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Post by kimalysong on May 6, 2016 22:25:54 GMT
The only reason I support a recast is if it would allow other actors from that era to continue doing audios. As in the case of the 3rd Doctor well we still have Katy Manning and Richard Franklin.
And true you have Billie Piper, John Barrowman, Camille Coduri, and Noel Clark but all of these characters also fit into the 10th Doctor era so by not having a 9th Doctor recast Doctor we aren't also losing them. So in that sense Id say it's better to not recast. At least not yet.
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Post by muckypup on May 6, 2016 23:15:31 GMT
I would be happy for someone to do 9th doc in early years style productions, short trips etc but not a full recast as in 3rd doc. Well not yet, but if mr eccleston really will not do it, and if the right person found as in 3rd doc, I could be persuaded I think out of all the doctors he would be the easiest to Imamatate with is strong accent & distinctive vocal flow.
But on the other hand I want more 9th doc more than any other new who, I think his era needs more tales.
So maybe just do it with a recast as an unbound and see where it goes from their
But I to read, and I also remember barnaby Edwards hinting a few years ago that he may like to try the dr on audio.
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Post by shutupbanks on May 6, 2016 23:58:02 GMT
Recasting is an area I'm okay with most of the time, but when there are plenty of actors around who have played the part it seems a little redundant to have someone else play him. I know that there are unique elements to each incarnation, butit just smacks a little of desperation to me.
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Post by relativetime on May 7, 2016 3:26:34 GMT
No recasting for the Ninth Doctor. Definitely not if we want to hear Mr. Eccleston himself back in the role one day. Plus, I don't think it would sit right with me having a recast for someone who's alive. They could sound exactly like him and yet I'd still sit there thinking the entire time that this isn't really the bloke who played the Doctor, just an impression. I like impressions, don't get me wrong, but unless the original actor's dead, I see no reason to settle for one.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 5:15:48 GMT
Ugh, no recasts, for the nth time. With the bonus reason this time that they shouldn't burn this bridge. You never know when Chris Eccleston might change his mind. See this is what I don't understand. Why does doing a boxset with a narrator doing double duty as a convincing stand-in for nine (in much the way William and Peter do for One) stop them from later releasing proper full cast nine audios?
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 11:13:01 GMT
In a word, NO!
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 7, 2016 12:11:20 GMT
Ok...
So that's. ..
A no all round then.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 12:42:55 GMT
I reckon we can wait. Tom Baker and Janet Fielding were once both considered impossibilities. It's not impossible that one day we'll get Christopher Eccleston back to do some Ninth Doctor stories.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 7, 2016 14:08:47 GMT
I think it would be potentially offensive to recast an actor who is still alive. It's not necessary any when Big Finish already have IMO not only the best new series Doctor but the best Doctor overall (David Tennant).
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Post by jasonward on May 7, 2016 14:12:20 GMT
I don't think it would be offensive, acting rolls get recast all the time, perhaps not so much on TV, but in theatre it happens constantly and whilst off the top of my head I can't think of any beyond Bond, I'm sure many film franchises have recast rolls without causing offense.
I just don't want it whilst there is a possibility Ecclestone will one day be up for playing the role again.
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Post by constonks on May 7, 2016 15:00:32 GMT
Hm. I think a good impersonator would be good for something like a Subscriber Short Trip where it's not even meant to be an actor from the show's history.
But more than anything I'd rather have Companion Chronicles: The Ninth Doctor or other stories that show the Doctor from another perspective. And I really hope they are actually reaching out to Eccleston and not just assuming he won't do it. They should treat it the way they treated Tom Baker - he might never come back but imagine if he did! - and let's hope the outcome is the same.
Also I'd agree that I don't think he'd find it offensive buuut I think he could use it as an excuse in the future, in the "well you've already got the other guy doing a good job, you don't need me" sense.
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Post by aztec on May 7, 2016 15:51:52 GMT
I still find it a little bizzare we are already talking about Eccleston when it took them a year to get Tennant and Tate (who were both existing fans, and had a much happier and less stressful time on the show than Eccleston did, if the rumours about series one's hectic production are true) together for just three stories, with no guarantee of more following anytime soon...
