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Post by The Doctor on Jul 9, 2018 20:59:46 GMT
*sings*
Jo is making a thing!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 13, 2018 14:09:55 GMT
Spare Parts vinyl reduced to...£80.
Er, no. Still silly money!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jul 14, 2018 0:09:29 GMT
Needs to drop to about 50 before I would consider it.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2018 9:13:34 GMT
Same here. That they are still trying to shift it two years later with only 500 copies available suggests the pricing is a problem especially as the Sainsburgeries/HMV vinyl releases sold out on the day of release*.
-Ralph
*With some scalping, true
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2018 10:10:00 GMT
Same here. That they are still trying to shift it two years later with only 500 copies available suggests the pricing is a problem especially as the Sainsburgeries/HMV vinyl releases sold out on the day of release*. -Ralph *With some scalping, true The whole economies of scale thing is fascinating (and I like to use the comics industry as a good example of where it goes wrong) You can either make loads at a cheap price or few at an expensive price. Clearly Big Finish didn't think there would be a huge market for these, so they made few for an expensive price, but clearly overestimated how much people would pay. Knowing what they know now, they'd probably do it differently, problem is that if they do similar releases with a larger print run at a cheaper price, it devalues the existing ones and people will never pay the top prices for the existing stock. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2018 17:55:49 GMT
Yup.
I would just think by this point they would just cut their losses and knock them down to a price where they will sell to clear the warehouse space. I understand why they would be pricey but not at the 'sharp intake of breath' amount they are, even on discount.
BF did quickly sell out of their vinyl version of 'The Light at The End' though that was at the height of 50th anniversary fever and also benefited from extra novelty value for being their first release in that format.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2018 17:57:24 GMT
In other news, I have now heard s1-3 of Gallifrey. It may be the most Gary Russell thing imaginable.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2018 18:05:18 GMT
In other news, I have now heard s1-3 of Gallifrey. It may be the most Gary Russell thing imaginable. -Ralph Are you ok? |
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2018 18:06:09 GMT
Yup. I would just think by this point they would just cut their losses and knock them down to a price where they will sell to clear the warehouse space. I understand why they would be pricey but not at the 'sharp intake of breath' amount they are, even on discount. BF did quickly sell out of their vinyl version of 'The Light at The End' though that was at the height of 50th anniversary fever and also benefited from extra novelty value for being their first release in that format. -Ralph I imagine they want to balance that against not alienating the people (basically the most hardcore of their fans) who shelled out full whack for the vinyls. |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2018 18:14:54 GMT
In other news, I have now heard s1-3 of Gallifrey. It may be the most Gary Russell thing imaginable. -Ralph Are you ok? I'm not sure. I feel the need to shout repeatedly at the same five people about the same things for approx 1 hr and 18 minutes at a time. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2018 18:15:40 GMT
Yup. I would just think by this point they would just cut their losses and knock them down to a price where they will sell to clear the warehouse space. I understand why they would be pricey but not at the 'sharp intake of breath' amount they are, even on discount. BF did quickly sell out of their vinyl version of 'The Light at The End' though that was at the height of 50th anniversary fever and also benefited from extra novelty value for being their first release in that format. -Ralph I imagine they want to balance that against not alienating the people (basically the most hardcore of their fans) who shelled out full whack for the vinyls. Absolutely, which is why I think putting them down to £50-60 would strike the right balance. |
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Post by blueshift on Aug 4, 2018 10:16:06 GMT
Sale on 51-100 of the main range this weekend, £3 each on CD. www.bigfinish.com/offers/v/fiftyone password: WOLFGANG I recommend: 51. THE WORMERY 54. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FEAR 71. THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA 81. THE KINGMAKER 90. YEAR OF THE PIG 91. CIRCULAR TIME 99. SON OF THE DRAGON 100. 100 If you just go for one, go for Kingmaker |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 4, 2018 11:06:25 GMT
Gawd. How can you even remember what they're all about!? I've heard all those but I've got no idea now. Too long ago.
