Didn't the thirteen episodes of Who tucker Eccleston right out? High price to pay.
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§ ita § - Mar 11, 2006 6:03:15 pm PST #8087 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kevin - Mar 11, 2006 6:09:13 pm PST #8088 of 10001
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Well, the BBC had something like £1.6m for the 13 episode series of Doc Who, about half of which went on VFX. They had two main leads, so I'd imagine Eccleston probably got virtually nothing for it.
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2006 6:16:54 pm PST #8089 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know diddly about pay rates--I was just remembering the reports that he found it too exhausting so he didn't want another series.
I thought it plausible, considering it was an action series running a longer number of eps.
Didn't even think about money.
Kevin - Mar 11, 2006 6:21:31 pm PST #8090 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Well, give an actor enough money, and they'll keep doing something regardless, generally. If the pay is shit it's a bit "Why should I bother?".
§ ita § - Mar 11, 2006 6:27:27 pm PST #8091 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I assume that actors are just people, and for some of them there just isn't enough money to do some things.
Kevin - Mar 11, 2006 6:34:12 pm PST #8092 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Actors are, of course, people. They are also people who work for money, and in many cases it's for a lot of it. Which is fine. You'll never see an actor say in an interview "Nah, I wouldn't do that again! The pay was shite!" - more like some kind of junket thing of "The work was really tiring". Well, I say never - it happens, but it's rare.
Personally, I thought Chris did an excellent job, and if they'd offered him sack fulls to return I'd be happy and gleeful.
KernelM - Mar 11, 2006 6:41:02 pm PST #8093 of 10001
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I remember hearing he said he left because he didn't want to be typecast. Who knows.
tiggy - Mar 11, 2006 6:50:40 pm PST #8094 of 10001
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that's the reason i heard too, KernelM. to that i say "whatever". at least you're getting work. who cares if you're typecast?
Kevin - Mar 11, 2006 7:21:14 pm PST #8095 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I believe every "Doctor" who has taken the role for the past 20 years hasn't worked since, and a lot of them do conventions each year now. Which is obviously a concern. The UK is a pretty insular market - if you're hot you do a short stint on a popular BBC or ITV show, and if you're not you last on them forever (Corry, Eastenders) or end up on The Bill or Hollyoaks.
The few people who have 'broken out' of the UK market (to much pay) have been those who've done something popular on the BBC, and then quit, and done things in the US. Which, as it happens, Chris is doing at the mo.
Strega - Mar 11, 2006 7:42:14 pm PST #8096 of 10001
There was an article somewhere that implied that Eccleston didn't get along with someone in the production. Not like they were having screaming matches, but that he wasn't exactly thrilled to go to work.
I believe every "Doctor" who has taken the role for the past 20 years hasn't worked since,
Well the show wasn't on for the past decade. If you mean the 20 years prior to 1996, McCoy and Colin Baker haven't done a whole lot on TV, but Davison and Tom Baker certainly have.