Time and Again (Doctor Who fan film)
| Fan Film | |
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| Title: | Time and Again |
| Creator: | Dennis Kuhn and Flying Colors, Ltd. / Mendicant Productions |
| Date: | 1999-2000 |
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| Medium: | VHS |
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| Fandom: | Doctor Who |
| URL: | fflax site fullfeed site (via Wayback) Special Edition Trailer The Making Of Documentary Full Film |
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Time and Again is a Doctor Who fan film. It was in production from September 1997 to Spring 1999. It premiered at Gallifrey One on February 18, 2000.
Plot
This adventure features the ninth incarnation of the Doctor, which is significant to the story. The movie builds upon the canon changes made in the FOX production, and in many ways, unfolds as a sort of counterpart to that film. Once again, the Master is newly dead. The difference is that the villain's most recent work, which is only alluded to in the dialogue, seems to have been so heinous as to get under the Doctor's usually thick skin.This new Doctor is an edgier, more serious character than past versions of the Timelord. I'm only engaging in conjecture, but from the tone of the movie, it would seem that the centuries are beginning to take their toll on him. Could it be that news of the Master's death disturbs the Doctor not only because of their shared histories, but because he is beginning to feel his own mortality a bit more acutely?
Dennis Kuhn turns in a delightful performance, crafting an original personality for the Doctor. His demeanor ranges from the dignified yet agreeable manner of Peter Davison, to emotional intensity as riveting as some of Tom Baker's more menacing moments. Noteworthy is the quality of Kuhn's voice, not only in tone, but in the believability of his accent. He also seems to have the necessary comedic flair, though this story sees the Doctor in one of his darker moods.
In the story, the Doctor and Sylvie, his travelling companion, head to the late Master's stronghold. Their mission is to retrieve and safely lock away dangerous information that the Master had stolen from the Matrix on Gallifrey. Unbeknownst to them, a group of Vardans had already plundered the complex, but had gotten a bit more than they'd expected. The Doctor arrives to find the Master's security systems already disabled, the information missing, and the base deserted.
Apparently, the Vardans were able to track the Doctor as he departed, because the TARDIS soon comes under attack, and Sylvie is brutally slain. With the Doctor already having been upset by news of the Master's demise, Sylvie's death seems to push the Doctor into full-fledged anger. He discovers that the Vardans have left behind a device programmed with a set of coordinates, and though he suspects something funny is going on, his desire to see the murderers brought to justice becomes his prime motivation. When the Doctor arrives at the coordinates on Earth, he discovers that things don't seem quite like they should. Soldiers in the streets? Citizen uniforms? Yes, and that's not the most shocking difference!Christopher Thompson[1]
Cast and Crew
- Director: Ryan Thorson
- Dennis Kuhn as The Doctor
- Leah Kuehmichel as Sylvie Lydon
- Paul Christopher as The Master