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| Season 1 (Marco Polo) |
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13 | 18.57% |
| Season 2 (The Crusade) |
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1 | 1.43% |
| Season 3 (Galaxy 4/The Myth Makers/The Daleks' Master Plan/The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Eve/The Celestial Toymaker/The Savages) |
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25 | 35.71% |
| Season 4 (The Smugglers/The Highlanders/The Underwater Menace/The Evil of the Daleks) |
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16 | 22.86% |
| Season 5 (The Abominable Snowmen/The Web of Fear/The Wheel in Space) |
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11 | 15.71% |
| Season 6 (The Space Pirates) |
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4 | 5.71% |
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https://twitter.com/ellardent/status/1336829866688344065 Meanwhile, on Star Trek: 
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Dec 10, 2020 20:38
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What's up with that Cylon Raider, more like.
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Dec 10, 2020 21:25
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Bicyclops posted:My son has gotten very into watching The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and so I have been drafted to do my best Sterling Holloway impression when he has conversations with the stuffed version. He is obviously very difficult to imitate and I find, sometimes, that I end up sounding more like Colin Baker. Can't hear anyone else but Adric as Piglet
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Dec 12, 2020 10:23
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Payndz posted:What's up with that Cylon Raider, more like. Once you notice that the Big Finish covers use an absolute load of stock models and photos its a fun game to find them all.
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Dec 12, 2020 10:55
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Just going through Dark Eyes 3, and I'm finding it a bit of a step down from Dark Eyes 1 and 2. I'm not finding The Eminence that interesting as a villain to be honest, and I feel like I'm missing a bit of the context for why the character is meant to be so threatening - lot of telling, not showing. On the other hand, the Alex McQueen Master has grown on me - so this incarnation is meant to be the first of the new cycle that the Time Lords gave him to prep for the Time War, and he's in-between the Eric Roberts and Derek Jacobi incarnations? The Master's timeline can be a little confusing.
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Dec 12, 2020 17:00
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OldMemes posted:Just going through Dark Eyes 3, and I'm finding it a bit of a step down from Dark Eyes 1 and 2. I'm not finding The Eminence that interesting as a villain to be honest, and I feel like I'm missing a bit of the context for why the character is meant to be so threatening - lot of telling, not showing. I do believe we're still fairly uncertain about the McQueen master and where he falls, which is IMO their intent since they'd prefer to be able to stay within the established TV mythology. Leaving it uncertain allows them to "fit" wherever it ends up being the most convenient once the BBC decides to regenerate the character again. Agreed on your points, though I did find the Eminence interesting, the series has a steady decline in quality. However I think Dark Eyes 1 was great enough that even stepping down from that leaves you in the 'good' territory. Something else to note if you hate the Eminence - it (they?)show up in 4th and 6th Doctor ranges as well (though less so the 6th).
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Dec 12, 2020 17:56
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There's an explanation for the McQueen regeneration at the end of Ravenous, but roughly speaking, he's implied to be the start of a new cycle, yeah.McGann posted:Something else to note if you hate the Eminence - it (they?)show up in 4th and 6th Doctor ranges as well (though less so the 6th). It's one story each, isn't it? Technically the sixth doctor story is twice as long as the fourth too. The Eminence has a great vocal presence, I'll say that for it. But it's not really a compelling threat. Still, better than the Ravenous (time lord clowns? Really?)
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Dec 12, 2020 18:35
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Open Source Idiom posted:There's an explanation for the McQueen regeneration at the end of Ravenous, but roughly speaking, he's implied to be the start of a new cycle, yeah. If you don't mind, PMing or spoilering what that explanation is? I listened to Ravenous, but between then and now I've had a seizure and a concussion so most of that memory is gone. I do remember that I don't want to re-listen to it, though.
