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Edward Mass posted:Some crazy people enjoy the story Nekromanteia - you do you! Nope. Not buying this. I refuse to believe this.
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Looking for other good Who novels, I can't recommend "The Sands of Time" by Justin Richards enough. Featuring Five, Nyssa, and Tegan, and a cult of Sutekh worshippers, it was the one novel I wised BF would've adapted for their Novel Adaptations range. Bonus, it was reprinted a couple of years ago, so it shouldn't be hard to find.
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Flip might have Covid  https://twitter.com/Lisagreenwood20/status/1350221496631832576?s=20
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Posted this two threads ago, on December 18th:Davros1 posted:https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1340032996452290562?s=20 Well ... RTD just announced: https://twitter.com/SafeSpaceDrWho/status/1351246822388494354?s=20
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OldMemes posted:Just decided to start the War Doctor boxsets, and listened to ""The Innocent". At first I thought it was odd that they started the range with a quieter story, but got into the rhythm. I did like the thing with the Doctor being on the edge of snapping back into being 'the Doctor', but realizing that he couldn't because of the time war. That's one of the most interesting aspects of The War Doctor. It's not like he regenerated into Rambo (or better yet, The Master). He still wants to do the right thing, the good thing. He still values life. But the war pushes him. He also develops a self-destructive streak. "Legion of the Lost" in Vol 2 is a great story.
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Reading an interview with Eric Roberts in the new Big Finish Vortex, and he says he has his BF boxsets on display in his home.
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marktheando posted:It's funny how common the sentiment was, pre him doing big finish, that Eric Roberts was too big time now to do anything Doctor Who. It's like, people, he did A Talking Cat!?! after he was in The Dark Knight. I've mentioned it before, but he gave an interview in DWM, and when the subject of his vast IMDB page came up, he explained that he and his wife are heavily into charity work, so he'll do roles in all these bit movies, then donate the pay to these charities. The interview even ended with an ask for donations.
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BF actors: "I love doing audio; you don't have to dress up! You can wear jeans and a t-shirt! No one cares!" Miles Richardson: "I will wear a three piece suit, including pocket square, to recording." https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1357286493589536768?s=20
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OldMemes posted:The Daleks work surprisingly well in audio form. I think its that whirrrrr that make while they move. Time Lords have always been able to be killed before the regeneration process kicks in. Example: The Castellan in "The Five Doctors". He's gunned down before he's taken to the (Not The) Mind Probe, and he doesn't regenerate.
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OldMemes posted:
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OldMemes posted:If its The Eternity Cage, I liked that one. It's interesting how so much of Big Finish's Time War lore is based on throwaway lines from the show. Yup!
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In my headcanon, I always framed it as a "Pair of Eyes". One Eye of Harmony on Gallifrey, one Eye in a TARDIS.
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Sydney Bottocks posted:No worries, sorry if my post came across kind of lovely there. RTD did the inverse in "Rose", when he had some random guy scream in terror after Auton Mickey's head was knocked off, and not the woman sitting beside him. But Louise Jameson had talk about it before, about having arguments with directors, trying to convince them that no, Leela wouldn't scream in terror.
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It is a common criticism that's been leveled at the show, and unfortunately it's not entirely without merit. Thankfully they did work on trying to get that element out of the show, but even near the end they still had "female companion screams the moment there's a hint of danger" with Mel. That's one of the good things about the revived series, I don't believe any of the female companions had those sorts of "screams her head off" moments since the show came back in 2005.
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Oh, surely it can't be all that bad, after all it's a story with Peri in it-- Have you gotten to the part about the attempted rape of Erimem?
