Christopher Eccleston's Panel at Rose City Comic Con
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- čas přidán 14. 09. 2019
- Christopher Eccleston's first fan convention appearance in the US. The panel was all audience Q&A and he addressed his experiences on the show and the aftermath once he left. His humor and charm show through as he talks about his love of science fiction, his fanboy moments, and his experiences as a Shakespearean actor.
UPDATE: If you can't say something nice, don't say it. Insulting, rude, and comments that I consider to be overly negative will be removed. I posted this because I had a couple of friends who couldn't make it and wanted to share with them any anyone else who couldn't be there in person. My channel is not a place to make fun of others or make them feel bad about how they express their fandom (and to the person who made disparaging comments about American fans, it's super dumb to do that on an American's channel). Thanks y'all. - Zábava
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hi there!! i just wanna ask if you also have Zachary Levi's video of his panel...
No, sorry. I really only went (all the way from Texas) for Chris and to see a friend I hadn't seen in about 20 years. I got photos and autographs, but only the one panel. I got a selfie with Zach and he was hilarious and very nice.
Thanks for posting this video, Donna. Christopher Eccelston is an amazing actor and orator. -glad to have been able to watch this.
It is absolutely fantastic that Chris is airing out his demons, over his feud with the BBC and finally making the round with DW fandom. Shame it couldn't have occurred before the 50th; would have loved to see him in action one more time, but we'll take what we can get
This video has reminded me both of how much I love Christopher Eccleston and the ninth Doctor. it's so brilliant to hear him talk so openly about the role, and I love how much his sense of humour shines through too. Also it shows you the kind of person he is, as with all the awful things happening whilst he was the Doctor and in the aftermath, for him to be able to talk about that in the open is fantastic. I just hope that one day he plays the part again for Big Finish!
This is a superb panel, I love how open and honest Chris is and I respect that he praises RTD despite his personal differences. I’m soo pleased he’s started talking to the fans and gets to see the love we have for him. He is an incredible actor, a fantastic doctor and a lovely man.
I feel so sad that he was vilified for soo long. Even if he wanted nothing to do with DW it doesn’t change the amazing contribution he made to the show.
Thank you Chris
I have been amazed at the fact that Russell and Chris have both spoken in interviews openly about their relationship and time working together. And both have been flattering about each other professionally, in spite of what may have happened between them. In fact, when Russel was asked to comment on the 'break-up' after Chris first complained about being treated badly in the aftermath of the show, he said something like "I had a duty of care to Chris as my lead actor, and that still applies now. So I don't think I'll make this a public fight. I love Chris, and he's a fantastic actor." They've both impressed me in their ways of dealing with this situation, and Chris in particular consistently strikes me as one of the most compellingly sincere interviewees I've ever seen.
Chris is a very private man, and it's very hard for someone like that to embrace being an icon. It makes me appreciate that embrace he's made even more. He's a bloody brilliant actor, and a great man. He doesn't need to go to these conventions but he does. It may be easy for louder characters like Capaldi or Smith but I imagine it's hard for someone like Chris. Really great man.
Patrick Troughton found conventions difficult at first for much the same reasons. But he ended up loving them because he was so warmly received by the fans. Hopefully it will be the same for Chris.
Loved his doctor .met him in a pub in Cornwall and really wanted To talk about doctor who ,but we just talked about cats ,beer .anything . A really nice guy .
A very candid Q & A and all the better for it. It's great to see Chris finally acknowledging his legacy, albeit somewhat tentatively. Maybe in a couple of years time he'll reprise the role for Big Finish.
We can only hope!
I really hope he teams up with Ten and 13
@@johngurnhill8743 Why not Matt Smith or Peter Capaldi. They were both better than Jodie Whitaker.
@@johngurnhill8743 Ten and 13? Are we forgetting 11 and 12 too lol
Jodie is awesome. She can't help the writing.
Never skip Nine! ^_^ Chris was outstanding in this panel, thank you for posting it.
Thank you so much for posting ❤️❤️❤️ The more I listen to Christopher the more I love him.
No need to say, that he will always be MY Doctor 😁❤️❤️❤️❤️
The North remembers.
I cannot express how happy I am to see this man in this position. I never thought I’d see this guy do a convention! It’s absolutely amazing
Thanks for posting this. He was the best panel I've seen. Very friendly when we got a photo op with him as well
Great to see Chris on top form. Thanks for sharing.
Watching this on a Friday evening, it's a great start to the weekend. Chris was entertaining, moving and inspirational, and the audience's appreciation of him and his Doctor was palpable throughout. Thanks for posting it!
