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I made it up.Plausible though...Actually, it would...

2008-04-11T18:57:00.000-07:00

I made it up.
Plausible though...
Actually, it would kill a lot of the point of Donna coming home to face her mum, since that reveals the hithertoo unknown status of her life.

Was probably some kind of 'inside a dark factory, something stirs in the darkness... and then waves, making baby noises'.

Scene one: Standard zoom in on Earth down to the Noble household, with the standard Murray Gold music build up accompanying the shot. We cut to:
I'm rather glad they got rid of that zoom. I remember the despair that gripped me for AOG and TRB, assuming I'd downloaded the wrong ep...

Hmm...
I'm sure we'll find out in due course...
Mmm.

Cool.
Only need to do MOPW and 100's finished! BWahahah!

How'd you find that out?I made it up.Plausible tho...

2008-04-11T18:36:00.000-07:00

How'd you find that out?

I made it up.

Plausible though...

I assumed it was old 'zoom in on Earth' gag...

Scene one: Standard zoom in on Earth down to the Noble household, with the standard Murray Gold music build up accompanying the shot. We cut to:

We see the rehearsal with Geoff doing the scene. Words identical. Mind you, he was completely bald at the time. It's not said whether or not he actually filmed anything before he died.

Hmm...

I'm sure we'll find out in due course...

I've managed to do two parts of 100 though...

Cool.

Cameron

If they're going that far, rather than the usual m...

2008-04-11T05:29:00.000-07:00

If they're going that far, rather than the usual montage of BTS footage from the entire shooting period, then what's coming this year MUST be big...
Well, remember how they changed for Utopia?

Scene One: Donna exits the house as Sylvia bitches about how dressed up she is just for 'signing on'.
How'd you find that out?

I assumed it was old 'zoom in on Earth' gag...

Are you sure it wasn't just Confidential condensing down the opening sequence with soundtrack?
Well the script specifies 'fast cheeky music' rather than Murray Gold's tune, so something like the AP tune was wanted. I mean, we know all the music RTD wanted in TPOTWs and EOTW...

Do they show the whole scene with Geoff, or is it just an extract?
We see the rehearsal with Geoff doing the scene. Words identical. Mind you, he was completely bald at the time. It's not said whether or not he actually filmed anything before he died.

So you won't be needing my copy then...
But I am grateful for the offer.

I've managed to do two parts of 100 though...

- each ep has a special specific title sequenceIf ...

2008-04-11T05:03:00.000-07:00

- each ep has a special specific title sequence

If they're going that far, rather than the usual montage of BTS footage from the entire shooting period, then what's coming this year MUST be big...

- there was a pre-credits sequence cut at the scripting stage

Scene One: Donna exits the house as Sylvia bitches about how dressed up she is just for 'signing on'.

- the opening scene originally had the Austin Powers tune playing instead of Murray Gold

Are you sure it wasn't just Confidential condensing down the opening sequence with soundtrack?

- the dialoge for Geoff is identical to the one Wilf got

Do they show the whole scene with Geoff, or is it just an extract?

And I've finally downloaded Punchline.

So you won't be needing my copy then...

Cameron

I've downloaded confidental and realize the follow...

2008-04-10T05:23:00.000-07:00

I've downloaded confidental and realize the following

- ASH is the first narrator to do two series
- each ep has a special specific title sequence
- there was a pre-credits sequence cut at the scripting stage
- the opening scene originally had the Austin Powers tune playing instead of Murray Gold
- the dialoge for Geoff is identical to the one Wilf got
- that wierd lip of the adipose is a fang
- there are 'untreated' scenes where a stuffed toy adipose was used for people to react to
- the window scene took weeks to record using two buildings, five actors, and monumentally pissing off everyone who wasn't RTD at the thought of it
- at one point, THAT scene was the cliffhanger finale to the ep (I'm being coy coz Jared ain't seen it yet)

And I've finally downloaded Punchline.

Having now seen Partners in Crime I can say the fo...

2008-04-10T05:15:00.000-07:00

Having now seen Partners in Crime I can say the following:

- Sarah Lanashire was chilling
- Catherine Tate played it pitch perfect
- The Adipose were very cute
- All up a fanatastic start to the season

Cameron

So true. Those Magazine CDs are more of a celebrat...

2008-04-09T03:10:00.000-07:00

So true. Those Magazine CDs are more of a celebration than 100. Of course, if *I* were writing it...

