Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master
Well that’s this season brought on DVD for me!
Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master
Hate the planet name and we need more details of the Dalek plans here. Remember we can't go online and watch these episodes.Blood of the Daleks
The TARDIS lands on the planet Red Rocket Rising, which is in the middle of a civil uprising after the planet has been hit by a meteor. There, the Doctor, Lucie and Aarushi discover the disgraced scientist Martez, who claims to have found a new way for the population to survive, while the colony is offered assistance by one of the Doctor’s oldest and most hated enemy, the Daleks.
Again this requires more detail.Fragments
The TARDIS arrives at The Codex, the largest archive in all of the universe, apart from the Time Lords’ Matrix, in order to find information that the Doctor is looking for. While there, the Doctor finds evidence of a cover-up involving one of the largest starliner accidents in all of history. He begins to piece the fragments of information together, but soon discovers that he is not the only person there to have an interest in the accident, and certainly not the most dangerous.
I take it that this is the Big Finish Audio Drama?The Sword of Orion
I've updated the synopses. I generally try to avoid what I did there, but sometimes it slips though. A lot of this season was trickier to write for than I thought, especially given the amount of things that I'm doing groundwork for. This season certainly isn't my best work, but not everything can. I've certainly not been in the flow I had for the first six weeks or so of the year, but I'm trying to work back into that. I'd forgotten how much work these story updates are.Hate the planet name and we need more details of the Dalek plans here. Remember we can't go online and watch these episodes.
Again this requires more detail.
I take it that this is the Big Finish Audio Drama?
"Can I play with the Rabbits George?"Both Blood of the Daleks and Sword of Orion are versions of McGann Big Finish Audios
This.
Oh and this article has info on the production of the unmade movie before that trainwreck.
One of these days I'll get back to working my alternate Godzilla film stuff.
When the 2014 American version of Godzilla came out, that one shared some plot elements with this unproduced movie. I liked that movie--it helped that they had an above-average cast (Bryan Cranston, et. al.) and a crew that was actually respectful to the original version of Godzilla--to the point that many Toho execs loved the movie (in contrast to how much they hated the OTL 1998 version of Godzilla (1)); indeed, it arguably led to the current version of Toho's Godzilla...
(1) The guy who originally played Godzilla in the 1950s and 1960s loved the 2014 version.
I understand that nitpick. My reasoning was that after Cartmel, the higher-ups at NBC wanted someone that was external to the franchise to take over to rejuvinate it. Briggs was already on the writing staff at that point, so while he was still pretty new. That being said, Russell is doing a lot of the leg work with the Audios right now, with Briggs still on the writing staff for Who. There will be updates focussing on Big Finish, but the next one isn't until after the next season of Who.If I may slightly nitpick your decision to make Neil Gaiman showrunner, it would make more sense to have Briggs be the showrunner (given how the storyline and companion are conceived by him) for this season with Gaiman hired as a staff writer to eventually succeed him, while Gary Russell handles the early Big Finish Audios on his own.
The Eight Doctor is a favorite of mine due to the Great Audios and the books.The Tenth Doctor (1996-) - Profile
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A still from the story "Underneath", showing the Season 30 costume.
The Tenth Doctor was portrayed by British actor Paul McGann. McGann was well known to British audiences for his role as Richard Sharpe in the ITV series Sharpe, a role he retained for the majority of his time on Doctor Who. To international audiences, however, he was more well known for his roles in Withnail and I, Alien 3 and more recently, as villain Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye.
McGann was well received as the Doctor. His portrayal of a friendly, often comedic Doctor was mixed with a significant darker streak, in keeping with his two previous incarnations. The shift of the show’s tone to a more Gothic approach was largely praised, as many felt that it suited McGann’s acting style well. McGann is considered by many fans to be the “defining” Doctor of his era, with all following incarnations being clearly influenced by the Tenth.
McGann has, in interviews following his departure, stated that he greatly enjoyed his time on the show, which has resulted in the large volume of material involving his version of the Doctor in the Big Finish audios, second only to Avery Brooks’ Ninth Doctor. [1]
The Tenth Doctor would be a far more action-oriented Doctor than his immediate predecessor, as he moved away from his position at the University of Washington, and took Lucie and Aarushi aboard. In contrast to how the Ninth Doctor could blend in with humans as an “eccentric professor”, the Tenth Doctor enjoyed standing out, opting for a Victorian-inspired outfit, moving to a more rag-tag militaristic costume later on in his time, though occasionally wearing a tweed outfit. Though initially he had longer “puffy” hair, he soon “cut” it after McGann complained about the wig being uncomfortable. [2]
Much like his immediate predecessor, the Tenth Doctor was not secretive about his alien heritage. His more energetic portrayal did give this Doctor an unfortunate habit of speaking without thinking, a habit many fans dubbed his “foot-in-mouth disease”.
The Tenth Doctor’s TARDIS was similar to the Ninth’s, though he opted for a change in furniture, giving the TARDIS a “lived-in” feeling, as it has many comforts in the console roon, as opposed to Nine’s more study-like TARDIS. More of the inside of the TARDIS would be seen at this time, with Lucie and Aarushi being shown to have “moved aboard” the TARDIS, having their own rooms. [3]
The Tenth Doctor first appeared in “The Other”, though his first main appearance would be in the Season 30 opener “Confederacy”. This story introduced his first two companions, Lucie and Aarushi. While Aarushi was a Mohawk woman from the mid-1700s, Lucie was more of a mystery, especially as it was revealed that there seemed to be no record of her anywhere in history prior to her travels with the Doctor.
