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I see “licensing deal from BBC Worldwide,” think to myself “BBC is testing the waters,” think to myself “please get this right, Big Finish,” and then think to myself “I should really pick up a copy of UNIT:Dominion,” shouldn’t I? In any case, I choose to see this as the door to new Who audios opening JUST a crack.
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. . . . . posted:I see “licensing deal from BBC Worldwide,” think to myself “BBC is testing the waters,” think to myself “please get this right, Big Finish,” and then think to myself “I should really pick up a copy of UNIT:Dominion,” shouldn’t I? Don't get too close to that crack...
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Feb 9, 2015 14:03
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Interesting that it's just Kate, and not Osgood as well.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:12
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The_Doctor posted:Interesting that it's just Kate, and not Osgood as well. I don't think you can zombify someone if they're dust.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:14
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PriorMarcus posted:Oh my loving God, finally a chance for her to go on endlessly about her dad in audio! Don't forget plastic mannequins! Classic enemy returns. 
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Feb 9, 2015 14:17
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DoctorWhat posted:Don't get too close to that crack... Why? It turned out fine (well, Roman) for him in the end.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:20
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The_Doctor posted:Interesting that it's just Kate, and not Osgood as well. Well the rest of the cast hasn't been announced. The other interesting thing is that they are using the New Who Autons. I know it's a legal grey area, but it's so obviously in the New Who world that if it was just the grey area letting them do it I don't think they would be so blatant.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:24
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PriorMarcus posted:Well the rest of the cast hasn't been announced. BF have been using the nuWho Daleks..?
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Feb 9, 2015 14:38
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The_Doctor posted:BF have been using the nuWho Daleks..? Big Finish had Nick Briggs first, so really it's New Who who've been using BF Daleks.  EDIT: Today's TARDIS Eruditorum is literally over 99,000 words long. More than your average-lenghth novel. Forktoss fucked around with this message at 14:51 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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Feb 9, 2015 14:45
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The_Doctor posted:BF have been using the nuWho Daleks..? Yeah, but in this case it's seemingly being advertised, sold, and announced as being part of the New Who world, with the design of the Autons being further evidence of that. I know that they negotiate individual usage of New Who designs but in this case it's another sign that the BBC are willingly and knowingly letting them make a product that's based in the New Who universe, not that Big Finish found a legal loophole and are exploiting it. Sure, the legal loophole might be why they are using Kate, but everything about the presentation says that it's a bit more than that, and probably a little bit more of an open door into the world of New Who than we knew they had yesterday.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:46
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I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic about this development and simply hope that it means.... aw gently caress it.... NICK BRIGGS CONFIRMED AS SHOWRUNNER FOR SEASON 11. That felt good.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:51
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Forktoss posted:Big Finish had Nick Briggs first, so really it's New Who who've been using BF Daleks. Whenever the Daleks appear on a BF cover they're clearly the old series ones, too. Nick Briggs was just the go-to guy for Dalek voices when the revival started. I'm really interested if any of the Doctors will appear in the Kate Stewart audio, because that would really be interesting, having old series characters directly interacting with new ones.
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Feb 9, 2015 14:59
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What's the difference between NewWho Autons and OldWho Autons? They're clearly using the OldWho Nestene tentacles.
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Feb 9, 2015 15:03
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The_Doctor posted:Interesting that it's just Kate, and not Osgood as well. One audio can only handle so many bad characters.
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Feb 9, 2015 15:51
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MikeJF posted:What's the difference between NewWho Autons and OldWho Autons? It's because the cover is using the "new" Auton design, rather than their original designs. They normally don't do that, as the Daleks and Cybermen still look like they did in the classic series on covers and stuff.
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cargohills posted:It's because the cover is using the "new" Auton design, rather than their original designs. They normally don't do that, as the Daleks and Cybermen still look like they did in the classic series on covers and stuff. 