Inside the Green Room, they find two versions of the Eighth Doctor playing poker watched by their companions who are all wearing beautiful dresses and feathers in their hair – even the six-foot lizard.

"What the hell is going on here?" the Sixth Doctor demands.

"Oh no, not again," sighs one of the Eighth Doctors.

"Look, fatso, we are trying to concentrate here!" counters the other.

"You’ve crossed your own time stream! You’re putting the entire sanctity of the continuum in peril... JUST FOR A GAME OF POKER!"

"Strip Poker," the posh companion who isn’t a lizard points out.

"Vile Bodies has got nothing on you," the mainstream companion who isn’t a lizard either retorts in a Northern accent.

"Look," one of the Eighth Doctor notes as he sacrifices his frock coat. "These things can happen quite safely in the right circumstances. In this case, one of us is from Big Finish, the other from the BBC."

"Yeah, why have a super ability like that and not use it?" the other Eighth Doctor agrees. "The downside is even if I beat him, I’ll end up losing to myself sooner or later. But in the meantime, what could possibly go wrong?"

At that moment, Nick Briggs storms in, snapping Ace’s bloodstained baseball bat over his knee as he shrieks, "Happy days! HAPPY DAYS!"

The Eighth Doctors look at each other and unison say, "Now that was a COMPLETELY fucking stupid thing to say."

Mind you, that episode is pretty rubbish, as the D...

2008-04-09T03:04:00.000-07:00

Mind you, that episode is pretty rubbish, as the Doc and Evelyn talk about how they've met five other Doctors. But they don't actually appear or anything. Even though they're ones BF can record with.

Even the Benny audios have managed to pull off things like a sneaky cameo from Sylvester McCoy AND there's a couple of recent stories where whole scenes are dramatisations of NA sequences featuring Benny and Jason or Benny and Brax.

Surely Big Finish could have dumped in clips or outtakes - I mean it was the 100th release...

Cameron

Yeah, but she was nice. Or were you agreeing with ...

2008-04-08T23:19:00.000-07:00

Yeah, but she was nice. Or were you agreeing with me? I automatically assume it's meant to be a debate...
No, I was agreeing, and the whole 'younger they are, nicer they are' motiff.

Yeah, that's the thing. I think Larry gets a bit obsessed with ideas over everything else...so anything that doesn't have as much weird ideas in it as Interference he automatically goes "I could have written that!"
And you know, as a book itself, Interference isn't THAT good. The bits that are interesting are his HHGTG-style segues into the universe rather than stuff like 'people shoot each other'.

Yeah, it seemed a bit unfair. I mean, it's meant to be the Doctor-lite story...
Still, that's two lines of dialogue out of an episode. Hardly "pissing in the sleep".

Hmm, can't remember hearing that. I was waiting for the review but he just posted a review of Sound of Drums six months late.
I checked out the blog recently, and one of the posts was written on Christmas Day before it screened.

Yeah, sorry, I know it's beyond well-trodden ground now but I was just taken aback by the fact that Davo and co. sounded like they felt the same way.
Yeah. You can HEAR them rolling their eyes in disbelief.

Yeah, I saw it. Pure gold. Even had one of those rare quotes from Jared "No Nickname" Hansen in it. Odd how he always seems to be saying something distinctly unrelated to the actual story being spoofed.

Nick Briggs snaps and makes love to Colin Baker? (Oh Christ... just gave myself an imagine of the Jack-and-John bar brawl in KKBB with substituted characters... that is beyond disturbing)
I'll avoid that. Like I avoid Ben Chatham and Del Tarrant shagging.

Mind you, that episode is pretty rubbish, as the Doc and Evelyn talk about how they've met five other Doctors. But they don't actually appear or anything. Even though they're ones BF can record with.

Well, she was underage. I thought that might be re...

2008-04-08T23:02:00.000-07:00

Well, she was underage. I thought that might be relevent with the 'only young mothers are nice' motiff.

Yeah, but she was nice.

Or were you agreeing with me? I automatically assume it's meant to be a debate...

Well, I'll be honest, if Moffat told me the whole plot and told me to make a script out of it, I doubt it would have been that good.

Yeah, that's the thing. I think Larry gets a bit obsessed with ideas over everything else...so anything that doesn't have as much weird ideas in it as Interference he automatically goes "I could have written that!"

I think, in truth, he couldn't have.

Except for the bit with Martha. I could have done better there.

Yeah, it seemed a bit unfair. I mean, it's meant to be the Doctor-lite story...

