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Well in a turn of good fortune (after having my empty bag nicked at work) I’ve managed to bag myself a copy of “Day of the Daleks” signed by Katy Manning and Terrance Dicks, and an insert of “Frontier in Space” signed by Stephen Thorne not the story or even particular item I would have chosen for Mr Thorne but even then what can I say beggars aren’t allowed to be choosers, being honest if I could find Thorne on an insert for “the Daemons” now that would be a score and a half
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In so many commentaries have I heard Thomas be referred to as the BBCs resident Welshman, and that they used the actor they did for Driver evans in “The web of fear” presumably because Thomas was busy that week. kwok had one hell of a career with Doctor who arguably being the smallest blip on it compared to everything else he did.
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In much the same way in if you needed a stereotypical Welsh character in the 60's and 70's you could always rely on Talfryn Thomas turning up I did love that Last of the Summer Wine inverted the hes from the east joke for Burt. in that he was from Hull
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I admit I’m not completely versed in that mess of what happened with Joss, I just assumed it was the industry standard of harassing female stars, but I suppose that’s not standard
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Oh yeah there is a lot that could have changed history for the worse, makes me wonder if Troughton was serious or not as even in the 1960s there was a serious notion that blackface was significantly wrong, even then the notorious “black and white minstrel show” was being called for cancellation except the BBC producer said “why ruin everyone’s fun on account of a few” or something along the same lines. Talons is somewhat indefensible on many points I feel the dialogue by the contemporary’s and even Magnus Greel is appropriate for setting, but not for the show, Leelas usage should have been met by immediate scolding by the Doctor and the use of an actor in Yellow Face was a horrible choice that is inexcusable, although I did once joke that Burt Kwork must have been busy at that time. ”the Celestial Toymaker” has the one line which even the BBC has removed and apologised for, the choice of outfit for the Toymaker may seem a bit out there but I see it more as stock given John Wiles had blow the budget on “the Ark” but the term Celestial which does have meanings in racial language was always intended to be a reference to his power not his attire.
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It’s upsetting that despite it being confirmed that he did what he did both by Anthony Rapp and by Spacey himself events decided he was worth having, does say a lot when he was one of a few that was proven.
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You say that, but Joss wasnt adverse to abusing James Marsters verbally as well. For people like Joss It's about the power they hold over their victim, the others were to a degree new to the industry so, he thought he could get away with it.
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Certain comments, or actions done now, would have gotten the actors fired and potentially the show being quietly dropped. Patrick Troughtons initial thoughts on how he wanted to play the role, would have had the show hidden in the archives rather than celebrating 60 years had it gone that route And for all the stories that are about equality and racial tolerance, we have the Celestial Toymaker and Talons that are questionable with current viewpoints for example
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Thats the crux of it, he hasnt been found innocent. Just not enough evidence to proceed with the case. Which doesnt clear him at all, especially with the amount of people coming forward is a considerable amount to all be wrong. I think the first event Spacey was booked for, he was withdrawn, but he definatly did attend another after
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I can’t remember truth be told, at that time I can’t imagine he would have, Walters did go out and publicly distance himself from Clarke as the two had been seen as best friends prior to the revelations, but post he chose to distance so I can’t imagine he would be too thrilled to have to sign duel photos of him and someone he is now publicly distanced from. Doctor who I can imagine was okay for him as Clarke wasn’t in his episode and hadn’t been on the show for 3 years, along with having the good common sense to understand Clarke wasn’t one of the original faces with the show being prior to him and a continuing legacy long after him
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To me the sandman comments highlight something that walking the line with is downright impossible, separating the art from the artist, we’ve obviously mentioned Rowling on here a healthy number of times and how awful a person she is, but people still buy the merch and meet the guests in-spite of it, usually either claiming that they separate art from the artist or to spite those who stand against her (side note I saw people say they were only buying Hogwarts legacy to spite the woke agenda who were boycotting, the game still bombed commercially and received no award nominations, which in turn had the right say it was because of woke agenda, funny that). but with “Good Omens” half the money has to go to Terry Pratchetts estate not just Gaimen so that argument can be made there, but the sandman is wholly his creation and he would see profits there, which he would benefit from and could be used for continued issues. company’s always seem to value profit, going back to the potter stuff, my thoughts on the new series is because that way JK would have young actors who’d dare not speak against her otherwise risk their big break, as the series as it stands has its three faces (amongst countless others) standing against her and being openly abrasive to her words. it actually reminds me of a story I remember hearing floating about when I discovered the controversy that is Stephen Collins, that when everything came out about him the studio which owned the show 7th heaven planned to bring the show back and he was due to be involved, but everyone else in the cast balked at the idea and it went no further, says a lot really. unfortunately you do get people who will act like political views shouldn’t get you in trouble, like when a Star Wars actress was fired because of some particularly nasty words and views on certain topics and people acted like it was okay for her to say this, when in reality maybe the brand doesn’t want association with such things, and with Doctor who with 61 years and going there is sadly going to be one or two unsavoury individuals who will have caused trouble, said something or done something that makes them undesirable to us, and they will get removed or their works stopped, only for people to act like it’s only the fans missing out when more atrocious situations are occurring that can be contributed as a direct result of their fame or position.
