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Ben Paddon · 08/04/2009, 05:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Badwolf

They use it far too much to get out of cliffhangers though.

Flesh eating shadows coming from both sides! How will the Doc escape? After a week's wait it's resolved by him using the screwdriver on a trapdoor which just happened to be beneath him.

Actually, you're thinking about something that happened part-way through "The Forest of the Dead", which was the second part of the story in question. It was never a cliffhanger.

Cliffhangers are almost never resolved by the Sonic Screwdriver. The closest examples I can think of are the Sonic Blaster (the "Squareness Gun") which was used to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of "Silence in the Library", and the TARDIS crystal which was rather horribly used to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of "The Age of Steel".

Badwolf · 08/05/2009, 03:49 am

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Originally Posted by Ben Paddon

Actually, you're thinking about something that happened part-way through "The Forest of the Dead", which was the second part of the story in question. It was never a cliffhanger.

I don't know how the episode was shown where you live, but here that was the cliffhanger for the end of the first library episode.

ReNeilssance · 08/05/2009, 04:07 am

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Originally Posted by Badwolf

I don't know how the episode was shown where you live, but here that was the cliffhanger for the end of the first library episode.

Really? That bit is halfway through the second episode, or at least it was here in the UK. The cliffhanger to the first episode was resolved by River Song using the squareness gun, if that's what you're thinking of?

Badwolf · 08/05/2009, 06:33 am

Actually, thinking about it, you're probably right. Memory's playing tricks on me.

*Majus* · 08/05/2009, 06:58 am

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Originally Posted by Badwolf

Actually, thinking about it, you're probably right. Memory's playing tricks on me.

Here, a Sonic Screwdriver, will fix it.

GaryCXJk · 08/05/2009, 07:25 am

I can imagine a scene in a Doctor Who game, where you need to open a locked door to escape an exploding space ship.

"I can't use a sonic screwdriver on that!"

*Looks playfully at the player*

Mr Nutt · 08/05/2009, 07:40 am

Well if they did do a Doctor Who game which doctor would they use the 10th or the 11th?

coolsome · 08/05/2009, 04:13 pm

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Originally Posted by mr_nutt

Well if they did do a Doctor Who game which doctor would they use the 10th or the 11th?

10th hopefuly I love david

Marach · 08/06/2009, 06:18 am

you mean another Doctor who game last i counted there were what 5?6? doctor who games out there some just plain horrible but theres a good platformer out there...

As for the sonic screwdriver it's actually in the series notes that the doctors screwdriver cannot be used to solve a cliffhanger/finish a story this dates back to the 80's when the series producer at the time had it destroyed and never allowed back in the original series due to over use.

SS the Free! · 08/10/2009, 11:32 am

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Originally Posted by Marach

you mean another Doctor who game last i counted there were what 5?6? doctor who games out there some just plain horrible but theres a good platformer out there...

As for the sonic screwdriver it's actually in the series notes that the doctors screwdriver cannot be used to solve a cliffhanger/finish a story this dates back to the 80's when the series producer at the time had it destroyed and never allowed back in the original series due to over use.

5th Doctor episode actually

shref · 08/24/2009, 06:40 am

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Originally Posted by Sailorcuteness

10th hopefuly I love david

yeah he did the role perfectly in my opinion. i just wish he wouldve stayed longer

theres so much more they couldve done with him. tho seeing as if they make the game it wont be for a year or so most likely, it'll be the next one im sure. matt smith i believe his name is?

Victory63 · 10/27/2009, 02:41 am

So anymore word on the idea of a Doctor Who Telltale game?

*Majus* · 10/27/2009, 02:42 am

Funny, I’m listening to the radio-play »Doctor Who and the Pirates«, right now.

*Icedhope* · 10/27/2009, 02:48 am

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Originally Posted by Vitas

So anymore word on the idea of a Doctor Who Telltale game?

I'd bet if they decide to do a doctor who game, it'll be after Sam&Max's new season..but I remember them saying at PAX, that their unsure if they will do it.

Toothless Gibbon · 10/27/2009, 02:49 am

The BBC have said they will only give the rights to a UK developer.

(OK, not really)

Victory63 · 10/27/2009, 02:57 am

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Originally Posted by Majus

Funny, I’m listening to the radio-play »Doctor Who and the Pirates«, right now.

