History WebAnimation / ScreamOfTheShalka

* MakeMeWannaShout: The Shalka can use their voices to control their technology, control people's bodies, and cause chemical reactions in the atmosphere.

The one with the would-be Nine and the alpha version of Professor Yana.

* CreepyGood: The Doctor is particularly TallDarkAndSnarky [[TheNthDoctor this time around]], tracks Alison to her home using a one-second glance he got at her pay slip, enthuses about the beauty of the Shalka HiveMind, causally mentions killing thousands in the past after the climax and generally behaves like a less drunken Withnail [[RecycledInSpace in space]]. He's also perfectly sweet to a random old lady he meets on the street, gives his apologies to Alison for the death of her friend Kim before the story began, is hesitant to bring Alison with him because he doesn't want to get anyone else killed and has a hint of a sad backstory, so it's a strange balance.

''Scream of the Shalka'' is a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash flash]]-animated ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial with Creator/RichardEGrant as the voice of a Ninth Doctor, Creator/SophieOkonedo as his new companion, and Creator/DerekJacobi as the Master. The story was written by Creator/PaulCornell, and its animation was produced by Creator/CosgroveHall. The serial was webcast by the BBC's official ''Doctor Who'' website in November and December of 2003, following the success of the motion comics they previously aired in a more ambitious direction, and was advertised as being an official continuation of the television series.

* TheCameo: Creator/DavidTennant very briefly voices a one-scene character. He was in the neighbourhood, heard what was being filmed, and begged for a part. He then proceeded to {{Squee}} so hard that the interview crew let him ramble about ''Series/DoctorWho'' for a bit, during which he revealed that his mum once knit him a miniature Fifth Doctor cricket sweater.

* TheCameo: Creator/DavidTennant very briefly voices a one-scene character. He was in the neighbourhood, heard what was being filmed, and begged for a part. He then proceeded to {{Squee}} so hard that the interview crew let him ramble about ''Series/DoctorWho'' for a bit, during which he revealed that [[{{Adorkable}} his mum once knit him a miniature Fifth Doctor cricket sweater]].

''Scream of the Shalka'' is a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash flash]]-animated ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial with Creator/RichardEGrant as the voice of a Ninth Doctor, Creator/SophieOkonedo as his new companion, and Creator/DerekJacobi as the Master. The story was written by Creator/PaulCornell, and its animation was produced by Creator/CosgroveHall. The serial was webcast by the BBC's official ''Doctor Who'' website in November and December of 2003, following the success of the motion comics they previously aired in a more ambitious direction.

Sadly, the timing was unfortunate -- because just before its release, the new TV series was announced for 2005. ''Scream of the Shalka'' and its Ninth Doctor were deemed "alternate universe", and the series is usually not considered part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} canon (inasmuch as there is one). It did, however, get both a novelisation and an official prose sequel: [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires/newstory/scottwright.shtml "The Feast of the Stone"]].

Sadly, the timing was unfortunate -- because just before its release, the new TV series was announced for 2005. ''Scream of the Shalka'' and its Ninth Doctor were deemed "alternate universe", and the series is not considered part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} canon. It did, however, get both a novelisation and an official prose sequel: [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires/newstory/scottwright.shtml "The Feast of the Stone"]].

* PopCulturedBadass: The Doctor and his love for ''{{Cabaret}}''.

The webcast was revolutionary for a number of reasons. It was going to be the first broadcast piece written by an author of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novels. It starred a black companion (something previously only seen in spin-offs). And it had the Doctor and the Master travelling together, exploring the possibility of friendship between them. Sadly, the timing was unfortunate -- because just before its release, the new TV series was announced for 2005. ''Scream of the Shalka'' and its Ninth Doctor were deemed "alternate universe", and the series is not considered part of the Franchise/{{Whoniverse}} canon. It did, however, get both a novelisation and an official prose sequel: [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/vampires/newstory/scottwright.shtml "The Feast of the Stone"]].

''Scream of the Shalka'' is a [[UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash flash]]-animated ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial with Creator/RichardEGrant as the voice of a Ninth Doctor, Creator/SophieOkonedo as his new companion, and Creator/DerekJacobi as the Master. The story was written by Creator/PaulCornell, and its animation was produced by Creator/CosgroveHall. The serial was webcast by the BBC's official ''Doctor Who'' website in November and December of 2003.

