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Post by number13 on Oct 13, 2019 12:14:14 GMT
Key quote regarding the main range restructure- They're in 'The Tunnel' then. Very on trend. (EDIT: Any joke that needs to be explained is a rubbish joke, but I'll explain mine for anyone less British-politics-minded than some of us! That's an EU/Brexit reference; 'The Tunnel' is the detailed and very confidential final stage of negotations hopefully leading to the big announcement.)
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Post by cwm on Oct 13, 2019 12:48:38 GMT
I wasn't going to mention this, since we already knew it, but since people keep asking Nick it seems worth putting it down here: It's highly unlikely they will ever do anything with SJA characters. Basically confirming again that RTD doesn't want anything to be done with the license.
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Post by chronotis on Oct 13, 2019 12:56:01 GMT
Someone on this forum also asked some questions. Confirmation of more "Lost Stories". (Hopefully that means more than the recently recorded ones!) I'd hope that the Exec Producer of the range would know that the recently recorded Lost Stories are being released next month, and therefore not allude to them when answering a question about future plans.
Then again we live in a world that elected Trump, voted for Brexit and made Taylor Swift a mega star, so perhaps rationality isn't humanity's strong point at the moment.
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Post by mark687 on Oct 13, 2019 14:05:56 GMT
Apparently Jason dropped some big hints at Time lash Con
In the chat Nick also mentioned
next lot of 1DAs had finished recording
A BF only Soudtrack Album would be worth looking into
He Had planned to work on his script Jekyll and Hyde today but was asked/told to do Twit chat instead
Benny and Warner Doc was done to guarantee Sales otherwise the Benny Range would've been dropped
The Rani is still in rights limbo
Davros will return
Jo Grant meeting Missy got a "Just Imagine"
They should look into Titan Comic Adaptations
Not sure on the DL rights for Sarah Jane Comeback since recent events
Blake's 7 will continue with remaining Cast (too soon to think of Re-Casts) Steven and Viki might join the 1DAs in an unexpected way
Briggs mantra as Exec is "Don't just cater to the type of fan he is"
Vinyl sales in UK shops have raised BFs commercial profile a lot though it is unfair to overseas fans
VNAs Lungbarrow was definitely ruled out, the idea of Goth Opera was a bit more hopeful
There's an idea for a solo Ace series
I think everything else was posted by cwm
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Post by cwm on Oct 13, 2019 14:19:51 GMT
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Chancellery Guard
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Post by mbt66 on Oct 13, 2019 15:45:46 GMT
Now that is an intriguing title!
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Post by fitzoliverj on Oct 13, 2019 15:52:22 GMT
Vinyl sales in UK shops have raised BFs commercial profile a lot That surprises me; I assumed it was just BF fans buying these.
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Post by cwm on Oct 13, 2019 16:26:05 GMT
Now that is an intriguing title! My current theory is that if S7 is like S5 & S6, the theme will be "River vs Doctor Who monsters". (I would presume that this was from the recording of "Carnival of Angels".)
Vinyl sales in UK shops have raised BFs commercial profile a lot That surprises me; I assumed it was just BF fans buying these. The vinyls are pretty much the only time you'll see BF on sale in shops like ASDA and HMV.
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Post by tuigirl on Oct 13, 2019 19:54:23 GMT
Apparently Jason dropped some big hints at Time lash Con
Well, not sure when he dropped those "big" hints. This is what I took away:
He definitely said in the panel that they are restructuring and that they will cut back the number of releases, because they cannot sustain the amount of releases of recent times anymore.
No definite info on the main range.
As for the info concerning Class- they are thinking about doing more.
However, since most things take 2 years to see the light of day, nothing is going to happen Class-wise in the next 2 years.
He also said that they are still working through the pricing re-structure especially for overseas downloads, however, it will most likely take another couple of months until we hear more (this is what he told me personally).
There is also a release featuring an older Susan meeting David Bradley (I am not sure if we know about this already? Carole Ann Ford was very excited about this and let the information slip out).
BIGGEST announcement- they have already started working on the 60th anniversary special!!!! It will be another epic. They started this early because it will be a nightmare to get all these actors organized.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Oct 13, 2019 20:32:35 GMT
"Tom stories are recorded beyond the end of the current license; they are trying to "move forward" with all their Doctors because it makes for easier scheduling" I wonder what that means. That they're recording in advance for more Doctors now than just Tom? Tom is 85. Peter is 68 Colin is 76 Sylvester is 76
When your classic era Doctors are all of advanced age, it makes sense to record as early and as much as they are able. Not wishing ill on any of them but from a purely business standpoint, it is what I would be doing.
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Post by dannybl on Oct 13, 2019 20:49:24 GMT
BIGGEST announcement- they have already started working on the 60th anniversary special!!!! It will be another epic. They started this early because it will be a nightmare to get all these actors organized.
So that'll be Tom Baker's contribution done and dusted then
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Post by inchmix on Oct 14, 2019 3:08:01 GMT
Apparently Jason dropped some big hints at Time lash Con
Well, not sure when he dropped those "big" hints. This is what I took away:
He definitely said in the panel that they are restructuring and that they will cut back the number of releases, because they cannot sustain the amount of releases of recent times anymore.
No definite info on the main range.
As for the info concerning Class- they are thinking about doing more.
