{"id":44563,"date":"2014-08-24T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T15:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/the-new-doctor-who-main-title-sequence.html"},"modified":"2014-08-25T08:21:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T14:21:48","slug":"the-new-doctor-who-main-title-sequence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/the-new-doctor-who-main-title-sequence.html","title":{"rendered":"The new Doctor Who main title sequence"},"content":{"rendered":"
Most of the footage posted is still of mixed quality, but this is as good as any right this moment (Dear BBC, People Enjoy This Stuff, Please Post It Yourself).<\/p>\n

Anyway, three observations:<\/p>\n

1. As has been noted elsewhere, this was highly influenced by this fan-made title sequence (http:\/\/youtu.be\/oXOBHnWiinY<\/a>), which Moffat saw and loved. I can well understand why. \u00a0I'm not sure that I don't like the prototype better — the pocketwatch and Gallifreyan bits are nice adds — but it still works for me.<\/p>\n

2. It also marks a clear shift from semi-somewhat-reality to symbolism and fantasy. Yes, clockwork gears and spirals of Roman numerals 1-12 are very apropos for a time traveler, but a far cry from the Modern Who original (pathways of energy through time, actually red-shifted or blue-shifted based on the direction). \u00a0It's not a good thing or a bad thing, but it still strikes me as a thing.<\/p>\n

3. On the other hand, the music was much more electronic, harkening back to the original series. That's surely meaningful as well.<\/p>\n

So, overall, I like it. It's an interesting shift, bigger than the season-by-season (or doctor-by-doctor) evolutions we've seen before. I think it works well with the Doctor, and perhaps foreshadows some elements that Capaldi and Moffat are looking to bring to him. But I do miss the pocketwach.\ufeff<\/p><\/div>\n