Hmmmmmmmm
At some point in the near future, I plan to make a fanvid to The Coral’s ‘Don’t Think You’re The First‘ because it is the most perfect song for School Reunion ever written. But said video would include clips from classic Who, and as I am largely ignorant of classic Who, I thought I’d ask you lovely people for help.
What I’m going to do is open the vid with Rose, and then show clips of other companions which match the lyrics. So far I’ve got…
‘To be untouched by the time’- Romana
Both instances of ‘So don’t think you’re the last’-Mickey, Donna and Martha (but mostly Martha)
‘While you watch from afar/As your world falls apart’ -possibly Sarah
Can anyone think of what companions would fit other lyrics? ‘Sorrow’ and ‘shame’ -who would fit for one of those? And ‘To hear a thousand violins/As the trial begins’- I dunno about that one.
Any help is majorly appreciated. :D
April 10, 2007 @ 4:01 am
For ‘sorrow’ you could use a clip from Earthshock; haven’t seen it yet so can’t say specifically what would work, but I assume there are some very sorrowful faces on Tegan and Nyssa after Adric dies. I’m also thinking of Dodo crying when Steven leaves, but the episode is burninated, unfortunately. ‘As the trial begins’ makes me think of the season-long “Trial of a Time Lord” with Six, but again I haven’t actually seen it yet so I can’t narrow it down. Also, that’s more Doctor than companion. Hmm… ‘Caught in the act’ would be perfect for Jo, in her first episode and again in “Carnival of Monsters” she pulls out a huge set of skeleton keys to get out of tight spots, and also it was sort of the classic era for having the companion get caught, escape, then re-caught and thus padding out the episodes a lot. ;) It just seems very Jo-ish to me as well. ‘made to feel like a fake’ – if you wanted to get very literal, in “The Android Invasion” there’s an android Sarah Jane and its face falls off to reveal the circuitry underneath; that could be kinda cute, heh. ‘hang on for help’ – I’m thinking Seven in “Dragonfire”, either episode one or two ends with a ‘cliffhanger’ which is actually a literal cliffhanger, he’s hanging from the side of a ledge very precariously. Alternatively I’m sure there were loads of other times someone hung on somewhere, if that’s too Doctor and not companion. ‘when the future’s controlled’ – a clip from “Dalek Invasion of Earth”? Again I haven’t seen it but I’ve seen great pictures of the TARDIS crew (Ian, Babs, Susan, One) in a devastated future London. Sorry, I can’t seem to think of anything else at present…
April 10, 2007 @ 8:22 am
Ooh, this is most helpful! :D Thanks, livii. :D
April 11, 2007 @ 2:17 am
Yes, the first one I thought of was also Earthshock. There’s a great moment where the ship is heading into the atmosphere and the computer has just been destroyed and Adric looks up and there’s just this resignation on his face. Just thinking about it makes me sad. The bit with dancing with the light might work for Ace with scenes from Ghost Light and I forget the title of the episode but the bit about “the trial begins” or “the future’s controlled” would work for the episode from the seventh Doctor with Ace where they end up in a place where everyone must be happy or they’re executed for being “Killjoys”.
April 11, 2007 @ 7:39 am
Thanks for your help. :D This is making me want to go dig out the Classic series…