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Post by doctorkernow on Mar 16, 2016 9:32:05 GMT
Hello again... So nine months to go, what's the who fan to do. Thank goodness for books, DVDs and of course Big Finish. As my credits are rationed I have hatched a plan to tide me over. I am listening to my Sixie audio collection using Eyespider's chronology. www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwhoFrom Davros to the Last Adventure which I have been saving for just such an emergency. What are your plans for this mini-wilderness time? Are you revisiting the whole of nuwho so far? Or are you doing a Lent like fast delayed gratification making Who's return that much sweeter. Take care, I off to start my adventures with the Sixth Doctor on audio... At least I won't have to look at that coat!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 10:16:48 GMT
Hello again... So nine months to go, what's the who fan to do. Thank goodness for books, DVDs and of course Big Finish. As my credits are rationed I have hatched a plan to tide me over. I am listening to my Sixie audio collection using Eyespider's chronology. www.eyespider.freeserve.co.uk/drwhoFrom Davros to the Last Adventure which I have been saving for just such an emergency. What are your plans for this mini-wilderness time? Are you revisiting the whole of nuwho so far? Or are you doing a Lent like fast delayed gratification making Who's return that much sweeter. Take care, I off to start my adventures with the Sixth Doctor on audio... At least I won't have to look at that coat! It's strange, but I'm oddly content about the wait. With the revival releases at Big Finish, it just seems that the impossible has happened and that's enough to hold me over for now. That, and I'm very apprehensive about Chibnall Who (I'm just not a fan of his writing), so the longer Moffatt's era continues, the more content I am.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 16:49:01 GMT
I'm not listening to any BF right now purposely - I intend to have my own "series" later in the year where I'll have 6 War Doctor stories, 8 McGann's etc. Makes the gap more fun and it's nice to not listen to anything for a bit.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 16, 2016 17:43:26 GMT
I'm going to keep ranting about it until the Christmas Special is finally here.
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Post by relativetime on Mar 17, 2016 0:12:18 GMT
I'm pretty content myself with Big Finish right now. I have the rest of the fifth series of the FDAs to get through and all the new Main Range releases from now until December, including the third New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set, Jago and Liftefoot Series 11 and 12, Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 01, the Tenth Doctor Adventures, Doom Coalition 3, War Doctor 3, the Early Adventures, the Novel Adaptations, the Second Doctor Companion Chronicles Box Set, and HOPEFULLY the second Third Doctor Adventures Box Set (c'mon, it's gotta be announced someday!)! And that's not even counting the already released material that I want!
I'd say my wait for the Christmas Special won't be all that uncomfortable.
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Post by aztec on Mar 18, 2016 16:23:29 GMT
Still reading though the EDA's and watching Classic Who in order for the first time (albeit rather slowly) and I'll have a fair few Big Finish releases to listen to/catch up on as well, it's only 9 months so it's not too long to wait.
I wasn't old enough to experience the wilderness years first time around, but compared to a sole TV Movie, one or two books a month, a few comics and the occasional fan video for the better part of a decade until B.F started, I think fans are positively spoilt nowadays with the amount of audios, comics, fan fiction and videos, crtical analysis videos, releases, expanded media etc. You could read/listen/watch half a dozen Who stories a day and it would probably still take you well over a year to experience it all...
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Post by doctorkernow on Apr 14, 2016 22:01:38 GMT
Hello again. I've not got very far in my Sixie odyssey. Fencing, escaping hamsters and taking said hamsters,three children and a dog on holiday have kept me busy! As the parent of three CBBC viewers I catch rather too much of CBBC's output than is healthy. That said I have spent the first quarter of the year enjoying their fantasy dramas Eve, about artificial intelligence and Wolfblood which is about wolfbloods.
They are both interesting and entertaining and the natural heirs to the much-loved Sarah Jane Adventures. I heartily recommend the fourth series of the latter. Wolfblood series 4 tells the stories of humans who carry the Wolfblood genes that have inspired all those werewolf stories. Set in Newcastle\Gateshead, like Sarah Jane there are good adult characters as well as the young leads.
Unfortunately, its early series 4 episodes look like they are about to disappear from IPlayer soon so give it a go. Or try Series 2 set in a rural Northumbrian village which is slowly being reshown on Iplayer. As an aside, the creator of Wolfblood writes an interesting blog on screenplay writing which can be found at debbiemoon@wordpress.com.
