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Post by IMForeman on Feb 6, 2009 23:08:24 GMT
Well, Colin Baker, that is. He's at New York Comic-Con for the weekend. Say what you want about his Doctor, he is an incredibly nice guy. Really happy to talk, sign, pose for a photo, whatever. He was at a booth for www.doctorwhostore.com/ which made me go all flaily when I saw it. The entire place was covered with Doctor Who goodies to buy. I might have accidentally bought a limited edition Time Crash action figure set for $65...? Ahahahaha-*headdesk*. Seriously, I didn't realize the price until afterwards. My mom was okay with it but rather surprised. Oops. I also got The One Doctor audio CD which Colin autographed for me. I asked him what he thought of the next Doctor. He said that * he didn't know the guy, hadn't seen him in anything, so was willing to be surprised but was honestly disappointed with the choice since he had wanted someone older. He felt he was too similar to Tennant and the Doctor following should be very different, although he acknowledged that not wanting someone young probably made him sound old and grumpy. He had also been hopeful for a non-white actor like Paterson Joseph.* I got a picture taken with him but I'm not sure if I can put it up here since it's on my mom's phone. What Who-people have you met, DbAers?
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Post by jjpor on Feb 7, 2009 0:14:56 GMT
Well, as I said on another thread recently, I may have "met" Jon Pertwee when I was very small, although I don't actually remember it, so that's not very good. I did once meet, and talk to for some time, Stephen Fry, although his Who-involvement is at best peripheral (he was in "Death Comes To Time" and was supposed to, but ultimately didn't, write a script for NuWho).
I've heard this about Colin Baker before, from people who have met him; a very enthusiastic, approachable sort of man, and moreover a genuine Who and general-SF fan, which is always a bonus. ;D Certainly, I envy you. I find myself in broad agreement with his comments re Eleven, although I have been trying lately to be upbeat about the new guy: *would have been nice not to have someone so obviously Tennant-like - however, like Mr Baker, I am willing to be surprised.*
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Post by clocketpatch on Feb 7, 2009 0:27:22 GMT
I've heard nice things about Colin Baker before; it must have been a treat to meet him. I hope you can get the picture uploaded.
Also, it's slightly gratifying to hear his opinion on the new guy on the block. No Six, I don't think it makes you sound old and grumpy at all!* oddly, when I first saw the publicity pics I thought of Colin Baker, because, from what I've heard, had he been allowed to choose his own outfit it would have been very similar to the one which Matt is seen posing in*
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Post by IMForeman on Feb 7, 2009 3:09:29 GMT
Stephen Fry is still cool, however tenuous the connection. So is "meeting" Jon Pertwee. Yeah, I do agree with him about Eleven even though he muttered something about "appealing to teen girls." Hmmph. Tomorrow is a Torchwood panel with Eve Myles and Euros Lyn. I'll see how that goes. Also, if Neil Gaiman becomes part of the Who canon, I can say I've met someone else. I'm probably shamelessly bragging at this point, so I'll stop.
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Post by jjpor on Feb 7, 2009 21:16:11 GMT
No, I'm sure I would brag if I ever met Neil Gaiman . Stephen Fry, who I met back when I was a student, was a very nice guy, very posh, though, and sort of intimidatingly intelligent, if you know what I'm saying. I asked him some stupid question about Oscar Wilde and realised that he knew far more about the subject than I did, LOL. Still, a true gent, as they say. The teen girls comment was a bit of a cheap-shot ;D - although you know the thought has probably crossed more than one cynical Beeb exec's mind.
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Post by magnusgreel on Feb 9, 2009 19:07:48 GMT
I don't mean to brag, but I sort of met Bob Denver from Gilligan's Island once. My parents called the Jerry Lewis telethon and the bribe to contribute was a few seconds on the phone with a celebrity, so I was put on the phone, and I was too star- and/or dumbstruck to speak. I was five years old. And just to connect this to Doctor Who, Bob Denver may have watched Dr Who at some point in his life.
I saw Colin walk by me in a corridor once.
At a '90s Visions con (Chicago), we found our way into the guests' section of the hotel (it's hard finding harmless ways of being "bad") and sat around in the mini-lobby of the floor by the elevators talking. I'm told that Tom walked into this "lobby", looked around, saw us, had his curiosity satisfied, and went away. I had to be told this, because apparently it all happened when my head was turned the other way. I never saw it.
It was crazy even then for me to attempt to be at events like this with the eye business by the way. No solutions were forthcoming, so at some point you decide to opt for short term painful semi-fun over long-term safety.
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Post by primsong on Mar 1, 2009 5:27:12 GMT
I haven't a snowball's chance in anything of meeting anyone from Who way over here... but I'm sure enjoying your stories. On the other hand, I've met a large portion of the main cast of LOTR plus gotten to hobnob with Alan Lee (my favorite - I just wanted to take the man home with me to let him bump around the corners of my house and yard, sketching to his heart's content). I spent a day helping Sean Astin put in a garden as well, so I think I finally got the 'see a celebrity!' thing out of my system. It was fun, but I don't think I'd ever make a hobby of it as some seem to, filling their autograph books or whatever.
And to relate all that to Who, I'm sure some of those guys must have watched it too. ;-)
I'm just pleased that you got to see him - from what I've seen and read he really does seem like a genuinely nice man.
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Post by magnusgreel on Mar 1, 2009 16:40:57 GMT
I think Dr Who actors make it to conventions in all the English-speaking countries....
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Post by clocketpatch on Mar 1, 2009 17:00:06 GMT
Yes, but of late in North America they seem only to be headed to Gallifrey One which is A. another country and B. so far away that I might as well be going to England.
