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60th Anniversary Specials – Doctor Who

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The Doctor and friends travel from the dawn of human history to distant alien worlds; everywhere they go, they find adventure, terror, fun, chases, joy and monsters.
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Lauren Coates Chicago Reader Though the strength of Davies’s writing is inconsistent across the trilogy, the Doctor Who 60th specials are a charming (if indulgent) blast from the past that honors the show’s history while laying the groundwork for an exciting new chapter Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 15, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyrone C R.I.P Dr Who (1963-2017) The true doctors spirit died in the year of our lord, 2017. Accept no substitutes. Especially the cry baby that can't go one episode without getting emotional type of ones.. You know who I'm talking about. An embarrassment to my people. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Vincent R I thought that The Giggle was a great final episode with David Tennant as the doctor, Wild Blue Yonder was kind of okay, it had some ups and downs, and The Star Beast was the worst one of the 3. I would give The Star Beast two meeps out of 10, Wild Blue Yonder, a 6 sonic screwdriver out of 10, and The Giggle, a solid 10 Stooky Bill's out of 10 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review Michael M R.I.P Doctor Who 1963 - 2017 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/13/25 Full Review 丁 布 Thanks to the screenwriter for giving the new version of Doctor Who a good ending. As the show says, the Doctor is already very tired and needs some new energy, so it's just right to stop here. But I don't have the courage to watch the new new doctor anymore. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Kalissa H Enjoyable. David Tennant is phenomenal. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Martin G The plot was meandering, the visuals were sterile and "modern", even moreso than Whittaker's seasons, which is saying something, and the messaging was as blunt and unsubtle as a sledgehammer to the frontal lobe. I was hoping the return of RTD would signal a return to higher quality writing, but this is bordering on parody. The actors seem to be trying, but their performances are stiff and snap between emotions incredibly quickly, which feels more like a failure of direction and writing. The effects look decent, but suffer largely from their own impressiveness. There's a lot of CGI and puppetry going on, but they're very difficult to move around, so the creatures barely do anything physically besides sit or stand there menacingly. The climax of the story was embarrassing, and did a disservice to the original send-off of Donna Noble by using it as a vehicle for a message that was both obvious and tiring by the end. Overall, it feels like an episode that had decent ingredients, but no one who actually knew how to combine them, and instead leaned heavily into the message as a crutch so that when criticism came, it could be waved away as one "ism" or another. This seems to be the hallmark of the new Davies era: disregard plot, character motivation and logic, do something provocative, wait for the reactionaries, and then attribute all criticism, legitimate or otherwise to them. I imagine it's quite freeing to convince yourself that every non-positive review comes from an evil person whom you can disregard, although I wonder if you can learn anything while doing so. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 25, 2023 The Star Beast The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London; as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor's old friend, Donna. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 2, 2023 Wild Blue Yonder The Tardis takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure; to escape, they must face a desperate fight for their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 9, 2023 The Giggle The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win. Details
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Season Info

Director
Tom Kingsley, Chanya Button, Rachel Talalay
Executive Producer
Russell T. Davies, Phil Collinson, Joel Collins, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter
Screenwriter
Russell T. Davies
Network
Disney+
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 25, 2023