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Post by Philip Ayres on May 27, 2011 9:38:53 GMT
Let's work this out then:
June 7 - The Holy Terror
June 8 - Chimes of Midnight & Seasons of Fear
June 10 - And The Pirates
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 9:42:22 GMT
Let's work this out then: June 7 - The Holy Terror June 8 - Chimes of Midnight & Seasons of Fear June 10 - And The Pirates Chimes is definately the best of those, some have said it is the best Who story of all time. And The Pirates has Colin Baker singing though. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 10:01:51 GMT
I linked to this promo yesterday!
The ones Phil is after are indeed tops. I would add The Apocalypse Element (Daleks V Timelords), The Mutant Phaaaaaaaaaaaase (mad bastard mutant Daleks), Project: Lazarus (The Forge!) and Master (Geoffrey Beevers is very good) to that list.
And Sirens of Time is brilliant! Leave it alone!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 10:29:02 GMT
I linked to this promo yesterday! The ones Phil is after are indeed tops. I would add The Apocalypse Element (Daleks V Timelords), The Mutant Phaaaaaaaaaaaase (mad bastard mutant Daleks), Project: Lazarus (The Forge!) and Master (Geoffrey Beevers is very good) to that list. And Sirens of Time is brilliant! Leave it alone! -Ralph I hated Apocalypse Element when it first came out, it just sounded like a lot of noise and fury signifying nothing. It still is, to be honest, but I've warmed to it. It's Gary Russell, your mileage may vary. Mutant Phase was a bit eh to be honest, but the Daleks screaming 'MUUUUTANNNNT PHAAAAAAAASE' made it more than worthwhile. I can't say I was that impressed with the Forge stories. Project: Twilight was a bit 'eh'. It seemed a bit uninspired, and apparently the twist is that it has vampires in it, which is astonishingly obvious from the beginning. Lazarus is better though. I have Project: Destiny but not yet listened to it. I know others here love those ones though. I like Timelash. What do I know  Master is a tricky one. Parts 1-3 are utterly brilliant and Beevers is an absolute revelation as The Master. I'd really like to hear him do more actually (actually, in the other BF in which he is the Master, he seems a lot less effective, but I'm putting that down to the writer). It does feel a lot like a 'Dr Who Unbound' rather than an actual Who story though, and I found myself listening to it in a 'this isn't canon' mindset. Still very enjoyable though, don't get me wrong. My main problem with it is that it is an examination of evil, and the story seems to come to the conclusion that being evil is a good enough motivation for being evil, which I think is a terribly unsatisfying idea. But still, Beevers is great, and there's an awful lot to recommend it. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 10:33:24 GMT
My opinions on the above are mostly the opposite!
BEWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE THE SIRENS OF TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME!
MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUTANT PHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!
The Mutant Phase was written and directed by Nick Briggs, not Gary Russell!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 10:35:11 GMT
! The Mutant Phase was written and directed by Nick Briggs, not Gary Russell! Apoc Element was Gary Russell, that's what I was talking about |
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 10:40:41 GMT
I misread that. Apols.
However, The Apocalypse Element was written by Stephen Cole and directed by Nick Briggs!
EDIT: Checking the BF site, that was recorded 11 years ago! Fecking hell.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 11:09:05 GMT
I misread that. Apols. However, The Apocalypse Element was written by Stephen Cole and directed by Nick Briggs! EDIT: Checking the BF site, that was recorded 11 years ago! Fecking hell. -Ralph ...so it was! Now I feel extra bad for having a go at Gary Russell for writing it way back in my misspent youth! Still come on, it FEELS like it should be by Gary Russell, down to how it puts in a convoluted explanation as to why the TARDIS only reacts to human eyes in the TV Movie! Stephen Cole was a fantastic editor, really didn't like any of his actual books though. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 27, 2011 11:35:28 GMT
Mutant Phase is older than that,it started life as an Audio Visuals story in the 80s. I've got a print ad for it in an old CT.
I've got Mutant Phase, Apocalypse Element and Master already.
