wbpesch@ihuxp.UUCP (Walt Pesch) (11/29/83)
I was at one of the Doctor Who conventions this summer and Tom Baker
was there. He detailed there (in a snooty manner that left me very
disillusioned in him as a person) that he refused to be in "The Five
Doctors". When BBC first asked him to do the show, he said he wanted
more profit. They gave it to him, and then he wanted even more. They
were going to give him whatever he wanted, told him to write his own
contract, and he said in a fit of pique that he wasn't going to do it
at all, that they were making it to easy. Doesn't that sound like
Hollywood has affected the British? So he did not appear in "The Five
Doctors". (And my opinion of Tom Baker has dropped immensely seeing
that he as a person doesn't seem to beieve in the personality that
made his portrayal of the Doctor so good.)
So, back in 1979 the stage crew union did what all union people do,
they went on strike, and stayed out for quite a while. The rest of
the filming for that season was shortened, and the filming for the
episode in progress was canceled. Therefor, we have part of a Doctor
Who with Romana as the skimpy blond with straggly hair that has never
been seen. And that was used as the base of the Five Doctors. Tom
Baker that we see in "The Five Doctors" was filmed four years ago.
By the way, Tom Baker married the skimpy Romana. At the convention,
he said that the marriage lasted about three months, and then broke
up. Psychoanalysing, could it be the disasterous marraige that turned
him off to the point where he will refuse to associate with Doctor
Who? He also stated that he does not have even a single souvenier of
remembrance of his days as the Doctor.
--
Walt Pesch
Specialist in Removal of Oral Insertions of Feet
AT&T Western Electric
ihnp4!ihuxp!wbpeschjohnc@dartvax.UUCP (John Cabell) (11/30/83)
Scince Tom Baker acted as he did (article 432?), does this
mean the great doctor will not associate at all in any Dr. Who
events? Will anyone see him at any other conventions? From
what I saw on the special, he looked very pleased at the
reception he got at the convention. Please send remarks to
the net.
An Avid Dr. Fan
johnc
p.s. Does anyone know when the 5th doctor series will be
showing in the US?jr@fortune.UUCP (John A. Rogers) (12/01/83)
In response to the question "When will the 5th Doctor shows be shown in the U.S." I can happily say that they're already being shown. Here in the Silicon Valley, we got to see the Peter Davison shows on channel 54. Unfortunately, they've gone back to Tom Baker episodes (the Key to Time and all that). I haven't seen anything by the sixth Doctor (Colin Baker, who supposedly has been sacked by the BBC already, so we may never see him). The Five Doctors is being shown here tonight, so I may not know whereof I speak (yet). I'll keep a close eye on the credits, and try to catch the names of all of the actors playing the Doctor. -- John Rogers - CompuServe: 70140,213 - UUCP: fortune!jr - MCI Mail: jrhpp
twt@uicsl.UUCP (12/02/83)
#R:ihuxp:-52900:uicsl:10700064:000:107 uicsl!twt Dec 1 17:36:00 1983 I wouldn't say he's 'refusing to associate with Doctor Who' if he keeps going to conventions. Mary