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Post by JJ on Apr 6, 2005 19:42:39 GMT
David Jason was Count Duckula? Well looky that. I think he was all the VA's in Count Duckula. Or he might have been just Duckula and Doctor Von Goosewing, I can't remember. It's either that or Dangermouse where he plays all the parts. |
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Post by ronson on Apr 6, 2005 19:45:10 GMT
i think its dangermouse as there was igor and nanny the maid in duckula. or are u getting mixed up with willow the whisp where camp kenneth does all the voices?
btw this is the doctor who thread!!!!!!!
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Post by JJ on Apr 6, 2005 19:51:30 GMT
i think its dangermouse as there was igor and nanny the maid in duckula. or are u getting mixed up with willow the whisp where camp kenneth does all the voices? btw this is the doctor who thread!!! I totally can't remember. I don't think I ever saw Willow the Whisp, in any case. [/off topic]  |
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Post by Ed on Apr 6, 2005 19:59:56 GMT
Well, it can't have been Danger Mouse because Terry Scott played Penfold.
And yeah, Doctor Who. Any hardcore Whovians of long standing out there, out of interest?
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Post by Tom on Apr 6, 2005 22:51:53 GMT
Jason is a legend, and hardly capable of being typecast as anyone. He may as well be typecast as Frost, Duckula, Danger Mouse, Granville... Although I suspect they'll want to go for sexual chemistry with Piper, I think an older actor would work fine. I don't see a contradiction there, at least not by Billie's standards...  |
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Post by Omnion (yes, he is a man) on Apr 7, 2005 7:22:06 GMT
all hail dawn of the neds!!! pity the yanks didnt know them! Holy hell! You watched that!  Yep, I did that one. The real deal is coming soon...mu ha ha haaaaaa! But no, I didn't do Matrix Downloaded. The one I'm doing had the same title as that other one, so I've changed the name to Matrix Revitalised. Sorry! Anyway, back on topic... |
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Post by LJRG on Apr 7, 2005 15:40:14 GMT
im looking forward to the next episode.
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Post by ronson on Apr 8, 2005 13:28:48 GMT
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Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Apr 8, 2005 13:50:06 GMT
awww all this talk about retro cartoons such as Dangermouse!! They deserve a thread of their own! I didnt think David Jason did all the voiceovers of DM, but Penfolds does sound very similar. Also the other characters such as Greenback and Stiletto sound very different..... anyway onto Doccy WHOOO Im not soo keen on Christopher Eccleston, hes not a very convincing Doctor. He seems a bit wooden (ARF!) and needs to be more eccentric. Like Tom Baker!! yeah!!! Best Doc...ever! I like how the special effects are mostly the same tacky ones that were used in the older series, especially the costumes! Theyve got the atmosphere of the show jst right, its the actors Im not so impressed with. Billie Piper?! Please(!) They could at least use a washed-up EastEnders actress! lol! |
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Post by Charles on Apr 8, 2005 16:06:37 GMT
yeah I think it needs to be a younger actor of around the 40s to appeal to a universal audience. Eh. Jason's famous and popular enough to bring in the universal audience, 60+ or not. David Jason was Count Duckula? Well looky that. And Toad in CITV's claymation Wind In The Willows. |
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Post by Mambo's Here! Look Busy! on Apr 8, 2005 17:59:50 GMT
awwww yes! I remember that! David Jason was great as Toad. Mole got on my nerves tho. Whiney rodent!
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Post by JC on Apr 8, 2005 22:09:05 GMT
obviously episode 1 would be hyped up...
But are the aderts for dr who getting fewer and fewer and are not as spectacular as they were before.
e.g. I loved the one with the dr saying "Do you wanna come with me? the I should warn you" with the theme music in the background.
does anyone know if the ratings are getting poorer for this show?
