|
Post by nucleusofswarm on Mar 3, 2018 1:00:04 GMT
Have you ever watched something, that you wouldn't have heard of or bothered with, because a Who actor was in it? Watch This Sporting Life because of Hartnell, or Golden Voyage of Sinbad or Nicholas and Alexandra for Tom as an Arab wizard or Rasputin?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 1:13:42 GMT
Not that I can think of because I would have watched them anyway but a few have jumped the queue because of "Who" is in it - Moses Jones with Matt, Jodie's Trust Me. Well, if we can count reality stuff I watched Come Dine With Me for Colin and the Real Marigol Hotel for Sylv.
For those examples; This Sporting Life I watched for Lindsay Anderson and being a landmark in kitchen sink new wave, Sinbad I watched as a Harryhausen fan and Nicholas And Alexandra as part of a years long goal to see every film ever Oscar nommed for Best Picture. Things like A Very Peculiar Practice, The Monocled Mutineer, Our Friends In The North and many more I would have watched just as quality TV even without the Who connections. Then Capaldi more than any other I've followed since I got into film and tv with him being from my neighbourhood and a real fave of mine since seeing Local Hero as a boy and wishing he'd be cast as The Doctor one day.
|
|
|
Post by constonks on Mar 3, 2018 3:36:05 GMT
I'm not sure if I'd have heard of Withnail and I if not for knowing Paul McGann and that would be quite a shame.
I also watched Doctor Who because I liked Christopher Eccleston in Heroes, but that, uh... probably doesn't count?
EDIT: Oh I forgot about Jodie - her casting was my impetus to finally check out her Black Mirror episode and Broadchurch, as I'd only seen her in Attack the Block.
|
|
|
Post by Whovitt on Mar 3, 2018 5:45:25 GMT
I watched Last Tango in Halifax for Derek Jacobi (primarily) and Anne Reid, and I didn't regret that at all (Still need to see last years' finale though)
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 10:49:32 GMT
Never.
Although I only watched the return of Who because of Christopher Eccleston. If he hadn't been cast I would not have bothered. So the reverse was true for me x
|
|
|
Post by mark687 on Mar 3, 2018 11:58:18 GMT
Not Film but I watched I'm a Celeb that one year Colin Baker did it.
Regards
mark687
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 12:17:06 GMT
I watched Terminator Genisys because Matt Smith was in it, which was, quite frankly, a mistake.
|
|
|
Post by rran on Mar 3, 2018 12:22:44 GMT
I’m guilty of that I started watching Broadchurch because of DT. I also watched Jessica Jones because of him.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 12:29:09 GMT
I watched Terminator Genisys because Matt Smith was in it, which was, quite frankly, a mistake. God, how screwed up is Genisys John Conner going to be? SARAH: John, I brought you into this world, John - and Jesus Christ, I can take you out and I ALREADY DID. KYLE: I had issues with my Father. Specifically, you, you, were my Father. (JOHN turns away, trying to deal with this situation. POPS, in the corner, smiles and gives a 'thumbs up'.)
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2018 14:47:28 GMT
Not usually, but like Mark I did watch I'm a Celebrity... when Colin Baker was in it. I also watched some celebrity quiz programme a few years ago that was Doctor Who themed with David Tennant, K9 and a few other Doctor Who actors, Nick Briggs was in that too.
I also recently tried out an Audible Original drama (Six Degrees of Assassination) because Freema Agyeman was in it, along with Andrew Scott... I thought it might be good because of them, it wasn't particularly, but it was also free so no harm done.
Movies never though, as I either want to watch a film or I don't; who is in a film wouldn't bother me if it didn't appeal to me in the first place.
|
|
|
Post by doomlord on Mar 3, 2018 17:54:23 GMT
The one that springs to mind is the 1974 horror film, The Mutations with Tom Baker just before he got the beloved gig. I suppose I would have got around to eventually watching it as a growing horror fan anyway due to it's homage to Todd Browning's Freaks, but it certainly jumped the queue because of Tom.
I tend to dip into stuff like I'm A Celebrity, Come Dine With Me, The Weakest Link, Pointless, and other social experiment programmes (not Big Brother, that ship sailed a decade ago) that tend to have celebs in them such as the The Marigold Hotel, the 'no sugar lifestyle' one and the agriculture one from last year (one of which happened to have Peter Davison in), as long as the subject is good and interesting. I suppose if I get wind of an appearance specifically on quizzes I dip into, then I'll make a point of trying not to miss that episode but perhaps would have watched it anyway if I was settled into a routine.
