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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 10:20:27 GMT
I wish Nicholas Briggs would stop outright denying Sarah Jane Adventures audio dramas.
I think they would make a fortune if they released one one-off box set of Companion Chronicles-style audios with the Bannerman Road Gang offering some closure to Sarah Jane's adventures. Maybe even covering the stories that would have made up the rest of Series 5.
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Post by Whovitt on Jan 3, 2018 10:33:39 GMT
This must be the third or fourth time this has been brought up - if Big Finish decide not to pursue SJA, that's their choice. I can't see the point in continually bringing up the same discussion when nothing new can be added to what's already been said in the past. That's just my view, anyway
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Post by omega on Jan 3, 2018 10:38:12 GMT
I know you can be like a dog with a bone, but like Whovitt says this is an old topic covered many times with little change in the stance Big Finish takes with it. Until something new comes up it's not really worth rehashing.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 10:40:45 GMT
This must be the third or fourth time this has been brought up - if Big Finish decide not to pursue SJA, that's their choice. I can't see the point in continually bringing up the same discussion when nothing new can be added to what's already been said in the past. That's just my view, anyway It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC.
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Post by Whovitt on Jan 3, 2018 10:43:51 GMT
This must be the third or fourth time this has been brought up - if Big Finish decide not to pursue SJA, that's their choice. I can't see the point in continually bringing up the same discussion when nothing new can be added to what's already been said in the past. That's just my view, anyway It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC. But no one is asking for an SJA box set (apart from you). There's practically no one asking for a Class one either. With properties such as these, unless there is an overwhelming demand, Big Finish would be crazy to supply a product that isn't going to sell well enough to be worth it.
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Post by omega on Jan 3, 2018 10:47:02 GMT
This must be the third or fourth time this has been brought up - if Big Finish decide not to pursue SJA, that's their choice. I can't see the point in continually bringing up the same discussion when nothing new can be added to what's already been said in the past. That's just my view, anyway It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC. Considering that short of a recast the title character of SJA is inaccessible on full cast, maybe that's a factor. The Companion Chronicles were after years of not being able to do stories with Doctors 1-4. Other ranges using the first person format used it for introspection and character stories instead of purely to get around not having all the cast available.
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Post by omega on Jan 3, 2018 10:50:23 GMT
It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC. But no one is asking for an SJA box set (apart from you). There's practically no one asking for a Class one either. With properties such as these, unless there is an overwhelming demand, Big Finish would be crazy to supply a product that isn't going to sell well enough to be worth it. The only audio presence SJA has had is the BBC Audio/AudioGo readings, most of which were done by Liz Sladen. I'm not aware of any full cast dramas like Torchwood had before Big Finish took it on. I'm not aware of Tommy Knight or Sky's actress doing Big Finish or audio work before.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 10:53:43 GMT
It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC. But no one is asking for an SJA box set (apart from you). There's practically no one asking for a Class one either. With properties such as these, unless there is an overwhelming demand, Big Finish would be crazy to supply a product that isn't going to sell well enough to be worth it. I've seen a lot of people online ask for both. I'm not the only one who wants to hear what Clyde, Rani, Luke and Sky are up to.
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Post by Whovitt on Jan 3, 2018 10:57:18 GMT
But no one is asking for an SJA box set (apart from you). There's practically no one asking for a Class one either. With properties such as these, unless there is an overwhelming demand, Big Finish would be crazy to supply a product that isn't going to sell well enough to be worth it. I've seen a lot of people online ask for both. I'm not the only one who wants to hear what Clyde, Rani, Luke and Sky are up to. I wouldn't mind knowing either, but I also know that there's no point in complaining that I can't.
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Post by omega on Jan 3, 2018 10:59:36 GMT
I think a good comparison to Class is Stargate Universe. Both shows weren't treated well by the network broadcasting them and did start out with valid criticisms, but improved. SGU got really good in the second season, delivering some fantastic episodes in that last stretch (Epilogue is masterful and touching). Enough time has passed to judge the episodes as they are, not just in the circumstances they were broadcast in (SyFy was broadcasting wrestling!). I'm sure Class will be reevaluated in the same way.
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Post by sherlock on Jan 3, 2018 11:05:02 GMT
I don't think SJA needs any additional closure. The final episode did a good job of providing that.
