TV

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven 3D

A bonus bit of content for my Doctor Who 60th anniversary celebratory marathon, here (the main Twelfth Doctor entry is also today, under Audio Drama). Of course I've seen these episodes before (although not since they first aired in 2014), but I've never seen them... in 3D!

They weren't shot in 3D, of course, but post-converted for a theatrical release off the back of what a hit Day of the Doctor was theatrically. Said theatrical release never reached the UK, for some reason, instead taking place in the US, Canada, Russia and Denmark, of all places. But it was released on disc (again, only in the US), so a while ago I imported it, and enjoying Day in 3D the other day this has finally spurred me to watch it.

So, because this edits the two episodes together, and was primarily released theatrically in this form... does that make it a film? Oh, I can't be bothered to ponder that one too much! Although, as you can see, I've listed it in a more film-like fashion here, because... well, like I said, it's edited together so it's not "two episodes", it's a movie... sort of.

Also watched the 40-minute-ish interview with Peter and Jenna that's included as a special feature. It was ok, but has the disadvantage of taking place in the run-up to series 9, so that's what interviewer Wil Wheaton mainly wants to ask about, but of course the two stars can't actually say very much about it. (In the UK, the same interview was included on the Series 9 box set.)

[Watch Dark Water and Death in Heaven (again) — as individual episodes, in 2D — on iPlayer.]