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Keep checking the BF website every Monday. They offer a free download from one of their ranges every week. Last week it was an Avengers story. This week it's a Second Doctor Companion Chronicle. They also offer sales that tie in with the freebie. This week it's Second Doctor stories. https://www.bigfinish.com/collections/v/weekly-deals A while ago they offered the very first Who release, The Sirens of Time, for free. Couple of months ago, it was the very first Benny story offered for free. They also often offer the first ep of a Who story for free if you want to give a story a shot. Here's links to the DWM freebies (complete 1/2 hour stories) that cost nothing: Last of the Titans starring Syl: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-last-of-the-titans-1439 The Ratings War starring Colin: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-ratings-war-1113 No Place like Home starring Peter: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-no-place-like-home-1115 Living Legend starring Paul: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-living-legend-the-making-of-zagreus-1114 Plus UNIT: The Coup starring Nick Courtney as the Brig: https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/unit-the-coup-405 Here's the page to everything that they offer for free: https://www.bigfinish.com/collections/v/big-finish-for-free Davros1 fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Feb 11, 2021 |
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Oh wow, a new River Song book. WRITTEN BY RIVER HERSELF?!! https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1359894972334411777?s=20 https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1359898755743567877?s=20 Davros1 fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Feb 11, 2021 |
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Heh. The last choice https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1360335231497166856?s=20
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In the DWM tribute issue to John, BF revealed that he had signed on to do four more boxsets before he passed away.
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Dabir posted:wonder if all this loving around with time slots might have had an impact Another problem was, in 1984 due to the broadcast of the Olympics, the BBC edited the four part broadcast of "Resurrection of the Daleks" into 2 45 minute episodes. It ended up pulling decent ratings, so the BBC said make the following season all 45 minute eps. But the scripts had been commissioned, and turned in, so they ended up having to due a lot of revision to fit that format, including adding scenes that really served no purpose other than to pad the run time. And in the end, the 45 minute runtime wasn't really that popular. Plus, the BBC would schedule it against slick US programming like The A-Team. Eric Saward and JN-T butting heads over the tone of the show should take didn't help either. But honestly, as pointed above, the real big hit was Michael Grade. Not only did he hate Colin Baker (because Colin had dated an ex of his), Michael Grade flat out hated science fiction, particularly Doctor Who. In fact, when he resumed his post as head of the BBC in 2004, he inquired if it was possible to stop production on the new series of Who, only to be told that it was too far along to stop.
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Jerusalem posted:The Queen has been getting some stick recently about using Queen's Consent for her benefit, but if things get really bad her people are going to salvage her reputation by revealing she wrote to Parliament in in the mid 2000s saying, and I quote,"Do not gently caress with Doctor Who, or I'll go you with a knife." There were the stories of her requesting the new series DVDs when she went on vacation. And then there was the story of her visiting the BBC in the 70s, and being introduced to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and asking about Doctor Who
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Astroman posted:"Fourth and final"--I'll believe that if he makes it to Unicron because he's been saying "this was going to be the end but there's so much more I need to do one more volume" since the first. Has he covered Welles' collaborations with Manowar?
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The_Doctor posted:Have they had Omar Epps back yet? No, but I think that might have something to do with Miracle Day being a Starz co-production
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Well, got my PATERNOSTER GANG Vol 4 yesterday. It shipped in October.
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Barry Foster posted:There's also Creed of the Kromon that is blatant fetish stuff, that particular writer has a thing about women being turned into grotesque queen ant style egg sacs, it's really gross and creepy Flip, like Peri and Charley, also went through a transformation in Antidote to Oblivion. People accuse Terry Nation on being one note, but holy crap Phillip Martin has him beat. Also, Flip actress Lisa Greenwood announced she has Covid
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OldMemes posted:Oh 7, with his crazy plans that sometimes horribly backfire..... There are some good stories out of "the Doctor screws up badly" or "makes a huge moral mistake", but taking Klein as a companion still seems like a bad idea. It's a standalone.
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OldMemes posted:Big Finish is probably writing an episode based on that tweet right now. There was actually a Firth Doctor audio where they were invaded by toy Daleks. "Renaissance of the Daleks". https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1367882687709646848?s=20 Davros1 fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Mar 5, 2021 |
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OldMemes posted:Big Finish is ending the monthly series after running it since 1999. That's crazy impressive: I've got copies of the Past Doctor Adventure books with ads advertising them on cassette tape (think they'll still send me Sirens of Time on cassette if I mail them a check?). 275 stories; even more if you factor in the releases that are: 1) 2 two part stories 2) 1 one parter, 1 three parter 3) 4 one parters Put it another way, including the TV movie in '96, in "classic" Who, there was only 170 stories.
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jivjov posted:275 and a half, thank you very much Yes, forgot about The Maltese Penguin (which was originally going to be numbered "34", despite being a subscriber bonus. The outcry from fans who didn't subscribe made BF change it to number "33 1/2")
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