As for the highly acclaimed films such This Sporting Life, Hell Drivers, Nicholas & Alexandra, they were viewed at a time when the BBC and ITV would show classic films as part of the afternoon, early evening and prime time TV (unlike today) and as there was only the one colour telly in our house during the early 80s, we had no choice as Mum and Dad (Dad!) had control of the remote. As a child I normally would have gone off to play with my toys but as I hit the age of 10 or 11, I started to leave behind kiddie films and became more and more aware of the world and its rich history and the importance of film in general, I stuck around and watched what my dad watched, including the above and enjoying them immensely. I wasn't alone either as they would be the talk of the playground with my classmates that were also going through the same routine and learning curve. Monochrome didn't matter to us back then as long as the film gripped us, and they more than often did. I never knew that any WHO actors were actually in these films until their name or their face popped up on screen where Dad would take great delight in announcing 'Doctor Who!'. I made a point of watching the above films again and again as a grown up because I remembered enjoying them because of the film and not the connection.
Being a Doctor Who fan I naturally gravitated towards all things mythical, monsters and horrors anyway and being aware of Harryhausen and his ilk, watching Sinbad was a certainty and itching to watch the many, many Hammer Horror films were on my radar as I gradually was allowed to stay up later at weekends when BBC2 were showing their Horror Double-Bills and great to finally see after all those years of flicking through horror compendium books I had as a youngster. They made me a Hammer fan and instilled in me to watch their complete catalogue over the coming decades. If a DW actor was in it, bonus.
I haven't watched Victoria or The Crown as they haven't yet appealed to me. I'm satisfied with films such as Young Victoria and Mrs Brown for now but maybe in the future when they've both had a chance to mature in the vaults. I haven't watched Broadchurch. Watched Attack The Block when it was released. Watched St Trinians and Fright Night as soon as they premiered it on TV a few years ago, out of interest from enjoying the originals and to see if they hit their mark. Managed one episode of Trust Me (which is the type of drama I'd tune into anyway) before rapidly losing interest due to the fact it was very dull. So in short, I guess the answer is, no.
|
|
|
Post by thethirddoctor on Mar 3, 2018 17:59:49 GMT
I've never watched a film or tv show because a Doctor Who actor is/was in it. If they are in it, and its a nice performance, its a bonus.
|
|
|
Post by thethirddoctor on Mar 3, 2018 18:05:49 GMT
I watched Terminator Genisys because Matt Smith was in it, which was, quite frankly, a mistake. It isn't a very good part. Difficult to make out his face in the holograph scenes, and you only get one good look of him in the quick flashback when he kills John Connor.
|
|
|
Post by masterdoctor on Mar 3, 2018 19:29:25 GMT
I've definitely learned of shows and movies through Who actors, but I will only watch them if they have some sort of appeal to me. So no/a little bit?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 7:41:32 GMT
I watched Terminator Genisys because Matt Smith was in it, which was, quite frankly, a mistake. Oh, yes, a mistake that happened to all of us... Mine's a bit boring, The Hobbit for Sylvester McCoy and Hamlet for David Tennant, although the latter was part of a project. The most interesting is probably The Adventures of Sir Lancelot for William Russell. Made enough for an impression to be one of the main inspirations for L'Augury de l'Avenir.
|
|
|
Post by randomjc on Mar 4, 2018 14:48:03 GMT
Shows like Last Detective and Campion because of Davison.
Also, put the Omen on the top of my pile of to watch movies because of Troughton.
|
|
|
Post by Ela on Mar 4, 2018 18:01:52 GMT
I’m guilty of that I started watching Broadchurch because of DT. I also watched Jessica Jones because of him. I did that, too. But I think I would have eventually gotten around to both anyway.
|
|
|
Post by mrperson on Mar 6, 2018 23:32:37 GMT
We watched Tennant's Hamlet and then caught Tennant on Broadway in Richard II because of Who.
I hadn't heard of him before Who.
I suppose I tried The Hobbit, but not necessarily because of McCoy. (On blu-ray). Went back upstairs about half-way through. I didn't really like any of the Jackson movies. Always felt like someone had made a 6-layer outline of the given story, erased the 3 most detailed layers, and filled in the blank spot with pointless and/or annoying changes.
|
|
|
Post by nucleusofswarm on Mar 9, 2018 21:41:56 GMT
Troughton crops up a few times in Harryhausen, now that I think of it.
Eye of the Tiger was the worst of the Sinbad trilogy.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Likes:
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 14:42:20 GMT
I got into Minder because of the guest appearances of Janet Fielding and Patrick Troughton.
|
|