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CommonShore posted:These next few years' worth of Doctor Who may prove a bit of a slog.... You're in the worst season now, Trial is a bit better and once you're past Time and the Rani, Sly's run is pretty good. It's all fine, honest.
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Dec 11, 2016 19:35
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CommonShore posted:These next few years' worth of Doctor Who may prove a bit of a slog.... The last series has two of the best stories of the whole run
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Dec 11, 2016 20:09
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Fil5000 posted:You're in the worst season now, Trial is a bit better and once you're past Time and the Rani, Sly's run is pretty good. It's all fine, honest. Time and the Rani is not all fine
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Dec 11, 2016 20:09
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Time and the Rani is not all fine It's very bad, but I get a kick out of how dumb it is.
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Dec 11, 2016 21:23
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MrL_JaKiri posted:The last series has two of the best stories of the whole run It's also so consistent that I don't even have a comedy answer for which ones, unlike nearly every other season of the series.
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Dec 12, 2016 02:01
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Season 22 is engaging as a sort of experiment- they were exploring a darker tone and protagonist as well as wrestling with a new format, and while it doesn't all work I feel like it's a shame it was cut off so abruptly. Season 24 is the weakest, working both under heavy time pressure and the pressure to keep it "kid friendly" even more than the season before.
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Dec 12, 2016 02:35
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vegetables posted:I can't think of any Who story which seriously considers that the Cybermen might have a point, and might be better at being civilised than we are. I think that could be done really well, as monsters that want to change who and what you are are much scarier if there's a sense that they're right to do so. I did read one novel (I think it was a NA?) that has a character who is a fangirl of Cyberman & the Cyberman empires, and who willingly becomes a Cyberman.
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Dec 13, 2016 04:52
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Everything I saw reminded me of her
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Dec 13, 2016 04:54
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greententacle posted:I did read one novel (I think it was a NA?) that has a character who is a fangirl of Cyberman & the Cyberman empires, and who willingly becomes a Cyberman. Steve Lyons' Killing Ground. An MA, but published by Virgin back when they had the licence. The sequence where she gets converted is pretty good -- she's so thrilled to become a Cyberman, but the conversion process removes her ability to appreciate what she's become.
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Dec 13, 2016 05:54
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Open Source Idiom posted:Steve Lyons' Killing Ground. An MA, but published by Virgin back when they had the licence. Thank you. I remember reading about that in DWM when it first came out, but haven't been able to figure out which book it was.
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Dec 13, 2016 15:12
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Okay, which one of you asked this? https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/809068520403243008
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Dec 14, 2016 22:28
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I like "The Web Planet". It was something like the third or fourth Hartnell story that got a DVD release ("The Aztecs" and "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" were the first two and I'm pretty sure "Web Planet" was number three, at least.)
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Dec 15, 2016 00:13
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howe_sam posted:Okay, which one of you asked this? He missed the opportunity to hit the camera with his hand when he said "mandibles."
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Dec 15, 2016 00:19
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Open Source Idiom posted:Steve Lyons' Killing Ground. An MA, but published by Virgin back when they had the licence. Jesus, I had totally forgotten that one. Grim as gently caress, particularly that sequence you just described. The only thing I remember about Real Time is the sheer absurdity of Stewart Lee being transformed into a Cyberman, and still sounding like Stewart Lee. 
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Dec 15, 2016 00:32
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I kinda expected him to grab the camera and start shaking it at the end, demanding to know where the Zarbi were 
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Dec 15, 2016 00:32
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howe_sam posted:Okay, which one of you asked this? Somewhere out there, Nick Briggs is seeing this and saying "whelp, if Steven's not gonna do it..." 
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Dec 15, 2016 01:13
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Astroman posted:Somewhere out there, Nick Briggs is seeing this and saying "whelp, if Steven's not gonna do it..." Briggs: Hello Peter, look I've thought long and hard about this and I've finally come up with what I think is a winning strategy to convince you to sign on to do some Doctor Who audios- Capaldi: You do Doctor Who audios? Sign me up! 
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Dec 15, 2016 02:27
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Jerusalem posted:Briggs: Hello Peter, look I've thought long and hard about this and I've finally come up with what I think is a winning strategy to convince you to sign on to do some Doctor Who audios- Pfft, please, like he's not already a subscriber. 
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Dec 15, 2016 05:37
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I decided to go ahead and pick up The Sontarans. It's pretty neat so far! This is my first dip into the Early Adventures line (I grabbed the first series when they were on sale earlier this year but they're still pretty deep down the Big Finish pile  ) and the mixed narration/full-cast format makes the story feel like it fits right in with the others of its era in terms of stylistic similarity to the soundtrack-with-linking-narration releases of the missing episodes. There have been sequences I couldn't really picture making it into the show as aired in the 60s, but Peter Purves narrating a full cast performance with music and foley makes it feel right at home alongside the likes of The Mythmakers or The Daleks' Master Plan (which this of course takes part in the middle of).I think this is the most effective the Sontarans have ever been. They were surprisingly competent in their appearance in the third War Doctor set earlier this year, but they have a really imposing, menacing presence in this story that I don't really think they've had anywhere else.
