Actually, it's a Police Public Call Box.
See the diff?
Posted on 07/24/2008 11:36:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Fans of Doctor Who and Star Trek have been told to lay off autograph hunting at the stage door of the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford, where David Tennant and Patrick Stewart are thesping it up in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Hamlet.
The ban comes after fans apparently started turning up at the venue with "bags" of Who goodies, hoping to get Tennant's mark on their memorabilia.
The RSC declared: "Due to the huge amount of interest in the RSC's current production of Hamlet, only Royal Shakespeare Company or production related memorabilia will be signed by members of the company.
"It is very flattering that there is so much interest in this production, but the sheer volume of requests means that we need to set some limits which will be as fair as possible for everyone. We apologise if this causes any disappointment."
Following the usual previews, Hamlet opens its door to the public on 5 August, the BBC notes. Tennant takes the lead while Stewart tackles Claudius and the Ghost.
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Doctor Who: I imagine you're surprised. You see, the TARDIS is dimensionally transcendental.
Woman: And it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside!!
Doctor Who: That's what I said.
Somehow that really struck me. I love dry British wit.
so instead of trying to get people into the WS plays, they are chasing away people who could become fans.
Whoever is the marketing head is stuck on stupid.
If they don’t fill the seats nobody will care about the play.
I’ve not seen much of the new Dr. Who. I grew up a Tom Baker fan and have even gotten the wife to watch a few of the old episodes (gotta love Netflix). Incredibly campy in retrospect, but still fun.
You’ve heard me rail against the recent iterations of Star Trek, haven’t you? Socialist utopianism gone wild and boring to boot.
"those seeking autographs have your ticket stubs available for insepction..."
I've watched all the Doctor Who episodes from Jon Pertwee through Sylvester McCoy. David Tennant is cast in the same mold as the earlier Doctors. The stories, which are the only reason I watch a show, are as good as the earlier series.
If you liked Tom Baker, you'll also like David Tennant.
Trekkies and Doctor Who fans will never get into WS plays and become fans.
a favourite from Douglas Adams; "Author reeled, then he reeled again"
You haven’t seen much of Trekies, I expect. Probably dozens of people with large numbers of stuff wanting it autographed.
Now I don’t think it is too much to sign autographs for fans but Trekies are the worst and I am a big fan of the original and Next Generation. I went to one Star Trek show and that convinced me to never again go to another one. Too many fans are complete freaks without lives.
You’re right. See my post 10
Doesn’t seem like that great an idea to tell most of your customers to get lost.
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Actually, it's a Police Public Call Box.
See the diff?
actually I remember a few commentaries on how the Picard character’s interest in WS generated an interest in the plays. (and TOS episode too)
I would never say never. You will always have the “no life” crowd. But you may have a person who will see a WS play just because a WHO or ST actor or actress is in that play.
Well, Star Trek really went downhill after Roddenberry died and Rick Berman took control of the franchise in the mid 90s to early 2000s, but that's going to change with the new movie in 2009. Berman is gone and they're going back to Star Trek's roots with a film about the original crew when they were fresh out of the academy. Should be fun (unfortunately it took Star Trek: Enterprise's cancelation in 2005 for Paramount to see the writing was on the wall and get rid of Berman)
If there was interest generated it was only a passing fad. LOL!
I would never say never. You will always have the “no life” crowd. But you may have a person who will see a WS play just because a WHO or ST actor or actress is in that play.
The crowd that shows up at the RSS doors with bags of Who/ST junk are a part of the 'no life' crowd.
IMO, while they may see the play to catch their fav actor, in all likelihood, they'll never become fans of WS or go see his plays unless their fav sci-fi actor is in it.
Keeping this on point, (and you are correct by the way. Enterprise was SUPPOSED to be the back to the UN-PC glory that kept trek alive.) with the French(?) Picard character’s obsession with WS it almost made it mandatory for a true trek fan to have some appreciation for WS.
(see also “Conscience of the King” in TOS)
I disagree with one aspect. The LESS Roddenberry was involved in trek, the better it was. In TOS, it got worse as Roddenberry became more involved, in TNG the first and second seasons hold the same pattern. But still, PC has always been bad news for trek no matter where it came from. (getting rid of DC Fontana was a plus too)
showing up with bags-o-stuff for sale on ebay is always tacky and it is correct to shun them. HOWEVER, if a fan of one is brought to the other then ONE item is just harmless.
Of course what you suggest is that these actors have a following that transcends to WHATEVER they are doing.
I can’t for a second take seriously the limited notion of one thing spuring an interest in the other. If you don’t get them to the theater they will never have the opportunity.
(how many Peter Weller fans take his history classes and end up genuinly interested in history. I would comfortably venture more than a few.)
You can’t discover the “brave new world” unless you GO to there for WHATEVER reason.
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