However, since most things take 2 years to see the light of day, nothing is going to happen Class-wise in the next 2 years.
He also said that they are still working through the pricing re-structure especially for overseas downloads, however, it will most likely take another couple of months until we hear more (this is what he told me personally).
There is also a release featuring an older Susan meeting David Bradley (I am not sure if we know about this already? Carole Ann Ford was very excited about this and let the information slip out).
BIGGEST announcement- they have already started working on the 60th anniversary special!!!! It will be another epic. They started this early because it will be a nightmare to get all these actors organized.
Less is more i think. BF have been producing too much. So cutting back the releases might be good thing to maintain the quality. Otherwise big finish fatigue for writers and us listeners will kick in
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Post by axelotl38 on Oct 14, 2019 5:03:34 GMT
"Tom stories are recorded beyond the end of the current license; they are trying to "move forward" with all their Doctors because it makes for easier scheduling" I wonder what that means. That they're recording in advance for more Doctors now than just Tom? Tom is 85. Peter is 68 Colin is 76 Sylvester is 76
When your classic era Doctors are all of advanced age, it makes sense to record as early and as much as they are able. Not wishing ill on any of them but from a purely business standpoint, it is what I would be doing.
Oh no no, I 100% agree. Facts are facts, the Doctors (and companions) aren't young, and whilst we have been blessed with a Tom Baker who will never die, it really isn't unrealistic to assume that in the next 10 years....well anything could happen. I've been saying for ages that Big Finish need to start banking the other Doctor's as well and was kinda surprised they didn't seem to be, small aberrations aside. Maybe not to the extent that Tom is, but certainly more than doing all of their recordings only one year ahead (record a Main Range trilogy, release it seven months later) etc. So I'm glad that it seems they (may) be moving forward with that.
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Post by number13 on Oct 14, 2019 9:21:24 GMT
Cheers to cwm, Mark and tuigirl for keeping us all updated - so much info to take in (isn't this forum the Menoptera's knees? ) EDIT: Hope that travels well! "Bee's knees" = the very best possible. No idea why but it does! )
Highlights for me were: more Liz Shaw (and thus more 3DAs beyond announced Vol 6, yaaay!), more MacQueen Master, maybe Vicki and Steven in the 1DAs (yes please, what a great team they are), maybe more magnificent mellifluousness from the great Mr Jago, more classic series Lost Stories (begin speculating on which!), lots more Tom recorded and even that slight hint of Jo+Missy meeting up is a wow! possibility for me
Most shocking fact: Benny was almost cancelled after 20 years! But saved by the linkup with the Warner Doctor. Well, for whatever reason they did it, it's an inspired combination and I'd urge everyone to try the latest New Benny 5 set as an easy way in to the Benny range. No previous knowledge required and four very enjoyable stories. #SaveBenny !!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 14, 2019 9:38:29 GMT
So.. this news about "cutting down ranges" for lack of a better term.. i wonder what/when... HHMM
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Post by mark687 on Oct 14, 2019 9:40:53 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Oct 14, 2019 9:49:39 GMT
So.. this news about "cutting down ranges" for lack of a better term.. i wonder what/when... HHMM The only place you can reasonably trim is the DW and TW monthly's everything eles is quarterly or 1 or 2 annualy released alreadly (i suppose they could make DW CCS DL only without too much uproar and i've always questioned the profitabillty of Dark Shadows so that could be reduced to an annual DL Only mini-series)
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Post by tuigirl on Oct 14, 2019 9:55:21 GMT
So.. this news about "cutting down ranges" for lack of a better term.. i wonder what/when... HHMM It will be overall less releases and less spin-off and special releases. Jason admitted that they had overreached themselves recently and just cannot keep doing it. I think it is exactly as I feared when I saw all these spin-offs and specials and expensive huge cast events- I already was wondering how they manage to sustain this.
Reality is- they can't. They are a very small company. Jason said, yes, they sit in the planning room and have all these fantastic ideas of all the wonderful things they could do, and recently, many of these did indeed see the light of day. But from now on, they really need to control themselves and really think about what is worth it and what is not.
Jason said, lose citation: "I do not want to put water into your wine, but this is something we have to do."
I do not want to scare anyone, I do not really think BF is struggling, but from the vibe I got from Jason, to me, he gave the impression of being a bit tense this weekend. However, I am not sure if I am reading too much into this.
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Post by xlozdob on Oct 14, 2019 10:02:10 GMT
So.. this news about "cutting down ranges" for lack of a better term.. i wonder what/when... HHMM Well, I guess, for starters, the War Master range. Maybe they'll give the Eighth Doctor - The Time War range a rest after the 4th volume. Maybe no more new series tryout ranges like Tales of New Earth after Donna. Maybe even no more Doctor Chronicles (don't know if they've said whether there are any more plans for those). We know there is more CDNM in the works, plus more Lucie, so those might be the wildcard releases next year, apart from the "main ranges" (monthly, 1DAs, 3DAs, 4DAs, 8DAs, Short Trips, EAs (which has already been cut down), CCs, Benny, River, Torchwood and Gallifrey), plus the already announced Paternoster, Counter Measures, Donna and the Robots. That's more than enough.
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Post by mark687 on Oct 14, 2019 10:07:13 GMT
This Months Doctor Who Magazine (out this coming Thurday) will have a free DVD AND a Download Code for 11 free BF Eps
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