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Post by Darren Jones on Mar 13, 2014 21:28:54 GMT
I honestly didn't think he was still with us. However - happy 100th from all us fans!
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Post by Darren Jones on Mar 9, 2014 23:26:09 GMT
As an addendum to my last post, I'll now try the non-missing stories. Underrated: For Hartnell it has to be 'The Gunfighters' (a story with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek - you can see on screen how gleefully Hartnell delivers his lines and relishes the comedy); for Troughton 'The Dominators' (love the squabbling between the two dominators and the Doctor's ability to be one step ahead throughout the story).
Overrated: 'The Aztecs' for Hartnell (blasphemy, I know); but to me, the Doctor (and companions) arrive, have a bit of a disagreement with the natives, then all is back to the status quo when they leave having achieved nothing (apart from getting engaged!). For Troughton 'The War Games' (again, blasphemy); nine episodes of running through (faux) history and psychedelic sets before the interesting stuff starts in ep 10 and, even then, it is a bit of a let down.
Good thread btw. We could continue through all the Doctors IF that isn't considered too off-topic.
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Post by Darren Jones on Mar 9, 2014 22:45:57 GMT
For me, underrated: 'The Myth Makers' (Hartnell - witty, high-brow comedy) and 'Enemy of the World' (Troughton - always loved the audio and now the visuals back it up!) or, if you want one still missing, 'The Macra Terror' (Troughton - being anarchic, would love to see him in neat clothes before being messed up again).
Overrated, hmmm... difficult. For Hartnell I'd go for 'The Celestial Toymaker' purely because I couldn't engage with the audio and not much seems to happen; For Troughton I'd have to choose 'Fury from the deep' because, again (Oak and Quill attack aside), nothing seems to happen on the audio.
However, I never really liked 'The Web of Fear' on audio neither (seemed to be plodding, and difficult to imagine what was happening) but, watching the episodes on iTunes (then DVD), has changed my mind and I now think it is an exemplary instruction in how to do claustrophobia and keep the tension mounting, the viewers guessing and the monsters looming!
So what do I know!
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Post by Darren Jones on Mar 8, 2014 3:16:13 GMT
Personally, watching the whole of IotD in B&W makes the effects look slightly better!
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Post by Darren Jones on Feb 27, 2014 22:19:46 GMT
Yes Vidfire 2 and other new techniques could improve some. Please could you enlighten me. Heard of vidfire, but not vidfire 2. Any info on this and 'other new techniques' you mention?
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Post by Darren Jones on Feb 25, 2014 2:28:03 GMT
Nah, skeptical cynic sums me up well. And I only related them to myself and how I view the world. As to 'Doctor Who' camps however.... To me,the skeptic doesn't believe a word of the rumours,while the cynic believes quite a lot of them but doesn't expect to see any of the discoveries any time soon,given their view of human nature! You are right with the skeptic; I don't believe a word, unless from official channels. As for the cynic... I don't believe a lot of them BUT I may believe that some eps are out there waiting to be discovered. The announcements are just held back, waiting for the right time to be announced.
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Post by Darren Jones on Feb 25, 2014 2:04:44 GMT
Interesting discussion. However, IIRC, wasn't the first two series of 'Doctor Who' the most widely sold? If so, then statistically these are the episodes most likely to be found. However, the finds of EotW and WoF could disprove that. As a skeptical cynic (or should that be a cynical skeptic?) I'll wait until any official announcements are made. As a 'Doctor Who' fan however, fingers (and everything else) crossed! I've got a feeling that cynical and skeptical,as far as returns go,are two mutually exclusive camps. Nah, skeptical cynic sums me up well. And I only related them to myself and how I view the world. As to 'Doctor Who' camps however....
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Post by Darren Jones on Feb 24, 2014 23:16:53 GMT
Interesting discussion. However, IIRC, wasn't the first two series of 'Doctor Who' the most widely sold? If so, then statistically these are the episodes most likely to be found. However, the finds of EotW and WoF could disprove that. As a skeptical cynic (or should that be a cynical skeptic?) I'll wait until any official announcements are made. As a 'Doctor Who' fan however, fingers (and everything else) crossed!
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Post by Darren Jones on Feb 24, 2014 22:56:28 GMT
I'm still staggered that sitting here on my desk is a WOF DVD - WOW !!!!!! I'm still waiting for mine to arrive ! Posted by scotttelfer10 hours ago I always find it such a shame when things like this get ignored or deemed "unimportant". At the end of the day, these are copies of the episodes made around the time and unaccounted for. Everything is important (provided it wasn't made after 1978 that is) and every copy we can track down is one less floating out there to be debated on years from now. I agree. The more duplicates 'we' find, the more 'we' may yet discover. P.S. Haven't quite got the hang of this quote thing yet!
