Ian Levine's "Downtime" re-shoots -- Whatever happened?

[Stevil2001]

Downtime is already out there, though, right? Just in Doctorless form. Based on McCoy's appearance in this version, we're better off that way.

Well, yes, it's on video. And there's a Missing Adventure novelization (which has an epilogue with the third Doctor -- he meets Victoria by chance and they have a conversation, only she has no idea who she's talking to).

If Levine had any sense, he (since he holds the video rights to Downtime) should have found a way to release it on DVD in its natural form five or six years ago in the wake of "School Reunion" and The Sarah Jane Adventures. Downtime, cheaply made as it was, has some good marketing hooks.

But he wants it to be "proper" Doctor Who. In this case, I don't know why he bothers.

I didn't realize it had never been released on DVD. I watched a little bit of it on YouTube once-- aside from Lis Sladen and Nick Courtney, everyone is awful, and even they barely succeed in making the dialogue "work." Marc Platt can do better! I wonder how much of my perception of the flatness comes down to its pedestrian direction; you'd think they'd hired Pennant Roberts.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

I didn't realize it had never been released on DVD.

I didn't think it had, but then I found this. It's possible that's an unauthorized, bootleg release, much like the copy of Abducted by the Daleks I have.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Don't know if I should mention this, but word is out that Levine's Shada is, well, out.

Take that as you will.

 

[sidious618]

The BBC isn't going to let Levine's stuff out because it's fucking embarrassing. It reinforces every bad stereotype of Doctor Who. Those Gallifrey videos are laughable and the Colin Baker animation simply defies belief.

 

[Smoked Salmon]

The BBC isn't going to let Levine's stuff out because it's fucking embarrassing. It reinforces every bad stereotype of Doctor Who. Those Gallifrey videos are laughable and the Colin Baker animation simply defies belief.

You'd think that someone who made money in the record industry would have a faint idea of what makes something marketable, but it seems not. I couldn't believe how poor that Colin Baker animation was. Truly astounding.

 

[Sindatur]

I'm quite happy with The Paul McGann Shada, personally, so, no interest in Levine's Shada.

Actually Levine's Mission to the Unknown Animation is better than the Reconstruction, and the Animation is no worse than The Official animations, I don't believe, so, that could be released

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

If that were released, though, it'd have to be coupled with another release, surely. Preferably with The Daleks Master Plan.

And after watching the Paul McGann webcast, and watching the 1992 "recon" of Tom Baker's original, I have to admit that Shada really works better as a Tom Baker. Tempted to get Levine's version, to be honest.

 

[Captaindemotion]

The Shada novelisation is pretty good FWIW.

 

[DalekJim]

If Levine had any sense,

 

[slipkid]

Don't know if I should mention this, but word is out that Levine's Shada is, well, out.

Take that as you will.

Yep, it's on Pirate Bay.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I got it this morning.

The animation is worse than what you find on Southpark.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

I heartily and respectfully disagree. I found it acceptable, and certainly better than what I saw from Reign of Terror (and almost all of the other Levine projects from that trailer of his, for that matter).

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Just thought I'd share - someone uploaded this earlier this year:

Ian Levine's Recon of Shada.
https://vimeo.com/85213911

 

[Dick_Valentine]

I honestly think who Fandom tolerates Ian Levine because he makes them feel better about their own fanboy-ism.

"I may have just written a 500 word forum post on why The Doctor/Clara relationship is FINE but Doctor/Rose is NOT but at least I'm not as bad as Ian Levine..." etc

 

[Haggis and tatties]

Just thought I'd share - someone uploaded this earlier this year:

Ian Levine's Recon of Shada.

Thanks for the link bud, i will enjoy watching that, never seen anything but snippets of Shada.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

I know this has not been active for a while, but... the impossible has happened.

The Ian Levine "Wilderness Years" Projects have, finally, been leaked.

Enjoy....?

 

[Rich Watson]

I know this has not been active for a while, but... the impossible has happened.

The Ian Levine "Wilderness Years" Projects have, finally, been leaked.

Enjoy....?

Imagine making a fortune as a music producer and squandering it all on this rubbish.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Okay.

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

I'm watching The Eight Doctors at the moment. Never read the book (or any of them, though the ones with the Fiction Paradox seem intriguing) and Eight's my favorite so I thought I'd start there.

Oh dear. Four episodes in, and one of them didn't feature the Eighth Doctor at all, instead it was like watching a Third Doctor lost story or something!

 

[Allyn Gibson]

I'm watching The Eight Doctors at the moment. Never read the book (or any of them, though the ones with the Fiction Paradox seem intriguing) and Eight's my favorite so I thought I'd start there.

Oh dear. Four episodes in, and one of them didn't feature the Eighth Doctor at all, instead it was like watching a Third Doctor lost story or something!

Twelve episodes for The Eight Doctors?!? Twelve?!?

IIRC, in the novel the two most substantial adventures the eighth Doctor has are with the third and sixth Doctors, so, yeah, "a Third Doctor lost story" sounds about right. The sixth Doctor story is an expansion on Trial of a Time Lord, with the eighth Doctor acting as the sixth Doctor's lawyer.