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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #225, on November 14th, 2011, 08:14 PM »
You don't think I didn't already have it on pre-order? :P Only I preordered the UK version, not the US version... ;)
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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #226, on November 14th, 2011, 08:23 PM »
Pete, there's another topic waiting for you... :niark:

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #228, on November 14th, 2011, 09:36 PM »
Barf. I just read it on the SFX website. We can only hope the BBC won't allow it (trademark and all). I for one would hate to see a movie being produced that doesn't tie in with continuity. That may have been acceptable during the Hartnell/Cushing era, but nowadays ..?
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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #229, on November 14th, 2011, 09:40 PM »
Let him do his job... I'd rather have two Docs than none ;)

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #230, on November 14th, 2011, 10:45 PM »
There's been rumour of a Hollywood-backed Doctor Who movie for years, it does the rounds about this time every year (between the end of a season and the gap before the Christmas special)

Last year the rumour was Matt Smith would do it if he had time but that Johnny Depp was hotly placed for the role. Personally, I think it'd work well enough with him.

Anyway, I think the continuity angle is a problem; don't mention the Cushing films to rabid fanbois, even if you happen to mention Bernard Cribbins.[1]

Paul McGann might be up for it, but that raises the problem of continuity (it'd have to be about the Time War) and that he's said he'll do it only if he doesn't have to wear a wig - and he has short hair now.

The real question for me isn't whether they should or not, I'd honestly like to see such an endeavour, however it needs to be the right actor, the right writing team behind them, the right script and not screw up continuity too badly. Parallel universe Doctor and Rose maybe, or something similar in a parallel universe since you can't screw those up too badly...
 1. Or depending on where you go, NEVER mention Bernard Cribbins at all except for acknowledging that he was Wilf. For some fans, the Cushing films are like the second and third Matrix films, they didn't happen.

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #232, on November 15th, 2011, 09:21 AM »
Which means it sounds like it'd coincide with how long Matt Smith will probably stay in the role... curious.

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #233, on November 15th, 2011, 09:43 AM »
I like Smith but I think there's room for an alternative doctor in a movie if he's written differently. It's fiction after all. A reboot is okay as long as the two coexist peacefully.

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #234, on November 15th, 2011, 03:23 PM »
Quote from Nao on November 15th, 2011, 09:43 AM
A reboot is okay as long as the two coexist peacefully.
In theory, I suppose. However, from what this man is saying, I gather he hasn't the faintest idea what the show should be about:
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It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena. Russell T Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch.
Sounds like a new kind of Peter Cushing movie to me; and yes, I've seen both and utterly dislike them.

The real doom scenario is, of course:



Even BBC News are reporting it now, btw. Doesn't really say anything, but hey.

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #235, on November 15th, 2011, 09:26 PM »
Hmmm. I think the next QI I'll be watching is the David Tennant episode. Brilliant show, thanks Pete for mentioning it!

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #237, on November 15th, 2011, 09:47 PM »
Btw, Aaron, you should totally get over here next summer. Long brown coat, Converse... fairly sure you know the drill ;)

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Re: Doctor Who
« Reply #239, on November 16th, 2011, 02:42 AM »
Heh, awesome.
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