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Idiom
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Here's a little mental game that I like to play with myself. Working out which story should be the next to be released on DVD for each Doctor.
Let's start with the First Doctor:
I would love to see the Tenth Planet released just because of its importance in terms of first regeneration and first appearance of the cybermen. I remember the target novel fondly.
It would be great if the missing last part could be animated but even a photographic slide show with the sound track would be better than nothing.
Any other ideas for the next Bill Hartnell story? |
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Dr. Hoo
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 09:41 AM EDT |
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| I agree! I'd like to see Planet of Spiders released from the Pertwee years for similar reasons I'd really like to see all the regeneration stories released, even Time and the Rani (ducking for cover). |
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tarashnat
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 09:51 AM EDT |
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| [Quote by: Dr. Hoo] I agree! I'd like to see Planet of Spiders released from the Pertwee years for similar reasons I'd really like to see all the regeneration stories released, even Time and the Rani (ducking for cover). |
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Planet of Spiders is available in the US iTunes store... |
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tarashnat
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 12:22 PM EDT |
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shockeye07
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 03:05 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: Idiom] Here's a little mental game that I like to play with myself. Working out which story should be the next to be released on DVD for each Doctor.
Let's start with the First Doctor:
I would love to see the Tenth Planet released just because of its importance in terms of first regeneration and first appearance of the cybermen. I remember the target novel fondly.
It would be great if the missing last part could be animated but even a photographic slide show with the sound track would be better than nothing.
Any other ideas for the next Bill Hartnell story? |
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My Choice for each Doctor would be:
1st Doctor:The Space Museum
2nd Doctor:The War Games
3rd Doctor:Terror of The Autons
4th Doctor:The Deadly Assassin
5th Doctor:Snakedance
6th Doctor:Attack of the Cyberman
7th Doctor:The Greatest Show in the Galaxy |
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Idiom
Registered: 04/08/08
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 05:26 PM EDT |
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Yes, definitely The War Games for the 2nd Doctor, I agree. I'm sure I heard rumours that they were preparing this. My local newspaper the Brighton Evening Argus had an ad asking people if they had photos or memories of this being filmed a while back. I'm not sure what its connection with Brighton is though.
But a definite must for DVD. Is it the longest existing story? |
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DarthSkeptical
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 08:48 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: Idiom] Yes, definitely The War Games for the 2nd Doctor, I agree. I'm sure I heard rumours that they were preparing this. My local newspaper the Brighton Evening Argus had an ad asking people if they had photos or memories of this being filmed a while back. I'm not sure what its connection with Brighton is though.
But a definite must for DVD. Is it the longest existing story? |
| Well, it's the longest if you don't consider Trial of a Time Lord or The Key to Time as a single story. As for the Brighton connection, that was principal exterior location for the WWI battlefield seen in the earlier episodes of the serial. Technically, all that was filmed in a — what's the euphemism? — "waste reclamation facility" in Sheepcote Valley. Hardly Brighton proper, though; I really wonder how many respondents the newspaper got to that ad.
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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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Tardis-Knight
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 11:23 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: Idiom] My local newspaper the Brighton Evening Argus had an ad asking people if they had photos or memories of this being filmed a while back. I'm not sure what its connection with Brighton is though. |
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I travel about round the UK quite a bit (combination of work, family and leisure). Whenever I go anywhere I'll always get the local paper to get a bit of a feel of the place I'm at - and by some distance the Argus is my favourite. Possibly because I've so much time for the town itself, don't know - but I do enjoy reading it.
Nothing to do with DVDs I know, but seeing as you mentioned it... |
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DarthSkeptical
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| Friday, August 08 2008 @ 11:39 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: Idiom]
Any other ideas for the next Bill Hartnell story? |
| Given the general synergy that's existed between the 2Entertain and BBC Wales release schedules, I'm surprised that "The Romans" isn't out already. I would've thought that should've been this year's Hartnell, over "The War Machines".
In the same way that we've seen original series Sontaran stories released around the time of the release of "The Sontaran Stratagem", and "The Invasion" came out around the time of the Cybus Cybermen introduction, I would've thought "The Romans" would've been a natural fit around the release of "The Fires of Pompeii". Or at least "The Sensorites", given the explicit connections between them and the Ood.
