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Post by fitzoliverj on Oct 28, 2021 17:30:14 GMT
Yes, I've just heard about another TWO versions of Shada I wasn't previously aware of.
So, just to summarise the position up till now:
1) BBCtv production of Shada - incomplete 2) BBCtv remount of Shada - cancelled 3) BBC1 broadcast of extract - undertaken as part of "The Five Doctors"
4) Colin Baker Christmas special - not proceeded with 5) VHS with effects & narration - released 6) Fan novelisation - revised edition currently available online
7) Big Finish audio (with pictures) - released 8) Novelisation - published
9) Ian Levine animation - in private circulation 10) BBC animation - released on DVD
(And that ignores all the versions of "Dirk Gently" we might count)
In addition to the above, apparently back in the 1980s there was an abortive attempt by Reeltime Pictures (one of the companies who made licenced DW spinoffs) had a stab at finishing Shada. Does anybody know anything about this? What were their plans, and did they ever make a start?
Plus, the upcoming Bluray season box set is going to include revisions/updates to the DVD animation (presumably in the same way that "Power of the Daleks" got re-released.
I know I've joked on here about being due another version of "Shada", but I never expected one to come along....
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Post by sherlock on Oct 28, 2021 17:52:18 GMT
Personally looking forward to the 100th anniversary edition where an AI based on Douglas Adams will rewrite it.
Being unfinished has given Shada a much greater legacy than it would’ve if finished I suspect. It’s good but not that good.
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Post by commonman on Oct 28, 2021 18:41:54 GMT
Honestly i am expecting a Target Novelisation at some point in the future with nothing to do with the Gareth Roberts one (for obvious reasons). I guess written by Goss this time.
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Post by Jeedai on Oct 28, 2021 21:42:01 GMT
Coming soon...
The Five Shadas Shada Crash Day Of The Shada Twice Upon A Shada
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Oct 28, 2021 22:39:53 GMT
Shada will be the plot of the 60th anniversary story, wherein Sallyavin is revealed to be a Timeless Doctor.
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