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Post by Marty Schultz on Nov 7, 2013 21:44:07 GMT
So were are they then? Who has them now? The criminal Fagin is teaching the orphaned episodes how 'to pick a pocket or two!' |
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Post by George D on Nov 7, 2013 23:26:03 GMT
To me, DMP is basically 3 stories. The DMP story (1-6 11-12), the Monk story (8-10) and the Christmas special (ep 7)
While I understand watching a recon cant compare to watching the original story, the Christmas episode to me was just a holiday romp which I was neutral about. The monk story I felt was ok but not a classic, and the DMP story was great however it started to lag in the middle as most 6-8 parts do.
I feel that Douglas Camfield's direction made a difference and I felt that the episodes written by Terry Nation were enjoyed more than the ones by Dennis Spooner. I have mixed opinions about Terry Nation. I loved Genesis of the Daleks and DMP, but stories like the original Daleks and Dalek Invasion of Earth were not high points for me. Perhaps his writing varied or it needed to be complemented by a good director?
I felt episode 2 was amazing. Episodes 5 and 10 were good but not the high point in the story.
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Post by Steven Christopherson on Nov 8, 2013 1:32:50 GMT
If Feast of Steven was returned, it would definitely require a rethink about how and who was saving episodes. Was it even recorded on 16mm? Broadcast would've been on 35mm wouldn't it, and as it was never sold overseas and the master was the first Who to be destroyed it leaves very little to find?
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Post by John F Brayshaw on Nov 8, 2013 3:42:23 GMT
If Feast of Steven was returned, it would definitely require a rethink about how and who was saving episodes. Was it even recorded on 16mm? Broadcast would've been on 35mm wouldn't it, and as it was never sold overseas and the master was the first Who to be destroyed it leaves very little to find? Videotape - I think is the answer not film for this episode. |
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Post by Steven Christopherson on Nov 8, 2013 3:47:18 GMT
If this was on videotape it would be the direct master? Or am I wrong?
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Post by Robert Lia on Nov 8, 2013 3:48:37 GMT
If it were on video tape then it would be the master, unless the BBC made a video tape copy of the episode for some reason
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Post by John F Brayshaw on Nov 8, 2013 3:56:22 GMT
If it were on video tape then it would be the master, unless the BBC made a video tape copy of the episode for some reason Exactly  |
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Post by Jon Preddle on Nov 8, 2013 4:03:33 GMT
If Feast of Steven was returned, it would definitely require a rethink about how and who was saving episodes. Was it even recorded on 16mm? Broadcast would've been on 35mm wouldn't it, and as it was never sold overseas and the master was the first Who to be destroyed it leaves very little to find? It was recorded onto video tape for transmission in the UK. During transmission a 16mm film telerecording negative may have been made. Since Enterprises did not actively market the episode for sale abroad, it's doubtful this neg was kept, or that any positives were struck from it. The broadcast video tape was subsequently cleared for wiping. |
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Post by George D on Nov 8, 2013 4:14:54 GMT
After the latest find, I can believe in miracles, yet at the same time, I now believe in plausible miracles. It is very hard for me to view the recovery of feast of steven as plausible.
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Post by Robert Lia on Nov 8, 2013 4:15:58 GMT
The only reason the BBC would have made a video tape dub of that episode at that stage would have been that there was something was wrong with the tape and a salvage copy was made. Other than that there is no chance of a 2 inch quad of The Feast of Steven turning up.
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Post by Anthony Tobin on Nov 8, 2013 5:04:43 GMT
If Feast of Steven was returned, it would definitely require a rethink about how and who was saving episodes. Was it even recorded on 16mm? Broadcast would've been on 35mm wouldn't it, and as it was never sold overseas and the master was the first Who to be destroyed it leaves very little to find? It was recorded onto video tape for transmission in the UK. During transmission a 16mm film telerecording negative may have been made. Since Enterprises did not actively market the episode for sale abroad, it's doubtful this neg was kept, or that any positives were struck from it. The broadcast video tape was subsequently cleared for wiping. So a slim chance exists that it could have, erm, gone for a walk. Who knows in whose hands it may have ended up...? |
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Post by Steven Christopherson on Nov 8, 2013 11:59:09 GMT
Thanks Jon.
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Post by Rob Moss on Nov 8, 2013 12:02:56 GMT
If it were on video tape then it would be the master, unless the BBC made a video tape copy of the episode for some reason Or if someone decided to record the Christmas Day episode of Dr Who on their new reel-to-reel home VTR machine. |
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Post by John F Brayshaw on Nov 8, 2013 12:11:31 GMT
If it were on video tape then it would be the master, unless the BBC made a video tape copy of the episode for some reason Or if someone decided to record the Christmas Day episode of Dr Who on their new reel-to-reel home VTR machine. Interesting, a possibility - but not impossible.. |
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Post by Richard Bignell on Nov 8, 2013 12:27:13 GMT
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