Sorry to self-reply, but I thought of another facet which would be of benefit. The previous Super Sentai, Gokaiger, used one of their "solo" movies to bring back a beloved character who had not been seen in a long, long time. The character was Space Sheriff Gavan, the first "Metal Hero" and the first "Space Sheriff." Gavan's return in that film not only returned the original actor (now playing a grizzled old badass Space Sheriff instead of the youthful one from the show) much to the delight of fans, but it also jumpstarted an update of the Gavan/Space Sheriff series. That crossover film prompted Toei to make a new Gavan solo film, which featured all of the Space Sheriffs and introduce his potential successor Gavan Type-G. Now Gavan Type-G is going to be in the new crossover movie this year. The BBC could bring back old companions or aliens in the films and use it as a gauge of interest. The appearance of a beloved character who has been long absent would put butts in seats, and is perfect for a show as long running and broad as Doctor Who.
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:07:14 AM UTC-5, Luke Jaconetti 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.
