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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 4, 2023 9:33:05 GMT
Well.. there's a new phrase from Big Finish! Proof they are still on holidays
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Post by mark687 on Sept 5, 2023 8:24:58 GMT
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 5, 2023 8:31:23 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Sept 5, 2023 11:06:28 GMT
Pursuit of the Nightjar is very good solid Sci-Fi Who but Resistor is a deftly written topical for the time its set and now, emotionally mature piece well worth giving a listen.
Regards
mark687
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Post by martinw8686 on Sept 5, 2023 11:39:03 GMT
Looking forward to this one.
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Post by mbt66 on Sept 5, 2023 19:29:32 GMT
Wow, that lone star lurker is quick off the mark.
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Post by grinch on Sept 5, 2023 19:52:59 GMT
Wow, that lone star lurker is quick off the mark. Like a really boring gunslinger.
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Post by Star Platinum on Sept 5, 2023 20:17:29 GMT
Wow, that lone star lurker is quick off the mark. Like a really boring gunslinger. That’s what happens when they have no life outside of review bombing niche spinoff material.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 5, 2023 22:56:30 GMT
Like a really boring gunslinger. That’s what happens when they have no life outside of review bombing niche spinoff material. We are aware and we can see who it is.
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Post by Alastair on Sept 5, 2023 23:54:10 GMT
We are aware and we can see who it is. How funny: not only is it getting a bored shrug at best; they don’t even have their edgy anonymity. A glorious punchline far better than the joke deserved. Anyway: I’m very excited to hear this set. Right now it feels this range and these writers can do no wrong.
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Post by bonehead on Sept 6, 2023 17:45:14 GMT
Pursuit of the Nightjar
The first episode is as true to the Fifth Doctor’s era as can be; lots of sardonic comments between the regulars as they explore a new environment, with the Doctor and the newly met Captain energetically out-polite-ing each other. Having been woefully sidelined in his own entry into the Once and Future series, it’s good to hear Peter Davison back in charge again, although very effected by events – I get the feeling he could play The Doctor in his sleep now, but always invests these audios with great earnestness and intensity. It’s always great when this particular band’s back together. Pursuit of the Nightjar reminds me in terms of mood, of Tomb Ship, or Embrace the Darkness or even Sapphire and Steel’s Zero. The sound design exemplifies the hugeness of the location – lots of echoes, disembodied metallic voices, gurgling synthesised music, and the stomping march of the undead. Lovely low key grim stuff. I’m not sure this will appeal to everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only is it a rare returnee-free Big Finish Doctor Who story, it also deliberately eschews any spectacular end-of-universe epicness and concentrates more on the immediate characters. Some really interesting extra interviews too.
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Post by bonehead on Sept 7, 2023 14:52:44 GMT
Resistor by Sarah Grochala.
I thought this started off very well, with lots of promising ideas, but fairly quickly, it became a bit of a mess. New story strands came and went without any particular development, before the central alien explained much of the plot to us. Ultimately, the story is just a little odd. From what might have been an interestingly different kind of story set in Poland, few of the possibilities I had hoped would be explored remained skirted over. I'm not sure even an extra couple of episodes would have improved this, because overall, the plot would be too thinly stretched. I can't say I didn't enjoy Resistor - and the regulars continue to heighten things - but it's definitely secondary to Pursuit of the Nightjar.
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Post by elkawho on Sept 7, 2023 17:55:16 GMT
Pursuit of the Nightjar
The first episode is as true to the Fifth Doctor’s era as can be; lots of sardonic comments between the regulars as they explore a new environment, with the Doctor and the newly met Captain energetically out-polite-ing each other. Having been woefully sidelined in his own entry into the Once and Future series, it’s good to hear Peter Davison back in charge again, although very effected by events – I get the feeling he could play The Doctor in his sleep now, but always invests these audios with great earnestness and intensity. It’s always great when this particular band’s back together. Pursuit of the Nightjar reminds me in terms of mood, of Tomb Ship, or Embrace the Darkness or even Sapphire and Steel’s Zero. The sound design exemplifies the hugeness of the location – lots of echoes, disembodied metallic voices, gurgling synthesised music, and the stomping march of the undead. Lovely low key grim stuff. I’m not sure this will appeal to everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only is it a rare returnee-free Big Finish Doctor Who story, it also deliberately eschews any spectacular end-of-universe epicness and concentrates more on the immediate characters. Some really interesting extra interviews too. I completely agree. I love this story. It reminds me of a really great Monthly Range story. The main characters are working so well in this one, and the two guest characters are a joy, and vital to the story. I really love the relationship between the two captains. It seems that Tim Foley can do no wrong these days, and has turned into BF's most consistently good writer. And the Fifth Doctor now seems to have both the best and most consistent output.
