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Post by barnabaslives on Feb 28, 2017 12:59:48 GMT
Perhaps I'm still feeling cheated because I could swear that once while watching Torchwood I heard a TARDIS that never actually materialized, but Big Finish having a robust collection of New and Original Series characters and Torchwood at their disposal (and having already done some fantastic cross-over projects), is there anything involving the possibility of Torchwood characters guest-starring in other Big Finish ranges that might sound worthwhile? Or maybe there are some possible one-offs that might sound appealing to people?
I think I might really enjoy a one-off or one-off trilogy with The Eighth Doctor and Gwen Cooper, or maybe Gwen making a guest appearance in Diary of River Song? Maybe even Vastra and Strax and Gwen in the not-upcoming Big Finish range, "Not The Pasternoster Gang" although that one in particular might be a little bit unrealistic. :-)
Also I think a UNIT and Torchwood team up would be fantastic - there would probably have to be a pretty interesting menace to require their cooperation?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 13:16:45 GMT
I'm not sure if there would be any rights issues since Torchwood came seperately from the New Who licence and was announced much earlier. Can't imagine it would be anything insurmountable if everyone was willing to deal. Jack, at least, seems available for Who since his upcoming boxset is "From The World Of Doctor Who" rather than under the Torchwood banner. If there are no issues then let's go all out crazy - ressurect Ianto and have him as Sixie's next companion. I'll settle for Rhys and Iris Wildthyme teaming up!
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 28, 2017 14:11:38 GMT
Ianto & Sixie Id love it 😍
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Post by sherlock on Feb 28, 2017 15:46:55 GMT
Perhaps I'm still feeling cheated because I could swear that once while watching Torchwood I heard a TARDIS that never actually materialized Think you're thinking of the ending of End of Days when Jack hears the TARDIS which is a lead-in to Utopia. So it did materialise, just not in Torchwood.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 15:51:18 GMT
Perhaps I'm still feeling cheated because I could swear that once while watching Torchwood I heard a TARDIS that never actually materialized Think you're thinking of the ending of End of Days when Jack hears the TARDIS which is a lead-in to Utopia. So it did materialise, just not in Torchwood.It seemed to materialise in the hub in the TW ep then half a mile away when we see the same scene from the Doctor Who side. Still....at least David Tennant had a hand in Torchwood's success.
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Post by sherlock on Feb 28, 2017 16:00:18 GMT
Think you're thinking of the ending of End of Days when Jack hears the TARDIS which is a lead-in to Utopia. So it did materialise, just not in Torchwood.It seemed to materialise in the hub in the TW ep then half a mile away when we see the same scene from the Doctor Who side. Still....at least David Tennant had a hand in Torchwood's success. Given that in The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion Jackie and Mickey hear the TARDIS from a good distance away too presumably people nearby who've been telepathically linked with it at some point hear it land even if they're not actually close enough to properly hear the engines. Though there is still the problem of the Doctor's Hand seemingly being left in the Hub at the end of End of Days and then it turning up in Jack's bag in Utopia. (A very handy plot hole )
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 16:07:59 GMT
It seemed to materialise in the hub in the TW ep then half a mile away when we see the same scene from the Doctor Who side. Still....at least David Tennant had a hand in Torchwood's success. Given that in The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion Jackie and Mickey hear the TARDIS from a good distance away too presumably people nearby who've been telepathically linked with it at some point hear it land even if they're not actually close enough to properly hear the engines. Though there is still the problem of the Doctor's Hand seemingly being left in the Hub at the end of End of Days and then it turning up in Jack's bag in Utopia. (A very handy plot hole )Does the psychic ability also send papers soaring off the desk and make your hair start flying? That was going on in the Hub too, he didn't just sense it It doesn't matter though, I guess RTD thought it made for a more exciting open to the DW ep regardless of how TW ended. He still missed a track not having a CGI Barrowman hanging onto the TARDIS during the opening credits though
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Post by sherlock on Feb 28, 2017 16:37:31 GMT
Given that in The Parting of the Ways and The Christmas Invasion Jackie and Mickey hear the TARDIS from a good distance away too presumably people nearby who've been telepathically linked with it at some point hear it land even if they're not actually close enough to properly hear the engines. Though there is still the problem of the Doctor's Hand seemingly being left in the Hub at the end of End of Days and then it turning up in Jack's bag in Utopia. (A very handy plot hole )Does the psychic ability also send papers soaring off the desk and make your hair start flying? That was going on in the Hub too, he didn't just sense it It doesn't matter though, I guess RTD thought it made for a more exciting open to the DW ep regardless of how TW ended. He still missed a track not having a CGI Barrowman hanging onto the TARDIS during the opening credits though RTD went to trouble of sticking in some random scene of the Futurekind growling after realising they were going from a shot of the TARDIS in the Vortex...to the title sequence of the TARDIS in the Vortex. A CGI Barrowman would've been hilarious though
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Post by SG. on Feb 28, 2017 19:17:57 GMT
Rights issues might stop this. Torchwood doesn't belong to the BBC alone.