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Feb 9, 2015 16:08
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Gallifrey VI is a... special case.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:09
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Apart from that, then.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:26
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cargohills posted:It's because the cover is using the "new" Auton design, rather than their original designs. They normally don't do that, as the Daleks and Cybermen still look like they did in the classic series on covers and stuff. There's a design? They're mannequins.
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Feb 9, 2015 16:34
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MikeJF posted:There's a design? They're mannequins. At least there's progress on that front. In my day, they were called "dummies."
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Feb 9, 2015 16:42
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The piece on the BF site does have them explicitly say they're being allowed to play in the New Series sandbox.
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MikeJF posted:There's a design? They're mannequins. Yeah, the same sort that were used for the Autons in "Rose".
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CobiWann posted:At least there's progress on that front. In my day, they were called "dummies." It's like Mannequin on the Move wasn't the 80s smash it deserves to be.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:27
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Someone on the Big Finish forums noticed that the final of the 4 scheduled box sets for this UNIT series will be coming out in 2017 - after the current Doctor Who contract expires. I think we're going to be seeing some very big announcements in the next couple of weeks. EDIT: Some more big announcements. Already the past few weeks have had some huge ones.
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Feb 9, 2015 19:33
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The_Doctor posted:It's like Mannequin on the Move wasn't the 80s smash it deserves to be. I can't quite crystallize or explain why this post was so drat funny to me.
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Feb 9, 2015 20:15
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Gaz-L posted:The piece on the BF site does have them explicitly say they're being allowed to play in the New Series sandbox. Wow. This could be big news. You never know, we may seen Tenth Doctor Adventures in the next couple of years if all goes well. That's sooner than I expected (if, of course, everything works out well and they are testing the water, but it seems kind of like that's the direction they're going).
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Feb 9, 2015 20:39
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DoctorWhat posted:well holy poo poo:  Apparently contract negotiations for actual Revival Doctor adventures are stalled around an issue with David Tennant. Briggs wants him to do 10 stories a year and Tennant refuses to budge on his demands of 10 stories a month.
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Feb 9, 2015 21:53
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Maybe it's the Zygon in Kate Stewart's form? Probably more likable than the real Kate Stewart.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:01
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"And Peter has to be on every fifth story, Colin on every seventh and eighth, Sly can come in during the third, and Tom- well he's welcome any time."
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Feb 9, 2015 22:19
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Burkion posted:"...and Tom- well he's welcome any time." 
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Feb 9, 2015 22:23
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So in the past few weeks, we've had a final adventure for Six and a Kate led UNIT story explicitly during the Revival. Anything else I'm missing? Or does DoctorWhat get a final wish on his magic lamp?
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Feb 9, 2015 22:23
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This is either the stuff of nightmares or the things that dreams are made of. I can't decide which.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:25
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Please don't post pictures of my house on the forums.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:39
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Bicyclops posted:Please don't post pictures of my house on the forums. Now be fair, that could be any house at any time in any country. Tom 
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Feb 9, 2015 22:41
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Jerusalem posted:Now be fair, that could be any house at any time in any country. Someone reloaded his HIGNFY appearance onto YouTube. It's great, especially this scene. http://youtu.be/Wxsw03U3eCw
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Feb 9, 2015 22:44
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I would love to say that I would buy Tom Baker a round, but he is very big on buying the rounds for other people himself, so he'd probably be buying it for me, if I was fortunate enough to stumble into a pub he was visiting.
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Feb 9, 2015 22:45
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CobiWann posted:Someone reloaded his HIGNFY appearance onto YouTube. It's great, especially this scene. Oh God, I forgot that was Chris Addison. The bit where he blurts out (paraphrased),"All my life all I ever wanted to do was meet you and now you're doing knob jokes!" was also hilarious.
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I get an email newsletter from BF, and got one today about UNIT, and couldn't help notice this particular wording;quote:Big Finish proudly present Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart in UNIT: The New Series; The first Big Finish release from the 2005 revival of Doctor Who! Bolding mine. Also, the email was sent under the header "The New Series". Davros1 fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Feb 9, 2015 |
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Feb 9, 2015 23:09
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Truly, this is a frabjous day!
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