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Post by noneofyourbusiness on Jun 26, 2023 0:47:27 GMT
River + Jackie + Krotons = BFs most odd dartboard crossovers ever. If that is the kinda level of idea they have left...probably best to stop, honestly. I honestly assumed it was a joke someone posted on FB to make fun of the odd choices BF have made in the box set era. Apologies its a Tweet but its too perfect Talk about Read the Room then Double Down anyway! Regards mark687 When I hit Pause, it landed on "It's like slash fiction meets Watership Down."
The article says, "It was the kind of day in studio you can only dream of as one of Doctor Who’s most beloved monsters met the Krotons". Did they intend to call Jackie "one of Doctor Who’s most beloved monsters", or was that a mixup? .
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Post by Ela on Jun 26, 2023 3:21:04 GMT
Well, I love anything River Song. And I love Camille Coduri. So I pre-ordered it already without even thinking about it too hard.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 27, 2023 0:20:38 GMT
Some of us will actually keep an open mind and wait to listen to the box set before declaring if the range went out on a low note or not. That said, there is nothing wrong with a series finishing up. In the case of River Song we have gotten a lot of stories out of the character and a lot of episodes. And who knows, the series could easily come back at a later date in some rebooted form.
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Post by The Brigadier on Jun 27, 2023 8:17:52 GMT
While I'm disappointed the range has been bought to a premature end (personally I thought both Series 7 and Friend of the Family proved the character of River could hold her own in a boxset of stories without the reliance of her husband's back catalogue of greatest hits), I've had the chance to reread both the article and the listing on the website since Friday and withdrawn my previous comment about The Orphan Quartet. It was written in both haste and mild annoyance at the timing and casual nature of the announcement.
With that said, I will still be waiting for reviews and general opinions once it is released in August before I decide whether to purchase it or not.
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Post by coreywt on Jun 27, 2023 19:31:54 GMT
A quartet of orphaned stories they cobbled into a final box set?
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Post by tuigirl on Jun 29, 2023 20:19:27 GMT
I previously have pre-ordered all River sets immediately because I just love the character. But this time, I am more hesitant. I do not want to speak premature judgement. But I think I am in camp "wait and see" for this, too.
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Post by sillytilly on Jun 30, 2023 11:08:33 GMT
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Post by sherlock on Jun 30, 2023 11:09:05 GMT
Cover and story details are up, and cast list shows that Brooke from Series 3 is returning.
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Post by mark687 on Jun 30, 2023 11:55:37 GMT
Direct via the new VORTEX Mag which isn't Live yet Regards mark687
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Post by Kestrel on Jul 1, 2023 9:29:22 GMT
Not sure what to think of this.
Yes, obviously, there's no reason to assume this set will be bad (if anything, we've plenty of reasons to assume it'll be very good). But Friend of the Family was so good, it's pretty hard to imagine any other release being even close to the same level, let alone surpassing it. I mean, yeah: maaaaybe.
And then there's the very abrupt and off-hand way they're seemingly announcing the end of the range.
It makes me wonder if that's even what they're intending to say at all. Maybe it's just the run of the current set of stories (BF seems to commission boxsets in groups of four) and don't currently have room in their schedule to produce more. Unless and until we get more information, I feel like it safer to assume that this'll just be the last set for now, and that the range will likely start back up again later.
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Post by nardole on Jul 2, 2023 1:58:43 GMT
True because gallifrey has had a lot of last sets.
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Post by enofa on Jul 2, 2023 10:53:20 GMT
It’s also possible they just want to do something else with River now. Maybe Matt’s coming back but only wants to do audios with Alex. Maybe they’re keeping Benny in BF by doing a Two Archeologists series. Wouldn’t be surprised if we end up with a River Song: Time War series at this rate.
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Post by cwm on Jul 3, 2023 16:19:29 GMT
Seems worth noting that the article on this set in the new Vortex has absolutely *no* reference to or mention of this being the last set, even in passing.
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Post by nardole on Jul 3, 2023 18:07:37 GMT
maybe it wasn't planned to be the last set but something happened.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jul 3, 2023 18:37:06 GMT
Another thing that leads me to believe that there is going to be a spin-off for River for Disney Plus.
Re the set, the write-ups in Vortex made me a lot more interested, though I still don’t have much interest in Jackie and the Krotons.
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Post by nardole on Jul 8, 2023 13:27:27 GMT
Clarification that the Diary of River Song Range is Ending but not the use of the character and working with Alex from latest pod.
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Post by enofa on Jul 8, 2023 20:58:15 GMT
Increasingly of the opinion we’ll be getting a Benny and River series.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jul 8, 2023 21:43:23 GMT
To me it feels like River is going to get less frequent and more special releases and cameos, which makes me think the likelihood of a TV series could be high. River is one of the best candidates for a spin-off as proved by Big Finish and she is a huge part of New Who.
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Post by thegreendeath on Jul 11, 2023 19:11:52 GMT
Increasingly of the opinion we’ll be getting a Benny and River series. I’d be down, I loved them together in the Legacy of Time and it’d give Benny a good foil with the unfortunate passing of Warner
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Post by mark687 on Jul 21, 2023 22:47:40 GMT
Release Date
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