Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

MetalsDeadAndSoAmI t1_iu6qdld wrote

Reply to comment by tangelo1023 in Paul McGann: 'I thought Doctor Who was finished - and I was responsible' by Magister_Xehanort

Honestly, it’s because of how hard it is to get classic who in the US. And it’s hard for some people to get into because of the lost episodes.

But I highly recommend classic who to people if they can find it.

18

tangelo1023 t1_iu6wwfn wrote

I'm not really talking about the 8th Doctor. He's only in 97 minutes of Doctor Who anyway, so access to classic who wouldn't really change that.

I'm more talking about his career as an actor. He's done some really good work in Withnail and Luther and on stage. He would fit well in today's prestige TV landscape.

25

cptnamr7 t1_iu7dpj6 wrote

Not even 97 minutes. Like half the lone movie he was in is McCoy before he finally transitions. We watched it a few years ago- took forever to find online. It was... meh. Kinda easy to see why it didn't reboot things honestly. Though that's looking at it after the Eccleston reboot. So maybe unfair using modern TV standards

13

MetalsDeadAndSoAmI t1_iu79ct4 wrote

Oh that’s fair. He’s a great actor, he had a cool factor about him. I also don’t understand why he didn’t catch on, but it’s probably due to British media not being as popular worldwide until the last 15 or so years.

5

sixtus_clegane119 t1_iu7vccn wrote

The reason why I have never started from the beginning. The whole lost episode thing drives me nuts, especially since it wasn’t an accident BBC taped over the copies to save money.

It’s not like it was the 1920s either, moving pictures had been a much loved medium for a long ass time already.

1

auto98 t1_iuac9n7 wrote

Easy to say with hindsight - but at the time there was no real notion that people would want to watch TV things again years later.

3