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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jul 20, 2013 22:52:06 GMT -5
I don't know if they could be adapted. How were these audios done? Were they done like a radio show from the 1930s, where hyou would have different actors playing different roles? Or were they done like an audio book, where the actor is doing all the parts? Was it a script? Or was it a book reading? Good questions, but I think even if it was done as a book reading, or with the same actor who plays the Doctor voicing other characters as well it can still be worked with, so long as they have the voice of the actor who had played a previous version of the character. Anything else can be added in by other voice actors brought in to turn it into an animated episode. And of course, special effects would probably have to be worked into some of the scenes as well. The main thing is that they have the voiceovers of the various actors that had played previous incarnations of the character. Animation is a wonderful thing ...it can all be copy and pasted where necessary to turn the whole thing into something it previously wasn't, thereby enhancing it all and making it into something brand new. The thing is, while we all know McGann regenerates into Eccleston (or at least we believe that), we don't know how old McGann was when it happens. With today's technology, pulling an image of Eccleston from any of his episodes could be done. So McGann is as open as anyone. The question is, would they bother to go through all the trouble? I'm inclined to doubt it, but McGann is quite a bit older than when he was supposed to have regenerated into Eccleston's Doctor, and we know when his adventure occurred roughly. Hell, they could have used him when they decided to create the new series back in 2005, but they didn't. They decided to go in a different direction and to hire Eccleston for the role instead, so why would they make a sharp turn back to McGann at this stage? Using him too would be better for an animated entry into the series if anything. |
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 21, 2013 8:36:04 GMT -5
I don't know if they could be adapted. How were these audios done? Were they done like a radio show from the 1930s, where hyou would have different actors playing different roles? Or were they done like an audio book, where the actor is doing all the parts? Was it a script? Or was it a book reading? The thing is, while we all know McGann regenerates into Eccleston (or at least we believe that), we don't know how old McGann was when it happens. With today's technology, pulling an image of Eccleston from any of his episodes could be done. So McGann is as open as anyone. Some actually were broadcast on BBC radio. They are done with a full cast, including the original companion actors as well. I have no objection to making animated TV episodes using the older Who actors, but the audios stand by themselves. They're excellent and were made for the Theater of the Mind. As a matter of fact, I loan cds to a woman I work with who has never seen an episode of Dr Who. I will show her photos of some of the actors or a dalek or something for reference, but she loves the audio plays. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 21, 2013 9:03:01 GMT -5
The thing is, we have no idea when McGann regenerated. For all we know, McGann was flying around as the 8th Doctor for 500 years, where as a time lord, he would age.
I'm not saying they'd go through the trouble, but the possibility is there.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jul 21, 2013 11:35:26 GMT -5
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 21, 2013 12:06:58 GMT -5
I'm just need to be alone for a moment and have a good cry.  |
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Jul 21, 2013 12:13:23 GMT -5
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 21, 2013 12:15:46 GMT -5
Well I finally got around to watching The 6th Doctors Revisited episode Vengeance on Varos. It had been on my DVR for a spell and I almost deleted it but I'm glad I gave it a try. I was not a fan of Colin Baker at all but this episode was very good and they didn't give him that much screen time for some reason. The story was about Corporate Greed and violence as entertainment. The shades of our present Reality TV were scary. It was Dr. Who meets The Running Man. I have come to really enjoy Colin Baker's audio episodes and I think if this had been my first episode with him my opinion would have been quite different as to his TV persona.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Jul 22, 2013 8:52:49 GMT -5
I'd still lick every inch of her, including her bald head. }:} My God, I really have let a former co-worker and longtime friend corrupt me and turn me into the same kind of twisted, demented, perverted, arrested juvenile adolescent that he is. :::Sigh::: ...I really am too old for such nonsense. I guess I'm going to have to do some serious soul searching and hope whatever it is he's transferred to me is reversible. But Gillan reminds me a little of a young Sinead O'Connor with the bald head, but she's prettier, and I'd not hesitate to jump in bed with her bald like that too. (See what I mean? My friend has succeeded in turning me into a menace like him, except he's ten times worse because gets a real charge out of being disgusting and saying gross, demented things, and the guy is married with two kids no less. He never grew out of being a stupid sixteen year-old.) Forgive me guys. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 22, 2013 9:09:54 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with a single thing you said. That said, obviously, she looks a lot better with long hair.
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 25, 2013 21:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 26, 2013 6:50:23 GMT -5
I'm sure if the BBC wanted McGann to do it he would be game. He is still very active in the Who-niverse and is very generous with fans. He has also done photos recently, as he looks today as The Doctor, complete with sonic screwdriver and a Dalek. Of course you all know I hope it's true but I'm not getting my hopes up. Moffat is pretty anti-classic Who and he's in charge. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 26, 2013 7:01:26 GMT -5
I don't know if I would call him anti-Classic Who at all.
In fact, I would argue we've seen more classic Who stuff under Moffat than Davies.
Clips here and there, pictures of past doctors, and of course that last episode where they used CGI to get quite a few of the past doctors in there.
Ultimately, my hope is to see how the Doctor went from McGann to Eccleston, and where Hurt fits in. Seems logical that Hurt was an unknown regeneration.
But then I'd like to see Hurt regenerate into Eccleston. Ultimately, the gaps should be filled, even if there's a cheesy regeneration.
Then again, it's possible to have a regeneration without Eccleston. Troughton was "killed off" but we never saw the third Doctor in that episode. We saw him emerge from the TARDIS in color, the following season.
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 26, 2013 13:15:33 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Jul 26, 2013 22:35:33 GMT -5
If McGann is in this, NOW we're cooking. I feel that we were cheated out of a doctor since he only had that TV movie.