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Post by Stripes on Mar 1, 2009 17:39:35 GMT
I said Hi to Hilary Duff who said Hi back to me. Though it wasn't a friendly Hi. Besides her, the whole "movie making magic" happening in my building was super fun. They let us in their trailers and eat their food. xD
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Post by magnusgreel on Mar 2, 2009 4:25:15 GMT
Yes, but of late in North America they seem only to be headed to Gallifrey One which is A. another country and B. so far away that I might as well be going to England. I know that Elisabeth Sladen made it to TardisChicago (or Chicago Tardis) last year, I forget who the other guests were.
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Post by merrythemad on Mar 3, 2009 16:21:20 GMT
*sighs and seethes in hollow jealousy* I was supposed to go to Gallifrey 1 this year, but sadly was too ill to actually make it!!!! *cries, gnashes teeth, tears out hair*
Neil Gaiman?!?! I would absolutely LOVE to have a chance to speak with him. JJ, have you seen "Velvet Goldmine"? It's an odd little film i adore indirectly related to Oscar Wilde, and aliens, and rockstars, yes well, it's much better than it sounds.
As for Bob Denver, I have a shirt with Gilligan behind bars surrounded by an illicit plant's (yeah figure that one out) highly distinctive leaves, It states "Free Gilligan", I was also involved in a protest regarding his dubious arrest. Does that count?
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Post by jjpor on Mar 3, 2009 22:31:06 GMT
Neil Gaiman?!?! I would absolutely LOVE to have a chance to speak with him. JJ, have you seen "Velvet Goldmine"? It's an odd little film i adore indirectly related to Oscar Wilde, and aliens, and rockstars, yes well, it's much better than it sounds. I never have, actually, although I have heard good things about it; it's based on David Bowie and Iggy Pop and their weird love/hate thing, isn't it? One of the ones I need to see, by the sound if it. My lack of Who personalities met is something I'd like to remedy one of these days, but I dunno if I'm the convention type, weird loner that I am. ;D
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Post by primsong on Mar 6, 2009 4:00:31 GMT
Neil Gaiman is great fun to listen to - if you ever do get a chance to hear him speak in a panel, etc. it's worth every moment. The best parts are when he wanders off topic and launches into crazy personal stories.
And I know what you mean about being a convention type, JJ - I'm not one, believe me. I don't seek them out, though I ended up at ComiCon two years running for LOTR group events because I wanted to see the other fans I knew. It's worth it to get to meet some great people, and though the craziness of it all was interesting and fun, I doubt I would ever go again, not being a costumer or someone seeking autographs.
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Post by timeywimeyding on Jun 22, 2009 20:37:41 GMT
and [Stephen Fry] was supposed to, but ultimately didn't, write a script for NuWho. Apparently it was episode eleven of series two. Which means that instead of a brilliant Fry-script, we got Fear Her instead.
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Post by clocketpatch on Jun 23, 2009 0:16:42 GMT
and [Stephen Fry] was supposed to, but ultimately didn't, write a script for NuWho. Apparently it was episode eleven of series two. Which means that instead of a brilliant Fry-script, we got Fear Her instead. Am I the only one who likes that story?? (I'm totally going to be watching for Tennant come 2012 too, lol) and, off topic... Ding, why are you Newton? Newton, why are you no longer a mod? *scratches head* what??!?
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Post by Stripes on Jun 23, 2009 1:37:33 GMT
Apparently it was episode eleven of series two. Which means that instead of a brilliant Fry-script, we got Fear Her instead. Am I the only one who likes that story?? (I'm totally going to be watching for Tennant come 2012 too, lol) and, off topic... Ding, why are you Newton? Newton, why are you no longer a mod? *scratches head* what??!? I like Fear Her, when watching Doctor Who for the first time in Amsterdam during BBC's little Marathon I remember watching it. That episode is burned in my memory with the Girl in the Fireplace (the monsters had me sold) and the one with the kitty nurses. I was really scared in the end if you know what part I am talking about.
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Post by jjpor on Jun 23, 2009 20:48:56 GMT
And there I was watching Fear Her the other day, too, and thinking "every bad thing I've ever said about NuWho Season 2 was right..." ;D Not one of my favourites, to be sure, but I think there are worse stories in Season 2. Anything with Cybermen in it, for instance...
Girl in the Fireplace and Love and Monsters were the pick of the crop that season, certainly. My guilty pleasure, though, is probably Tooth and Claw. Queen Victoria, werewolves, kung-fu monks - where could they go wrong! Well, Ten and Rose are particularly obnoxious together in that one, but apart from that...
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Post by clocketpatch on Jun 24, 2009 0:44:41 GMT
While I wasn't fond of them on the first run through, I like the Cyberman ones more and more with each run through. this may be Mickey's fault.
In fact, I think it is purely Mickey's fault for being such pure awesome in the face of such... not as awesome.
My least favourites from that season are, oddly, The Impossible Planet/Satan's Pit episodes... which I've never really liked.
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Post by librarylover on Jun 24, 2009 1:52:02 GMT
There truly are things that I like about every episode of Doctor Who, except for (IMHO) the stinking pile of excrement that is The Idiot's Lantern. Fear Her has its moments, but overall not one of the best.
I like the Cybermen episodes in Series 2 (Mickey, Jake, Mrs. Moore and Pete do weigh heavily into that), and I really like Impossible Planet/Satan Pit.
I like Tooth and Claw, and I don't find Ten and Rose annoying in it. I've always thought it was clear that they were just having fun together. Plus, he used Jamie's name as his alias and spoke with his real accent!
Ok, enough fangirl stuff.
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