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Post by kimalysong on May 13, 2017 17:27:27 GMT
The Third Doctor was the first Doctor I watched and it is shame that Jon Pertwee never got to work with Big Finish. I did buy the first volume, but I wasn't impressed enough to buy the follow ups....perhaps I will in time. However I would be very interested in a Third Doctor Cybermen full-cast story. I really cannot fathom why Big Finish have not already done one. I expect it in volume two, but now it looks like it won't happen until volume four if at all. I enjoyed the first boxset but I would say the 2nd boxset was one of the best releases of 2016. Two fantastic stories that really captured Pertwee's era.
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Post by Timelord007 on May 13, 2017 21:55:20 GMT
Great cover, looking forward to hearing The Dalek one The Conquest Of Far but come on Big Finish we want a Third Doctor vs Cybermen full cast audio having the Doctor karate chopping the Cybermen. The Cyberman are perfect for the Third Doctor era IMO. I'm really baffled as to why there was no TV Cyberman serial for 3. Thats always been a issue with me too as the Third Doctor would've been perfect to battle the Cybermen in the Letts/Dicks era & i find it strange they did three Dalek stories & not one Cyberman in fact in the 70's we only had one Cyberman story & that was with the Fourth Doctor.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 13, 2017 22:52:14 GMT
I rather think the Daleks are the exception to the rule that you don't tell a story just to tell a story. You have to think you have a good story to tell. Of all the classic baddies I have always felt that the Cybermen had the most limitations of what you could do with them. The simple truth might be that the production team of Letts & Dicks never had a Cybermen story they felt the need to tell.
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Post by number13 on May 13, 2017 23:25:23 GMT
The Cyberman are perfect for the Third Doctor era IMO. I'm really baffled as to why there was no TV Cyberman serial for 3. Thats always been a issue with me too as the Third Doctor would've been perfect to battle the Cybermen in the Letts/Dicks era & i find it strange they did three Dalek stories & not one Cyberman in fact in the 70's we only had one Cyberman story & that was with the Fourth Doctor. I think the Cybermen were being 'rested' after so many run-ins with the Second Doctor - they were his 'monster of choice'. Whereas he thought he'd finished off the Daleks for good in his second encounter, so they were due for a return. BF have quite firmly closed the gap on a Three + Cybermen story, both in 'Last of the Cybermen' and 'The Isos Network' where the Doctor says he thinks they will be gone for a long time. Of course, they could reopen that gap again! If they are going for nostalgia, I'd like to see the Third Doctor encounter some of his own personal monsters again, like the Daemons or the Nestenes - or perhaps to find out at last who the mysterious Ambassadors of Death really were, because the TV story never quite explains.
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Post by constonks on May 14, 2017 3:43:09 GMT
Thats always been a issue with me too as the Third Doctor would've been perfect to battle the Cybermen in the Letts/Dicks era & i find it strange they did three Dalek stories & not one Cyberman in fact in the 70's we only had one Cyberman story & that was with the Fourth Doctor. I think the Cybermen were being 'rested' after so many run-ins with the Second Doctor - they were his 'monster of choice'. Whereas he thought he'd finished off the Daleks for good in his second encounter, so they were due for a return. BF have quite firmly closed the gap on a Three + Cybermen story, both in 'Last of the Cybermen' and 'The Isos Network' where the Doctor says he thinks they will be gone for a long time. Of course, they could reopen that gap again! Well, given that he already faced the Cybermen alongside Liz, I don't think there's much of a gap... All great suggestions. Axons have also only came back once on audio, and Silurians/Sea Devils fit so well with the Third Doctor... Although why stop there? Give him First/Second Doctor monsters as well. UNIT vs the Voord, the Krotons, the Chameleons!
