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Post by jahawk2009 on May 30, 2020 9:20:18 GMT
If Big Finish are being honest that Eccleston isn't involved with Big Finish then i think its extremely unprofessional to use names of people not involved in their projects or employed by them in any way. If Eccleston is legitimately not involved, whoever OK'd this should be asked what the hell they were thinking, because I can imagine him being annoyed about it if/when he finds out worse is to think this could damage relations between him and Big Finish for him ever joining up or if there would be any legal ramifications This certainly does seem very poor from Big Finish if he isn't involved, & he has said more than once that he is not interested. I wonder what his agent has to say on the matter. If this is all a big "misdirect", its a miscalculated one.
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Post by cwm on May 30, 2020 9:32:48 GMT
I think this is something they're not going to announce for at least a few weeks, and due to the sensitivity of it they're trying to hush it up. The "we plant deliberate red herrings on the website just in case people find them" thing doesn't stand up to close inspection at all.
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Post by stcoop on May 30, 2020 9:43:30 GMT
As we know Eccleston values people's integrity pretty damn highly, so I can imagine his reaction to his name being used in this way.
And I wonder what Equity's stance on people (allegedly) putting fake work on their CV would be...
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2020 9:56:04 GMT
When I follow your link it goes through to the BF site and just sits there, "thinking" about releases. When I search his name manually, though, I immediately get Jubilee and nothing else. What did you do differently? I should be able to replicate the same result but I can't for some reason. Searching the website for "Christopher Eccleston" will only search every released audio story specifically for those two words - it's why the only result is 'Jubilee', as his name is mentioned in the about section due to the origins of 'Dalek' starting with that particular one. Searching via the method penguintim used however is a different kettle of fish. The contributors database is a list of those people specifically involved in the cast or the production of audio stories for Big Finish from the very beginning, either released.. or yet to be released. So while it is entirely possible that his listing in the database is nothing more than a massive cock up on the part of an individual updating the database (as my I.T lecturer used to say "to err is human, to **** things up completely add a computer"), the phrase "Where there's smoke there's fire" keeps popping into my head for some reason. Time will tell.
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Post by mark687 on May 30, 2020 10:03:27 GMT
So the plan is: Step 1.) Eccleston plays Dr. Jekyll for Big Finish
Step 2.) Eccleston enjoys Big Finish's epic lunches Step 3.) Eccleston agrees to play the Ninth Doctor in exchange for more lunches Step 4.) Everybody wins You know that doesn't sound too far fetched. The Original BF/Ecclestone story is that Barnaby Edwards was going to launch a BF Classic literature range in 2005 off the back of Phantom of the Opera and asked him to contribute ethier a reading or full-cast appearance but it never got funding at the time. Anyway The Contributor page works depending what browser you use, so if BFs Web Host are tinkering with the Website there using the right name to wind us up Once again though a Spotlight CV has been altered to remove BF Credits Regards mark687
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Post by whiskeybrewer on May 30, 2020 10:17:15 GMT
If they'd said he was listed as a contributor because of them using his likeness for Doctor Who Art, then that would have been more feasible
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Post by sherlock on May 30, 2020 10:19:00 GMT
Putting an actor as a contributor on the official website just as a red herring does seem a bit unprofessional tbh.
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Post by jahawk2009 on May 30, 2020 10:20:13 GMT
If they'd said he was listed as a contributor because of them using his likeness for Doctor Who Art, then that would have been more feasible But then the inevitable follow up question is: Where are Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton
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Post by dannybl on May 30, 2020 10:27:35 GMT
This is weird. Very weird.
Why would they put in a fake Christopher Eccleston page (ok, apparantly never to be discovered - whoops!)?
They've answered "Are you doing more X Doctor boxsets" before with lines such as "no plans, or just imagine!" before months or weeks before an announcement...
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Post by Whovitt on May 30, 2020 10:40:59 GMT
When I follow your link it goes through to the BF site and just sits there, "thinking" about releases. When I search his name manually, though, I immediately get Jubilee and nothing else. What did you do differently? I should be able to replicate the same result but I can't for some reason. Searching the website for "Christopher Eccleston" will only search every released audio story specifically for those two words - it's why the only result is 'Jubilee', as his name is mentioned in the about section due to the origins of 'Dalek' starting with that particular one. Searching via the method penguintim used however is a different kettle of fish. The contributors database is a list of those people specifically involved in the cast or the production of audio stories for Big Finish from the very beginning, either released.. or yet to be released. So while it is entirely possible that his listing in the database is nothing more than a massive cock up on the part of an individual updating the database (as my I.T lecturer used to say "to err is human, to **** things up completely add a computer"), the phrase "Where there's smoke there's fire" keeps popping into my head for some reason. Time will tell. Oooh, okay. How does one use the contributors database? I've never heard of it but it might come in useful
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Post by mark687 on May 30, 2020 10:48:12 GMT
Searching the website for "Christopher Eccleston" will only search every released audio story specifically for those two words - it's why the only result is 'Jubilee', as his name is mentioned in the about section due to the origins of 'Dalek' starting with that particular one. Searching via the method penguintim used however is a different kettle of fish. The contributors database is a list of those people specifically involved in the cast or the production of audio stories for Big Finish from the very beginning, either released.. or yet to be released. So while it is entirely possible that his listing in the database is nothing more than a massive cock up on the part of an individual updating the database (as my I.T lecturer used to say "to err is human, to **** things up completely add a computer"), the phrase "Where there's smoke there's fire" keeps popping into my head for some reason. Time will tell. Oooh, okay. How does one use the contributors database? I've never heard of it but it might come in useful Search Box at the Top Right of Screen where it says Search for release Type someone's Name Regards mark687
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Post by xlozdob on May 30, 2020 10:50:12 GMT
What did Misha's spotlight say? I haven't been able to find anything BF related, I think it's been removed.
