If you haven't listened to Christopher Eccleston's book about him and his dad, listen to it! It's a beautiful read. Sad at times, but worth the listen. I personally love how authentic Chris Eccleston is in regards to his career and life, if you check out the book. I'd love for him to come back, but I doubt it will happen. This was a good reminder to find the Big Finish audio dramas!
The thing that happened in the first block of filming that made Eccleston have a spout with production was a sofa. During the filming for "Rose", there was a burning sofa in the middle of a street which was when the Autons attacked/aftermath. It didn't harm any of the extras but Christopher thought it was careless and a disregard for health & safety.
I feel there has been conflicting things he's said over the years. Like he praised RTD in a Big Finish interview and then he's saying he needs to be sacked. I mean if that was the issue why not come back for the 50th? At least to do a cameo would have been good. I feel like there is things on both sides that led to this conflict between him and the show. Also he has done other BBC shows since Doctor Who, despite what their press team did. i get what he said about the BBC probably being distant from the show initially but he decided to leave before the success of the show was even seen.
I don’t blame Christopher Eccleston for not wanting much to do with the BBC and RTD. The way they blacklisted him with lies about his resignation was atrocious. RTD is clearly a snake and egotist. I hate this current version of Doctor Who and the awful Whoniverse crap.
I believe the idea was that shooting was too taxing for him, and left him too exhausted, suggesting he was too tired to work such a job. Which would make certain lines, like 'Don't you think she looks tired'. as very cruel jabs. The idea he wasn't going to be able to work with the BBC, and so not expecting much work in the UK, he went to the US. Clearly, he didn't enjoy the Hollywood style of film making, or the level of prosthetics he had to endure.
@@eow4317 Yup, I apologise, I framed my comment too vaguely, this was the excuse the BBC put out to excuse his departure. As you say, and was discussed, the objection was to how others were treated.
@@MrRjhyt He also was suffering from an eating disorder at the time and that might have led him to coming across as not being able to cope because i don't think he disclosed that at the time. Also he said it was decided in the first filming block but that's so early in a new production to not give it a chance and see how things go.
Not first. Re Acolyte…irrespective of the RUclips vitriol, it’s objectively not a well written show. Yes, it’s has some good fight scenes, but plotting, character development etc are definitely poor. But anyway, glad some folk enjoyed it. And that Who’s future article is definitely getting way too much attention.
@@RH1812 which characters do you consider inconsistently written? In what ways? Genuinely interested because I didn’t consider any of them written inconsistently when I wrote it. They are all new characters so it only has its own episodes to stay consistent to with characterization.
@@RH1812 I don’t think the guys will kind a present discussion in their comments. Every comment is an engagement to feed the algorithm after all. 😀 But also happy to leave it there. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the Acolyte.
If you haven't listened to Christopher Eccleston's book about him and his dad, listen to it! It's a beautiful read. Sad at times, but worth the listen. I personally love how authentic Chris Eccleston is in regards to his career and life, if you check out the book. I'd love for him to come back, but I doubt it will happen. This was a good reminder to find the Big Finish audio dramas!
The thing that happened in the first block of filming that made Eccleston have a spout with production was a sofa. During the filming for "Rose", there was a burning sofa in the middle of a street which was when the Autons attacked/aftermath. It didn't harm any of the extras but Christopher thought it was careless and a disregard for health & safety.
You guys should do an episode on the music of doctor who maybe ranking different pieces before the proms at the end of next month
god I didn't know Doctor Who Proms is coming back. I live in the states and always wanted to go ;(
6:02 can only ever think of the edit to "i ain't ever been with a baddie" w that eccleston clip as the intro whenever i hear that line it's so iconic
great podcast 👍
With what's happened at strictly this week I wouldn’t be surprised if it's a similar situation at dw now to what chris didn't like in 2005
I feel there has been conflicting things he's said over the years. Like he praised RTD in a Big Finish interview and then he's saying he needs to be sacked. I mean if that was the issue why not come back for the 50th? At least to do a cameo would have been good. I feel like there is things on both sides that led to this conflict between him and the show. Also he has done other BBC shows since Doctor Who, despite what their press team did. i get what he said about the BBC probably being distant from the show initially but he decided to leave before the success of the show was even seen.
I don’t blame Christopher Eccleston for not wanting much to do with the BBC and RTD. The way they blacklisted him with lies about his resignation was atrocious. RTD is clearly a snake and egotist. I hate this current version of Doctor Who and the awful Whoniverse crap.
Does anyone know why he’s really bitter with Russell t Davis …… what happened
I want 9 and Rose to do big finish together
First
I thought from the intro and thumbnail Chris would be featuring in this video
There's not merely the tension between Chris and Russell. Chris doesn't want to appear in any multi-doctor stories. So... just No.
I believe the idea was that shooting was too taxing for him, and left him too exhausted, suggesting he was too tired to work such a job. Which would make certain lines, like 'Don't you think she looks tired'. as very cruel jabs. The idea he wasn't going to be able to work with the BBC, and so not expecting much work in the UK, he went to the US. Clearly, he didn't enjoy the Hollywood style of film making, or the level of prosthetics he had to endure.
No? He left because he hated how production was treating people deemed “unimportant” he was too much like the doctor to play the doctor
@@eow4317 Yup, I apologise, I framed my comment too vaguely, this was the excuse the BBC put out to excuse his departure. As you say, and was discussed, the objection was to how others were treated.
@@MrRjhyt He also was suffering from an eating disorder at the time and that might have led him to coming across as not being able to cope because i don't think he disclosed that at the time. Also he said it was decided in the first filming block but that's so early in a new production to not give it a chance and see how things go.
"Don't you think she looks tired?" is an obvious jab at Thatcher, not Eccleston.
O my god, that last call, 😂😂😂 that’s some controlled chaos right there
The Cap-Wearing community salutes you both!
Not first. Re Acolyte…irrespective of the RUclips vitriol, it’s objectively not a well written show. Yes, it’s has some good fight scenes, but plotting, character development etc are definitely poor. But anyway, glad some folk enjoyed it. And that Who’s future article is definitely getting way too much attention.
Just saying “bad writing” doesn’t really tell us what you think is wrong with the writing. Can you be more specific?
@@CulturePhilter character inconsistency, dull dialogue, incoherent motivations, generally dull.
@@RH1812 which characters do you consider inconsistently written? In what ways?
Genuinely interested because I didn’t consider any of them written inconsistently when I wrote it. They are all new characters so it only has its own episodes to stay consistent to with characterization.
@@CulturePhilterthis really is the medium for this. But I’m happy if you enjoyed it
@@RH1812 I don’t think the guys will kind a present discussion in their comments. Every comment is an engagement to feed the algorithm after all. 😀
But also happy to leave it there. Sorry you didn’t enjoy the Acolyte.