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Post by Darren Jones on Jan 1, 2014 1:48:10 GMT
I'm of the opposite opinion, I think The Doctor,Jamie and Victoria are the best "Tardis Team" in the history of the show(mainly as the awesome Steven Taylor got lumbered with Vicki, Dodo and the short lived Katarina.. I think 1st Doc, Steven and Sara Kingdom were a great team too but they needed more time.and less time destructor... 4th Doc Sarah and Harry are also in my top teams) I have always found Zoe to be grating, maybe she was planned that way by being "as smart as the Doctor", but for me season 5 dominates season 6 in every way. Sorry to disagree with you mate, But I think the best TARDIS team was the original of Ian, Barbara & Susan (OK, maybe not Susan so much). As for keeping on-topic, S6 did have some poor stories but also some great ones. It is a pity that most of Troughton's reign as the Doctor has been lost (Hear's hoping for a revovery!). But it is funny how the memory cheats or believes what it has been told/read. Prior to last year *checks clock* TEotW was classed as weak; not fitting in with the 'MONSTER' season - but now, it is a 'classic', far better than what everyone thought via audio. If it was purely down to existing eps watched (i.e. available) season 6 is good; but it would be interesting for S5 to see if the eps matched the memory.
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Post by Darren Jones on Jan 1, 2014 0:55:13 GMT
That collective noun is a "container". Personally, I would've called it a 'rumour'! Happy new year to you all, let us bring in new discoveries together.
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Post by Darren Jones on Dec 30, 2013 23:57:00 GMT
Thank you Paul Vanezis for clearing up the situation regarding the "Omni-Rumour". I always knew that it was too good to be true and the nine episodes recovered are more then I have ever dared to hope for. I always thought it would be the odd orphan episode from William Hartnell era. I had given up hope on being able see anything from Patrick Troughtons era. I am still over the moon about the fact there is another complete stroy for us to enjoy. I admit I was swayed by the rumours of Marco Polo and such and I wondered if any more and I am afraid the articles in the Daliy Mirror didn't help. I am sure more will turn up. I know Ian Levine is looking into a possible lead so there might be something more. Be it a redundant copy or something from the Space Pirates. Oh by the way I know I might never get this chance again but I must thank you for recovering those Episodes of the Reign of Terror all those years ago. I saw a little bit of episode 1 the other day and it was brilliant. Ta James, although to be fair to the BBC and Ian Levine, I've only ever claimed to have found those episodes, it was the BBC that got them back. As for "clearing up the situation", well I think we're all hopeful that Philip can pull another rabbit out of the hat and of course there are other leads myself and others are working on directly although not all Doctor Who related of course. Then you've got the ongoing rumours which won't ever go away, but that's always been the case going right back to the 80's. Regards, Paul I Personally thank you Paul, for finding the eps in the first place. Regardless of how they eventually arrived back in the UK; you found them first. If it wasn't for ep hunters like you, I'm sure the archives would be a lot poorer.
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Post by Darren Jones on Dec 30, 2013 23:19:29 GMT
Let me be the first to go off-topic (sort of) and suggest that some colour stories have more atmosphere in b&w.Local fella charges me 25 notes per hour for the transfer... I agree for some stories. I remember watching 'old' Doctor Who on an old B&W TV; it looked 'crisp'. Then when I had a colour TV (I had a Video Cassette Player before I had a colour TV!) I used to turn off the colour to watch the eps in B&W as some stories 'looked' better. I have strong memories of 'Rememberence' looking better in B&W than in colour as it lends into the 1963 'feel'. And I still turn off the colour sometimes with 'Nu-Who' - Blink & Silence/Forest looked great in B&W IMHO. Does anyone else do (or did) this? (Or am I just weird?)
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Post by Darren Jones on Nov 29, 2013 22:48:31 GMT
In the meantime, go to it Mr Morris, I and tons of others are relying on you to complete this classic story for us! Hear, hear! I second that motion!
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Post by Darren Jones on Nov 29, 2013 21:06:44 GMT
Personally, I wouldn't mind buying re-releases if (and it is a big IF!) any of the previously animated episodes have been found as I think it would make an interesting companion to the animated episodes. The chance to compare the two versions and to see how the animation correctly, or incorrectly, captured the live action would make for an interesting project.
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