What about Mc-8TH?

[Starkers]

Unearthing the most obscure Doctor to tell a story that, for the most part, has already been told doesn't sound like something that belongs in Doctor Who, in my opinion. Or at least not on a TV screen.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

We know how the Time War ends, it'd be as pointless as the SW prequels, and I appreciate people like McGann, and it is bad that we only got to see 90 minutes of him, but the past is the past, by all means drag him back for an appearance, drag any of them back, but trying to build a film or a series of films around an older Doctor. I mean I'd love to see more Davison but it would be essentially pointless.

 

[Orcus]

I'm the fourth one to say "no", it seems.

Nope, that ship has sailed. Let it live in the imagination of what could have been or was.

Time to move on...

 

[FalTorPan]

No Time War stories, please... and no shelving of McGann's movie.

 

[starsuperion]

I have to disagree with the last 3 comments..

1st though let me say, you are right..

doing a direct to DVD or Mini-series with just McGann would not be cool.. and probably detract from Matt's run as the Doctor..

But..

I Believe that the Time war could be touched on if they took Matt and McGann and did a dynamic duo of sorts with them, and explored certain areas of the time war.. I mean we have no idea what the moment was..

Steven Moffat could write some sweet stories with Matt and McGann trying to redeem their actions and change the nature of Gallifrey..

to me, That story goes a lot to making the doctor whole again..

But here is the thing, I just want McGann to have more face time, he was only obscure because of some idiots idea to just do a doctor who movie, and not an actual series..

It just seems logical if you are going to bring McGann into the New series for a story arc and cameo (which I believe would be a big ratings boost) I don't think that you could do a story with the 8TH without touching on the time war..

 

[Captain Pike]

I agree completely. I guess it's just possible Moff could bring back McGann for the anniversary. I think it's very unlikely, but I would love to see it..

 

[David cgc]

Though in both examples, at least the real meat of the story had nothing to do with fanwankery: The End of Time was about the Doctor having to face his fear of death, and Doomsday was about two people in love. Those are things I can relate to.

And what reason do you have to think that Doctor Who's PTB would suddenly lose all traces of competence and, rather than having a personal emotional arc for a Time War story, would just have a series of disconnected vignettes of TARDISes and Daleks blowing up? You seem to be assuming that it'd be a History Channel Documentary on World War II, instead of "Saving Private Ryan."

And we know how WWII ends, too.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

And we know how WWII ends, too.

Sure, we've all seen Inglorious Basterds.

Honestly, there are two reasons why I'm skeptical about this idea. First, as I said, it sounds like it would mostly be an illustration of a story that has already been told. Second, the OP has expressed the wish to make it a multi-Doctor story, with inserts and references to old adventures, guest-starring Sarah Jane Smith and Davros. That doesn't make me think of Saving Private Ryan, it makes me think of fanfic. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but there's a time and a place.

 

[starsuperion]

THE ONLY REASON I SUGGESTED DAVROS AND SARAH JANE was because I think I remeber reading the time war with the Daleks started because of some action taken back then.. when the fourth was at their genesis on Skarro


but to just leave them out, and do Mcgann and smith would make me happy as well..even more so.. my point in all of this is 2 fold..

1. give McGann face time, and let the fans get to know him as the doc..something he was robbed of, and why not now, when there is a chance to do it..

2. to revive the time lords in the series..

 

[DimesDan]

And we know how WWII ends, too.

Yep with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany into one nation.