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   Woozy Song to Your Name   
   Re: [NEWS] "Doctor Who The Movie" TV mov   
   20 Feb 26 11:48:02   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.sf.tv, rec.arts.movies.past-films   
   From: suzyw0ng@outlook.com   
      
   Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   > The Americanised garbage movie starring Paul McGann. One for completist   
   > collectors, but just don't bother watching it.  :-)   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >     Doctor Who: The Movie has been newly restored for 4K and Blu-ray   
   >     ----------------------------------------------------------------   
   >     Experience the Eighth Doctor's debut in stunning 4K and well as   
   >     a whole host of special features.   
   >   
   >     In 1996, Paul McGann debuted as the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who,   
   >     a feature length co-production between the BBC and the American   
   >     Fox network, more commonly known as The TV Movie.   
   >   
   >     This 90-minute feature was shot on film, and now, for the first   
   >     time, all 219 reels of original film (totalling almost 200,000   
   >     feet!) have been pulled from deep storage in the US and   
   >     meticulously scanned over 21 days, then restored by Paul Vanezis   
   >     to provide a definitive 4K experience.   
   >   
   >   
      
   219 reels? Presumably 219 shots averaging 24 seconds each?   
      
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