* GreatOffscreenWar: The Time Lords are alluded to be directing the Doctor's actions, and the novelisation and other extraneous materials [[AllThereInTheMatrix explain]] that in the continuity envisioned at the time, the Time Lords had been wiped out by an AlienInvasion, resulting in their imprisonment in the Matrix ([[Franchise/TheMatrix no, not that one]]), and subsequently, their taking of control over the TARDIS, resulting in the Doctor being forced into dangerous situations as their agent. Apparently, the unnamed past companion who resulted in the "leave the girl behind" rule was the President of Gallifrey's daughter, and was killed in the invasion: the same invasion also resulted [[spoiler: in the Master's VillainsDyingGrace death in a HeroicSacrifice]], which impressed the Doctor enough to resurrect him into an Android body.

* GreatOffscreenWar: The Time Lords are alluded to be directing the Doctor's actions, and the novelisation and other extraneous materials explain that in the continuity envisioned at the time, the Time Lords had been wiped out by an alien invasion, resulting in their imprisonment in the Matrix, [[{{TheMatrix}} no, not that one,]] and subsequently, their taking of control over the TARDIS, resulting in the Doctor being forced into dangerous situations as their agent. Apparently, the unnamed past companion who resulted in the "leave the girl behind" rule was the President of Gallifrey's daughter, and was killed in the invasion: the same invasion also resulted [[spoiler: in the Master's VillainsDyingGrace death in a HeroicSacrifice]], which impressed the Doctor enough to resurrect him into an Android body.

** {{Irony}}: Funny thing is, of course, the Fifth Doctor is now his father-in-law, and [[PromotedFanboy he's also been the Doctor himself]].
* CreepyGood: The Doctor is particularly tall dark and snarky [[TheNthDoctor this time around]], tracks Alison to her home using a one-second glance he got at her pay slip, enthuses about the beauty of the Shalka HiveMind, causally mentions killing thousands in the past after the climax and generally behaves like a less drunken Withnail [[RecycledInSpace in space]]. He's also perfectly sweet to a random old lady he meets on the street, gives his apologies to Alison for the death of her friend Kim before the story began, is hesitant to bring Alison with him because he doesn't want to get anyone else killed and has a hint of a sad backstory, so it's a strange balance.

* PerkyGoth: The Ninth Doctor LooksLikeCesare, (a bit), wears a long dark coat and his TARDIS has a dark, shadowy industrial theme. Then again, he also complains about the jukebox in the pub not having any Packard Bell, laughs at his own jokes and sings a song from "Cabaret" at the end to defeat the invasion force, just for fun.

** The Doctor also makes multiple musical references, from his "Lon Cheney" line to Alison to his complaint about the lack of Packard Bell in the pub jukebox, to claiming to have done a poetry reading as a show-opener to an Elvis gig to his [[spoiler: final song]].

* WineIsClassy: When the Doctor is at his jerkiest at the start of the story, he goes into a small-town Northern pub and demands a specific vintage of Meursault. (In reality, he would undoubtedly have been beaten to within an inch of his life at this point.) This may be something of an ActorAllusion, as Creator/RichardEGrant previously played a wine drinker/TheAlcoholic in Film/WithnailAndI.

* WineIsClassy: When the Doctor is at his jerkiest at the start of the story, he goes into a small-town Northern pub and demands a specific vintage of Meursault. (In reality, he would undoubtedly have been beaten to within an inch of his life at this point.) This may be something of an ActorAllusion, as Creator/RichardEGrant previously played a wine drinker/TheAlcoholic in Film/Withnail&I.

* WineIsClassy: When the Doctor is at his jerkiest at the start of the story, he goes into a small-town Northern pub and demands a specific vintage of Meursault. (In reality, he would undoubtedly have been beaten to within an inch of his life at this point.) This may be something of an ActorAllusion, as Creator/RichardEGrant previously played a wine drinker/TheAlcoholic in {{Withnail&I}}.

