a humble request for help

[matronmalice]

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[purple_bug]

I agree with tgjerusalem for Two - the scene in question is in 'Tomb of the Cybermen' (one of the ones not burninated, thankfully

[phoenixangel13]

burninated?

[purple_bug]

A lot of the Hartnell and Troughton stories got burned by the BBC to make room in the archives. As a NuWho-turned-OldSkool-fan who only hopped on board in 2005, there has been no lower moment in my fannish life than when I found this out :o( Several of the stories were recovered, but of a fair amount of them only the audio tracks and some still shots survived. Now the only way new fans can experience the stories is by watching an audio reconstruction with still shots or listening to a narrated audio. Thank god some of the fans in the 60s had the good sense to record the sound with tape recorders :o)

[phoenixangel13]

awww D= that is just incredibly sad. damn the BBC, i know that was normal back then, but way to jump on the bandwagon guys.

[purple_bug]

It sucks. Cos we miss out on such fantastic sights as Jamie doing the Highland Fling, or most of the Two/Jamie clinging and hand-holding, (I can't think of any Hartnell story moments off-hand because I haven't had the chance to listen to more than one or two), and sometimes it's just not the same listening to a dramatic action-type scene when it was never intended to be audio-only.

[phoenixangel13]

yeah, it's hard to just listen to programmes. bah, that sucks. and aww your icon!

[purple_bug]

It's hard to listen to programmes not intended for just listening to, yes. But don't brush off audio-only altogether :o) The Big Finish audios have been going since 1998 with Doctors Five through Eight, and for the most part they're fantastic. They're written specifically for audio, and sometimes they're better for it. Listening's better than pictures, occasionally, if you've got a good imagination :o)
Edit: And the Five icon's by strangefrontier :o) I really love the Five icons she did in that style.

[phoenixangel13]

good to know =) i had been wondering how those were because i hear about them often.

[purple_bug]

They are awesome. Especially the ones written by Rob Shearman, and most of the ones with the Sixth Doctor. Even if you have an aversion to his tv persona, trust me, he's so much more likeable once Colin Baker has had a chance to develop the character - and once you love him as audio!Six, tv!Six is suddenly wonderful :o)
Oh, and new companions. Awesome new companions to love and adore.
I highly recommend the BFAs (and I can be prompted into digging out my list of recommendations if you email me *grins* - address is on my profile)
Now we're getting horribly OT, so I'll shush :o)

[phoenixangel13]

haha awesome. thanks for the info ^^ (i'll def. have to email you some time for recs).

[matronmalice]

ICON LOVE.
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