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And what was the point of this strange excursion which horribly mangles my own continuity? Well, James Kyle, mad genius that he is, has been enthralling me with his 'full length scripts' of the first series of The New Doctor. Then he did a second series, which was even better, because apart...

Timeline * Burton meets Saltzman March, 1996. * Nation gets involved in April, 1996. * Znaimer approves a 13 episode buy in May, 1996. * July, 1996 - Armquist and Roark become involved. * September, 1996 - the shape of the show is more or less established. -- Thirteen Episodes, five...

I suppose I didn't have to do the cycle round. I just liked to play with the idea of the way ideas sometimes morph uncontrollably because everyone thinks that they have to make a creative contribution. The classic example was J.M. Straczynski and his Babylon 5/Crusade projects, where he...

Ken Roarch, was sometimes called Roach, but never to his face. Not twice, at least. He preferred the pronounciation, Roark. He’d been in the film and television business in Australia all his life, first as a grip, then as a production assistant, and then up and down the line. He worked union...

The phone rang. Jerome Armquist picked it up. “Armquist Productions?” The accent was strange. He couldn’t place it. American? No. English? “Yes.” “I’m looking for Jerome Armquist?” “Speaking.” “I see.” There was a note of surprise. “My secretary is out, I was just leaving as the...

JOURNAL OF DAVID BURTON As it turns out, I came to miss the old days with Millennium. That had been straightforward. We’d gotten together, did a demo, made a pitch, and if it sold, that was that. It had been straightforward. This was anything but straightforward. It was a roller coaster...

STRANGES RESTAURANT, YONGE STREET TORONTO, CANADA 11:00 am “So,” Terry Nation asked, “who is this Moses we are meeting for lunch?” Paul suspected that Terry already knew. The man did his homework. The question was for the benefit of the third man, David Burton, who had grown much colder and...

I'm curious as to feedback. How is it going for people? Is the narrative clear? What's happened is that David Burton, reduced to doing second tier conventions, ended up in Toronto, where he happened to end up on a panel for defunct obscure TV shows - a sort of 'where are they now.' Also on...

"Hello?" "Ian? Ian Levine?" "Yes. Who is this?" "Hello Ian. This is Terry Nation, I believe we've met once or twice. Listen, I wanted to talk to you about Millennium Productions, I may be having a bit of difficulty with David Burton..."

AFTER THE BOARDROOM MEETING GRANDVILLE HOTEL, HOTEL BAR AFTERNOON "I don't like it," David Burton raged. "I don't like it at all." "Oh don't be so wet," Nation replied. "It's not that big a deal." "You've got to be kidding. It trashed the entire concept. There's not one thing left there...

BOARDROOM, SUNRISE FILMS PRODUCTION OFFICES MORNING, TORONTO, CANADA MEETING - Partnership meeting, 'The New Doctor' project Attending: Paul Saltzman (Sunrise Films), Terry Nation (TN Enterprises), David Burton (Millennium Productions) Paul Saltzman stood up as David Burton and Terry Nation...

What do you think?

SUNRISE FILMS - INTERNAL MEMO From: Paul Saltzman To: File Status: Confidential Re: The New Doctor - Sci Fi Channel Project I’ve had the chance to view the research on the background of the New Doctor and Doctor Who, and I definitely think we have a winner here. The Doctor Who...

So Sherry, what’s the due diligence on our Mr. Burton? I must say, I’m surprised by your interest. I thought you were on an extended break from the industry. You were going to live in India. I come back now and then. If something interesting comes up I don’t mind taking look. So you’ve met...

“Nation here.” “Hello Mr. Nation, we’re calling on behalf of Paul Salzman’s production company, Sunrise Productions.” “I’m sorry, I’m not familiar with at company.” “We’re a Canadian company. We’ve produced Danger Bay, Matrix, My Secret Identity.” “Ah, I see. Yes?” “We’re just doing...

WORLD OF MEDIA CONVENTION, TORONTO, 1996 Tuesday, 11:00 am - Gone but not forgotten. Remember those hidden gems from Yesteryear. ALF, Land of the Giants, My Secret Identity, Tripods, The New Doctor. We've gathered together some of the cast and creators of these shows to reminisce about days...

SF Conventions Resource Guidebook, 1996 Edition Media Section, Subhead: British SF/F/H - Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Survivors, Gerry Anderson, Quatermass, Saphire & Steel, Hammer, Amicus .... David Burton Subcategory: Doctor Who/Blake's 7 spin off Availability: Year round Status...

June, 1994, London, England “He’ll have a glass of water, thank you,” Nigel said smoothly. “It’s a health thing.” Burton looked surprised, and a little nervous. “So,” he said with forced joviality, “anything in the wind. It’s been a while, and the rent’s coming due. I’d like to get working...

Crash of the Titans. October, 1995. Los Angeles, USA David Burton stepped out of the taxi and looked around. It was a comfortable, middle class neighborhood of bungalows. He must be doing well for himself, he thought to himself. He took a moment to check himself in the taxi’s side mirror. A...

Hello again! The prolific and irrepressible James Kyle has gone above and beyond. He's written a second season of The New Doctor, which is just grand. In the first season, the mismatched crew that was Millennium Productions had lucked out, and managed to produce a pilot that had gotten them...