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Dark Eyes 1 was fantastic: McGann gets to take the Doctor through a big emotional range (I'd never listened to the Lucie Miller stuff past the first series, but the Doctor in a maniac state determined to see the end of the universe no matter what was a great hook). Ruth Bradley was a great foil as Molly, the atmosphere and sound design was top notch, Toby Jones was a wonderful guest star, and the Daleks were interesting. So far I don't feel like the Eminence is that interesting a threat: they keep saying what a great threat it is, but it doesn't seem like it? I feel like I'm missing context from the 6th and 4th Doctor stories. It was fine as a background story element in Dark Eyes 2 though. I guess it's a hard concept to pull off in an audio medium - glowing gas zombies - but I'm feeling that the body horror and dread could have been played up more. I've still got two more Dark Eyes 3 episodes to go (and I did enjoy The Reviled, it felt like a nice inversion of The Traitor), and Dark Eyes 4. Maybe it was just the first story only having the Doctor watch what's happening on a screen and tutting at The Master with a random Time Lord that didn't do it for me. I like it when the Eighth Doctor gets right in the middle of things. Is Ravenous that bad? I was thinking about carrying on with the bundles, if they're the same price, and I really enjoyed that free episode of Doom Coalition, so I was planning on getting that next. Or maybe going through some of the 8/Charley stuff on spotify - I really liked the McGann/Fisher dynamic back in the day, and thought Charley was an excellent companion. EDIT: On to Dark Eyes 3: Masterplan, and the dialogue between the Doctor and the Master is so sharp when they're debating each other. OldMemes fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Dec 13, 2020 |
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Dec 12, 2020 22:19
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Ravenous parts 2 and 4 are good. Part 1 is okay, and Part 3 is actively bad. Personally, I was frustrated that it has a bunch of dropped plot threads, and that the lead villains are really crap (to the point that they have to bring the Master in during Part 4 because all the other recurring villains are either super crap or just missing in action). The pacing is also a mess. You could probably skip the third volume and miss out on basically nothing tbh. Though the River Song episode is good. Doom Coalition is quite good though, and Stranded has been great so far (and has an excellent gimmick; it's got a cast of about 12 regulars). Time War, I've not heard properly. McGann posted:If you don't mind, PMing or spoilering what that explanation is? I listened to Ravenous, but between then and now I've had a seizure and a concussion so most of that memory is gone. I do remember that I don't want to re-listen to it, though. Holy poo poo I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you're feeling better. Don't have PM's, so you'll have to click: the Beevers Master - who's implied in his appearance here to be right at the end of his lifespan - is eaten by the Ravenous at the end of part 2. In an attempt to prevent this from happening, a few of his other incarnations team up in order to save their lives, gaining control of a Timelord McGuffin (an "energy print" created by the Timelord Artron back in the Gallifreyian Dark Times). They succeed, and regenerate the corpse of the Beevers Master, into what's implied to be the McQueen incarnation. It's actually kind of sweet.
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https://twitter.com/BriggsNicholas/status/1338531937019977729?s=20 Ha! BF got scooped by the man himself Davros1 fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Dec 14, 2020 |
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Dec 14, 2020 17:46
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Fantastic!
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Dec 14, 2020 17:50
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In a few years, he'll be able to play the 12th Doctor on looks alone
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Dec 14, 2020 17:54
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It's weird seeing Nine with hair
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Dec 14, 2020 18:07
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Vinylshadow posted:It's weird seeing Nine with hair https://twitter.com/pipmadeley/status/1337891137529450497?s=20
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Dec 14, 2020 18:09
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The Sphere of Freedom is the inverse property of the Cone of Silence.
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Dec 14, 2020 19:52
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Rhyno posted:Fantastic!
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Dec 14, 2020 20:38
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I think I may have just gotten my Secret Santa gift, but I'm not sure - it came directly from the company and I have one or two kind friends who may have done something similar. If you're my Santa and it's probable the package was set to arrive around today, please chime in so I can say thanks.  e: clarified via The_Doctor. Interesting... Guess I have some hunting to do! Bicyclops fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Dec 15, 2020 |
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Dec 14, 2020 21:03
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The rest of my Secret Santa stuff came today!  Thanks, York_M_Chan!