I actually would like a companion show featuring McGann as the 8th Doctor. Why not? You can give him a season or three while the 12th Doctor is in hiatus.
They did spinoffs. Why not?
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Post by captainbasil on Jul 27, 2013 7:20:04 GMT -5
If McGann is in this, NOW we're cooking. I feel that we were cheated out of a doctor since he only had that TV movie. I actually would like a companion show featuring McGann as the 8th Doctor. Why not? You can give him a season or three while the 12th Doctor is in hiatus. They did spinoffs. Why not? Let's hope it's true. I would love to see PM get at least a special. Why not treat yourself to a cheap intro to the 8th Doctor. I used to have a download of this one, but alas it died with one of my PCs. This is a good one and it's only 7 bucks. |
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 4, 2013 10:56:41 GMT -5
Who's Who: The 7th Doctor: Remembrance of the Daleks This was on BBC America last week and I finally got a chance to watch it yesterday. I'm not huge fan of Sylvester McCoy's Doctor. I don't hate him but the 3 other stories I had watched ranged from okay to almost unwatchable. I was very glad I checked this Dalek story out, though. It was very good and so was McCoy. Also great is the lovely Sophie Aldred as his companion "Ace" (she's still lovely today). She's the perfect Dr. Who companion. She's smart, cute and likes to blow stuff up. She reminds me of my wife. ;D But I digress: Remembrance of the Daleks takes place in London in 1963. The Doctor and Ace have traced an Alien Space Ship in orbit . This story makes reference to the coming Time War mentioned again by Eccleston's Doctor. McCoy is brash and takes charge of the situation when he realizes the Daleks are on the move. They amped up the budget on this one and there are lots of explosions and mayhem. My only complaint is that there are too many outside scenes that let you see how rickety the Daleks really are on the set. The story moves at a very good pace and I agree with critics that say this is McCoy's best TV entry. (I can also highly recommend Big Finish's audio The Fearmonger also featuring Ace) Any complaints would be minor. Mostly the budget. When we were watching it , my wife said it looks like the BBC was defunding the show like an unpopular Government Program. She hit the nail on the head. But regardless, rent this episode. 
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 4, 2013 20:55:08 GMT -5
It's official --we have a new Doctor.
Over at Zap2it.com:
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 4, 2013 21:01:32 GMT -5
Well, at least they didn't do the PC thing and appease the nutjobs.
The man has an Oscar. That means SOMETHING.
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 5, 2013 6:42:54 GMT -5
This is good news. I really didn't want a female doctor. We already have Romana. I also wanted an older Doctor. I believe Capaldi is 55.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Aug 5, 2013 8:07:25 GMT -5
fun fact: Capaldi was in World War Z. In Lindelof's rewrite of the ending (which given Lindelof's track record was actually not bad, just shifted focus of the movie so now the ending is abrupt), Pitt goes to a World Health Organization clinic looking for viruses. Capaldi plays a doctor there and is thus credited as "W.H.O. Doctor". Ha ha!
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 7, 2013 12:36:54 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 7, 2013 16:09:15 GMT -5
I ripped into that in the comments. I wish there would be another update/news on whether McGann did something.
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Post by TrekBeatTK on Aug 7, 2013 17:22:31 GMT -5
That's the whole subset of "progressives" who think nothing is worthwhile unless it's "the other"; the non-white, the queer, the feminine, etc.
For the record, the role was offered to a person of color who turned it down. So there. I don't think stunt casting for the sake of stunt casting is the way to go. To make the Doctor a woman just because is not a reason, but if you feel like that's a direction you want to go storywise, that's a different matter.
I didn't understand the vitriol against Gaiman's comments either.
But then, these are the sorts of people who will be boycotting Ender's Game because they misrepresent Orson Scott Card's feelings about marriage as a societal construct.
-TK
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 9, 2013 19:41:29 GMT -5
A little more on this over at Blastr:New proof rumor of rediscovery of lost Who eps may be more than a rumorBy Dan Roth Fri, 08/09/2013 - 2:21pm  It's the story that will not die, but could this be the proof that an announcement about lost Doctor Who episodes is coming soon.
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Post by captainbasil on Aug 23, 2013 8:42:11 GMT -5
According to Blogtor Who BBC America will be airing the Paul McGann 8th Doctor film on Saturday evening, August 31st. I have not seen it since 1996 so I'm in. The movie is so/so, but McGann made a great Doctor and went on to carry the torch on radio and other media until the show's resurrection in 2005. |
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 23, 2013 9:18:03 GMT -5
Seems pretty straight forward. All the doctors get a special, and that's the only onscreen appearance. So not hard to choose.
What might have been interesting would have been to take one of the audios and animate it.
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Aug 29, 2013 12:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by CRAMBAM on Aug 30, 2013 7:17:21 GMT -5
Ok, so though it hasn't been a big deal in the 2005 onward stuff, here's a question about the regeneration limit:
Why is it 13?
The Master has surpassed that, hasn't he? Didn't the time lords once offer him a new set of regenerations for something?
If they can do that, then is there really a limit?
How were the time lords able to do that?
Was it something that the time lords had to do? Or was the limit something IMPOSED by the time lords? And if they had the technology to override the limit why WOULD they have a limit in the first place?
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Post by StarFuryG7 on Sept 2, 2013 16:19:17 GMT -5
Crank the resolution all the way up to 1080 on this video.Doctor Who Intro Feat. Peter Capaldi 2014 Titles -- NeonVisual - Loan Me Your Eyes!
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Post by captainbasil on Sept 16, 2013 14:22:23 GMT -5
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