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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Apr 1, 2021 11:09:37 GMT
The new DWM interview with Eccleston is a joy and worth the cover price alone, plus there are some tantalizing hints about Ravagers as well. I won't quote anything directly, but here are a few things that stood out to me. Putting in spoiler tags in case you want to read for yourself or don't want to know anything about Ravagers (but I kept it even vaguer than DWM did): {DWM 563 highlights} - Eccleston is not interested in revisiting his television era on audio. For him, those 13 episodes stand on their own. He doesn't specify if that includes Rose, Mickey, Jack, etc. His DW series with Big Finish is about doing something new, including a lighter approach to his Doctor.
- He LOVES audio drama. He wants to do Macbeth with Big Finish and thinks The A Word would translate very well to audio.
- He's approaching this with genuine enthusiasm and (as with all his projects) deep, deep appreciation and respect for the writers.
- Big Finish has been tactfully asking him to return since 2014. The original pitch was three stories, but Eccleston was all in, which is how things expanded to 12.
- Ravagers opens in the middle of an adventure. The first 22 pages of the script were sent to Eccleston's agent and convinced him to take the gig.
- There won't be any long-term companions, so as not to detract from the arc of Series One.
- Eccleston didn't want the stories or his Doctor to be downbeat or too introspective. The vibe sounds like going to be about positivity and a heroic Doctor.
- Ravagers is a connected story; remaining volumes will have standalone stories.
- Eccleston's DWM interview will be continued in the next issue.
There's so much more, but I'll say that I came away with a greater understanding of just how meaningful this series is to Eccleston on a personal level. I'm thrilled to know that it's set to take his Doctor in new directions (which is what I enjoy most about Big Finish DW) and he's genuinely invested in and excited about it. Hurry up, May!!!! Well that all sounds...FANTASTIC!
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Post by grinch on Apr 1, 2021 11:19:32 GMT
Lovely to hear that Christopher Eccleston is so enthusiastic about his upcoming adventures.
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Post by shallacatop on Apr 1, 2021 13:20:40 GMT
It's a really nice interview, as is the feature dedicated to Ravagers specifically. Nothing I've read reassures me about going against his tight knit, continuity free tenure, but it's something I'm realising is open to interpretation. Matt Fitton makes an interesting comment about making sure the Big Finish range doesn't feel part of the 2005 series by having a long-term companion, Time War angst, etc. Personally, I don't really view that as a series, I view it as pretty much the Ninth Doctor's era.
It will be interesting to see how my thoughts evolve as the four sets are released. I also appreciate it's a fine line between working with what's there but also trying to appease your lead that doesn't want to revisit his on screen tenure. Speaking of which, I did interpret Chris's comments about not wanting to revisit that as no Rose, Jack, Jackie, Mickey, etc. stories; there's no slight on anyone as individuals, or any mention of them, but I take his comment to be no revisiting at all.
What I did think was amusing is that Jonathon Morris produced an article about there being a surprising number of opportunities for new Ninth Doctor stories in gaps... except he doesn't really say or conclude a great deal bar a couple of gaps with Rose & Jack that the books utilised!
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Post by themeddlingmonk on Apr 1, 2021 13:24:27 GMT
Just watch, in a few years there’ll be tea time in 2005 boxsets and Nine will be onto his third pre-Rose companion.
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Post by mark687 on Apr 1, 2021 13:30:21 GMT
I really hope we get Script PDFs if they met all Chris was looking for...
Regards
mark687
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Post by x2magneto on Apr 1, 2021 14:11:01 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that after these 13 episodes, we'll have to say goodbye again...
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Post by cwm on Apr 1, 2021 14:21:33 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that after these 13 episodes, we'll have to say goodbye again... I think the prospects for more from Chris after these initial four volumes are good. He speaks very highly of the scripts and the experience recording them, and has expressed a desire to work with BF on other projects; once the pandemic is over he might also be interested in doing recordings where everyone can be in the same room!
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Post by x2magneto on Apr 1, 2021 16:12:47 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that after these 13 episodes, we'll have to say goodbye again... I think the prospects for more from Chris after these initial four volumes are good. He speaks very highly of the scripts and the experience recording them, and has expressed a desire to work with BF on other projects; once the pandemic is over he might also be interested in doing recordings where everyone can be in the same room! I've heard the lunches lure people back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2021 17:17:46 GMT
Why do I get the feeling that after these 13 episodes, we'll have to say goodbye again... Only death can separate a Doctor from Big Finish... once you're in, you're in!
