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Post by Rich Cornock on Dec 2, 2007 17:26:41 GMT
I think you are right about the younger group of collectors, these maybe the key to getting lost episodes returned as the collections get handed down to people who may have a different attitude to sharing the film. On the subject of doctor, it looks as though the future of the missing episodes maybe in C.G.I versions. although this isn't really possible at the moment due to computing power and expense I see no reason why it wouldn't be possible to recreate episodes using the available source material such as telesnaps in the future. I would hope that the memories of set designers and those who worked on the original shows have been recorded incase this happens one day. some interesting work is currently on You Tube of colourised Dr Who done by amateurs that wouldn't have been thought possible 20 years ago www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZS72JYx1js
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Post by David Lynch on Dec 6, 2007 21:06:08 GMT
I think it is interesting to consider why people do hoard. It's a mentality foreign to me, obviously, but as far as I can tell while it is important for them to have something nobody else has, for many, if not most hoarders that's not enough; they need for other people to _know_ they have something nobody else has. My encounters with hoarded material is that most of it is known to exist by _somebody_. It is diffcult to judge this accurately, obviously, but I find it extremely unlikely that much more broadcast material from Doctor Who will surface.
I should also say that even if it doesn't, I'm not bothered by it. Fans and others have done a commendable job bringing back significant amounts of Doctor Who history, through recovery of episodes from overseas, high-quality off-air soundtracks, telesnaps, censor clips, outtakes, scripts, Radio Times summaries, and all manner of other Who-related material. In my view, no more is necessary. If fans were half as diligent about other BBC shows as they have been about Doctor Who, think of how much more could be accomplished! And a lot has been accomplished in the areas of those other shows, don't get me wrong, but in no case have the recoveries been as extensive and dramatic as in the case of Doctor Who. A lot of it is that Doctor Who was a higher-profile show, of course, but I suspect there is lots more great television out there waiting to be found.
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Post by Greg H on Dec 7, 2007 2:44:02 GMT
Well there is an interesting quote about this mind set in 'city of death' concerning the mona lisa as I recall................
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Post by Rich Cornock on Dec 7, 2007 17:55:51 GMT
remind me!
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Post by drpl on Dec 7, 2007 20:07:26 GMT
"It'd be an expensive gloat, but they'd buy it"
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Post by William Martin on Dec 10, 2007 13:50:46 GMT
I agree, there are some people who would keep material and not tell anyone.
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Dec 10, 2007 17:14:52 GMT
I agree, there are some people who would keep material and not tell anyone. Which doesn't really get us anywhere, alas. Of course, when such a collector died, their descendents or estate might have a more fan-friendly attitude to the material. Or just throw it away.
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Post by Greg H on Dec 10, 2007 17:41:13 GMT
Or maybe they would specify in their will that their treasure had to get buried with them, pharoah style....... Anyone for a bit of grave robbing? PM me
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Post by Daniel O'Brien on Dec 10, 2007 20:05:12 GMT
Or maybe they would specify in their will that their treasure had to get buried with them, pharoah style....... Anyone for a bit of grave robbing? PM me There's a rumour that one rock star has specified that his original 'Frankenstein' poster gets buried with him. 16mm film cans would take up more room in the coffin but you never know...
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Post by Greg H on Dec 10, 2007 23:00:48 GMT
Well anythings worth a crack
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Post by Martin Dunne on Mar 2, 2008 12:26:06 GMT
If missing episodes are out there to be found, you would think that non missing episodes would be out there too -- yet, as I just said, there are very few of them out there... Compare that to a show like "Star Trek" where there are literally thousands of 16mm prints in private collections -- I personally have had about 200 prints over the years. This is an excellent point -- the eeny weeny recovery/discovery/knownography of redundant episodes is statistically comparable to the recovery of not-redundant episodes. And should hone our expectations.
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