Aneurin
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« on: September 08, 2012, 09:23:20 pm » |
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I think this would have been perfect as an actual prehistoric dinosaur story (with a rejigged plot, obviously) without the need for all the scifi. I know the show shies away from historicals, especially pure historicals but those graphics were amazing and can you imagine seeing them running around in the wild in a proper dinosaur tale? It would have been great. It won't happen, I'm sure of it, but I would love some pure historicals back. Dinosaurs are awesome. They didn't need to stick them in a spaceship to get them on the screen.
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Nick Sean
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 09:48:25 pm » |
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I might just be being a dumbass here, but what exactly is the difference between a historical and a pure historical? Wouldn't they both just be set in the past?
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poprockgeek
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« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2012, 09:59:18 pm » |
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I might be off on this, but I think historical is used for stories that are set in the past but have a sci-fi element added in somehow & pure historicals are just that - the TARDIS team visiting a historical period & just getting involved in or observing events - no sci-fi involved (beyond the time travelling Doctor obviously!)
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Nick Sean
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« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2012, 10:05:48 pm » |
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Ah right, that makes sense I guess.
In which case yes, I think having them land in the past and having to deal with the dinosaurs would have been an awesome idea.
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Nyki
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2012, 10:45:48 pm » |
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Maybe they could reuse the technology and do that next series. I'd love that.
And yes, it would be great to see one or two pure historicals again.
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Saber
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« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2012, 11:46:37 pm » |
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I've said a number of times in the past that I would love to see a pure historical on the show again. I think they could do it really well and I think the audience would really go for it because with the show as it is today it would probably seem a huge novelty to most regular viewers who don't know it was common in the early days. A prehistoric dinosaur story would have been awesome.
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Tardis-Console
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2012, 03:54:37 pm » |
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I think a lot of the pure historicals are lost and the ones that are left aren't the better ones, however I would like to see them try it again. There are a million stories that can be told and I think it would go down well. We don't get enough historicals as it is imo.
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Nyki
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2012, 05:56:19 pm » |
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The Aztecs and The Romans are two of the great pure historicals, and both survive. The one that's a massive loss (any missing DW is a loss, but some more than others) is Marco Polo. Of course, the last pure historical was Black Orchid, though I'd regard the 20s as "period" rather than "historical".
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