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 12:55:38 GMT
While his stories blow hot and cold for me, I have enormous respect for Stephen Cole. Don't forget, he was the at helm of all of the BBC DW media during the 'down years' following the failed 1996 TV relaunch. He was the only full-time employee at the BBC looking after the brand and was resposible for commissioning and editing 2 novels a month as well as overseeing the VHS range. He was so overstretched he had to do all the copy on the back of the books and video cases himself! At a time when there was very interest in DW at the Beeb we were very fortunate to have product overseen by someone who gave a toss. He was a good editor for the books, adopting the approach of putting out a range of stories rather than just concentrating on his own taste.
And let's not forget he commissioned the relaunch of the Missing Stories CD range (this time with remastered audio and better narration scripts) on his way out of the door. Thanks to his forward-thinking that such stories could be commercially released, this meant that he were eventually able to hear decent copies of all 108 episodes where the pictures are gone. Something which was previously a pipe-dream for many fans.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 13:50:28 GMT
While his stories blow hot and cold for me, I have enormous respect for Stephen Cole. Oh no, same. His overseeing of the Dr Who range was a great period. But he just writes naff books. Ironically, Justin Richards was the opposite, to me at least. Great writer, not so great editor. |
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2011 15:07:28 GMT
I agree about Justin Richards. His editorial direction was misguided. Has turned out some decent books though.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 15:56:51 GMT
I agree about Justin Richards. His editorial direction was misguided. Has turned out some decent books though. -Ralph Richards had the amazing ability to crank out a novel in an impossibly short time, and always have it be above average. I don't think he ever did anything 10/10 (The Burning and Banquo Legacy came close I think) but always above average. It's a real shame he hasn't written for the new series. Actually, it's a real shame Lance Parkin hasn't. I mean, out of all the Who writers, he's the one with most television scripting experience isnt' he? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 27, 2011 16:24:23 GMT
Lance Parkin @ IMDB rather brief actually. Paul Cornell has probably the best track record of the regular who book writers in TV (yeah ok, that Rusty D chap has written a few things as has Matthew Graham). I've even seen one of his Casualty episode (the one that introduced Nikki Harrison) and there's a few dw referances chucked in.
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Post by blueshift on May 27, 2011 17:41:56 GMT
Huh for some reason I thought he'd done more soap work.
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2011 17:37:05 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on May 31, 2011 18:02:39 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 14, 2011 18:36:24 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2011 15:29:11 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 14, 2011 18:24:05 GMT
Finally listened to The Mahogany Murderers. Man how good is this!
I think I need to give the Jago and Litefoot boxsets a serious purchase!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 14, 2011 21:09:39 GMT
Finally listened to The Mahogany Murderers. Man how good is this! I think I need to give the Jago and Litefoot boxsets a serious purchase! Yes, yes you do! Be sucked into the Jago & Litefoot world just like I was! I didn't give a toss about it until I heard Mahogany Murderers. -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Jul 24, 2011 10:33:27 GMT
Has anyone heard any of the 7th Doctor Missing Stories audios that Big Finish have been releasing. I have heard bad things about them  |
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2011 19:44:03 GMT
They are as well produced as ever, but they really don't work.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 27, 2011 7:17:27 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 31, 2011 20:06:30 GMT
Damn, Jago and Litefoot is magnificent, I need the other boxsets now! It's a shame this won't get the wider audience it deserves. I could definately see this being on Radio 4
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 31, 2011 21:11:43 GMT
Damn, Jago and Litefoot is magnificent, I need the other boxsets now! It's a shame this won't get the wider audience it deserves. I could definately see this being on Radio 4 Hooray! Yes, it is rip-roaring fun. Alas, it's for audio enthusiasts only due to the high asking price compared to other media. It would be nice if it popped up on Radio 4 at some point. -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 3, 2011 20:00:11 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Aug 7, 2011 10:34:26 GMT
So uh, I bought all the Key 2 Time CDs. It's... a bit of a mess isn't it?
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 7, 2011 11:26:55 GMT
I haven't heard it though it has a dreadful rep.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Aug 7, 2011 13:12:34 GMT
I haven't heard it though it has a dreadful rep. -Ralph Just heard Destroyer of Delights. Oh dear. "We want to do a story about the Guardians" "Yes but lets remove all their powers and everything that makes them unique so they are just 'generic Big Finish villains" Why! Why bother! Oh dear. I paid actual money for this. |
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