Tie-breaker for serial you'd most like to find an episode from This poll is closed. |
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The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve | 33 | 44.59% | |
The Highlanders | 41 | 55.41% | |
Total: | 74 votes |
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The show's almost as old as Hartnell and Capaldi were when they became the Doctor!
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 06:32 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 07:07 |
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Hector Beerlioz posted:Happy 53rd Birthday, Dr Who! Maybe I'll watch that first serial to celebrate. I've become weirdly attached to An Unearthly Child after watching all the commentary and everything. I really like the Hartnell years.
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 07:15 |
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I'm interested in the Silenced and Assembled sets of UNIT so I decided to just go ahead and grab the bundle of four volumes. Big Finish keep taking my money Hector Beerlioz posted:Happy 53rd Birthday, Dr Who! 53 years of thinking what it's like to be wanders in the fourth dimension
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 07:38 |
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Now feel depressed that Hartnell died at 67 due to complications from a disease that is easily treatable today.
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 07:55 |
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Oh hey, UNIT: Silenced is out!
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 09:00 |
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Those who haven't got your Santees yet, don't worry, I'll sort you today. Turns out I needed sleep last night.
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 09:16 |
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On BTTF, my favourite is II, then I, then III. Although I haven't seem them in ages, and could change my mind on a rewatch, which I might do now they're on Aussie Netflix.
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 10:27 |
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Jerusalem posted:Doctor Who is still younger than William Hartnell was when he first played the Doctor. Paul McGann is only one year younger than Peter Capaldi despite looking about 10 years younger.
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 11:58 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:Paul McGann is only one year younger than Peter Capaldi despite looking about 10 years younger. Yeah but McGann is a method actor so he made a point of aging extremely slowly to the point that he seems to be immortal vv
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# ? Nov 23, 2016 22:08 |
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Wheat Loaf posted:Paul McGann is only one year younger than Peter Capaldi despite looking about 10 years younger. 20.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 01:10 |
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Watching Mawdryn Undead. This episode is cool as poo poo.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 05:34 |
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I've only listened to the first episode, but so far UNIT: Silenced is exactly what I was hoping for. The Silents are ideally suited to the audio format and they're so well realized in this - it also plays around with some neat subversions of what we've seen on television as a direct result of those things we've seen on television. My favorite so far being,"Humans have hunted us for a generation... YOU are the killers."CommonShore posted:Watching Mawdryn Undead. This episode is cool as poo poo. Yeah this one freaked me out as a kid (that cliffhanger of the "Doctor" with their spaghetti-forehead ) but watching it as an adult, it's got a really good story in there and it all comes to a really neat conclusion.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 06:37 |
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Jerusalem posted:I've only listened to the first episode, but so far UNIT: Silenced is exactly what I was hoping for. The Silents are ideally suited to the audio format and they're so well realized in this - it also plays around with some neat subversions of what we've seen on television as a direct result of those things we've seen on television. My favorite so far being,"Humans have hunted us for a generation... YOU are the killers." I'm not sure if I like the improbable timing of the climax, or if I can accept that it was an inevitability of the paradox they were playing in, but I love a good time travel cause-effect sequence story. It had me thinking of Heaven Sent in certain ways, and the major guest appearance of the story made my day.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 06:45 |
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Mawdryn also played on the concept of the companions (and viewers) being aware of the regeneration process, but not knowing how it works. Also VALENTINE DYALL. In short: Season 20
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 07:28 |
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After The War posted:Mawdryn also played on the concept of the companions (and viewers) being aware of the regeneration process, but not knowing how it works. Ha, it only just occurred to me that as far as Tegan and Nyssa knew, regeneration involved a white spectral figure showing up and climbing into the body of the dying Doctor and then the two forming a new, combined body.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 08:39 |
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Is there a spending limit on our Secret Santa gifts? I had it in my head we could only spend £5, which I think is wrong.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 17:38 |
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vegetables posted:Is there a spending limit on our Secret Santa gifts? I had it in my head we could only spend £5, which I think is wrong. quote:BUDGET: Somewhere in the $25-$30 (£15-20) range (before shipping). You're welcome to spend more, but that's no guarantee you'll get that much in return. Gag gifts are cool, but please include some kind of actual gift.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 17:49 |
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Cool stuff!
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 17:58 |
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I've just realised how comically out of date that currency exchange is now. $25-30 = £20-24 now.