Two decades after his departure from the role, McGann is still considered to be one of the best Doctors by many fans. Comparisons to the Fourth Doctor are common, with both Doctors’ times being seen retrospectively as “Golden Ages”. [4]
[1] Both he and OTL's Nine will have "Eighth Doctor Adventures" style audios down the line.
[2] A little nod to OTL's Eight, and how he changed. I don't see the longer hair sticking around.
[3] Another nod to OTL's Eight. One of my favourite TARDIS designs. I really like the ones where you really get the feeling that the TARDIS is inhabited. Up there with OTL's Twelfth Doctor's TARDIS.
[4] Following from the TLIAW, I think I'm going to do a little more "teasing" for the future of the timeline from now on. Nothing too major, just a little something to pique your interest.
The X-Men effects aren't quite as good as they were in the Singer films, given that they're happening about a decade earlier. That being said, these are films with a big budget, so they can afford the professional stuff. It's not Lou Ferrigno painted green and with a wig.Interesting movie update.
I wonder what the X-Men effects are like? The Hulk/Thor, Cap America etc films of that era OTL where not brilliant for this.
Since it’s a huge storyline I still think The Dark Phoenix Saga is best done in a tv or cartoon show due to the huge build up it needs. The characters get so little space in an ensemble movie it will always lack the punch needed.
Cameron doing Spider-Man might be fun. Hope Titanic is still a success though. Perhaps some of the Sets can be saved as part of a Titanic Experience studio tour?
Heroes Reborn? In OTL this effectively separated the mutant and non-mutant universes, such it was a reboot but 616 continued with all its history just missing main characters. Unless it’s being used as a ‘Crisis’ like event to reboot 616?
One of the problems with The Phoenix Saga in the Comics is it very size. There are so many elements . Several Aliens Races, the Hellfire Club and it members. Scott and Jean romantic relationship, the Trip to space where Jean first "Meets' the Phoenix and the Phoenix destroying a Sun killing a whole race of Aliens , that have to introduced in a movie of the Dark Phoenix Movie.Since it’s a huge storyline I still think The Dark Phoenix Saga is best done in a tv or cartoon show due to the huge build up it needs. The characters get so little space in an ensemble movie it will always lack the punch needed.
Back in the late 80's, It was not uncommon to see editorials in magazines like Comic Shops News and Comic Buyer Guide and Wizard Magazine as well as in the letter columns of the Marvel comics themselves , that the Mutants titles should be their own universe and not part of the Marvel Superhero Universe.Heroes Reborn? In OTL this effectively separated the mutant and non-mutant universes, such it was a reboot but 616 continued with all its history just missing main characters. Unless it’s being used as a ‘Crisis’ like event to reboot 616?
Interestingly, the Supergirl that was active at this time was not Kara Zor-El, but a telekinetic, shapeshifting mass of protoplasm known as "Matrix" because of an editorial mandate that Superman be the sole survivor of Krypton. Even so, I believe that WB would give more serious contemplation to a Wonder Woman film as she's their most iconic female character.Films based on the characters of Catwoman and Supergirl were planned, though it was felt that there was not enough interest in a Catwoman film, and Supergirl was too similar to the character of Ms. Marvel, especially in their human name, even though Supergirl predated Ms. Marvel significantly. [10]
Speaking as a hopeless DC fanboy: colour me intrigued.To the executives at Warner Bros., it looked as though the issue may not have been with comics themselves, but rather the characters within them. And with the birth of that idea, the “New Age” of comics began its conception. [11]
The X-Men interacted with the rest of the Marvel Universe regularly during the Claremont/Byrne run where Spider-Man ran into Cyclops on the streets while web-slinging one time. There was also a good reason why the Avengers didn't get involved during the Dark Phoenix Saga was because Beast (who was an Avenger at the time) was on monitor duty when the NYPD sent an alert to Avengers HQ after they battled the Hellfire Club. He deleted the alert and left to aid his friends.Some Writers treat the X books as if they were in a Universe were no other heroes existed and others writers would cross the Mutants was every possible hero they could, leading to bad miniseries like X Men vs Fantastic Four.
I've already said this on the Discord group, but what happens next year (in the timeline) will probably be a bit divisive. I think that in the end everyone will be happy enough, but I'm not sure how much anybody will expect what is going to happen.Interestingly, the Supergirl that was active at this time was not Kara Zor-El, but a telekinetic, shapeshifting mass of protoplasm known as "Matrix" because of an editorial mandate that Superman be the sole survivor of Krypton. Even so, I believe that WB would give more serious contemplation to a Wonder Woman film as she's their most iconic female character.
Speaking as a hopeless DC fanboy: colour me intrigued.
The X-Men interacted with the rest of the Marvel Universe regularly during the Claremont/Byrne run where Spider-Man ran into Cyclops on the streets while web-slinging one time. There was also a good reason why the Avengers didn't get involved during the Dark Phoenix Saga was because Beast (who was an Avenger at the time) was on monitor duty when the NYPD sent an alert to Avengers HQ after they battled the Hellfire Club. He deleted the alert and left to aid his friends.
Indeed we do. I can send you an invite if you would like. That goes for everyone else too.You have a discord group?