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Douglas Adams' Doctor Who

Posted by michael on from the who's-on-first dept.

Blue Stone writes "As you probably know, the "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" author, Douglas Adams, wrote a number of Doctor Who episodes. The BBC in its wisdom has turned one of his stories "Shada" into a Flash animation. Although the animation is rather primitive, I found the story very entertaining (you can always minimize the window and just listen.)"

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  1. Re:Why flash animation?? by xeniten · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Don't panic! ( sorry )


    Shada has been filmed as an actual episode.And it will air soon ( but not soon enough for me )


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2477373 .s tm


    I think the idea behind the flash version is merely to serve as a promotional piece to push the live version, similar to the flash based Matrix episodes.After all the BBC has spent a LOT of money on this they just want to attract an internet buzz that's all.

    --
    Romana: "How did you know?" Doctor Who: "Ah, well, knowing is easy. Everyone does THAT ad nauseum. I just sort of hope"
  2. Adams would probably have appreciated the irony! by bandwidthboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The Beeb didn't get to transmit Shada. They then did a made for video release, with Tom Baker linking the bits they had in the can. Now the Beeb makes it again but not for tv, recasting the Doctor and some others! Like, what the..?! :-) Meantime, some of us are awaiting new episodes! Yet in the 40th anniversary year, we are offered the audio remake of a so-so story that was never broadcast, but which has been accessible for some time now. DW's been off the air for years, and this was considered just what the fans want?! How many remixes of the same damn thing do we need?! So will the 8th Doctor (the Paul McGann version, last seen on screen in the '96 telemovie) already recall having been in this adventure when he was Tom Baker? Maybe they should rename the show Doctor Which?! It'd be interesting to learn what Adams made of McGann's Doctor. I know he thought highly of Baker's portrayal...but would he have felt #8 was right for this story, especially when it had already seemed a finished product to many of us for some time? Given Adams's own views on "Shada" itself, it's a point to ponder.