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From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: What happened?
Date: 23 Aug 92 04:52:26 GMT
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando

joe.siegler@satalink.com (Joe Siegler) wrote:
>DN|  Perhaps an American producer should take it over and do it now... 8)
>I think I'd rather have it stay dead.

This has nothing to do with Joe, since a lot of people have this opinion,
but I hate this attitude. If there was an American Dr. Who, why can't those
who want to watch it be allowed, and those who don't keep quiet. Since those
who already have a preconceived dread of such a situation wouldn't like the
show no matter what, the rest of us would have to listen to endless complaining
of how inferior the show is. How many people condemned the attempt at an
American Red Dwarf before the pilot was made and did not see it to find out if
it was bad? (answer=probably 100%) The truth of the matter is, people who
already know they wouldn't like it WILL watch it just so they can say "I have
seen it and it sucks!". 

I don't particularly want an American Dr. Who, but if it did happen it would
be because Dave wasn't successful at bring back Dr. Vol. 7 and Ace. "Bad"
Dr. Who would be better than none. Truth of the matter is, if the proper
people are behind the scenes (for continuity, etc.), it could be quite good.
The Doctor isn't really English (only the actor) and why are the companions
limited to English or outer space (I think Peri is American). Certainly there
would be more money put into the show. The only tie to England necessary is
the police box.

Oh well, it ain't gonna happen, at least not for a while. There is something
wrong with a preconceived dislike though.

Tom
From: keeper@deeptht.armory.com (Ron O'Dell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: Time Lord Translation
Date: 14 Aug 92 05:15:53 GMT
Organization: The Armory

In article <1992Aug10.205838.4850@wam.umd.edu> mrmuon@next15epsl.wam.umd.edu (Eli John Hawkins) writes:
>keeper@deeptht.armory.com (Ron O'Dell) writes:
>> .... yet, in "The War Games," he can't speak a word of French.
>   I don't recall this. Could you specify where in the story and what the  
>situation was?


It was when a large group of them had taken over the British HQ building
from the 1917 War Zone.  They capture or in some way obtain a French
soldier, and the Doctor needs one of the English soldiers to translate
French.
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From: mrmuon@next03pg2.wam.umd.edu (Eli John Hawkins)
Subject: Re: Ghost Light, this week, forget it.........
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: rec.arts.drwho
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:21:05 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.170259.29901@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>  
ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin) writes:
> Every once in a while, one just gets a little tired of writing about the
> Doctor you know, and a change is as good as a rest....

Tired? Tired!! TIRED!!!!
Sacrilege! Burn the heretic!!!
qweeee.....SHAWAW!  kree..kree..kree

Er... Oh, sorry. Nevermind.
From: yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: In defence of the 6th doctor
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 05:19:12 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada


At this time, I would like to defend the 6th Doctor, the one labelled the most
violent.  Seems to me that many people have forgotten the lighter moments of
his side.  In AotC, he was regretful about Lytton.  In VoV, he did get his
element for the TARDIS and put Sil in his place. In MotR, he did help prevent
Stephenson and Co from becoming warped as well as put 2 villains in their
place.  He was also helpful about the Sleep chemical.  In T2D, he did manage a
joke or 2 about Androgums and fish.  in RevotD, he did offer Peri a vacation.
in ToaTl, he was remorseful about Peri's Death, and was always tolerant to
Mel, warning her where Not to go.
Come on, Dr mk 6 wasn't all arrogance and violence.

Heading off to the nearest Nuclear Bomb Shelter,

Dave Shariff Yadallee
yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca, userLIBE@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca
God Save the Queen, God Bless us All!
cowboy (n): A 20th Century extension of  the neanderthal caveman.
From: norbeck@sirius.tmc.edu (nancy norbeck `93)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: PBS & SCIFI CHANNELS
Date: 18 Aug 92 12:35:42 GMT
Organization: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.