Billie as the doctor XD and Chris being her companion would be FANTASTIC
i went to rose city comic con last week and i was only able to see billie, but i was able to see him in the next booth right next to billie’s, and he seemed so friendly, and so kind. definitely one of the best doctors in doctor who. never skip nine!!
Thanks for posting this! This was the best panel ever!
It's nice to see him talk about Doctor Who so positively!
Thanks so much for posting this!!
This was an amazing panel and I am a super fan of Chris Eccleston the person not just the 9th doctor.
When I got my autograph, I talked to him a bit about how he is the one who really got me started loving the show as I started watching Dr. Who for him. Jude is one of my all time favorite movies. He did describe it accurately as a "hard watch," but I did study film so was able to get past that sort of thing to focus on the performances.
He is my Doctor, and I loved him and Rose. I started watching Doctor Who because of him. I have loved his work since I saw him in Jude and Let Him Have It.
OMG. He has always been my favourite Doctor and I always thought it was a shame he was not as outgoing as David Tennant or Matt Smith. But now this changes everything. I love every bit of him as he opens up. And then he says his favourite part is "Father's Day" - the very same episode that moved me to tears and made me watch all Doctor Who episodes from that point on. I almost cried when he said it.
If it wasn't for eccleston being the doctor in 05 we wouldn't have doctor who
Today. Thank you Christopher.
thank you for putting this up - while everyone wishes he had stayed longer in the role it's a joy to hear him talking so eloquently, in the UK or US it doesn't matter, and it's interesting that he mentions how fascinated he was the character of the Doctor is both one person and multiple selves.
Thanks for uploading. I've just finished reading Chris' book; he'll always be my doctor and I love his performance, but it is heartbreaking to read about how poorly he was at that time.
Thank you for posting this! My favorite Doctor😍 I wanted to go to the con so bad this year, but I had to work the whole weekend. I can't wait to read his book.
A lovely panel with a very genuine and lovely actor. It breaks my heart to hear of Chris' troubles on Doctor Who and a lot of what he's dealt with when it comes to depression. I'm very happy to hear he's in a better situation now regarding his mental health and I'm very happy he's started to embrace conventions and other fan meet-ups, maybe one day we might see his Doctor again (be it an anniversary special, Big Finish etc.)
What a great interview, so lovely to hear Chris bring a real life perspective on the show. Thanks so much for posting :)
Chris is such a class act.
Thank you for posting this video. It has given me more insight as to the person of Christopher Eccleston.
Thanks for this, Donna. So good to hear Chris talk in a mainly positive way about Doctor Who. Like so many people, I loved him as the Doctor, and was sad to see him go.
Thanks for letting us all see this.
Thanks for sharing. It's good to see Chris open up and talk about his time as the Doctor. Because he really was fantastic.
I can only be with Rose, Really😢💕
That least favourite one was golden. Amazing. I love this man. He clearly has alot of pain about this but he's so passionate to his fans
This is excellent! Thank you for posting!
Ahh the man who was my first doctor way back in 2005. God i remember when "Rose" aired on bbc1, when i was 11 just like it was yesterday. He is really the reason I, and so many others continued to watch the show. Him and RTD
I love 'Father's Day' too, one of my all time favourites.
My doctor, the series was fantastic and so was he
Fantastic!!
Just Love Chris!
Nine is my #2!!
(I am a Capaldian, now.) So glad that Chris is getting out and meeting with fans that adore him! Wish I could meet him! I Love the Alien Pig, too!! Poor Doctor tried to save him!
I wonder.. the Doctor Dances but, does Chris??
thank you for sharing this, I have a booth at RCCC & couldn't get away for the panel but I did get over & had him autograph my calf near my Tardis tattoo & got ti autographed, he was soooo lovely
I am surprised that no one asked about Heroes or even mentioned that show. It is also really good to hear Chris talk about the issues surrounding his Doctor and how he is working through it. Hoping that soonish he will get another call to join the current Doctors on the screen.
'I loved Star Trek as a kid.... One of the ways I could spend time with my with dad was watching Star Trek.' lol, this reminded me of that Dead Ringers sketch when Christopher Eccleston walks into his house in his Doctor Who costume and his family are sitting there in Star Trek uniforms and his dad says 'How could you do this to us, son!? You know we're a lifelong Trekkie family. You've broken your mother's heart! Three months she spent knitting your Ferengi ears!' and Chris says 'Oh shut up, it doesn't matter, I've got a new job now anyway: Blakes 7 The Movie.' Just tried to find it again but it seems to have been removed from CZcams.