That said if Big Finish were to ever do this, which seems unlikely, I'd probably buy it.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 11:19:47 GMT
It's not like people are asking for any more than just one box set though. I find it really odd that BF are open to Class audios but not Sarah Jane Adventures ones, when SJA was hugely popular and Class flopped due to poor treatment by the BBC. Considering that short of a recast the title character of SJA is inaccessible on full cast, maybe that's a factor. The Companion Chronicles were after years of not being able to do stories with Doctors 1-4. Other ranges using the first person format used it for introspection and character stories instead of purely to get around not having all the cast available. You can use Sarah Jane through the Companion Chronicle format.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 11:22:03 GMT
I think a good comparison to Class is Stargate Universe. Both shows were treated well by the network broadcasting them and did start out with valid criticisms, but improved. SGU got really good in the second season, delivering some fantastic episodes in that last stretch (Epilogue is masterful and touching). Enough time has passed to judge the episodes as they are, not just in the circumstances they were broadcast in (SyFy was broadcasting wrestling!). I'm sure Class will be reevaluated in the same way. Do you mean 'weren't' treated well? Because Class was treated very poorly. Putting it on BBC3 Online was a mistake.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 11:28:19 GMT
I think a good comparison to Class is Stargate Universe. Both shows were treated well by the network broadcasting them and did start out with valid criticisms, but improved. SGU got really good in the second season, delivering some fantastic episodes in that last stretch (Epilogue is masterful and touching). Enough time has passed to judge the episodes as they are, not just in the circumstances they were broadcast in (SyFy was broadcasting wrestling!). I'm sure Class will be reevaluated in the same way. Do you mean 'weren't' treated well? Because Class was treated very poorly. Putting it on BBC3 Online was a mistake. No it wasn't. BBC3 seemed like a perfect fit for its target audience. As for more SJA on audio, never watched it but why bring it up again in a new thread?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 11:29:21 GMT
Class didn't pick up an audience because it was very poor. And that is putting it mildly. It wasn't 'treated badly' by the BBC at all.
SJA would be pointless without Elizabeth Sladen, with whom Big Finish were very close. For all the online people who apparently want BF to continue with SJA, there are a whole lot more who respect BF's decision.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 11:35:44 GMT
Do you mean 'weren't' treated well? Because Class was treated very poorly. Putting it on BBC3 Online was a mistake. No it wasn't. BBC3 seemed like a perfect fit for its target audience. BBC3 Online was a terrible idea full stop. Nobody was ever going to use a BBC online channel when Netflix and Amazon Prime got there first. BBC1+1 would have been a better use of license fee money. Because the more it's brought up the more likely they may start to consider pursuing SJA audios. If only more in this thread would express interest so BF can see there is a demand for them.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 3, 2018 11:36:27 GMT
Class didn't pick up an audience because it was very poor. And that is putting it mildly. It wasn't 'treated badly' by the BBC at all. SJA would be pointless without Elizabeth Sladen, with whom Big Finish were very close. For all the online people who apparently want BF to continue with SJA, there are a whole lot more who respect BF's decision. I hugely disagree. I loved Class, and was pretty annoyed that the BBC treated it like something they just wanted to get out of the way quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 11:38:57 GMT
The BBC invested time and money in its creation, promoted it and broadcast it. They can't force people to watch if they think it's rubbish.
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Post by Whovitt on Jan 3, 2018 11:39:41 GMT
No it wasn't. BBC3 seemed like a perfect fit for its target audience. BBC3 Online was a terrible idea full stop. Nobody was ever going to use a BBC online channel when Netflix and Amazon Prime got there first. BBC1+1 would have been a better use of license fee money. Because the more it's brought up the more likely they may start to consider pursuing SJA audios. If only more in this thread would express interest so BF can see there is a demand for them.A mere handful of the Big Finish writers visit this site. The top brass probably aren't even aware that we're here. It will make no difference if we have one or fifty threads about this, they will still not know. I'm tagging out at this point guys, good luck to anyone else who tries.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2018 11:41:52 GMT
BBC3 Online was a terrible idea full stop. Nobody was ever going to use a BBC online channel when Netflix and Amazon Prime got there first. BBC1+1 would have been a better use of license fee money. Because the more it's brought up the more likely they may start to consider pursuing SJA audios. If only more in this thread would express interest so BF can see there is a demand for them.A mere handful of the Big Finish writers visit this site. The top brass probably aren't even aware that we're here. It will make no difference if we have one or fifty threads about this, they will still not know. I'm tagging out at this point guys, good luck to anyone else who tries. Don't worry - I'm sure the subject will pop up in another thread before long!
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