Shada

[Travis]

The people who do the episode restorations have announced they are doing Shada.
They have collected all the existing footage and both Tom and Lalla have signed on to do new audio.

Very cool.

[Lori S.]

Wow!

[Rick]

Here's an article about it:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doct...

[Lori S.]

Thanks Rick!

[Rick]

Looks like the release may have been pushed back?

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doct...

[Matthew]

Rick wrote: "Looks like the release may have been pushed back?

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doct..."

At least American release has been. There's some indication that BBC America might want to air it on TV first or else there might be another one off cinema screening (ala Power Of The Daleks last year). So who knows?

On the other hand, isn't this about the eighth time Shada has been "finished"?

[Travis]

Third that I can think of.

I'm in no rush, as I'm in the middle of a huge Doctor Who rematch, starting at the very beginning and won't get to the Baker years for months.

[Matthew]

Let's see:


1. New Zealand Doctor Who fan club novelization
2. The 1992 VHS version
3. BBCi/Big Finish animation
4. Big Finish's audio only version of the story
5. The Gareth Roberts novelization
6. Audiobook of Gareth Roberts novelization
7. Ian Levine's animation
8. 2017/18 BBC Worldwide Animation

How many Shada's does it take to finish a story?! :p

[Lori S.]

Matthew wrote: "Let's see:


1. New Zealand Doctor Who fan club novelization
2. The 1992 VHS version
3. BBCi/Big Finish animation
4. Big Finish's audio only version of the story
5. The Gareth Roberts novelization
..."

Until they get to the ultimate version?

[Matthew]

Lori S. wrote: "Until they get to the ultimate version?"


Fair enough. I think I'm getting annoyed with its status as a "lost story" and every version touting to "complete the story for the first time" when it has in face been completed multiple times now.

[Robert]

I, for one, would like to see them animate the truly lost episodes of the 60s as well as some of the introduced ones that came out in book form in the Target line.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "... I'm in no rush, as I'm in the middle of a huge Doctor Who rematch, starting at the very beginning and won't get to the Baker years for months."

LOL, me too. I just started. I'm The Keys of Marinus right now. ;)

[Rick]

Robert wrote: "I, for one, would like to see them animate the truly lost episodes of the 60s as well as some of the introduced ones that came out in book form in the Target line."

I agree, I'd love to see Marco Polo and The Highlanders in animated versions (just to pick out a couple by name).

[Travis]

The reconstructions seem to be well received, so I'm hopeful we will eventually be able to watch every story.