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Post by newt5996 on Jul 4, 2018 16:52:47 GMT
An absolute car crash of a story. In addition to all of the above, part of the issue is it is so uninteresting you switch off whilst listening to it then when you try to tune back in you have missed so much it is hard to work out what is going on, which makes it an even more frustrating listen. In this case though that may be a blessing in disguise. One thing I wonder about stories like this is what went through the producer & script editors minds when they were doing it. Did they see the car crash happening and foresee the terrible reviews, or did they think at the time, "Well it's not so bad" and were then genuinely surprised by the reviews? And if they did foresee it, why did they ever let it make it into production. I don't imagine this is a question they would ever answer publicly if they can avoid it. Be interesting to hear Nick's diplomacy put to the test if the randomoid selectotron ever brings this up in a podcast. I don’t think the randomoid selectetron would pick this one out or Nick would dodge criticism.
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Post by omega on Jul 5, 2018 0:29:55 GMT
An absolute car crash of a story. In addition to all of the above, part of the issue is it is so uninteresting you switch off whilst listening to it then when you try to tune back in you have missed so much it is hard to work out what is going on, which makes it an even more frustrating listen. In this case though that may be a blessing in disguise. One thing I wonder about stories like this is what went through the producer & script editors minds when they were doing it. Did they see the car crash happening and foresee the terrible reviews, or did they think at the time, "Well it's not so bad" and were then genuinely surprised by the reviews? And if they did foresee it, why did they ever let it make it into production. I don't imagine this is a question they would ever answer publicly if they can avoid it. Be interesting to hear Nick's diplomacy put to the test if the randomoid selectotron ever brings this up in a podcast. I don’t think the randomoid selectetron would pick this one out or Nick would dodge criticism. He'd probably talk about the cast, that's his go to when he doesn't have stories from production of the story.
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Post by Ela on Jul 5, 2018 15:28:35 GMT
I listened to this story a while ago and I have to admit I don't remember it clearly. I remember that I knew it had a bad reputation before I listened. So maybe that's why I don't remember it as harshly as many others do. Though, having read the comments about it above, I'm not sure why I didn't have a problem with it. Some of the things others have mentioned about it don't sound like the kind of thing I'd like. Perhaps I need to relisten just to find out.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 5, 2018 15:44:52 GMT
I listened to this story a while ago and I have to admit I don't remember it clearly. I remember that I knew it had a bad reputation before I listened. So maybe that's why I don't remember it as harshly as many others do. Though, having read the comments about it above, I'm not sure why I didn't have a problem with it. Some of the things others have mentioned about it don't sound like the kind of thing I'd like. Perhaps I need to relisten just to find out. Brace yourself then before you do
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Post by Ela on Jul 5, 2018 19:41:46 GMT
I listened to this story a while ago and I have to admit I don't remember it clearly. I remember that I knew it had a bad reputation before I listened. So maybe that's why I don't remember it as harshly as many others do. Though, having read the comments about it above, I'm not sure why I didn't have a problem with it. Some of the things others have mentioned about it don't sound like the kind of thing I'd like. Perhaps I need to relisten just to find out. Brace yourself then before you do
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mark687
Ha! Will do. Though it will probably be a long while before I do, as I'm way behind on my listening.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 13:00:28 GMT
Not much different from their usual characters, in my estimation. They are slightly caricatured, but all the characters in this story are a bit two-dimensional. There is no way the Hex in the dark husband is the Hex in the other stories. In dark husband he's a stereotypical booze boy who only thinks about his next drink while normally he's curious, sensitive and has a strong desire to help people. Early on he showed some degree of naivety but developed as the moral compass for this TARDIS team when he learned of the morally questionable things the Seventh Doctor did. The writer did little to no research when it came to Hex, his background as a nurse isn't even mentioned*! The only bit of his background relating to alcohol is that he liked to have a drink with his mates at the Rabbit after work. How is that caricatured as boozy lad? *if it is mentioned I can't remember it, though considering the story that's a blessing Ever worked in the NHS....it can make you a boozy lad😂😂😂😂
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 13:12:46 GMT
Well since I have been bombarded on telly by comedy Sontarans/audio I think what the hell is so bad about this- it is very prophetic of course the Doctor has to be the Dark Husband-as he couldn’t be the shining bride well not in this regeneration -very prophetic😂😂 it still has the Doctor in his chess master role.What does Hex’s name mean,what was drawn in the ale 😂it’s a lot of boys humour Why are wars always like 10,000 years?the realisation that the drink on offer is alcohol free,there is a war on remember 😂
I would rather listen to this than Captain Jack so it gets a point for that.in fact it gets 7
I heard before that He is out of character I don’t know I just think it’s a playful side to the character like he is after all his troubles allowed just to go enjoy himself...am sure he was replicating some booze in the Tardis for his room feet up front of telly catching up with the footie or the rugby .
