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Post by Digi on Jun 3, 2020 1:15:53 GMT
I have this weird feeling that he'll eventually consent to do one, it'll go over like gangbusters in terms of both quality and sales....and then that'll be it, he won't do another.
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Post by Jeedai on Jun 3, 2020 1:42:42 GMT
It's *really* brief. He’s asked if he’d consider Big Finish audio plays. “Sure, if they make offers, I’ll consider it, yeah.” Isn't the story on Day Of The Doctor that Eccleston personally met with Moffat to turn down appearing in it? I always took that to mean he was being his personal-integrity-based self in turning down the Doctor Who job without burning any professional bridges for the future as Moffat's not at fault for how Season One production turned sour. I wonder if this is what he means by considering an offer from BF. Accepting the invite graciously and giving him self time to think everything through before ultimately declining graciously with no hard feelings intended towards Briggs and the rest. Rather than just brushing them off with a flat no.
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Post by constonks on Jun 3, 2020 1:47:49 GMT
I have this weird feeling that he'll eventually consent to do one, it'll go over like gangbusters in terms of both quality and sales....and then that'll be it, he won't do another. That would be disappointing but I'd take a single new hour of Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor over none! (Also technically that's what happened with Janet Fielding and now we get new Tegan stories every year!)
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Post by theillusiveman on Jun 3, 2020 11:14:48 GMT
It's *really* brief. He’s asked if he’d consider Big Finish audio plays. “Sure, if they make offers, I’ll consider it, yeah.” Isn't the story on Day Of The Doctor that Eccleston personally met with Moffat to turn down appearing in it? I always took that to mean he was being his personal-integrity-based self in turning down the Doctor Who job without burning any professional bridges for the future as Moffat's not at fault for how Season One production turned sour. I wonder if this is what he means by considering an offer from BF. Accepting the invite graciously and giving him self time to think everything through before ultimately declining graciously with no hard feelings intended towards Briggs and the rest. Rather than just brushing them off with a flat no.
From what i recall they had several meetings, initally Eccleston asked for the full script which Moffatt hadnt had written yet but Moffatt began to write some scenes as an early draft (The Barn Scene with him and the young girl who was the moment and the scene where He, The Tenth Doctor and The Two Elisabeths in the forrest), Eccleston and Moffatt apparently had lunch but by the third meeting Eccleston politely declined (atleast this is what i can recall from The DWM Moffatt Production notes)
Honestly with COVID at the moment and work being hard i think Eccleston should at least entertain the possibility of reprising the role but from what happened recently its possible that Chris has had a change of heart or is doing a Big Finish Original its still really early to tell these days guess we will find out more in due time
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Post by dannybl on Jun 3, 2020 11:31:49 GMT
There was a time when I thought we'd get Matt Smith before Eccleston, but with the website 'leak' I think it's a real possibility.
Jason Haigh-Ellery was spotted at Chris' autograph table in LA - if I had saw him I would have tried to sneakily take a photo!
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Post by grinch on Jun 3, 2020 11:49:04 GMT
To be honest, I’d be more curious in seeing him in a Big Finish Original or Classic story than I am seeing him potentially reprise his role as the Ninth.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 11:58:47 GMT
People are still going on about this?
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jun 3, 2020 15:41:33 GMT
Yup, and will continue to do so till it happens.
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Post by Jeedai on Jun 3, 2020 15:51:43 GMT
People are still going on about this? Yup, and will continue to do so till it happens. And when/if it ever does, my reply will be, "So when's Matt Smith going to sign up?"
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Post by mark687 on Jun 3, 2020 16:03:47 GMT
People are still going on about this? Yup, and will continue to do so till it happens. And when/if it ever does, my reply will be, "So when's Matt Smith going to sign up?"
I still believe its more likely we'll hear Capaldi before we hear Ecclestone or Smith Regards mark687
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Post by x2magneto on Jun 3, 2020 16:11:59 GMT
There was a time when I thought we'd get Matt Smith before Eccleston, but with the website 'leak' I think it's a real possibility. Jason Haigh-Ellery was spotted at Chris' autograph table in LA - if I had saw him I would have tried to sneakily take a photo! Leak? What happened? I'm out of the loop.
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Post by dannybl on Jun 3, 2020 16:24:56 GMT
There was a time when I thought we'd get Matt Smith before Eccleston, but with the website 'leak' I think it's a real possibility. Jason Haigh-Ellery was spotted at Chris' autograph table in LA - if I had saw him I would have tried to sneakily take a photo! Leak? What happened? I'm out of the loop. Someone was tapping in numbers on the Big Finish website and found this
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Post by aztec on Jun 3, 2020 16:29:00 GMT
Yeah, and the page was later changed to list a 'Kit Williams' Interestingily, there's an author called Kit Williams who wrote a book titled Masquerade
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 16:37:42 GMT
Yup, and will continue to do so till it happens. It won't happen
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 16:38:40 GMT
Leak? What happened? I'm out of the loop. Someone was tapping in numbers on the Big Finish website and found this Yep. Big Finish messed up big time here. Really amateur behaviour.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 3, 2020 16:44:44 GMT
Until it happens I’ll continue to take Christopher Eccleston at his word. I continue to believe the main question for BF right now is what do they do if the only NU Doctor they have is Tennant?
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Post by timegirl on Jun 3, 2020 16:49:37 GMT
And when/if it ever does, my reply will be, "So when's Matt Smith going to sign up?"
I still believe its more likely we'll hear Capaldi before we hear Ecclestone or Smith Regards mark687 Same 🙂
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Post by x2magneto on Jun 3, 2020 17:09:42 GMT
Leak? What happened? I'm out of the loop. Someone was tapping in numbers on the Big Finish website and found this I don't believe it! No! It's got to be someone stretching.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 3, 2020 17:13:31 GMT
Until it happens I’ll continue to take Christopher Eccleston at his word. I continue to believe the main question for BF right now is what do they do if the only NU Doctor they have is Tennant? Certainly an interesting situation. I guess for deceased Doctor's they will go down the Tim Treloar route, I thought Angus Villiers-Stuart's impression of the 6th Doctor in Doctor's Assemble was really good. But not sure what will happen with the rest. Then again, Dr Who as a tv show came to an end so its not impossible to see the Dr Who range as we know it ending for BF. They may just end up with the Short Trips kind of narrated stuff.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 3, 2020 17:21:49 GMT
Until it happens I’ll continue to take Christopher Eccleston at his word. I continue to believe the main question for BF right now is what do they do if the only NU Doctor they have is Tennant? Certainly an interesting situation. I guess for deceased Doctor's they will go down the Tim Treloar route, I thought Angus Villiers-Stuart's impression of the 6th Doctor in Doctor's Assemble was really good. But not sure what will happen with the rest. Then again, Dr Who as a tv show came to an end so its not impossible to see the Dr Who range as we know it ending for BF. They may just end up with the Short Trips kind of narrated stuff. I bet they will get more new Who Doctors to do BF in the next few years 🤞😊
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