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[William Duffy]

Hi

> I think it'd have been a much better movie with either Daleks or
> Cybermen in it, though maybe updated versions of 'em.
>
I agree. Another company actually had the rights to make a film, and were
all ready to go into production, when they discovered that the BBC had done
something naughty, and gave the rights to someone else (because Spielberg
was linked to it!).
Their movie was to feature updated Daleks, including Spider Daleks, which
looked like normal Daleks, then morphed into Spider-like versions. There's
photos of them on the Web somewhere.

> The real problem with the movie was that, as with others, they spent so
> much of the movie explaining who the Doctor was, and even why he wore a
> scarf, that there just wasn't any time left for a plot. That the plot
> concerned time running out was ironically apposite.
>
Some people hated the original Peter Cushing movies, but I enjoyed them,
partly because they were colourful, but mostly because they didn't beat
about the bush, and got on with making a good yarn.
When they did the Telemovie, they spent a lot of time trying to please fans
with too many references, and trying to explain to new viewers what it was
all about. If they did them like the original films, they would have quite
easily have got on with making a memorable film.

> Paul McGann, IMHO, would clearly make a better Doctor than some of the
> later ones in the TV series. Perhaps when they find the plot...
>
He's far better than the last 3 TV Doctors.

William