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2020 13:42:09 GMT
It's been a long time since I heard this, but I do not recall anything that awful about it. There are any number of Big Finish stories I think far less of, but I shan't make a list - I merely comment to indicate the dislike is not universal. Well it isn’t Exile am on the final part and I have to say it is in no way the horror I envisioned even on my previous listen.I was tainted by not enjoying COMEDY WHO. But it is now a part of NU WHO and has its moments in BF too...see MISSY...See Strax . To be honest now there is a part of Hex in this that should have been added to his character,he enjoys a beer,who doesn’t after a week with the Doctor I would be seeking out the nearest intergalactic bar or even a local one near the Crimean war,it makes the lad normal,he has had a life of responsibility as a staff nurse 😂 and he is very much in character being the hero near the end when the Doctors plans go awry schizophrenic planets eating your children not being able to come to terms with your good side and that you also have a bad side a darker side....and let’s be honest a lovely scene at the end of what Ace and Hex actually love. The Doctor may be the master chess-layer but he gets caught out in this one by not properly researching but it is deffo a 7 story of him trying to end a war anyways Dark Husband you aren’t so bad after all welcome back into my listening fold
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2021 14:31:22 GMT
I listened to the dark husband...was i meant to hate it? Is this going to be another maligned story i liked?
I mean its not amazing but it does tell the audience what it’s going to be at the start - its a holiday, a break, a rest and i think structurally its needed. Now this is my first time listening to Ace and Hex so obviously i don’t know precisely, but from my knowledge i know from forty five onwards its pretty much Arc city till the end. Things are getting serious soon and so it makes sense in the run to have just a nice story with little consequence. Its like in an anime where the plot halts and they go to the beach for a day. Its filler, theres usually some sort of Out of character moments and there is in the dark husband i guess - the doctors a bit silly, and hex is a bit too laddish but it works as a bit of fun. The highlight is one of the actors who is channeling Brian blessed they are great.
Another good one for me. Genuinely sad im about half way through, for my money this is the strongest run Bf have ever done so far and it’s only meant to get better!
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Post by mark687 on Jul 8, 2021 14:41:20 GMT
I listened to the dark husband...was i meant to hate it? Is this going to be another maligned story i liked? I mean its not amazing but it does tell the audience what it’s going to be at the start - its a holiday, a break, a rest and i think structurally its needed. Now this is my first time listening to Ace and Hex so obviously i don’t know precisely, but from my knowledge i know from forty five onwards its pretty much Arc city till the end. Things are getting serious soon and so it makes sense in the run to have just a nice story with little consequence. Its like in an anime where the plot halts and they go to the beach for a day. Its filler, theres usually some sort of Out of character moments and there is in the dark husband i guess - the doctors a bit silly, and hex is a bit too laddish but it works as a bit of fun. The highlight is one of the actors who is channeling Brian blessed they are great. Another good one for me. Genuinely sad im about half way through, for my money this is the strongest run Bf have ever done so far and it’s only meant to get better! Correct also a main reason why its maligned is that Hex is nothing like how he's portrayed here elsewhere. Regards mark687
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