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Post by commonman on Nov 23, 2022 22:22:36 GMT
Eight stories announced, but only seven Doctor actors in the initial announcement? That's odd. I expect one of the stories will be Treloar, so given how much they've leaned into their 3DA series, I'm more than a little surprised not to see his name listed here. going by the release dates --if it is not a typo-- the final one will be a year later so probably a special case (14? fugitive? curator? the valeyard? dhawan from Power? someone not yet linked to BF? who knows)
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Post by shallacatop on Nov 23, 2022 22:29:42 GMT
Eight stories announced, but only seven Doctor actors in the initial announcement? That's odd. I expect one of the stories will be Treloar, so given how much they've leaned into their 3DA series, I'm more than a little surprised not to see his name listed here. I'm thinking Cameos in the stories to avoid the Re-Cast Debate being a thing because by including Ecclestone and Tennant your guaranteed maximum audience including casual buyers. Regards mark687 I’m not sure the recasts are to do with casual buyers, as I don’t think the casual audience will be forking out £75! They’ve done a good thing by releasing them separately and monthly, not only from an anticipation standpoint, but also accessibility with the wider audience. I’m sure the recast actors will make appearances across the releases, but I do believe it’ll be a case of one of the announced Doctors per release, with the coda being something collaborative or left-field.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 23, 2022 22:33:31 GMT
I woke up 2:45am to have a glass of water. Noticed this ^.. Went back to sleep. Realised it said limited to "3,000" and promptly pre ordered the kitchen sink cd version as per the norm for me. Total cost as per the stock market etc in that second of time AUS $191.13 . In that price the postage & handling is AU $57.16. I took note of "..with dozens more guest cast still to be revealed." Dozens !?! All relevant companions etc?
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Post by Ian McArdell on Nov 23, 2022 22:33:35 GMT
Given they're recording with Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor now, I wonder if she might make an appearance too - although her two boxsets and Sacha Dhawan's Call Me Master series still remain undated.
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Post by masterdoctor on Nov 23, 2022 23:35:58 GMT
Given they're recording with Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor now, I wonder if she might make an appearance too - although her two boxsets and Sacha Dhawan's Call Me Master series still remain undated. To be honest, today would have been nice to have those given dates alongside the 60th anniversary releases.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 24, 2022 0:35:17 GMT
Regards
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Post by Kestrel on Nov 24, 2022 6:19:06 GMT
I feel like I just recently listened to something with basically this same story... IIRC it was a series of Short Trips where multiple incarnations of the Doctor were trapped in... some kind of trap... and they had to work backwards to get out, as each incarnation was killed in reverse order until they got to the 1st Doctor, who escaped, undoing everything.
It, uh, was a pretty messy story, as I recall, with little to commend it.
Which perhaps bodes well for the special? It would hardly be the first time Doctor Who -- or even Big Finish -- took a second or third stab at the same concept. And, at least from what I've noticed, those subsequent iterations tend to be much, much better.
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Though it is a bit disappointing that they seem to be doing just one really, really big anniversary release. Kind of expensive all at once... I guess it basically boils down to three boxsets? Also, it looks like each individual Doctor will have their own story, which means... it'll be one of those multi-Doctor stories where the different Doctors never actually interact with each other. And... isn't that the whole appeal of something like this in the first place?
I dunno. I'm sorry, y'all, but the more I think on this, the harder it is to scrounge up any enthusiasm. My initial reaction was, cool! Finally, a multi-Doctor story for the 9th Doctor! How long have we been waiting for that? But if all the Doctors here are simply adjacent to each other,then, we'll, we're gonna have to keep waiting.
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Post by mbt66 on Nov 24, 2022 8:29:53 GMT
I like the concept. I like it being released monthly, but I think I would have preferred a nice big physical box set at the end of it rather than eight standard CDs that will just get lost in the collection….not even a slipcase to put them in.
Now having had my usual moan about Big Finish’s packaging I am off to pre-order the limited editions.
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Post by tuigirl on Nov 24, 2022 9:00:16 GMT
I feel like I just recently listened to something with basically this same story... IIRC it was a series of Short Trips where multiple incarnations of the Doctor were trapped in... some kind of trap... and they had to work backwards to get out, as each incarnation was killed in reverse order until they got to the 1st Doctor, who escaped, undoing everything. It, uh, was a pretty messy story, as I recall, with little to commend it. Which perhaps bodes well for the special? It would hardly be the first time Doctor Who -- or even Big Finish -- took a second or third stab at the same concept. And, at least from what I've noticed, those subsequent iterations tend to be much, much better. .... Though it is a bit disappointing that they seem to be doing just one really, really big anniversary release. Kind of expensive all at once... I guess it basically boils down to three boxsets? Also, it looks like each individual Doctor will have their own story, which means... it'll be one of those multi-Doctor stories where the different Doctors never actually interact with each other. And... isn't that the whole appeal of something like this in the first place? I dunno. I'm sorry, y'all, but the more I think on this, the harder it is to scrounge up any enthusiasm. My initial reaction was, cool! Finally, a multi-Doctor story for the 9th Doctor! How long have we been waiting for that? But if all the Doctors here are simply adjacent to each other,then, we'll, we're gonna have to keep waiting. The release you are referring to.... yes, it was a mixed bag. I also did not care for the framing device. I only looked at the stories individually, and some of them are quite good. Others.... not so much. It also depended on the readers of the stories, and some readers are just better than others.
