I imagine it'd simply be a standalone adventure, or one that slotted into the continuity in a nondescript place. So long as it wasn't required watching to understand the TV show, they'd be good to go. That's my understanding of it anyway.
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I imagine it'd simply be a standalone adventure, or one that slotted into the continuity in a nondescript place. So long as it wasn't required watching to understand the TV show, they'd be good to go. That's my understanding of it anyway.
We'll probably have another Fox-produced adaptation and it'll end up looking like Inspector Spacetime did in Community.
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I look forward to The Paternoster Gang: The Movie
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It's weirdly complicated, though. The Red Dwarf movie was never intended to be part of the 'understanding' of the show - plus it's a comedy show - but the idea of what it was ultimately scuppered BBC funding for that movie, and in turn actually killed the show, because they put the show on hiatus to make the movie, then the BBC couldn't fund, and they never found alternative funds. I'm not saying that's what'd happen to Who, obviously - precautions are clearly being taken to distance movie plans from the show - but the rules are evidently really complex.
Wait, so what about the Inbetweeners? Wasn't that a BBC show that got turned into a film fairly quickly?
You're right, it's probably far more complex than it seems from the outside. Those rumblings about the show moving over to BBC Worldwide probably isn't entirely unrelated.
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Inbetweeners isn't a BBC show.
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The Thick of It ---> In The Loop?
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As said above, Inbetweeners is a channel 4 show. Channel 4 gets a few public grants here and there, but is not taxpayer funded. They have ads, etc. A lot of non-BBC British shows end up being taken Worldwide by the BBC, though, so a lot of people know shows like The Inbetweeners and Peep Show as 'BBC shows'. That's part of the BBC's taxpayer-funded remit - to take the best of British, even non-BBC stuff, and spread it to the world as a way of showcasing British culture.
In The Loop is a weird old case. I think. It's actually a UK Film Council movie - the BBC collaborated and gave them a ton of money and production aid, but the main producers are actually the UK Film Council (which was axed a few years ago). It also had a ton over overseas funding - some Canadian, some American, some French. The UK Film Council was funded by National Lottery grants and stuff. It's a weird case. Armando - the writer/creator - retains the rights to all his shows & characters, though, like Alan Partridge, who has been used for corporate promotions and done private show as well as BBC stuff. So he could've taken In The Loop to whoever he liked for funding and used Tucker and stuff. The BBC just stepped up and offered them cash from their very limited film budget. They recently helped him to fund that new Partridge movie, too.
Aside from all that, In The Loop is completely unrelated to The Thick of It, really. Malcolm and Jamie are in it, but all the other actors play different characters (a brief appearance by Tucker's Secretary & Angela Heaney aside) and the Prime Minister referenced in the script/cut sequences is a different one to The Thick of It. So it's an alternate universe, in a sense.
That said, this stuff is getting easier. Like, where in years past Clarkson/Hammond/etc used to do non Top Gear DVDs that were Top Gear in all but name for Christmas, this year they've actually got a Top Gear-branded DVD out which is basically an exclusive episode. Things like that, and the fact the BBC Worldwide bought a huge stake in Clarkson's Top Gear production company and stuff has aided that. So the BBC is becoming more adaptable, slowly, but the rules are still tight and difficult. Especially now, where elements of the British government would love to strip them of all funding and make them a profit-driven organization - it's more important for them to tread carefully than ever.
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Interesting, lovely motion in Australian Parliament today...
They've done two weeks abroad every year since 2008, so I'm sure they will in 2014/2015... maybe it'll be there!
They've done two weeks abroad every year since 2008, so I'm sure they will in 2014/2015... maybe it'll be there!
Behind the scenes with a new clip or two: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24983820
My first impulse when considering an Australian Who story (which would be lovely!): bring back the Dream Lord and combine that with the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime. Moffat, if you're reading this, I'm more than willing to write it. I'll take the same payment as Peter Jackson. Even a New Paradigm Dalek would do.
Man, can't wait for the specials. Hard to believe it's this week. An Adventure in Space and Time is on thursday, right?
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Had a bit of a moment hearing a bit of "The Doctor Forever" in that brief clip of Tennant. Glad Gold is going to use some of the cues from his era.
The way Tennant talks, he'll be back again. Think he'll be the new Troughton, the one who shows up again and again.
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Best way to go for a movie nowadays would be McGann. I can't see a film with Capaldi doing anything but making the TV show look weaker.
Oh, seeing Matt being... Matt, but in costume as 11, that's weird. He's so shy!
Oh, seeing Matt being... Matt, but in costume as 11, that's weird. He's so shy!
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The problem with that, though, is that the movie would get the big marketing push and that'd make the TV show, and the current Doctor, look like second-string bullshit. It's a very difficult line to toe.
It's cute that the player's volume goes up to 11.
Unless it has always done that...
edit: which it does. never mind!
It has. It's a Spinal Tap reference.
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Hmm, I suppose. Personally, I'm anti-movie, just because it's probably impossible to escape the second-string effect.
