Dr. Who

Parrot · Unread post by **Parrot** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:29 pm

They started running a Dr. Who marathon here in the states last week, I found it to be pretty good. I guess it's the ninth Doctor now ( Christopher Eccleston ). It has changed allot since I used to watch it in the 80's with the 4th Doctor ( Tom don't know his last name, always wore a scarf and a hat. ) I am glad to see it has a bigger budget, now if I could only get them to bring back Red Dwarf.

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:55 am

Tom Baker. The best Doctor.

Red Dwarf went high budget after another network took it over and it was never the same.

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:46 am

um no it didnt, it was always made by the bbc

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:30 am

Toucan wrote:um no it didnt, it was always made by the bbc

I was sure it was some pay TV network. Sure i read something along those lines. Cant remember what season it was. I have them all up to 8 i believe.

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:03 am

The Canadians might have got their hands on it and put money towards it forcing them to change things about a bit but it was always a BBC show. Hmm now I'm going to have to look it up.

Anach · Unread post by **Anach** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:00 am

You are right Toucan. Apparently below is what happened to change the look. Also I believe it was picked up by our Satelite TV network. I knew whatever it was, I didnt like it.

A period of three years elapsed between Series VI and VII, partly due to the imprisonment and subsequent exoneration of Craig Charles, but also due to cast and crew working on other projects (notably Chris Barrie in The Brittas Empire) and disputes over pay. When the series returned, it was filmised and no longer shot in front of a live audience (a common misconception is that canned laughter was used, when in fact the completed episodes were later shown to an audience), allowing for greater use of four-walled sets, location shooting and single camera techniques. Although some critics praised the higher production values, many fans disliked the series (see "Mixed reactions"), and when the show returned for its eighth series two years later, it had dropped use of the filmising process and restored the live audience.