Thanks for this, Donna!!!
You're welcome. I did this for you and Donna because she had a show and had to leave early.
17:50
I screamed
(TBH I was screaming the whole blessed video but AH)
Thanks for posting this. I couldn't go to London comic con to see Christopher (too expensive from Ireland)
Great to see him finally coming back to the fold.
The series has gone downhill a bit but hopefully it'll be back to the quality of the early days soon.
Steph Stricklen is my favorite moderator! I love this video, thanks for posting!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Wow, the opening story about watching Star Trek and scifi with his Dad to get closer to him was exactly the same with me...brought a tear to my eye as my Dad was also hard to reach but Trek, Dr. Who and scifi did bring us closer together. He passed in 2010 😰...my Dad was also from Salford, as is Chris. Great interview, thanks for posting.
Same with my mum, she passed this year and I love watching those early new who episodes and reliving the memories of being sat on the sofa with her
Thank you so much Donna Deitrich.
I have always admired Chris as an actor, and admire his no B.S attitude.
This was a pleasure and a privilege to listen to for some without a hope of actually being there.
👍🖖🙏
22:03 warms my heart
10:32
I’m seeing him and mine and eccleston’s home town SALFORD next month!! Can’t wait! My favourite doctor long time fan!
I remember seeing the feature in the paper back in New Orleans in 2005 announcing the show’s return, with eccleston in a leather jacket. A bit of a chill went up my spine. Gravitas.
its been a long road, but it's finally happening. Chris will absolutely be in the 60th.
Presumably he wouldn't agree to be in the 60th unless the BBC apologised to him, which they wouldn't do because that would mean that they would have to admit that they treated him badly in the first place.
He has worked for the BBC since, particularly The A Word. It could be that that was made by a production company for BBC broadcast, whereas Doctor Who is made by the BBC, but it's not beyond the realms of possibility.
Jon Pertwee is my favourite Doctor, but Chris is MY Doctor ❤️
Top man Chris, totally honest with everything he spoke about and funny, shame the BBC didn't treat him well, he could have done more Dr who series.
Absolutely Fantastic!
Bravo!!!!
Now, THAT'S how it's done, ladies and gentlemen!! Oh, Chris has just Got to do next year's Comic Con Tour!! Chicago, Fun, Food, Theatre!! When he is free, with the kids maybe, they can Comic Con around any way they like!! I know other celebrity Whovians should Love to meet Chris!!
*Nine!
💙💙
What a brilliant guy he's so honest
This made me tear up,, for years I had a grudge against the man because of the way he treated being the doctor,, but this gave me a change of heart or hearts 💕
I respected the reason why he felt it uncomfortable and why he left.
We often don't know what we don't know.
Loved him in Our Friends in The North and The A Word
simply the best......
Thank you for sharing this with us! I do miss Christopher as the doctor. I hope he would consider returning to Doctor Who as a past doctor to help the present doctor. What do you all think? Can we pool our money to get him to come back???
60th aniversary for sure he has to come back for one episode
OMGOMGOMG!! I've LOVED CE ever since I saw Shallow Grave. If it weren't for his portrayal of the 9th Doctor, I'd never been interested in the reboot! What an amazing actor and resilient human being!
And btw, F*@K the haters!
I love eccleston him and Billie piper are what got me hooked, David and billie is why I kept watching after he was gone. I love them both for different reasons. My two doctors
17:40 aww :(
I think he answered each question deftly and superbly. He was honest, as much he could be.
That term is generally used disparagingly...so I am considering deleting the comment as I'm not cool with negativity. Can you defend the comment?
It's not signalling if he actually believes in what he says.
@@donnademure564 First, of all I was not trying to be negative. I apologize for offending anyone. I was simply trying to bring levity to the conversation. Throughout the 43 minute video, there are some dark moments, where he is brutally honest and yet still manages to answer each question in a calm, comedic and nuanced manner. While I didn't agree with all his answers, I did agree that something potentially good could come from this period of time. Hopefully, you can see that the words that I used was not meant to criticize and disparage, but to say that Eccleston is unapologetically defending himself, and that if you (not you Dietrich, the audience) are a right-wing snowflake who put cannot aside your political beliefs for 43 minutes and listen to a wonderful actor talk about the experience that is Doctor WHO, than you should not watch. I am more than willing to edit out the comment and will be more careful in the future.
