Early Benny: Barebones Arc? (Possible Spoilers in Replies)
Aug 7, 2016 17:58:23 GMT
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Post by Ela on Aug 7, 2016 17:58:23 GMT
I've been thinking how to answer your question. It's not an easy question to answer. 
I'm a completist, so I've listened to all the audio stories so far and am working my way through the New Adventure stories. I either bought steeply discounted bundles or waited for sales to get the audio CDs.
Also, Benny's story arc is very convoluted, as she started out as a companion to the Seventh Doctor in the Virgin New Adventures, and continued in a New Adventures series of her own after Virgin lost the rights to Doctor Who. Some of the original Benny Big Finish audios were actually Seventh Doctor stories, adapted to eliminate the Doctor, as Big Finish didn't have rights to Doctor Who at that time, so it's kind of tricky fitting those stories into the timeline.
So it really depends on where you want to start. Are you looking at Big Finish releases only? Do you want to get some background from the New Adventure stories? The answer to your question really depends on that.
Benny's story arc starts with Love and War, available as a Big Finish Novel Adaptation, so you might start with that, if you haven't heard/read it. You can easily purchase the story from Big Finish. The last time I looked, the book was available for not unreasonable prices.
I've been using this list as a guide to the order of the stories: www.drwhoguide.com/bennybk.htm
This sub-Reddit has some recommendations.
This Tumblr post also has some recommendations, though I will say I don't agree with everything the poster says.
You might also find Billy2's timeline on our own forum helpful: notthebigfinishforum.freeforums.net/thread/757/bennys-timeline
The problem with looking Benny up on the internet is you will come across some spoilers. I have to say I did it before reading/listening and managed to avoid the spoilers that would have lessened my enjoyment of the series.
I'm a completist, so I've listened to all the audio stories so far and am working my way through the New Adventure stories. I either bought steeply discounted bundles or waited for sales to get the audio CDs.
Also, Benny's story arc is very convoluted, as she started out as a companion to the Seventh Doctor in the Virgin New Adventures, and continued in a New Adventures series of her own after Virgin lost the rights to Doctor Who. Some of the original Benny Big Finish audios were actually Seventh Doctor stories, adapted to eliminate the Doctor, as Big Finish didn't have rights to Doctor Who at that time, so it's kind of tricky fitting those stories into the timeline.
So it really depends on where you want to start. Are you looking at Big Finish releases only? Do you want to get some background from the New Adventure stories? The answer to your question really depends on that.
Benny's story arc starts with Love and War, available as a Big Finish Novel Adaptation, so you might start with that, if you haven't heard/read it. You can easily purchase the story from Big Finish. The last time I looked, the book was available for not unreasonable prices.
I've been using this list as a guide to the order of the stories: www.drwhoguide.com/bennybk.htm
This sub-Reddit has some recommendations.
This Tumblr post also has some recommendations, though I will say I don't agree with everything the poster says.
You might also find Billy2's timeline on our own forum helpful: notthebigfinishforum.freeforums.net/thread/757/bennys-timeline
The problem with looking Benny up on the internet is you will come across some spoilers. I have to say I did it before reading/listening and managed to avoid the spoilers that would have lessened my enjoyment of the series.