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Post by Richard Tipple on Jan 2, 2017 22:23:19 GMT
Hypothetically, if a dealer or private collector had something tucked away that they were considering selling, a loud gaggle of doctor who fans proclaiming a battered 16mm print to be the most important recovery since the Nag Hammadi library and how it is priceless etc, could drive up the price or even make negotiations completely stall. Additionally if someone did have a lead on something missing that they had not physically secured, the possibility of less experienced hands blundering in and perhaps messing up negotiations or making the owner of a print think it is worth far more money than it actually is, isn't that palatable a prospect either. It seems that when material was first recovered from Nigeria various people were telephoning to see if there was anything else. That beggars belief.. Certainly several steps beyond speculating what else might be found, but I guess there'll always be people who take things too far.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Jan 2, 2017 8:39:17 GMT
I'm not convinced removing posts is a good idea @paul Vanezis. It's the sort of action that can start even more rumours. I've already had a message asking why my post was removed.. Your post was removed because it added absolutely nothing to the discussion i.e. you ignored what I said. Some of you seem to be blind to the message in the Doctor Who section about rumours. You should also know, if you post here often that we don't allow people to post about EBay auctions because the added publicity can drive up the price for those bidders, such as Kaleidoscope who wish to acquire the material. The majority of people respect that and don't discuss it or post links. As for blaming the fans Steve Neve, rubbish. I'm pointing out the issue and letting people decide what direction they want to go down. But this is an unsubstantiated rumour, weak, no substance to it and despite what people are saying it isn't coming from a reputable source. It's just more hearsay. The person who started this thread is new to the forum and is just repeating nonsense widely reported elsewhere. So let's not stoop to that tabloid level. In the unlikely event anything comes of this, I'm sure there will be plenty to discuss. In the meantime, think carefully about what you do post because three years ago this section was a disaster area, and it won't be going that way again. Paul Plenty of posts here add nothing to the discussion, yet mine was singled out. I'm not overly bothered, just pointing out that heavy-handed moderation isn't always the best way to keep rumours in check. HNY.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Jan 1, 2017 21:19:56 GMT
I'm not convinced removing posts is a good idea @paul Vanezis. It's the sort of action that can start even more rumours.
I've already had a message asking why my post was removed..
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Post by Richard Tipple on Dec 21, 2016 9:09:17 GMT
Lots of wonderful moments scattered throughout all those episodes. But for me, hand on heart, I'd love to watch DMP 12: Destruction of Time. It just sounds so thrilling! Such an exciting end and I'd love to seen those final moments.. Also, we have 2, 5 and 10, so finding 12 would really make a recon possible. Maybe with specially shot linking scenes with the original audio.. that would be something!
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Post by Richard Tipple on Nov 9, 2016 0:39:19 GMT
I know many people here don't believe me, but remember that I *know* that several minutes of missing episodes are in private hands; hence, I am far more optimistic than most. Based on rumours I had heard from several sources (some of whom are my best hockey and political rumour sources), I infer that the people in question actually have the entirety of the episodes in question. (Indeed, one of them blundered by seemingly admitting to the possession of one when he was defending "The Twin Dilemma" in his fanzine.) Outside of those who are hoarding for reasons of greed, picking up females at cons (you read that right), and just plain meanness, I agree with those who believe that there are many probably sitting in cans that are gathering dust in people's homes. Now, if you believe the rumours that used to float around that BBC employees used to take home film that they were supposed to destroy, then you probably believe that a large number of episodes can be recovered. I have no feel for the veracity of these claims, one way or the other. So Since you "know" that footage is in private hands why not tell us exactly "which footage" is in private hands as for the part about picking up woman at cons I attended conventions when I was a young buck in the 1980's and never once did I wave a camera copy of any episode of Dr. Who at a chick and have them jump in bed with me. In fact I am laughing just thinking that I could have said hey baby I got an NTSC camera copy of Arc of Infinity wanna come up to my room and lay on the bed and watch it A sort of 80's, 'Marco' and chill?
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Post by Richard Tipple on Oct 24, 2016 10:47:45 GMT
It might be nice to return Mission to the Unknown, so I could say I've recovered an entire serial but DMP, or Smugglers for me!
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Post by Richard Tipple on Oct 23, 2016 17:11:16 GMT
That was fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing - really enjoyable.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Oct 12, 2016 8:18:28 GMT
A lot of the 70's and 80's sets look better in black and white than they do in color. The darker scenes look more menacing to me. I'm working on a colourisation with two absolute artists and I'm sure people will be very impressed with the results. I'm not saying they'll prefer it to the original, but I'm sure they'll recognise the value in it.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Oct 11, 2016 8:12:49 GMT
They'll keep it in, I'd imagine. As unpleasant as it is, on balance, that would probably be the best course of action,
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Post by Richard Tipple on Oct 3, 2016 10:20:46 GMT
Are we that desperate that we'll take an Amazon review as a source and dress it up as fact?
Yes, I suppose we are.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Sept 14, 2016 11:55:42 GMT
If Phil was checking it'll be thorough. From listening to him, if there's one thing I've learnt it's that the paper trail that many have relied upon to be correct - often isn't. What people were supposed to have done, isn't always the case..
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Post by Richard Tipple on Sept 13, 2016 13:50:51 GMT
Marco,
Followed by DMP and The Smugglers a close third!
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Post by Richard Tipple on Aug 30, 2016 9:05:19 GMT
No source, no quotes, no pictures. It's an opinion piece based dressed up as fact.
We can all speculate as to how accurate it is, and it might well be for all we know, but it's not worth reading into IMO.
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Post by Richard Tipple on Aug 27, 2016 19:46:34 GMT
I used to own some original Pertwee film inserts, really nice stuff. Would love to check out the Five Doctors stuff. RT did an excellent job on that release. Were those the film inserts from Invasion of the Dinosaurs episode 5, Richard? That's the one. The print itself was a 16mm color/silent film negative film inserts from episode 5 featuring Pertwee driving, car stunts, Soldiers on patrol, helicopters, etc. The reel was about 400 feet, each shot has black leader after it - sold it a while ago,
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Post by Richard Tipple on Aug 23, 2016 13:52:41 GMT
I used to own some original Pertwee film inserts, really nice stuff. Would love to check out the Five Doctors stuff. RT did an excellent job on that release.
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