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Dec 15, 2016 07:09
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The Web Planet is one of those stories, I think, that you can acknowledge is incredibly dated but still appreciate it for how incredible it is. Many of the insects look more than a bit goofy, and the Zarbi themselves do really impressive work but feel more like they're working for stage theater than a film story in which someone has smeared Vaseline on the lens. A lot of the more clever stuff about production feels both old hat and silly now, but compare it to some of the later stuff and you have to say, "You know, for their budget and their time period, they did some really amazing things." I think it helps to watch it as part of a sort of Hartnell binge watch than watching it individually. I really, really like it, and it does manage to make the heroes feel lost, in danger, and trying to figure out what's going on and get back together.
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Dec 15, 2016 07:29
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Astroman posted:Somewhere out there, Nick Briggs is seeing this and saying "whelp, if Steven's not gonna do it..." https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/return-to-the-web-planet-455
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Dec 15, 2016 10:14
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Maelstache posted:Jesus, I had totally forgotten that one. Grim as gently caress, particularly that sequence you just described. Don't forget CyberLee being sad that Space Herring's head got crushed.
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Dec 15, 2016 10:27
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Box of Bunnies posted:I decided to go ahead and pick up The Sontarans. It's pretty neat so far! This is my first dip into the Early Adventures line (I grabbed the first series when they were on sale earlier this year but they're still pretty deep down the Big Finish pile If you've never heard any of the Peter Purves Missing/Early Adventures, then this is just the beginning for you. His Hartnell is bar none the best, right up there with Frazier's Troughton. He's done a ton of great stories and it's like your in 1965. Should have known! "BIG FINISH DID IT" is like "SIMPSONS DID IT" at this point!
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Dec 15, 2016 13:25
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Box of Bunnies posted:I decided to go ahead and pick up The Sontarans. It's pretty neat so far! This is my first dip into the Early Adventures line (I grabbed the first series when they were on sale earlier this year but they're still pretty deep down the Big Finish pile I was really disappointed they didn't design a 60s-esque Sontaran for the cover, even though I know that's not a realistic thing to demand or expect.
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Dec 15, 2016 13:25
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Latest story is that Matt Lucas will "stick around to be the Doctor's 'valet' in season 10."
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Dec 15, 2016 17:37
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The best part of the web planet is when they have the ant guys in the fibreglass costumes run in circles around a piece of set to make it look as if a huge endless stream of them is running across the screen when they only made like 5 costumes.
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Dec 15, 2016 18:12
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Wheat Loaf posted:Latest story is that Matt Lucas will "stick around to be the Doctor's 'valet' in season 10." Barf.
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Dec 15, 2016 18:16
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Matt's the best.
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Dec 15, 2016 19:05
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Huh. https://twitter.com/andr3wsmith/status/808818644742500353
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Dec 15, 2016 19:38
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My innocence! Shattered!
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Dec 15, 2016 20:03
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Man if I was about to see Sutekh the Destroyer appear on my wall I'd swear too.
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Dec 15, 2016 20:08
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Wheat Loaf posted:Latest story is that Matt Lucas will "stick around to be the Doctor's 'valet' in season 10." If he's used sparingly enough, this could actually work. It sounds like he's basically going to be an inefficient K-9. At least there will be more than one companion again!
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Dec 15, 2016 20:29
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Well it's.... novel. 
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Dec 15, 2016 21:48
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LordZoric posted:Man if I was about to see Sutekh the Destroyer appear on my wall I'd swear too. Sutekh's face in that episode is really weird. He looks sort of like a camel or something, then he's a jackal when Scarman's face becomes Sutekh's in episode four.
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Dec 15, 2016 23:24
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Calling it now, Matt Lucas is playing Kamelion.
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Dec 15, 2016 23:39
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Fil5000 posted:Calling it now, Matt Lucas is playing Kamelion. Don't condemn the poor man to death!
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Dec 15, 2016 23:42
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LordZoric posted:Man if I was
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Dec 15, 2016 23:44
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man I've heard mixed things about John Levene in the past but I didn't realize until listening to the newest Big Finish podcast that he was such a loving kook even in the photo Nick looks slightly afraid 
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Dec 16, 2016 02:06
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Care to elucidate a little?
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I like Matt Lucas but wasn't terribly keen on his character in the last Christmas special. Maybe he just needs more room, which he will hopefully get if he's in more than one episode?
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