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Doctor Who - Spearhead from Space (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]
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These are completely separate entities from the TV series bar featuring the Daleks. 'Dr Who' is a completely different character to 'the Doctor' who just happens to own a time/space machine he calls the TARDIS.2) DALEKS - INVASION EARTH : 2150 A.D. (15th May 2015)
3) DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS (3rd Aug 2015)
I don't think anybody knows it it does but they edited on video so they would have to redo all the special effects too.
CushingJuly 28, 2009
In this rare Dr. Who-centric interview, Peter Cushing comes up with a novel idea for finding a place for the two 60’s movies in the ‘canon’. This interview is from the late 1970’s.
Q: What do you remember of the two ‘Dr. Who’ movies you made?
A: They were very enjoyable. A little frustrating, though, because they were not quite what we planned.
Q: What do you mean by that?
A: I think I speak for everyone involved when I say that we intended to make them a little darker. But they turned out well, very good entertainments and a hit with the children.
Q: How close did you come to making a third?
A: Very close. I thought we would, and possibly a fourth. Sadly it didn’t come to pass.
Q: Were you a fan of the TV series?
A: I thought it was very good. Very well made. But I didn’t watch TV then, and I don’t much now.
Q: The character you played in those two films was very different from the character on the TV show. Were those films a complete remake?
A: Well I’ll tell you something I thought once. I just said I didn’t watch TV, but one of the few episodes of the ‘Dr. Who’ series that I saw was one that involved a kind of mystical clown (‘The Celestial Toymaker’? – ed.), and I realised that perhaps he kidnapped Dr Who and wiped his memory and made him relive some of his earlier adventures. When Bill Hartnell turned into Patrick Troughton, and changed his appearance, that idea seemed more likely. I think that’s what happened, so I think those films we did fit perfectly well into the TV series. That would not have been the case had I taken the role in the TV series.
Q: Were you ever asked?
A: Twice, as it happens. When Bill Hartnell was forced to quit, I was asked if I would be interested in taking the lead in the new series. I turned it down, which I now regret a little. It would have been fun. But at the time, you know, I considered myself a serious film actor and stepping into a television series seemed like a step backwards. I don’t know how serious the producers were about hiring me. But perhaps if I’d said yes, they would have been pleased and you would have had me fighting Daleks and Cybermen week in, week out. But I’m glad I didn’t in some ways, because Patrick was so wonderful.
Q: You said you were asked back twice.
A: Yes, another time was quite recently, with Tom Baker’s Dr. Who. I don’t know the part, but they wanted me and I was interested by scheduling conflicts scuppered it. But perhaps in the future I’ll be able to take a part. I’d be very keen on that.]
In this rare Dr. Who-centric interview, Peter Cushing comes up with a novel idea for finding a place for the two 60’s movies in the ‘canon’. This interview is from the late 1970’s.
Q: What do you remember of the two ‘Dr. Who’ movies you made?
A: They were very enjoyable. A little frustrating, though, because they were not quite what we planned.
Q: What do you mean by that?
A: I think I speak for everyone involved when I say that we intended to make them a little darker. But they turned out well, very good entertainments and a hit with the children.
Q: How close did you come to making a third?
A: Very close. I thought we would, and possibly a fourth. Sadly it didn’t come to pass.
Q: Were you a fan of the TV series?
A: I thought it was very good. Very well made. But I didn’t watch TV then, and I don’t much now.
Q: The character you played in those two films was very different from the character on the TV show. Were those films a complete remake?
A: Well I’ll tell you something I thought once. I just said I didn’t watch TV, but one of the few episodes of the ‘Dr. Who’ series that I saw was one that involved a kind of mystical clown (‘The Celestial Toymaker’? – ed.), and I realised that perhaps he kidnapped Dr Who and wiped his memory and made him relive some of his earlier adventures. When Bill Hartnell turned into Patrick Troughton, and changed his appearance, that idea seemed more likely. I think that’s what happened, so I think those films we did fit perfectly well into the TV series. That would not have been the case had I taken the role in the TV series.
Q: Were you ever asked?
A: Twice, as it happens. When Bill Hartnell was forced to quit, I was asked if I would be interested in taking the lead in the new series. I turned it down, which I now regret a little. It would have been fun. But at the time, you know, I considered myself a serious film actor and stepping into a television series seemed like a step backwards. I don’t know how serious the producers were about hiring me. But perhaps if I’d said yes, they would have been pleased and you would have had me fighting Daleks and Cybermen week in, week out. But I’m glad I didn’t in some ways, because Patrick was so wonderful.
Q: You said you were asked back twice.
A: Yes, another time was quite recently, with Tom Baker’s Dr. Who. I don’t know the part, but they wanted me and I was interested by scheduling conflicts scuppered it. But perhaps in the future I’ll be able to take a part. I’d be very keen on that.]
http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/doctor-who-the-problem-of-peter-cushing-resolved-6371980
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I should have my order shipped later today or tomorrow morning
I should have my order shipped later today or tomorrow morning
Ah right. In all my years on eBay, I had only ever seen one copy of that for sale - so I bought it!
I still remember Mr Smith winging a large blackboard duster at the head of a boy named Barry Scholes - never missed !!
He was very also accurate at clipping ears with the pieces of chalk too small to write with . . .
I used to go to the shop for Mr Smith's cigarettes at break time so I was safe - lol
Mr Jones was the ruler man at our school - 6 ft 4 ex Welsh Guards - two wooden rulers (one on top of the other) slapped acrooss the back of the hand for any boy stupid enough not to pay attention.
I wasn't stupid - I paid attention
Ahh,, happy days
lolMeanwhile back on topic - my copy arrived safely; but it didn't quite bowl me over like the first one.
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The Happiest Days of Your Life ?
Many years later I wonder.
Yes, those two 'related' steels from last year are lovely as was the Amaray 2-film pack with super smart slipcover from 2013.
In no rush to pick up this one as already have the Amaray so I'll be waiting it out.
If you're referring to the recent Amazon exclusive SEASON 9 or the SEASON 5 jumbo from 2010 can't comment as didn't buy either as not really a fan of series' in steelbooks unless the price is too good to pass up like the HMV exclusive SHERLOCK: SEASONS 1 - 3 for GBP 8.99 each.
Many years later I wonder.
Yes, those two 'related' steels from last year are lovely as was the Amaray 2-film pack with super smart slipcover from 2013.
In no rush to pick up this one as already have the Amaray so I'll be waiting it out.
If you're referring to the recent Amazon exclusive SEASON 9 or the SEASON 5 jumbo from 2010 can't comment as didn't buy either as not really a fan of series' in steelbooks unless the price is too good to pass up like the HMV exclusive SHERLOCK: SEASONS 1 - 3 for GBP 8.99 each.
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Naah, happiest days of my life were probably the four years at Uni in Stirling; living with a statuesque blonde from Glasgow by the name of Margaret, rowing and fooling around by day. Playing music, drinking and fooling around by night - somehow I came out of that with a Masters in English - lol
Or the wondrous days later with Miss Stacey McEwing - a blonde, statuesque dancer with the most amazing blue-grey eyes that melted my heart (but who thought she was "just okay"); in the time before she took leave of her senses and invoked the writing of Miss McEwing's Lament - but that's another story altogether . . . .
Meanwhile back in the recent, and rather more subdued times - I got a very good price on the Season 5 jumbo some time back, and it's rather nice. Somehow I missed Season 9 - what happened there???
The one I really meant was Doctor Who Invasion Earth - really quite something.
n.b. corrected title - grrr
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