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Post by paulmorris7777 on Jan 26, 2016 12:51:43 GMT
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 26, 2016 12:54:38 GMT
For info, this was announced at the same time as The War Doctor boxsets and has been part of the Time War bundle since that announcement Cheers Tony EDIT: Back in October (http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-war-doctor) In addition to The War Doctor, November 2017 also sees a prequel box set to the saga, Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor — The Time War, which will follow the early stages of the Time War from the Eighth Doctor’s perspective. Paul McGann stars, alongside characters first introduced in the War Doctor box sets. You can pre-order all four box sets of Doctor Who: The War Doctor, plus Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor – The Time War today from the Big Finish website, priced just £20 each on both CD and Download, or all five available in a single bundle for easy ordering. Pre-orders on CD have free UK postage, and anyone buying on CD through the Big Finish website gets access to the Download version on release.
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Post by dorney on Jan 26, 2016 13:04:06 GMT
It'd be hard to get pre-orders for something that isn't coming out in the future.
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Post by paulmorris7777 on Jan 26, 2016 13:04:12 GMT
Just goes to show my finger is on the button!
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Post by kimalysong on Jan 26, 2016 13:12:06 GMT
I will definitely be preordering this but it will have to wait until I pre-order a few other things first.
But Big Finish has Main Range titles you can pre-order up to 2020, 4th Doctor up to 2017, and Early Adventures up to 2018 with way less information than this release. So I don't see what the big deal is. If people want to order it now they can. If they want to wait well it will still be up to pre-order later.
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Post by jasonward on Jan 26, 2016 13:29:53 GMT
I often pre-order 3 years in advance, it's been that way for a long time now, and I purchased to the current end of the main range in 2020 last year.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 26, 2016 13:36:33 GMT
Just checked my account, December 2018 is my furthest pre-order - DW: The Early Years (I don't subscribe to the MR). If I have the money when something's announced I pre-order it - that way I'm not hit with a lot of purchases later on.
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Post by muckypup on Jan 26, 2016 14:06:38 GMT
don't see the big deal here, pre ordering is the norm with big finish..... it started like a magazine subscription then became more like a Kickstarter as ranges developed. it's also a good way to ensure that something gets a second series as if the pre orders hit the sales target, they know it's something people want.
I wish they would offer a descending discount as incentive to pre-order early and keep cash rolling in
I always pre-order almost everything as I disliked paying for postage but as gone download only now, I still carry on as best way for me to budget.
and time war release was mentioned almost 6 months ago now....old news
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Post by The Matt on Jan 26, 2016 15:07:55 GMT
Frankly anything starring the McGannister gets my pre-order cash
If I had something to promote I'd let people know as soon as possible. Get the anticipation building early.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 17:45:06 GMT
I'll definitely get this. But I hope this isn't gonna be it for the Time War Eighth Doctor. The Rulers of the Universe, The Sontaran Ordeal and a box set (perhaps an arc-heavy one)... I really hope we're not going to be limited to just these and that there will be more in the future.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 18:00:03 GMT
I'll definitely get this. But I hope this isn't gonna be it for the Time War Eighth Doctor. The Rulers of the Universe, The Sontaran Ordeal and a box set (perhaps an arc-heavy one)... I really hope we're not going to be limited to just these and that there will be more in the future. I think it might depend on whether we're going to get more War Doctor. this way they've got two options open to them.