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Post by shallacatop on May 30, 2020 10:51:47 GMT
When I follow your link it goes through to the BF site and just sits there, "thinking" about releases. When I search his name manually, though, I immediately get Jubilee and nothing else. What did you do differently? I should be able to replicate the same result but I can't for some reason. Searching the website for "Christopher Eccleston" will only search every released audio story specifically for those two words - it's why the only result is 'Jubilee', as his name is mentioned in the about section due to the origins of 'Dalek' starting with that particular one. Searching via the method penguintim used however is a different kettle of fish. The contributors database is a list of those people specifically involved in the cast or the production of audio stories for Big Finish from the very beginning, either released.. or yet to be released. So while it is entirely possible that his listing in the database is nothing more than a massive cock up on the part of an individual updating the database (as my I.T lecturer used to say "to err is human, to **** things up completely add a computer"), the phrase "Where there's smoke there's fire" keeps popping into my head for some reason. Time will tell. Yeah, my initial thoughts is it could have been a small database error, I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a massive cock up, but it’s hard to know with Big Finish and their regularly dodgy PR. But that’s another story I bang on about regularly...! I think they’re kidding themselves by trying to disguise them as Easter eggs and the aforementioned eggs just end up on their face. Another IT quote we like to use is PICNIC; Problem In Chair, Not In Computer.
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Post by jahawk2009 on May 30, 2020 10:52:25 GMT
What did Misha's spotlight say? I haven't been able to find anything BF related, I think it's been removed. Said she's playing someone called Felicity in Time Lord Victorious: He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2020 10:59:09 GMT
Searching the website for "Christopher Eccleston" will only search every released audio story specifically for those two words - it's why the only result is 'Jubilee', as his name is mentioned in the about section due to the origins of 'Dalek' starting with that particular one. Searching via the method penguintim used however is a different kettle of fish. The contributors database is a list of those people specifically involved in the cast or the production of audio stories for Big Finish from the very beginning, either released.. or yet to be released. So while it is entirely possible that his listing in the database is nothing more than a massive cock up on the part of an individual updating the database (as my I.T lecturer used to say "to err is human, to **** things up completely add a computer"), the phrase "Where there's smoke there's fire" keeps popping into my head for some reason. Time will tell. Oooh, okay. How does one use the contributors database? I've never heard of it but it might come in useful It's basically part of the website and not a separate thing. I think penguintim only found the Eccleston entry by randomly changing the last five numbers on the URL until he hit paydirt. Unfortunately there is no way to search for a person specifically by name unless they are involved in a audio production which has already been released OR publicly announced. And as there are over 11,500 names which more than likely span twenty years of audios it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find specific entries.
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Post by coffeeaddict on May 30, 2020 12:44:27 GMT
Oooh, okay. How does one use the contributors database? I've never heard of it but it might come in useful It's basically part of the website and not a separate thing. I think penguintim only found the Eccleston entry by randomly changing the last five numbers on the URL until he hit paydirt. Unfortunately there is no way to search for a person specifically by name unless they are involved in a audio production which has already been released OR publicly announced. And as there are over 11,500 names which more than likely span twenty years of audios it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack to find specific entries. Sounds like a case for Sherlock Holmes...
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Post by mark687 on May 30, 2020 12:52:30 GMT
Regards
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Post by whiskeybrewer on May 30, 2020 12:56:19 GMT
If they'd said he was listed as a contributor because of them using his likeness for Doctor Who Art, then that would have been more feasible But then the inevitable follow up question is: Where are Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton Better to say "We havent updated there names yet" But yeah i know what you mean
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Post by stcoop on May 30, 2020 14:25:56 GMT
If... if... if... it's really happening it's bound to be for Time Lord Victorious, in which case as it's work-for-hire for BBC Studios they definitely couldn't admit anything. If fact, even accidentally giving anything away could get them into trouble.
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Post by jahawk2009 on May 30, 2020 14:28:27 GMT
If... if... if... it's really happening it's bound to be for Time Lord Victorious, in which case as it's work-for-hire for BBC Studios they definitely couldn't admit anything. If fact, even accidentally giving anything away could get them into trouble. Interesting line of thought. When they say "they" haven't got him, cross their hearts - perhaps BF haven't, but BBC have.
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