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Post by muckypup on Jan 2, 2017 18:48:45 GMT
Yes it's been mentioned
About 3 months or so ago nick said his current position was to pass on doing it.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 2, 2017 19:00:56 GMT
They should ask him again and bring up what he said about wanting to return to Doctor Who in an interview. Back him into a corner!
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Post by coffeeaddict on Jan 2, 2017 19:07:08 GMT
I believe Nick has said on the podcast, possibly in Vortex that he brings it up anytime he runs into Chris. As stated above, Chris isn't interested at present. When the time and circumstances are right for him, then we may get our wish and receive some audio stories featuring Nine.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 2, 2017 19:12:47 GMT
I believe Nick has said on the podcast, possibly in Vortex that he brings it up anytime he runs into Chris. As stated above, Chris isn't interested at present. Nicholas Briggs needs to bring up the following quote then in response: "It was kind of tragic for me, that I didn’t play him for longer," There's absolutely no way Christopher Eccleston can refuse when he stated the above.
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Post by icecreamdf on Jan 2, 2017 19:13:44 GMT
I believe Nick has said on the podcast, possibly in Vortex that he brings it up anytime he runs into Chris. As stated above, Chris isn't interested at present. Nicholas Briggs needs to bring up the following quote then in response: "It was kind of tragic for me, that I didn’t play him for longer," There's absolutely no way Christopher Eccleston can refuse when he stated the above. He can refuse if he wants to. What he said in an interview isn't some sort of binding contract.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 2, 2017 19:14:33 GMT
Nicholas Briggs needs to bring up the following quote then in response: "It was kind of tragic for me, that I didn’t play him for longer," There's absolutely no way Christopher Eccleston can refuse when he stated the above. He can refuse if he wants to. What he said in an interview isn't some sort of binding contract. It's not a binding contract, but it does make him look hypocritical.
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Post by icecreamdf on Jan 2, 2017 19:16:08 GMT
He can refuse if he wants to. What he said in an interview isn't some sort of binding contract. It's not a binding contract, but it does make him look hypocritical. So? Who doesn't look hypocritical occassionally? Eccleston isn't going to come back just because Briggs embarresses him into doing it.
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Post by bobod on Jan 2, 2017 19:21:09 GMT
I find backing someone into a corner the ideal way to start a professional relationship.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 2, 2017 19:33:41 GMT
The most recent proper comment was
"An Actor can say whatever he/she wants to anyone about working with BF, but until they speak to their agent and say have you heard of BF the process can't even begin".
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Post by sherlock on Jan 2, 2017 19:48:00 GMT
They should ask him again and bring up what he said about wanting to return to Doctor Who in an interview. Back him into a corner! I don't think putting him in that situation is gonna persuade him somehow. He's a busy man, I imagine the more he's bothered about this the less inclined he'll be to agree to it. If he comes round it will probably be of his own accord years from now. As much as we fans would adore a series of ninth Doctor stories (who wouldn't?) we can't start trying to force the guy to agree, it's his decision.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 2, 2017 20:06:30 GMT
They should ask him again and bring up what he said about wanting to return to Doctor Who in an interview. Back him into a corner! I don't think putting him in that situation is gonna persuade him somehow. He's a busy man, I imagine the more he's bothered about this the less inclined he'll be to agree to it. If he comes round it will probably be of his own accord years from now. As much as we fans would adore a series of ninth Doctor stories (who wouldn't?) we can't start trying to force the guy to agree, it's his decision. True it's his decision, but he should be more careful about what he says in interviews if he has no intention to return to the role.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 2, 2017 20:15:54 GMT
Wishing he had stayed longer or done things differently is not the same as coming back to something after a decade. And honestly, who wants to listen to something if the actor involved has been shamed into doing it? Would I like more 9th Doctor stories with the actual 9th Doctor? Of course but don't accuse CE of being some kind of hypocrite when clearly no hypocrisy exists. It will happen when it happens. And if it doesn't, it doesn't.
