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What a shame, tremendous actor and by all accounts just a wonderful person. It almost feels crass to be upset that we're not getting any more War Doctor stuff beyond what they already recorded, but we got far more than we probably could have expected.
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Jan 28, 2017 03:51
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Well, it's not shocking, but still sad. At least all his Big Finish stuff is completed, so we won't be left wondering "what if..."
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Jan 28, 2017 03:59
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Oh for God's sake. 
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Jan 28, 2017 04:20
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RIP War Doctor 
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Jan 28, 2017 05:00
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At least he won't have to go to prison.Baron Corbyn posted:The new season of Doctor Who got dark
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Jan 28, 2017 05:18
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AndyElusive posted:RIP War Doctor "So I won't remember that I tried to save Gallifrey rather than burn it. I'll have to live with that. But for now, for this moment, I am the Doctor again. Thank you." Think I'll watch Day of the Doctor again to cheer me up 
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Jan 28, 2017 05:19
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I'm probably gonna cry listening to the last War Doctor set when it comes out in a couple weeks...
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Jan 28, 2017 05:24
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 Aw man, John Hurt was one of those actors that seemed immortal, and great in everything they did.
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Jan 28, 2017 08:22
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Jerusalem posted:"So I won't remember that I tried to save Gallifrey rather than burn it. I'll have to live with that. But for now, for this moment, I am the Doctor again. Thank you." I feel bad that the War Doctor is the only role I really know John Hurt as, but I'm mourning him based on that anyway. I don't think any theoretical version of Day of the Doctor could've turned out better than the one with John Hurt as the Doctor, that was masterful casting and a fantastic performance.
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Jan 28, 2017 08:31
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My chest is bursting with sorrow.
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Jan 28, 2017 08:48
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Time to rewatch I, Clavdivs I think.
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Jan 28, 2017 08:50
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Doctor Spaceman posted:Time to rewatch I, Clavdivs I think. His Caligula is pretty amazing, can definitely recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it.
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Jan 28, 2017 08:57
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Jerusalem posted:His Caligula is pretty amazing, can definitely recommend it to anybody who hasn't seen it. In floods this morning, (wonderful headline to wake up to), as he was one of the 'favourite actors from childhood' that one tends to accumulate, and Claudius was probably the first thing I remember seeing him in as a kid back in the '70s (either that or Man for All Seasons). Appreciated it more and more as an adult -- he steals every scene he's in, especially as a very young pre-emperor. I'd always hoped to have a chance to ask him to read a line from Dio Cassius in which Gaius Caligula snarkily tells his sister to quit bitching about being in exile because there are plenty of swords lying about the empire. He would have given it the delicious honeyed acid read such a line warrants
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Jan 28, 2017 09:12
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gently caress.jivjov posted:Speaking of Doctory birthdays...Happy Birthday John Hurt! Everyone go buy the War Doctor audios, and preorder the 4th set coming out next month. gently caress. We've lost another Doctor. Not one we were ever expecting to have....
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Jan 28, 2017 09:33
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No more.  
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Jan 28, 2017 12:39
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He got to have an astonishing career and left with the public adoration and, most likely, surrounded by people he loved. This doesn't stop me from being bummed out, but it does help offset it somewhat. Godspeed, John.
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Jan 28, 2017 12:50
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Jerusalem posted:What a shame, tremendous actor and by all accounts just a wonderful person. At least we still have one more set to go, not to mention The Invisible Man
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Jan 28, 2017 13:52
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Davros1 posted:At least we still have one more set to go, not to mention The Invisible Man I do wonder if BF is going to delay or otherwise alter release plans. It may come off as a bit morbid to go "hey, here's a brand new release from a guy who just died" (especially since Invisible Man was slated for somewhere in the next 4 days)
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Jan 28, 2017 14:27
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Cleretic posted:I feel bad that the War Doctor is the only role I really know John Hurt as, but I'm mourning him based on that anyway. I don't think any theoretical version of Day of the Doctor could've turned out better than the one with John Hurt as the Doctor, that was masterful casting and a fantastic performance. Dude, at least watch Alien. I mean, he also had bigger parts in, frankly, better movies, but that one is a cultural touchstone. John Hurt was one of those actors who elevated the material he was given, and as others have said by all accounts he was a super nice guy.
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Jan 28, 2017 14:28
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My wife thought she only knew him as the War Doctor, but then I reminded her that he was Ollivander in Harry Potter too. She's a huge HP fan, but tends to lose actors behind the characters in that franchise.
