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Post by clocketpatch on Jul 19, 2008 14:45:36 GMT
To be fair, I think at least some of the tapes were lost in a warehouse fire, which, though tragic, can't really be blamed on anyone. However, for the tapes which were wiped, and the ones which were just plain thrown out *shakes head*
I really, really wish that the first regeneration story could have survived, and the one where there's a an evil Two... *sighs* I wish all of them could have survived.
Two's awesome.
If you ever find them rotting at a garage sale or something please give me a peek. *crosses fingers in the possibly naïve hope that the lost episodes will one day resurface at a garage sale*
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Post by jjpor on Jul 19, 2008 15:10:43 GMT
Well, I'll have to start going to garage sales, then. Lol
I think the idea of doing more animated ones has potential, though - I wouldn't even be adverse to them remaking some of the completely lost ones in animated form - black n white, naturally, maybe with some of the surviving actor doing the voices - it wouldn't be the same, of course, cos you'd have to recast the Doctor, but it would be something. If I was an eccentric millionaire, I'd do it.
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Post by Abbyromana on Jul 19, 2008 20:02:25 GMT
You must have been really bored, CP, to do all the calculations. I thought I was the mathematican of your collaboration team. And you were the cute historian.
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Post by clocketpatch on Jul 20, 2008 4:07:37 GMT
Archaeologist, not historian, archaeologist. The historians (and the Classics people for that matter) have the easy job; all of their information is already written down. All they need do is interpret. We archaeologists are the cowboys (and girls) of science. We collect the data straight from the source. Unfortunately that requires loads of statistics and graphs and stuff once you finish the fun digging part. and yes, I was really bored
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Post by magnusgreel on Jul 20, 2008 10:40:56 GMT
Now I'm picturing cliche cowboys in ten gallon hats and chewing tobacco with tiny little instruments scraping away very delicately at bits of pottery in an archaelogical pit. I picture that as the maddening part though.... having to move that carefully and slowly. Is there some online record of things you've helped to find out in your work?
When writing for Two I had to lean on "My giddy aunt!" and "Crumbs!"... I think he says both in the same breath. Strangely enough though, that chapter sounded like him to me, and I don't even watch those stories much, what few exist. I'm ready for some reader to disillusion me on that, though. I found out that I'd used an Americanism without realizing it, and I got that out of there, as soon as I heard...
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Post by jjpor on Jul 20, 2008 11:59:49 GMT
When writing for Two I had to lean on "My giddy aunt!" and "Crumbs!"... I think he says both in the same breath. Did you use "When I say run, run like a rabbit!"? My personal favourite. lol
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Post by primsong on Dec 2, 2008 3:18:27 GMT
Just looking back at the beginning of this particular thread to go
0_o
Of course, I've been nearly washed overboard by the sheer tidal-wave of 10/Rose and Jack/Anyone stuff going past in great heaps and gobs, so not entirely a surprise. At least my own personal attempts at upping the number of One, Two and Three fics has tossed a couple tiny weights on the other end of the scale.
I love Two - I've two partially-done fics for him, one of these days I've got to finish them. I don't find him all that hard to write, I just lack time and worthy plots. :-D
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Post by Aldebaran on Dec 2, 2008 3:28:07 GMT
I hear ya. One thing I've found helpful, (and this is just my opinion) is that writing in groups keeps you laughing and motivated to write more. If you ask a friend, mate, whatever to write with you, it's usually more fun. (for me anyway) And that's why a site like this is great. If you wish to share your work, we can read it and help you to keep going.
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Post by primsong on Dec 2, 2008 4:11:24 GMT
Thank you - who knows, if I get severely stuck I may come begging. I don't usually post things until they are ready to go, I once did a story I posted 'as I went', each chapter going up when it was finished and it was a real bear... I had times when I wished I could go back and change something that happened earlier plus pressure by a following of readers. And it was huge - 71 chapters when it was done! Yikes.
I'm working on a Onefic right now, part of the classic who challenge on LJ - need to finish it by the end of this month but I think I can....I think I can....I think I can....
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 2, 2008 5:00:03 GMT
I'm assuming this is something on your lj? I really must start exploring that site more... though the html confuses me to no end.
Ah well, I hear you on not posting as you go. It's a terrible trap, and one which I fall into every time, even when I swear never again.
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Post by Aldebaran on Dec 2, 2008 7:11:52 GMT
Posting as you go... do you mean writing a chapter and posting it, then writing a chapter and posting it?
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 2, 2008 7:20:06 GMT
That's it exactly.
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Post by jjpor on Dec 2, 2008 21:05:21 GMT
Yeah, I hear you on the subject of posting stories in instalments as you write them; it's something I keep doing, even though I should know better by now.
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Post by primsong on Dec 3, 2008 2:44:58 GMT
It can be quite a temptation - I know when I finally wrangle a chapter into submission there's that overwhelming desire to TELL someone, "Look! Look! It's done!"... but then there's that next chapter waiting in the wings, and the one after that, and the one after that...
And yes, the 'classicdw_fic' community on LJ had a challenge where folks could sign up with what eras/characters they were comfortable with writing, what they *wouldn't* write (such as slash or horror) and what their 'wish' would be for someone else to write for them. I was assigned a story with One and his original team and a touch of shippiness for Barbara and Ian thrown in. It's about two-thirds done, due at the end of this month. I enjoy the dw_100 drabble community there too, and tardis_children, which is small but focused on being a place for kid-friendly Who postings.
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 3, 2008 2:50:13 GMT
I need to get more involved in lj. I always see all of the fruit of these challenges and think that would have been so much fun, but by the time I find out about said challenges they're always over.
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Post by primsong on Dec 3, 2008 19:05:34 GMT
I only flit about the edges of LJ, really - I can't afford the time to do more, a person could go in there and never come up for air so I try to be choosy on what I add to my listings.
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Post by magnusgreel on Dec 4, 2008 1:05:05 GMT
What does LJ stand for? For me it's Louise Jameson.
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Post by Stripes on Dec 4, 2008 1:11:36 GMT
What does LJ stand for? For me it's Louise Jameson. Livejournal.com Stay away from it.
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Post by primsong on Dec 4, 2008 6:22:25 GMT
Why stay away? *quizzical*
It has some very nice, comfy Whovian places to play. The only thing I have against it is its vastness - you do need to be someone who has some self-control regarding how you use your comp time or it could overwhelm simply because there so much to explore there. I only stay with a small number of forums, plus email and LJ. They each have a different focus and use, like any tools, it's just how you use them.
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