Yeah I too have a huge range of Doctor Who audios. The BBC and Big Finish ones

Brainiac · 10/28/2009, 08:27 am

While checking out the newest Zero Punctuation, I ran across a link through The Escapist leading to some videos that made me go "what the heck?!"

shref · 10/28/2009, 08:41 am

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

I'd bet if they decide to do a doctor who game, it'll be after Sam&Max's new season..but I remember them saying at PAX, that their unsure if they will do it.

they may do doctor who first(if that is in fact what theyre doing) first, instead of doing two huge ip's (monkey island and sam & max) back to back

*Lena_P* · 10/28/2009, 09:49 am

They've never announced they will do a Dr. Who game. I'm not saying it's impossible, but they haven't announced it officially. Connors has said fans request it often, and it would be interesting for them to try to do but they'd have to crunch numbers to make sure it was worthwhile. Basically, "we'd like to, of course, but no guarantees", and he also stated they'd like to try other IPs, "crazy, risky licenses." It seems like all the newsites are quoting this article when they mention Telltale doing Dr. Who, so it's not at all a definite thing, just to be clear. I'm sure the more interest it generates the more worthwhile it would seem to them, but there is nothing to say that they're even negotiation for the license let alone that they'll announce making the game within the next year.

shref · 10/28/2009, 09:54 am

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

They've never announced they will do a Dr. Who game. I'm not saying it's impossible, but they haven't announced it officially. Connors has said fans request it often, and it would be interesting for them to try to do but they'd have to crunch numbers to make sure it was worthwhile. Basically, "we'd like to, of course, but no guarantees", and he also stated they'd like to try other IPs, "crazy, risky licenses." It seems like all the newsites are quoting this article when they mention Telltale doing Dr. Who, so it's not at all a definite thing, just to be clear. I'm sure the more interest it generates the more worthwhile it would seem to them, but there is nothing to say that they're even negotiation for the license let alone that they'll announce making the game within the next year.

i realize nothing has been announced, but the job of game forums is to overhype things that arent announced =P although seeing as we're on telltale's forums, its much more visual to the company than most other places. but whatever their new game is, i have a feeling itll be out before sam and max season 3

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Victory63 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 235	Any news on Doctor Who Telltale game idea? So anymore word on the idea of a Doctor Who Telltale game?

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Majus Mighty Cinematic Artist Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Back in germany. Mostly. Posts: 531	Funny, I’m listening to the radio-play »Doctor Who and the Pirates«, right now. __________________ The »I wonder what happens…«-Flashfilm-Series! Episode I: I wonder what happens in »Launch of the Screaming Narwhal« Episode II: I wonder what happens in »The Siege of Spinner Cay« Episode III: I wonder what happens in »Lair of the Leviathan« Episode IV: I wonder what happens in »The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood« Episode V: I wonder what happens in »Rise of the Pirate God«

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Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	The BBC have said they will only give the rights to a UK developer. (OK, not really) __________________ "Threepwood told me he'd found a sunken chest with no booty. It was my wife."

10/28/2009, 08:27 am	#37
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GaryCXJk Custom User Title User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Zaandam, the Netherlands Posts: 2,110	I can imagine a scene in a Doctor Who game, where you need to open a locked door to escape an exploding space ship. "I can't use a sonic screwdriver on that!" Looks playfully at the player

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Mr Nutt Battle Armor Lightningrod Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Points to map "There!" Posts: 393	Well if they did do a Doctor Who game which doctor would they use the 10th or the 11th?

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Marach Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3	you mean another Doctor who game last i counted there were what 5?6? doctor who games out there some just plain horrible but theres a good platformer out there... As for the sonic screwdriver it's actually in the series notes that the doctors screwdriver cannot be used to solve a cliffhanger/finish a story this dates back to the 80's when the series producer at the time had it destroyed and never allowed back in the original series due to over use.

10/28/2009, 09:49 am	#39
Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	They've never announced they will do a Dr. Who game. I'm not saying it's impossible, but they haven't announced it officially. Connors has said fans request it often, and it would be interesting for them to try to do but they'd have to crunch numbers to make sure it was worthwhile. Basically, "we'd like to, of course, but no guarantees", and he also stated they'd like to try other IPs, "crazy, risky licenses." It seems like all the newsites are quoting this article when they mention Telltale doing Dr. Who, so it's not at all a definite thing, just to be clear. I'm sure the more interest it generates the more worthwhile it would seem to them, but there is nothing to say that they're even negotiation for the license let alone that they'll announce making the game within the next year.

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