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Post by timegirl on May 31, 2021 12:52:14 GMT
I find werewolves genuinely cute and cuddly even when they are are meant to be evil. I would love to see more playful sweet depictions of werewolves in media. A werewolf romance movie or tv series with lots of howling at the moon together between a werewolf couple could be good, not a twilight ripoff though, something more substantial and believably character based possibly with unconventional romantic leads. Sidenote: I think the main reason I have a different view of werewolves because I grew up reading a book series called “The Werewolf club”, about a benevolent group of werewolves who were in a school club together. Out of curiosity, what's your opinion of Loup-Garoux, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough werewolf story from the Monthly Range? Have you come across it in your listening? I liked it a lot when I listened to it! It has a strange almost dream like vibe to it that no other BF releases have. I also love the unique relationship between the one female werewolf and 5.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2021 2:28:33 GMT
Out of curiosity, what's your opinion of Loup-Garoux, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough werewolf story from the Monthly Range? Have you come across it in your listening? I liked it a lot when I listened to it! It has a strange almost dream like vibe to it that no other BF releases have. I also love the unique relationship between the one female werewolf and 5. Same! It's one of my favourites for those reasons. Ileana de Santos, a mother on a train to seemingly nowhere with her "sick" son in tow. Hoping to outrun the partisan who brought the Wildness out of her. Her and the Doctor are alike in many ways, it's interesting to see that side of him. We get it so rarely (for understandable reasons). I'd like to do a story with Marc Platt's version of werewolves one day. They have the same vibe as the Silurians. An Earthborn, Earthbred and Earthbound species as old as humanity. Perhaps older.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 1, 2021 2:57:16 GMT
I liked it a lot when I listened to it! It has a strange almost dream like vibe to it that no other BF releases have. I also love the unique relationship between the one female werewolf and 5. Same! It's one of my favourites for those reasons. Ileana de Santos, a mother on a train to seemingly nowhere with her "sick" son in tow. Hoping to outrun the partisan who brought the Wildness out of her. Her and the Doctor are alike in many ways, it's interesting to see that side of him. We get it so rarely (for understandable reasons). I'd like to do a story with Marc Platt's version of werewolves one day. They have the same vibe as the Silurians. An Earthborn, Earthbred and Earthbound species as old as humanity. Perhaps older. You definitely should! Any idea what you would do with them?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2021 3:17:37 GMT
Same! It's one of my favourites for those reasons. Ileana de Santos, a mother on a train to seemingly nowhere with her "sick" son in tow. Hoping to outrun the partisan who brought the Wildness out of her. Her and the Doctor are alike in many ways, it's interesting to see that side of him. We get it so rarely (for understandable reasons). I'd like to do a story with Marc Platt's version of werewolves one day. They have the same vibe as the Silurians. An Earthborn, Earthbred and Earthbound species as old as humanity. Perhaps older. You definitely should! Any idea what you would do with them? I've got a character, actually, called the Wolf of River Lea. He's been bound to London's East End since the Industrial Revolution. Occasionally, the Doctor calls upon him to handle problems that require an unusual kind of tracking.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 1, 2021 3:33:44 GMT
You definitely should! Any idea what you would do with them? I've got a character, actually, called the Wolf of River Lea. He's been bound to London's East End since the Industrial Revolution. Occasionally, the Doctor calls upon him to handle problems that require an unusual kind of tracking. Ooo interesting! Is he immortal? Sidenote: just out of curiosity is your username “Wolfie” because you like wolves/werewolves ?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2021 5:21:09 GMT
I've got a character, actually, called the Wolf of River Lea. He's been bound to London's East End since the Industrial Revolution. Occasionally, the Doctor calls upon him to handle problems that require an unusual kind of tracking. Ooo interesting! Is he immortal? Sidenote: just out of curiosity is your username “Wolfie” because you like wolves/werewolves ? "No, just very lucky." (Although, in all honesty, yeah, he's probably a little bit immortal.)
I think you might be one of the few people to ask me that question. It's actually a nickname from days gone past. My hair grows to such an extent that a friend used to call it a "wolf pelt".
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Post by timegirl on Jun 1, 2021 13:31:51 GMT
Ooo interesting! Is he immortal? Sidenote: just out of curiosity is your username “Wolfie” because you like wolves/werewolves ? "No, just very lucky." (Although, in all honesty, yeah, he's probably a little bit immortal.)
I think you might be one of the few people to ask me that question. It's actually a nickname from days gone past. My hair grows to such an extent that a friend used to call it a "wolf pelt".
Ah okay 😊
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Post by timegirl on Jun 2, 2021 1:02:10 GMT
The movie “Without a Clue” is the closest thing to a Jago and Lightfoot movie!
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 2, 2021 7:09:17 GMT
The movie “Without a Clue” is the closest thing to a Jago and Lightfoot movie! Love that film.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2021 15:57:14 GMT
The movie “Without a Clue” is the closest thing to a Jago and Lightfoot movie! I saw that on TV for the first time in decades a few months ago. I remembered enjoying it at the cinema first time around and recognising a period preserved bar they filmed inside as being the 'basement' bar from the Palace Theatre, at Cambridge Circus in London, as I had recently been there to see 'Les Misérables' and went again for a second time after seeing the film, whence it was being prepped (i.e stripped down) for a restoration. Evidently they used it as the theatre itself was utilised for the action scenes behind the stage ( very much like Talons of Weng Chiang). The funny thing was, given the passage of time, had I not remembered recognising it at the time, and was looking out for it, I would have been none the wiser, as I my memory of how it looked had faded like so much of the film...
