Dr. Who - Dalek Invasion Earth 2015 AD - July 7th!

[Pondosinatra]

I won't watch unless I'm bashed over the head with political correctness claptrap...how diverse is the cast? Is there a strong female sorry - gender neutral - lead?

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I won't watch unless I'm bashed over the head with political correctness claptrap...how diverse is the cast? Is there a strong female sorry - gender neutral - lead?

Wow this movie really triggered you. Calm down. Maybe take a break.

[Phillip c. Niethe]

Originally Posted by El_Fez

I know that the BBC probably couldn't have afforded him, but I would have loved to see him in the show proper as the Doctor. Ah well, what could have been!

Yeah, I would love several seasons of his, as well as Richard E. Grant, John Hurt, and Paul McGann

[El_Fez]

At least with Hurt and McGann, we got tons of Big Finish plays of them in the roll. Not quite the same thing as on TV, but it's not bad.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Gacivory

Wow this movie really triggered you. Calm down. Maybe take a break.

I'm just going off of everyone else in the Doctor Who Discussion thread...

And where in the holy hell is my Sylvester McCoy series!!!! @$@&*!

[Phillip c. Niethe]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I'm just going off of everyone else in the Doctor Who Discussion thread...

And where in the holy hell is my Sylvester McCoy series!!!! @$@&*!

The master took it

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Phillip c. Niethe

The master took it

[darkness2918]

Never got a chance to see these but have always wanted to. Ill be picking up the BDs.

[Kaiju no Kami]

Please explain this to me. Why is Peter Cushing playing the Doctor and not Hartell or Troughton?

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I won't watch unless I'm bashed over the head with political correctness claptrap...how diverse is the cast? Is there a strong female sorry - gender neutral - lead?

Triggered, no?

[StarDestroyer52]

Originally Posted by Kaiju no Kami

Please explain this to me. Why is Peter Cushing playing the Doctor and not Hartell or Troughton?

From what I understand Cushing was more well known by US audiences in the day.

[Central IL Film Fan]

I can finally upgrade from my DVD copies. I've been a Doctor Who fan for almost 40 years.

[El_Fez]

Originally Posted by Kaiju no Kami

Please explain this to me. Why is Peter Cushing playing the Doctor and not Hartell or Troughton?

They were busy making the show. Back in the 60's the series pretty much shot year round - 50 weeks a year, if I recall right. That's why you would get episodes where the Doctor gets sick and passes out for the next half hour, so they didn't kill poor William Hartell.

[monwobbbo]

Originally Posted by El_Fez

I know that the BBC probably couldn't have afforded him, but I would have loved to see him in the show proper as the Doctor. Ah well, what could have been!

that would have been great. also imagine Christopher Lee playing maybe the Master. tat would have been aswesome

[The Great Owl]

Is it possible to follow this film without having seen any of the Dr. Who shows?

I'm planning on getting this for Peter Cushing and for the general aesthetic, but I've never followed any of the shows.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by El_Fez

I know that the BBC probably couldn't have afforded him, but I would have loved to see him in the show proper as the Doctor. Ah well, what could have been!

Cushing's take on the role is very different to William Hartnell's, more doddery absent minded inventor than impatient grumpy old man.

[Tablet]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Is it possible to follow this film without having seen any of the Dr. Who shows?

I'm planning on getting this for Peter Cushing and for the general aesthetic, but I've never followed any of the shows.

Yep!

Even though it's essentially a remake of the 2nd serial of the original 1st season it does a good job of introducing a new audience to the doctor/companions/daleks etc.

Though I will say the film does take creative liberties with the characters and mythos that had been established at that point in the series, though not to the detriment to the film itself. As a life long Doctor Who fan I do love the Cushing films, the first one in particular has a good balance of humour and seriousness.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by El_Fez

They were busy making the show. Back in the 60's the series pretty much shot year round - 50 weeks a year, if I recall right. That's why you would get episodes where the Doctor gets sick and passes out for the next half hour, so they didn't kill poor William Hartell.

And also why Patrick Troughton, who didn't get any time off, left: the weight of having to carry the show and so much of the lengthy expositionary dialogue week after week for 40-44 episodes a year took its toll on his nerves and understandably made him increasingly bad tempered on the set in his last season. Ironically when they came back a couple of years later with Jon Pertwee, they agreed to everything they wouldn't give Troughton - fewer episodes each year (25-26) and more equal sharing of much of the exposition (hence the enlarged role of the Brigadier and U.N.I.T.).

[TwinCitiesBluFan]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

Is it possible to follow this film without having seen any of the Dr. Who shows?

I'm planning on getting this for Peter Cushing and for the general aesthetic, but I've never followed any of the shows.

You absolutely can! Although I'm a lifelong fan of Doctor Who and have been watching for 30+ years, both of the Cushing films (the second being Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD, which KL is supposed to be announcing today) were remakes of two William Hartnell serials, but with liberties taken and absolutely made for an audience who didn't know/follow the series. They're definitely worth having in your collection!

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Cushing's take on the role is very different to William Hartnell's, more doddery absent minded inventor than impatient grumpy old man.

How is Cushing in Dr. Who as opposed to At the Earth's Core? Normally I love that dear gentleman, but this one performance, specifically the style of speaking he adopted, like he had been told it was for a Children's Afternoon Hour special, I found annoying.