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Glen here…
…hurling forth a Friday Docback dedicated to In the Forest of the Night, presumably a reference to William Blake’s THE TYGER poem.
“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”
Says Wiki:
"The Tyger" presents a duality between aesthetic beauty and primal ferocity,…”
Will such themes play into this particular episode? Or, perhaps apply in some way to the Doctor himself? I’m not sure if tigers/tygers actually have anything to do with this particular plot, although one a large cat features prominently in this not-entirely-sucky promotional image.
It’s also possible that ‘In the Forest of the Night’ simply refers to this story’s alarming and epic encroachment of trees.
ITFOTN is the tenth of twelve DOCTOR WHO Season/Series 8 installments, next week brings us Dark Water - the first episode in S8’s two-part finale. Here's a quick scene from Forest...
A DOCTOR WHOish PROPOSAL
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OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS FOR DEATH IN HEAVEN, THE S8 SEASON/SERIES FINALE
Which, along with Dark Water, its predecessor, will be helmed by American director Rachel Talalay...
With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.
Can the mighty UNIT contain Missy? As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.
Guest stars: Michele Gomez, Chris Addison, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jemma Redgrave, Ingrid Oliver
DOCTOR WHO SEASON/SERIES 8 DVDs & BLUs ANNOUNCED FOR US
This Season/Series has been announced for November 17 UK release for some time, but Thursday brought word that the Seasonal sets will hit the US a few weeks later - on December 9.
A press release reveals further details…
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DOCTOR WHO:
THE COMPLETE EIGHTH SERIES
Includes Exclusive Footage from London Premiere featuring Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat
Street Date: December 9, 2014
Suggested Retail Price: DVD$79.98 ($99.90 in Canada)
Blu-ray $89.98 ($109.50 in Canada)
Length: Approx. 586 mins + bonus material / 4-disc set (Blu-ray)/ 5-disc set (DVD)
New York – October 23, 2014 – The new era of Doctor Who has begun and on December 9, 2014 Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series lands on Blu-ray and DVD. The most recent season sees a brand new face at the controls of the TARDIS with Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It) as the Doctor. TV Guide Magazine calls his performance “Absolutely brilliant” and People Magazine says “His arrival in the premiere is a jolt – and a joy.” Relive all 12 episodes of this electrifying season, as well as bonus features including EXCLUSIVE footage from the London Premiere Q&A with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, four EXCLUSIVE episode commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, a special documentary following Doctor Who: The World Tour, and many more.
The new era of Doctor Who starring Peter Capaldi delivered the highest rated season premiere ever on BBC AMERICA. In the feature-length premiere, the new Doctor crash-lands in Victorian London. As Clara (Jenna Coleman, Dancing on the Edge) struggles to recognize the man she thought she knew so well, killers are stalking the capital. A slaughterhouse restaurant and a buried spaceship lead the Doctor into a confrontation with a long forgotten foe… but how far is this new man ready to go to protect his friends? The new season sees the Doctor and Clara encounter wonders and horrors. They meet a fleet of Daleks as they attempt to rescue a stranded ship of human survivors, face ranks of Cybermen stalking the Earth, go back in time and join Robin Hood in a fight with killer robots in Sherwood Forest, become bank robbers when they break into the deadliest bank in the cosmos, face a mummy on the Orient Express, discover a deadly horror dwelling on the Moon, and come to know the last man standing at the end of the Universe. And as Clara falls for handsome fellow teacher, Danny Pink (Samuel Anderson, The History Boys), can she keep her two extraordinary lives going?
Bonus materials include:
•EXCLUSIVE footage from London Post-Premiere Q&A with Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat
•EXCLUSIVE Doctor Who episode commentaries for Into the Dalek, Robot of Sherwood, The Caretaker, and Kill the Moon
•Behind-the-Scenes featurettes (12 total)
•Doctor Who Exclusive (4 total)
∑ Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord (special with Fifth Doctor Peter Davison)
∑ Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (special with Fifth Doctor Peter Davison)
∑ Doctor Who: Earth Conquest (World Tour Documentary)
•Tour of the TARDIS
•Doctor Who: Deep Breath Live Pre-Show & After Who Live (hosted by comedian and Doctor Who superfan Chris Hardwick)
•FOXES – “Don’t Stop Me Now” (Music video from Mummy on the Orient Express)
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Aesthetically (effects wise, photographically), this Season/Series has been rather astonishing - can’t wait to check it out in all of its Blu-ray glory!
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Glen Oliver
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