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# ? Nov 24, 2016 18:05 |
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I listened to The Savages today and really enjoyed it. A neat 60s scifi concept and some great feistiness from Dodo and indignant anger from Hartnell. Steven's departure is also a lot better than most other companions to this point (apart from Ian and Barbara, of course); feels much more natural than the kind of "I've fallen so in love with this person we just met this adventure that I'm going to hang around in this environment that would be entirely unsuitable" that Susan and especially Vicki got.
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# ? Nov 25, 2016 08:27 |
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Big Finish is kicking off 4 consecutive 24 hour monster sales. Today is Black Dalek Friday. Highlights include discounts on all 4 series of Dalek Empire, 5 Main Range Dalek stories, the 3 Dalek stage play adaptations, and the super cheap Dalek focused Bonus release. The next three days will be Sontarans (Small Business Sontarans?), Ice Warriors (no idea what pithy name Sunday gets), and finally Cybermen (the oh-so-obvious Cyber Monday)
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# ? Nov 25, 2016 13:54 |
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jivjov posted:Big Finish is kicking off 4 consecutive 24 hour monster sales. Today is Black Dalek Friday. Highlights include discounts on all 4 series of Dalek Empire, 5 Main Range Dalek stories, the 3 Dalek stage play adaptations, and the super cheap Dalek focused Bonus release. Sssszzzzuper Sssszzzzale Sssszzzzunday, clearly.
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# ? Nov 25, 2016 14:21 |
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Wow, Geoffrey Bayldon is brilliant as the Doctor that never left Gallifrey in Auld Mortality . Channels Hartnell better than just about anyone else I've heard.
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 01:37 |
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Box of Bunnies posted:Wow, Geoffrey Bayldon is brilliant as the Doctor that never left Gallifrey in Auld Mortality . Channels Hartnell better than just about anyone else I've heard. Oh hey, I quite literally just listened to this one too! I really enjoyed it
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 01:39 |
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I have my laptop hooked into my TV and am listening to Big Finish in between Sopranos episodes. I'm still 6 years behind, yikes. Graceless is still quite terrible. E: There was a nice reference to Evelyn at one point but the end of Season 1, Part 2 is basically it was all a dream! We were just experiencing the thoughts of those during their last moments, and in the worst possible way. Bicyclops fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Nov 26, 2016 |
# ? Nov 26, 2016 02:53 |
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Bicyclops posted:Part 2 is basically it was all a dream! We were just experiencing the thoughts of those during their last moments, and in the worst possible way. Yes, but with David Warner!
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 03:54 |
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After The War posted:Yes, but with David Warner! That just adds insult to injury! All of his other Doctor Who related roles, he's given something to work with, in this one, he's "Inspector Japp, the good-hearted inspector with no idea what's going on who is willing to listen to the protagonists but doesn't get it, but without characterization beyond that." I may be even grumpier because my bird loves radio dramas so much that he went to go kiss the screen and managed to restart the story from the beginning, making me spend several minutes figuring out how to get back to my place, but it's maybe my least favorite Big Finish since Iris Wildthyme.
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 05:04 |
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Happy Sontaran Saturday everyone! This one is a bit lower key than the Dalek sale, but they've got three Main Range titles, one Lost Story (although this one was a Listener's Title a month or two ago for even cheaper), one Fourth Doctor adventure, and a plug for the already-running sale on Jago & Litefoot & Strax.
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 13:05 |
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UNIT Silenced just made me laugh out loud. Not spoilerly in terms of the story, but I'll tag it for those who don't want it spoiled. "Research can be duplicated, Osgoods can't"
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# ? Nov 26, 2016 20:30 |
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Short Synopsis: The Doctor is too clever for his own good. Long Synopsis: The 7th Doctor awakes on a cable car traveling to a Sanatorium in 1920s Switzerland with no memory or who he is or how he got there. The other patients are similarly forgetful about certain things, and the Doctor sets about to restore all their memories and uncover the secret hidden in the attic, not realizing just how dangerous a "game" he is playing. What's Good:
What's Not:
Final Thoughts: The Magic Mousetrap is a cracker - 7th Doctor audios are sadly more often miss than hit for me but when they work they REALLY work and I think this one absolutely does. Despite the issues I had with the dangling loose ends and seeming plotholes, those are negligible issues when it comes to how much I enjoyed the story as a whole. The atmosphere is wonderful, the Doctor is at his cheerfully chaotic best, the villain is a wonderfully realized surprise and the ending feels earned. There's an interesting cast of characters, the setting is unusual, they throw in some neat twists and the Doctor is the one who screws everything up for everybody because he can't help being himself. It also (sans The Three Companions) acts as a nicely self-contained story, there is no larger overarching narrative or longer season-arc going on. It's just the story of an adventure for the Doctor and his companions that resolves neatly (if not entirely tidily) before they move on to the next. Good, solid stuff and very recommended from me.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 02:42 |
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Well gently caress. Missed Power of the Daleks 2 due to family obligations and wasn't even able to set the DVR. Last week they repeated the episode late night but they're not doing that now because of the Trek marathon. Next airing scheduled is for part 3. BBC America is so bad at this.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 05:29 |
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Jerusalem posted:It also (sans The Three Companions) acts as a nicely self-contained story, there is no larger overarching narrative or longer season-arc going on. It's definitely a part of Hex's character arc, which is the big theme for this "season" or whatever you want to call these little clumps of consecutive stories. The good news is that it's all part of one of BF's best eras (that I've encountered). Just assume that everything is connected at this point, and go into each audio with the expectation that they're going to be playing in the universe they've built over the past 120 stories. Call it "serialized" if you have to, just... have some tissues ready. You'll know when.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 05:43 |
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After The War posted:
I'm down for every part of that which doesn't involve Thomas Brewster!