@@shawnlion8181 Thank you for your well thought out response and gracious apology, although I would caution you against further using disparaging comments against anyone in what you put out there online (this time, referring to the "right-wing snowflake" crack). While you may not have intended "virtue signalling" to be taken disparagingly, you cannot control the perceptions of others. I agree that expecting everyone to always be responsible for how others perceive what they say is not reasonable, we should always be cognizant of our word choices and understand the full meaning of them. Generally, it is a pejorative term and will more often be taken that way.
Did you happen to get the first part of the panel with Billie Piper, as well?
Sorry no. I only had enough space on my card for one of them and I'd seen her before, sorry about that.
Obviously takes his work seriously and doesn't take no crap. Sounds like Tom Baker and like him will eventually return to Dr Who 😁😁😁
21:56 - I was at a stage door with some autograph hounds. I wanted two items done - one of which was a picture of the two of us. He very bluntly told me no and got very nearly into a fight with the autograph hunters. It haunts me to this day - sounds dramatic but here's your hero basically telling you to f*** off then nearly fighting two others. To be fair they were scum but the items were for me. He did sign one item but in a way to not have experienced that I would take the autograph away happily as it has massively negative connotation.. Since then, he's embraced the convention scene and I'd buy his signature all day long FOR ME. Glad he understands that now.
Well, I think it's the context. He specifically came to the con to meet fans, take photos, and do autographs. I can honestly say he was lovely, shook every single hand, looked us in the eye, and thanked us for being there. Unfortunately, you were there in a time and place where, not only had he just finished a hard day of work (doing a daily live performance can be very exhausting), but he was feeling harassed by those even you described as "scum." I'm not saying he couldn't have handled the situation better, but he's human and makes mistakes. I'm sure that if you saw him in the correct context and told him your story and how it made you feel, he'd likely be very apologetic. I admit that this is my opinion, but I got the feeling he's in a different mental space now and that can change things. Nonetheless, I'm sorry that this happened to you.
@@donnademure564 oh no, I agree. I met him when he was doing a charity event for a theatre close to his heart in the UK and he was LOVELY. However this particularly time it was a one off rehearsed reading and only there for the day and he went off...like a different guy. However around the same time it seems he checked into a pyschiatric facility so I get it. He was also lovely when I met him again at comic con in London...what I'm saying is, I felt awful for waiting outside a stage door to get his autograph because he clearly didn't want to do them due to auto hounds - which to be fair, the other two were. For me tho, I literally wanted my book signed and a cherished memory of the two of us together. It tarnished that, but reading excerpts of his biography and his mental health and how he was treated it all makes sense.
Top bloke!
Crispsssss
0:30 it me. god my voice is so nasally.
You're fine. I used to work in radio and I could not stand to listen to myself, so a lot of people hate the sound of their own voice, but nobody else really hears anything wrong with it.
Ricky
I think Russell T. Davies IS a genius, my Mum loved him... However, i started following him on Instagram, i made a Doctor Who poster of one of his episodes, i tagged him when i put it on instagram, and he BLOCKED me. So i think he's an amazing writer and an asshole.
Firstly let me preface this comment by saying that i have no intention of insulting any persons, races or gender. That bein said i think Chris' attitude on the "white men" is not quite right, in my opinion. Firstly and most importantly i believe in equality for everyone. Every race, gender, hair colour... whatever. Equal all round. Hire an actor for their acting ability not their race or any other label society has created. However my problem is that everyone seems to think that the best way to get equality is to degrade and talk down to and about white men to bring them down to the level of everyone else. In my opinion this is backwards thinking. Instead of trying to drag white men down off of this supposed pedestal that we are all on lets work on raising up everyone else until we are all equal. Then we all get to sit at the top of the proverbial mountain.
He did not degrade or insult middle aged white men. He said it was time for them to step aside.
True equality can only be achieved with a level playing field. Yes, people's noses are going to be put out of joint but it's what needs to happen for a true meritocracy to work. What's currently happening is a transition from one school of thought to another. It's just the progress of change, that's all.
Donna your language is perfect then. Step aside most definitely, but no stepping down.
One vote down? Really?
Right off the bat with the cringy fan questions...
That was the whole theme of the panel...fan questions. I'm sure he could have gone in a different direction if he didn't want to answer potentially "cringy" questions. I think he was ready to answer them all
Hi! I’m the first asker. What would you have asked him instead?
Lu, don't let them bring you down. Some people just can't say nice things. I'm deciding to moderate comments now to keep this from happening. I may still delete the comment.
Donna Dietrich aw thanks but I was really just trying to freak them out😂. Some people on the internet could use being reminded that the people they insult are real