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#76
09.07.2008, 17:27
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"Dave Cross" <dave> wrote in message
news:2049 > On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:35 +0100, Richard Corfield wrote: >> UNIT is international. It used to stand for "United Nations Intelligence > Taskforce", but the real UN no longer approve of that for some reason so > it's been changed to "Unified Intelligence Taskforce". I think the main reason is down to the internet. RTD and the United Nations are well aware that Dr Who has many internet sites. If Dr Who kept the name "United Nations Intelligence Taskforce", what do you think will happen if anyone types United Nations into Google? |
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#77
09.07.2008, 18:16
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kim wrote:
> Wouter Valentijn wrote: > > No, because this is a UK newsgroup and only "very sad" people in the > UK ever watched Buffy. Just ask Edward? :o) BTW, I've noticed that you post in the alt.buffy.v.slayer group also. :-) |
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#78
09.07.2008, 18:18
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Dave Cross wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:45:44 +0100, kim wrote: >> I think you're mistaken there. I believe that Buffy was very popular > in the UK. Personally, I thought it was one of the best TV shows ever > made. I've just started rewatching it all. > Me too. It's the best show of the last couple of decades. |
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#79
09.07.2008, 18:29
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Johan de Koning wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 01:45:44 +0100, kim wrote: >> LOL > I do recall 7 years of sadness (though being in the Netherlands). > But somehow I don't remember this Edward. :-) Hallo Johan! Have you ever posted in nl.kunst.sf+fantasy ? |
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#80
09.07.2008, 18:37
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Wouter Valentijn wrote:
> kim wrote: > > BTW, I've noticed that you post in the alt.buffy.v.slayer group also. > :-) Shushhhhhh, don't tell everyone! It's embarrassing enough admitting to having watched Dr Who :o) (kim) |
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#81
09.07.2008, 18:39
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Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>:
> >"Dave Cross" <dave> wrote in message >news:2049 > >I think the main reason is down to the internet. RTD and the United Nations >are well aware that Dr Who has many internet sites. If Dr Who kept the name >"United Nations Intelligence Taskforce", what do you think will happen if >anyone types United Nations into Google? I think it's simpler. Merchandising. If you were the UN, would you want the BBC making money selling toys with your name on them? |
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#82
09.07.2008, 18:46
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kim wrote:
> Wouter Valentijn wrote: > > Shushhhhhh, don't tell everyone! It's embarrassing enough admitting to > having watched Dr Who :o) > Sorry 'bout that... :D Hmm... Maybe I shouldn't mention my alias is sometimes DOCTOR ZEPPO Dunsel... ;) Err... Oops. |
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#83
09.07.2008, 18:47
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"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message
news:m0vm > Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>: > > I think it's simpler. Merchandising. If you were the UN, would you > want the BBC making money selling toys with your name on them? I was getting a portion of the profits - why not? Besides, the acronym is still UNIT whether you want to call it "United" or "Unified" |
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#84
09.07.2008, 18:50
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Ryan P. wrote:
> Andy Leighton wrote: > . > . > I will agree with you there... part of the problem of bringing back > so many main characters in one episode is that none of them get to do > anything significant, which kind've detracts from the intentions > behind having so many primary characters. RTD "brought back" characters that weren't even in the series to begin-with! (Gwen, Llanto and Robert). > As for the Shadow Proclamation... I also think that it was silly to > refer to it as this Super Power in so many episodes, and then give it > about 5 minutes of screen time in which they end up doing nothing. That was explained in the audio commentaries if not in DW Confidential. It had originally been intended to be a much bigger sequence with Slitheen and Sontarans but was cut right back for budgetary reasons. As far as I could tell it was totally irrelevant to the main story in any case along with UNIT, Torchwood and Sarah-Jane. (kim) |
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#85
09.07.2008, 18:50
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Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>:
> >"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message >news:m0vm > >I was getting a portion of the profits - why not? Besides, the acronym is >still UNIT whether you want to call it "United" or "Unified" You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do you really want to profit from wartoys? And yes, I know the acronym has been retconned. |
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#86
09.07.2008, 19:08
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"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message
news:ecv0 > Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>: > > You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do you > really want to profit from wartoys? I don't know. I don't work for the UN and couldn't speak for them. They didn't seem to have a massive objection back in the 1970s. Or the 1980s for that matter. Maybe merchandise is an issue. I still think that the main issue is the internet, and for the reasons I've already stated. |
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#87
09.07.2008, 19:09
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"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message
news:ecv0 > > You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do you > really want to profit from wartoys? > > And yes, I know the acronym has been retconned. Has an official reason for the name change ever actually be given? For all we know, the UN didn't object and the name change was completely down to RTD. |
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#88
09.07.2008, 19:55
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Stephen Wilson wrote:
> "Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message > news:ecv0 >> >> You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do >> you really want to profit from wartoys? >> >> And yes, I know the acronym has been retconned. > > Has an official reason for the name change ever actually be given? Yes during the audio commentary for "Sontaran Strategem" Helen Raynor says that objections were voiced and she decided to change the name to avoid a possible confrontation. (kim) |
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#89
09.07.2008, 19:56
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Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>:
> >"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message >news:ecv0 > >I don't know. I don't work for the UN and couldn't speak for them. They >didn't seem to have a massive objection back in the 1970s. Or the 1980s for >that matter. I don't think Auntie Beeb was quite as tuned in to merchandising rights back then. Or maybe the UN wasn't. >Maybe merchandise is an issue. I still think that the main issue is the >internet, and for the reasons I've already stated. Perhaps, but I can't really see it being an issue. There are ways around googlebombs, whether they're intentional or not. |
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#90
09.07.2008, 20:02
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Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" <stephen.wilson2004nospam>:
> >"Féachadóir" <Féach> wrote in message >news:ecv0 >> >> You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do you >> really want to profit from wartoys? >> >> And yes, I know the acronym has been retconned. > >Has an official reason for the name change ever actually be given? For all >we know, the UN didn't object and the name change was completely down to >RTD. Wiki give the source of the UN complaint story as a DWM interview with RTD There's an article about it here... http://endlessplain.com/2008/05/12/w...ur-reputation/ |
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