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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 16:39:06 GMT
Had he not been famous playing Avon in Blake's 7, Paul Darrow would have made a fascinating incarnation of the Doctor in popular television favourite Doctor Who.
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Post by timegirl on Jul 22, 2021 17:29:27 GMT
Inside number 9 should do an episode that takes place behind the scenes on the set of a popular classic British sci-fi series that totally isn’t Doctor Who. It would be fun if it was a loving homage of the classic era and they could make use of all the cheap sets and costumes. Perhaps the sci-fi show’s star could start thinking that they see or hear real aliens or something. Oh and every single cast member in this episode of Inside Number 9 is a former cast member of Doctor who (both Classic and modern) at some point possibly including multiple actors who played the Doctor.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 22:53:46 GMT
Had he not been famous playing Avon in Blake's 7, Paul Darrow would have made a fascinating incarnation of the Doctor in popular television favourite Doctor Who. Hey, that's a thought. He had a lot of range as an actor, he pops up in the most unexpected places. Like playing a once defeated, twice wicked sorcerer in MediEvil (that scooped up Tom Baker for the remakes).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 23:08:00 GMT
Had he not been famous playing Avon in Blake's 7, Paul Darrow would have made a fascinating incarnation of the Doctor in popular television favourite Doctor Who. Hey, that's a thought. He had a lot of range as an actor, he pops up in the most unexpected places. Like playing a once defeated, twice wicked sorcerer in MediEvil (that scooped up Tom Baker for the remakes). I used to have this game! Yes, he was a very versatile actor, but always with that sly twinkle in his eye that invited you to join in the fun. Of course, he hammed up his Timelash appearance hugely, but I think he'd have made a wonderfully sardonic Doctor.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 23:50:48 GMT
Hey, that's a thought. He had a lot of range as an actor, he pops up in the most unexpected places. Like playing a once defeated, twice wicked sorcerer in MediEvil (that scooped up Tom Baker for the remakes). I used to have this game! Yes, he was a very versatile actor, but always with that sly twinkle in his eye that invited you to join in the fun. Of course, he hammed up his Timelash appearance hugely, but I think he'd have made a wonderfully sardonic Doctor. Oh, even hammed up to the nines, he was great. I like the idea of an incarnation who, under interrogation, would be known for smiling wryly and saying: "Guess," as his only response. What would he sound like, I wonder? Hmm... Maybe a little... "Everyone can put their guns down, of course, but I've never been one to make edicts. If you need emotional security by all means cling to it," he smiled, tightly.
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Post by timegirl on Jul 23, 2021 13:47:57 GMT
I don’t know if this makes any sense at all, but if a tv show or movie is British I will almost always prefer it/ give it more of a chance than if it were American.
Sidenote: Yes, I am American, but I almost always have preferred British pop culture overall to American since I was a kid.
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Post by timegirl on Jul 25, 2021 1:24:04 GMT
Tony Hale should play a James Bond villain or supervillain! I never realized until watching “The Mysterious Benedict Society” scarily convincing he could be at playing a serious charismatic and charming criminal mastermind.
I think I may have figured out what the plot of “Paddington 3” is just by paying attention to later sequel (and kids movie) tropes and what would be the best route for character development of certain protagonists and antagonists and I hope I am right because if I am it could potentially be amazing🤔😁
Sidenote: Or it could be terrible if it has the plot I think it will have🤔 It all depends on how they would do with this plot…
Go on! Ask me what my theory is!😉
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Post by timegirl on Sept 23, 2021 23:44:39 GMT
Roy Kent is “Ted Lasso”’s 12. Seemingly grumpy, angry guy with big eyebrows, with a secret soft sensitive romantic side and is also really good with kids.
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Post by grinch on Nov 29, 2021 0:17:05 GMT
“After Life” (The Ricky Gervais series, not the excellent Stephen Volk horror series from yonks ago) should have stayed a single series one and done.
The second series just struck me as a bit pointless. Merely a means for Gervais to spout the usual philosophy he used to do back in his XFM days. Not to mention, his character does some truly dreadful things in the first series and never seems to get any comeuppance for it.
