Both those choices feel like a step down. But maybe they were really big in the early 80s?The question is who will be the 6th Doctor? The current favourites are Ron Moody and Geoffrey Bayldon. A decision will be made in the summer..
Both those choices feel like a step down. But maybe they were really big in the early 80s?The question is who will be the 6th Doctor? The current favourites are Ron Moody and Geoffrey Bayldon. A decision will be made in the summer..
With respect to both actors they weren't. Both would have been fine 3rd Doctors but not suitable for 1984Both those choices feel like a step down. But maybe they were really big in the early 80s?
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Earthshock is my favourite Fifth Doctor episode. For obvious reasons I also absolutely adore Cybermen.God, just LOOKING at him makes me want to kick his teeth in.
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Or Brian Blessed .I’d like Rowan Atikson or Ian Richardson as the Doctor please.
This would be amazing. But sadly I don't think Brian is that swearyOr Brian Blessed .
I should have said Blessed played Rassillon.Or Brian Blessed .
Why does that sound familiar?Rules of Engagement
The Doctor and Mel land on a world that is in conflict with it's neighbour and find that the casualties are picked by a lottery
Top of the class.Why does that sound familiar?
Well I figure out what that reminds me of when I finish this episode of Star Trek.
Dr Who in the 1980's was at its worst moment. We know the story so there's no point repeating it. Let us see how DW proceeds.It's an interesting alternate choice of Doctors but I'm not sure I can see it avoiding the problem of a new generation at the BBC seeing it as old hat and wanting it gone. The issues get worse for the Doctor the further into the 80s it lasts. The first could of seasons of ST:TNG could by and large be ignored but after that its going to attract some unflattering comparisons and then you have the X-Files and others on the horizon.
Without going over the old history I think the bigger problem was viewing figures. If Dr Who was still pulling in decent numbers then it is safe, whatever you think of the BBC executives of that generation they were not completely stupid. If a show is getting good ratings without costing a fortune to make, it is going to get recommissioned whatever management's personal view of the show.It's an interesting alternate choice of Doctors but I'm not sure I can see it avoiding the problem of a new generation at the BBC seeing it as old hat and wanting it gone. The issues get worse for the Doctor the further into the 80s it lasts.