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Post by randomjc on Jan 15, 2016 14:53:05 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that.
Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4.
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Post by pawntake on Jan 15, 2016 16:13:05 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. That is exactly the way I felt! you are spot-on. Take nothing away from Ian Mcniece I love his performance as Churchill and I will buy another Churchill Boxset. But sort out some kind of consistency for the Doctors voices please Big Finish!(The one element that slightly marred it for me)
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Post by Zagreus on Jan 15, 2016 18:08:19 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. That is exactly the way I felt! you are spot-on. Take nothing away from Ian Mcniece I love his performance as Churchill and I will buy another Churchill Boxset. But sort out some kind of consistency for the Doctors voices please Big Finish!(The one element that slightly marred it for me) I wouldn't at all mind if Briggs came in and did impressions of the three of them. He does a decent turn as each in various audiobooks and Night of the Whisper.
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Post by ljwilson on Jan 15, 2016 18:15:15 GMT
[/quote]Being a Lancastrian, I completely agree with this lol Cheers Tony EDIT: This is no slight on Ian's acting though, I'm enjoying part one tremendously [/quote] Also bring a Lancastrian, I hope it isn't a Yorkshire accent! I've lived in Sheffield for over 20 years and people here instantly know I'm from the right side of the Pennines when I speak.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 21:44:07 GMT
What a fantastic release! Big Finish nave nailed the tone and feel of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctor eras perfectly
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 15, 2016 22:03:00 GMT
Perhaps that could be even the first time the Doctor encounters Churchill in person, where Churchill in the in WWII knows who he is, and tries to use the Doctor's unfamiliarity with him to his advantage. Which doctor would you pit against him in this hypothetical story. (I'm having fun, so I'll keep going.) It happened in the book "Players" and he first met the second Doctor and later the sixth circa the business with King Edward.
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Post by randomjc on Jan 15, 2016 22:11:02 GMT
Perhaps that could be even the first time the Doctor encounters Churchill in person, where Churchill in the in WWII knows who he is, and tries to use the Doctor's unfamiliarity with him to his advantage. Which doctor would you pit against him in this hypothetical story. (I'm having fun, so I'll keep going.) It happened in the book "Players" and he first met the second Doctor and later the sixth circa the business with King Edward. Well, yes, but as of the moment, the novel continuity is at best murky in regards to BF, and even TV. so I was going to ignore anything not directly adapted.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 22:18:06 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. For me, it's a concession I'm fine with for further Nine and Eleven material. I think other actors taking on the role of the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors would be a VERY bad idea at present - Matt Smith enjoyed his time as The Doctor immensly and will no doubt reprise the role at some point after expanding his career - and I'd imagine Big Finish have reached out to Eccleston. From what we know of Eccleston's experiences on the show, his decision to leave had more to do with the behaviour of higher ups in the BBC then the role itself. It's probably for the best for Big Finish to keep their options open and hiring a big name actor to play an iconic figure from history and expanding upon The Doctor and Winston Churchill's friendship isn't a bad stratergy to tide fans over in the meantime.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 22:39:00 GMT
The lead performance of this will pull people through, I think though I can't say I'd be disappointed if this didn't go to an ongoing series though I would like Churchill to work with other Doctors in full cast stories. I would really like, if we do get more, for BF to run with the idea from Victory Of The Daleks that Churchill would love to gain the TARDIS to win the war, only do something more serious with it than him nicking the key then laughing I think this series will probably do well - it''s possible it might not reach War and Tenth and The Diary of River Song numbers due to the format, but I think there's enough of an audience for new Ninth and Eleventh material and there's already the preemptive audience waiting for The Tenth Doctor Adventures as well, as well as fans looking for further insight into The Doctor's relationship with Churchill and Kazaran and the casting of Ian McNiece for it to be a success.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 15, 2016 22:44:16 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. I'd imagine Big Finish have reached out to Eccleston. Nah, they're too busy producing these audio dramas to waste time calling an actor who doesn't have any interest in returning to past roles.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 23:14:41 GMT
I'd imagine Big Finish have reached out to Eccleston. Nah, they're too busy producing these audio dramas to waste time calling an actor who doesn't have any interest in returning to past roles. It worked out with a man named Tom...... I can't imagine they haven't tried to reach out Eccleston. The revival series releases were always going to be a high profile and a second launch for Big Finish as a company - trying to get back The Doctor which started the revival series would have been a high pirority for Big Finish.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 15, 2016 23:21:43 GMT
Nah, they're too busy producing these audio dramas to waste time calling an actor who doesn't have any interest in returning to past roles. It worked out with a man named Tom...... I can't imagine they haven't tried to reach out Eccleston. The revival series releases were always going to be a high profile and a second launch for Big Finish as a company - trying to get back The Doctor which started the revival series would have been a high pirority for Big Finish. I think David Tennant would have been a higher priority, given that he has the same popularity (if not more) as Tom Baker. Still surprised the 10DA Limited Edition set hasn't sold out yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 23:30:23 GMT
It worked out with a man named Tom...... I can't imagine they haven't tried to reach out Eccleston. The revival series releases were always going to be a high profile and a second launch for Big Finish as a company - trying to get back The Doctor which started the revival series would have been a high pirority for Big Finish. I think David Tennant would have been a higher priority, given that he has the same popularity (if not more) as Tom Baker. Still surprised the 10DA Limited Edition set hasn't sold out yet. It doesn't mean it wasn't a significant pirority and I imagine Big Finish would prefer to put out as much full-cast material as possible with the revival licencse.
