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The Infinite Quest screens in CBBC's Totally Doctor Who 5:00pm - 5:25pm BBC1  020407 Episode 1 130407 Episode 2 270407 Episode 3 040507 Episode 4 110507 Episode 5 250507 Episode 6 010607 Episode 7 080607 Episode 8 150607 Episode 9 220607 Episode 10 290607 Episode 11 060707 Episode 12 |
Episode 9 Episode 8 Episode 7 Episode 6 Episode 5 Episode 4 He has mutinied because Oil Corp promise him a new body. He orders the other oil rigs to fire on the pirate ship while the Doctor and Martha attempt to save Captain Calico. Episode 3  The
TARDIS lands on a planet with 3 artificial suns and some walking robot
oil rigs in the 40th century. Suddenly they're lifted up by a pirate space
ship captained by Calico. It turns out that she has a skeleton crew with
laser swords and they plan to make them walk the plank. Finally, a great
cliff hangar!
Russell says that we should expect to see a Prison Planet coming up in the next few weeks. Hmm. Will it be called, Desperus? (Dalek Master Plan prison planet, a thousand years later) Episode 2  Not
the best episode. The TARDIS is taken out of time by Caw, the robot bird,
who then gives Martha a tracking device and the Doctor an ancient item
that'll lead them to the Infinite. Baltazar will be following. This episode
could easily have just been put together as a page with text at the beginning
of episode 3. How about "Previously on Doctor Who. Caw has given the
Doctor and Martha an ancient artifact that will lead them on a Quest to
find the Infinite - a ship from the Dark Times. But they're unaware that
the gift Caw also gave Martha contained a tracking device, and Baltazar
will be following"
The Infinite Quest
While Martha's animation seems to be on the money, the Doctor's animated character does not convey David Tennant's features very well at all. The TARDIS lands on a hand burnished bird shaped ship captained by Baltazar, scourge of the galaxy - voiced by Anthony Stewart Head. While a three and a half minute cartoon is probably only interesting to fans under 12, this prologue gives us a taste of what to expect from Freema's character in the future. The witty and intelligent banter about converting all the carbon lifeforms in a plasma cloud on Earth into diamonds, and Martha's extremely quick understanding of some of the more elusive comments suggests that we'll be returning to the rocky ratings days of the Romana era. While the viewers need a strong, intelligent character to help the Doctor think outside the box, they also need someone similar to themselves. So Martha can't be too smart or else several characters like Rose will have to make an appearance to keep the audience connected. Baltazar, from the age of the Space Pirates methinks, snips the Doctor's gold spoon in half, knocking it to the floor and causing the metal eating mould impregnated in it to become active. Baltazar escapes with the traditional "I'll get you Doctor" as the Doctor and Martha disappear in the TARDIS. We get to see his fabulous ship completely destroyed. For this introduction, 6 out of 10. Let's hope the Doctor's face becomes more recognisable as the episode progresses, otherwise I'll continue to mistake him for the character of the boyfriend in The Scream of the Shalka. Background  A
number of animated Doctor Who stories have been made in recent years from
the Scream of the Shalka to the two missing Invasion episodes. But there
hasn't been a televised animated Doctor Who before, ever! (Streets Doctor
Who Ice Cream ads don't count!)
This page will showcase and review the new animated TV series 'Doctor
Who and the Infinite Quest' which will be screened in approximately 3.5
minute segments within Totally Doctor Who. As each 3.5 minute story has
a recap, the entire story is estimated to only last about 44 minutes -
a regular new series episode length. Rumour has it that the entire assembled
episode will be played as a separate story after it has finished.
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The first
episode of the Infinite Quest, a bit like a prologue, introduces us to
the characters very quickly.