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Post by Star Platinum on Feb 6, 2017 3:43:49 GMT
Nick Brigs confirms on his facebook long term plan for main range is to turn completely to boxsets.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 6:49:25 GMT
Nick Brigs confirms on his facebook long term plan for main range is to turn completely to boxsets. Where, exactly? In response to what? |
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Post by Star Platinum on Feb 6, 2017 16:41:30 GMT
Nick Brigs confirms on his facebook long term plan for main range is to turn completely to boxsets. Where, exactly? In response to what? On his Question Day post. Here's the question and reply He also mentions that we may see a return of the David Banks style cybermen |
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Post by rawlinsonend on Feb 6, 2017 19:12:54 GMT
Where, exactly? In response to what? On his Question Day post. Here's the question and reply He also mentions that we may see a return of the David Banks style cybermen I'm not sure how I feel about the shift to box sets for the main range. I suppose financially it would make more sense in the long run, but I kind of enjoy knowing there's a new individual release each month. I know there's always a new box set each month, and I buy pretty much everything BF releases, I think Pathfinder is the only range I don't follow, but that monthly range release is a strange kind of comfort blanket. |
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Post by aztec on Feb 6, 2017 20:46:50 GMT
Nick Brigs confirms on his facebook long term plan for main range is to turn completely to boxsets. Interesting, would they keep the 4x25 minute format and make the boxsets £40 releasing four a year, or switch to a 1x4 hour format for Dr's 5,6 and 7? and release 8 a year? Would the downloads still be released monthly? Hmm... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2017 19:00:13 GMT
Nick Brigs confirms on his facebook long term plan for main range is to turn completely to boxsets. Interesting, would they keep the 4x25 minute format and make the boxsets £40 releasing four a year, or switch to a 1x4 hour format for Dr's 5,6 and 7? and release 8 a year? Would the downloads still be released monthly? Hmm... I'm guessing it would usually be two box sets a year for each of 5-7 probably with two 4 part stories in each. It makes sense and would bring 5-7 in line with 8 and the model for 4. Add in two third Doctor sets a year and you've got a boxset every month. |
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 8, 2017 12:36:45 GMT
Interesting, would they keep the 4x25 minute format and make the boxsets £40 releasing four a year, or switch to a 1x4 hour format for Dr's 5,6 and 7? and release 8 a year? Would the downloads still be released monthly? Hmm... I'm guessing it would usually be two box sets a year for each of 5-7 probably with two 4 part stories in each. It makes sense and would bring 5-7 in line with 8 and the model for 4. Add in two third Doctor sets a year and you've got a boxset every month. It would be sad that the MR as it is would end. Hopefully they have it at a round number like 300 before they do it lol. I dont want the last MR release to be something like 287 lol |
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Post by mark687 on Feb 8, 2017 12:43:03 GMT
I'm guessing it would usually be two box sets a year for each of 5-7 probably with two 4 part stories in each. It makes sense and would bring 5-7 in line with 8 and the model for 4. Add in two third Doctor sets a year and you've got a boxset every month. It would be sad that the MR as it is would end. Hopefully they have it at a round number like 300 before they do it lol. I dont want the last MR release to be something like 287 lol I'm willing to create a separate Thread dedicated to this issue if people would like?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 12:48:46 GMT
It would be sad that the MR as it is would end. Hopefully they have it at a round number like 300 before they do it lol. I dont want the last MR release to be something like 287 lol I'm willing to create a separate Thread dedicated to this issue if people would like?
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I think it's at the point where the posts about it need moving off to their own thread, yes. I actually think the change will happen when the supersubs expire. |
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Post by mark687 on Feb 8, 2017 13:29:22 GMT
Separate Thread to discuss Nick Briggs recent comments regarding BFs long-term Marketing strategy.
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 8, 2017 13:40:11 GMT
mark687, I've moved all the relevant posts from the other thread. Apologies if it looks messy  Cheers Tony
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Feb 8, 2017 14:27:01 GMT
No... it's not to change the main range into box sets...
But to re cathouse the range... ie... 4th 5th 6th doctors etc...
It feels wrong but that's because I'm an old school gate keeper
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 8, 2017 14:36:52 GMT
I guess I won't mind as long as we continue to get the 2 hr stories broke up into 30 minute eps. I really like that format.
I also assume this change wouldn't happen after 2020. People are subscribed through then correct?
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Post by SoundableObject on Feb 8, 2017 14:41:29 GMT
So long as the structure of two disc releases with normally 4x25 minute releases remains the same within the box set format then I'd be fine with it. I assume the plan is to release 6 disc box sets with 12x25 minute episodes.
Any change outside of that, I'd be dead set against. The 4x25 minute releases are the life blood of Big Finish for me.
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Post by relativetime on Feb 8, 2017 14:43:59 GMT
So long as we keep the 4x25 minute stories, I think I'll be okay with the change in the long run.
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Post by coffeeaddict on Feb 8, 2017 14:45:33 GMT
I looked through his FB Q&A and there was another spot where he said that the existing main range would be collected together in box sets, but in that post he did not imply that the full range would shift to that format. It would be helpful to get further clarification from him as to whether it is just older releases will be repackaged in box sets to make things less daunting for new subscribers, or if it is that along with a full shift of the range to boxes over individual monthly releases.
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Post by Digi on Feb 8, 2017 15:22:35 GMT
Intention and reality aren't necessarily the same thing. I'd point out that in the most recent podcast, he said nothing about box sets when faced with the same question. Rather, his answer was that the Monthly Range would continue as-is for the benefit of long-termers, but generally be more promoted as 'individual Doctor ranges' to make it more appealing / less intimidating to new customers.
And let's also not forget that it wasn't long ago they offered a "super subscription" spanning a number of years to come. Based on that alone, there's only so much modification they can do.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2017 15:25:15 GMT
I'm pretty thick. In fact, I might have been thick longer than some on this board have been alive! But I don't understand how splitting the main range into boxes will be implemented. Would we get a Fifth Doctor 3-story set in January, a Sixth Doctor in April and a Seventh Doctor in July instead of a 2-CD release every month?
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Post by mark687 on Feb 8, 2017 15:29:14 GMT
I'm pretty thick. In fact, I might have been thick longer than some on this board have been alive! But I don't understand how splitting the main range into boxes will be implemented. Would we get a Fifth Doctor 3-story set in January, a Sixth Doctor in April and a Seventh Doctor in July instead of a 2-CD release every month? That's exactly how I imagined it would go,
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Post by bobod on Feb 8, 2017 15:31:58 GMT
That's how I'd see it too.
And I can't personally see that it need be problematic when it comes to supersubs. As long as they were getting the same amount of product, supersubscribers would still be getting what they paid for albeit packaged differently.
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