* TheDulcineaEffect: Discussed; [[spoiler: The Master]] has standing orders to "leave the girl behind", possibly due to some hinted-at past truama suffered by the Doctor.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The TARDIS, as usual: this time it's a pop-out mobile phone [[FridgeBrilliance located where the rotary handset would be in a real police box]] which can apparently also be used (with a bit of sonic jiggery-pokery) as a way to [[spoiler: summon her to a black hole]].

* PerkyGoth: The Ninth Doctor LooksLikeCesare, (a bit), wears a long dark coat and his TARDIS has a dark, shadowy industrial theme. Then again, he also complains about the jukebox in the pub not having any Packard Bell, laughs at his own jokes and [[spoiler: sings a song from "Cabaret" at the end to defeat the invasion force]], just for fun.

* PuppeteerParasite: The Shalka use these on their top-level human slaves [[spoiler:including Alison]].

* WorldOfSnark: Alison, The Doctor, the Sergeant and [[spoiler: The Master]] all crack off zingers at different points throughout the serial. It becomes DeadpanSnarker due to the lack of facial expressions, which was due to the animation style and quality.

* GreatOffscreenWar: The Time Lords are alluded to be directing the Doctor's actions, and the novelisation and other extraneous materials explain that in the continuity envisioned at the time, the Time Lords had been wiped out by an alien invasion, resulting in their imprisonment in the Matrix, [[{TheMatrix}} no, not that one,]] and subsequently, their taking of control over the TARDIS, resulting in the Doctor being forced into dangerous situations as their agent. Apparently, the unnamed past companion who resulted in the "leave the girl behind" rule was the President of Gallifrey's daughter, and was killed in the invasion: the same invasion also resulted [[spoiler: in the Master's [[Villain'sDyingGrace death as he made a HeroicSacrifice]], which impressed the Doctor enough to resurrect him into an Android body.]]
* GreenAesop: See {{SpaceWhaleAesop}} below. Remember kids, don't pollute the environment or shapeshifting out-space aliens will decide we're dying anyway and murder us all!

** Originally, in the first drafts, the "companion" was to be a TARDIS-projected hologram of the Fifth Doctor, which suggests that he's also something of a MoralityPet, or immorality Pet, if you will.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The TARDIS, as usual: this time it's a pop-out mobile phone [[FridgeBrilliance: located where the rotary handset would be in a real police box]] which can apparently also be used (with a bit of sonic jiggery-pokery) as a way to [[spoiler: summon the Tardis to a black hole]].

* PerkyGoth: The Ninth Doctor LooksLikeCesare, (a bit), wears a long dark coat and his Tardis has a dark, shadowy industrial theme. Then again, he also complains about the jukebox in the pub not having any Packard Bell, laughs at his own jokes and [[spoiler: sings a song from "Cabaret" at the end to defeat the invasion force]], just for fun.

* WineIsClassy: When the Doctor is at his jerkiest at the start of the story, he goes into a small-town Northern pub and demands a specific vintage of Meursault. (In reality, he would undoubtedly have been beaten to within an inch of his life at this point.)

* BadassLongcoat: The Doctor wears one.

* CreepyGood: The Doctor.
* TheDulcineaEffect: Discussed.
* DullSurprise: Everyone, at everything.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: This version of the Ninth Doctor. He also has CreepyShadowedUndereyes. (Mind you, so does half the cast; it might just be the art style). If his hair wasn't so tidy he'd count as an example of LooksLikeCesare.
* FantasticRacism: The Shalka view humanity and all other humanoids as lower lifeforms.
* GreatOffscreenWar
* GreenAesop

** Originally, in the first drafts, the "companion" was to be a TARDIS-projected hologram of the Fifth Doctor.

* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The TARDIS, as usual.

* OopNorth: A fictional village in Lancashire.

* PerkyGoth: The Ninth Doctor.

* WorldOfSnark

''Scream of the Shalka'' is a [[AdobeFlash flash]]-animated ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial with Creator/RichardEGrant as the voice of a Ninth Doctor, Creator/SophieOkonedo as his new companion, and Creator/DerekJacobi as the Master. The story was written by Creator/PaulCornell, and its animation was produced by Creator/CosgroveHall. The serial was webcast by the BBC's official ''Doctor Who'' website in November and December of 2003.