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James
@thasceles.bsky.social
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Queer. Autistic. Depressive. Cricket tragic. Dr Who fan since the age of 6. TWAW. TMAM. Horror film lover. BLM. He/him. RIP dad. And a hard-boiled egg. "Fix your hearts or die."
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 4h
You're not wrong. Charles Amos - the bloke dressed as a 1930's private detective - has written several articles calling for incest between brother and sister to be legalised.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 8h
"Mr Davison started the year by not appearing in Smiley's People, later failing to appear in Bottle Boys. He did not have a starring role in The Black Adder and went on to not make a cameo appearance with Leonard Rossiter in King John, having previously not starred opposite Rossiter in Rising Damp."
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 12h
Can't believe I forgot Garner and Willans.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 12h
Thread.
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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 1d
It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)
Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 12h
We never got Christopher Lee on there either.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 12h
Which writers made you who you are?

For me:

J R R Tolkien
C S Lewis
Stephen King
Kim Newman
Ian Fleming
Bram Stoker
Arthur Conan Doyle
Shirley Jackson
Malcolm Hulke
Nigel Kneale
Mary Shelley
William Goldman
Raymond Chandler
Dennis Potter
Rod Serling
John le Carre
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L Norelle @lnorelle.bsky.social · 13h
Who are some of the writers that made you?
My list would be:

Philip Pullman
Cornelia Funke
Diana Wynne Jones
Lemony Snicket
Stephen King
Douglas Adams
Steven Moffat
Russell T Davies
Chris D'Lacey
Annie Dalton
Mary Shelley
SF Said
Richard Adams
Peter S. Beagle

and so many others I can't fit on here
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Troy Preston Dillon @troyprestondillon.bsky.social · 1d
How fun! Here's my list:

Tolkien
RA Salvatore
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Stephen King
Connie Willis
Raymond E. Feist
CS Lewis
Dean Koontz
David Eddings
Terry Goodkind
Anne Rice
Robert Jordan
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 13h
No trouble.

It can be worth saving these things for the right moment.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 13h
It was originally from Real Time - an audio story by Big Finish from 20-odd years ago.
Cover of the Big Finish cd Real Time showing the 6th Doctor.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 13h
It's Colin Baker's 6th Doctor - there's a version where he had a blue outfit instead of the multi-coloured version.
Action figure of the 6th Doctor in his blue outfit.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 15h
Make that Herbert Lom as Otto.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 15h
Yeah. It feels to me like something that would have been far better had it been made 40 years earlier with Alec Guinness as Archie, Joan Greenwood as Wanda, Stanley Holloway as Ken and Peter Sellers as Otto.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 16h
Doctor Who (Darbyshire version)
The Avengers (Laurie Johnson
Callan
NYPD Blue
The Prisoner
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 1d
The best TV theme tunes are Doctor Who, Grandstand and Match of the Day.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 16h
"Your" theory. Not "you're". One day, I'll remember to read things before posting. Anyway, Brandon Fraser having Cruise's career would be a good thing, as long as Fraser still got to make Gods and Monsters. On a similar note, can Bruce Campbell have Jim Carrey's career, please?
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 17h
I just never found Wanda at all funny.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 17h
I'm not sure Fraser would have been much good as Lestat in Interview with the Vampire. On the other hand, Cruise was bloody awful, so you're theory still works.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 17h
Possibly Clockwise for me.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 19h
Very much hoping his sequel never sees the light of day. When would you say the words "by John Cleese" became a threat rather than a promise?
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
##TheFilmCrowd One thing about Hammer films - they never outstayed their welcome.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
To be fair, he's just had his brain transplanted. After that, you rather feel all bets are off.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
##TheFilmCrowd All because the lady loves BRAAAAIINS
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
Tell Elon Musk that...
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
I remember Mark Kermode calling him the best value actor in cinema. Whatever you cast him in, you knew how good he'd be. ##TheFilmCrowd
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
##TheFilmCrowd Cushing turning on a sixpence as soon as Mrs Brandt is gone.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
Possibly. I assume Rear Window must have been a influence.
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James @thasceles.bsky.social · 1d
##TheFilmCrowd Probably not supposed to find the scene with the water main funny. It reminds me of - I think - John Cleese saying that the thing about farce is that for the person involved in it, it's the worst day of their life.
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