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Post by shutupbanks on Nov 29, 2021 12:52:58 GMT
“After Life” (The Ricky Gervais series, not the excellent Stephen Volk horror series from yonks ago) should have stayed a single series one and done. The second series just struck me as a bit pointless. Merely a means for Gervais to spout the usual philosophy he used to do back in his XFM days. Not to mention, his character does some truly dreadful things in the first series and never seems to get any comeuppance for it. I really enjoyed both series but I agree: there’s no way he wouldn’t have been recognised by someone in the school playground after threatening the kid with a hammer and, given the level of surveillance in the UK, no way that he wouldn’t have been found out on CCTV. And he’s pretty much completely responsible for the death of another character.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 18, 2022 10:50:29 GMT
Here's one that'll get some responses LOL
The Coen Brothers peaked with Fargo and they're somewhat overrated anyway
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Jan 18, 2022 16:00:38 GMT
Here's one that'll get some responses LOL The Coen Brothers peaked with Fargo and they're somewhat overrated anyway Regards mark687 Here's one for YOU then. Fargo is crap. I love the Coens but Fargo was dismal misery to watch.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 18, 2022 16:16:18 GMT
Here's one that'll get some responses LOL The Coen Brothers peaked with Fargo and they're somewhat overrated anyway Regards mark687 Here's one for YOU then. Fargo is crap. I love the Coens but Fargo was dismal misery to watch. Fair enough I don't disagree, but is that because they'er subjective creators? I certainly the TV show's a waste of an exercise. Regards mark687
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Post by Kestrel on Jan 20, 2022 3:13:50 GMT
I've learned that my opinions on Star Trek are apparently very controversial, even though they seem quite sensible to me.
First: there's far too much discontinuity and contradiction in the franchise for there ever to be a fully coherent, "one true canon." And any attempt to create such a thing is doomed to (severe contrivance, but also) futility.
i suspect that one is probably a bit more accessible to Doctor Who fans.
Secondly, I believe that the optimal way to view Star Trek is with every single series taking place within its own continuity, isolated from all the others. EG the only parts of TOS that are "canon" to TNG are those bits mentioned or referenced in TNG. So Scotty, for example, definitely exists in the TNG timeline, but Chekhov might or might not. I think this is the only way to approach the franchise given the different creative staff and thematic focus of each show. And it also applies to the films, I think. Like TNG Picard is a very different character to the Action Hero Picard of Insurrection and Nemesis, and none of the older Picard's resemble the new Picard from the series of the same name.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jan 20, 2022 20:31:41 GMT
Here's one for YOU then. Fargo is crap. I love the Coens but Fargo was dismal misery to watch. Fair enough I don't disagree, but is that because they'er subjective creators? I certainly the TV show's a waste of an exercise. Regards mark687 To piggyback off of this with a contrary view, I severely dislike the movie, but the TV show is fantastic in my opinion. It just works for me, which I never thought would happen after seeing the movie.
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Jan 20, 2022 23:06:05 GMT
Fair enough I don't disagree, but is that because they'er subjective creators? I certainly the TV show's a waste of an exercise. Regards mark687 To piggyback off of this with a contrary view, I severely dislike the movie, but the TV show is fantastic in my opinion. It just works for me, which I never thought would happen after seeing the movie. That happens. The Stargate movie was fair to middling mostly. Total waste of James Spader TBH. But the TV show was so much fun,
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Post by masterdoctor on Jan 20, 2022 23:45:10 GMT
To piggyback off of this with a contrary view, I severely dislike the movie, but the TV show is fantastic in my opinion. It just works for me, which I never thought would happen after seeing the movie. That happens. The Stargate movie was fair to middling mostly. Total waste of James Spader TBH. But the TV show was so much fun, Another great example actually!
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 21, 2022 0:23:55 GMT
Like TNG Picard is a very different character to the Action Hero Picard of Insurrection and Nemesis, and none of the older Picard's resemble the new Picard from the series of the same name. *stares in Starship Mine
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Post by Kestrel on Jan 22, 2022 4:44:31 GMT
I mean... First: there's far too much discontinuity and contradiction in the franchise for there ever to be a fully coherent, "one true canon." It's not like those contradictions don't also happen from episode to episode within the same series, or even from scene to scene within the same episode. The big example is how aberrant Spock's characterization was in The Cage, but it's far from the only one. And in general, it's just really weird how the TNG producers (is this another case where Berman shoulders the blame?) tried to retool Picard as an action hero. His whole schrickst was that he used dialog and intelligence to solve problems.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 22, 2022 7:49:55 GMT
I mean... First: there's far too much discontinuity and contradiction in the franchise for there ever to be a fully coherent, "one true canon." It's not like those contradictions don't also happen from episode to episode within the same series, or even from scene to scene within the same episode. The big example is how aberrant Spock's characterization was in The Cage, but it's far from the only one. And in general, it's just really weird how the TNG producers (is this another case where Berman shoulders the blame?) tried to retool Picard as an action hero. His whole schrickst was that he used dialog and intelligence to solve problems. I know: it’s almost as if the character is being written by different people who see them in different ways! But yes: Picard was supposed to be the wiser head to Riker’s more impulsive/action-oriented one. Even just a couple of years after TOS finished, writers thought it was silly that away missions would consist of two or three of the most important people on the ship rather than a team of specialists who would report back to the captain on what was going on and TNG *mostly* tried to fulfil this. Until Picard became incredibly popular and they realised that Patrick Stewart was a quite physical actor (pointing at Excalibur and Dune). It also gave them an opportunity to show just how capable Riker had become, which resulted in the situation where he kept on knocking back captaincies of his own.
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