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I agree. I think that a "Doctors Reunited" episode is probably better avoided altogether, or - if they really insisted on doing one - should be reserved for the 13th Dr's final season.
I also think that the best way for such an episode to be structured is for the 13th Dr to visit each of his past selves in turn - exactly like the 8th Dr did in the novel The Eight Doctors - so there's never more than two Drs on-screen at once.
Bringing the surviving past-Dr actors back on screen wouldn't work, as they all look significantly older/fatter/balder (etc) than in "their day".
They could do it like that Bob Monkhouse Prostate Cancer advert (i.e. a mixture of: Digitally manipulated old Drs footage/sound from actual classic episodes, with some use of "body doubles", lookalikes, soundalikes... (etc) to create a finished illusion). Clearly, only the first 3 Drs would need soundalikes to provide dialogue - subsequent old Drs' voices could be provided by the genuine articles! And there would be problem of the need to colourise Hartnell and Troughton footage.
All of which would amount to such a mammoth task, that a " Thirteen Doctors " is probably best left well alone. It might be okay for a novel, but probably not on telly.
Johnny83 posted:
We don't really need an "Doctors Reunited" style episode until say we are on the 12 regeration & then only consider Paul McGann. Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Doctor 11 & Doctor 12.
The problem is that apart from Peter Davison the others look nothing like their oldselves when they played the role.
The problem is that apart from Peter Davison the others look nothing like their oldselves when they played the role.
I agree. I think that a "Doctors Reunited" episode is probably better avoided altogether, or - if they really insisted on doing one - should be reserved for the 13th Dr's final season.
I also think that the best way for such an episode to be structured is for the 13th Dr to visit each of his past selves in turn - exactly like the 8th Dr did in the novel The Eight Doctors - so there's never more than two Drs on-screen at once.
Bringing the surviving past-Dr actors back on screen wouldn't work, as they all look significantly older/fatter/balder (etc) than in "their day".
They could do it like that Bob Monkhouse Prostate Cancer advert (i.e. a mixture of: Digitally manipulated old Drs footage/sound from actual classic episodes, with some use of "body doubles", lookalikes, soundalikes... (etc) to create a finished illusion). Clearly, only the first 3 Drs would need soundalikes to provide dialogue - subsequent old Drs' voices could be provided by the genuine articles! And there would be problem of the need to colourise Hartnell and Troughton footage.
All of which would amount to such a mammoth task, that a " Thirteen Doctors " is probably best left well alone. It might be okay for a novel, but probably not on telly.
