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7th Apr 2008, 10:10 PM #1WhiteCrow Guest
Comedy Deaths ...
I've just been watching Genesis of the Daleks again with my son. One of the better Dalek stories.
One thing I do find funny though is the death of Garman. The actor waves his hands in the air, and then the negative effect death ray kicks in.
The overall effect always reminds me a bit of Al Jolson ...
Unfortunately death by special effect is pretty tricky stuff, esp when the effect isn't added until post-production, the temptation is all too often to overact.
Anyone else have any favourite comedy deaths in Doctor Who?
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7th Apr 2008, 10:32 PM #2
It's got to be Graham Crowden in Horns of Nimon - there's no contest!
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8th Apr 2008, 7:59 AM #3
It won't appeal to everyone, but I find the deaths of Tabby and Tilda in Paradise Towers very amsuing. Being dragged down the waste disposal chute is a great way to go, and could probably only happen in Doctor Who. What makes it even better is seeing their slipper clad feet sticking out of the back of the Cleaners trailer. Well, I laughed!
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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8th Apr 2008, 12:37 PM #4
Reading that has just made me realise how much Paradise Towers is very 'New Series' in it concept - I suppose it's quite similar to The Long Game in some respects.
Edited to add: I also guess that gives some credence to the oft quoted view that there's actually a great story lurking under there somewhere - it's just how it was realised (and acted, in some cases) that really let it down.
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8th Apr 2008, 1:00 PM #5
Isn't the massacre at the start of Ressurection of The Daleks a comedy death acting masterclass? They all fall to the floor very slowly and carefully, some waving their arms about ridiculously and others not bothering.
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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8th Apr 2008, 1:16 PM #6
Tommy Cooper.
Si.
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8th Apr 2008, 2:59 PM #7
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8th Apr 2008, 3:12 PM #8
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8th Apr 2008, 4:26 PM #9
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8th Apr 2008, 6:11 PM #10
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The slow-motion death of the two soldiers shot in Day Of The Daleks was certainly peculiar!
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8th Apr 2008, 6:18 PM #11
Colonel Archer in 'Resurrection of the Daleks'. What the hell is he doing?
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8th Apr 2008, 7:24 PM #12WhiteCrow Guest
Kara's secretary again when killed by the Daleks dies a hideously OTT death, which should be enough to revoke his Equity card in Revelation of the Daleks
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9th Apr 2008, 8:18 AM #13
Classic over acting.
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9th Apr 2008, 9:50 AM #14
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9th Apr 2008, 11:24 AM #15
The Security Chief in The War Games, an OTT death for a generally OTT character.
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9th Apr 2008, 12:31 PM #16
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9th Apr 2008, 8:40 PM #17
What about Condo in Brain of Morbius - his stiff, wobbly leg always makes me grin.
This thread reminds me of Davison's comment on the commentary to Resurrection of the Daleks, about the acting gulf between the deaths of characters and the deaths of extras...
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9th Apr 2008, 9:42 PM #18WhiteCrow Guest
As I said its hard to act to die by special effect. When there is nothing to work with the temptation is to go OTT. I think though many of the worst deaths have been supposed actors over extras.
Perhaps next meeting we should get a camcorder and record peoples attempts at death!
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9th Apr 2008, 9:48 PM #19
Also, Marcus Scarman's death ("Free, free at last") in Pyramids of Mars is pretty woeful.
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10th Apr 2008, 1:12 PM #20
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