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Post by relativetime on May 14, 2017 4:15:25 GMT
I think the Cybermen were being 'rested' after so many run-ins with the Second Doctor - they were his 'monster of choice'. Whereas he thought he'd finished off the Daleks for good in his second encounter, so they were due for a return. BF have quite firmly closed the gap on a Three + Cybermen story, both in 'Last of the Cybermen' and 'The Isos Network' where the Doctor says he thinks they will be gone for a long time. Of course, they could reopen that gap again! Well, given that he already faced the Cybermen alongside Liz, I don't think there's much of a gap... All great suggestions. Axons have also only came back once on audio, and Silurians/Sea Devils fit so well with the Third Doctor... Although why stop there? Give him First/Second Doctor monsters as well. UNIT vs the Voord, the Krotons, the Chameleons! All of this I would buy in a heartbeat - though, then again, I'm the sort of person who'd buy the next Third Doctor box set regardless of who else was in it. Really, though, one boxset a year just doesn't seem quite enough to tell all the stories there are to tell with the Third Doctor! I hope the sales from the third are enough to justify giving us four adventures a year, rather than just the two, and I mean that as a sincere compliment to the quality of both Tim Treloar's performance and the stories themselves - I just want more!
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Post by Timelord007 on May 14, 2017 8:34:24 GMT
Thats always been a issue with me too as the Third Doctor would've been perfect to battle the Cybermen in the Letts/Dicks era & i find it strange they did three Dalek stories & not one Cyberman in fact in the 70's we only had one Cyberman story & that was with the Fourth Doctor. I think the Cybermen were being 'rested' after so many run-ins with the Second Doctor - they were his 'monster of choice'. Whereas he thought he'd finished off the Daleks for good in his second encounter, so they were due for a return. BF have quite firmly closed the gap on a Three + Cybermen story, both in 'Last of the Cybermen' and 'The Isos Network' where the Doctor says he thinks they will be gone for a long time. Of course, they could reopen that gap again! If they are going for nostalgia, I'd like to see the Third Doctor encounter some of his own personal monsters again, like the Daemons or the Nestenes - or perhaps to find out at last who the mysterious Ambassadors of Death really were, because the TV story never quite explains. Love your Ambassadors Of Death idea, there's room for a great mystery story there, Email Vortex & let em know your idea as it would make for a great story.
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Post by number13 on May 14, 2017 11:51:33 GMT
I think the Cybermen were being 'rested' after so many run-ins with the Second Doctor - they were his 'monster of choice'. Whereas he thought he'd finished off the Daleks for good in his second encounter, so they were due for a return. BF have quite firmly closed the gap on a Three + Cybermen story, both in 'Last of the Cybermen' and 'The Isos Network' where the Doctor says he thinks they will be gone for a long time. Of course, they could reopen that gap again! Well, given that he already faced the Cybermen alongside Liz, I don't think there's much of a gap... All great suggestions. Axons have also only came back once on audio, and Silurians/Sea Devils fit so well with the Third Doctor... Although why stop there? Give him First/Second Doctor monsters as well. UNIT vs the Voord, the Krotons, the Chameleons! In my personal 'head canon', I just can't make one CC count for a meeting between 'my' Doctor and such a classic monster, sorry! Especially when two other stories (one with the Sixth Doctor, who obviously knows his own past) seem to contradict the possibility. UNIT vs The Voord is a really great idea, I'd like to hear that one.
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Post by number13 on May 14, 2017 11:59:39 GMT
Really, though, one boxset a year just doesn't seem quite enough to tell all the stories there are to tell with the Third Doctor! I hope the sales from the third are enough to justify giving us four adventures a year, rather than just the two, and I mean that as a sincere compliment to the quality of both Tim Treloar's performance and the stories themselves - I just want more! Totally agree, we are getting four EDAs a year for either the First or Second Doctors (and I'd buy more if they made them) so the Third Doctor deserves equality - at least! And a 3DA plaque on the BF wall of ranges, please! Three releases makes a range in my opinion; PHP had a plaque after one single set, so...
