House of Dolls - Live Performance

by **Skybase Girl** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:23 pm

Yes, Capt Indigo, the notes on the second series' DVD were deplorable, in keeping with the rest of ITV'S treatment of NCS.

In addition to the synopsis of "House of Dolls" given for "Greyskulls" ( proving no-one preparing the DVD material had ever watched it - might have been too much to ask.), the bulletin for "Duel" refers to the Moon Centerparcs as "Oasis", rather than "Tranquillity".

Thanks for the info on H of D, I might check out you-tube.

by **random dalek** » Sat Jul 26, 2014 7:38 pm

Has the script for this ever been published ? I'd like to read if if it has

by **chrisbishop** » Sun Jul 27, 2014 2:22 pm

Apparently not, at this point of time. Maybe you can search Youtube and see if the recordings mentioned in this thread is still there?

by **Andrew Hsieh** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:14 am

As some of you guys may be aware of the potential NCS Blu-ray release, I have my fingers crossed for the unproduced House of Dolls PDF script to be featured.

by **Skybase Girl** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 4:45 pm

Hi, Andrew. Not sure what you mean here. Are you suggesting that a PDF version of House of Dolls script might be included in the Blu-ray version of NCS? If so, I'm not sure that would be possible, let alone likely.

I presume the Blu-ray release will be exactly the same as the DVD version, albeit with the enhancements that Blu-ray gives. I confess I'm not sure what they are, since I don't have a device that plays Blu-ray. However, I doubt that 'extras' such as that would be included.

The copyright for the script of House of Dolls may well belong to the writer, Phil Ford and therefore the script is his with which to do as he wishes. Even if thats not the case, it's unlikely to be included in a digital release that Anderson Productions may have little control over.

It would indeed be wonderful if House of Dolls could be produced in a feasible format for us all to enjoy, but I suspect it will be complicated. Sorry if I sound pessimistic, I don't want to burst bubbles here, but I think we should be realistic.

by **Isabelle** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:20 am

I have to agree with Skybase Girl on this one. I highly doubt there will be more bonus material on the Blu-ray release than there was on the DVD version. Bonus material for this series is probably quite rare (or very well hidden), and we'll be lucky to get anything. It was rendered and produced in HD at the time if I remember correctly, which was rare at the time, so at least we have that.

Honestly, if we can wish for extras on the Blu-ray release, I'd want more stills (not always the same ones, please!!!), perhaps shorts, and other scenes the animation team have tried or done. There HAD to have been some. That's the fun with 3D, you can always "try stuff" since the models are readily available once they're done and textured.

Scripts are not a very reader-friendly type of document, in my opinion. They are work documents for the actors/voice artists to get their bearings and dialogues, and (in the case of NCS anyway) includes a list of the required props, sets and other particularities for the episode. There's only a brief description of the surroundings and actions going on, and the reading format is sometimes difficult or tiresome to follow.

Something that could appeal to a broader public would be an adaptation of that script, a novelization. This is more what people are used to read, and is the closest we'll get to an actual episode... and, if all goes well, you might actually see this happen for this year's Halloween challenge since I'll be giving it a try! About time I actually write about Scarlet anyway.

(Sorry Colonel Chris for spoilering the challenge's line up a bit here... :oops:

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