It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
^ Back to Top
The MI6 Community is unofficial and in no way associated or linked with EON Productions, MGM, Sony Pictures, Activision or Ian Fleming Publications. Any views expressed on this website are of the individual members and do not necessarily reflect those of the Community owners. Any video or images displayed in topics on MI6 Community are embedded by users from third party sites and as such MI6 Community and its owners take no responsibility for this material.
James Bond News • James Bond Articles • James Bond Magazine
Comments
@thelivingroyale It was enough for the writer to get worked up over, that they felt the need to keep doing.... that.
I think this should have been the final episode of series 10 (I don't get why they don't do 13 episodes anymore anyway). That way Jodie Whittaker's first episode could have been the Christmas special and there wouldn't be such a long wait to see her doctor.
Chris Chibnall didn't want to do the Christmas special. That's not how he wanted his era to begin. Hence, Moffat's final act.
That makes sense I suppose but I think it would have worked better if he did. Seems a bit silly that since David Tennant he always happens to regenerate in Christmas themed adventures.
I have been watching the Davison era stories lately, and I think that I am starting to warm to him. It took a while for me to warm up to Hartnell, and now he is one of my favourite Doctors. I think Davison is going to same way. He can often come across a bit too earnest (I think he might have been better off playing a prequel to Hartnell's 1st Doctor). I would also like to take this opportunity to reveal that I am falling in love with Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
Me, too. I used to think he was too young, but then Matt Smith happened...
Have you ever watched that spoof the remaining Doctors made when they released the Smith/Tennant/Hurt/ T. baker Christmas special. That one was actually hilarious.
The Five(ish) Doctors Revisited? Yes, that was very good. Bravo to Davison for pulling that together.
The Fiveish Doctors? Yes, loved that. I also saw them on stage together at the 50th Anniversary celebrations, clearly having a whale of a time.
As for Nyssa, doesn't she spend the majority of her final story inexplicably removing items of clothing? As a 1980s viewer would have said with a knowing nod: "One for the Dad's, there."
She is certainly my favourite companion of Davison, and she has been well served in the Big Finish audios. Nyssa is head-and-shoulders above Tegan, Turlough (although he is improving, too), and *shudder* Adric. I consider Peri to be primarily a Colin Baker companion.
Have just listened to the latest Early Adventures from Big Finish - and three of the four stories feature Anneka Wills as both Polly and narrator. And a splendid job she does too. When in character as Polly she still sounds exactly the same (not something you could say of the late great Deborah Watling aka Victoria) as she did in the tv series.
These are great Doctor Who stories and if you've never given Big Finish's audio adventures a try, you really should. Plus you have Frazer Hines as both Jamie and Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor. Brilliant!
I'd love to branch out further into Big Finish territory, alas I couldn't afford to buy everything Who related they put out. Because of this, I stick to just the McCoy releases. I'm intrigued with the War Master set, though. Jacobi's Master during the Time War.
I think Colin Baker is my favourite Big Finish doctor. Quite the what-might-have-been. He is superb.
My favourite BF audios are: Jago & Lightfoot, very good; The Early Adventures and of course The Companion Chronicles, I will occasionally get some of the main monthly releases if the story/Doctor/Companion appeals.
Also it's well worth visiting their website (put it in your favourites) as they do have sales and special offers quite often. Plus if you buy your CD direct you get a free digital download. What's not to like?!
It's very classy and respectful of him to not name names because they're not there to give their side of it, but any idea who it might be that he fell out with? He didn't come back for the 50th episode which makes me think it might be someone to do with the BBC rather than the show itself (since it was a whole new team making the show by that point).
I've googled it a bit more and you can kind of piece it together. It seems that he had issues with how the first director they had was treating the crew and this must have made him concerned about how the show was being run in general if people like that were being hired
http://badwilf.com/eccleston-explains-why-he-left-doctor-who/
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/09/11/christopher-eccleston-expresses-regret-for-his-quick-doctor-who-departure/
I've got a lot of respect for him after reading that, especially when he talks about how he could have stayed for the money and exposure but decided his principles/morals were more important. Him leaving must have changed things too if none of the other actors have had the same issue.
Also, I think he can be a difficult man, a true blunt Northerner who speaks his mind. In the end Tennent was a better fit away from the cameras.
That's true. Eccleston reminds me of Craig and Dalton in that way. Actors who are in it solely for the work and aren't that comfortable with the limelight. Not saying Tennant isn't a brilliant actor as well but he had the showman side to him too, I think the media side of it came more naturally to him. Can't imagine Eccleston hosting panel shows and doing charity skits and stuff.