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Planet of Giants
TardisSteve
26-01-2014
i like this one, not one of the best but a very fun serial with some fantastic sets

i like the part when they are trying to call the police on the giant telephone

originally it was going to be a 4 part serial but it was edited into 3 parts, im guessing the extra stuff they edited out is lost forever

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Planet_of_Giants_(TV_story) -
see story notes

on the DVD was a reconstruction of parts 3 and 4 using CGI and footage from the previous episodes, it also saw Carole Ann Ford reprising her role and Susan and William Russell reprising his role as Ian.

The actors who did the voices for the cast members who were no longer with us were very convincing, well done to Ian Levine for organising it

Special feature - Planet of Giants Recreated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9IdlK339js
CoalHillJanitor
27-01-2014
I really liked the reconstruction. The Hartnell imitator was amazing, and I think the story actually is more suspenseful and makes more sense in four parts.

Only points lost are for the rubbish CGI cat, which on their budget probably couldn't be helped.
TardisSteve
27-01-2014
Originally Posted by CoalHillJanitor:
“I really liked the reconstruction. The Hartnell imitator was amazing, and I think the story actually is more suspenseful and makes more sense in four parts.

Only points lost are for the rubbish CGI cat, which on their budget probably couldn't be helped.”

i thought the CGI cat was good, not the best CGI i have ever seen but not the worst
Dave-H
27-01-2014
For anyone who may be wondering, the link in the OP doesn't work because it is missing the last bracket.
It should be -
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Planet_...nts_(TV_story)
TardisSteve
27-01-2014
Originally Posted by Dave-H:
“For anyone who may be wondering, the link in the OP doesn't work because it is missing the last bracket.
It should be -
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Planet_...nts_(TV_story)
”

sorry about that, thanks for re-posting the link
CoalHillJanitor
27-01-2014
Originally Posted by TardisSteve:
“i thought the CGI cat was good, not the best CGI i have ever seen but not the worst”

You're right, certainly not the worst. It's just that it had the inevitable effect of shattering the illusion. Wish somebody could have filmed a real cat instead.
TardisSteve
27-01-2014
Originally Posted by CoalHillJanitor:
“You're right, certainly not the worst. It's just that it had the inevitable effect of shattering the illusion. Wish somebody could have filmed a real cat instead.”

then again, real cats are harder to control,
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