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Post by The Doctor on Mar 24, 2022 16:51:48 GMT
The second Eccleston set is a lot better IMO. It's less Briggs-ian junk and more 'lets just have really fun adventures with the Ninth Doctor.' Got round to it now. Yes, I agree. That was much more like it. -Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 26, 2022 22:50:38 GMT
Omega audio {Spoiler}https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/nnosigf9vnchoxelp8k27/h?dl=0&rlkey=2umwz3p3kdoj4x9r18a2r0z9t
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 23, 2022 19:20:26 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 1, 2022 22:14:37 GMT
Quite enjoyed Time War 2. Much better than the first set. Doctor Ogron must return!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2022 21:06:58 GMT
Redacted ep 1: shite.
Redacted ep 2: pretty shit until the back half when the plot finally turned up and the cliffhanger was good. Now showing some promise.
I suspect Doctor Who won't turn up until episode 10 though.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 7, 2022 21:30:06 GMT
Redacted ep 3: meh. Doctor Who still absent. Plot stalls. Filler.
This is essentially a series with fanfic characters rather than a Doctor Who adventure. There's a good idea in here though.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2022 16:49:30 GMT
Redacted ep 4. Still no sign of The Doctor.
I think it's been mistitled. This isn't Doctor Who. It's a spin-off from Doctor Who, like Class or Torchwood.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 8, 2022 17:54:15 GMT
Right up your street then.
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2022 17:58:08 GMT
I wanted to support it as it is the first new free-to-air DW audio drama that the BBC has done for many many years.
But it's shite.
It has one more episode to grab me or I am done.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 8, 2022 18:05:15 GMT
I haven't listened to any of it. Any merch comes out and it's coming your way.
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Post by The Doctor on May 8, 2022 20:45:08 GMT
That's not really going to hurt me though.
You are talking to a man who has owned Black Orchid in multiple formats.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 8, 2022 20:56:13 GMT
I reckon I'm pretty safe that there won't be!
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Post by The Doctor on May 18, 2022 20:07:40 GMT
Redacted episode 5: that was actually ok. Not too bad. Still no sign of Doctor Who though.
Time War 3: outstanding!
-Ralph
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Post by manmiles on May 20, 2022 18:51:18 GMT
I just listened to the first story on the new Sixth Doctor set- Water Worlds. Really fun and I like the character of Hebe.
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Post by Pinwig on May 22, 2022 20:27:39 GMT
Listened to Mind of the Hodiak this evening while mowing the lawn and tidying up the garden. It's not the worst missing story by a long way, but it isn't particularly good. DWM's review is pretty accurate; it's just uneven. The first part is very fragmented and the Doctor doesn't really become involved properly until the cliffhanger, then the second part, which is written from RTD's outline as opposed to an actual script, tightens up considerably.
As an exploration into RTD's early writing it's interesting - as Colin Baker says in the extras, if you didn't know who wrote this, RTD would be your first guess, but it's an interesting document in the RTD story, not a great Doctor Who story in its own right.
It's weird, this would never have been made with Colin Baker back in the day, but you could see it being a late Sylvester story.
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2022 9:36:46 GMT
This is just wonderful! Sold!
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Post by Pinwig on May 27, 2022 16:37:52 GMT
Is that in the story or is it just an elaborate promo?
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2022 22:22:37 GMT
As the lyrics indicate, it is a promo. The song is, however, included as a download with the relase.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2022 14:41:43 GMT
Redacted episode 6...was good!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 29, 2022 14:58:03 GMT
I'll give this a go when it completes.
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Post by The Doctor on May 29, 2022 15:02:40 GMT
It gets off to a bad start but picks up as it goes on.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 29, 2022 15:05:50 GMT
It'll go on the pile. Some of these BBC sounds dramas are okay. The limelight series ones can sometimes be quite gripping. They tend to be near future stories, or intriguing docu-dramas.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 10, 2022 21:39:33 GMT
Once you can get past the faff at the start and go into it assuming it's a DW spin-off rather than a DW series proper then you'll be fine.
Joel the UNIT scientist is the sensational character find of 2022.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 10, 2022 21:45:48 GMT
Is it done yet? It's ten eps isn't it?
I got the first three volumes of the third doctor adventures in last week's sale. Looking forward to hearing those.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 11, 2022 7:38:18 GMT
Ten episodes. Episode 9 is this Sunday.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 25, 2022 22:28:17 GMT
Time War 4: superb opening the two episodes. The back half was fine. I had assumed this set ended this era for the 8th Doctor but nay: a cliffhanger! Er. There is no Time Wars 5.
One episode into Stranded 1 and a nice change of pace. The Curator is a fantastic character and Lord Tom is on top form.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jun 26, 2022 8:40:00 GMT
I listened to Prisoners of the Lake yesterday, the first Third Doctor adventure. Really enjoyed that. Great Season 8/9 vibes. Last week I did the Fourth Doctor story from Victorious, Genetics of the Daleks. That was ace too, riffing off Rob Shearman's Dalek but doing its own thing.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 4, 2022 21:22:02 GMT
Redacted episode 10: oh dear. Not a good final episode.
Stranded 1: loved it. A breath of fresh air for the 8th Doctor ongoing saga which had become increasingly portentious. Rebecca Root is a real find too.
-Ralph
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