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Post by Matthew Kurth on Nov 30, 2018 3:32:44 GMT
Maybe it depends on where you are coming from culturally - mentally. Examples, I love and produce electronic music, which is very often about remixing, editing, sampling, doing a cover. A realised long ago that a remix or a cover, however bad it is, doesn't destroy an existing original. So a bad remix or cover is more of a wasted opportunity than a tragedy or crime against music. I also enjoy live performances -- which obviously vary greatly, even with the same source material. I appreciate the perspective, and you're right. However, in most cases with a remix or cover of a song, generally you can go back and experience the original if you want. That's not really an option here, in part because of the format difference and also because what survives of the original is pretty inaccessible to most fans. That being said, I enjoy live performances -- in person. Albums of live performances frequently leave me cold. So if they restaged Marco Polo or The Myth Makers or hell, 3 minutes of The Smugglers, hell yes, I'd watch it. And I'd go into it with an open mind. A straight, B&W, recreation following the original camera script with a realistic studio set up for the 1960s, would be my personal preference. But if they felt they needed it in 4K definition technicolour 3D smell-o-vision -- I'd watch that; realistically you want people to put on productions they feel are good and let them sell you on it. Thinking about it, I seem to be far more willing to check out recreations of memorable scenes rather than entire stories, along the lines of what they did alongside Space & Time.
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Post by timmybrown82 on Dec 1, 2018 23:46:22 GMT
i think they should have him return in new episodes only (maybe get someone to play the Second Doctor)
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Post by lousingh on Dec 8, 2018 22:00:18 GMT
Maybe we already have an idea of how this would go over.
There have been numerous nearly shot-for-shot remakes of movies over the years ("The Prisoner of Zenda" seems an appropriate example). Sometimes, they are well-received. Sometimes, they are panned. Sometimes, they get a collective shrug. Similarly, there have been remakes-with-revisions (here, even an all-time classic like "True Grit" can be redone), the reactions to which have also run the gamut.
There are changes I would find acceptable. For instance, I wouldn't mind a change in the dialogue in "The Celestial Toymaker" or the portrayal of the Chinese character in "Marco Polo" to be of Chinese descent with the story reworked to be less stereotyped. Others, however, are likely to not tolerate that much change. I personally would want to keep the pacing while others will wonder why "Marco Polo" wasn't compressed to 4 episodes.
This is quite a balancing act for whatever is done. Believe it or not, I think that as long as there is love, respect, and largely faithfulness in the production, I could accept it and I think most would accept it, whatever was done (request: please keep putting the Loose Cannon recons on the DVDs). Those traits come through and can be felt by the viewer.
For instance, I can appreciate the love put into the colour version of "The Power of the Daleks" even though I did have and will have only watched it once to make sure that my DVD wasn't defective. However, one of my friends would have preferred the story have been tightened to 3 or 4 episodes, but he watches the 6 episode colour version anyway because he likes the story overall and the craftsmanship of the video and respect for the original just oozes from the screen.
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Post by Tony Ingram on Dec 12, 2018 15:40:57 GMT
No. Hartnell and the others are not replaceable. The mockery they made of him last Christmas was insult enough.
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Post by Brad Wolfe on Dec 13, 2018 3:43:42 GMT
I'd love to see a full colour condensed movie remake of Marco Polo with Bradley and co. Not even shot for shot, but as a loving homage. I'd RATHER see the original, but I think it would be absolutely magical. Just my opinion. I can see why others wouldn't appreciate it.
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