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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 1:16:08 GMT
I thought this might be a good idea for a thread. What non-Doctor Who Big Finish releases do you recommend for newcomers?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 2:07:37 GMT
Torchwood, if it doesn't count as a Doctor Who spin-off.
Otherwise, buy The Worlds of Big Finish and go from there.
My recommendations:
The Confessions of Dorian Gray.
Sherlock Holmes. If you're looking for an original, classic-style story, The Reification of Hans Gerber. If you want a 'TV?'-style story, told over multiple episodes, The Jonathan Barnes saga (The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner, Ordeals of, Judgement of, Sacrifice of).
Avengers: Comic Strips, and Vienna, I have enjoyed due to their mad (fun?) atmosphere.
Pathfinder Legends are great fantasy adventure stories (although skip Mummy's Mask).
For a Sci-Fi bent, the Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles. (I started, never having watched the TV show, because Big Finish. Although I probably don't understand where the episodes fit into overall arcs, I got enough information to understand what was going on in each episode.
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Post by relativetime on Aug 30, 2017 5:14:13 GMT
Some of the Big Finish Classics are definitely worth checking out. The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Invisible Man are stellar.
I haven't listened to much of Dark Shadows, but I really liked The House by the Sea - it has Colin Baker in it, so of course I liked it! From what I've listened to of Bloodlust, it's pretty good too.
From what I've listened to from Blake's 7, The Liberator Chronicles Volume 01 and the full-cast story, Fractures, stand out.
Of course, the Sherlock Holmes releases are great too. My favorite is The Ordeals of Sherlock Holmes, but I have to mention their adaptations of the classic stories are also good.
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Post by Trace on Aug 30, 2017 5:29:45 GMT
Definitely Dark Shadows. There is a reason why it's BF's #2 range after Doctor Who. It's that good. It would easily be #1, because it's a better show overall, but BF DID cut their teeth on Doctor Who, and the fans are a loyal and stubborn bunch. Plus, there's just many more of them in the U.K. where DS is virtually unknown. But if you're a DW fan, DS has many DW cast members playing parts in the DS universe!
Next is The Confessions of Dorian Gray. It's brilliant. That's all!
Next-- Survivors--wonderfully bleak and hopeless after a pandemic kills most of the people in the world...and our little merry band must learn to survive in their new surroundings/situations/trials/tribulations!
Finally -- Big Finish Classics. Do yourself a favor. Get them all!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 5:57:26 GMT
Survivors and Blake's 7 are a must. Both are wonderfully executed and the former actually got me watching the original show, the latter reminded me how much I'd missed it and starting rewatching it too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 7:05:49 GMT
Torchwood, if it doesn't count as a Doctor Who spin-off. Otherwise, buy The Worlds of Big Finish and go from there. My recommendations: The Confessions of Dorian Gray. Sherlock Holmes. If you're looking for an original, classic-style story, The Reification of Hans Gerber. If you want a 'TV?'-style story, told over multiple episodes, The Jonathan Barnes saga (The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner, Ordeals of, Judgement of, Sacrifice of). Avengers: Comic Strips, and Vienna, I have enjoyed due to their mad (fun?) atmosphere. Pathfinder Legends are great fantasy adventure stories (although skip Mummy's Mask). For a Sci-Fi bent, the Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles. (I started, never having watched the TV show, because Big Finish. Although I probably don't understand where the episodes fit into overall arcs, I got enough information to understand what was going on in each episode. One query here.. Blake'7 - what is the best entry point for someone who has never watched the TV show. I tried the Audio Dramas Series 1, but didn't make much sense to me as I don't have a background. Is Liberator Chronicles a better place to begin?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 11:21:03 GMT
For a Sci-Fi bent, the Blake's 7 Liberator Chronicles. (I started, never having watched the TV show, because Big Finish. Although I probably don't understand where the episodes fit into overall arcs, I got enough information to understand what was going on in each episode. One query here...Blake's 7 - what is the best entry point for someone who has never watched the TV show. I tried the Audio Dramas Series 1, but didn't make much sense to me as I don't have a background. Is Liberator Chronicles a better place to begin? As I understand it, the first full-cast story, Warship, was meant to bridge a gap between TV series 2 and 3 (equivalent to full-cast audio series 1 and 2). The next two full-cast series were similarly meant for people who have watched the TV show. I started with The Liberator Chronicles and haven't listened/watched any of the full-cast stories or TV show. The Turing Test (LC 1.1) gave a good introduction to the characters and framework (freedom fighters on their ship, the Liberator, against The Federation). I've found it enough to understand the stories told in the LCs. They are primarily character pieces, at which they succeed extremely well. Disclaimer: I have only listened to the first two? volumes, though.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2017 11:57:44 GMT
One query here...Blake's 7 - what is the best entry point for someone who has never watched the TV show. I tried the Audio Dramas Series 1, but didn't make much sense to me as I don't have a background. Is Liberator Chronicles a better place to begin? As I understand it, the first full-cast story, Warship, was meant to bridge a gap between TV series 2 and 3 (equivalent to full-cast audio series 1 and 2). The next two full-cast series were similarly meant for people who have watched the TV show. I started with The Liberator Chronicles and haven't listened/watched any of the full-cast stories or TV show. The Turing Test (LC 1.1) gave a good introduction to the characters and framework (freedom fighters on their ship, the Liberator, against The Federation). I've found it enough to understand the stories told in the LCs. They are primarily character pieces, at which they succeed extremely well. Disclaimer: I have only listened to the first two? volumes, though. That answers Thanks..
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Post by barnabaslives on Aug 30, 2017 17:15:37 GMT
There might be Blake's 7 episodes still on YouTube if anyone prefers to mix them in with the audios. That's what I did this past December when I started into the audios, is try to watch/listen to everything in timeline order as much as possible (although I did get slightly mixed up at one point and found out what Star One was from the TV series, before I'd actually got that far with the audios).
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Post by ljwilson on Aug 30, 2017 20:47:06 GMT
Counter Measures - awesome
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Sept 2, 2017 19:50:28 GMT
All of them
Best of the Best of Totally unrelated to Doctor Who would be
1) Survivors - A good dark (And still topical) series - consistantly good (except maybe for season 2)
2) Dark Shadows - really good -some brilliant but I put it second as some seem weak (or maybe not just as much to my taste)
3) Confessions of Dorian Grey -even more variable but often incredible - and those first 2 on season 3...
4) Omega Factor - good start and better on season 2
5) The Avengers - a bit of a struggle at first (as fisticuffs don't translate well to audio) but got better in later stories - and the comic adaptations gave the Big Finish writers more freedom to run wild
Note - I have never seen the TV versions of Dark Shadows or the Omega Factor, nor the 1970s version of the Survivors - though I did watch the remake
Honourable mentions go to Pathfinders Legends - Curse of the Crimson Throne - was a good 12 disc epic (though newcomers should probably listen to season 1 first) And The Prisonner
If we include Dr Who Spin-offs Torchwood and Countermeasures are Brilliant as well as Jago & Litefoot
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