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Post by aztec on May 7, 2016 16:02:10 GMT
Hm. I think a good impersonator would be good for something like a Subscriber Short Trip where it's not even meant to be an actor from the show's history. But more than anything I'd rather have Companion Chronicles: The Ninth Doctor or other stories that show the Doctor from another perspective. And I really hope they are actually reaching out to Eccleston and not just assuming he won't do it. They should treat it the way they treated Tom Baker - he might never come back but imagine if he did! - and let's hope the outcome is the same. Also I'd agree that I don't think he'd find it offensive buuut I think he could use it as an excuse in the future, in the "well you've already got the other guy doing a good job, you don't need me" sense. ''another perspective'' that would i.m.o be one of the deciding factors for whether Eccleston returns or not, he wasn't an existing fan of the show and series 1 wasn't an overly smooth production so Eccleston might not have as much nostalgia for the series as the other Doctors and could be harder to persuade if he feels he has already done everything he could do with the character, the 9th Doctor has one of the tightest, strongly written character arcs of all the Doctors... Maybe the most interesting prospect would be to give him a new companion or two during the 'Rose' gaps...
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 17:01:37 GMT
Tom Baker once thought a bin was the best place for a Big Finish script when Gary Russell sent him a few samples many years ago. Sure, his comments were done for Convention laughs, but look at him now... you'd swear he was always Big Finish's #1 fan! Christopher Eccleston has never gone out of his way to mock Big Finish or what they do, so I believe one day he will follow Tom Baker and do some Doctor Who audios for Big Fnish.
As far as I'm concerned recasting the Ninth Doctor while Christopher Eccleston is still alive would be offensive... if not to him, most definitely to me!
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 7, 2016 17:09:31 GMT
I still find it a little bizzare we are already talking about Eccleston when it took them a year to get Tennant and Tate (who were both existing fans, and had a much happier and less stressful time on the show than Eccleston did, if the rumours about series one's hectic production are true) together for just three stories, with no guarantee of more following anytime soon... There will definitely be stories after these three. I'm sure of it. David Tennant will be desperate for a volume 2, even if Catherine Tate was unable to do a second one. Big Finish just haven't confirmed anything yet. Also: the fact that 10 is in their license-expanded-to-2025 picture suggests they are fairly confident he'll stick around.
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Post by chopper on May 7, 2016 17:11:03 GMT
I was thinking about this earlier on today.
What about if the recasting was written into the storyline?
Rose returns to the Powell Estate with someone who's like but not the same as Eccelstone.
"We've just been to the land of fiction and he got some puzzle wrong. He says it'll wear off at some point..."
So a genuine In universe reason for a temporary recasting. It doesn't have to be that one of course. Could be something more interesting, but it happened to Jamie so why not?
I'd do it in something low key though. Tales from the Powell Estate box set or something?
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Post by elgranto on May 7, 2016 18:54:57 GMT
It should be noted that Eccleston has expressed interest in reviving the role on audio, as well. Where and when did he say that? Not that I don't believe you (if anything that's fantastic news) I'm just curious is all.
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Post by aztec on May 7, 2016 19:27:20 GMT
I still find it a little bizzare we are already talking about Eccleston when it took them a year to get Tennant and Tate (who were both existing fans, and had a much happier and less stressful time on the show than Eccleston did, if the rumours about series one's hectic production are true) together for just three stories, with no guarantee of more following anytime soon... There will definitely be stories after these three. I'm sure of it. David Tennant will be desperate for a volume 2, even if Catherine Tate was unable to do a second one. Big Finish just haven't confirmed anything yet. Also: the fact that 10 is in their license-expanded-to-2025 picture suggests they are fairly confident he'll stick around. Oh yeah I wasn't doubting that Tennant will do more, he's just very very busy!
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Post by aztec on May 7, 2016 19:41:58 GMT
It should be noted that Eccleston has expressed interest in reviving the role on audio, as well. Where and when did he say that? Not that I don't believe you (if anything that's fantastic news) I'm just curious is all. I think Eccleston did a interview shortly after it was announced he was leaving, in which he talked briefly about how some of the old doctors had reprised the role for radio serials, from memory (someone posted the interview on GB ages ago but I can't remember the precise details) he didn't really confirm interest per se, but just commented in an offhand sort of way on how much easier/freeing the format was without the long hours etc. That was a decade ago though, his viewpoint would have naturally changed to some degree. Didn't Nick Briggs confirm on Facebook a few months back that they had approached Eccleston's agent?
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 7, 2016 20:53:48 GMT
I was thinking about this earlier on today. What about if the recasting was written into the storyline? Rose returns to the Powell Estate with someone who's like but not the same as Eccelstone. "We've just been to the land of fiction and he got some puzzle wrong. He says it'll wear off at some point..." So a genuine In universe reason for a temporary recasting. It doesn't have to be that one of course. Could be something more interesting, but it happened to Jamie so why not? I'd do it in something low key though. Tales from the Powell Estate box set or something? I think that would be the most respectful way to do it.
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