And what Miz Jessica said.
I am sad that Eccleston wants no more of the property, but not mad. That having been said, how can I tweak his IMDB "known for" section? I REALLY WANNA...
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§ ita § - Nov 24, 2013 7:41:52 am PST #23939 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Consuela - Nov 24, 2013 7:46:40 am PST #23940 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Eccleston was never interested in coming back to this show and has been pretty clear about it in the press.
I recall seeing some commentary several years ago: he disliked working for (I assume) RTD (no names were used) because he felt the atmosphere on the set was abusive--not necessarily to him, possibly, but to the rest of the crew. If that's true, I can see why he would be sufficiently disenchanted by the whole experience to want nothing more to do with it.
Pity, that. But I can't fault him sticking by his principles, even though he's my favorite of the new Doctors.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 24, 2013 8:10:49 am PST #23941 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I wasn't surprised that Eccleston wasn't there, given his press about the DW experience. He'd been firm from the moment it was made public he was moving on that he'd be happy to leave all that behind.
Still, as Consuela says, he's my favorite doctor, and I'd have loved to see a complete regeneration from the War Doctor into him. I guess since it was so emphatically NOT going to happen, I was quietly wishing that it was a smokescreen that it WOULD happen. Heh. Foilers! t River Song voice
ION, WTF Amazon? Apparently it was $4.99 to purchase the Day of the Doctor earlier this morning (which is outrageous for a TV show to begin with) but when I went to get it, it's now $6.99! I am annoyed.
Pix - Nov 24, 2013 8:33:11 am PST #23942 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Just watched on iTunes and enjoyed the heck out of it. The three doctors together was brilliant.
Trudy Booth - Nov 24, 2013 8:55:30 am PST #23943 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Really think Eccleston was the War Doctor? I think the episode was pretty clear that he was new into the body.
Really think you could have phrased that a little more nicely...
Forgot about that. So he wouldn't have been Hurt. For this story, you'd still need that character. For a very different story you'd have Eccleston instead. For a slightly different story you'd have Hurt, Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith... that would have been awesomesauce.
(Nice Eccleston story: A friend was interviewing him recently on the press junket for Thor. He said on fb "I understand that Eccleston didn't really enjoy his experience as the Doctor and doesn't love talking about it, but when I mentioned that my son loved it he said, "I'd like to sign something for him." Who am I to say no to that?" Awwwwww.)
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2013 10:23:22 am PST #23944 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Really think you could have phrased that a little more nicely...
Like this, maybe?
Eccleston could have been in a lot of places here, but not replacing John Hurt, Frank. That regeneration we saw when he stepped into his TARDIS leads directly to "Rose."
Not that I don't think it's neutral--what I do think it is is surprised. Because I was. I'm not the first to mention that here this month.
Zenkitty - Nov 24, 2013 12:38:00 pm PST #23945 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Doctor Who confuses me. I'm interested in it just enough to see just enough to know about half of what's going on. I want Doctor Who Cliff's Notes.
Jessica - Nov 24, 2013 12:41:57 pm PST #23946 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Isn't that what Wikipedia is for?
Zenkitty - Nov 24, 2013 1:16:48 pm PST #23947 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I had not even thought of Wikipedia as a tv show Cliff Notes.
Amy - Nov 24, 2013 1:18:25 pm PST #23948 of 30001
Because books.
Try this, Zen: [link]