some Brigadier fanvid recs

[dbskyler]

People have been posting Nicholas Courtney / Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart tribute videos like crazy over on YouTube. Here are some of my favorites so far, in no particular order:

1) Clips of the Brigadier being all Brigadier-y (including dialogue), set to New Who background music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX1aqFpPiIU

2) Doctor Who Online's tribute, to "Nobody Does It Better": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUeqQ5LsZw

3) A really nicely put together fanvid to Nickelback's song "Hero": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S6FMNpNVaM

4) A more action-oriented fanvid to, um, a song I don't recognize. Lots of nice clips, with occasional breaks for dialogue: ETA: the fanvid has been removed and re-uploaded. This time the author shared the name of the song; it's "The Saboteur" by Sabaton. The new url for the fanvid is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UCYxso6SHc

5) A more reflective fanvid to "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons (okay, I didn't know the song, but I liked it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0GSwLdtBI0

6) And finally, I found a clip of Katy Manning telling stories at a party for Nicholas Courtney's 80th birthday. It's not very long, but you can still see what a wonderful person Nick Courtney was, and how well loved he was by those who knew him. So there you go, the greatest ultimate tribute to the Brigadier: Nicholas Courtney. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQpCrAn5hbk

Comments

[curuchamion.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I really like the #3 one... the refrain really sums up the Brigadier, IMO: "They say that a hero could save us; I'm not gonna stand here and wait." And the ending made me sniffle all over again. :'-)

And the one at his birthday party, hee! So many awesome people on this show, and he was the best of them all. ♥ ♥

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

That does sum up the Brig, yes. He's an ordinary man who steps in and gets the job done, and is extraordinary because of that. As for his salute at the end . . . :( :(

The birthday party is a little sad to watch, but I enjoy seeing how loved he obviously was, and what a great time he was having. Fandom has lost a great character, but the world has lost a great actor, and a wonderful human being.