#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I'm sure the individual directors of Who don't have a heck of a lot of say about the musical style. On TV shows it is usually the producers who dictate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,684 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Whoever it is - stop asking for a drum kit during action sequences!The taxi chase sequence on the season 3 CD is what it should be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 'Bred For War' boxset on its way from Amazon, which collects together the 4 Sontaran stories from classic-era Who. £13.50, which is £3.37 a DVD ... not too shabby . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I wish they were that cheap in R1. I've easily spent over a $1000 on my collection and still have about 20 stories to get, and god help my wallet if they actually did find all those missing episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Heh, think your wallet's safe for now ... vehement denials all round in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine that there are more lost episodes being 'sat on'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I wish they were that cheap in R1. I've easily spent over a $1000 on my collection and still have about 20 stories to get, and god help my wallet if they actually did find all those missing episodes.You would prefer them not found..?The only thing "wrong" with the "lost" releases, is that there are absolutely no extras.'Bred For War' boxset on its way from Amazon, which collects together the 4 Sontaran stories from classic-era Who. £13.50, which is £3.37 a DVD ... not too shabby . "Bred For War", eh? Hmm, child? The one with the 6'6" (!) Sontarans! Laugh as a Sontaran trips over a beach-chair in the swimming pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Would that be in 'The Invasion Of Time', by any chance? The Amazon write-up has it pegged as having the worst depiction of the Sontarans in the show's history, and I had heard there's a story where they're basically sorta dumb 'comic relief'.Maybe parts of how Strax is written nowadays are inspired by that story, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Shut up, boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I believe it is "TIOT", not that I paid much attention to it, being that I just loved Tom Baker sooooo much. The "new" Sontarans are great, though. I wish that Chris Ryan could return, doing his best "Mike". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 It's interesting that one is a friend and ally of the Eleventh Doctor, whereas in the Tenth story that re-introduced them they're blown up when they won't back off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I wish they were that cheap in R1. I've easily spent over a $1000 on my collection and still have about 20 stories to get, and god help my wallet if they actually did find all those missing episodes.You would prefer them not found..?The only thing "wrong" with the "lost" releases, is that there are absolutely no extras.Of course I want them found. I adore Troughton and want all of him as possible, as well as DMP because I want more of the The Monk, I just worry whenever I think how much I've invested in all the stories already. Its not as if I could just ignore them if they came out at this point, though I haven't purchased either of the two new ones yet on DVD (got the iTunes release) as I suspect a SE will come eventually for both, probably when the next batch are "found". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 What with the aforementioned 'Bred For War' collection arriving today, decided to count the started-last-year collection of 63-89 era DVDS so far.76. Good God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 What with the aforementioned 'Bred For War' collection arriving today, decided to count the started-last-year collection of 63-89 era DVDS so far.76. Good God.More than half way there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Woh-oh, livin' on a prayer ... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Well, that was stupid. They could have just released a picture instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SafeUnderHill 205 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Pleased to see it's August, September had been mentioned previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 The Ice Warriors, Inferno and Scream Of The Shalka added to the tally . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 "SOTS" is brilliant. It's better than the movie.Pay very close attention to the sound on "Inferno", Sweep. It's not only a briliant story to watch, it's a brilliant story to listen to... Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Glad to hear that about SOTS, somewhat of a curio in Who history of course. Grant has of course now guested in the show as a manifestation of the Great Intelligence, but one suspects he would've made a helluva Doctor beyond a one-time-only animated special (much like McGann deserved better than the misconceived movie, audio adventures and the 50th prequel minisode).And I will listen closely to Inferno, now you've mentioned the sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 The Tenth Planet (both the Cybermen's debut story and Hartnell's last one) now in the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The Tenth Planet (both the Cybermen's debut story and Hartnell's last one) now in the collection.I haven't watched that one, yet. Is the regeneration scene aninmated, or live-action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 The Tenth Planet (both the Cybermen's debut story and Hartnell's last one) now in the collection.I haven't watched that one, yet. Is the regeneration scene aninmated, or live-action?They animated it over the live action element which still exists. I haven't watched any of the features on the disk, but I assume the original version is there to be viewed separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 A pre-owned Hand Of Fear picked up for £5 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 And chalk up a pre-owned Planet Of Giants for £6 and pre-owned Warrior's Gate for £4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Be cautious about buying pre-owned copies of the more older titles (older in release-date, that is), as they will probably be re-released in SEs, soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I have exercised caution in purchasing the DVD releases from the early 00s, I noticed that they don't mention on the back that the picture and sound have been digitally remastered. Not paying for what might be just the VHS version transferred to disc.Frontier In Space added today for £6 ... not too shabby for a