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Post by barnabaslives on Feb 28, 2017 20:58:08 GMT
Rights issues might stop this. Torchwood doesn't belong to the BBC alone. That could well be. I'm not really sure what rights Big Finish may or may not already have though aside from not having permission to put the Paternoster Gang together, and perhaps Nick has "No Plans" to tell me? It's fun to imagine possibilities though just in case, and interesting to hear what people come up with. I though of Seven and Tosh but I wouldn't have thought of Six and Ianto in a million years, but that actually could be really good.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2017 22:32:52 GMT
I don't think there's going to be much overlay, to be honest. Torchwood is an adult property - the BBC won't want Big Finish to have that many crossover elements, in fear of kids picking up the content and I'd imagine that would strech even to orginal series characters. The only real examples I can think of is a Torchwood tale being an undisclosed seuqel to a Doctor Who tale or some such, but even that might be too much 'word of mouth'.
The Lives of Captain Jack is as far as we're going to get, I think
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 6:33:25 GMT
I think they will keep them separate with the exception of Jack who is a true Doctor Who character. All the others are Torchwood ones. Same the other way round. You wouldn't want to tangle two intellectual properties in case issues with one affect the other.
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Post by agentten on Mar 1, 2017 8:04:20 GMT
I think there are a lot of story scenarios where it could work well and really serve the story to have a crossover. I prefer that the Doctor not visit Torchwood, though. RTD's general comments on the subject strike me as a good rule of thumb to maintain. However, Torchwood related people popping up elsewhere in the Whoniverse would be interesting.
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Post by sherlock on Mar 1, 2017 10:24:45 GMT
Whilst Torchwood series characters might be unable to cross-over, the organisation could always pop up {Spoiler} ala the adaptation of Damaged Goods
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 1, 2017 12:52:51 GMT
I always thought the reason the paper was being blown around HQ was because the Tardis was syphoning power from the rift, which is right below them. lol
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Mar 1, 2017 17:14:49 GMT
I'd prefer a TW vs The Forge story.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2017 20:00:44 GMT
I always thought the reason the paper was being blown around HQ was because the Tardis was syphoning power from the rift, which is right below them. lol That does make sense actually. The TARDIS was quite close, but in an upwards direction, and Jack had to run the long way round because the loft was out of order. Thanks for the retcon. The disparity between the two scenes always bugged me.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Mar 2, 2017 13:20:21 GMT
I always thought the reason the paper was being blown around HQ was because the Tardis was syphoning power from the rift, which is right below them. lol That does make sense actually. The TARDIS was quite close, but in an upwards direction, and Jack had to run the long way round because the loft was out of order. Thanks for the retcon. The disparity between the two scenes always bugged me. Glad to help. Myself and @wolfie53 are here to make theories that work any day of the week lol
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Post by coffeeaddict on Mar 2, 2017 15:19:34 GMT
I always thought the reason the paper was being blown around HQ was because the Tardis was syphoning power from the rift, which is right below them. lol That does make sense actually. The TARDIS was quite close, but in an upwards direction, and Jack had to run the long way round because the loft was out of order. Thanks for the retcon. The disparity between the two scenes always bugged me. This being a Torchwood thread, you probably don't want to take the retcon..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2017 17:21:19 GMT
That does make sense actually. The TARDIS was quite close, but in an upwards direction, and Jack had to run the long way round because the loft was out of order. Thanks for the retcon. The disparity between the two scenes always bugged me. This being a Torchwood thread, you probably don't want to take the retcon.. What retcon. Sorry what is Torchwood?
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