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Post by Max Kashevsky on Apr 28, 2019 10:54:15 GMT
I really hope Mags stays as a companion longer than this trilogy. The character naturally adds such a gothic atmosphere to the whole thing. Most companions can be dropped into any old story - switch 6 and Peri with 5 and Tegan. But how many warp the narratives around them, compelling the writers to do things like "a reverse Frankenstein" or "the werewolf planet"?
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Post by IndieMacUser on Apr 30, 2019 8:46:03 GMT
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Post by dangerwillrobinson on May 1, 2019 9:06:40 GMT
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Post by mrperson on May 3, 2019 20:29:48 GMT
It was allright, perhaps pretty good. Haven't been in the best mood for some time now, so perhaps that affected things.
One thing though.....those monster voices got on my nerves. I generally don't like the more monstery-sounding monster voices, and these were pretty high up there on the list.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 11, 2019 0:00:14 GMT
I really struggled with this one. There’s not really much to the story at all, except Hammer Horror references. Just because the script references Frankenstein doesn’t automatically mean it gets away with it.. That really blows my mind because there is so much more to this story than the Frankenstein & Hammer references. Fitton's story totally subverts the elements that inform his story in quite a brilliant way. It is also one of the best purely 7th Doctor stories I've heard in quite some time. The Hinchcliffe/Holmes vibe fits 7 & Mags as a team like a glove. More please.
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Post by barnabaslives on May 11, 2019 6:55:39 GMT
I'm surprised just how much I liked this, this may well be my favorite Seventh Doctor story in quite some time just because of how well written I think it was. Emma Reeves did a fantastic job!
I think that might also be the most organic that the uncertain motives of characters has seemed in awhile, sometimes when I'm led to alternately like and dislike a character for purposes of suspense it can feel a bit gratuitous or a bit like a revolving door, but it seemed like here it was very different for being done with exceptional skill.
Something I probably find especially tedious when it comes up too often is conceited aristocracy, but I think that too was handled remarkably well here for me to still enjoy the story as much as I did and find these characters more interesting than annoying even when they weren't being very likable.
I still don't even know what I think of a werewolf companion (still don't think I'm that keen on the idea) and I already miss Ace, but this was such an excellent story that it more than made up even for gripes like those.
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Post by shallacatop on May 11, 2019 8:25:05 GMT
I really struggled with this one. There’s not really much to the story at all, except Hammer Horror references. Just because the script references Frankenstein doesn’t automatically mean it gets away with it.. That really blows my mind because there is so much more to this story than the Frankenstein & Hammer references. Fitton's story totally subverts the elements that inform his story in quite a brilliant way. It is also one of the best purely 7th Doctor stories I've heard in quite some time. The Hinchcliffe/Holmes vibe fits 7 & Mags as a team like a glove. More please.
Each to their own. It did very little for me and my lasting impression was the references and not much else.
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Post by tuigirl on May 11, 2019 10:04:38 GMT
I am afraid I am with shallacatop and mrperson on this one... I just did not "get" the story very much and as someone who never was in this type of horror and having hardly seen any of the movies referenced, it went right over my head. And I agree, it was just too shouty for my taste. But I accept that for someone who really understands all the pop-culture references and is familiar with the setting, there might be some really clever writing in there. It seems that you either "get" this release or not... which does not mean it is bad. I am just left with a story full of a ton of old familiar tropes and a lot of shouting which I found a bit annoying.
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Post by barnabaslives on May 11, 2019 23:16:58 GMT
I just did not "get" the story very much and as someone who never was in this type of horror and having hardly seen any of the movies referenced, it went right over my head. That part went completely over my head, but to me it didn't seem at all necessary in order to appreciate the story.
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Post by number13 on May 12, 2019 12:31:02 GMT
I'm surprised just how much I liked this, this may well be my favorite Seventh Doctor story in quite some time just because of how well written I think it was. Emma Reeves did a fantastic job! I think that might also be the most organic that the uncertain motives of characters has seemed in awhile, sometimes when I'm led to alternately like and dislike a character for purposes of suspense it can feel a bit gratuitous or a bit like a revolving door, but it seemed like here it was very different for being done with exceptional skill. Something I probably find especially tedious when it comes up too often is conceited aristocracy, but I think that too was handled remarkably well here for me to still enjoy the story as much as I did and find these characters more interesting than annoying even when they weren't being very likable. I still don't even know what I think of a werewolf companion (still don't think I'm that keen on the idea) and I already miss Ace, but this was such an excellent story that it more than made up even for gripes like those. Wasn't this post destined for the Moons of Vulpana and landed on Gokroth by mistake? (TARDIS gone off-course again? ) Agree, Emma Reeves wrote a great story and made the aristowolves interesting and believable. Must say I think Mags is excellent - and Ace will be back very soon!