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Post by bonehead on Sept 7, 2023 18:25:33 GMT
Pursuit of the Nightjar
The first episode is as true to the Fifth Doctor’s era as can be; lots of sardonic comments between the regulars as they explore a new environment, with the Doctor and the newly met Captain energetically out-polite-ing each other. Having been woefully sidelined in his own entry into the Once and Future series, it’s good to hear Peter Davison back in charge again, although very effected by events – I get the feeling he could play The Doctor in his sleep now, but always invests these audios with great earnestness and intensity. It’s always great when this particular band’s back together. Pursuit of the Nightjar reminds me in terms of mood, of Tomb Ship, or Embrace the Darkness or even Sapphire and Steel’s Zero. The sound design exemplifies the hugeness of the location – lots of echoes, disembodied metallic voices, gurgling synthesised music, and the stomping march of the undead. Lovely low key grim stuff. I’m not sure this will appeal to everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only is it a rare returnee-free Big Finish Doctor Who story, it also deliberately eschews any spectacular end-of-universe epicness and concentrates more on the immediate characters. Some really interesting extra interviews too. I completely agree. I love this story. It reminds me of a really great Monthly Range story. The main characters are working so well in this one, and the two guest characters are a joy, and vital to the story. I really love the relationship between the two captains. It seems that Tim Foley can do no wrong these days, and has turned into BF's most consistently good writer. And the Fifth Doctor now seems to have both the best and most consistent output. I was thinking about this earlier today. On television, the Fifth Doctor's stories became more continuity based as his time went on. On audio, his are often the most original and perhaps even experimental stories BF currently produce for the classic Doctors. By comparison, the Seventh Doctor, who enjoyed some really 'out there' stories on television, stories that were often pushing the envelope, has been saddled lately with some really backward-looking, lacklustre tales. I'd love for Sylv to get stories of this calibre.
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Post by martinw8686 on Sept 7, 2023 21:47:00 GMT
I agree about the high quality of the recent 5DAs but I do feel the 7DAs turned a corner with Far From Home. The Last Day boxsets could be brilliant, I hope Tim Foley gets a couple of scripts in the series.
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Post by sherlock on Sept 7, 2023 21:59:23 GMT
If I had a penny for Big Finish stories featuring Five, Nyssa and Tegan set on a spaceship endangered by gravity anomalies featuring a cute robotic character, I’d have two pennies now.
But seriously Pursuit of the Nightjar is really good stuff, as has come to be expected from Tim Foley. The “meeting the Doctor’s hero” material and it going awry really gives Davison something to sink his teeth into, and Nyssa and Tegan really get out through the ringer too. Rather like Conflicts of Interests’ pair, there’s just a refreshing pacing to this. I have nothing against the 1 hour format, but boy it’s nice to have stories that can stretch their legs out a bit and take their time.
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Post by jadominek on Sept 8, 2023 6:24:29 GMT
Really interested in this, its second segment takes place in my home country. It's the first time for the Whoniverse, besides one small mention about one of our legends
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Post by mark687 on Sept 8, 2023 10:50:27 GMT
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Post by elkawho on Sept 8, 2023 19:22:19 GMT
I guess I was right when I said it felt like a Monthly Range story!
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Post by timleschild on Sept 8, 2023 20:14:36 GMT
Well this only fails to get a 5 because Resistor wasted a really great setting. Pursuit of the Nightjar was superb. Easily now a favourite story for me & maybe the best I have heard this year. Feels authentic to the era, atmospheric, emotional, both Tegan & Nyssa are given things to do & space for some character moments(I particularly liked some mentions of Traken) & of course Peter Davison was just wonderful. Well done Tim Foley! More please. This is what we need, not the silly crossover nonsense & gimmicks just well crafted stories. ARE YOU LISTENING BRIGGS!
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