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Post by aztec on Jan 26, 2016 18:25:24 GMT
I'll definitely get this. But I hope this isn't gonna be it for the Time War Eighth Doctor. The Rulers of the Universe, The Sontaran Ordeal and a box set (perhaps an arc-heavy one)... I really hope we're not going to be limited to just these and that there will be more in the future. I doubt it, McGann seems keen to keep pushing his doctor forward into new areas, and given the hype for time war audios with 8 and The War Doctor and the popularity of NOTD I think B.F would want to stretch the gap between 8 and the War Doctor as long as possible, commercially it makes alot of sense, exploring the time war from two very different circumstances, although Hurt seems to be enjoying himself immensely at the moment there's no guarantee he'll continue to do the audios long term, and starting a second line of 8 Time War audios would be a good insurance policy, and a great way to counter balance the tone of Hurt's stories. It's fairly clear in NOTD that the 8th Doctor has been flitting around the edges of the conflict for quite some time, i.m.o there's definitely room for more than six time war stories...I think a few of 8's older short trips (Museum Peace, Osskah, The End etc) were also set in the time war, so they could always remake/expand some of these into full cast audios. I wonder if Doom Coalition 4 will lead directly into the time war? In universe it's probably only been four or five years since the events of To The Death from the 8th Doctor's perspective, and I can't help think A) It feels a little too soon to say goodbye to McGann's Dark Eyes look, and B) you do have to wonder just how quickly a time war would start...
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Post by aztec on Jan 26, 2016 18:30:10 GMT
I'll definitely get this. But I hope this isn't gonna be it for the Time War Eighth Doctor. The Rulers of the Universe, The Sontaran Ordeal and a box set (perhaps an arc-heavy one)... I really hope we're not going to be limited to just these and that there will be more in the future. The teaser of Leela and the War Doctor suggests Sir Hurt is already recording his fourth box set, evidently he's enjoying himself and/or much like Tom Baker making up for lost time, recording alot of stories together for the future, given McGann's hectic schedule, and the shared casts (and hype) between the War/8 time war boxsets, I wonder if the same will hold true for McGann? I can't see Paul retiring from B.F anytime soon, in recent interviews he seems immensely proud/enthusiastic of the current direction for his Doctor, and I'm sure he'd relish the moral greyness/tragedy of time war stories.
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Post by agentten on Jan 26, 2016 19:58:16 GMT
I pre-ordered this the day it was announced, along with the War Doctor sets. I have no problem whatever with ordering future Big Finish sets even if they don't come out for a long time yet. I have plenty of stuff pre-ordered right now that stretches well into the future. I've had the Classic Doctors, New Monsters set ordered since long before there was even a release date for it. Likewise with things like Gallifrey and the novel adaptations. My Fourth Doctor subscription is always maxed out. I don't look at it cynically, I look at it with excitement.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 20:04:41 GMT
I'll definitely get this. But I hope this isn't gonna be it for the Time War Eighth Doctor. The Rulers of the Universe, The Sontaran Ordeal and a box set (perhaps an arc-heavy one)... I really hope we're not going to be limited to just these and that there will be more in the future. The teaser of Leela and the War Doctor suggests Sir Hurt is already recording his fourth box set, evidently he's enjoying himself and/or much like Tom Baker making up for lost time, recording alot of stories together for the future, given McGann's hectic schedule, and the shared casts (and hype) between the War/8 time war boxsets, I wonder if the same will hold true for McGann? I can't see Paul retiring from B.F anytime soon, in recent interviews he seems immensely proud/enthusiastic of the current direction for his Doctor, and I'm sure he'd relish the moral greyness/tragedy of time war stories.
That wouldn't be too out of the question. Big Finish have recorded stuff YEARS in advance and not told anyone about it until it's announced. Though the fact that they haven't even named this "The Eighth Doctor: The Time War Volume 1" makes me think that they're doing this as a one-off... or they're going to wait and hear their feedback about it before they make anymore or if they should make anymore.
The Time War is a very difficult concept to really "get" and it would take a large amount of imagination to differentiate bunches of "Time War" scenarios from any other war.
The title "Time War" suggests that Time itself is the battlefield. But what does Time look like?
Yeah, it's difficult subject to approach from the get-go, so it doesn't surprise me why it's set back until November 2017. And why I didn't really like Only the Monstrous all that much.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 20:10:26 GMT
I wonder if Doom Coalition 4 will lead directly into the time war? In universe it's probably only been four or five years since the events of To The Death from the 8th Doctor's perspective, and I can't help think A) It feels a little too soon to say goodbye to McGann's Dark Eyes look, and B) you do have to wonder just how quickly a time war would start...
