ljwilson
Chancellery Guard
It's tangerine....not orange
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Post by ljwilson on Jul 20, 2021 13:47:53 GMT
Survivors 2.1 Dark Rain (disturbing but very good) and 2.2 Mother's Courage (need to finish it off).
MR: Cobwebs next up
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jul 20, 2021 19:58:45 GMT
countermeasures the fifth citadel
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ljwilson
Chancellery Guard
It's tangerine....not orange
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Post by ljwilson on Jul 21, 2021 8:30:19 GMT
countermeasures the fifth citadel The 2nd box set is right up there with the best of BF.
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jul 21, 2021 18:57:47 GMT
making a start on Jago & Litefoot 14.3 Corridors of Power
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2021 19:39:29 GMT
Survivors 2.1 Dark Rain (disturbing but very good) and 2.2 Mother's Courage (need to finish it off). MR: Cobwebs next up Some fine listening there.
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Post by relativetime on Jul 22, 2021 14:14:41 GMT
The Marian Conspiracy today and I’ve just started on The Spectre of Lanyon Moor!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 14:18:14 GMT
Just given up on Terror of the Master. 35 minutes in and absolutely nothing has happened.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 16:35:05 GMT
Today, thank you for asking, I am listening to Blake's 7: Battleground.
Whenever I watch the old television series, Blake's 7 featured lots of wonderful gritty location filming, grainy acts of violence and lots of blasters going off. It also featured the studio stuff - pristine, video-taped white walls and close-ups that revealed every pimple.
It seems to me the earlier full-cast series are very much like the former, few more so than this brutal little tale, featuring among others, a wonderfully angry Dan Starkey, lots of shouting and explosions. Later series, such as John Ainsworth's Crossfire and Restoration remind me more of the more talky studio sessions. It's a broad generalisation of course, but one that rings true as I see it.
BF have done Blake and his friends (and enemies) proud over the years, and I hope their present exertions into Federation rule are proving successful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2021 17:05:14 GMT
Today, thank you for asking, I am listening to Blake's 7: Battleground.
Whenever I watch the old television series, Blake's 7 featured lots of wonderful gritty location filming, grainy acts of violence and lots of blasters going off. It also featured the studio stuff - pristine, video-taped white walls and close-ups that revealed every pimple.
It seems to me the earlier full-cast series are very much like the former, few more so than this brutal little tale, featuring among others, a wonderfully angry Dan Starkey, lots of shouting and explosions. Later series, such as John Ainsworth's Crossfire and Restoration remind me more of the more talky studio sessions. It's a broad generalisation of course, but one that rings true as I see it.
BF have done Blake and his friends (and enemies) proud over the years, and I hope their present exertions into Federation rule are proving successful.
I certainly agree. Those full cast B7 series are possibly the most authentic of all the BF ranges, from getting all the cast together before it was too late, the music, the sound effects and crucially, the scripts, which all serve so that they fit their place and time like recovered pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle.
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Post by grinch on Jul 22, 2021 19:32:48 GMT
Gallery of Ghouls (Alan Barnes)
Very fun and Celia Imrie is simply a delight in this.
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Post by barnabaslives on Jul 23, 2021 2:55:40 GMT
First listens for the first story from Lady Christina 2 (The Wreck) and the second story (Lion Hearts) from the new War Doctor. The Wreck was, I dunno, maybe almost a rather convenient convergence of oddities I suppose, but it did bring together the ingredients together for a very good story with an interesting angle and perspective. Rosa Coduri was an added bonus - also for a minute I thought it was her mum, who I miss. For a while there it seemed as Camille was really carrying the New Series banner at Big Finish. Lion Hearts was great. Carley really does already seem settled very firmly into the role with only the second story and I think stories that tell how familiar species from the Whoniverse feel about or are involved in the Time War are really interesting. Tharils and Mr. Dorney performing were both big treats.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 23, 2021 4:54:00 GMT
Main/Monthly Range 5th Doctor "Castle Of Fear" . Part 1(?) of the Stockbridge trilogy.
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Post by grinch on Jul 23, 2021 12:52:30 GMT
The Hollow King (Ian Potter)
Honestly wouldn’t have minded had this been the finale for the Counter Measures range. Especially considering I was never too impressed by the two stories that came afterwards.
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Post by sherlock on Jul 23, 2021 17:21:48 GMT
Tenth Doctor & River Song: Expiry Dating
See now this is River Song spin-off material I can get behind. It’s filling a genuine gap In their relationship and also is an interesting timeframe for Ten.
That said River’s toying with the Doctor’s past (not much of a spoiler given Fifth Doctor is on the cover) would have more impact if we hadn’t seen her do this numerous times already. Though it’s used quite effectively here, so feels justified rather than a gimmick.
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Post by relativetime on Jul 23, 2021 17:44:04 GMT
Tartarus, Interstitial, and Feast of Fear.
Tartarus is very relistenable and those last 20 minutes or so are fantastic. I’d hesitate to say it’s amongst the best of the Fifth Doctor - though maybe I have in the past, oh well - but it’s one I keep coming back to, so maybe in a couple more years I’ll be singing a different tune.
Interstitial is intriguing, but I found myself zoning out during the second half - the first half is pretty engaging though. Feast of Fear is the stronger story of the two, even if the it does use a very overused Nyssa trope.
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Post by anothermanicmondas on Jul 23, 2021 20:51:15 GMT
and now starting Jago and Litefoot 14.4 a command performance
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Post by sherlock on Jul 23, 2021 20:59:26 GMT
Tenth Doctor & River Song: Precious Annihilation
A more conventional story which showcases the Tenth Doctor and River’s relationship well. He’s a lot more sceptical of her than his successor is but can’t help but warm to her.
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Post by grinch on Jul 24, 2021 8:46:40 GMT
The Auntie Matter (Jonathan Morris)
A delightful take on the works of P.G. Wodehouse.
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Post by sherlock on Jul 24, 2021 14:20:51 GMT
Tenth Doctor & River Song: Ghosts
Another decent outing for Ten and River with some well done twists.
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Post by relativetime on Jul 24, 2021 19:09:47 GMT
Warzone and Conversion this morning. Warzone is one of the best 80s Cybermen stories Big Finish has ever made. And it doesn’t even really feature them either! Conversion is NEARLY as good. There’s some poignant callbacks to Earthshock and the main cast get some wonderful scenes (including the aforementioned callback with Davison). And, of course, David Banks is truly terrific as the Cyberleader - always has been! What holds it back for me are some of the supporting characters. They’re certainly in keeping with the sort of characters that appeared onscreen like Glitz, but in a story that’s as serious as this, with stakes as high as they are, the silliness of the side characters did sort of take away from the overall experience.
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