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Post by grinch on Jun 3, 2021 11:27:44 GMT
‘Campion’ (1989) starring none other than Peter Davison has perhaps one of the best theme tunes when it comes to crime dramas.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 5, 2021 2:05:05 GMT
Danny Pudi is amazing at playing the manipulative semi villainous Brad in Mythic Quest. I love Danny as Abed in Community ( in fact Abed is one of the fictional characters I most relate to) but he is scarily convincing at playing scheming, manipulative and villainous. Especially in season 2 of Mythic Quest where he gives off almost Malcolm Tucker vibes. Danny Pudi should play more evil scheming manipulative characters!
Sidenote: Am I the only one who thinks Brad from Mythic Quest has Malcolm Tucker vibes? Brad and Malcolm even look similar with their tall lanky frames, short hair, and long beaky noses.
And now I am imagining a spinoff of the Thick of It, where Danny Pudi plays Malcolm’s long lost American son from a previous relationship, and the two try to out scheme and manipulate each other.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2021 13:00:47 GMT
‘Campion’ (1989) starring none other than Peter Davison has perhaps one of the best theme tunes when it comes to crime dramas. Ah, the notes one can charm from a violin. Funny thing about crime dramas, they tend to have really nice opening tunes. Like, classically nice. The kind of themes you hum to yourself during the commute. The themes for Poirot, Inspector Morse, Due South, Rex, they've all stuck with me despite widely varying styles. Something about the genre seems to bring out the best in composers.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 6, 2021 13:20:10 GMT
There should be a darkly comedic modern reboot of the sitcom “Bewitched” , that updates the satirical elements about culture clash and society. If done right it could be really good, sort of the “Bewitched” equivalent to the 90s “Adams Family” movies. If she was available Elizabeth Olson would make the perfect Samantha, and Endora would have to be either Catherine Haan or Michelle Gomez. Not sure who I would cast as Darren, maybe Chidi’s actor from the Good Place.
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Post by grinch on Jun 6, 2021 13:31:31 GMT
‘Campion’ (1989) starring none other than Peter Davison has perhaps one of the best theme tunes when it comes to crime dramas. Ah, the notes one can charm from a violin. Funny thing about crime dramas, they tend to have really nice opening tunes. Like, classically nice. The kind of themes you hum to yourself during the commute. The themes for Poirot, Inspector Morse, Due South, Rex, they've all stuck with me despite widely varying styles. Something about the genre seems to bring out the best in composers. Indeed. Maybe it’s just because in this country we associate crime dramas with class? (The positive one, not the social kind) The knock on effect from the works of Agatha Christie still permeating our culture I guess. Especially when it comes to period pieces with the old climax of the murderer being revealed in a smoking room etc.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 8, 2021 18:48:05 GMT
I adore Monty Python (when I was a teenager I was as into them as much as I am now with DW and Peter Capaldi), however the term Pythonesque gets thrown around way too much to with media that isn’t even remotely like Monty Python. I don’t mind if term gets used if the media in question actually has similar humor to Monty Python, but often people use the term Pythonesqe for things that British and or silly. It’s slightly annoying as well because I go in hearing it’s like Monty Python and then it isn’t at all. Not all British comedy is Monty Python.
Also I find it annoying how Monty Python and the Holy Grail, eclipses their other work in the public consciousness to the point where the general public acts like it’s the only thing they ever made. I love Holy Grail but they have other material like their tv, other movies, and even albums that are just as good.
I also have a complicated relationship with Spamalot the musical version of Holy Grail. It was my first of many Broadway musicals I ever saw and it led me to get into Monty Python, British comedy, and British media in general so it hold a special place in my heart. However at the same time, now that I am older and have a much wider knowledge of Monty Python’s humor, I think Spamalot’s humor is often a very poor representation of Python and is far too overblown and Americanized. I guess you could say I have a love hate relationship with Spamalot.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jun 8, 2021 19:43:51 GMT
Also I find it annoying how Monty Python and the Holy Grail, eclipses their other work in the public consciousness to the point where the general public acts like it’s the only thing they ever made. I love Holy Grail but they have other material like their tv, other movies, and even albums that are just as good. Really? Holy Grail? Not "Life of Brian"?
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Post by mark687 on Jun 8, 2021 19:53:06 GMT
Also I find it annoying how Monty Python and the Holy Grail, eclipses their other work in the public consciousness to the point where the general public acts like it’s the only thing they ever made. I love Holy Grail but they have other material like their tv, other movies, and even albums that are just as good. Really? Holy Grail? Not "Life of Brian"?
Well he's only "A Very Naughty Boy" LOL Regards mark687
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Post by timegirl on Jun 8, 2021 20:11:16 GMT
Also I find it annoying how Monty Python and the Holy Grail, eclipses their other work in the public consciousness to the point where the general public acts like it’s the only thing they ever made. I love Holy Grail but they have other material like their tv, other movies, and even albums that are just as good. Really? Holy Grail? Not "Life of Brian"?
Maybe it’s more the case with Holy Grail in the US than the UK. I did once hear about a study that showed Americans over all prefer Holy Grail and Brits overall prefer Life of Brian.
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Post by timegirl on Jun 20, 2021 23:51:40 GMT
I would like more unconventional supernatural romances with non stereotypical leads who aren’t just boring pretty people but actually have interesting stories to tell and have the monsters feel like real people (if that makes sense). I like the idea of romances with monsters, vampires, werewolves, aliens etc but too many of them feel like Twilight clones these days. Also I feel like they should take more advantage of the subtext you can have with non human romantic leads. Also why not more supernatural romantic comedies?There is all sorts of interesting supernatural rom com plots that could be done that I bet haven’t been tried yet.
Sidenote: I don’t always mind if they are conventionally attractive human/monsters so as long as they are interesting and well written.
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