TV Movie extras

Still making my way through the extras on the Doctor Who TV movie DVD, and what did I stumble across? Nicholas Courtney! Nicholas Courtney, who had nothing whatsoever to do with this movie, was the host for one of the extras. Oh, look at him. There he is. It's sad, but also kind of nice to get the surprise appearance.

I like the Paul McGann/Sylvester McCoy/Nick Briggs commentary, although I've only heard the first half so far. I particularly loved one story Paul McGann told. His agent at the time of the movie was Janet Fielding, and she came to Vancouver to be present during the shooting. Some local Doctor Who fan came over to McGann, started talking to him, looked at Janet, paused, and then suddenly realized who she was. The fan then went into a long list of every single episode Janet had ever appeared in, and everything she had ever done. And Paul McGann, new to Doctor Who fandom, could only wonder, "What have I gotten myself into?"

But so far, the best extra is definitely Paul McGann's audition. Not for the audition itself, but for the amazing crackiness of the script. I'm glad clocketpatch warned me about it, because if I had come across that cold, I have no idea what my reaction would've been.

For those of you who haven't encountered this yet, let me try to summarize the apparent plot for you: ( But I'll put it behind a cut in case there's anyone who hasn't seen the extra yet and wants to be surprised )

Does it bother anyone else that the Master speaks with an American accent in the TV movie? It throws me every single time I watch. It just seems wrong!