Interesting theory from Luke. The only concern I have is if they'll keep Matt Smith or cast another. Doesn't sound like they'll cast another but most dr who movie rumors lead to new casting.
Shag Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2013, at 8:07 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly, I have wondered for several years why the BBC does no follow Toei's > format when it comes to theatrical releases of their television products. > Lemme preach on this. > > Toei produces the popular Japanese live action TV series Kamen Rider and the > Super Sentai (which is adapted to Power Rangers in the West). Like most > shows in Japan, they air for 1 season and then are replaced with a new show > from the same series. Both shows (the current shows are Kamen Rider Wizard > and the just-finished Go-Busters) air in a back-to-back hour block. And > during the run of each series, Toei will release to theaters several films. > > Usually there are two kinds of films. The regular ones usually are about an > hour and are often shown paired up as a double feature. So for one admssion > you would see a Kamen Rider movie and a Super Sentai movie. > > Then there are the crossover movies, which are usually full feature length. > These used to be crossovers within the series (ie, this year's team would > crossover with last year's team), but lately they have been inter-property. > This past year saw the release of Kamen Rider X Super Sentai: Superhero > Taisen X, which crossed over the two properties into one big epic. > > Now the films are generally standalone in story but with the same cast and > crew and sets as the show. The effects may be slightly improved due to more > budget and time. > > Given the BBC's very high production values on Doctor Who, why can't they do > this? Still have your 13 episodes, and then your Christmas Special. But at > some point during the season, have a natural break in the story (perhaps one > adventure ends and there is some amount of time before the next one) and > release a film to theaters? If you miss it, no big loss, but if you catch > it, you get to see everyone on the big screen. Plus the Toei movies are > often used to introduce special, one-off costumes or meka, which then can be > sold as merchandise. Why not do that as well? > > Makes sense to me, anyway! > > On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 10:23:14 PM UTC-5, Edward Crosby wrote: >> http://www.studiobriefing.net/2013/02/dr-who-coming-to-theaters-in-3d/ >> >> via Asus Eee Pad Transformer tablet >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
