I typically don’t like most mashups, but this one was pretty good… especially the last two minutes, which are brilliant! Warning: for major Doctor Who nerds only.
Tip o’ the sonic screwdriver to the Behind the Sofa blog.
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November 24th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Stanley Kubrick did 2001: a space odyssey? I’m looking at the book right now and it says Arthur C. Clarke.
November 24th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I was wondering what (or “Who”?) was behind the regeneration process.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Chris: Kubrick and Clarke worked together on the screenplay and novel simultaneously. Kubrick is generally credited first for the movie, while Clarke is credited first on the novel (since each did more work for those respective mediums).
November 24th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Kubrick directed the movies, Clarke wrote the book.
“Don’t do it Dave.” Hal
November 24th, 2009 at 11:47 am
I go watch some 2001 and Dr Who.
That was brilliant.
November 24th, 2009 at 11:51 am
HA! I recently dubbed my copy of The Making of The HitchHiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (the TV series), and discovered this ‘cameo’ by the TARDIS (slightly distorted in video capture):
J/P=?
November 24th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
OFF TOPIC: By the way, isn’t today the 150th anniversary of the publication of a great book? Maybe a post about that would be appropriate as president of JREF.
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November 24th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I loved it! Unfortunately for me, our local cable co. doesn’t carry BBC America so I won’t be watching the last of Tennants’ episodes. I can only hope that some other channel will pick up the reruns.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
2001 is STILL my favorite movie. Any gentle and intelligent poking fun is always welcome. This fits.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Wow. I’m not a major Dr Who geek, but that was awesome!
November 24th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
6 John Paradox and is that the Liberator next to the Tardis
November 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
the original 2001 story was called ‘The Sentinel’, and it was really really different than the screenplay/book ‘2001′. I wish CGI had been around in the 60’s. Kubrick did wonders with stop motion.. every frame shot at F64 for some serious depth of field in the space scenes, but I would have liked to see the monoliths as they were in the book…. transparent with mentoring images of fat hominids eating the flesh of animals. and yes 2001 is the best movie ever made!!!
November 24th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Warning: for major Doctor Who nerds only.
Oh but there’s a lot there for Space Odyssey & Arthur C.Clarke fans too!
That was brilliant! “Timegirl productions” have done a great job there – thanks!
Scary to think we’re now closer to 2010 than 2001 – still I suppose it could be worse – we could be nearer 2061. I preferred the novel(s) to the movie but both are great – & I love Dr Who too. I grew up on that (Tom Baker & Peter Davidson era) & the Space Odyssey novels (at least the first three – this was before the 3001 finale.) as well as, of course, Isaac Asimov’s books. If anyone hasn’t already read the Space Odyssey series then I strongly recommend reading them – & if you have read them then I recomend re-reading them too!
November 25th, 2009 at 12:50 am
wow
Great to see some of the old cybermen mk I – they used to scare the bejeebus out of a little ausduck back in the ’60’s. Yep, self-confessed Dr Who fan from way back then, although I mainly watched from behind the lounge (and I promise not to nitpick about the year – Dr who started on BBC in England in 1963). We only had 1 TV station, ABC (Australia) out in the corner of the outback whre I grew up in the 60’s & 70’s, so we were a sort of captive audience lol. Of course, my fave all time Dr Who incarnation is Tom Baker. woot!
*sigh* and I really really really like David Tennant as the Doctor. Regeneration seems to come around much too quick as I get older LOL.
Cool way to be reminded of how old and nerdy I really am, Phil!
November 25th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
11. Davros Says:
6 John Paradox and is that the Liberator next to the Tardis
Yeah, it looks like it (watching the sequence from the .mpg backup copy). I didn’t recognize it because I have never had the opportunity to watch Blake’s 7.
Doesn’t show up on NetFlix as available, I see it’s on YouTube…
Be seeing you.
J/P=?
November 25th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Took me a while to figure out who was the stand-in for the Star Child.
Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor, yes?
Brilliant work! Good for ‘2001′ fans as well.