In article <1992Aug18.034548.17377@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin) writes:
>In article <1992Aug17.175142.25098@Princeton.EDU> shari@room.Princeton.EDU (Shari L. Landes) writes:
>>In article <2168.130.uupcb@ssr.com> doug.vermes%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Doug Vermes)  writes:
>> in The Invasion of Time, I half-recall the Doctor negotiating
>>with Andred to drop a couple of new TARDIS components to the TARDIS
>>before the Doctor's snuffing....
>>
>
>You definitely half-recall that.  No such scene occurred.
>

I think you mean _Arc of Infinity_, right?  I don't recall the Doctor
being scheduled for execution in _Invasion of Time_, but he certainly
was in _Arc_.  As I recall, to keep the TARDIS immobile, Maxil removed
the space-time element.  The Doctor then asked Damon if it woulf be
possible for him to find a replacement, which he did.

Might this be what you're referring to?


Nancy



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From: yantosca@buast7.bu.edu (Robert Yantosca)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: "Tomb" on NH Public TV!
Date: 22 Aug 92 22:15:04 GMT
Distribution: rec.arts.drwho, Gallifrey
Organization: Astronomy Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

For all those Whovians in the NH/Mass/Maine/VT area, Channel 11 (WENH,
New Hampshire Public TV) will be showing the recently discovered "Tomb of
the Cybermen" next Saturday, August 29th, at 3:30 PM.  So get those 
VCR's fired up!

Bob Y.
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From: ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin)
Subject: Re: Doctor Who
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 04:39:37 GMT

In article <1992Aug14.181455.13874@newshub.sdsu.edu> sanjay@moho.sdsu.edu (Sanjay Phatak) writes:
> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY ARE STILL MAKING THE SERIES IN ENGLAND.DOWN HERE IS SAN DIEGO. THE SERIES ISN'T SHOWN AT ALL
>


No, they are not still making the series in England, it is on indefinite
hiatus until an independent producer is found.

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From: ae007@yfn.ysu.edu (Daniel Newcombe)
Subject: Re: In defence of the 6th doctor
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 15:24:00 GMT


Given that Colin was one of my favorite Doc's, I am a bit biased.
But one of my favorite memories of him was at the WhoEvent86?
It was during the question/answer panel thingy...
On the board was Lalla Ward, JNT, Colin, Mark Strictson, and
I think a couple others (memory's going)  but some little 10
year old finally got to ask his question:
  "When are we going to see the seventh Doctor?"
Colin stood up and left and it was all JNT could do to get him
to come back out.
  -Dan
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Youngstown Freenet: ae007@yfn.ysu.edu
GOAL: To put the world on 3.5" diskettes...  :)
From: John.Bennett@f301.n670.z3.fidonet.org (John Bennett)
Sender: acsnet@csource.oz.au
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: The Doctor'S First Regene
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 20:21:00 +1000

Giday All 
 
   Does anyoneknow where I can get copies of any episodes from the
first Doctor. The first one I can ever remember seeing is where John
Pertwee plays the Doc. with Sara Jane Smith as side-kick. 
 
        
            ...JOHN... 


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From: jblum@hamlet.umd.edu (Hi ho -- Kermit the Frog here...)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: Penacasta
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:11:46 GMT
Distribution: rec.arts.drwho,  Hong Kong
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1992Aug17.214551.13561@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin) writes:
>I think I can make a guess why Christopher H.Bidmead never novelized
>Penacasta.  Pip and Jane Baker.
>as I recall, Penacasta was to feature the Rani in alliance with the Autons
>and Pip and Jane own the copyright on the Rani's character, so I would
>guess that they either forbade such a book or asked for money and
>Bidmead didn't like the thought of them taking some of the profits of his
>work.
>Mind you, this is just a guess.

And unfortunately it's a wrong guess.  The Autons/Rani story was by the late
Robert Holmes, and it only got into the story breakdown state, so there's
hardly any chance of it ever turning up in any form.  The story I heard
was that Penacasata was supposed to be the legendary story in which Mel
was introduced, involving the Master and a computer fraud in Pease Pottage.
Of course, this might not be the case, because it doesn't really sound
like Bidmead's style.

Either way, I'm surprised there's no fan outcry to get this story put out.
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From: mrmuon@next04epsl.wam.umd.edu (Eli John Hawkins)
Subject: Re: "SHADA" US release {Update}
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 20:07:44 GMT

In article <scottg.05wq@amiganet.chi.il.us> scottg@amiganet.chi.il.us  
(Scott Gittlitz) writes:
>   I am afraid to report that the US release of "SHADA" will not have the  
script
> packaged along with the video.