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Post by pawntake on Jan 2, 2017 20:17:59 GMT
Wishing he had stayed longer or done things differently is not the same as coming back to something after a decade. And honestly, who wants to listen to something if the actor involved has been shamed into doing it? Would I like more 9th Doctor stories with the actual 9th Doctor? Of course but don't accuse CE of being some kind of hypocrite when clearly no hypocrisy exists. It will happen when it happens. And if it doesn't, it doesn't. And so say all of us!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 20:39:54 GMT
He's just not a guy who likes doing the same thing again. He wanted to leave Cracker back in the day when he'd felt like he'd done enough, he's refused films where they've wanted to option him for sequels and ITV had to scrap all their scripts for Safe House Series 2 when he said he wasn't coming back for it leading them to completely ditch the other cast members and go for a new story altogether. Having some shoulda, woulda, couldas about the TV show doesn't have any bearing to him doing or not doing BF, positively or negatively, so dragging up quotes where he's talking about his one series isn't really relevant. If you want to watch or read any interviews with him from 2004, before the issues he had, he seemed to be taking the role mostly to take on something that younger viewers could get into, which he had never done. He got to make a family show that he felt would really resonate with kids. If that was his motive to play the role, it's not something we can say would entice him to BF. What proportion of the Big Finish listeners are under 10? I can't see him getting as hyped to return to the role for an audience mostly in their mid 20s-50s, if this forum and the various BF facebook pages are an indicator. He gave us a wonderful return for the show, was a fantastic Doctor, and has been polite about many aspects ever since. He's a class act and if he never comes back in any way be it on TV or audio, I'll still think so. But, hey, Sean Connery came back to play Bond on the From Russia With Love video game as late as 2006* so miracles can happen Just don't waste your time waiting. *and boy was it odd seeing a young Bond on screen but hearing a Connery pushing 80
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Post by mark687 on Jan 2, 2017 20:54:51 GMT
He's just not a guy who likes doing the same thing again. He wanted to leave Cracker back in the day when he'd felt like he'd done enough, he's refused films where they've wanted to option him for sequels and ITV had to scrap all their scripts for Safe House Series 2 when he said he wasn't coming back for it leading them to completely ditch the other cast members and go for a new story altogether. Having some shoulda, woulda, couldas about the TV show doesn't have any bearing to him doing or not doing BF, positively or negatively, so dragging up quotes where he's talking about his one series isn't really relevant. If you want to watch or read any interviews with him from 2004, before the issues he had, he seemed to be taking the role mostly to take on something that younger viewers could get into, which he had never done. He got to make a family show that he felt would really resonate with kids. If that was his motive to play the role, it's not something we can say would entice him to BF. What proportion of the Big Finish listeners are under 10? I can't see him getting as hyped to return to the role for an audience mostly in their mid 20s-50s, if this forum and the various BF facebook pages are an indicator. He gave us a wonderful return for the show, was a fantastic Doctor, and has been polite about many aspects ever since. He's a class act and if he never comes back in any way be it on TV or audio, I'll still think so. But, hey, Sean Connery came back to play Bond on the From Russia With Love video game as late as 2006* so miracles can happen Just don't waste your time waiting. *and boy was it odd seeing a young Bond on screen but hearing a Connery pushing 80 So he is literally "a 1 and done Actor" a dying breed. going only for projects he views as having a quality or originality, wonder how he keeps his income regular?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2017 21:07:36 GMT
So he is literally "a 1 and done Actor" a dying breed. going only for projects he views as having a quality or originality, wonder how he keeps his income regular?
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While that's kinda the case generally, he's not always "one and done" - he's recurred in HBO's Leftovers in the past few years so that's a good paying gig he's come back to. He was the main villain in Thor 2 which will have paid a pretty penny and was in The A-Word, Safe House, Fortitude and the Kray Brothers/Tom Hardy movie Legend in the last couple of years so he works very regularly on stage, TV or film. I wouldn't worry about his income
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 2, 2017 21:49:35 GMT
I believe Nick has said on the podcast, possibly in Vortex that he brings it up anytime he runs into Chris. As stated above, Chris isn't interested at present. Nicholas Briggs needs to bring up the following quote then in response: "It was kind of tragic for me, that I didn’t play him for longer," There's absolutely no way Christopher Eccleston can refuse when he stated the above. It was kind of tragic I never told a certain woman I loved her a decade ago. Theres absolutely no way I'm going to say so now, that boat has sailed.
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Post by agentten on Jan 2, 2017 21:59:57 GMT
Given the circumstances, the ideal situation right now is for Briggs to simply ask Eccleston politely now and then about returning to Nine for Big Finish. By all accounts, Eccleston got on well with Briggs and I'm sure if the timing ever feels right, that open invitation will only help. I would never want Eccleston to do it for any reason other than he genuinely wanted to. In my gut I feel like eventually he'll do it, but we may need to be very, very patient. So be it. I respect the man's desire to ply his art in many different arenas.
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Post by jasonward on Jan 2, 2017 22:34:38 GMT
They should ask him again and bring up what he said about wanting to return to Doctor Who in an interview. Back him into a corner! Because backing people into corners and forcing them to give you an answer is always the best way to create a good working relationship.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 2, 2017 23:32:39 GMT
Given the circumstances, the ideal situation right now is for Briggs to simply ask Eccleston politely now and then about returning to Nine for Big Finish. By all accounts, Eccleston got on well with Briggs and I'm sure if the timing ever feels right, that open invitation will only help. I would never want Eccleston to do it for any reason other than he genuinely wanted to. In my gut I feel like eventually he'll do it, but we may need to be very, very patient. So be it. I respect the man's desire to ply his art in many different arenas. When is the timing right though? This year it's 12 years since he last played the Doctor. If I was Christopher Eccleston, I'd be knocking Nicholas Briggs' door down to return to the role on audio. Hell, after 12 years I'd be practically begging to return to such a popular role - especially when as Eccleston I'd be aware I'm not doing as well as David Tennant, Matt Smith or Sylvester McCoy in terms of a acting career.
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