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Post by Bonesaw14 on Feb 17, 2016 21:19:22 GMT
I haven't seen anyone post about this all day...I'm a little disappointed to be honest haha. www.bigfinish.com/ranges/coming_soon_reverse/monthly-seriesTitles have been sneakily added for the upcoming 7/Mel/Ace trilogy, the September anthology release, and one of the upcoming 6/Constance releases. Anyone care to speculate?? |
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Post by omega on Feb 17, 2016 21:31:18 GMT
The Memory Bank and Other Stories anthology will probably be a Fifth Doctor, sandwiched between a Seventh Doctor and Sixth Doctor trilogy. I really hope it's not with Nyssa, the last time we had a Main Range with the Fifth Doctor but not her was back in 2012 with The Burning Prince. She's also been in all three Fifth Doctor anthologies so far, Circular Time, Demons of Red Lodge and 1001 Nights. It'd be nice to get a full cast with the Fifth Doctor and Peri again, last one was 2008 (they never encountered each other in Light at the End).
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Post by relativetime on Feb 17, 2016 21:39:12 GMT
A Life of Crime has me thinking the story is going to involve Glitz, and will have Mel rejoin the Doctor at the end. It will be interesting to see if this story will mention or continue the events of Head Games, where Mel and the Doctor depart on bitter terms. If so, maybe that means we'll get a Head Games adaptation in the near future? Either way, it'll be interesting to see how this story approaches the relation between the post-Season 25 Doctor and Mel.
I'm not too sure what to think of Fiesta of the Damned or Maker of Demons. Fiesta of the Damned sounds like it will be set somewhere in Spain or Mexico, though.
As for Absolute Power, with so little information the best guess I can make is that it will be a story focused on the Time Lords or the Daleks, the two most power-hungry races in Doctor Who. Personally, I'm hoping it's not about the latter - the Daleks are fantastic and the Sixth Doctor is usually at his best when confronting them, but I'm skeptical that anything fresh could be done with the Daleks at this point. Still, I trust Big Finish to make a fantastic story no matter what.
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Post by Stan on Feb 18, 2016 21:40:53 GMT
There’s been further updates, now up to 222.
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Post by fingersmash on Feb 18, 2016 22:24:46 GMT
The Star Men sounds like a Rocket Men ripoff from the title but the Sixie/Constance titles all sound extremely interesting.
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Post by relativetime on Feb 18, 2016 22:51:19 GMT
I wonder how closely Order and Absolute Power will tie into one another. For instance, perhaps the Doctor and Constance bring order to a kingdom or planet, only to find out the ruler they put on the throne has become an absolute tyrant in the next? No idea what Quicksilver might turn out to be like, but I do expect this trilogy to connect in some way, shape, or form to the missing Mr. Clarke. I have a feeling that 2017's Sixth Doctor trilogy will finally wrap up some the Peri Brown arc from 2014.
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Post by constonks on Feb 19, 2016 12:59:32 GMT
So it's confirmed that The Memory Bank is a Fifth Doc anthology release, then. I seem to recall them saying there was something special about 217 but that sounds pretty par for the course. Wonder if we'll get someone other than Nyssa as the companion? Turlough or Peri perhaps? (Or if there *is* something special about the release, the triumphant return of Caroline Morris to acting. But probably not that.)
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 19, 2016 13:27:19 GMT
So it's confirmed that The Memory Bank is a Fifth Doc anthology release, then. I seem to recall them saying there was something special about 217 but that sounds pretty par for the course. Wonder if we'll get someone other than Nyssa as the companion? Turlough or Peri perhaps? (Or if there *is* something special about the release, the triumphant return of Caroline Morris to acting. But probably not that.) If it's Turlough I'd definitely buy that. I love their one on one interaction. |
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Post by Stan on Feb 19, 2016 15:37:05 GMT
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Post by mbt66 on Feb 19, 2016 22:22:50 GMT
So it's confirmed that The Memory Bank is a Fifth Doc anthology release, then. I seem to recall them saying there was something special about 217 but that sounds pretty par for the course. Wonder if we'll get someone other than Nyssa as the companion? Turlough or Peri perhaps? (Or if there *is* something special about the release, the triumphant return of Caroline Morris to acting. But probably not that.) Yes a Fifth Doctor anthology isn't what I was expecting. in truth I don't know what I was expecting, but due to the hints from BF towers I was anticipating something special. I can only assume whatever it was fell through or had to be postponed. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 22:36:24 GMT
So it's confirmed that The Memory Bank is a Fifth Doc anthology release, then. I seem to recall them saying there was something special about 217 but that sounds pretty par for the course. Wonder if we'll get someone other than Nyssa as the companion? Turlough or Peri perhaps? (Or if there *is* something special about the release, the triumphant return of Caroline Morris to acting. But probably not that.) Yes a Fifth Doctor anthology isn't what I was expecting. in truth I don't know what I was expecting, but due to the hints from BF towers I was anticipating something special. I can only assume whatever it was fell through or had to be postponed. We don't know any details of any of the stories yet!  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 22:45:14 GMT