Again, a Netflix mini-series in between seasons of proper Who would be lovely.
I thought it was this at first, but dropped it because it seemed too un-BBC.
Wasn't the rumor that
Capaldi was going to get 2 series and 1 movie after that under Moffat's supervision, with Peter Jackson doing the 2014 christmas special
If we're going to get more McGann I think it'll either be a webseries or a more involved role in the 60th anniversary. As much as I'd like to see more onscreen adventures of McGann or any of the other older Doctors, the main series/storyline will always be focused on the current Doctor, as it should be. It's like Moffat and others have said in the past (not just about the Anniversary special) - bringing back classic characters and monsters is an important part of Doctor Who, but the thing that made is so succesful over the years is that it should always feel new and exciting. The future is more important than the past.
Hah at Tennents mention of it being childish for someone to turn down coming back for the 50th, and Jenna as always is looking damn fine.
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He said churlish, that's even better.
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Tennant is just the right age, and enough of a fan to have a really good memory of Tom Baker's 'appearance' in The Five Doctors.
Heh, I wasn't sure if his accent got in the way of the word or if he had said churlish.
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The Five Doctors DVD commentary with Tennant, Raynor and Collinson is magnificent.
If this is an official promotion, I am in love.
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The rabbit bit in that clip is amazing.
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I heard a bit of The Doctor Forever in it too, good to see some of Murray Gold's older themes making a return.
There's an entertainingly subversive streak in the otherwise-stuffy Beeb. I haven't seen it as much lately, but often captions on stories on the BBC news website were darkly humourous.
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I bet it is! If only DVD commentaries were on Netflix.
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It's easy to notice how Moffat doesn't really write that differently between the different Doctors in that clip with the rabbit. I can easily imagine Smith (or Eccleston!) saying that.
Not saying that's good or bad or whatever, just that it's a thing.
Not saying that's good or bad or whatever, just that it's a thing.
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Has anybody else noticed that the official Doctor Who twitter has been changing its logo every day for the past week pretty much? They've stylized it like the old logos, 9 and 10 had the fiery logo, 8 had the blue-chromey one, so on and so forth.
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http://instagram.com/p/g2z0_NOBQW/
Daleks stand sentry in the Bow Room at #BuckinghamPalace during a reception to mark 50 years of #DrWho
Daleks stand sentry in the Bow Room at #BuckinghamPalace during a reception to mark 50 years of #DrWho
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A couple choice bits:
Early on, Tennant surmises that the episode should be called "Three and a Half Doctors and a Bloke in a Wig".
When discussing the Cybermen's appearance, Tennant and Collinson remark that it seemed like there was heaps of them when you were eight and first watching it but now it's "six fat lads in a quarry" (a fab name for a Dr. Who podcast, I reckon).
Earlier on, the drinks Tegan fetches after Hurndall and Susan arrive at the Tardis and Hurndall tells her to get tea are observed to look more like liquors. Susan and Turlough being stuck in the Tardis while everyone else adventures becomes a bit of a thing, and eventually Collinson says: "Poor old Turlough's done nothing but drink absinthe for a whole episode. He just thinks he's hallucinating and he's gonna wake up back in that school any minute."
If you look at the pics of the various Doctors on their timeline you can see the different logos in the corners:
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The decline of classic Doctor Who can be linked to the amount of question marks present on the Doctor's uniform.
7 was awesome but there was no way he'd survive a sweater full of them plus the umbrella.
7 was awesome but there was no way he'd survive a sweater full of them plus the umbrella.
Ohhh, the twitter photos are different! And yes, it really looks like they are making the emblem for each one representing their logos. Really cool.
I suppose Hartnell will be simple white emblem with black bakground only.
EDIT Tried to crop them out. The quality is horrible and the twitter images seem to be done by an intern with little sense of desing but here they are from 6 to 10 (9 and 10 are the same and 11 is non existant in his photo, seems they didnt have the idea of the logos until halfway). Dindt help either that abload didnt work and had to use imgur.
Would love to do them bigger and with better image quality, but I dont have much time today. Does someone have the normal emblem at a good resolution?
These are cool. I hope this one makes an appearance:
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I get the feeling this week's going to be inundated with shots like this. I do hope so
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But how else are people supposed to know he's mysterious?!
Capaldi should just go all out and dress like Soos from Gravity Falls:
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Can't get it to play in any browser for some reason.
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Baker + Davison at Buckingham Palace today.
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That shot is fucking amazing. Don't think I've seen anything that sells how fucking fantastic the TARDIS for a long while.
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One of those 'made for 3D' shots no doubt.
Dark Eyes 2 teaser trailer! https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-dark-eyes-2-teaser Can't wait for this.
Also a new clip of The Doctor and Clara from Doctor Who: The ultimate guide that's on tonight.
Yep, amazing shot.
Also a new clip of The Doctor and Clara from Doctor Who: The ultimate guide that's on tonight.
Yep, amazing shot.
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