Perhaps this "Doom Coalition" whatever it is starts the Time War. Perhaps the Daleks are in Doom Coalition 4 and some of the events aggravate the Daleks or they find out about the Time Lords' attempt to prevent their creation in front of the Time Lords, and they declare war.
Just a quick theory.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2016 6:57:16 GMT
What I'd like to see the Time War set followed by is a set like doom coalition that addresses the topics raised in NOTD. there is a Time War raging, the eighth doctor is not involved but is on the edges, dealing with the fallout, battling scenarios like Vampires in Venice perhaps, and having to deal with gradually increasing bitterness and resentment against the Time Lords.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 28, 2016 23:44:41 GMT
What I'd like to see the Time War set followed by is a set like doom coalition that addresses the topics raised in NOTD. there is a Time War raging, the eighth doctor is not involved but is on the edges, dealing with the fallout, battling scenarios like Vampires in Venice perhaps, and having to deal with gradually increasing bitterness and resentment against the Time Lords. Would be interesting to have a Time Lord companion alongside a Time War 8 too. How would the bitterness effect his relationship with his companion?
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Post by aztec on Jan 29, 2016 22:58:44 GMT
What I'd like to see the Time War set followed by is a set like doom coalition that addresses the topics raised in NOTD. there is a Time War raging, the eighth doctor is not involved but is on the edges, dealing with the fallout, battling scenarios like Vampires in Venice perhaps, and having to deal with gradually increasing bitterness and resentment against the Time Lords. That's one of the reasons I doubt 8's Time War boxset will be a one off, (beyond the hype of 8 in the time war, NOTD implying the war had already been raging for quite some time and the ongoing popularity of the box set model for 8), The War Doctor audios take place much later in the time war following a warrior who is already fully formed, yet tired of fighting the conflict for Gallifrey and desperate (however much he denies it) to prove himself as the man he once was, on the other hand time war stories with the 8th Doctor can show the conflict gradually spiraling over a period of months/years etc, the doctor staying on the outskirts and distancing himself bitterly from the timelords as he tries to help those caught in the crossfire etc, given the 8th Doctor's idealism the time war stories for both doctors will be a good opportunity to compare and contrast the 'promise' and morals of the doctor as two very different incarnations approach the conflict from opposite ends, from very different perspectives. In the writers notes for Dark Eyes 4.2 it was stated '...rest assured that it's certainly not the beginning of the end. Nor even the end of the beginning. It's a very long way to Karn...'
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 7:36:05 GMT
What I'd like to see the Time War set followed by is a set like doom coalition that addresses the topics raised in NOTD. there is a Time War raging, the eighth doctor is not involved but is on the edges, dealing with the fallout, battling scenarios like Vampires in Venice perhaps, and having to deal with gradually increasing bitterness and resentment against the Time Lords. That's one of the reasons I doubt 8's Time War boxset will be a one off, (beyond the hype of 8 in the time war, NOTD implying the war had already been raging for quite some time and the ongoing popularity of the box set model for 8), The War Doctor audios take place much later in the time war following a warrior who is already fully formed, yet tired of fighting the conflict for Gallifrey and desperate (however much he denies it) to prove himself as the man he once was, on the other hand time war stories with the 8th Doctor can show the conflict gradually spiraling over a period of months/years etc, the doctor staying on the outskirts and distancing himself bitterly from the timelords as he tries to help those caught in the crossfire etc, given the 8th Doctor's idealism the time war stories for both doctors will be a good opportunity to compare and contrast the 'promise' and morals of the doctor as two very different incarnations approach the conflict from opposite ends, from very different perspectives. In the writers notes for Dark Eyes 4.2 it was stated '...rest assured that it's certainly not the beginning of the end. Nor even the end of the beginning. It's a very long way to Karn...' I think there's scope as well to take the Gallifrey and Dalek Empire sets into the Time War while Eight stays on the sidelines and War hasn't arrived yet . that way we can get early Time War stories even if John Hurt doesn't do more stories, and I'm hoping he does.
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