The Who News
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neadodsOr more accurately, reactions to the three bits of news making the rounds today.
1) It's not actually news that they're going to do a DVD of the original-cast Tennant Hamlet. That was announced sometime back in January, right after the run. (Mind you, I'm thrilled, because that's about the only thing that's going to make up for the sting of his having come back to the role *the day I left the country!*)
2) It's very smart of the BBC to say they're going to broadcast it as well. Not only a service to the British fans, but a good marketing move - why just get DVD revenue when you can cash in even more by selling it to overseas markets for broadcast too? It worked for the Ian McKellan/Sylvester McCoy King Lear.
And, once again selfishly, if it's shown on PBS, that also means that I can get a Region 1 DVD. Even more selfishly, I hope that someday I'm going to get to see Great British Actors Doing Shakespeare in a play I actually like.
3) I have nothing to say about the new companion; like new Doctors, my default position is "like until given reason otherwise" and until I see her in the role, I have no data upon which to speculate. That said, I hope in future at least a few of the "white, modern, female, Londoner" companion default traits get changed.
1) It's not actually news that they're going to do a DVD of the original-cast Tennant Hamlet. That was announced sometime back in January, right after the run. (Mind you, I'm thrilled, because that's about the only thing that's going to make up for the sting of his having come back to the role *the day I left the country!*)
2) It's very smart of the BBC to say they're going to broadcast it as well. Not only a service to the British fans, but a good marketing move - why just get DVD revenue when you can cash in even more by selling it to overseas markets for broadcast too? It worked for the Ian McKellan/Sylvester McCoy King Lear.
And, once again selfishly, if it's shown on PBS, that also means that I can get a Region 1 DVD. Even more selfishly, I hope that someday I'm going to get to see Great British Actors Doing Shakespeare in a play I actually like.
3) I have nothing to say about the new companion; like new Doctors, my default position is "like until given reason otherwise" and until I see her in the role, I have no data upon which to speculate. That said, I hope in future at least a few of the "white, modern, female, Londoner" companion default traits get changed.
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Date: 2009-05-30 04:36 am (UTC)Besides Martha wasn't a white modern female Londoner.
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Date: 2009-05-30 12:22 pm (UTC)No, and neither are Micky or Jack, point taken. It's just I see her dressed in modern dress and knowing that David didn't use his accent and made an assumption.
I have no axe to grind with the new companion - I'm probably going to adore her; I usually love women written by Moffat - but I'd like to see more companions like Martha - or Leela, Jamie, Jack, and Zoe, for that matter. If nothing else, it shakes up the storytelling possibilities.
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Date: 2009-05-30 12:26 pm (UTC)It was also reported that Moffat wanted a non-contemporary companion - so maybe she will be? Until anyone bothers to tell us a single thing about her character, it's all unknown.
(Companions like Martha, Jack, Zoe, Liz, Sarah Jane and Romana appeal to me - I like the smart ones!)
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Date: 2009-05-30 01:53 pm (UTC)Thing is - if she's going to be a non-contemporary companion, why photograph her in contemporary clothing? (Or, admittedly, "near-contemporary," as that outfit is fairly generic.)
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Date: 2009-05-30 03:09 pm (UTC)Yup, smart women (and men) are hot!