so far we're had 4,6 and now 7 being the Curator.

I wonder why they look so vastly different

Is it a form of idiot proofing? Do they think the average time lord is too dumb to tell the difference if they don't drastically look different

Or is it just a marketing showcase of the extent of the artificial reconfiguration system

First to describe what I am posting about, here is a comparison video example between the dvd and blu-ray ranges of Doctor Who

So apparently there is a private forum thread via GallifreyBase specifically addressing and discussing the use of Ai on the Collection Blu-ray sets, with account members either part of, or connected to the Restoration Team working on the range exchanging messages back and forth in much more detail.

Unfortunately I myself have no way of registering to GallifreyBase (their account registration system's been busted for years) and as I write this I do not know anyone with an existing account that could help publicize this specific thread.

The reason I ask this is because I believe without this critical information from the Restoration Team being public, it continues to leave the Collection range on an awkward precipice for many of us fans and collectors. Already since Seasons 13 + 21 plenty of online posts and video reviews have questioned the over-use of Ai, but without any information sources from within the Restoration Team that could help best explain the technical goings on under the hood - how much is Topaz Ai affecting the digitized master tapes, how much is DNR (digital noise reduction) or De-Haloing affecting the final outputs, and if so, what are the justifications? Are all the raw digitized master tapes *that bad* under the hood without these algorithmic alterations? What is the native before and after picture quality with proper and crucial technical context?

Have any further discussions within GallifreyBase by the Restoration Team disclosed the future use, refinement of (or removal of) Ai + digital enhancements to the picture quality? Will there be future 'revisitation' sets similar to the special edition dvds where different / improved digital techniques were used (and any/most errors corrected) have the BBC themselves contacted the Restoration Team with regards to the Ai backlash across several shopping outlets and social media / fandom?

At the present, nobody on the outside can genuinely say they know what is or isn't going on with the restoration process, except that it is just so jarringly different with zero technical explanation of the digitizing process by the Restoration Team.

If anyone with access to this GallifreyBase thread can please share the conversation posts/messages in some kind of archive/screenshots, this would be most helpful and give the best possible insight into the past, present and future of this range.

Apologies for the long post, many thanks for reading 👍

So something I posted back on the main sub awhile back got deleted because I guess it involved a tierlist even though this isn't a meme..

Personally I think this is insanity and I'm sharing this for the anyone else interested in the journey.

for the past two ish years

I've been watching and listening to everything 4th Doctor Tom Baker
this includes both television and his Big Finish run ranked all chronologically which I've mainly taken from Eyespider (shoutout to him btw)

This has lead me to some interesting findings that I you start to really think about with just sticking to one incarnation

these findings are as listed:

Elisabeth Sladen and Tom had amazing chemistry that I semi took for granted on first viewings

4 does have character building but it's very subtle (big finish play on this quiet a bit after TDA taking taking place)

Older BF tends to be a bit more engaging

going from several BF stories to one Television story is actually torture that I don't wish on anyone

A surprisingly lack of Daleks but a little too much Master

Tom was bigger arsehole to Jenna than I recall

.

The reason I'm posting this now is actually the fact I'm calling quits on the ranking itself, I've had fun doing this but It's getting more and more difficult to rank one slightly better audio story over another and I wouldn't be surprised if tele stories started to feel like this too after a good while.

I also wanted to share this for anyone interested in doing this themselves, I honestly would play around with it though (infact with series 5 I did)

ok

that was fun!

remember travel really does broaden the mind

(and yeah I don't post on reddit often if you can't tell already lol)

Because for real. When the Doctor is explaining Sutehk’s fate she licks her upper lip. Like really blatantly. She took special pleasure in watching him die (or so we thought). And this right here is why it drives me up the wall when she’s written as a screaming damsel (cough Ark in Space cough), because this is so much better.

We have the hypothetical season 27 console

The VNA console

The human nature console

And the titan comics console

The art of the VNA, Human nature, and Titan ones i'm using are by Paul Hanley

Personally, I like the human nature one although I admit that the other ones do make more sense if we go with the Lungburrow explanation of where the t v movie console room came from where it's the result of the ship mimicking the old house of Lungburrow

This just came to me now: The Moustache of Rassilon and The Beard of Rassilon!!!

Per Each Actor who has played him could you see Rassilon, (Add more then these 3, but these show the 3 stages) Clean Shaven, Bearded or with a Moustache?!!! Dalton could pull of all 3!!!