Kuetsar Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Exhibit A: Justin Bieber Exhibit B: Matt Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Really wishing I hadn't already known the Other Doctor's big secret in UNIT Dominion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Capaldi says he turned down the audition for the 1996 TV movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Speaking of, Dark Eyes v3 is out. I will get to it as soon as I finish U.N.I.T. Dominion. Which I wish had Col. Chaudhry in it, she was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm still way behind on Big Finish, I have finished #77 : Other Lives but am taking a break on the main range to get caught up on the spin offs up to the point I am listening in the main range (about 2006). I have done Sarah Jane Smith, UNIT, Excelis and the first 3 seasons of Galifrey but still need to do the second and third seasons of Dalek Empire, first season of Cyberman and Unbound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I wasn't a big fan of Dalek Empire, loved UNIT, never got round to the rest. But then I haven't been going in anything like release order, I basically bought all the 8th Doctor I could, then bought whatever was cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubting El Dandy Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Exhibit A: Justin Bieber Exhibit B: Matt Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ligerbusa Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Finished out Dark Eyes III today at work. It's not as tight and compelling a tale as the first set, not as narratively interesting as the second, but it's still very good and worth $20 if you've got the first two. We get more insight into this version of the Master (hell, the first episode is a Master story, straight up, with the Doctor reduced to a peripheral figure), the Eminence continues to be an interesting threat (if not much of an interesting character) and it's generally just fucking exciting. Four months til the final part of this maxiseries, and an announcement of where the 8th goes next. It feels like a neat enough conclusion that I'm not entirely sure where they go for that last four episodes, but then if I hadn't bought v1 well after v2 was out, I would probably have felt the same about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 All the 8 and Lucie episodes are on sale for three bucks download/5 on disc. Finally, I can get seasons 2-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 On the Big Finish podcast, someone asked if they would ever do a Multi-Master story, like all the multi-doctor anniversary specials? Briggs did not totally dismiss it, but i wonder how it could be done with two Masters deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Yeah, the fact that Beevers and McQueen are the only ones they really have access to who are (1) alive, (2) not off-limits as 'new Who' elements and (3) not Eric Roberts makes this an awesome but impractical idea. Starting 8 and Lucie season two tomorrow, will probably do one ep a day at work until I finish it (excepting Christmas Eve, which will be revisiting "The Chimes of Midnight" because duh.) Wish I didn't know how it all ends, though when I get to season 4 I may be grateful that I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Personal preference, but i'd love to see a Pertwee/Davison vs Delgado/Ainley showdown. How you would it, i dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Halfway through Season Two of 8th Doctor. "Brave New Town" was pretty awesome, the others have been fun but feel a little inconsequential without the slow build of the first season or the balls-to-the-wall crazy of Dark Eyes. I think I've kind of been spoiled by the 'event' box sets like Dominion and Dark Eyes and the long arcs of the Charley era, so now doing stories that are 'just good Doctor Who stories' feels anticlimactic. OT: Has anyone got Frankenstein? I really desperately want it, but won't be able to afford it til probably February (knowing full well that I could've had it for $20 if I had bought it last month). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Per Nick Briggs on the DW Legacy twitch show, the 12/24 Humble Books Bundle will be a Big Finish starter bundle featuring the stage plays, the Lost Stories and Dalek Empire 1-4, as well as unlock codes for 6, 8 and Charley in the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 What are some good Peter Davison TV stories? I've seen "Earthshock" and "The Five Doctors," and I'll track down his Dalek episode and "The Caves of Androzani." What else is there? I've listened to quite a few of the Big Finish audios (good thing to have on while walking the dog), and at least three that I've listened to have had the same central conceit: "Holy Terror," "The Chimes at Midnight," and "Protect and Survive." All of them basically feature a pocket dimension which is more-or-less a prison in which time/narrative keeps repeating. Not that I'm complaining. Actually, the most lauded of the bunch is "The Chimes at Midnight," and I like it the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Black Orchid is pretty good, for being so short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Holy Terror and Chimes at Midnight are both by the same author, Robert Shearman. All his stories except Jubilee have a loop of absurdist bullshit at their core (and Jubilee still has a ton of absurdist bullshit, just not the endless cycle of madness) and they work to varying degrees. "scherzo" ends up taking all his core black-comedy tropes and playing them deadly serious for torture and drama, and holy shit is it tough to listen to (but masterfully done). Not familiar with "Protect and Survive". As for Davison on TV, I'm afraid he's the color Doctor I am least familiar with. (Please do not take "absurdist bullshit" as an insult on Shearman's writing. I love all his stories, but they are clearly built around a core of deliberate bullshit.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Other than the ones already mentioned, i would say Castrovalva (his first story) and the Black Guardian trilogy. Also Arc of Infinity and for hammy fun, the King's Demons. Avoid Timeflight if you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Humble Bundle is up. Right now it's just Dalek Empire series 1 and 2 at the $1 tier, Dalek Empire 3 at the green "beat the average" tier, and Lost Stories series 1 at the $15 blue tier. Not sure what will be added week 2, but Briggs specifically mentioned the three stage play adaptations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Is Coleman being written out in the Christmas episode, or was that just a rumor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Originally she was going to be leaving, but decided to stay on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cool arrow Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Oh, joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Forcing the customary hacked up scripts when someone leaves to be even more hacked up because they had to include her somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Cibernetico Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 A Dr. Who themed burlesque show got me into this show about a year or so ago. Great show. Love the mythology. I haven't seen the 13th (11th?) doctor yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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