I mean, I'm pretty sure that's what HE said he did that night.

Hmm, can't remember hearing that. I was waiting for the review but he just posted a review of Sound of Drums six months late.

I think I've made clear my utter, palpable disgust in every way possible for that story, and its incredibly smug creator.

Yeah, sorry, I know it's beyond well-trodden ground now but I was just taken aback by the fact that Davo and co. sounded like they felt the same way.

Because of the way it seems to have been recieved I assumed that the regulars had to have had fun doing it. But, seriously, Davison sounded more miserable and lifeless than I ever heard him before...

BTW, I put up The Sequel on the site, complete and everything.

Yeah, I saw it. Pure gold. Even had one of those rare quotes from Jared "No Nickname" Hansen in it. Odd how he always seems to be saying something distinctly unrelated to the actual story being spoofed.

Now working on 100, the story where Nick Briggs snaps and tries to kill Colin Baker. What on Earth I can do with a plot like that?

Nick Briggs snaps and makes love to Colin Baker?

(Oh Christ... just gave myself an imagine of the Jack-and-John bar brawl in KKBB with substituted characters... that is beyond disturbing)

Ah, didn't know that. So the Season 4 boxset WON'T...

2008-04-08T22:57:00.000-07:00

Ah, didn't know that. So the Season 4 boxset WON'T include this alternate version of part 1, I assume. After all, the boxsets always avoid the good stuff.

Depends on:

1) If they think it would be in good taste to do so

2) If they get permission from his family to release the material he was able to record

Cameron

Well, I couldn't remember it that well...Fair enou...

2008-04-08T22:48:00.000-07:00

Well, I couldn't remember it that well...
Fair enough. She was in her late forties.

..erm, Empty Child? What was wrong with her?
Well, she was underage. I thought that might be relevent with the 'only young mothers are nice' motiff.

He deletes stuff so he doesn't keep it in the archive. Which seems a slightly guilty thing to do. Maybe he hopes that in three years, when Moffat's producer, not everyone can point out the bit where he says he "could have pissed ["Blink"] in my sleep!"
Well, I'll be honest, if Moffat told me the whole plot and told me to make a script out of it, I doubt it would have been that good.

Except for the bit with Martha. I could have done better there.

Never did a review of Voyage of the Damned, oddly enough..
He didn't watch it, I thought. He just ate junk food as he sat in his arm chair with an old film.

I mean, I'm pretty sure that's what HE said he did that night.

You think?
Saward. Just Saward.
Yeah.

As further testament to my odd frame of mind, I misread that as The Kingmaker. Probably because I heard the trailer this morning. Dear god. Is it just me, or can you hear the regulars dripping with contempt for the material?
I think I've made clear my utter, palpable disgust in every way possible for that story, and its incredibly smug creator. His OG thread where he took the piss out of the DWM reviewer - who only said it was a bit uneven as a plot - will live in my memory.

BTW, I put up The Sequel on the site, complete and everything. Now working on 100, the story where Nick Briggs snaps and tries to kill Colin Baker. What on Earth I can do with a plot like that?

I guess they were good in Demons, though. They didn't TRY ME TOO HARD!!!
Well... not everyone got through that story unscathed.

Like, you know... everyone else.

"CUM SAH, DISPAAAAAAAAAAATCH!!!"

Well, the one in LINDA was hardly younger...Well, ...

2008-04-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

Well, the one in LINDA was hardly younger...

Well, I couldn't remember it that well...

and what about Nancy, hmm?

..erm, Empty Child? What was wrong with her?

I have to say, his blog pisses the hell out of me... not because of what he SAYS, but because he keeps posting stuff then deleting it before I get to read it.

He deletes stuff so he doesn't keep it in the archive. Which seems a slightly guilty thing to do. Maybe he hopes that in three years, when Moffat's producer, not everyone can point out the bit where he says he "could have pissed ["Blink"] in my sleep!"

Never did a review of Voyage of the Damned, oddly enough..

Yes, I have to admit that Tegan ended up being done WRONG on more occasions than she was done right

You think?

Saward. Just Saward.

It's a bit like The King's Demons, where they're clearly friends. She was done right then, definitely.

As further testament to my odd frame of mind, I misread that as The Kingmaker. Probably because I heard the trailer this morning. Dear god. Is it just me, or can you hear the regulars dripping with contempt for the material?

I guess they were good in Demons, though. They didn't TRY ME TOO HARD!!!