If and when they do release "The Space Museum", I'm kinda hoping they do it on a double-bill with "The Chase", since the two are narratively linked in a stronger way than was typical of one Hartnell story to another.
Still, the one that's ripest for the most interesting extra features is probably "Planet of Giants". I'd love for some definitive documentary to be done on that story, since it took a lot of twists and turns behind the scenes. It should've been the pilot, but then wasn't; should've been a four parter, but then wasn't; should've been massively difficult to film on the budget allowed; but turned out to be pretty easy. It's just a weird, funky little story that you could make it into an entertaining meal with the right "package". |
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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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| Saturday, August 09 2008 @ 03:40 AM EDT |
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| [Quote by: DarthSkeptical] As for the Brighton connection, that was principal exterior location for the WWI battlefield seen in the earlier episodes of the serial. Technically, all that was filmed in a — what's the euphemism? — "waste reclamation facility" in Sheepcote Valley. Hardly Brighton proper, though; I really wonder how many respondents the newspaper got to that ad. |
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Thanks for that information Darth. Now it makes me want to see the DVD even more being Brighton born and bred.
The Sheepcote valley is very amuch a part of Brighton just up the road from Roedean ( a very posh private school for girls). It's just that Brighton is a lot larger and more sprawling than many people think (altho obviously not on the scale of many American cities).
Any time you're here for a visit and mi casa... |
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Idiom
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| Sunday, August 10 2008 @ 06:00 AM EDT |
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As for the Third Doctor - there are so many choices. I'd love to see Planet of the Spiders obviously - it was the first regeneration I saw as a kid and I love the huge chase scene. I'd also like to see Planet of the Daleks - we don't have any 3rd Doctor and Daleks on DVD yet and this is one of the best (one of the best Dalek stories ever in fact).
However, I have to go with the Daemons - because the ensemble cast are there and because we just don't have enough of Roger Delgado yet - also because there are some obvious special features that could make this an excellent package! |
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shockeye07
Registered: 02/14/07
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| Monday, August 11 2008 @ 11:34 AM EDT |
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[Quote by: Idiom] Yes, definitely The War Games for the 2nd Doctor, I agree. I'm sure I heard rumours that they were preparing this. My local newspaper the Brighton Evening Argus had an ad asking people if they had photos or memories of this being filmed a while back. I'm not sure what its connection with Brighton is though.
But a definite must for DVD. Is it the longest existing story? |
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The War Games filmed at various locations in Sussex. The Chase was filmed at Camber Sands in Sussex. The Restoration team asked in local papers for anyone who has memories of the filming of either of these story's to get in contact with them. They also recently asked, in a local paper, if anyone had memories of The Mask of Mandragora being filmed at Portmeirion in North Wales. |
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Idiom
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| Wednesday, August 13 2008 @ 08:40 AM EDT |
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| [Quote by: shockeye07]The War Games filmed at various locations in Sussex. The Chase was filmed at Camber Sands in Sussex. The Restoration team asked in local papers for anyone who has memories of the filming of either of these story's to get in contact with them. They also recently asked, in a local paper, if anyone had memories of The Mask of Mandragora being filmed at Portmeirion in North Wales. |
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Sounds like some good stuff coming our way soon.
For the Fourth Doctor DVD I'd choose Seeds of Doom which I saw agains a few years ago and loved. For my part, you can't beat those Doctor/Sarah Hinchcliff seasons - maybe because I grew up with them. |
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shockeye07
Registered: 02/14/07
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| Wednesday, August 13 2008 @ 10:17 AM EDT |
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| The Restoration Team have put up preview articles for "The War Machines" & "Four To Doomsday" DVDs on their site. There is also a very good trailer for "The War Machines" |
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Idiom
Registered: 04/08/08
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| Friday, January 02 2009 @ 03:59 AM EST |
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Here's my current list:
1st Doctor: the Tenth Planet (last part reconstructed of course)
2nd Doctor: The War Games
3rd Doctor: The Daemons
4th Doctor: The Seeds of Doom
5th Doctor: Snakedance
6th Doctor: Attack of the Cybermen (running out of good ones here)
7th Doctor: Dragonfire |
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