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Doctor Who executive producer Phil Collinson addresses why Patrick Troughton's final Doctor Who story "The War Games" was selected as the next classic story to be colorized. The 1969 storyline saw the Tardis materialize in a mysterious world whose inhabitants had plotted to abduct various soldiers from throughout human history in hopes of forming a powerful army. Released in ten parts from April 1969 to June 1969, "The War Games" saw the Second Doctor's forced regeneration and exile, bringing Troughton's Doctor Who era to a close.

Recently, Collinson sat down with Doctor Who Magazine to explain why Troughton's final story emerged as the next choice for a remastering. He stated that he held the original stories in great reverence, believing that the goal of the colorizations wasn't to replace the original stories but that they could still stand alongside what the revival had to offer. Ultimately, the goal of these projects is...

Doctor Who producer Phil Collinson addresses how editing decisions in the colorization of Patrick Troughton's final Second Doctor story "The Wars Games" may have established a new incarnation of rival Time Lord The Master. Created by Terrence Dicks and Barry Letts for Jon Pertwee's Third Doctor's era, the rogue villain Time Lord was first portrayed by Anthony Delgado in 1971's "Terror of The Autons". Concluding Troughton's Doctor Who tenure, 1969's "The War Games" saw the Tardis materialize on a mysterious world, where alien masterminds have abducted human soldiers from throughout human history to create a perfect army.

Following the release of "The War Games" colorization, Doctor Who producer Phil Collinson tells Doctor Who Magazine (via RadioTimes) how the use of The Master's musical motif from the revived series implies that the War Chief (Edward Brayshaw) is an earlier incarnation of the Master. For Collinson personally, he reveals that...

Doctor Who has basically just confirmed one of the franchise's oldest, most popular fan theories. First played by the late Roger Delgado, the Master is one of the Doctor's most terrifying foes. He's the Moriarty to the Doctor's Sherlock Holmes, driven by his ego to prove himself the Doctor's match and to conquer the universe.

The Master first appeared in the 1971 story "Terror of the Autons." Viewers soon learned the Doctor and the Master had studied together at the Time Lord Academy, but there were hints that they'd clashed after they both left Gallifrey, in unseen adventures where they'd gone head-to-head before. All this led to a popular fan theory that the Master was in fact the War Chief, another Renegade Time Lord who made his debut two years earlier. Now, it looks as though that theory has been proven true.

The War Chief Has Always Seemed To Basically Be...

The Master may have been introduced earlier than thought, possibly as the War Chief in "The War Games". The War Chief being a separate entity from the Master is supported by behind-the-scenes details and expanded media. The War Chief serves as a prototype for the Master, setting up a new era for Doctor Who with Unit and Time Lord villains.

It's long been theorized that the Doctor's arch-nemesis, the Master, caused the regeneration of the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton), two years before his official debut in the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who. Although the best known of the Doctor's Time Lord foes, the Master was actually the third villainous Gallifreyan introduced to Doctor Who. The Meddling Monk (Peter Butterworth) appeared opposite William Hartnell's First Doctor in both "The Time Meddler" and "The Daleks' Master Plan", while Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor faced off against the War Chief (Edward Brayshaw...

After several appearances since Doctor Who returned in 2005, the Doctor's Time Lord nemesis the Master could be replaced by two other meddlesome time travelers from the show's history. Introduced in 1971's serial Terror of the Autons, the Master was devised by executive producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks as Moriarty to the Third Doctor's Sherlock Holmes. Thanks to Roger Delgado's iconic performance as the Master, and his interplay with Third Doctor actor Jon Pertwee, the character became the best-known of the Doctor's Time Lord foes.

The Master wasn't the first of the Doctor's fellow Time Lords to go rogue, however, and both William Hartnell's First Doctor, and Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor faced off against their own Gallifreyan villains. Patrick Troughton's epic final serial The War Games - which also featured the Second Doctor's forced regeneration - forced the Doctor to seek assistance from his people...

We’ve all been there: your job is boring, it drains the lifeforce from any responsive brain activity, and you would kill to be anywhere else. Well, what happens if your job is killing people and you’re sick of it? This is the conundrum put forth by Unmasked Part 25 (1988), a British horror film that asks the question, “Can Jason Vorhees settle down, find true love, and change his ways?” An interesting posit, and one presented with some dry humor and gore galore.

This one sat for many years on unsuspecting video shelves, its artwork of a mangled face in bandages and tagline of “It’s a cold, cruel world – but Jackson can hack it!” along with the spoofy title suggesting an Airplane! style take on slashers. It may start out that way, but in short order turns into something completely different. Afforded theatrical distribution in its homeland but hitting the video market everywhere else,...

Alex Westthorp Jun 17, 2019

Not every Time Lord on Doctor Who is as benevolent as our beloved Doctor, and The Master/Missy is only the start.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

Fifty years ago this Summer, the landmark Doctor Who story The War Games was transmitted on BBC One. Notable for being the last adventure to star Patrick Troughton as the Doctor, the serial also introduced us to the Doctor's alien race: The Time Lords. We learn the Doctor is a renegade, albeit a benign one. To celebrate this anniversary, Den Of Geek looks at some of the other renegade Time Lords the Doctor has encountered over the years.

The War Lord

Played by: Philip Madoc

Appearance: The War Games (1969)

The War Lord is a sinister-looking bespectacled man, seemingly in control of the various war zones.

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Ben Stiller has replaced Russell Brand in the Hollywood remake of British children's TV series Rentaghost.

The Night at the Museum star will play the boss of a company which hires out ghosts.

The original series, which ran from the mid-1970s to 1984, featured British actors Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Anthony Jackson and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Michael Darbyshire.

Ben Stiller will star in Rentaghost, based on the British comedy series about a temp agency for the dead, for Fox. Variety reports that Fox is in negotiations to acquire rights to the comedy, which had been in development at Warner Bros. with Russell Brand toplining. Fox has tapped the Night at the Museum team of Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant to pen the script. The original BBC series, created by Bob Block, ran for 58 episodes between 1976 and 1984 and centered on the recently-deceased Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27-year existence. Mumford established RentaGhost -- renting out ghouls, ghosts and other specters -- to the living but things do not go according to plan. Michael Staniforth, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Anthony Jackson starred in the TV series.

Russell Brand will star in Warner Bros.' adaptation of the BBC children's television comedy show "RentaGhost."According to Variety, Langley Park.s Kevin McCormick is producing along with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun. Brand will receive an executive producing credit. The original show was created by Bob Block and ran for 58 episodes between January of 1976 and June of 1984.The premise centered on the recently-deceased loser Fred Mumford being determined to be more productive in the afterlife than he was during his 27 years with the living. He establishes the temp agency for the dead, RentaGhost, renting out ghosts to the living.Anthony Jackson, Edward Brayshaw, Michael Darbyshire and Michael Staniforth starred in the TV series. Brand stars in Warners' upcoming...