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Post by The Thinker on Aug 15, 2006 15:47:26 GMT -5
Now, we all know 'Shada' as the Doctor Who story that was never broadcast or completed. Well, here's the question, would it've been any better if it had been completed? I say that because the footage available doesn't look too promising. But I can quite safely point out it'd have been a better last 6 part story than the mind-numbing 'The Armageddon Factor' that's for sure. So, 'Shada', would it have been better if completed?  |
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Post by Ice Warrior on Aug 15, 2006 16:41:16 GMT -5
If I were to judge given the webcast, I still think it would have been a great story.
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Post by The Thinker on Aug 16, 2006 5:57:55 GMT -5
I agree. But what if the webcast were never made? |
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Post by dbrummett2 on Mar 10, 2007 16:23:26 GMT -5
I have a videotape of "Shada" with Tom Baker describing the missing parts. I'm not sure if it would've been better because alot of episodes from the classic series tend to drag. That's one thing that's better about the current series. It doesn't take as long to get to the action!
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Post by The Thinker on Mar 11, 2007 4:31:59 GMT -5
I have a videotape of "Shada" with Tom Baker describing the missing parts. I'm not sure if it would've been better because alot of episodes from the classic series tend to drag. That's one thing that's better about the current series. It doesn't take as long to get to the action! Classic stories, drag?!?!  Well... I have to say that action isn't everything, for example the film 'Solaris', not much action (ok, none), but still a very good film to watch. Action... Indeed...  Where was it written that Doctor Who stories have to be based on "Action"?!?! Some of the best ones weren't! Grr...mumble...rant...  |
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Post by Nytik on Mar 13, 2007 15:55:02 GMT -5
RTD sees Doctor Who as an action Sci-Fi; because thats what the public want.
Classic doctor who, as with all old TV show and movies, was based on storyline.
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Post by The Thinker on Mar 13, 2007 17:23:59 GMT -5
Well, Doctor Who isn't an action Sci-Fi. Also, the public doesn't always know what's good for it. If I had my way I'd steer the show back to what the classic series was like; better than what it is now.
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Post by matthewsee on Aug 27, 2013 0:23:39 GMT -5
I am reading the novelisation of Shada, Douglas Adams’ story which was not completed in production for it to air on television.
The novelisation was written by Gareth Roberts and Shada is the name of the Time Lord prison planet and the book reveals that among the prisoners there is Scintilla whose crime was for conspiring with Carrionites.
The Carrionites were not the invention of Douglas Adams as they didn’t exist at the time of the television production of Shada. In fact they didn’t even exist when Adams died in 2001 as they were the invention of Gareth Roberts himself when he wrote them in for his debut Doctor Who television episode The Shakespeare Code.
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Post by matthewsee on Dec 19, 2013 2:20:34 GMT -5
Read the following from Gareth Roberts’ official novelisation of Shada by Douglas Adams from a dialogue by Professor Chronotis when he was talking about a book:
“An Earth classic, by one of the greatest writers in that planet’s [Earth] history. Terribly funny, terribly thoughtful , wish I could remember the name of it, something about thumbing a lift, and there were towels in it, I remember that, yes, let me think – oh yes, of course, it’s called The Hitch-‘”
Gee wonder what was the name of the book that the Professor was about to reveal before he got interrupted.
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Post by bakergrrl on Jul 11, 2017 16:23:46 GMT -5
By now, most on here probably know there's an animated version of 'Shada' availale on youtube, featuring the 8th Doctor. I love it, I've watched it many times.
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Well... I have to say that action isn't everything, for example the film 'Solaris', not much action (ok, none), but still a very good film to watch. Action... Indeed... 
