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Post by landryan on Jan 22, 2016 22:38:47 GMT
I'd really like this to be the audio adaptation of 'Cold Fusion'. I can't wait to hear a story with Peter Davison; Sarah Sutton; Janet Fielding and Matthew Waterhouse as the Fifth Doctor; Nyssa; Tegan and Adric meeting Sylvester McCoy; Travis Oliver and Yasmin Bannerman as the Seventh Doctor; Chris and Roz. I hope this comes true! Tim.  Still don't know why people get crazy about Cold Fusion... (it wasn't MY novel, dammitt!) Thanks for the PM regarding the new forum Tim - only just picked it up a couple of months late. I was almost cured of "Doctor Who-itis" but alas it looks like it's going to be a terminal case... (actually I think chronic is technically more accurate, just in case anyone was worried). |
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 22, 2016 22:41:43 GMT
It's the Yesr of the Master.
Dark Path does make sense, but three discs?
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Post by Zagreus on Jan 22, 2016 23:10:17 GMT
For a second Doctor Adventure? Not unreasonable. Though I'm not sure there's enough story there for three discs.
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Post by Tim Bradley on Jan 22, 2016 23:11:39 GMT
I'd really like this to be the audio adaptation of 'Cold Fusion'. I can't wait to hear a story with Peter Davison; Sarah Sutton; Janet Fielding and Matthew Waterhouse as the Fifth Doctor; Nyssa; Tegan and Adric meeting Sylvester McCoy; Travis Oliver and Yasmin Bannerman as the Seventh Doctor; Chris and Roz. I hope this comes true! Tim. Still don't know why people get crazy about Cold Fusion... (it wasn't MY novel, dammitt!) Thanks for the PM regarding the new forum Tim - only just picked it up a couple of months late. I was almost cured of "Doctor Who-itis" but alas it looks like it's going to be a terminal case... (actually I think chronic is technically more accurate, just in case anyone was worried). Hello landryan/Andrew. That's okay. Glad you're here on the forum at last. I wondered what had become of you. Sorry to hear 'Cold Fusion' wasn't your kind of 'Doctor Who'. Interesting to know. I wonder why that is.  There's a link to my blog called 'Bradley's Basement' where I'll be re-starting 'The Nyssa Challenge in February. Here's a link for you to see - bradleybasement.wordpress.com/Keep a look out for any forum posts about 'The Nyssa Challenge' which you can find here - notthebigfinishforum.freeforums.net/thread/403/bradleys-basement-nyssa-challengeHope you enjoy being on the forum. Tim. |
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Post by omega on Jan 23, 2016 0:36:41 GMT
I guess the hype wasn't intentional on Big Finish's part, but they had to make the slot ready for pre-order to get the bundle options up and they weren't 100% sure of the title intended of being adapted this time last year (hence the TBC). Often when the first titles of a new Fourth Doctor season are announced there aren't many details for the stories and the end of the season and many of the upcoming Main Range stories have titles that are TBC, yet are there for pre-order and subscribing.
I'm perfectly happy to wait until Nightshade is released before learning what the unannounced adaptation is (the cover isn't a bad photoshop like The Highest Science, but it's a bit basic like a placeholder cover and the Nightshade monster looks more like an escapee from the Web Planet).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 0:57:10 GMT
I guess the hype wasn't intentional on Big Finish's part, but they had to make the slot ready for pre-order to get the bundle options up and they weren't 100% sure of the title intended of being adapted this time last year (hence the TBC). Often when the first titles of a new Fourth Doctor season are announced there aren't many details for the stories and the end of the season and many of the upcoming Main Range stories have titles that are TBC, yet are there for pre-order and subscribing. I don't see it. If they weren't sure on a title, announcing a 3CD set seems rather premature. The MR is 2 discer after 2 discer, so it's not a like-for-like comparison you're making. |
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Post by omega on Jan 23, 2016 1:03:01 GMT
I guess the hype wasn't intentional on Big Finish's part, but they had to make the slot ready for pre-order to get the bundle options up and they weren't 100% sure of the title intended of being adapted this time last year (hence the TBC). Often when the first titles of a new Fourth Doctor season are announced there aren't many details for the stories and the end of the season and many of the upcoming Main Range stories have titles that are TBC, yet are there for pre-order and subscribing. I don't see it. If they weren't sure on a title, announcing a 3CD set seems rather premature. The MR is 2 discer after 2 discer, so it's not a like-for-like comparison you're making. Maybe they hadn't had contracts signed with the people/person who holds the rights when announcing the continued adaptations, but since have. It could be that they are waiting for recording to announce it so there's a shiny photo of the cast to accompany the news item and the guest cast can be part of the announcement. Remember, the initial announcement unveiled four titles (like how the announcements for new Fourth Doctor seasons tend to include a title and brief synopsis for each story), so the news item didn't have to be padded out with guest cast information. The five adaptations were announced 18 months before the final two are due to be released. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 1:10:36 GMT
Again, I think they wouldn't take people's money for a 3CD set unless thy were sure on delivering it. It wouldn't be on sale, even all those months ago, if it wasn't a lock. That'd be crazy. They coud be left with egg on their faces big time.
