Sylvester McCoy: “Fans wouldn’t let Doctor Who die”
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2023
- In the first instalment of a 3-part interview, Doctor Who legend Sylvester McCoy speaks to RadioTimes.com about reinventing the Doctor and how the BBC had “fallen out of love” with Doctor Who in the late 1980s amid a ratings war with Coronation Street.
Plus, Sylvester discusses rumours of a Doctor Who film, why he was determined to return for the 1996 TV movie, and how much he loved his final “steampunk” TARDIS.
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Sylvester McCoy plays one of the most complex, interesting incarnations of the Doctor. His portrayal is always a delight to see or hear.
and now he is back with Ace in a new 60th special coming this year.
I love the scene at the start of the TV Movie where the Seventh Doctor tries to stop the malfunctioning TARDIS from crashing, because it's McCoy's final time at the console and they could've easily just gone straight to the regeneration, but instead they gave McCoy a final time at flying the TARDIS before he would be killed off, which is a lovely little thing.
not quite the final time. He is coming back very soon....
@@purefoldnz3070 I know. I'm excited, just wondering how I can watch it if I'm not living in the UK.
@@timrob12 yeah its really short sighted putting on iplayer only, Dr Who has a global fanbase.
@@purefoldnz3070 Guess I'm going to need a very good VPN.
@@timrob12 yup me too.
I actually hope to meet him soon and thank him for being one of my favorite Doctors. Like as he put it, the character is multi layered with sadness, anger, but also wit and comedy, and throughout his run is juggled like a fine act in a circus. It's brilliant and I and many Whovians would say he cemented a style and a feel for the New Who era, one that feels very fleshed out.
I met him and Sophie about a year ago and they were an absolute delight.
He was genuinely sweet and very funny. He was everything I hoped for.
Very few people who talk about stuff they did nearly 40 years ago talk with this sort of intelligence and enthusiasm. Sylvester McCoy was wonderful in 1987 and he is wonderful in 2024 at 80 years old no less!
I met Sylvester McCoy 10 years ago. Happy 80th Birthday, Sylvester!
Great interview, no interruptions just letting him speak♥️
That was brilliant, I always felt the criticisms levelled at him when he was the Doctor were very unfair. He clearly understands the show, an intelligent man who talks like a fan but a realistic fan.
An amazing Doctor. Season Twenty-Seven looked fascinating. Sucks it never came to be....
I had to watch season 26 in the back room of my dad's house because of Corrie. Still didn't take away from the fact that it's one of the all time great seasons of the original run. I love them all but he was my Dr Who brought a much needed emotional depth to the series. Survival was like a sci-fi Byker Grove, and Fenric was incredible. Hope he matches his grandma's longevity.
Ghost Light is my Favourite 7th Doctor Serial.
Happy big 80 to Sylv!
Survival, the movie, and rose makes sense as a wired thematic trilogy...
Then: Fans wouldn't let Doctor Who die.
Now: We are gathered here today ("Hey, I'm still here") to lay to rest ("I'm not yet dead") our favorite TV program. . .
A magical man and a legendary Doctor. Happy Birthday to Sylvester McCoy! We love you.
Happy Birthday Sylv!! Looking forward to celebrating over on our channel.
that was amazing, but was hoping to hear about his return in 'The Power Of The Doctor'... Adored his return xx
My childhood hero
This was a fascinating interview, looking forward to part two.
LOVE the DOCTOR Who
Great interview Louise, looking forward to the next part.
I might be getting ahead of myself but did anyone pick up on the fact he mentioned he spoke to Russell T Davies the other day? Hope that means he's returning in some capacity for the 60th specials
i love that man
Love this
McCoy is great int he audio dramas too. I loved his finale scenes in the 1996 film.
Interesting.
Its kinda ironic cause the BBC hiring McCoy as the doctor backfired on them tremendously cause they thought people would object to this unknown spoon playing actor and that it would get the show cancelled quicker when in reality he's remembered as probably one of the darkest and best incarnations of the doctor
Its really sad doctor who had 15 years when their was just nothing (except for the film)
We there was books, comics, audios, video games, pinball games, board games, toy lines, albums, a charity special, 4 webcast miniseries, etc.
But yeah I guess if you shut everything out except the 2 main shows and one movie none of which are directly linked to each other anyway, guess if you shut all that out there was "nothing for 15 years".
@@dommoore6180 Yes, but nothing in the traditional sense, those are all very different mediums. Dimensions in time wasn't going to attempt to bring back the show unlike the movie. (I did forget about scream of the shalka though)
@5SSS and death comes to time was meant to be a mainline ending to the series. Which just goes to illsutrate how the tv movie and subsequently new who are not the only official sequels (since they were willing to replace the tvm) to classic and that the idea that without tvm and new who there was nothing is massively reductive.
There was more doctor who media released in the 90s than there was in the 70s or 80s. We weren't starved for visual/tv-like content either, be it the movie, or the webcasts, or the specials like dimensions in time.
Sure it isn't a whole new season, but what of it? By the time we got tv seasons back they were called "series" and had next to nothing in common with the original show anyway! So what about it being on tv as a series makes it more legit than anything else released?
@@dommoore6180 Not "reductive", but an honest appraisal. The Wilderness Years are referred to as such for a reason. Much like Doctor Who as a whole was widely perceived as "dormant" without a companion, on-air TV show. The general perception still being that Doctor Who *is* the show. Not the expanded media.
@pious83 except there's two entirely separate shows and another totally separate movie that are only vaguely linked by continuity, so no doctor who isn't "the" show.
And on top of that there was 2 separate webcasts which fans now refer to as "expanded media" both of which were considered mainline doctor who on release, one of which was intended to replace the tvm making that non canon! The implication is that if new who doesn't count it then it's "expanded media" but that's not a reality that's just being selective and only focusing on what is currently canon.
It isn't even a case of only focusing on live action media because we all ignore the Cushing movies and nobody counts Fatal Death or Dimensions in Time.
And on top of all that we had the New Adventures which were *also* "the" official sequel to classic who at the time.
Doctor who isn't 1 show and what is currently canon isn't all of what was released as mainline doctor who.
And given all the media that did come out it is ridiculous to act as if it was some tragic disappearance in the 90s.
🤘🎥🤘 #whovian
I wonder if this filmed before he knew his doctor would be returning with Ace for the 60th?
Is Sylvester paying tribute to Colins Doctor.
Disney & RTD's hubris will have more success at killing the Doctor soon, but the show will always rise from the ashes.
Weird opinion. Why do you think that?
…RTD isn’t letting Disney having control, only financial support… you knob head!
@@Futures_Enddon’t worry, the guy thinks he is clairvoyant
@@Futures_End A large portion of the fandom thinks they know how the new era will be before a single episode has aired lol. I'd ignore them
@@flipsied9509 exactly