See it from a different point of view- they were just testing the waters with it, they got plenty of comments on it by now, so they now have a chance to improve upon it. A bit like with the TV episodes "Dark Water" and "World enough and Time". Both stories are pretty similar, and I would not have imagined Moffat would be so bold as to use the same story twice. But "World enough and Time" and "The Doctor falls" is for me the most stunning finale of any season of NuWho.
Plus, the new releases will also be full-cast and won't depend on a single reader to carry it. Big plus in my book. If a reader is good, then they can elevate a mediocre book, but give a good book to a mediocre reader, and the thing will fail.
There will be some Doctor interaction, as far as I have understood it. And Eccleston has told me he has recorded (at least) one scene with David Warner for it, and Eccleston was absolutely smitten with Warner. I do not know if it will be the Unbound Doctor, however- Eccleston has expressed his dislike for common multi-Doctor stories, so this will always be unlikely. But since he was awed so much with Warner, I really hope he made an exception for this.
The last hurrah for the Warner Doctor- at the side of Eccleston. How awesome would that be?
And yes, I am also not the biggest fan of the framing device they use this time (Time War again... yawn). But.
The problem I see is, if they do something like the 5 Doctors or Day of the Doctor, or Legacy again, then it just would be very samey.
This way, they can at least try to do something different, and we have seen in Power of the Doctor (which I adore) that there are still ways to have them interact.
In the end, we will have to wait and see. But I am at least hopeful this will be better than the series of Short Trips you were referring to.
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Post by theillusiveman on Nov 24, 2022 9:56:26 GMT
Honestly the whole packaging thing is kinda a deal breaker especially when it comes to the pricing so let me get this straight the Limited Editions are still Jewel Case Cd cases but with extra artwork and bonus interviews/features looking at both the limited edition and standard edition CDs they are only 1 disk so whats the huge difference? they could have easily have put the artwork into the Standard Editions like they did back in the main range days...honestly it makes Big Finish look incredibly exploitative
i mean look back at 2013 with the Light at the end Limited edition that was beautiful and had a lot of effort put into it. hell despite my grievances with The Legacy of Time Limited Edition atleast they provided a Standard Edition slipcase box set version.
Honestly they could have simply have Released Part One To Three in a Slipcase box set (with a 4th CD as extras) and then released another one in the middle of the year and the finale boxset in November that would have been better and more economical for both big finish and the customer regarding prices
The Limited Edition Bundle Cds are $134 and adding the " Non Discounted Special Delivery Cost Bundle Postage Subtotal" which is $57 comes to $191 close to $200 for just 8 CDs with artwork
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Post by timleschild on Nov 24, 2022 10:42:20 GMT
"Big Finish marks 60 years of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023." & the final act released in 2024? ? Weird.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2022 17:39:53 GMT
"Big Finish marks 60 years of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023." & the final act released in 2024? ? Weird. Not weird ... intriguing!
I wonder if it's related to the TV series in any way? RTD is a fan of Big Finish after all... or are we seeing cunning plans where there are none?!
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 24, 2022 18:27:37 GMT
Well, I've ordered it, but I do think they ought to have been looking at something closer to "The Light at the End" than "Whatever the BF 20 Story Was Called", size-wise. "Big Finish marks 60 years of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023." & the final act released in 2024? ? Weird.
Either it's a misprint, or there's something licence-specific that necessitates a delay. Jodie? New Tennant? Beep the Meep? Mickey Mouse?
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Post by tuigirl on Nov 24, 2022 19:53:24 GMT
Well, I've ordered it, but I do think they ought to have been looking at something closer to "The Light at the End" than "Whatever the BF 20 Story Was Called", size-wise. "Big Finish marks 60 years of Doctor Who with a mammoth eight-part full-cast audio drama series beginning in May 2023." & the final act released in 2024? ? Weird.
Either it's a misprint, or there's something licence-specific that necessitates a delay. Jodie? New Tennant? Beep the Meep? Mickey Mouse?
I bet it is "new Tennant". Has to be, just looking at the date.
So yes, I think we get BOTH Tennant Doctors in there. You heard it here first.
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Post by boffy on Nov 24, 2022 20:31:19 GMT
Interesting that this will have Eccleston while the TV 60th almost certainly couldn’t even if they wanted to.
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Post by commonman on Nov 24, 2022 20:45:57 GMT
According to Twitter, there was an actor credited on the cast list for the final episode.
I won't spread it in the open in case it's not a typo (like that time Eccleston appeared on the website before an annoucement), but if you are curious and can't find it online I can give you a PM.
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Post by tuigirl on Nov 24, 2022 20:53:03 GMT
Interesting that this will have Eccleston while the TV 60th almost certainly couldn’t even if they wanted to. Ha, Eccleston was quite explicit about not appearing again as TV Doctor. But he has come to love Big Finish.
So yeah, this is indeed something special!
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Post by masterdoctor on Nov 24, 2022 21:21:46 GMT
According to Twitter, there was an actor credited on the cast list for the final episode. I won't spread it in the open in case it's not a typo (like that time Eccleston appeared on the website before an annoucement), but if you are curious and can't find it online I can give you a PM. Me please
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Post by grinch on Nov 24, 2022 21:23:28 GMT
According to Twitter, there was an actor credited on the cast list for the final episode. I won't spread it in the open in case it's not a typo (like that time Eccleston appeared on the website before an annoucement), but if you are curious and can't find it online I can give you a PM. Me please Likewise!
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Post by solarstorm on Nov 24, 2022 21:29:27 GMT
According to Twitter, there was an actor credited on the cast list for the final episode. I won't spread it in the open in case it's not a typo (like that time Eccleston appeared on the website before an annoucement), but if you are curious and can't find it online I can give you a PM.
I would like to know this too please
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