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Dec 15, 2020 01:24
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On to Dark Eyes 4. Liv is a great companion, Nicola Walker gives her just the right amount of dry matter-of-factness, without overplaying the cynicism.
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Dec 15, 2020 01:37
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Davros1 posted:Ha! BF got scooped by the man himself Always one step ahead!
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Dec 15, 2020 12:39
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I love how he can talk so happily and passionately about the role, then the moment it's suggested he might pop back and do the show for the BBC again just goes,"I know what you're getting at... only when hell freezes over!  "
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Edward Mass posted:The rest of my Secret Santa stuff came today! Phew! I'm glad it wasn't lost in time and space!
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My santee should be receiving their gift soon as well, but unfortunately the Amazon gift note didn't allow much room for explanation, so if you receive a gift from me that you're very confused by (or that doesn't seem to work), please let me know in the thread and I'll try to explain myself!
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Dec 15, 2020 16:12
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Jerusalem posted:I love how he can talk so happily and passionately about the role, then the moment it's suggested he might pop back and do the show for the BBC again just goes,"I know what you're getting at... only when hell freezes over! The former Doctors always seem to look back on their time playing the character on TV fondly, and it's nice to see Ecclestone seeming happier to talk about it positively, considering he's been open about his mental health struggles and mixed feelings during filming. It'll be interesting to see if he's co-starring with Billie Piper, or if these stories will slot into the gap between regeneration and Rose, since the 9th Doctor had a fairly short lifespan. Even Colin Baker seems to enjoy the role now, and the BBC fired him, and had McCoy fall over in a coat and wig to kill him off unceremoniously.
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Dec 15, 2020 16:50
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OldMemes posted:Even Colin Baker seems to enjoy the role now, and the BBC fired him, and had McCoy fall over in a coat and wig to kill him off unceremoniously. C.Bakes was always a big Who fan IIRC, and had big plans as to where he wanted to take his Doctor's character before he got hosed over, so he was always going to be a shoo-in. And he does seem to be loving it 
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I can hear 10's  through the audio when that human says he's the "FOREMOST TEMPORAL SCIENTIST" of the era.Also hearing 10 with the Mechanoids made me realize if BF ever needs to dangle a carrot in front of Capaldi to sign up, they can give him the one thing he wanted that Moffat never did: 
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Dec 17, 2020 01:14
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I like that the musical cue for 'why is it always midnight?' was basically the same as the TV Movie's dramatic sting.
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Dec 17, 2020 02:47
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Astroman posted:I can hear 10's That human is Mark Gatiss, so I can't help wonder if he's playing his version of The Master
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Dec 17, 2020 12:03
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Tonight we're watching Logopolis, so if anyone has the Forktoss watcher comic so I can share it with the group chat that would be fabulous
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Dec 17, 2020 19:42
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The collected works of Forktoss need to go into some kind of thread museum for easy access.
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Dec 17, 2020 19:48
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Bicyclops posted:The collected works of Forktoss need to go into some kind of thread museum for easy access. 
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Dec 17, 2020 20:22
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This was good fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2cdMzZc7UI
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Dec 17, 2020 20:36
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Just finished Dark Eyes 4, I really enjoyed the series overall, even if I didn't like the The Eminence that much, and it never hits the heights of the first set again. Nicholas Briggs shouting in the Dalek voice is hilarious. I've just set up my spotify account, so there's a decent selection of the early stuff on there, or I might get the Doom Coalition bundle. Though I feel in the mood for some Seven/Ace stories first.
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MrL_JaKiri posted:Tonight we're watching Logopolis, so if anyone has the Forktoss watcher comic so I can share it with the group chat that would be fabulous Since you asked!
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