I think it's been held back so they can make it a bigger announcement when it's unveiled. Why have 1 good news story in 2 years when you can have 2 with the same subject? I think it will be one of the big books that gets announced, a Cold Fusion or a Lungbarrow and why toss that off two years early if you can get another big story on it when it is formally unveiled? Put it this way, if it was, say, Zamper or another middle of the road title that's not going to get tongues wagging, I think we'd know about it.
I'd be very, very surprised if it isn't something that will get us all talking.
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Post by jasonward on Jan 23, 2016 1:36:10 GMT
There could be many things certain about a production, like contracts are signed, and a first, second or whatever draft of the script is through, things could be basically certainly going ahead, but what might not be settled on is exactly what the title will, what the art work will, who will be taking the role of X.
It could also be that BF want to hold back on what the title will be, not to hype it, but just so that they have some exclusive content for DWM or whatever.
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Post by omega on Jan 23, 2016 1:44:48 GMT
There could be many things certain about a production, like contracts are signed, and a first, second or whatever draft of the script is through, things could be basically certainly going ahead, but what might not be settled on is exactly what the title will, what the art work will, who will be taking the role of X. It could also be that BF want to hold back on what the title will be, not to hype it, but just so that they have some exclusive content for DWM or whatever. Pacing is important. There is still a year to go until release, and two stories to go that we know of. I predict we'll learn what the title is around June, at least once Nightshade is released. There is merit to the idea of letting DWM announce it. There's usually a cast photo in the DWM news articles anyway. |
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Post by seeley on Jan 23, 2016 1:47:00 GMT
but what might not be settled on is exactly what the title will, what the art work will, who will be taking the role of X. All the novel adaptations thus far have retained their original titles, the artwork is usually among the last things revealed, and Big Finish hasn't yet gone out of its way to announce the cast (returning actors aside) in tandem with the novel (not even with something as prestigious as Damaged Goods.) It could also be that BF want to hold back on what the title will be, not to hype it, but just so that they have some exclusive content for DWM or whatever. Surely that amounts to the same thing? If it's announced in DWM, it gets more fanfare, and thus more hype. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 1:51:15 GMT
Yes, DWM seems likely. There does tend to be a story for them every month though the really big ones are done through social media now - like the War Doctor, River Song, Prisoner and 10th Doctor ones all being teased with photo clues etc. Mostly I imagine because facebook and twitter launches of such big news stories will link you to buy it there and then unlike print media.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 7:04:27 GMT
Kris did mention at Big finish Day on the Periscope thing that they had one announcement they hadn't made as it was a DWM exclusive. Maybe it's this. Would make sense.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 23, 2016 9:37:15 GMT
Maybe it's an adaptation of a DWM story?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 10:07:30 GMT
Maybe it's an adaptation of a DWM story? I doubt it but I'd love them to do the Tides of Time |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2016 10:28:13 GMT
Maybe it's an adaptation of a DWM story? I think your excitment got you carried away, there |
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Post by dorney on Jan 23, 2016 10:35:46 GMT
If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! But surely if the intent were to hold off on giving information, lest the adaptation fall through, then no information would have been released in the first place? The announcement in March reads "Another release, to be announced at a later date, will be available in the same month [December 2016]. Details are under wraps at this time, but we can confirm that it will be a three disc release." To me, that suggests confidence in the eventual release of the story. And if announcing the existence of an unusually large release, sans title, adapter, or Doctor a full year and nine months before it's set to be released isn't an attempt to build hype, I don't know what is. There's lots of things that can change during the process of working on a script that mean it's worth holding off on giving out information. It isn't only 'because the adaptation might fall through'. And there's trying to avoid it getting lost amongst other announcements - 10th Doctor, War, etc. And announcing an unusually large release without info a year and nine months in advance... I can see why people will be curious, but I just don't see that something that's pretty standard BF business practice can be viewed as an attempt to build hype. You can, if you wish, buy MR releases three years away without title, without writer, without Doctor, after all. I think the announcement happened when it did in order to include all the stories in a pre-order bundle, more than anything else really. |
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 23, 2016 10:42:29 GMT
Maybe it's an adaptation of a DWM story? I think your excitment got you carried away, there Three discs would cover the Izzy-Fish saga if you don't have Children of the Revolution. basically, one disc per story. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 23, 2016 10:50:51 GMT
With no Doctor Who until the Christmas Special, I think it will be a new series book... like Engines of War.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 23, 2016 10:51:42 GMT
I think this is a case where Big Finish fandom is creating the hype and not Big Finish. The past 6 months or so we have seen Big Finish tease and hype a lot of new ranges & titles, sometimes in a pretty aggressive way and the build up for this looks nothing like that. I'd accept at face value what John Dorney has said. We will know what the 3 disc release is when BF is ready to announce it.
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