I liked the style of the remake of Randall & Hopkirk Deceased and think that sort of production style would suit a new Doctor Who.

Might be a nice touch to have Sean Pertwee, David Troughton and Georgia Moffatt as a triumvirate of villains...
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@cobaltmale

Russell T Davies some time ago when being interviewed about the Queer as Folk series

"I don't want to be tagged as a 'gay writer'. That might limit my work. My agent phoned the other day and said: 'It's starting. You've been offered a job writing a 30-minute animation about a dinosaur who comes out.' I could not say 'no' fast enough."

So maybe not gay Daleks, but the Silurians - or even the Sea Devils - will never have quite the same appeal. (Light weapon in one hand, hand-bag in the other......)

As for the sketch about the daleks, I ve forgotten, can somebody remind me where it was from. (Russ Abbot maybe) ?

That sort of style was just right for me (tho it was often more reminiscent of The Avengers which I also love). Unfortunately the ratings did for it

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Basically I don't remember starting a thread about gay daleks. It's fairly obvious how some schoolboy minds got there so fast.


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It was from a show called tv offal. Some of it was good most not.
The gay dalkes featured in the more ammusing clips, although it was basicly the same joke each week.
http://www.htw.ndirect.co.uk/tvoffal.html

It was wriiten by Victor Lewis-Smith. the evening Standards TV critic.It was poorly received.

Mind you, the more I google about it, the more i think the concept of Gay Daleks may have been used as some sort of parady before tv offal, without wanting to give ammunition to someone, perhaps i'm showing my ignorance.

Anyway, ..... dr who... good news. Wonder if they employ a woman as the Dr (i once had to take part in a "class room debate" at school on the very subject! ahhh the memories)
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And how about a female Doctor? Anne Robinson?

Just hope we don''t end up with some washed up celeb from a soap or ITV "drama " series.

There are some actresses who could cut it tho Anne Robinson isn't one that sprung to mind.

BBC Breakfast mentioned Dame Judi Dench and Helen Mirren. Doubt if either of them could commit tho.

You do realise that would mean the "nubile young companion" would almost definitely be male if that happened ...?

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I bet Mark Gatiss (LOG) will involved in some shape or form.

I think he's a bit busy with the proposed LOG film and being script editor on "Little Britain".

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Didn't know about his Dr Who link. Thanks for that bit of info.
(for those wantimg to put a face to the name http://www.culttv.net/index.php?cm_i...m_type=article)

He's also written quite a few DW novels for the Virgin and BBC ranges and "played" the Doctor for BBC2's "Doctor Who Night" some years back. Another gay uberfan like Davies.

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All around the country people are looking at the guy who sits quietly in the corner of the office and wondering if he's come into work on drugs today...

Glad I work at home - can indulge myself with leaps and whoops...

Although not exactly jumping up and down, there has been much celebrating this lunchtime with me and a couple of workmates. Funny thing is as much as were going on about it (at work) we were never that into the show. I'm meeting my brother in the pub after work especiually to talk about today developments

I always thought they screeched EXFOLIATE, EXFOLIATE.

p.s. this is meant as a joke.

I heard the news this lunchtime on 5 Live, they hasd Terry Molloy on but the interview was cut short following the news of Robert Palmer's death, man can Terry still do the voice and send a shiver down my spine - I could'nt wait to get home and tell the wife and from all the whooping and hollering she thought i had won the lottery.
I am not a hardcore Who fan but read the occasion book and watch the UK Gold repeats and borrow/purchase some DVD's but I must admit I am really excited about the development.
On a jokier side how about Lawrence Llewllyn Bowen for Doctor or at least he could lend the BBC his wardrobe

hijacking the thread for a second

posted by cobaltmale
A tabloid mind joins us!....schoolboy mind....

beginning the thread by mentioning some of Russell Davies works more relevant to his liking for Dr Who - some of the sci fi books he has written / editied , The Second Coming (paying homage to the Doctors reincarnations maybe), and the rest of his long career, rather than starting with the lowest common denominator shock offering to break into the US, you might get a more enthusiastic crowd in.

back to you

whats a gay uberfan by the way ?

A gay wind instrument ?

exactly my point last time. You seem to be saying you can't help yourself

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You seem to be saying you can't help yourself

No, your'e simply imagining it, maybe the original DW put too much wind up you (that uberfan again ?)

Guys, all this fighting and anger, don't you get it?This is exactly what the daleks want! Please lets not do their work for them.

I wonder if Bonnie Langford will be back in it? I hear she's often a guest at the conventions

Anyway...

Switching topic to the other bit of news about it being produced by BBC Wales...

So, more disused welsh quarries doubling for Planet X??

If they do bring it back, they *must* keep it cheesy.

Keep the wobbly wall, simple costumes and bad special effects.

They should keep to the origonal format as much as possible, or it just won't work...

You are kidding, of course! Times have changed and production values have moved on - the new series will probably be 50 minute episdoes shot on film with CG effects. if they tried to make it the way it was in the seventies, nobody would watch!

They have got to make something which will appeal to a new audience (but also to the longstanding fans).

As has been mentioned before, the production values of the new Randall & Hopkirk are hopefully a good benchmark for new Who. Unfortunately that failed because of fairly unimaginitive writing and two stars with neither charisma nor talent.

Casting is going to be vital in the success of new Who - bad casting played a large part in the programme's downfall in the 80s. Effects have got to be realistic because that's what modern audiences expect. but they shouldn't be there for the sake of it - the story is still the single most important thing and with RTD at the helm, things could be very good indeed.

Totally disagree, for me these things were never essential ingredients of the show and definitely not intentional. The makers were constantly struggling with the limited budget and time constraints and always aimed to make things as convincing as possible.