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End of the day how someone behaves towards you and how they behave towards someone else are 2 entirely different things, I react positively to most people if I’m not over stimulated or feeling threatened, but theirs one or two people I will brush off and give a cold shoulder. and besides Anthony Head is male and would therefore be less likely to be on the receiving end of abuse of that nature, and sad to say a lot of stories are only being dredged up nowadays because the environment is open for them to do so, back then you said anything that was it career ruined.
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Yeah that was a oh god moment, but it’s not our boy, just another boy and his dog
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I know Fantom dare not touch using Clarke, and even then as tends to happen in most of the cases to which he stands accused their is no paper trail which can definitively confirm or absolve his part in anything. Spacey being booked from what I remember was extremely controversial, and I can’t remember if that went ahead or not. but my thoughts on Clarke are innocent until proven guilty but at the same time 20 is an extremely high number to try and deny that many accusations of wrong doing, so it is at the very least safe to not book him for an event, because giving him the benefit of the doubt is one thing, but feeding him a large audience to possibly allow another situation to occur is another entirely.
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I’m going to again ask for Sophie Thatcher. She’s amazing in Companion.
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Did Ashley have any Top Boy images on his desk or any with him and Noel? I never noticed as I think you can guess what I got him signed in, rather than the series box set.
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I think with signing Good Omens items, you can probably get a dual of Michael and David Tennant in character, rather than a show poster, and avoided the association. It is harder with his other show Sandman, where I've read some tone deaf comments, that it shouldn't be cancelled as there is so much more material to use. But that is why it should be cancelled as they are solely Gaiman's work and continuing will not only put money in his pocket but say the tv company don't care about the victims just profit
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It reminds me of when the allegations surrounding Joss Whedon broke, and Anthony Head came out and said he was heart broken to read what his co-workers went through and that he didn't see it. He wonders how on earth did he not know what was going on or did he miss anything It could be that David, didn't see or hear anything on set, so doesn't want to comment or speculate
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It would be great for this event if Mel Gibson comes, also Jude Law and Ewan Mcgregor.
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I had to look again to make sure which one had cancelled as they have similar names
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Noel Clarke, not only hasnt been found guilty, the criminal chargeswere dropped, he has also gone on the offensive and is actively suing for false allegations and the evidence was fabricated. This is not me defending him, but it brings a different angle to the story. Like Kevin Spacey, a convention company will chance their arm on booking him. Which given one of the accusations was made by a crew member at an event, is wholly negligent if they do book him
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Actually adding on again, as a coworker pointed out (Who helps manage smaller events) boycotting a guest would take a near unanimous response from the clientele of an event, so if Noel Clarke was booked (God Forbid) people would be up in arms no doubt but their would still be people who would want to get him for either Doctor who or Top boy, makes me wonder if Ashley Walters only attended Spring 2022 because he had been booked to attend and must have already taken the money. i've only ever seen one event a single time drop not just a guest but a panel, which was an this show who despite the large guest base of attendees being LGBTQ or an ally of some description, the company decided to hold a panel, promoting a Harry Potter Production, and the backlash was immense to the point that whilst there had been a massive post and constant resharring by the event on social media the cancellation was as quiet as they come, with a single typed out story post announcing the cancellation so no one was to expect the panel or the guests, at which point people came out of the woodwork's and began saying they need to stop pandering to the majority, one rubbish comment saying he'd booked solely for the panel (At those prices no chance) but its the only time i've ever seen such a movement.
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Missed this comment but it remains a case of he's not been proven guilty but at the same time theirs the insider information that we don't know be it from a police investigation or possibly a witness on a set has given testimony hence why "Good Omens" got the chop, but innocent until proven guilty. to me in a way its like John Alford who i probably best know as Firefighter Billy Ray from the middle 5 years of "Londons Burning" its awkward watching the episodes he's in at the moment on grounds that he could have committed the same crimes but on minors, again innocent until proven guilty but you do get that be cautious feeling in your mind. going back to what i've said before about actors like Clarke and Langley, the latter saw a conviction and that totalled his career in a way that no one would dare touch him, as for Clarke i do see a continuous amount of people who say "He was never proven guilty" but the number says to me a lot, even on stage I've not seen any actor speak out in support of him, even at winter 2023 Camille Coduri mentioned Mickey but not Noel (If memory serves) meanwhile David Tennant who has ended careers from being targeted by people (A sentence to me which remains funny) for speaking about equality and serious issues hasn't commented on the matter, now this can be interpreted as them not wanting to burn bridges, but personally i see it as they have nothing to say in his defence. I was amazed but understanding that Michael Sheen agreed to do anything "Good Omens" related at winter 2024 especially as the controversy had just broken the news and it would make sense to distance early, but i understand that the fans who can see that Gaiman only adapted the series from the novel he and Terry Pratchett created, and the fans are obviously victims of the fallout, but I've yet to encounter a situation where an actor may still sign something inspite of a more serious issue that may be related to a franchise, its why as a personal rule i wont get Janet Fielding on "The Two Doctors" because her involvement is tainted and poisoned by a BBC radio DJ who is not to be named here but we all know who that monster was.
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Okay so just seen Phil Fletcher has cancelled and if you’re a moron like me you panicked and thought it was Phil Baxter because both are Called Phil and had to check. so yes Phil Baxter who was in “Joy to the world” is still due to attend
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