Well, that's my point isn't it. He shouldn't just categorically rule it out. That's a little too closed minded for my tastes.
But, it's his right. Looks like he's pulling a Tom Baker.
Mr Awe
Christopher Eccleston's Reason for leaving
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Well, that's my point isn't it. He shouldn't just categorically rule it out. That's a little too closed minded for my tastes.
But, it's his right. Looks like he's pulling a Tom Baker.
Mr Awe
Bet he does. "Oh, if Only I hadn't said that, maybe I wouldn't have upset someone on an obscure website who thinks I should do more of that show he likes."
His mind is already cluttered with 10 other people in his head.
"A Banana!
"I want to wear a hat!"
"You sound ignorant!"
While the words quoted do sound like Eccleston, how reliable is this source? Remember a few months ago, when Keanu Reeves was supposed to have been quoted as saying at an acting class that there would be a fourth Matrix movie? Turns out he'd never attended any such class. There seems to be little to substantiate this conversation either.
That's still not very clear. And I sincerely hope he would re-consider if the opportunity ever came up to do a McGann-Eccleston-Tennant-Smith special.
I'm guessing he won't be open to the idea of doing anything DW related until some specific upper management leave. He's probably the reason why DW now has the Doctor-Lite episodes like Love & Monsters and Blink. He was also quite enthusiastic about working with RTD, if I recall correctly, and never really had an issue with how he ran things, so it's perhaps people that would be beyond RTD/Moffet.
For that matter, who's the one that hires directors anyway? TV franchises in general tend to have a go-to crop of directors, and even then another crop of favorite directors to work with.
For that matter, who's the one that hires directors anyway? TV franchises in general tend to have a go-to crop of directors, and even then another crop of favorite directors to work with.
Hey never say never re Eccleston. Connery said he'd never play Bond again but he did...twice! Nimoy wrote a book entitled I am not Spock...then he wrote a book entitled I am Spock!
On a semi-related topic. I seem to recall McGann being very dismissive of the role just after he did the tv movie, and I kinda got the impression he wasn't that dissapointed that the TVM never led on to a series. Is this at all right? I mean obviously if it is his views must have changed over the years.
On a semi-related topic. I seem to recall McGann being very dismissive of the role just after he did the tv movie, and I kinda got the impression he wasn't that dissapointed that the TVM never led on to a series. Is this at all right? I mean obviously if it is his views must have changed over the years.
It is, ostensibly, Eccleston's right to refuse to do any more. However, from a utilitarian persepective, it's almost morally obligatory that he at least put in for a brief return cameo at some point. The number of fans who would be gleefully satisfied by this would almost certainly outweigh any personal discomfort he might feel at the prospect.
Besides, do it once to say you've done it and we'll stop bugging you about it!
We certainly wouldn't be talking about him as much if we thought he would do a return cameo at some point as a matter of course.
Hell, he'd accomplish wonders if he would just make some vague comments along the lines of "if the schedule works out and if I like the script." Even if it's a lie, we would all feel a lot better.
The fact that he's not even really equivocating on this point indicates to me that there must be some real bad blood between him & some BBC higher-up. Has he worked for the network at all since he left Doctor Who.
Besides, do it once to say you've done it and we'll stop bugging you about it!
We certainly wouldn't be talking about him as much if we thought he would do a return cameo at some point as a matter of course.Hell, he'd accomplish wonders if he would just make some vague comments along the lines of "if the schedule works out and if I like the script." Even if it's a lie, we would all feel a lot better.
The fact that he's not even really equivocating on this point indicates to me that there must be some real bad blood between him & some BBC higher-up. Has he worked for the network at all since he left Doctor Who.
I can understand an actor not doing conventions if he doesn't have to. Honestly, there's nothing worse than a comiccon guest that clearly hates being there *cough*TimRuss*cough*. It takes a particular skill set that not all actors have or are inclined for. And lets face it, not everyone is as awesome as Wil Wheaton or James Marsters.
Nimoy keeps backtracking. In addition to the "I Am Not Spock"/"I Am Spock" thing, he also said he was done with acting for good, yet came back for Star Trek (2009), Fringe, & Transformers: Dark of the Moon. He also said shortly after Star Trek (2009) came out that he was done with conventions for good, yet who was the star guest at this year's Phoenix ComicCon?
Nimoy keeps backtracking. In addition to the "I Am Not Spock"/"I Am Spock" thing, he also said he was done with acting for good, yet came back for Star Trek (2009), Fringe, & Transformers: Dark of the Moon. He also said shortly after Star Trek (2009) came out that he was done with conventions for good, yet who was the star guest at this year's Phoenix ComicCon?
That's exactly why I'm optimistic that Christopher Eccleston will change his mind the closer the 50th anniversary gets. Actors are like any other people, they can change their minds given the right circumstances. I'm certain that if Steven Moffat lobbied hard enough he could get Christopher Eccleston for a special anniversary episode.
Actually, that's done for a couple of reasons:
-Mainly because of the Christmas specials. Basically, they have to do 14 episodes in the timeslot for doing 13. Therefore it helps to have one episode where the main actors have very minimal involvement.
-And even in Eccleston's year there was a sort of Doctor-lite episode, The Long Game. Okay, compared to Love and Monsters or Blink this seems like a standard Doctor Who episode, but you'll note that Adam has a a rather significant sub-plot which during which the Doctor and Rose are not seen. According to RTD this was to give Eccleston and Piper a bit of a break.
He starred in The Shadow Line and Accused. I believe both were BBC productions.
"morally obligatory"
nothing's morally obligatory for actors like that.
nothing's morally obligatory for actors like that.
Plus the John Lennon thing, that was a BBC production as well. (might be worth checking to see whether any/all of them were made by an independant production company rather than the BBC per se however)
So its odd. He will clearly still work for the BBC, and clearly top to bottom the production crew at Who have changed, so what is the issue I wonder? Is it just that he associates his time on Who as an unhappy time of his life (he did lose his father around that time didn't he?) or is it just something as simple as he doesn't want to be associated with that part anymore?
I'd add as well, much as I'd love to see him back, even for a couple of minutes, it's clearly his choice and he has no obligation at all to do anything we fans want....
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