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DarthSkeptical
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[Quote by: Abersoch]
David Collings or David Warner?
(clue: Doctor Who Unbound)
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| There are a number of reasons to prefer David Warner. First off, his Doctor still lives, whereas Collings appears doomed to be a one-off incarnation, due to the nature of his story line. Second, Warner is, flatly, a more nuanced actor. Thirdly, he's the only one of these "unbound" Doctors that made me wish he'd been the "real" incarnation, and the one on TV had been the "unbound" one. (In other words, he's a a better Third Doctor than Pertwee.)
And finally, he's just been in a lot more stuff that I've seen and liked. He single-handedly defined the Cardassian race in ST::TNG"s "Chain of Command", where he goes toe-to-toe with a top-of-his-form Patrick Stewart. He made a small career out of playing real-life Nazi Reinhard Heydrich in at least two major productions (including the fabulous Holocaust miniseries. And Warner's the original Ra's Al Ghul, from the animated Batman series of the 1990s. Not really a Doctor Who-related reason, but they're all lovely, nuanced performances that made me thrill to the prospect of him taking on the role of the Doctor. |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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DarthSkeptical
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| Friday, May 09 2008 @ 12:53 AM EDT |
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| Lessee here. Which penultimate story in a Doctor's era sucks more: "The Space Pirates" or "The Smugglers"? |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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Idiom
Registered: 04/08/08
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 03:05 PM EDT |
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The Space Pirates because of the ensemble cast.
OK topical one:
Susan or Jenny? |
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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 04:26 PM EDT |
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Jenny of course... I got her number! (The eyelashes, of course)
Better b/w Doctor swan song?
The Tenth Planet or The War Games |
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Daleks don't accept apologies! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!
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stjohnny
Registered: 02/16/06
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 04:43 PM EDT |
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Taras, you're soooo superficial.
It's not all about looks, it's about what's inside, that gorgeous, young, blonde beautiful head, and behind those sparkling, sapphire eyes you could just melt away into...ahem...Tenth Planet, for introducing the Cybermen.
Mickey Smith
OR
Larry Nightingale???!!!
Do your research, they both did! |
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DarthSkeptical
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 04:51 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: stjohnny] .Tenth Planet, for introducing the Cybermen.
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| | You prefer the introduction of the Cybermen and a story where the Doctor is taking a nap for most of the second half to an epic 10-part swansong the introduction of the Time Lords? Wow. Takes all sorts to make a world, I guess. |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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stjohnny
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 04:57 PM EDT |
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should've got there quicker Darth!
No, even though i havent seen Tenth Planet (who except Dave Coopster has!), The War Games wasn;t a very strong Troughton story imo, partly for his big send off (walking into a box?!), also partly for Jamie getting his memory wiped, regards to the longest running companion!
Plus, like our very own Ken Deep, i lurve the Cybermen.
And i'm not too keep on the Time Lords...good riddance! lol |
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DarthSkeptical
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 04:57 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: stjohnny]
Mickey Smith
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Larry Nightingale???!!!
Do your research, they both did! |
| | If you're talking Mickey's first episode versus Larry's first (and only episode), Larry without a doubt. But if you're talking the totality of the characters, it's no doubt MIckey just cause there's more there. How can you not have a heart who became one of the Doctor's staunchest allies, despite having lost his girlfriend but his reputation because of the Doctor. Going from being a murder suspect for a year to being a defender of the Earth is a pretty good leap for someone who was quite rightly described as a "useless lump" when we met him. |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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tarashnat
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:00 PM EDT |
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Nightingale has a better DVD collection!!!
Charlie Pollard or Lucie Miller? |
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DarthSkeptical
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:01 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: stjohnny] No, even though i havent seen Tenth Planet (who except Dave Coopster has!) |
| | When you say you've not seen it, do you mean you've seen the three episodes that exist and the official BBC reconstruction of the fourth episode, or do you mean you haven't seen it at all? |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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DarthSkeptical
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:02 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: tarashnat]
Nightingale has a better DVD collection!!!
Charlie Pollard or Lucie Miller? |
| | C'mon, Taras, total softball. Lucie Miller. And I've given my reasons at length elsewhere. Ad nauseum. |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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tarashnat
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:03 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: stjohnny] should've got there quicker Darth!
No, even though i havent seen Tenth Planet (who except Dave Coopster has!) |
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I've seen episodes one through three and heard the whole story on audio... |
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Smitty
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:03 PM EDT |
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That's the problem Skep, 10 parts when 6 parts would've sufficed! At least Tenth Planet was just 4 parts.
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DarthSkeptical
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:04 PM EDT |
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| Better Guardian? Black or White? |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." JNT, 1986
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tarashnat
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| Monday, May 12 2008 @ 05:04 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: DarthSkeptical] [Quote by: tarashnat]
Nightingale has a better DVD collection!!!
Charlie Pollard or Lucie Miller? |
| | C'mon, Taras, total softball. Lucie Miller. And I've given my reasons at length elsewhere. Ad nauseum. |
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Yes, but you grounded out to short by not asking the follow-up...
EDIT: spoke too soon!ME |
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