ARNIE Series 2 put on hold indefinitely...

I am sorry to say that I have had to make the decision to put ARNIE series 2 on indefinite hold. I had planned to get the series out this year with a guest "Lead-writer" but I have been working pretty much round the clock on CDW and Centerpoint which means that I am not going to be able to devote any time to ARNIE.

That doesn't mean however, that series 3 of CDW was the last time you saw him. And on that bombshell I shall let the speculation commence...

Christel Doctor Who of the Week...Centerpoint

I can exclusively reveal that a number of the Doctor's companions will get a mention in Centerpoint. I'm not going to say in what capacity, but they will get a mention. I am also hoping to be able to release some Centerpoint news very soon.

Planet of Souls (Again)

Here is the second of the four 2009 specials The Planet of Souls. Having looked at the episode again I actually decided to take one small scene out instead of putting anymore in. This episode of course gave the Doctor his first true companion, Ida Scott, albeit for only one episode, she became an integral part of "Christel Canon and would return in series 2 as well as series 3 of the show.






Part 1


Part 2


This episode is of course now on the new specials page of this blog.

Christel Doctor Who in all its Glory...

As I announced at the turn of the year there will not be a fourth series of Christel Doctor Who until 2013 and so to keep interest high in the series, and hopefully to attract a few more people, I am intending to re-run the whole 3 series, including the 2009 specials, over the course of three months this year. I am aware that series 1 is no longer available to watch on the sidebar and so I shall be re-uploading it, if that's even a phrase, through youtube and then posting along with the other two series for you to see again.

The idea behind this is that anybody who visits the blog for the first time can watch the series from the very start, and any regular fans will not only have a chance to catch up on their favorite stories, but have a chance to see all three series in a short space of time and follow all of the story arcs through to their completion in series 3.

I have a rough schedule in mind and in the words of run dmc, "It goes a little summat like this..."

April 2012 - Christel Doctor Who Series 1.
May 2012 - Christel Doctor Who Series 2.
June 2012 - Christel Doctor Who Series 3.

To mark the re-release of each series I will also be taking the opportunity to update the blog design so that by the end of the re-runs the series are organised into their own pages, which also frees up a little more space on the ever increasing side bar.

New Series, New Hardware

With plans for CDW series 4 and Centerpoint beginning to step up a gear I have treated myself to some new hardware, so that both series can be rendered in glorious HD.

This has also allowed me to tentatively begin what is professionally known as "pre-production". In Christel terms it literally means having a play around to see what can be done.

My shiny new laptop (apple of course) will allow me to take the look of the series to the next level ad whilst I am going to keep very tight lipped about how I intend to do this, you will be able to notice a major difference in quality when both CDW 4 and Centerpoint hit your computer screens.

EDIT - Having now had the time to play with the new hardware I am very excited about the start of the two new series. I really can't wait to hear and see what you all think. 

Christel Doctor Who of the Week...The Master

At the end of the 2009 specials the Masters TARDIS crash lands out of sight and he is not seen again. This was done with the original intention of bringing him back in a later series. I first planned for that to be the finale of series 2, and then moved it to series 3, however when I noticed just how many characters there were going to be in series 3 I decided to leave the master out.

Planet of Souls Coming soon...

I have nearly finished remastering the second of the 2009 Christel Doctor Who specials, Planet of Souls. The episode didn't really need much work at all actually and instead of adding anything extra in I have actually taken one tiny scene out. I am hoping to have everything ready so that upload can begin tonight, meaning that the episode should be with you (again) either tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest.

What to expect in February...

During February I am planning to finish a number of the smaller projects that are ongoing at the moment.

With this in mind there will not be much in the way of new content from Christel Films, but there will be some big announcements and some information about Centerpoint. Here is a quick outline of what to expect...



- The three remaining 2009 specials will be remastered and re-released.

- The third 2012 CDW special story will be officially announced. You haven't missed the second one being announced yet, don't worry.

-  You will get to see the first exclusive shots of a new Centerpoint character, as well as shots of the ones you already know about.

- There will be a "fan-pleasing" announcement on February 10th.

I will of course, also be carrying on with writing for both series 1 of Centerpoint and Series 4 of Christel Doctor Who so be sure to check back regularly for more news and updates on both projects.

Series 4 to run to 14 episodes...

The big news today is that I have decided to run series 4 of Christel Doctor Who to 14 episodes instead of the standard 13. The reason for this is that I intend to have a mid-series break and I want 7 episodes in each half of the series. Plus I am also hoping to have around 5 guest writers onboard, which means I needed to expand the amount of episodes to accommadate them.

Christel Doctor Who of the Week...The Halls of Creation

In a scene that was eventually cut from episode 6 of series 3, the evil version of Azmael explained to the Doctor that it was indeed "them" (The guardians of time) who had saved Gallifrey after the Doctor chose the humans at the end of series 1. He went on to explain that the halls were created by the guardians as a mid-way point between the normal time-stream and Christel Cannon.They were to be, in-effect, a rudementary spawner for the many different enemies and threats that the Doctor had, and would, face.

However, as the scene went on, the characters rambled far too much and the whole thing got somewhat confusing towards the end.