A Life of Crime has me thinking the story is going to involve Glitz, and will have Mel rejoin the Doctor at the end. It will be interesting to see if this story will mention or continue the events of Head Games, where Mel and the Doctor depart on bitter terms. If so, maybe that means we'll get a Head Games adaptation in the near future? Either way, it'll be interesting to see how this story approaches the relation between the post-Season 25 Doctor and Mel. It's possible - but I think it's more likely that Head Games will be ignored. Mel's return is a good jumping on point for new listeners and I'm not sure if it would be a good move to pay adherence to an out of print novel, particularly with the revival releases bringing a great deal of intrest to all things Big Finish. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 22:49:59 GMT
I wonder how closely Order and Absolute Power will tie into one another. For instance, perhaps the Doctor and Constance bring order to a kingdom or planet, only to find out the ruler they put on the throne has become an absolute tyrant in the next? No idea what Quicksilver might turn out to be like, but I do expect this trilogy to connect in some way, shape, or form to the missing Mr. Clarke. I have a feeling that 2017's Sixth Doctor trilogy will finally wrap up some the Peri Brown arc from 2014. I have a feeling Big Finish are going to strech Peri's return out for quite some time, because she's quite the draw for many a potential customer. We'll probably see her paired up with Flip as a way to introduce customers to Six's other companions. On a personal level, I'd be disappointed if her time with The Doctor was cut short in another triolgey- we've waited a long time for their reuioun, after all. |
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Post by relativetime on Feb 20, 2016 4:59:02 GMT
I wonder how closely Order and Absolute Power will tie into one another. For instance, perhaps the Doctor and Constance bring order to a kingdom or planet, only to find out the ruler they put on the throne has become an absolute tyrant in the next? No idea what Quicksilver might turn out to be like, but I do expect this trilogy to connect in some way, shape, or form to the missing Mr. Clarke. I have a feeling that 2017's Sixth Doctor trilogy will finally wrap up some the Peri Brown arc from 2014. I have a feeling Big Finish are going to strech Peri's return out for quite some time, because she's quite the draw for many a potential customer. We'll probably see her paired up with Flip as a way to introduce customers to Six's other companions. On a personal level, I'd be disappointed if her time with The Doctor was cut short in another triolgey- we've waited a long time for their reuioun, after all. That's quite true! I don't want any adventures with a new or returning companion get cut short. I was more or less basing my speculation on Constance's departure and the new adventures with Peri on how Big Finish has handled the stories with Klein and Flip - both companions spanned two trilogies in the Main Range and then both appearances in a box set. Still, I agree that I'd like to see the adventures with Peri continue for a while longer and I am always eager for more adventures with Flip! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 7:14:57 GMT
A Life of Crime has me thinking the story is going to involve Glitz, and will have Mel rejoin the Doctor at the end. It will be interesting to see if this story will mention or continue the events of Head Games, where Mel and the Doctor depart on bitter terms. If so, maybe that means we'll get a Head Games adaptation in the near future? Either way, it'll be interesting to see how this story approaches the relation between the post-Season 25 Doctor and Mel. It's possible - but I think it's more likely that Head Games will be ignored. Mel's return is a good jumping on point for new listeners and I'm not sure if it would be a good move to pay adherence to an out of print novel, particularly with the revival releases bringing a great deal of intrest to all things Big Finish. Unless head games is the mystery novel adaptation |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 9:16:36 GMT
It's possible - but I think it's more likely that Head Games will be ignored. Mel's return is a good jumping on point for new listeners and I'm not sure if it would be a good move to pay adherence to an out of print novel, particularly with the revival releases bringing a great deal of intrest to all things Big Finish. Unless head games is the mystery novel adaptation ' True and it would be a good way to promote the novel adapations range, but it's not quite an immediete experience for listeners coming in. Big Finish might prefer a clear jumping on point for new listeners with the revival releases and it's audience. |
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Post by vdcni on Feb 20, 2016 13:14:55 GMT
Head Games was a sequel to Conundrum so unless they do both in can't see them adapting it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2016 13:48:55 GMT
Head Games was a sequel to Conundrum so unless they do both in can't see them adapting it. Both together could explain the running length. |
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Feb 20, 2016 14:31:58 GMT
But Conundrum is apart of the Alternate arc isnt it?
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Post by constonks on Feb 20, 2016 20:01:53 GMT
But Conundrum is apart of the Alternate arc isnt it? It is, yes. I'd rather not see them adapt any of the Alternate Universe arc cause I don't want them to divorce any of the stories from the arc the way they did with Damaged Goods (which was more in the periphery in its own arc so it matters a little less IMO). After all, two of the stories involve the Brigadier and Benton and one involves Liz. So a straight five-story adaptation is out of the question without massive changes. Could Head Games be adapted without Conundrum? (I have yet to read it although I did pick up a copy in December.) Or is it so reliant on an understanding of Conundrum that an adaptation would be pointless? ...in any case, I'm pretty sure they're just going to bulldoze right over Head Games without remorse, leaving it flattened and easily stackable somewhere between Spiral Scratch and World Game. |
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