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Post by Paul McDermott on Dec 19, 2013 0:43:58 GMT
Silva Screen have let out a little information regarding their upcoming release of the soundtrack for AAISAT: Now, if only the Beeb would come across with a standalone Blu-Ray that has the same extras (or more!) as the DVD release of AAISAT, all would be right with the world...
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Post by lee jones on Dec 20, 2013 23:28:54 GMT
Having seen both now, I can say (as predicted though) that An Adventure In Space And Time was far better than the unremarkable 75 minute joke last night which was supposed to celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who. What on earth has happened to the programme?!? Although I didn't find the 50th unwatchable (it was at least better than a lot of stuff on TV) it was for me a bit under par. Two weak stories bridged together IHMO. But "An adventure in time and space" was certianly a lot better. I forget the actors' name who was portraying William hartnell but he certianly did a pretty good job of it! Came across very well - I found I could believe more in that than the 50th. ljones
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Post by Simeon Carter on Apr 21, 2014 21:04:29 GMT
I think I've now worked out who all the actors/actresses who played 'companions' in this are, except one. Does anyone have any idea who played Peter Purves? (Screenshot below for reference) EDIT: For people interested in such things, I can now tell you he is played by Edmund Short.
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Post by Mark P on Apr 22, 2014 1:43:36 GMT
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Post by Mark Vanderlinde-Abernathy on May 4, 2014 19:40:21 GMT
I just watched the Tenth Planet DVD. I certainly wished Reg Whitehead's story about Hartnell tap dancing across the room had made it into Adventure in Time and Space.
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Post by Patrick Coles on May 5, 2014 9:18:45 GMT
yes, and perhaps even one brief mention of important real life figures like David Whitaker actually existing might have been a good idea too...!
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Post by Simeon Carter on May 5, 2014 15:02:28 GMT
It was a dramatic piece for a wider audience, if you put every name involved in the creation of DW it becomes one long list of people.
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Post by Michael D. Kimpton on May 5, 2014 17:25:00 GMT
yes, and perhaps even one brief mention of important real life figures like David Whitaker actually existing might have been a good idea too...! Because they needed to limit the number of people involved to make it easier to a wider audience, Mervyn Pinfield's performance in the drama was that of both David Whitaker's, and his own. Another example is that the director's voice heard in the Massacre sequence was that of probably the guy playing Richard Martin instead of Paddy Russell, who actually directed it. Unless someone else directed that sequence instead of her? I'm not too sure.
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Post by John Green on May 5, 2014 17:35:56 GMT
yes, and perhaps even one brief mention of important real life figures like David Whitaker actually existing might have been a good idea too...! Because they needed to limit the number of people involved to make it easier to a wider audience, Mervyn Pinfield's performance in the drama was that of both David Whitaker's, and his own. Another example is that the director's voice heard in the Massacre sequence was that of probably the guy playing Richard Martin instead of Paddy Russell, who actually directed it. Unless someone else directed that sequence instead of her? I'm not too sure. Of course the name itself,'Paddy',could have misled,in terms of gender!
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Post by Patrick Coles on May 5, 2014 18:30:37 GMT
yes I HAD already guessed that 'they needed to limit the number of people...' etc - but Whitaker was far MORE important to the sixties show than many whom they DID mention or show (such as Matt Smith !) - coming up with 'Edge of Destruction' at short notice that set the show's course & The Doctor/Human Companions pairing(s) relationship forevermore...
...Script Editor/writer David Whitaker was still actively involved with 'Dr.Who' throughout the sixties and long after both Mervyn Pinfield & Sydney Newman had gone ...from also penning; 'The Rescue' (1964), 'The Crusade' (1965) , for Hartnell to then writing 'Power of The Daleks' (1966), 'Evil of The Daleks' (1967), 'Enemy of The World', 'The Wheel in Space' (both 1968) for Troughton (1967) & finally Pertwee's story ' The Ambassadors of Death' (1970)
plus they created a few false impressions such as if Waris Hussein was directing all the time, with Sydney Newman seemingly being alot more directly involved in the show as some kind of BBC 'supremo' figure by 1965-6 than he really was by then....presumably due to his Transatlantic accent being more pleasing for American viewers, and DVD purchasers etc, to envisage as 'being in overall charge of Dr.Who and Verity' at the BBC ...Newman had very bitterly opposed the idea of The Daleks !
while Gatiss chose or was obliged to sidestep the very dramatic real issue of Hartnell going over producer John Wiles head direct to BBC supremo Huw Weldon...who duly backed Hartnell ! (making Wiles position untenable), just putting in Hartnell's argument with 'someone' (Wiles) re the Tardis controls...
plus Gatiss overlooked the key contribution of another 'airbrushed out' but so VITAL 'name' - Innes Lloyd - who with his team came up with the very concept of 'regeneration/renewal', re-cast The Doctor, brought in Kit Pedler & Gerry Davis and The Cybermen, cast the longest serving companion - Jamie - and no doubt thus SAVED the entire show from folding mid sixties when Hartnell stood down, and left a legacy set in place that enabled such similar future lead actor changes to ensure the ongoing survival of the show - inept future BBC mandarins notwithstanding
I bet there are a good few with their 'Moonbase' and 'EOTW' recent DVDs who have just noticed the credit 'Producer: Innes Lloyd' - for a producer easily on a par with names such as; Lambert, Letts, Hinchcliffe (and whose vital contribution to the show historically cannot be overlooked or underestimated) ....Innes Lloyd has been left largely a rather curiously 'forgotten' figure in the show's history - and Gatiss could have done something to correct that with AAISAT...
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Post by Simeon Carter on May 5, 2014 20:14:37 GMT
yes, and perhaps even one brief mention of important real life figures like David Whitaker actually existing might have been a good idea too...! Because they needed to limit the number of people involved to make it easier to a wider audience, Mervyn Pinfield's performance in the drama was that of both David Whitaker's, and his own. Another example is that the director's voice heard in the Massacre sequence was that of probably the guy playing Richard Martin instead of Paddy Russell, who actually directed it. Unless someone else directed that sequence instead of her? I'm not too sure. I believe the mysterious voice is played by the one and only Mark Gatiss. He tends to pop up in his written work.
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Post by Matthew Kurth on May 8, 2014 2:49:34 GMT
I'd love to see a "sequel" starting with Hartnell starting to fade and going deeper into how we got to the point of regeneration and then into Troughton's tenure. Hopefully this time with someone who looks a little more like him.
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Post by Mark P on May 14, 2014 14:17:35 GMT
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