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Post by SG. on Jan 15, 2016 23:33:59 GMT
I'd imagine Big Finish have reached out to Eccleston. Nah, they're too busy producing these audio dramas to waste time calling an actor who doesn't have any interest in returning to past roles. Didn't Eccleston say he'd have no problem with doing "radio" Who?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2016 23:40:45 GMT
Nah, they're too busy producing these audio dramas to waste time calling an actor who doesn't have any interest in returning to past roles. Didn't Eccleston say he'd have no problem with doing "radio" Who? I didn't know that! Fantastic!
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Post by Polar Bear on Jan 15, 2016 23:42:26 GMT
He really grabs the dialogue by the lapels and if he's a far too idealistic, oversimplified version of the "real" Churchill, he's a damn good "Whoniverse" version. Amusingly, he's a far more persuasive Churchill than the one in the (deservedly) Oscar-winning The King's Speech.
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Post by randomjc on Jan 16, 2016 0:50:18 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. For me, it's a concession I'm fine with for further Nine and Eleven material. I think other actors taking on the role of the Ninth and Eleventh Doctors would be a VERY bad idea at present - Matt Smith enjoyed his time as The Doctor immensly and will no doubt reprise the role at some point after expanding his career - and I'd imagine Big Finish have reached out to Eccleston. From what we know of Eccleston's experiences on the show, his decision to leave had more to do with the behaviour of higher ups in the BBC then the role itself. It's probably for the best for Big Finish to keep their options open and hiring a big name actor to play an iconic figure from history and expanding upon The Doctor and Winston Churchill's friendship isn't a bad stratergy to tide fans over in the meantime. I know that sound alikes isn't the best solution, but it feels weird to be in the middle of a full cast, and then one of the cast saying the doctor's lines. I love the idea of this being told from Churchill back on his life, with set up narrations for scenes, or even action bits, but the part where an actor should be speaking, and it's him, when every other role in the audio is cast, it feels weird.
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Post by randomjc on Jan 16, 2016 0:55:44 GMT
I think David Tennant would have been a higher priority, given that he has the same popularity (if not more) as Tom Baker. Still surprised the 10DA Limited Edition set hasn't sold out yet. It doesn't mean it wasn't a significant pirority and I imagine Big Finish would prefer to put out as much full-cast material as possible with the revival licencse. I'd imagine getting back any Doctor actor is a priority. Just because Tom Baker was adamant not to return to Doctor Who, they still reached out, and in the end, he came back.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 16, 2016 1:15:13 GMT
You know, a story that weaves between War and nine could work. Something leading to the Northerner feeling able to accept the name "Doctor" again leading up to "Rose".
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 16, 2016 1:33:14 GMT
I enjoyed Oncoming Storm, but I'm not sure I could get more Churchill boxsets. I don't mind the narration, it's that everyone else is voiced, except the Doctor. It's just odd to hear an ostensibly a full cast audio, but with one cast member being truly in narration. I'd have preferred sound alikes to what we got. I may be in the minority with that. Otherwise I liked the first story. Will go back to it after Bloodlust episode 4. I also agree. This Companion Chronicles plus hybrid style is one I have a lot of trouble warming to. I'd rather not have the sound a likes for living actors and would prefer the straight two hander style of the CC.
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