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jivjov posted:Eleventh Doctor stories on audio just wont be the same...Matt Smith did so much of his acting with his body As long as the performance is better than in those adventure games from a few years back.
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The Ribos Operation is so much better than I remember it being. Just the idea of the Doctor watching a con man and trying to figure out if he's JUST a con man or some kind of counter-agent to his mission is a fun idea.
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Bicyclops posted:The Ribos Operation is so much better than I remember it being. Just the idea of the Doctor watching a con man and trying to figure out if he's JUST a con man or some kind of counter-agent to his mission is a fun idea. It's one of my favourite stories overall, with some crackling dialog and great costumes.
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Oct 27, 2017 04:57
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I've lost count of the number of times I've seen "Ribos" and I never get tired of it. It's amazing how much substance there is for tons of dialogue and just a couple sets. And the Binro the Heretic scenes should be taught in screenwriting classes for how to shift mood without tonal whiplash.
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Just my tuppence worth on the Eighth Doctor: Time War. Overall, lots of neat concepts that don't really link together as a whole. There's some cool "this is how alien the Time War is" scenes, but the actual thrust of the story isn't revealed til the very end, and I was left thinking "Oh....is that it?" McGann is great, as always, Rakhee Thakrar as new companion Bliss doesn't do a lot honestly, but seems fine - they're aiming to expand her more in further stories - Jacqueline Pearce as Ollistra is a great anti-villain, and it's nice they keep bringing her back, and I want more.  I'll stick some  spoilers stuff behind this SSLP test link.
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I’ve binged through season 1 of The Good Place this weekend, and I want Ted Danson to be the US AU 12th Doctor. He’s so fascinating to watch; he’s got the friendliness and flappy hands talking of 11, with the occasional angry bursts of 12.
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Oct 29, 2017 17:08
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I feel like "Ted Danson is actually a very good actor" is one of those things we kinda took for granted- he played one role so well for so long that we didn't really think about it.
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Maxwell Lord posted:I feel like "Ted Danson is actually a very good actor" is one of those things we kinda took for granted- he played one role so well for so long that we didn't really think about it. Oh yeah, I have real trouble parsing Ted Danson as the guy from Cheers.
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I mean, he's extremely good in Cheers, too. The material just isn't as good to work with as The Good Place all the time. The fact that Sam Mallone is a character you can have sympathy with is definitely because of his performance. Don't look him up, though, because there's that One Incident. He's possibly in the top 10 sitcom actors of all time, but oh boy did he make a terrible choice at that roast. In other news, Romana definitely waves the Key to Time finder wand over the statue's crotch first for a pretty long time in The Androids of Tara, and it's pretty funny.
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The_Doctor posted:I’ve binged through season 1 of The Good Place this weekend, and I want Ted Danson to be the US AU 12th Doctor. He’s so fascinating to watch; he’s got the friendliness and flappy hands talking of 11, with the occasional angry bursts of 12. He's got a fantastic laugh too.
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Series 4 of The Diary of River Song will appropriately have River teaming up with the 4th Doctor.
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Bicyclops posted:Don't look him up, though, because there's that One Incident. He's possibly in the top 10 sitcom actors of all time, but oh boy did he make a terrible choice at that roast. I'll take "things that would've broken social media" for $400 Alex. And Danson is definitely a top ten sitcom actor.
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Pesky Splinter posted:Just my tuppence worth on the Eighth Doctor: Time War. I agree with your thoughts on the box set. Some additional comments: Ship of Theseus was fantastic - I really enjoyed the gradual transition from normal Doctor adventure to whatthefuckisgoingon and gives a good view of the Time War. As you said, the troll bit was not interesting. It could have been, but it felt pretty lazy to me. I enjoy it when stories take a normal concept and turn it into something significant - which is what could have been done here with the 'troll under the bridge' idea, but it was never delved into and obviously existed as a minor point of the story, and to allow it to wrap up. Each of these stories, I enjoyed immediately after listening - but the flaws become pretty apparent when reviewing them after some time to think on them. They did do a much better job of bringing in the "weirdness" of the Time War in this set than in the War Doctor, and I hope that they continue to explore the complexities and just wrongness that would be part a time war.
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jivjov posted:Series 4 of The Diary of River Song will appropriately have River teaming up with the 4th Doctor. I...what's that feeling when you always wanted something, but you never knew you wanted it?
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Glad it's on audio because the look on Tom's face alone would make it unfit for television
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Tim Burns Effect posted:Glad it's on audio because the look on Tom's face alone would make it unfit for television Like this, probably. https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/924946060438622208
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The War Doctor set is going to feature Romana, Leela, and Ace!
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Which of the Doctors do you think River would like the best I'd imagine it'd have to be 10 and 11 since they're the ones who would actually know her and are far more flirty, 11 especially 4 I can't imagine caring one way or the other about her with how alien he indulges in. 5 would be like a kid she'd pick on for being too sweet.
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Burkion posted:Which of the Doctors do you think River would like the best 7 would INFURIATE her.
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The_Doctor posted:The War Doctor set is going to feature Romana, Leela, and Ace! But not John Hurt 
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Oct 30, 2017 17:58
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Oh god, with David Bradley, she could meet the First Doctor. 
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Burkion posted:Which of the Doctors do you think River would like the best 
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Fil5000 posted:7 would INFURIATE her. She already met Seven. Six fell in love with her.
