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I'm going to have to dig up that tape with the movie on it. I always thought is was decent. Certainly not terrible. And the TARDIS sets were incredibly sweet.
So, did the show ever deal with modern time periods, or did it always show the Doctor ending up in the future? I know he also went to other plants and stuff, and got the impression that very little of the show actually took place on Earth.
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The show frequently dealt with the present time, or the near future. In fact, the third Doctor spent a huge chunk of his tenure EXILED to Earth of the present (well, the early seventies). They went to the past almost as frequently, as period costumes are easier to rent than to make new futuristic costumes.
I'd love for the '96 movie to be released on DVD some day... I lost the tape years ago. I still hate FOX for not choosing Doctor Who as a new series, and going with Sliders instead. Stoopid networks.
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In early 1995, FOX considered shows to add some sci-fi prgramming to their lineup. Sliders was given a 9-episode commitment as a mid-season replacement, while Doctor Who was slotted for a 90-minute TV movie that would air the following spring. Both were filmed in Vancouver, BC.
Ultimately, they chose the wrong one, and after a moderate first couple seasons of Sliders (which was renewed for a second season to round out a syndication-friendly batch of 22 episodes), it descended into pretty crappy stuff that not even a move to Sci-Fi could save.
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At one time there was a fascinating website that dished all the dirt about how Sliders went downhill - Rhys Davies' and O'Connell's frustrations that led them to leave, why they got rid of the original girl in so shoddy a fashion. . . Can't find it anymore.
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Hmmm... that's interesting about Kari Wuhrer (SP?). She was uberHot, but I can totally see her being a pain to work with.
Are there any good sites you know of off the top of your head that could give me an overview of the Dr. Who series? Obviously, there's a lot of material to cover, but I'd like to bone up.
Lorraine Heggessey, Controller of BBC One, has confirmed that all rights issues regarding Doctor Who have been resolved and has green-lit scripts from writer Russell T Davies.
The statement notes that it is far too early in the day to discuss possible storylines, characters, villains or who might play the Doctor. It also states that it is unlikely anything will be on screen for at least two years.
It will be a family show, but no details are available on when it will be scheduled.
Doctor Who will be produced by BBC Wales in conjunction with Mal Young, Controller of BBC Continuing Series. The executive producers will be Mal Young, Russell T. Davies and Julie Gardner, Head of Drama BBC Wales. Russell T. Davies's writing credits include Bob and Rose, Queer as Folk, The Second Coming, Touching Evil (with Paul Abbott) and The Grand.
Mal Young says: "Doctor Who is a much-loved, truly iconic piece of television history. It's time to crank up the TARDIS and find out what lies in store for the Doctor. We're thrilled to have a writer of Russell's calibre to take us on this journey. However, we're at the very early stages of development and further details, including casting, will not be available for some time."
Award-winning writer Russell T. Davies says: "I grew up watching Doctor Who, hiding behind the sofa like so many others. Doctor Who is one of the BBC's most exciting and original characters. He's had a good rest and now it's time to bring him back!
"The new series will be fun, exciting, contemporary and scary. Although I'm only in the early stages of development, I'm aiming to write a full-blooded drama which embraces the Doctor Who heritage, at the same time as introducing the character to a modern audience."
A report in the Telegraph mentions that six episodes have been commissioned, but there is no information on this in the BBC statement.
A BBCi animated series starring Richard E Grant as the Doctor launches to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary. His adventures will keep you entertained while you're waiting for the new TV series to arrive.
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Not that you'd be able to see it, unless you're moving to Britain, or you've got Digital �bercable and BBC America shows it.
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Yes - what's sure to be all six episodes of the season.
Actually, that's something of a worry for me. BBC shows are often known for their great writing but low production values and short seasons. Great BBC shows like "Coupling" and "Red Dwarf" are limited to six or eight episodes per season, and even a top-rated BBC drama like "Spooks" has only ten episodes in its second season (the first was six).
Heck, Doctor Who started out with FORTY THREE episodes in a season, and by its final four seasons it was down to thirteen half-hour episodes a year. Certainly nothing to match Hollywood's standard of 22 or 26 episodes a season, regardless of length.
I'm all for quality over quantity, but even still...
While I'm at it, I figure that this forthcoming radio/animation Doctor starring Richard E. Grant as the ninth Doctor will will fall into the realm of the various "alternate" doctors that occur over hiatus. There's the Dalek movies featuring "Dr. Who", and a stage play with Trevor Martin as the fourth Doctor in the hiatus following Jon Pertwee's departure from the show and before they found out he'd be replaced by the dude with the scarf. Not to mention Doctors 9-13 played by Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Grant, Richard Grant (again) and the rest of those actors (Including a woman!) - mind you, this is a good thing.
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