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 06:44 |
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Six stories on sale for Ice Warrior Ssssssssssunday! 2 main range, 1 Companion Chronicle, 3 Lost Stories. $25 download bundle available.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 13:05 |
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jivjov posted:Six stories on sale for Ice Warrior Ssssssssssunday! Oh thank God, today the main range titles are ones I already own - I've already picked up 5 new titles so far this weekend.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 21:42 |
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Jerusalem posted:Oh thank God, today the main range titles are ones I already own - I've already picked up 5 new titles so far this weekend. I regrettably had to skip getting Dalek Empire, but other than that I've picked up everything so far. (I owned all but 2 of the Sontaran stories though).
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 22:04 |
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Jerusalem posted:Oh thank God, today the main range titles are ones I already own - I've already picked up 5 new titles so far this weekend. I'm feeling the same about the fact that I already own everything they could offer for Cyber Monday. Between the BBC Facebook Dalek offer, the DWM poll winner specials, these last few days of specials, and finally jumping onto the new UNIT series with the release of Silenced I've spent entirely too much on Big Finish this week. (Though Jago & Litefoot & Strax made it all worthwhile)
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 22:11 |
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Jerusalem posted:I'm down for every part of that which doesn't involve Thomas Brewster! Aw. Brewster isn't so bad. He's a Dickensian orphan with the unlikable self-preservation that we don't like to think of being included with Dickensian orphans. Without checking my reviews, I'd say a solid half of his stories that I've heard are at least okay?
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 23:35 |
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Bicyclops posted:Aw. Brewster isn't so bad. He's a Dickensian orphan with the unlikable self-preservation that we don't like to think of being included with Dickensian orphans. Without checking my reviews, I'd say a solid half of his stories that I've heard are at least okay? I like the idea of him in principle, a charming character with a tragic past with his eye on taking opportunities to enrich himself because he's grown up learning that you have to look out for yourself. The trouble is that is his character's description, but he seems to be lacking the charming part that is so necessary to make a character like that work. As it is, he just kind of shows up and constantly lies to and cheats everybody for his own benefit AND puts the lives of others at risk and refuses to accept blame or admit wrongdoing when called out on it... and then everybody just kind of forgives him anyway, even going so far as to chide themselves for not being more understanding of him. He's just an aggravating character to me, I honestly don't see what he brings to the table that would cause either Nyssa or (especially) the Doctor to want anything to do with him beyond their initial meeting. If they actually wrote him with some level of charm it might be a different story, or even childish guilde - as it is he's just a thief and a liar who not only shows no remorse for his actions but acts aggrieved to be called out on them. The backstory they gave him in his first story was an attempt to point out he's a product of his environment but even then you had characters going on about being unable to resist his natural charms when he's essentially an aggressively dim dullard. Not the character's fault based on his upbringing, sure, but the charm they insist he has never actually seems to show up in any of the actual audios beyond characters saying he has it.
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# ? Nov 27, 2016 23:46 |
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# ? May 13, 2024 07:07 |
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Yeah, that's fair. I guess it's a fairly typical Fifth Doctor problem, really, because Adric and Turlough have some similar issues. I do admit to getting pretty drat aggravated with how often the Fifth Doctor gets (gasp) the TARDIS stolen, so that he is stranded in time!! The first time, you have to give the TV show some credit for it, and Big Finish some credit for using the same plot point as an homage to the Doctor it belongs to, but sheesh!
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# ? Nov 28, 2016 00:59 |