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The_Doctor posted:The War Doctor set is going to feature Romana, Leela, and Ace! You've read that wrong. It's GALLIFREY: TIME WAR. But with more War Master!
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I personally can't wait til she meets 13.
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Davros1 posted:You've read that wrong. It's GALLIFREY: TIME WAR. Oh huh they’ve changed it. It was previously announced as just The War Doctor, right?
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The_Doctor posted:Oh huh they’ve changed it. It was previously announced as just The War Doctor, right? No, War's getting his own box, in Dec. Gallifrey is in Feb
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Trying to pick up where I left off on the Big Finish Monthly Range from earlier this year and I'd like some recommendations. I'm probably going to buy one from each doctor. The last story I listened to was Chimes of Midnight. Spare Parts is an obvious choice for 5. Not sure if any of the 8 stories immediately following Chimes are any good. I've heard ...Ish is all right, and it seems interesting. Jubilee seems like a good choice for a 6 story. Haven't heard anything (good) about the 7 stories from this time. If none of the 8 stories between Chimes and Scherzo are worth hearing I may just skip ahead to that. So uh, what's a good 7 story in the first 100 but after Colditz?
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...ish is good. Ish.
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apophenium posted:Trying to pick up where I left off on the Big Finish Monthly Range from earlier this year and I'd like some recommendations. I'm probably going to buy one from each doctor. The last story I listened to was Chimes of Midnight. Seasons of Fear is a good 8 story. Neverland is phenomenal. For 7, I liked Bang-Bang-A-Boom, but many didn't enjoy the comedy. Also liked The Dark Flame, The Harvest, Night Thoughts, LIVE 34, No Man's Land, and Frozen Time
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Burkion posted:Which of the Doctors do you think River would like the best I love the way she (and they) reacts to meeting 6 and 7. She and 6 are all  at each other, while 7 utterly infuriates her in the best way possible.The_Doctor posted:Like this, probably. God I love Tom Baker.
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apophenium posted:Trying to pick up where I left off on the Big Finish Monthly Range from earlier this year and I'd like some recommendations. I'm probably going to buy one from each doctor. The last story I listened to was Chimes of Midnight. 5 - Spare Parts, The Church and the Crown, Singularity, The Kingmaker* 6 - Jubilee, The One Doctor, Davros*, Arrangements for War / Thicker Than Water, Year of the Pig 7 - The Harvest, Night Thoughts*, Red 8 - The Chimes of Midnight, Seasons of Fear, Neverland, Scherzo, Faith Stealer, Time Works*, Memory Lane, The Girl Who Never Was * means a personal favorite. Man, I need to get back into the main range. Assassin in the Limelight was the last one I heard and I think that was two years ago. I blame Big Finish.
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gently caress, Year of the Pig is so goddamn great. I love that story a whole hell of a lot.
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CobiWann posted:Man, I need to get back into the main range. Assassin in the Limelight was the last one I heard and I think that was two years ago. I blame Big Finish. Good choices  There's been some really good main range ones since then; personal favourites include the Klein arc stories, and the Locum Doctors they did for Big Finish's 198, 199, and 200th main range releases, respectively. Of course, there's still the usual gamut of good but not great, average, kinda dull, and "Holy gently caress loving end" (Thomas Brewster arc). Thankfully nothing that ever plunges to the depths of Nekromantia. And then the stuff they use as an excuse for a spin off; Key2Time for Graceless, unnamed trilogy ending in The Shadow Heart for Vienna and 1963: The Assassination Games for Counter-Measures (yeah I know it was originally in Remembrance). Pesky Splinter fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Nov 1, 2017 |
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I haven't seen many of the newer Capaldi episodes, but caught a couple today. Had hoped that a hiatus would help, but he's just so sullen. I think starting with Tennant and becoming enthralled with Smith has also prejudiced me towards younger actors in the role. Looking forward to new direction. Moffatt had some great - like really fantastic - episodes, but the show has to evolve
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Flambeau posted:I haven't seen many of the newer Capaldi episodes, but caught a couple today. Had hoped that a hiatus would help, but he's just so sullen. I think starting with Tennant and becoming enthralled with Smith has also prejudiced me towards younger actors in the role. The Capaldi era has some of the best stories ever, however you feel about him as the doctor. if you don't adore capaldi you're objectively wrong. Heaven Sent is so good that it's worth working through that whole series just to get the context for it. The most recent two-parter involves one of the coolest hard(ish) SF premises ever. Besides, he's not always sullen - if you have an electric guitar it's called angst.
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Moffat!  https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/925638303960924160 Jenny! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0wpvRCdir0 The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 11:46 on Nov 1, 2017 |
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CommonShore posted:The most recent two-parter involves one of the coolest hard(ish) SF premises ever. It's literally a Red Dwarf episode that they decided to play seriously, and it works so well it's amazing.
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The_Doctor posted:Moffat! On one hand, it amazes me just how hard Big Finish is leaning into the expanded universe. On the other hand, people MUST be buying this stuff if they keep releasing it! On the third hand, those must be some drat amazing lunches Big Finish provides for their actors and actresses.
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CobiWann posted:On the third hand, those must be some drat amazing lunches Big Finish provides for their actors and actresses. They look alright, I guess? https://twitter.com/samanthabeart/status/600665177126793217
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