Hmm. All younger women...Well, the one in LINDA wa...

2008-04-08T22:29:00.000-07:00

Hmm. All younger women...
Well, the one in LINDA was hardly younger... and what about Nancy, hmm?

Ah... didn't really think of that.
Christ, what a terrible week of it the Joneses had, eh?
I admit it wasn't to forefront of my mind, until the Doctor pointed it out in his latest ep.

Have you looked a Lawrence Miles' DW blog recently?
I have to say, his blog pisses the hell out of me... not because of what he SAYS, but because he keeps posting stuff then deleting it before I get to read it.

I'm picking up a slight hint that he doesn't like Catherine Tate very much.
Well, that's his problem. She's pretty darned good in this ep, especially the scenes with her granddad.

For my part, though, I love the idea of Donna as a companion. It can be Tegan done RIGHT!
Yes, I have to admit that Tegan ended up being done WRONG on more occasions than she was done right - mind you, she was lucky enough to survive Four to Doomsday, unlike Adric.

It's a bit like The King's Demons, where they're clearly friends. She was done right then, definitely.

What's her name who had the kittens in Gridlock wa...

2008-04-08T22:20:00.000-07:00

What's her name who had the kittens in Gridlock was nice. One of LINDA was a nice mum trying to find her daughter. Cathy Salt in Boomtown, and Clive's missus Caroline in the first episode.

Hmm. All younger women...

and considering we only ever met Martha's mum for one week/year which was hard on her...

Ah... didn't really think of that.

Christ, what a terrible week of it the Joneses had, eh?

Have you looked a Lawrence Miles' DW blog recently? I'm picking up a slight hint that he doesn't like Catherine Tate very much.

For my part, though, I love the idea of Donna as a companion. It can be Tegan done RIGHT!

I think fans remember the bit where she goes, "Yea...

2008-04-08T22:08:00.000-07:00

I think fans remember the bit where she goes, "Yeah, we had the reception without you, because we paid for it, and who gives a shit about you when you talk crap about being on another planet?" moment in TRB. But yeah, I hadn't pegged her as godawful as this.

As for nice mums in RTD scripts, um... er... well... gimme a minute... ah. What's her name who had the kittens in Gridlock was nice. One of LINDA was a nice mum trying to find her daughter. Cathy Salt in Boomtown, and Clive's missus Caroline in the first episode.

Actually, they're not the most memorable of characters are they? Mind you, with Jackie there was always her love of Rose which made her bearable, and considering we only ever met Martha's mum for one week/year which was hard on her...

But no. I mean, seriously, I cannot think of a character who goes on with such nastiness without being punched at the end of it. She IS Katie Ryan!

But no, I did like this episode, and my hopes for the future are higher even than when Martha joined.

Yeah, can somebody please remind me what exactly D...

2008-04-08T21:50:00.000-07:00

Yeah, can somebody please remind me what exactly Donna's mum did to earn her position as A Gigantic Bitch in Runaway Bride? Because everyone in fandom seems to be bringing it up at the mo and I only remember her having about half a dozen lines of dialogue... let' see...

"Where were you, what happened, Donna etc?"
"Don't be silly they're just decorations... ooh my!"
"Donna... who IS that man?"

I'm paraphrasing from bad memory but I'm genuinely confused because I can recall anything vaguel bitchy. I remember the bloke with the camcorder better...

And if she IS a total bitch (Apparently in this episode she is, so I'll accept that) do you think this suggests that RTD has mother issues? I mean, come on, Jacqui Tyler and "Ballcrusher" Jones already! I'm sure there must be more than a couple of nice mums out there...

Ah, didn't know that. So the Season 4 boxset WON'T...

2008-04-08T21:17:00.000-07:00

Ah, didn't know that. So the Season 4 boxset WON'T include this alternate version of part 1, I assume. After all, the boxsets always avoid the good stuff.

And will every episode now be dedicated to someone...

2008-04-08T19:30:00.000-07:00

And will every episode now be dedicated to someone who's died? Imagine An Unearthly Child fading from the shadow over the TARDIS to IN MEMORY OF JFK, CS LEWIS AND AULDUS HUXLEY, or Rose with DEDICATED RESPECTFULLY TO POPE JEAN-PAUL II?

Be fair Ewen, Howard Attfield did record his scenes for this episode before he passed away (and was contracted for up to another five).

Such a damn shame, I found Geoff Noble such an interesting contrast to his wife...

Cameron