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Post by barnabaslives on May 12, 2019 20:14:18 GMT
Wasn't this post destined for the Moons of Vulpana and landed on Gokroth by mistake? (TARDIS gone off-course again? ) Agree, Emma Reeves wrote a great story and made the aristowolves interesting and believable. Must say I think Mags is excellent - and Ace will be back very soon! You're absolutely right! Sorry about that, everyone... Well, for those just reading about Monsters of Gokroth, the trilogy gets even better. :-)
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Post by Who Review on May 21, 2019 6:14:21 GMT
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Post by Ian McArdell on May 29, 2019 8:40:27 GMT
My take on The Monsters of Gokroth is now up at CultBox
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Post by mark687 on Jun 3, 2019 14:18:35 GMT
Subscriber Script and Extended Extra DL are in Accounts
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Post by relativetime on Jun 14, 2019 0:58:38 GMT
Was able to listen to this finally when I was cleaning up my apartment yesterday.
Overall, I really enjoyed it. I can definitely hear the Hinchcliffe/Holmes influences and I really do think the addition of Mags as a new companion really adds a layer of freshness we don't get as often with the Seventh Doctor releases in my humble opinion. Jessica Martin does a great job in the role, too. The twist in the story was pretty nice too - nothing like the recent twist in the Third Doctor Adventures, but still a nice twist and definitely the kind of commentary on society I expect from a Seventh Doctor release.
One thing I kept thinking throughout the story was just how visual it was. I think if this had been made in the 80s, the Hinchcliffe/Holmes elements would have REALLY popped. On audio, I think it was a little bit less effective. There's sometimes a really thin line between what audio stories I think would have worked better on television and what would have only worked on audio. I think this crossed a bit over into the realm of the former. By no means does that make the story bad, though. Again, I really enjoyed this story! I just couldn't help but think I'd have loved to see this on television instead.
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Post by slithe on Jun 15, 2019 10:27:13 GMT
Was able to listen to this finally when I was cleaning up my apartment yesterday. Overall, I really enjoyed it. I can definitely hear the Hinchcliffe/Holmes influences and I really do think the addition of Mags as a new companion really adds a layer of freshness we don't get as often with the Seventh Doctor releases in my humble opinion. Jessica Martin does a great job in the role, too. The twist in the story was pretty nice too - nothing like the recent twist in the Third Doctor Adventures, but still a nice twist and definitely the kind of commentary on society I expect from a Seventh Doctor release. One thing I kept thinking throughout the story was just how visual it was. I think if this had been made in the 80s, the Hinchcliffe/Holmes elements would have REALLY popped. On audio, I think it was a little bit less effective. There's sometimes a really thin line between what audio stories I think would have worked better on television and what would have only worked on audio. I think this crossed a bit over into the realm of the former. By no means does that make the story bad, though. Again, I really enjoyed this story! I just couldn't help but think I'd have loved to see this on television instead. True... However, with the poor budget of the 80s TV show, this one might have looked really bad. A cardboard castle, guest stars covered in body paint and a Potemkin Village would have made this a highlight for critics of the show (of which there were many) and distracted from the quality of the story telling. At least on audio, you can imagine things as being far grander than they are and on a limited budget.
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Post by agentten on Feb 5, 2020 17:52:30 GMT
Really enjoyed this story. I'm a big fan of the classic Universal Studios monster movies and this pays tribute to them very nicely, with some effective mood and sound design to boot. Hopefully, Mags will return again after this trilogy.
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Post by Ela on May 5, 2021 18:26:22 GMT
I loved this story. I remember the character of Mags very well from TV episode The Greatest Show in the Galaxy and was looking forward to hearing what Big Finish did with her character. I was not disappointed. Enjoyed the monster story, including the plot twist when we discover where the monsters really came from.
Looking forward to hearing more.
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