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Post by mark687 on Nov 12, 2019 21:24:40 GMT
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 13, 2019 11:21:15 GMT
With some of those groupings, i'd pick serials that havent been released on DVD or blu-ray yet
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Post by Wolfie on Nov 14, 2019 3:18:14 GMT
With some of those groupings, i'd pick serials that havent been released on DVD or blu-ray yet I'm trying to think which ones have the most added in terms of novelisation-only content. The two Auton stories are pretty involved, as are The Time Warrior and The Day of the Daleks. Can anyone think of any others? |
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Post by number13 on Nov 14, 2019 18:37:08 GMT
With some of those groupings, i'd pick serials that havent been released on DVD or blu-ray yet I'm trying to think which ones have the most added in terms of novelisation-only content. The two Auton stories are pretty involved, as are The Time Warrior and The Day of the Daleks. Can anyone think of any others? Agree 'The Day of the Daleks' is outstanding; I know I've posted in praise of that story before but I'm posting it again... and again... and again... and again... 
Also agree 'The Auton Invasion' gives excellent added value, and 'Terror of the Autons' fixes a few sequencing issues in the TV story and is a great intro to the Master. 'The Web of Fear' is very good for adding depth to the characters and gives us just enough extra 'Brig-ness' given what we all knew would happen to the Colonel in due course.
'The Claws of Axos' is much better than the televised version for the Doctor's scheme and making us wonder what he's really up to with the Master. On TV it's all a bit rushed; in the novel it has time to develop convincingly.
One that really shows his professionalism when we know the backstory is 'The Brain of Morbius'. Despite all that happened between his script and the broadcast version, Robin Bland was still prepared to write the novel of the story as seen on TV with all his usual flair and the result has both the fun and the horror of Holmes.
I think they should just release the whole lot in one volume, like 'The Complete Works of Shakespeare'.
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Post by daver on Nov 15, 2019 20:43:35 GMT
Simple wish list from me, seeing as its a 10 story omnibus:
The Auton Invasion
Day of the Daleks
The Brain of Morbius
The Loch Ness Monster
The Three Doctors
The Talons of Weng Chiang
The Giant Robot
The Pyramids of Mars
The Horror of Fang Rock
Inferno
Purely a nostalgia trip selection for me, rather than latter release gaps. It will be interesting to see what actually makes the final release. Fingers crossed that the classic covers get a centre pages look-in too.
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Post by daver on Nov 22, 2019 18:33:42 GMT
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Post by constonks on Nov 22, 2019 18:48:18 GMT
with two more to come - still being voted on. Currently The Day of the Daleks is leading by quite a bit in its poll, with Talons and Robot neck and neck in theirs. |
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Post by daver on Nov 22, 2019 19:05:13 GMT
with two more to come - still being voted on. Currently The Day of the Daleks is leading by quite a bit in its poll, with Talons and Robot neck and neck in theirs. I see I am not the only one who felt Inferno a better option than Wheel in Space. Day of the Daleks is rated by many as better than Genesis i gather. There's enough good choices for two volumes anyhow. Like others though, I associate his best period with Pertwee as that was his era, but I think the breadth of the winners seems better suited in scope. |
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Post by number13 on Nov 22, 2019 22:43:35 GMT
My offside rule for this game is very easy to understand: if 'Day of the Daleks' isn't included then the whole volume is clearly offside and I will not be buying it!
A good & varied spread but in some cases perhaps the story has been voted for rather than the novelisation? Personal choice of course but 'Day of the Daleks' is far above 'Genesis' as a novel.
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Post by daver on Nov 23, 2019 10:08:53 GMT
My offside rule for this game is very easy to understand: if 'Day of the Daleks' isn't included then the whole volume is clearly offside and I will not be buying it!
A good & varied spread but in some cases perhaps the story has been voted for rather than the novelisation? Personal choice of course but 'Day of the Daleks' is far above 'Genesis' as a novel.
Spot on. Everything I selected initially I based on very clear memories of having read them as a young fan. They stood out as riveting books, in some cases decades before i had the chance to see the televised versions. The quality of writing should be the showcase here. |
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Post by Stevo on Nov 23, 2019 11:23:09 GMT
A good & varied spread but in some cases perhaps the story has been voted for rather than the novelisation? Personal choice of course but 'Day of the Daleks' is far above 'Genesis' as a novel.
Yeah, some of the Target novels were way better than the actual TV episodes, Day of the Daleks is most definitely one of them! |
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Post by number13 on Nov 23, 2019 12:12:38 GMT
A good & varied spread but in some cases perhaps the story has been voted for rather than the novelisation? Personal choice of course but 'Day of the Daleks' is far above 'Genesis' as a novel.
Yeah, some of the Target novels were way better than the actual TV episodes, Day of the Daleks is most definitely one of them! I absolutely love the DVD SE for that reason - 'Day' finally lives up to the story I remembered, not the one I actually saw! I was so thrilled by this, that SE is my favourite thing about the whole DVD range  |
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