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 14, 2017 12:21:26 GMT
Well, given that he already faced the Cybermen alongside Liz, I don't think there's much of a gap... All great suggestions. Axons have also only came back once on audio, and Silurians/Sea Devils fit so well with the Third Doctor... Although why stop there? Give him First/Second Doctor monsters as well. UNIT vs the Voord, the Krotons, the Chameleons! In my personal 'head canon', I just can't make one CC count for a meeting between 'my' Doctor and such a classic monster, sorry! Especially when two other stories (one with the Sixth Doctor, who obviously knows his own past) seem to contradict the possibility. UNIT vs The Voord is a really great idea, I'd like to hear that one. How about UNIT v the Weeping Angels?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 22:33:02 GMT
Well, given that he already faced the Cybermen alongside Liz, I don't think there's much of a gap... All great suggestions. Axons have also only came back once on audio, and Silurians/Sea Devils fit so well with the Third Doctor... Although why stop there? Give him First/Second Doctor monsters as well. UNIT vs the Voord, the Krotons, the Chameleons! All of this I would buy in a heartbeat - though, then again, I'm the sort of person who'd buy the next Third Doctor box set regardless of who else was in it. Really, though, one boxset a year just doesn't seem quite enough to tell all the stories there are to tell with the Third Doctor! I hope the sales from the third are enough to justify giving us four adventures a year, rather than just the two, and I mean that as a sincere compliment to the quality of both Tim Treloar's performance and the stories themselves - I just want more! I would agree to that entirely! As to monsters returning to The Third Doctor's audio stories - while I still think BF should honour Pertwee/Letts/Dicks' mindset for mainly original monsters, certainly a few returnees would be nice. I just wouldn't want a returning-villain extravaganza. The Cybermen seem pretty much inevitable, I'd say, but just as Sixie has had many run-ins with his own personal era-villains (Sil, the Rani seem exclusive to him), ruffians like The Sea Devils, Silurians, Axons and The Giant Spiders returning would really envoke the era for me. And there's me saying I don't want an extravaganza! But absolutely I agree - more than one 3DA a year would be very welcome.
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Post by omega on Jun 13, 2017 11:34:53 GMT
OP updated with new story details.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 13, 2017 11:43:26 GMT
STILL no Third Doctor Cyberman story. Seriously: imagine how many would have bought a 3DA with both Daleks and Cybermen in the same release?
So many people want to hear Tim Treloar's take on the Third Doctor take on the Cybermen. Personally I'm not interested in the 3DAs in a 'day one purchase' capacity until we get a Cybermen story.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2017 12:16:06 GMT
OP updated with new story details. Sounds good to me! Looking forward to it.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 13, 2017 10:19:36 GMT
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Post by bobod on Jul 13, 2017 10:45:53 GMT
The idea of a Third Doctor Cyberman story is obviously one to hold back. Anticipation is a wonderful thing, in this era of instantness it's a very overlooked commodity.
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Post by omega on Jul 13, 2017 10:53:32 GMT
The idea of a Third Doctor Cyberman story is obviously one to hold back. Anticipation is a wonderful thing, in this era of instantness it's a very overlooked commodity. Not to mention we've already got one, with the Cybermen and cyber-conversion from the POV of the companion, something Cyberman stories can't usually do. It goes a long way to capturing the creepiness and human tragedy of the Cybermen, which was largely dropped after the Tenth Planet model depictions. The TV stories after Tenth Planet were more about using them as humonoid robots rather than tin can people. Just please no Northern Cybermen. One Lanky was more than enough, and arguably one too many.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 13:20:22 GMT
{Spoiler} "Daleks!" "Good grief!" "Answer! Answer! Answer!" Yep, all present and correct - my most anticipated audio for August.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 13, 2017 19:15:08 GMT
The idea of a Third Doctor Cyberman story is obviously one to hold back. Anticipation is a wonderful thing, in this era of instantness it's a very overlooked commodity. I hope they do it for volume four. I would pre-order that 3DA instantly, whilst I will probably wait for this set to be on sale.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 14, 2017 6:41:44 GMT
STILL no Third Doctor Cyberman story. Seriously: imagine how many would have bought a 3DA with both Daleks and Cybermen in the same release? So many people want to hear Tim Treloar's take on the Third Doctor take on the Cybermen. Personally I'm not interested in the 3DAs in a 'day one purchase' capacity until we get a Cybermen story. Email Big Finish mate, tell em we need a full cast Third Doctor vs Cyberman story a.s.a.p.
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