Talk:Doctor Who series 6

Did the Silence cause the TARDIS to explode?

The article intro says 'The series continues story threads from Series 5, investigating the mysterious Silence that caused the TARDIS to explode in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang"' . Was it ever conclusively indicated that the Silence caused the TARDIS to explode? It's certainly not confirmed from the linked reference text, and all that I recall from the show itself is that the voice of (presumably) whoever caused the TARDIS explosion said "Silence will fall", which indicates knowledge of, but not necessarily affiliation with, the Silence. - - Irrevenant [ talk ] 06:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

You're right. It's been corrected. DonQuixote (talk) 12:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

It is definitely something within the Silence organization/religion (in an attempt to kill the Doctor, probably), but not necessarily the species themself. Glimmer721 ^talk 00:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

There's nothing definitive so it's all speculation at this point. Personally, my speculations lean away from the Silence because The Voice seemed (a) vastly more powerful than anything the Silence had at their disposal and (b) perfectly willing to destroy the universe (whereas the Silence's goal is to protect the universe from the Doctor). It seems more the style of someone like Rassilon. But given Moffat's general reluctance to use any of Russell T. Davies' characters, my leading suspicion is that it's either the Dreamlord, a new character or a classic villain such as Omega or the Black Guardian (maybe The Master, but it seems beyond his scope). Hopefully by the end of the upcoming season we'll know. :) --Irrevenant [ talk ] 01:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

DID they investigate what caused the TARDIS to explode?

The intro text now says "The series continues story threads from Series 5, investigating the mysterious Silence, the cause of the TARDIS exploding in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" and the identity of River Song.[3]" Sorry to be a pain, but I don't recall them actually investigating the cause of the TARDIS exploding in Series 6. This Series focussed entirely on the impending death of the Doctor, River Song's origins and the Silence. I'm not sure if the referenced actually supports this sentence or not - that comes down to whether Moffat was specifically talking about Season 6, or about upcoming Dr Who in general. But if it does refer to Season 6, Moffat overpromised and underdelivered because that plot thread was just left hanging (so far). --Irrevenant [ talk ] 00:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Essentially that sentence is taken from the Doctor Who Confidential from the Series 5 finale. Moffat, in listing the open threads, pointed out the Silence which he said was involved with the TARDIS explosion, and said the point of Series 6 was the Silence. Not necessarily investigating the Silence's destruction of the TARDIS but the Silence organization and species themself. The sentence isn't saying they were investigating why the TARDIS exploded but the Silence which caused it to explode. And yeah, the death of the Doctor should be mentioned. That sentence has been on the page before the series began airing, so that mystery wasn't known yet. I plan to remake this page like series 5 but time has been an issue (no pun intended). Glimmer721 ^talk 02:25, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 14:02, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I will use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:18, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

Immediate Failures

• It is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria - y
• It contains copyright infringements - Not so sure. Copyvio check isn't happy [2]
  •  Comment: Copyvio check picks up only one issue, and it's a quote, and therefore has to be included verbatim. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done by Ted. -- /Alex/₂₁ 04:13, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• It has, or needs, cleanup banners that are unquestionably still valid. These include{{cleanup}}, {{POV}}, {{unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{citation needed}}, {{clarify}}, or similar tags. (See also {{QF-tags}}). - Y
• It is not stable due to edit warring on the page. -Y

Links

• No dablinks
• https://dispenser.info.tm/~dispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py?page=Doctor_Who_%28series_6%29#view:0.1.1.1.1.1 - checklinks brings up a few issues. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:39, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Fixed. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Prose

Lede

• The series is the sixth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the thirty-second season overall. - "was" Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Lede needs a little more info on Doctor Who. It does say about it being the revived series, but it should say somewhere when the original was first aired. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Added the classic era years. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• The series stars Matt Smith as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. - but on the inside? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Copyedited to say it's a spacecraft that's a police box on the outside. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• In addition to River - to Song. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• TARDIS is linked twice Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Main prose

• Lots of duplinks. BBC America, Space (Canadian TV channel), Let's Kill Hitler, A Good Man Goes to War, BBC One, The Lodger, Doctor Who (series 5), Steven Moffat, Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Amy Pond, and Rory Williams Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:47, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• "Script to Screen" competition winning script, written by the pupils of Oakley CE Junior School. - needs a cite. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Obtained source from episode's article. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• as none of the prequels are cited, are they needed? Were they ever actually broadcast? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done They're absolutely needed. Supplemental episodes are always included in a series' article, whether they were broadcast or released online (the latter, in this case). I have added a source to cite the prequels. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Darvill had appeared in the previous series in a recurring role, but became a regular in this series.[4] Darvill had his "fingers crossed" that he would become a regular. - merge into one entence Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• I feel as though the casting could do with feshing out a little. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Doing... -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 06:23, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• "A Christmas Carol" guest starred Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins.[8] Guest stars of the main series included Michael Sheen (voice),[9] Imelda Staunton (voice), Suranne Jones,[10] David Walliams,[11] Hugh Bonneville,[12] Lily Cole,[13] Mark Sheppard,[14] and Daniel Mays.[15] - could we say what sort of characters they played? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Comment: What sort? What do you mean by "sort"? They plays guest starring characters, per the sentence. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done by Ted, included their names. -- /Alex/₂₁ 04:13, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• The quote is too long. Borders on copyviolation Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Comment: There's no way to shorten the quote, and it's quite important to the article. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done by Ted. -- /Alex/₂₁ 04:13, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
• vaguely introduced - just introduced Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• River's identity was kept in top secrecy; - Song's identity was kept in secrecy. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Matthew Graham was not able to write an episode as he was slated to for the fifth series because he did not believe he would have enough time \Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Obtained source from Series 5 article. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• "The Girl Who Waited" is a "Doctor-lite" episode[40] which allowed Tom MacRae to explore Amy and Rory's characters and relationship. - Jargon on Doctor-lite. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Obtained definition from episode article. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• "Night Terrors" was the first episode to be filmed[31] in September 2010. - ambiguous. Say "Night Terrors" was the first episode of the series to be filmed, being shot in September 2010. Sounds currently like it was the first, but they were all filmed in September. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Bristol, Somerset, - link. Also, Bristol isn't actually in Somerset. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• is the title card image really fair use? Seems a bit excessive Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Removed. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• For storytelling reasons, the series was split into two halves, - That wasn't the only reason. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Added "primarily" instead of being the sole reason. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• this is the first full series to air - was Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Removed. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Some international broadcasts, including BBC America, contained an introduction by Amy before the opening credits. - what sort of introduction? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Expanded. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• "A Christmas Carol" received final ratings of 12.11 million viewers, - domestic or international? Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• The ratings graph isn't the best. Needs to zoom in on the line. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Graph's shouldn't be "zoomed in"; i.e. to show from the 6 to 9 million lines, for example. Graphs should always start at zero. However, I don't believe it's really even necessary, none of the other articles include the graph, and there's already a ratings table. I've removed it. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
• Quote in quote box gets close to copyvio. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:14, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
  •  Done Converted to prose alongside the same io9 review. -- /Alex/₂₁ 02:51, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Notes & References

GA Review

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Comments

• Automated note - If you fancy returning the favour, I have outstanding GA nominations that require reviewing at WP:GAN. I'd be very grateful if you were to complete one of these, however it's definately not manditory. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:17, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Placed on hold - Quite a few issues above that need checking before I can pass/fail. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 17:16, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

@Lee Vilenski: All points have been considered and worked on. Cheers. -- /Alex/₂₁ 06:23, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

All good - promoting now. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:19, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

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