  Is there a good reason for this, or could they perhaps be convinced to  
include it after all?
From: jtisdel@digi.lonestar.org (J. Michael Tisdel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: "Tomb" on KERA 13 August 15th
Date: 18 Aug 92 12:25:40 GMT
Organization: DSC Communications Corp, Plano, TX

Other info on this past weekend's "Tomb" extravaganza.  KERA showed _Tomb_
after _Time and the Rani_.  They then followed this with _Ghostlight_ and
then _Resistance is Useless_.  Next week, they will resume with _Revenge
of the Cybermen_.

Gimmicks for this pledge drive included:
	$60 : TARDIS key, Ace Figure, Doctor Figure, Disappearing TARDIS
              Tumbler
       $120 : TARDIS Beach towel
       $180 : Limited edition Sylvester McCoy T-shirt
       $275 : Brunch with Sylvester McCoy
       $360 : TARDIS toy w/ Doctor & Mel & K9 figure

If you pledged $120+, Sylvester McCoy would call you back for a 2 minute
chat.  If you pledged the $275 on credit card, you would get the brunch,
the Limited edition T-shirt & the TARDIS key.  What a bargain!

Last year, for their Fall Pledge Drive, KERA had Sylvester McCoy scheduled
to appear, but he was unable to make it.  His appearance this past weekend
must have been worked out previously.  There has been no more pledge breaks,
so this must have been a special sale. 8)

When the Program Director, Mike Some-such-or-other, introduced Sylvester
McCoy, Sylvester appeared in full Doctor costume.  Before Sylvester began
to speak, he asked Mike Some-such-or-other to step aside.   When the Program
Director did so, one of the Phone Bank people was revealed and was wearing
a Star Trek(R) uniform from Star Trek II.  Sylvester began to hit the volunteer
castigating him for "the wrong science fiction show!" 8)

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From: wfrey@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Warren Frey)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: RE: "TOMB" ON KERA 13 AUG
Date: 21 Aug 92 01:19:36 GMT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #2, Edmonton, AB, Canada

(bunch o' stuff about Who movements deleted)

Our PBS station (KSPS in Spokane) moved Dr. Who to the late night (11:00 
to 11:30) time slot a long while ago, and it shows no sign of abating. 
Likewise, WTVS Detroit shows Dr. Who locally in a late time slot 
(although we get it here in Alberta around 9:00 or so). Moving the show 
won't hurt it as long as the viewers(or pledgers) are there for it.

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From: keeper@deeptht.armory.com (Ron O'Dell)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Re: BBC and lost episodes
Date: 9 Aug 92 23:49:17 GMT
Organization: The Armory

In article <1992Aug7.085249.57937@cc.usu.edu> sll28@cc.usu.edu (LORNA_PAYNE) writes:
>In article <1992Aug6.222027.14699@wam.umd.edu>, mrmuon@next15epsl.wam.umd.edu 
>>  (as the "Daleks' Masterplan" episodes found in a Mormon church  
>> basement)
>What?  What?  This is a story I haven't heard before.  I don't think it's 
>a recent thread (or even an FAQ) because I've been on the net for over a
>year and this is the first mention of this discovery I've seen.   

I think he was referring to when episodes 5 and 10 were found, several years
ago.
From: doug.vermes%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Doug Vermes) 
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: RE: PBS & SCIFI CHANNELS
Date: 19 Aug 92 16:44:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Advanced Computer Concepts BBS, New Rochelle, NY 914-654-1981
Reply-To: doug.vermes%acc1bbs@ssr.com (Doug Vermes) 

-> Just got the new issue of the Prydonian Renegade, the newsletter of
-> the Prydonians of Prynceton and they include a schedule for the
-> Sci-Fi Channel. It's actually different from what everyone was
-> saying. They will actually show 2 unedited episodes in a hour long
-> block. Monday through Friday they'll run two episodes at noon, with
-> the episodes being repeated at midnight. On Saturday they'll run two
-> episodes at noon with no repeat. No episodes will show on Sunday.
->
-> -Jeff
Aha! Well that's more civilized! I could not stand commercials DURING a
SINGLE part! Before, in between , and after two parts is bearable.
           - Doug
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From: ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin)
Subject: Re: Concerning the Return of Doctor Who
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 02:45:47 GMT

