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TARDIS Builders :: TARDIS Exterior :: TARDIS Reference :: "...and the windows are the wrong size" Author Topic: "...and the windows are the wrong size" (Read 633 times) DoctorWho8 Lord President member is offline Joined: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 918 Location: Bloomington, IL, USA Karma: 1,039 "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Thread Started on Jun 10, 2007, 8:10am » Well if you saw Blink, you heard confirmation from a Police officer in the show that the TARDIS does not match up to a real police box. And there was a blooper. In the far away shot when we first see the TARDIS, the phone panel is open. But in the closeup shot, it's closed. Bill "the Doctor" Rudloff Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged captainjamesbrooke Time Lord member is offline Joined: Jun 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 55 Location: Colchester Karma: 0 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #1 on Jun 10, 2007, 12:08pm » Made me laugh! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Hello mum! davewho7 Time Lord member is offline Joined: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 97 Location: worthing sussex england Karma: 152 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #2 on Jun 10, 2007, 8:51pm » and me. Also, I thought the tardis looked a lot better without the lights behind the windows on. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged STRIKE ME PINK! handofomega Castellan member is offline Joined: Jul 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 276 Location: Inside the TARDIS Karma: 62 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #3 on Jun 11, 2007, 12:49am » Saw this on Whoniverse.org and thought I would share. "If left in the same shape for several years a TARDIS could suffer from chameleonic fluctuation, which causes the exterior to slowly alter its exterior shape and color over time. Each alteration will be minor but the cumulative effect could be quite noticeable." It effectively explains WHY the TARDIS looks similar to a Police Box but not quite the same as the old Met Boxes. Personally I like the explaination. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged mitty Time Lord member is offline Maximum Defense Mode! Joined: Jun 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 82 Location: Melbourne, Australia Karma: 7 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #4 on Jun 11, 2007, 3:39am » LOL. As soon as I heard that line I thought of this board. It almost seems a tribute to this place Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged mantawrays Castellan Has a TARDIS, all lovely like... member is offline Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 176 Location: Bristol Karma: 1,053 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #5 on Jun 15, 2007, 10:39am » I laughed out loud at this bit - genius! Clearly inserted for a bit of a good natured laugh at those of us who can be a bit special about the dimensions of the TARDIS - let's face it there was a huge outcry on boards like this when the first pictures of the new series box emerged and the odd complaint still surfaces every now and again. I bet Russell T Davies put that line in, he's well aware of how crazy we can be about that box. Funny story: My sister used to work as a freelance journalist and was at the second series launch, unbeknownst to me took a photo she had taken of me with the Crich box along for the crew and cast to sign ( best sister in the world!) . Russel T Davies had a good laugh at the picture "Oh look at the poor dear, he's so lost!" They wrote some funny comments on it which you can just make out : "MATT, Stand away from my Machine" - David Tennant "Are you pi**ing on our TARDIS?" - Billie Piper Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged The Mantawrays - Bristol surf and drag www.myspace.com/mantawrays Timegirl Administrator member is offline Joined: May 2005 Gender: Female Posts: 989 Location: not in a galaxy far far away Karma: 106 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #6 on Jun 15, 2007, 1:27pm » It was a great line, I loved it too How cool is your photo Matt !!!!! with comments from DT and Billie! - just fantastic. One to treasure TG Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Latest animation: 2001: A Who Odyssey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXnV1UNbTuM Dematerialiser Chancellor member is offline TO DO: Final weathering paint job, fit lights and sounds. Joined: May 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 628 Location: UK Karma: 1,160 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #7 on Jun 15, 2007, 5:21pm » LOL! Great photo, Matt - those comments are priceless too cheers Chris Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Gosh, that takes me back. Or forward. That's the trouble with time travel; you can never remember." pod Castellan member is offline Yes well stand clear because there's no biscuit Joined: Aug 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 228 Location: Frankston, Victoria, Australia Karma: 1,009 Re: "...and the windows are the wrong size" « Reply #8 on Oct 4, 2008, 6:14pm » Regarding the hilarious line about why the TARDIS changes over the years ... my theory is it's the same police box and has never changed at all, just like we accept Davros is the same, the Cyber Tombs were the same, the first Doctor in the 5 Doctors was the same, etc. LOL!!! 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