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Post by sherlock on Apr 1, 2021 17:28:56 GMT
Eccleston’s interview and the previews in DWM are very interesting.
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Post by grinch on Apr 1, 2021 18:09:04 GMT
You know, it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if Christopher Eccleston ended up doing more Who for Big Finish outside of these initial four volumes.
Just be another example of what I now call The Derek Jacobi Effect.
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Post by cwm on Apr 1, 2021 18:13:10 GMT
Eccleston also mentions in the interview he's open to the idea of taking the Doctor to a dark place later on. So clearly he's open to the idea of doing more at all.
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Post by grinch on Apr 1, 2021 18:20:43 GMT
Eccleston also mentions in the interview he's open to the idea of taking the Doctor to a dark place later on. So clearly he's open to the idea of doing more at all. That’s good to hear! I suppose the most obvious place to explore a darker side of the Ninth Doctor would be in the event of a multi Doctor story. If only to serve as a contrast to his pre Time War incarnations.
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Post by x2magneto on Apr 1, 2021 18:35:13 GMT
You know, it honestly wouldn’t surprise me if Christopher Eccleston ended up doing more Who for Big Finish outside of these initial four volumes. Just be another example of what I now call The Derek Jacobi Effect. That's some hopeful talk I like to hear. Big Finish are well known for the positive environments they create. This is very true. People like those folks. And they come back.
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Post by project37 on Apr 1, 2021 18:40:54 GMT
More stuff in the new issue of Vortex. David Richardson points out that it's been 16 years since Eccleston made his debut as the Doctor...and that's the same amount of time between An Unearthly Child and The Stones of Blood!
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Post by thelonecenturion on Apr 2, 2021 16:25:49 GMT
Something that strikes me from the DWM interview is that at the end Eccleston says "...we're in the middle of it. And there's a long way to go."
In the interview, he'd also mentioned a scene he recorded with Culshaw's Brig. Now, we know that the Brig is in the fourth volume of 9DAs, and that the 9DAs were recorded in order. Judging by what Chris said, there may be more than four volumes after all...
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Post by constonks on Apr 2, 2021 17:03:40 GMT
More stuff in the new issue of Vortex. David Richardson points out that it's been 16 years since Eccleston made his debut as the Doctor...and that's the same amount of time between An Unearthly Child and The Stones of Blood! If you count Dimensions in Time as an appearance by Tom, that's the longest time away from the role ever! His time away was November '93 to September '09, whereas Eccles has been away from June '05 to May '21 Math below the spoiler: Hartnell: 1966-1972 (6) Troughton: 1969-72 (3), 1973-83 (10), 1983-86 (3) Pertwee: 1974-1983 (9), 1983-93 (10), 1993-96 (3) T Baker: 1981-1993* (12), 1993-2009* (16), 1981-2009** (30) Davison: 1984-1993* (9), 1993-1999* (6), 1984-1999** (15) C Baker: 1986-1993* (7), 1993-1999* (6), 1986-1999** (13) McCoy: 1989-1993* (4), 1993-1996* (3), 1989-1996** (7), 1996-1999 (3) McGann: 1996-2001 (5) Hurt: 2013-2015 (2) Eccleston: 2005-2021 (16) Tennant: 2010-2013 (3), 2013-2016 (3) Warner: 2003-2008 (5), 2008-2016 (8)
* counting Dimensions in Time ** not counting Dimensions in Time
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Post by Digi on Apr 2, 2021 18:00:51 GMT
I don't know where this quotation comes from (DWM?), but it made me laugh:
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Post by project37 on Apr 2, 2021 18:17:13 GMT
I don't know where this quotation comes from (DWM?), but it made me laugh: That's from the DWM interview!
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Post by obluda on Apr 2, 2021 18:39:05 GMT
More stuff in the new issue of Vortex. David Richardson points out that it's been 16 years since Eccleston made his debut as the Doctor...and that's the same amount of time between An Unearthly Child and The Stones of Blood! I would have used Survival and Rose to demonstrate how long a 16 year gap is.
Edit: Or have I missed the point and that's the joke.
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