In article <7g8DPB3w164w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave Shariff Yadallee) writes:
>
>  Well I know i am going to get a hockey man mad , but I must defend my
>convictions.
>   I look forward to the day that Doctor Who returns to air, and I hope most
>probably with Sylvester and Sophie back on screen.  Recently, the show has
>received less than adequate treatment from the BBC.  Thanks to legislation,
>the BBC did decide to contract out Doctor Who.  However thanks to the upper
>echelons, the issue of giving the show over has now dragged for 3 years.
>   I wish to see S&S return as the tradition of 2 doctors a decade was
>violated in the 1980's.  A new production team and a new script editor might
>help.  Hence let's hopefully say goodbye to JNT and Cartmel.
>   Whoever came up with the 7 Doctors idea came up with a good one.  2 actors
>need to be found for the 1st and 2nd Doctors' role which is the only problem I
>see.
>
>Have A Nice Day.
>
>Dave Shariff Yadallee
>yadallee@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca, userLIBE@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca
>God Save the Queen, God Bless us All!
>cowboy (n): A 20th Century extension of  the neanderthal caveman.

No matter what else happens, JNT and Andrew Cartmel won't be back in
their original posts.  JNT has finally found a steady job other than
producing Doctor Who video specials, and Cartmel is also doing well on
other series.

What would everyone think, however, of either Cartmel or Nathan-Turner
writing (or in JNT's case) or directing the odd story now and then?

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From: ira2p@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Iain Robert Asplin)
Subject: Andred and Leela - mystery solved!
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: rec.arts.drwho, Gallifrey
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 20:18:00 GMT


I think I have solved one of the greatest mysteries of the Universe-
Why did Leela and Andred decide to get married at the end of Invasion
of Time?

Well, my theory is that the brontosaurus is thin on one end, much, much
thicker in the middle, and then thin at the other end again!

Oops.  Sorry.  Wrong theory.

Right, here's the real one:

Ahem.

Well, I believe this to be the reason:
Perhaps some span of time took place between the scene where the Doctor
finds everyone in the TARDIS workshop and has lost his memory and
the scene where everyone wishes him farewell.
Think on it.  There was still a lot to do, the Vardan planet still 
needed permanent time-looping, the Sontaran fleet needed scaring away,
the transduction barriers needed to be repaired, the force field
equipment needed full repairs, the TARDIS' Architectural Configuration
System probably needed a BIG overhaul to get the roundels back and the
rooms in the right order, and to top it all off, they still needed
to sort out who would be the new President and make that official.
So perhaps while all that was going on, Andred and Leela got to know
each other, and perhaps they both decided they wanted to live in Outer
Gallifrey (nothing says they stayed in the Capitol, and the fact that
we haven't seen either them or K9 Mark 1 in any subsequent Gallifrey
stories would seem to indicate they aren't living in the Capitol).

So, perhaps that's it.  They could have spent months together for all
we know while the city was being sorted out.  

Or then again, it could all just be kismet.
From: rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us (Michael Quintero)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: THE 3 DOCTOR WHO NOVELS T
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 23:52:25 CDT
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Dave Yadallee says:
>Comment about Douglas Adams on Dcotor Who.  Dougie, old boy, you are a creep.
>
>You write 3 of the best Doctor Who scripts, 'the Pirate Palnet', 'The City of
>death", and "Shada" and you have NOT novelized them !!  You nut, don't you
>realize how much money you can make?  DW fans and your personal fans would go
>bonkers if those books made it to market!!
>
First off, Dave, Douglas Adams has been hard at work for the last several
years on his own new book "Mostly Harmless".  He hasn't had much time to
write other books.  Also, the royalties and up-front fee would be much
less than DA has come to expect in recent years.  (He isn't just the script
editor any more, you know)  Also, ideas from City of Death and Shada have
been incorporated into his book "Dirk Gently's Detective Agency".  I rather
doubt whether he WANTS to go over those themes again for a pittance from
Target.  If anyone novelises these, it will be a third party (on permit
from DA)  With Shada coming out on video, it is a good sign that DA
may relent and allow them to be novelised.

