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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 28, 2017 14:46:52 GMT
Hm. I wonder if they're doing one release a year for this Time War series because they're going to rotate it around with the follow up to Doom Coalition? I feel like Liv and Helen aren't going to be in the Time War series with Eight, so I wonder if they'll do TW 1 > DC follow up 1 > TW 2 > DC follow up 2, etc. Might keep things fresh. I doubt it because of Holby City, but if they do I can see them moving the new series elements over to The Time War. They might keep the Doom Coalition follow-up purely classic series-orientated and The Time War purely new series.
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Post by pawntake on May 28, 2017 14:47:10 GMT
The second, third and fourth series are scheduled yearly from July 2018. Boxset 4 comes out in 2020??? I think I will order them individually.
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Post by mbt66 on May 28, 2017 14:55:04 GMT
As I secretly suspected the next Paul McGann boxset series will be The Time War. But is anyone else concerned that the boxsets are going to be out yearly? I can't deal with only one McGann boxset per year... Surely they must have more in store for Mr McGann, and this makes me think that maybe these are going to be adaptations of some of the stories lined up for the late Sir John Hurt, and there's another Eighth Doctor series coming up too. Or a return to the Main Range. Perhaps the comic strip adaptation yet to be announced is an eighth Doctor one? The Flood perhaps? On a podcast awhile back Nick stated that the comic strip adaptation(s) planned would NOT feature the Eighth Doctor.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 28, 2017 14:56:48 GMT
Perhaps the comic strip adaptation yet to be announced is an eighth Doctor one? The Flood perhaps? On a podcast awhile back Nick stated that the comic strip adaptation(s) planned would NOT feature the Eighth Doctor. Maybe not then. So the comic adaptations could be any Doctor between 4-7 and 10 then. I doubt they'd adapt any pre-DWM comics.
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Post by mbt66 on May 28, 2017 15:04:30 GMT
Hm. I wonder if they're doing one release a year for this Time War series because they're going to rotate it around with the follow up to Doom Coalition? I feel like Liv and Helen aren't going to be in the Time War series with Eight, so I wonder if they'll do TW 1 > DC follow up 1 > TW 2 > DC follow up 2, etc. Might keep things fresh. When I saw the proposed time frame I thought something similar... With this on going Time War series only coming out once a year (imagine the cliffhangers!!) hopefully it will free up some room for McGann to revisit the Eighth Doctor's past in some one off boxsets. There have been indications that Sheridan Smith might return for some missing adventures. There have been indications from Nick Briggs that he would like to work with Julie Cox again. There have been indications that Big Finish want to tell more stories with The Eleven. There have been indications that Big Finish will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 28, 2017 15:10:56 GMT
Hm. I wonder if they're doing one release a year for this Time War series because they're going to rotate it around with the follow up to Doom Coalition? I feel like Liv and Helen aren't going to be in the Time War series with Eight, so I wonder if they'll do TW 1 > DC follow up 1 > TW 2 > DC follow up 2, etc. Might keep things fresh. When I saw the proposed time frame I thought something similar... With this on going Time War series only coming out once a year (imagine the cliffhangers!!) hopefully it will free up some room for McGann to revisit the Eighth Doctor's past in some one off boxsets. There have been indications that Sheridan Smith might return for some missing adventures. There have been indications from Nick Briggs that he would like to work with Julie Cox again. There have been indications that Big Finish want to tell more stories with The Eleven. There have been indications that Big Finish will be celebrating their 20th Anniversary. Personally the only early Eighth Doctor stories I'm interested in are some 8, Grace and Chang Lee ones but that would require them to get the rights from Fox and Universal.
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Post by mbt66 on May 28, 2017 15:11:05 GMT
Good to know there is more Eighth Doctor on the way. Now, I'm going to speculate over something, and I'd remind you that I am nearly always wrong ... I wonder if these continuing Time War stories have been adapted from the original plans for the continuing War Doctor stories. It seemed likely that had Sir John Hurt been able, he might well have returned to play his Doctor. With plans afoot and ultimately not used, I wonder if these ideas might originally have been destined for The War Doctor? Either way, it's good to hear of these releases. I guess it depends on whether Big Finish plan to release any War Doctor Chronicles. Having Leela as his companion would open up the opportunity especially with Nick playing the Doctor as he is doing in the other new series Doctor Chronicles.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 15:51:50 GMT
On a podcast awhile back Nick stated that the comic strip adaptation(s) planned would NOT feature the Eighth Doctor. Maybe not then. So the comic adaptations could be any Doctor between 4-7 and 10 then. I doubt they'd adapt any pre-DWM comics. Isn't it widely speculated as a Tom? They record his stories years in advance. The idea of Time War boxsets is exciting, not least to say for years and years there was so much Eighth Doctor Time War fan fiction, fan videos, fan art, fan everything - even long before The Day/Night of the Doctor, which by then we thought The Time War would be left in the Russell T Era, so it is interesting now for Big Finish do be doing this on an official basis. In between however I would love Big Finish to visit the Eighth Doctor's past be it in comic adaptations, Mary Shelley/Charley/Lucie audios, pickups of Doom Coaliton or whatever else.
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Post by Digi on May 28, 2017 16:28:15 GMT
Already had Time War (1) bought as part of the War Doctor/Time War bundle from a while back, just gone ahead and preordered these sets as well.
Thrilled to hear we're getting them--but I'm also really hoping that these aren't the direct follow-up to Doom Coalition. I feel like there's still so much more that could be done between DC and TW, particularly with Liv and Helen along for the ride.
