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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 30, 2008 16:30:20 GMT
For a moment I thought you meant Chibnall on Open Air
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Sept 30, 2008 16:58:02 GMT
And it has the most mind-churning extra feature ever. This is real. This is not a spoof: Oh dear. That's got to be somewhere near the bottom of the sci-fi/fantasy spin-off pop song spectrum, which has Scott Bakula's 'Fate's Wide Wheel' at the good end Stan Bush's 'Ground Zero' somewhere in the middle and Leonard Nimoy's 'Ballad of Bilbo Baggins' at the bad. Martin |
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Post by KnightBeat on Sept 30, 2008 20:58:43 GMT
It could be a hit if they convince Dizzie Rascal to rap a bit in the middle.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 1, 2008 10:01:20 GMT
I am as happy as a pig in shit with the box set of THE TRIAL OF A TIME LORD. Excellent picture and audio restoration, so nice after the very poor quality of the VHS tapes the BBC used for the video release. Really shows up how effective some of the music is. The sets for Mindwarp now look stunning, the sets for Terror of the Vervoids...less so. Aww well! The costume/make-up for Sil really is extraordinary. Even at a resolution higher than the original broadcast it looks fantastic.
Also, BRIAN BLESSED turns up for the 'making of Mindwarp' featurette and is clearly out of his mind, bellowing "GORDON'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!" within 3 seconds of appearing.
Bit annoyed at the higher price-point (even after shopping around) in comparison to other original series sets but there are shedloads of extra features to get through. Still several more hours to get through.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 1, 2008 21:45:37 GMT
It is indeed great. Trial of a Time Lord day at Burns tower was a day well spent, curry, ale, sambuca and BRIAN BLESSED and the Valeyard.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 1, 2008 21:47:15 GMT
What did you pay for yours then ?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 1, 2008 21:49:10 GMT
36.99 from WH Smith seems to be the cheapest it can be gotten from a bricks n mortar place in Scotlandia.
Andy
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 1, 2008 22:01:13 GMT
That's only 4 more than I paid with a special offer at Asda online. Listened to both Saward commentaries, plus the Colin + commentary for 1, and watched the big Colin documentary on disc 4.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 1, 2008 22:02:06 GMT
It is rated PG and 'contains mild threat' it says here.
Mild threat?!
The Vervoids try to kill everybodyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
*crash zoom*
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 1, 2008 22:03:16 GMT
Doesn't top the Spidey dvd though with it's warning of infrequent references to Nazism.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 1, 2008 22:04:31 GMT
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Post by legios on Oct 2, 2008 6:25:37 GMT
As if the horror of hearing a few seconds of it wasn't enough - there are transcribed lyrics out there too. This is surely more than the continumn can take. I also attempted to watch "The Visitation" recently . Now I remembered it being a bit poor from when I was a kid and it would appear that this is an occasion where memory did not cheat. I watched all of the commentary - because Davison and Fielding are always great value on commentaries (no proper fashion rant from Fielding this time which is disappointing though), but when it came to try to watch the story properly I just about staggered through one episode. I remembered it being very dull, and it seems just as dull as an adult. The rest of it shall be banished unwatched back into the rental pool from whence it came. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 2, 2008 9:52:11 GMT
Sadly, most of the Davison episodes just don't hold up today. Such a shame: his Doctor is fantastic but some things are just of a certain time. The only Davison stories you need: Earthshock, The Five Doctors, Enlightenment, The Awakening, Warriors on the Cheap, Resurrection of the Daleks, The Caves of Androzani. I do love Davison/Fielding commentaries though. Very entertaining.
In other news now, 3 days of THE TRIAL OF A TIME LORD DVD set and I have yet to exhaust the content on this thing! Going by the commentary on Terror of the Vervoids, Colin Baker clearly still has no love for Eric Saward. "I don't know what happened to him.", "Perhaps it isn't such a shame I haven't seen him since." etc.
And after only 22 bloomin' years at last Philip Martin explains what the Doctor's erratic behaviour was about in Mindwarp on the lively commentary track! Hurrah!