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Post by Ed on Apr 8, 2005 23:21:51 GMT
obviously episode 1 would be hyped up... But are the aderts for dr who getting fewer and fewer and are not as spectacular as they were before. This is pretty normal. The BBC hypes the beginning and sometimes the ending of its shows, but not so much in between (think "Spooks"). You can't really make a trend out of 2 episodes. Episode 2 was 2.6 million down on Ep 1 (7.3m watched) but it still led its timeslot, and series premieres almost always rate higher than their second episodes (especially when they've been heavily advertised) because there's a certain degree of 'sampling' going on. Probably didn't help that last Saturday was very sunny, and that Ecclestone had announced he was quitting, either. But it'll be a while before the show has been long enough to draw any real conclusions about the ratings. The BBC seems sufficiently pleased with it, since they've commissioned and Christmas special and are looking towards a second (or is that twenty-eighth?) series. |
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Post by Omnion (yes, he is a man) on Apr 9, 2005 8:56:06 GMT
e.g. I loved the one with the dr saying "Do you wanna come with me? the I should warn you" with the theme music in the background. does anyone know if the ratings are getting poorer for this show? I liked that one too. And I seriously doubt that the ratings are going down! |
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Post by ronson on Apr 9, 2005 10:38:33 GMT
its still beating ant and decs takeaway despite tony blair and david beckham making guest appearances.
ep 1 = 10.5 m peak but 9.9 average
ep 2 = 6.9 m average but beating takeaway by 0.5m
its all on the bbc homepage
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Post by Tom on Apr 9, 2005 10:51:43 GMT
Also, the first episode was broadcast on a holiday weekend... and was the much-anticipated return, a show that had been built up in advertising for two or three weeks, let alone the nine-year wait. It's likely that not everyone who saw the first episode chose to see the second, and fewer people will have seen the second episode having not seen the first, considering how many saw the first episode.
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Post by JJ on Apr 9, 2005 14:50:00 GMT
Also, the first episode was broadcast on a holiday weekend... and was the much-anticipated return, a show that had been built up in advertising for two or three weeks, let alone the nine-year wait. It's likely that not everyone who saw the first episode chose to see the second, and fewer people will have seen the second episode having not seen the first, considering how many saw the first episode. ..Which is a shame because the second episode was miles better. |
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Post by Ed on Apr 9, 2005 16:20:12 GMT
..Which is a shame because the second episode was miles better. Indeed. And the paper reckons the third ep is the best yet. Looking forward to it... |
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Post by supersonicjim on Apr 9, 2005 16:24:42 GMT
Nine year wait?  |
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Post by Blizz on Apr 9, 2005 17:48:27 GMT
Thoughts on the latest episode people?
Those zombies were CREEPY!
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Post by Hevs on Apr 9, 2005 17:51:58 GMT
I saw a bit of an episode when Dr Who says to an alien "*Something, something* or i'll kill him with this deadly jelly baby!"
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Post by Omnion (yes, he is a man) on Apr 9, 2005 17:54:51 GMT
I saw a bit of an episode when Dr Who says to an alien "*Something, something* or i'll kill him with this deadly jelly baby!" Tom Baker did that a lot! I loved it whenever he approached an evil alien and said "fancy a jelly baby?" He he... Episode 3 was cool, and episode 4 looks astonishing. I mean, look at the effects when Big Ben is destroyed!!! AMAZING!!! Although I have a question: why, at the end of the 'next episode' bit, were those scientist people screaming? It was kinda scary... |
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Post by Ed on Apr 9, 2005 18:08:00 GMT
SSJ: 9 years since the Doctor last graced or screens. Episode 3 was another improvement. Although this episode wasn't quite as philosophically interesting as episode 2, it did have a lot of interesting commentary on the nature of cultural change and longetivity. But most importantly, it was a thunderingly good yarn with top effects and some great comedy (my favourite line: "follow that he[backside]!", "I pushed boxes in the Boston Tea Party!" -- bet the Yanks will love that -- and "...in Cardiff!"). I was a little thrown by the gas creatures ending up evil, but it made for good drama. I bet a bunch of kids across the country will be having nightmares tonight. The Doctor and Rose are amazing together, both for the comedic and sexual chemistry, and especially for when their values clash. Episode 4 looks utterly incredible. |
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Post by Blizz on Apr 9, 2005 18:10:05 GMT
Episode 4 looks utterly incredible. Can't wait for episode 4. ;D "Big Ben has been destroyed by a UFO!" |
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Post by Omnion (yes, he is a man) on Apr 9, 2005 18:15:48 GMT
Dude, you're sick!  I agree that the new series is MUCH more realistic in terms of character. The producers have actually sat down and wondered: "what would it really be like for you if you went with the doctor?" The way Rose asks questions about time is so much better than in previous series. (i mean, the sidekicks in them just went along saying nothing!) |
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Yep, I did that one. The real deal is coming soon...mu ha ha haaaaaa!