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Post by pawntake on May 28, 2017 16:36:01 GMT
Hm. I wonder if they're doing one release a year for this Time War series because they're going to rotate it around with the follow up to Doom Coalition? I feel like Liv and Helen aren't going to be in the Time War series with Eight, so I wonder if they'll do TW 1 > DC follow up 1 > TW 2 > DC follow up 2, etc. Might keep things fresh. I think that is a distinct possibility!!
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Post by escalus5 on May 28, 2017 16:55:07 GMT
Thrilled to hear we're getting them--but I'm also really hoping that these aren't the direct follow-up to Doom Coalition. I feel like there's still so much more that could be done between DC and TW, particularly with Liv and Helen along for the ride. Can't remember where I heard this (it may have been in the extras for Doom Coalition 4), but Nick Briggs or David Richardson said that there would be a direct follow-up to Doom Coalition with Eight and Liv searching for Helen. I'm predicting we'll get an announcement soon about that series (presumably four volumes, four parts each), and that it will run annually along with The Time War, meaning two McGann releases per year.
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Post by constonks on May 28, 2017 17:10:08 GMT
Thrilled to hear we're getting them--but I'm also really hoping that these aren't the direct follow-up to Doom Coalition. I feel like there's still so much more that could be done between DC and TW, particularly with Liv and Helen along for the ride. Can't remember where I heard this (it may have been in the extras for Doom Coalition 4), but Nick Briggs or David Richardson said that there would be a direct follow-up to Doom Coalition with Eight and Liv searching for Helen. I'm predicting we'll get an announcement soon about that series (presumably four volumes, four parts each), and that it will run annually along with The Time War, meaning two McGann releases per year. Weren't there also rumblings of standalone box sets at some point? There's no reason every story needs sixteen episodes.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 28, 2017 19:20:39 GMT
Maybe not then. So the comic adaptations could be any Doctor between 4-7 and 10 then. I doubt they'd adapt any pre-DWM comics. Isn't it widely speculated as a Tom? They record his stories years in advance. . I believe it's speculated to be either 4 or 10.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 19:48:39 GMT
Isn't it widely speculated as a Tom? They record his stories years in advance. . I believe it's speculated to be either 4 or 10. It could easily be 6 and Frobisher and that has been battered around. 6 had a great life in the comics and it could Voyager they are adapting.
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Post by anothermanicmondas on May 28, 2017 20:13:58 GMT
Hmm since there is no actual deal on getting the bundle (not sure why it's being called a bargain bundle) I'll be buying these 1 at a time. I do think I will buy part 2 now though. In the UK, the physical release is slightly cheaper in a bundle buying individually - £23 each buying in a bundle £22 each (Download-only price is £20 either way)
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Post by aztec on May 28, 2017 20:38:36 GMT
I highly doubted the already announced boxset would be a one off, will definitely be getting all four (as I do every full cast 8th Doctor story) but not going to get the bundle that far ahead of release, I can't wait for volume 1 but I do have mixed feelings about hearing the time war explored in too much depth, part of the conflict's power and charm was from knowing relatively little about it (and the War Doctor's role in it) and I wouldn't want the War Doctor's role to be overshadowed...rewriting the planned (possibly even written?) but unmade War Doctor stories for the 8th Doctor does make sense from a business point of view (and I think it was already confirmed Cardinal Ollistra would be appearing in this set) and I'd agree it's quite likely...if this were to happen it would be good to know all the effort didn't go to waste but there's a part of me a tad uneasy with the idea, perhaps a better tribute to Hurt would be to leave the scripts untouched and publish them in e-form or something. Presumably these releases are going to be going in chronological order starting from the conflict's start so I'm not going to expect anything too timey wimey or esoteric at this stage in the conflict but I'm assuming they will start the series with a epic (and perhaps literal) bang...wouldn't be surprised if Rassilon's resurrection ties in with this (or the rumoured Gallifrey: The Time War boxset)... So, it sounds like the 8th Doctor has yet more new companions in the first set, the teaser implies a man and a woman(?)...the mysterious Todd and Rita mentioned by the older 8th Doctor in Mary's Story perhaps? I'm pretty sure BF won't leave the Doom Coalition 4 cliffhanger open for too long, presumably the follow on run will run at the same time in alternating months (I think I read that BF have hinted it will be slightly different in format/tone to the DE/DC boxsets). Does this announcement mean we can expect no more Time War stories in future Classic Doctors: New Monsters sets? (though The Sontaran Ordeal and Rulers of The Universe from the Diary Of River Song V1 had the Doctor travelling on his own, with the Time War having already started long before)
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Post by aztec on May 28, 2017 21:17:04 GMT
I thought Sontaran Ordeal was excellent, a generic storyline but it told it very well, got Dune/Star Wars vibes from the story.
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Post by kimalysong on May 28, 2017 21:20:16 GMT
Would War Doctor scripts work for the 8th Doctor. I think they would have to be rewritten a bit to fit McGann's Doctor
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Post by aztec on May 28, 2017 21:56:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2017 22:11:36 GMT
Would War Doctor scripts work for the 8th Doctor. I think they would have to be rewritten a bit to fit McGann's Doctor I'm not sure how developed they were, but yes, I would say a certain amount of rewriting would have needed to be done. The fact that David Richardson says he is planning additional Eighth Doctor stories following on from Doom Coalition makes me think this is even more likely. But then, I am often wrong about these things!
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