Interview with the Brig

[charleygirl]

Nick Courtney spoke to Radio Times about playing the Brig.

Wish someone would tell them that UNIT and TARDIS are both acronyms!

Comments

[pamdram.livejournal.com]

I *LOVE* the Brig!! Hope NB has a Damascus conversion and brings him back. Just once. Go on. Show the world you're not a *complete* a**e :)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I juts have to tell you that that icon is brilliant. :)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

You know, I think I love Nick Courtney just as much as I love the Brig--or at least, I love what I know of him. Friend of mine met him at a UK con several years ago and said he was just the most delightful man. I have no trouble believing that whatsoever.

I am constantly baffled by the failure to treat acronyms as they should be--it seems to be a UK style issue, since that's generally where I see it (I know I've seen it before this interview, in any case, and in what little press either get, UNIT and TARDIS are always capitalized). Very strange, but good to know I'm not the only one who thinks so!

[charleygirl.livejournal.com]

I've never come across a fan who doesn't like Nick/The Brig. They're inextricably linked. I don't think the Brig would have come across as he did as a character if Nick wasn't such a lovely man himself.

It seems to be a matter of ignorance among the UK press, I think - they don't even realise that TARDIS stands for something, so they don't bother capitalising it. They think it's just the name of the Doctor's ship! They wouldn't put Rspca when referring to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, though, so if they've already mentioned that UNIT stands for United Nations Intelligence Taskforce they should put it in capitals. It's such a small thing, but it really aggravates me.

[pamdram.livejournal.com]

I concur. I've met Nick Courtney twice. He's like your favourtie grandad and Father Christmas all rolled into one. A true gentleman, and a very good conversationalist! *adores*

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I don't think the Brig would have come across as he did as a character if Nick wasn't such a lovely man himself.

Good point--undoubtedly true.

It's such a small thing, but it really aggravates me.

I feel your pain. :)

[alto2.livejournal.com]

He's like your favourtie grandad and Father Christmas all rolled into one.

That's definitely the impression I get. I'd so love to meet him. (I was a bit surprised to see that he's 78. My god, how did that happen?)

[charleygirl.livejournal.com]

Love the icon. So true! :)

[pamdram.livejournal.com]

I love it! :)

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Agreed. (First time I've seen an HH version. It's a viral phrase!)

And even though it's an acronym, Radio Times has been slow to capitalize TARDIS ever since 1963. It took a while to settle down as all-caps even in the Target novels. *laments loss of Radio Times' Cult section after 1997*

UNIT is less forgivable. That *was* always in capital letters.

[charleygirl.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten about the RT Cult section. I still have all the Russell/Sullivan Eighth Doctor comic strips somewhere. :)

I'm so used to seeing TARDIS capitalised as it should be that it irks me whenever I see it written in lower case. Time Lord as one word bugs the hell out of me too.

[alto2.livejournal.com]

I recently read an article--possibly the one about Moffat's ascension--that talked about the Baftas. I think such examples are why I've always suspected it was a UK preference rather than a mistake, but it's hard to say...and strikes me as odd regardless.