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Post by blueshift on Aug 4, 2018 11:21:01 GMT
Gawd. How can you even remember what they're all about!? I've heard all those but I've got no idea now. Too long ago. Those are the ones that really stick in my mind. There's a lot that blur into one for me. |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 12:37:23 GMT
Ignore Blueshift. Kingmaker is ok but THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FEAR is the one to go for if you just go for one! Well on CD, anyway. Most of my, er, 649 BF releases (not counting some books and CD's that don't have download versions) are digital. Exceptions made only for some boxsets. I just don't have the room!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 12:38:18 GMT
Gawd. How can you even remember what they're all about!? I've heard all those but I've got no idea now. Too long ago. Those are the ones that really stick in my mind. There's a lot that blur into one for me. Yes that is the era when it all started to smush into each other before the big course correction happened. -Ralph |
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Post by legios on Aug 4, 2018 16:50:18 GMT
I would third the recommendations on Natural History of Fear. Very good story, and one that makes brilliant use of the audio medium. Absolutely the one to snag I'd say.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 4, 2018 18:22:43 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2018 11:29:38 GMT
Tom stories confirmed through to 2021. Some of them feature...Adric! www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-fourth-doctor-continuesBy then Tom will have been the Doctor on audio longer than he was the Doctor on TV. Also prepare for your mind to melt...Tom and Lalla in the same photograph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had assumed they had recorded their bits for these stories separately. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2018 11:35:57 GMT
Though The Internet now says that picture has been manipulated. If so it's a bloody good job.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 6, 2018 11:38:05 GMT
I'm still only up to series 3 with these, so it's good to know there's still a lot of Tom to come.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2018 11:41:05 GMT
I am up to the first episode of series 5 and have also heard the 'Fourth Doctor' boxset. BF crank out so much stuff that I leave the 4th Doctor stuff until it pops up in sales. Tom has got better as he has went along.
It is nice to know many TomDoc stories lie in my future at some point.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 6, 2018 11:43:12 GMT
Though The Internet now says that picture has been manipulated. If so it's a bloody good job. -Ralph Hmm. The shadow of Waterhouse's arm on Ward's top is too dark, and the light on the back of his right hand isn't coming from anywhere. |
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 6, 2018 11:45:54 GMT
I am up to the first episode of series 5 and have also heard the 'Fourth Doctor' boxset. BF crank out so much stuff that I leave the 4th Doctor stuff until it pops up in sales. Tom has got better as he has went along. I think so too - in fact I noticed a change in his voice between the Missing Adventure adaptations and series 3. The huskiness went and all of a sudden he really sounded like his old self. It's like they started doing vocal work with him to help his voice. |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 6, 2018 21:53:49 GMT
Sale on 51-100 of the main range this weekend, £3 each on CD. www.bigfinish.com/offers/v/fiftyone password: WOLFGANG I recommend: 51. THE WORMERY 54. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FEAR 71. THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA 81. THE KINGMAKER 90. YEAR OF THE PIG 91. CIRCULAR TIME 99. SON OF THE DRAGON 100. 100 If you just go for one, go for Kingmaker From the BF FB: 'The most popular tales sold so far are The Kingmaker, 100, Circular Time, No Man's Land, The Settling and The Juggernauts (move fast if you want copies of these!)' -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 10, 2018 22:56:47 GMT
It's 409 pages long. On one audio play!!! -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2018 9:13:39 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 13, 2018 9:20:26 GMT
Ooh, lovely. Look forward to that.
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2018 9:31:09 GMT
I am amazed that new stories are being done for the NA era. We've had some novel adaptations and so I never expected anything else. These will be the first NA's since 1999*!!!! The NA era is as 'real' to me as any of the telly runs! I had assumed it was dead and done.
-Ralph
*Last NA with The Doctor was in 1997 though the range continued for two years thereafter.
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Post by Jim on Aug 13, 2018 11:45:52 GMT
This is really good news! I enjoyed the Damaged Goods adaptation a lot, and those companions put in good performances. And comic adaptations! Amazing. I think this is the most excited I've been for some box set preorders in a long time.
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