of all of his losses. Darkside will be seen in episode 10.

Check out the new trailer for the second half of Season Six of Doctor Who!

Check out the Comic-Con clip from the upcoming Doctor Who episode “God Complex”:

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