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Jan 28, 2017 14:31
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I highly recommend the recent Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for some very good Hurt (as well as a bunch of other huge British names acting their arses off). Also, absolutely Alien. "There's a horror movie called Alien? That's really offensive." Is John Hurt still in that version? 🤔
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Jan 28, 2017 14:48
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SiKboy posted:Dude, at least watch Alien. I mean, he also had bigger parts in, frankly, better movies You what mate
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Jan 28, 2017 15:52
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I was going to say that they might be American and that the original film doesn't have nearly the same cultural significance over here, but then I checked SiKboy's posting history, and yeah... work it out amongst yourselves. (It's a great movie.)
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Jan 28, 2017 17:00
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The_Doctor posted:I highly recommend the recent Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for some very good Hurt (as well as a bunch of other huge British names acting their arses off). Be sure to follow it up with his cameo in Space Balls. Another strange little film he was in is Frankenstein Unbound. Here you go -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9smZO4gkkLE Raul Julia is also in it, and it's a Roger Corman film -- go on, go on, spend a cosy afternoon with John Hurt and an oddball little film
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Jan 28, 2017 17:14
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I think the first thing with Hurt I saw him in was the 1984 adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, where he played Winston Smith (Richard Burton played O'Brien).
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Jan 28, 2017 17:18
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Ms Boods posted:Be sure to follow it up with his cameo in Space Balls. He, if we're doing this, I can tell everyone to go watch Dead Man again! He's only in a bit, but so is everyone else in that lunatic cast.
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Jan 28, 2017 17:18
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He was superb in the 1984 version of 1984
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Jan 28, 2017 17:18
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MrL_JaKiri posted:You what mate I was in a hurry. I should have said "bigger parts in movies I enjoy more". Alien is without arguement a very good movie, but its far from my favourite in Hurts back catalogue.
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Jan 28, 2017 18:19
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The_Doctor posted:I highly recommend the recent Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for some very good Hurt (as well as a bunch of other huge British names acting their arses off). That movie is loving gorgeous and the cast is amazing. It never quite reaches the height of the old TV series (Alec Guinness' Smiley is astonishing) but it's a hell of a movie, and Hurt is great (as always) in it. After The War posted:He, if we're doing this, I can tell everyone to go watch Dead Man again! He's only in a bit, but so is everyone else in that lunatic cast. Oh hell yes, fantastic film.
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Jan 28, 2017 22:09
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Jerusalem posted:That movie is loving gorgeous and the cast is amazing. It never quite reaches the height of the old TV series (Alec Guinness' Smiley is astonishing) but it's a hell of a movie, and Hurt is great (as always) in it.
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Jan 28, 2017 23:15
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Jerusalem posted:That movie is loving gorgeous and the cast is amazing. It never quite reaches the height of the old TV series (Alec Guinness' Smiley is astonishing) but it's a hell of a movie, and Hurt is great (as always) in it. Kathy Burke, who played Connie Sachs in the film version: https://twitter.com/KathyBurke/status/825280680988905472
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Jan 29, 2017 00:16
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Oh man that's sweet as hell  I especially like she included the driver, who was probably thrilled she said it so he'd have an excuse to do the same 
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Jan 29, 2017 02:30
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Listening to those behind the scenes tracks included on the Big Finish War Doctor audios gives an insight into how respected as an actor and loved as a person by his peers that guy was, too.
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Jan 29, 2017 04:55
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I dare you guys to go watch his final scene in Day of the Doctor right now and not cry.
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Jan 29, 2017 05:41
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His performance in Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape is completely mesmerising and haunting. I'm so glad I got to see him do it live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BocpSvPCMXY
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Jan 29, 2017 06:32
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Rhyno posted:I dare you guys to go watch his final scene in Day of the Doctor right now and not cry. I was playing Lego Dimensions and my character regenerated into the War Doctor. I had to put down the controller and walk away for a minute or two.
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Jan 29, 2017 14:04
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Hey guys, whats with all the posts, did they announce an airdate for the new seas- .Well, poo poo. 
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Jan 29, 2017 14:30
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I just had a very sad thought... BF has been doing all the straight ahead Time War audios with the War Doctor, but they never had time to get out in the weeds and start doing the more esoteric, experimental stuff that they tend to do after awhile--multidoctor stories with him, pairing him with other companions, etc. We'll never get to hear him meet River Song or the 5th Doctor or anything like that, and it would have been great.
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Jan 29, 2017 16:26
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Leela's going to be in the final release if that helps any.
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Jan 29, 2017 16:42
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I was hoping for him to turn up in the 8th Doctor Time War set  Let's give this a revisit. I love the younger Hurt footage interspersed in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LutkLN0P0PM
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