Documentary on cliffhangers was bouncy fun, especially when Rob Shearman declares his deep and abiding love of the crap "Bellal! Look out! [it's some tiles!]" cliffhanger from Death to the Daleks. The featurette closes with a marvelous bit of bonkerness from Lord Tom which I shall not spoil at which I damn near pissed myself.
Extra features on 'The Ultimate Foe' tonight. Then it's time for the 3rd viewing of the main feature, this time with the text commentary switched on!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 2, 2008 19:57:06 GMT
Oh, there is a mistake on the packaging re: disc 4. The Colin and co commentary is stated as episode 14 only when in fact it covers episodes 13 and 14. I shudder that some folk may miss out on extra Cuddly Colin joy!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 2, 2008 20:15:12 GMT
It does sound like there is a huge amount of value-for-money in the set, even given the higher price. That is one of the good things about the "old-Who" DVD's - you do get a fair amount on each release.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 2, 2008 21:23:44 GMT
Saward's commentary on episode 13 is interesting. It really does sound like the man was having a breakdown (for want of a better word) at some point when Trial was made (not necessarily in the medical sense). Suddenly a lot of his behaviour makes sense. His recollection of events sound a lot like someone slowly losing the plot but not being fully aware of it. It's his tone and inflection more than anything else.
He does not say that, but it seems a possible interpretation having listened to him at length on that track.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 2, 2008 22:26:54 GMT
Interesting. It would fit with some of the supporting evidence from the time actually. I had wondered whether he was having some kind of stress-related issue from the descriptions of what was going on in that period.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 10, 2008 20:39:20 GMT
The joy of Ainley!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 13, 2008 10:11:03 GMT
There's an almost complete bollocks bonkers rumour doing the rounds that all surving 7 Doctors are doing a Children In Need special.
Besides, it would only be worth it if they were re-uniting to sing a new version of...DOCTOR IN DISTRESS!
That's right. You can now hear the 9th doc singing: "there were giants 7 feet tall" can't you?
You've thought it. You can't unthink it.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Oct 13, 2008 12:09:29 GMT
Step away from the Internet Burns!
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 13, 2008 12:20:16 GMT
"Bring him back/We won't take less." sang Tom Doc!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 15, 2008 10:35:33 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 15, 2008 17:05:19 GMT
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Post by Nigel on Oct 15, 2008 18:25:08 GMT
I daresay there will be students attending from Glamorgan's science fiction degree course. I might go myself, it could be quite interesting.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 15, 2008 22:27:17 GMT
Play.com have whacked the prices on original seriesWho DVD's down to £7 inc delivery. Mmmm. War Machines, Invasion of Time, Brain of Morbius, etc.
I need a job!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 19, 2008 18:38:04 GMT
Currently watching "Androids of Tara" by virtue of the recently acquired VHS release. Ah, now this is wonderful stuff - fiendish evil counts, folk armed with electric rapiers, a prince with an Android double and a wonderful terrible monster into the bargain, and that's only episode one!
Yes, it is the "Prisoner of Zenda" on a semi-medieval space planet - but it makes no pretense otherwise and revels in its pulpyness. Great stuff. Makes up for "Power of Kroll" which I saw last weekend.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 20, 2008 23:40:55 GMT
Androids of Tara is tops, only let down by the blink-and-you'll-miss it fabulously crap monster. Which should have been in it more! I do love a good crap monster!
The guest cast ham it up wonderfully. For once, Tom looks positively flat by comparison!
"Until next time! Ah ha!"
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Oct 21, 2008 5:50:35 GMT
"Until next time! Ah ha!" -Ralph Count Grendel is the real stand-out of the guest cast. He is overplaying it for all he is worth - all he really needs is a twirlable mustache. Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 24, 2008 20:24:04 GMT
Every Doctor Who TV story from 1963-2008 in 7 minutes. Whooooooooooosh.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 25, 2008 16:06:44 GMT
I see Lord Tom's presenting Have I Got News For You next week
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