double-discer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Not bad at all (watch out for the chase all aounnd The Barbican!), but...shouldn't you be getting "POTD" as well, as it's part of the "Dalek War" box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Be cautious about buying pre-owned copies of the more older titles (older in release-date, that is), as they will probably be re-released in SEs, soon.The line is essentially dead. Unless that Philip Morris guy really is sitting on a trove of missing episodes, they won't be anymore releases in the future beyond boxsets and repacks of already existing material. The Restoration Team have basically been disbanded and don't expect to be called in to produce any new titles or updates to existing ones. Maybe there will be SE versions of the two newly released stories eventually, but that's probably about it unless those missing episodes rumors are true.And for Sweeping, there are no direct VHS transfers for any of the stories. They were all painstakingly and lovingly restored by a group of dedicated fans. It wasn't until the release of Tomb of the Cybermen, however, that they implemented the process to restore the original video look to film prints of episodes. Only a handful of episodes at this point have not received the VidFire treatment as it was called. Most stories released before this point have been superseded with SE releases, so make sure to always get the most up to date version of the story. Either way though, DVD versions are remarkably better than the VHS counterparts regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Interesting. Thanks for that, Wycket.How does the Blu of "SFS" compare to the existing DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Have already seen Planet Of The Daleks when Virgin Media put a lot of vintage Who onto the 'On Demand' section of their digibox content in the run-up to the 50th anniversary last year. Might get the disc at some stage.The War Machines, The War Games, and The Black Guardian boxset (Mawdryn Undead, Terminus, Enlightenment) all added to the collection over the last few days . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wycket 36 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Interesting. Thanks for that, Wycket.How does the Blu of "SFS" compare to the existing DVD?I have it but have yet to watch it. I've heard nothing but rave reviews for the disc and the feature itself, which was mixed to take advantage of the fact it was on Blu and sort of a special release. Apparently they altered the color slightly to give it a more filmic look. None of the features ported over though, so if you're into that stuff like me hold onto the SE if you get the Blu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 "...a filmic look..." Interesting, since it was filmed entirely on 16mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wasnt it a 16mm/video combo like most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It was the last story to shot entirely on 16mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ok Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Also, due to industrial action at the BBC, it was filmed (almost) entirely on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Pertwee couldn't have asked for a better introduction as the Third Doctor ... the first Who story in colour, shot (as Richard said) almost entirely on location.Full Circle added to collection today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wasnt The Sontaran Experiment shot totally on film also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Pertwee couldn't have asked for a better introduction as the Third Doctor ... the first Who story in colour, shot (as Richard said) almost entirely on location.Full Circle added to collection today.Where're the other two stories?Wasnt The Sontaran Experiment shot totally on film also?It was shot on video, and entirely on location. No interior scenes at all, which was probably a 1st for Doctor Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I have Warrior's Gate, but not State Of Decay (yet). Not really purchasing with any sort of 'plan', it's more random than that. Sontaran Experiment was also only 2 episodes long, another rare thing in that era of Who with 25-minute runtimes for episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 That was a good thing actually. Far better then the unbearably slow 6 parters from that era. Genesis Of The Daleks has 90 minutes of interesting stuff spread over almost 3 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yeah, it's why I tend to watch the older stories 1 or 2 episodes at a time ... the lack of pace with some of them is very apparent when watched in one 'chunk'. New teaser trailer - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I just hope series 8 won't be all over the place writing wise and actually have some baddies that are, i dunno....interesting?That might be the greatest diffence between the Moffat and RTD era.The charecterization and motivation of the villains is often really lacking under the current regime.There hasnt been a really strong Dalek or Cyberman story in years. New baddies like the Silence remain under developped and even when they return to characters from the classic show it's not that interesting.Just compare how RTD recreated The Master versus last series The Great Intelligence. One was a great character, sharply drawn with a clear sense of purpose. The other one seemed so ill-defined in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 That was a good thing actually. Far better then the unbearably slow 6 parters from that era. Genesis Of The Daleks has 90 minutes of interesting stuff spread over almost 3 hours.That's exactly how I would describe Torchwood Miracle Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I havent attempted that one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Never made it to the end of Miracle Day ... such a drop-off from the brilliant Children Of Earth (which I guess we'd better just pretend Capaldi wasn't in, lol ... see also The Fires Of Pompeii).The Keys Of Marinus and The Invisible Enemy added to the collection . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 (which I guess we'd better just pretend Capaldi wasn't in, lol ... see also The Fires Of Pompeii).Rare to have a future Doctor and future companion in one episode. Very wibbly wobbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Ah yes, the lovely Ms Gillan as one of the soothsayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,352 Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 New teaser trailer ... well, that sounds like Davros to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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