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Post by Douglas Wulf on May 22, 2018 15:15:08 GMT
This is approximately on the topic of missing episodes of Doctor Who ...
Does anyone here know if essentially all the footage created in the making of Dimensions in Time was retained or was some of it discarded? I seem to recall that much of the raw footage was kept.
The reason I ask is that I have often thought that it might be possible to take all the footage from that strange project together with the footage of Anthony Ainsley as the Master in the Destiny of the Doctors computer game and edit those clips into some larger storyline (such as with Paul McGann as the Doctor) that would make for a somewhat more coherent plot. It wouldn't be easy, but it might be possible to piece together something closer to a silk purse out of the original sow's ear.
This occurred to me again because of the Season 12 box set. A remounted version of Dimensions in Time would be a fun bonus on a box set of McCoy's final season.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2018 20:43:26 GMT
What in the name of Allah is Dimensions in Time?
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Post by Douglas Wulf on May 22, 2018 22:37:24 GMT
What in the name of Allah is Dimensions in Time? Something that might make more coherent sense if dubbed into Farsi! |
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Post by lousingh on May 22, 2018 23:00:58 GMT
What in the name of Allah is Dimensions in Time? Something that might make more coherent sense if dubbed into Farsi! DiT would be more coherent if it were dubbed into Farsi that was the same quality as the Swedish spoken by the Swedish Chef on The Muppet Show. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensions_in_TimeI strongly recommend a stiff drink before you start. You will certainly need several stiff drinks afterwards. |
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Post by andyc on May 23, 2018 4:45:31 GMT
This is approximately on the topic of missing episodes of Doctor Who ... Does anyone here know if essentially all the footage created in the making of Dimensions in Time was retained or was some of it discarded? I seem to recall that much of the raw footage was kept. The reason I ask is that I have often thought that it might be possible to take all the footage from that strange project together with the footage of Anthony Ainsley as the Master in the Destiny of the Doctors computer game and edit those clips into some larger storyline (such as with Paul McGann as the Doctor) that would make for a somewhat more coherent plot. It wouldn't be easy, but it might be possible to piece together something closer to a silk purse out of the original sow's ear. This occurred to me again because of the Season 12 box set. A remounted version of Dimensions in Time would be a fun bonus on a box set of McCoy's final season. Remounting it might cause problems with royalties and such like. The original 1993 programme was made on condition that all fees would be waived and given to the Children In Need charity, and also on condition that it would never be released as a DVD extra or on video (although it is available on You Tube and the BBC haven't removed it). I think this might open up a bit of a can of worms to be honest. |
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Post by Rob Moss on May 23, 2018 17:06:23 GMT
Ian Levine has already done precisely this - he's taken unused footage (and some newly generated material) and edited it into the original episodes to create a full-length two-parter.
By the look of it, the unused footage didn't come from a broadcast quality source.
But we've covered this before - it's never going to be released for contractual reasons as mentioned.
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Post by lousingh on May 24, 2018 1:02:41 GMT
Ian Levine has already done precisely this - he's taken unused footage (and some newly generated material) and edited it into the original episodes to create a full-length two-parter. By the look of it, the unused footage didn't come from a broadcast quality source. But we've covered this before - it's never going to be released for contractual reasons as mentioned. Question: Couldn't they negotiate to release it with all the profits going to the same charity? I think it would be a boon for them because "scarf-wearing, anoraked completists" like me might buy it just to have it. |
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Post by Douglas Wulf on May 28, 2018 3:04:11 GMT
Ian Levine has already done precisely this - he's taken unused footage (and some newly generated material) and edited it into the original episodes to create a full-length two-parter. By the look of it, the unused footage didn't come from a broadcast quality source. But we've covered this before - it's never going to be released for contractual reasons as mentioned. Question: Couldn't they negotiate to release it with all the profits going to the same charity? I think it would be a boon for them because "scarf-wearing, anoraked completists" like me might buy it just to have it. That seems to me as if it would be possible to renegotiate its release if, as you indicate, the profits would again go to charity. The footage itself is interesting as a historical artifact. However, it would indeed be nice is something more might be made out of it with a wrap-around plot of some sort. Also, there is the footage of Anthony Ainsley from the video game that, curiously enough, has him in a prison cell at the end, which (by chance) lines up with where the Master is found at the start of McGann's TV Movie. |
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