The upshot of this is, he's too busy with new, more fruitful material
to personally bother with old, DW stuff.  He MAY allow novelisation
rights to a third party.

BTW, Dave, I agree with you about the greatness of DA's scripts.  He has
written some of the best material written for Tom Baker.  You can also
see his mark all over "Destiny of the Daleks" also (it was his first
as Script Editor)

Mike Quintero ( rassilon@infopls.chi.il.us)
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From: nmarsh@indyvax.iupui.edu (The Doctor)
Subject: Re: Advertising and "Tomb"
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:54:10 GMT

In article <1992Aug12.210406.1774@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>, myst@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
> In article <-403789@nemesis>, uhclem@nemesis.UUCP writes:
>   {Regarding "Tomb of the Cybermen"} 
> be shown on August 15th!' How many other people have found their local PBS 
> stations advertising "Tomb" being on?

Our station currently has DW on summer vacation, so they have even less place 
of a place to advertise it.  8-(  That's why our club is sending out press 
releases to the local newspapers and some of the local radio stations.  We 
have also found that contacting the PBS station personally with a letter can be 
impressive.  I know that every major breakthrough we have made with them has 
been because of personal contact.  It helps to be a member of the station and 
to write in an adult, non-fannish tone.  If you are part of a local club, I 
suggest you send a letter on the club's behalf.

Of course our situation is a little different.  I seem to have a little 
influence because I actually volunteer as a technical person at Channel 20 
(camera operator, teleprompter, etc), but as long as you are polite and 
sincere, you can usually get good results.  Show your PBS station that you are 
interested in them for more than just Doctor Who (I *HOPE* you are).  When we 
thought they were going to have to pull their contract because of the Sci-Fi 
Channel, we wrote and told them we would still support them because the run or 
have run other programs that our members watch.  I was amazed at the positive 
response I received from the program director.  He's even taking an interest 
in acquiring Blake's 7!

Well, anyway, that's my plug for Public Broadcasting.  Let me know what 
happens!

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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From: jblum@hamlet.umd.edu (Hi ho -- Kermit the Frog here...)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.drwho
Subject: Pledge drive volunteers needed!
Date: 18 Aug 92 20:26:49 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

The Leisure Hive, the Baltimore-based Doctor Who fan club, is going to
appear on MPT's pledge drive Saturday the 22nd, starting at 7:30 PM.  They
need all the volunteers they can get -- contact Missy Abend at
(410) 789-6125 to RSVP.

And yes, this is the night they're showing Tomb of the Cybermen.  But, so
that you don't miss a minute of this story... at the Hive meeting earlier
that afternoon, the club will be showing a converted PAL copy of the story,
in episode form, without pledge breaks!  Can you get a better deal than that?

So come on and volunteer!  Lisa Yep, that means you!!!  :-)
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From: mrmuon@next04epsl.wam.umd.edu (Eli John Hawkins)
Subject: Re: PBS & SCIFI CHANNELS
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 20:20:41 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.124246.21276@afterlife.ncsc.mil>  
glreno@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Gerald Reno) writes:
> In article <1992Aug18.225745.13547@wam.umd.edu>  
mrmuon@next15pg2.wam.umd.edu (Eli John Hawkins) writes:
> >
> >   Note that navigation worked _perfectly_ during the key to time  
season.  
> >I figure Romana did some repairs at the same time she put that hole in  
the  
> >console (the tracer interface).
> 
> I think that it may have just been:
> 1) the TARDIS runs better with a two-member crew (It was designed for 
> six,   after all) or
Who says? If you are referring to "Time's Crucible" remember that that  
thing was quite different from a TARDIS.
> 2) Romana was a better pilot
As I recall the Doctor did much of the piloting. Navigation isn't all that  
much of an involved process, all it consists of is setting the  
coordinates. I suppose it is possible that the tracer was giving better  
coordinates than the doctor had had before.