Eve, is more comic but still worth a look if only for Jane Asher's scenery crunching turn and young actress Poppy Lee Friar's engaging android, think Data, but not as smug. Series 2 currently on IPlayer for a few days more. Have fun, and remember the person sitting next to you might be a wolfblood give 'em a smile...
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Post by paulmorris7777 on Apr 14, 2016 22:09:51 GMT
Moffat might actually write something decent.
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Post by constonks on Apr 15, 2016 15:17:45 GMT
I'm going through the whole series right now with at least one TV story (audio for Eight) and one novel per Doctor. I've included some Chibnall stories, some DVDs I'd owned for years and tried to have a few running themes throughout (ie. Zygons with Lucie and Zygons with Martha, Frontios and its 21st century equivalent, The Hungry Earth - as well as a pair of Third Doc Silurian tales).
Right now I'm taking a break during the Pertwee section to read and listen to Nightshade, but I've a vacation coming up that will probably involve some beach reading.
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Post by agentten on Apr 15, 2016 17:02:59 GMT
I've got a lot of Big Finish lined up from this year's sales. I plan to get through a good deal of it this summer as a means of tiding myself over for new TV Who. I'm also continuing my complete rewatch of all of classic Who. I'll be at that for a while yet. The wait doesn't seem that long to me, though. I'm accustomed to waiting much longer for some of my fandoms to get product out so this seems like a cake walk compared to waiting eight years for more X-Files and twenty-five years for more Twin Peaks. The volume of Who stories out there in different media makes delays much easier to take.
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Post by doctorkernow on Apr 18, 2016 18:12:53 GMT
Hello again. As part of my looking for sci-fi to keep me amused until Who's return at Christmas I have discovered a series on Netflix. As we only have two weeks left on it. Is it worth continuing with Battlestar Galactica reboot? The miniseries was interesting. No orange robotic doggy type thing in sight! Not much humour either, apocalyptic with great performances from Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell as Adama and Laura Roslin respectively.
Are there any standout episodes? Is the series any good? I'm generally not a fan of military sci-fi but the miniseries did have some great characterisation and dark moments of the soul. Any thoughts folks...
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Post by mrperson on Apr 18, 2016 22:36:48 GMT
Big Finish is "main who" for me now. While I really like some TV episodes each season, I find I am more between dislike and flat neutral on most, for each season. Meanwhile, I only dislike a couple BF stories out of hundreds, and most are between good and outstanding. Lately, they've been knocking practically everything clear out of the park so.... I don't mind the TV hiatus.
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Post by Whovitt on Apr 19, 2016 0:30:13 GMT
Hello again. As part of my looking for sci-fi to keep me amused until Who's return at Christmas I have discovered a series on Netflix. As we only have two weeks left on it. Is it worth continuing with Battlestar Galactica reboot? The miniseries was interesting. No orange robotic doggy type thing in sight! Not much humour either, apocalyptic with great performances from Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell as Adama and Laura Roslin respectively. Are there any standout episodes? Is the series any good? I'm generally not a fan of military sci-fi but the miniseries did have some great characterisation and dark moments of the soul. Any thoughts folks... Hi Yes, I would recommend continuing with it, but I think you should be warned it has a fairly complex story arc. I get the impression that it was written so that you'd have to watch the whole series a second time before fully understanding what was going on (although that could just be me ). Also, I wouldn't think of it as so much of a military sci-fi, rather more of a political sci-fi; it has its action moments, but the show is much more character driven (beyond the miniseries, I don't recall any real fight scenes until Season 2!) As for standout episodes... it's been a year or so since I watched it, and there aren't individual episode title captions, so I can't really help there. And the episodes that I enjoyed more than most were heavily involved with the ongoing major story arc, so unless you wanted to skip the 'filler' episodes, you may as well watch the whole thing (and there are very few fillers anyway; the writers didn't usually waste their screentime with this series). Another thing to consider is that there's a fair bit of it, and if you've only got a fortnight to get through it all I'd recommend starting as soon as possible And one last thing (before I continue posting forever) for if/when you finish this, you might be interested in its prequel series, Caprica. I don't think it was very popular with fans as it only lasted one season, but it gives an interesting take on how the events of Battlestar Galactica came about. Hope this helps
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Post by elkawho on Apr 19, 2016 1:29:06 GMT
^ Ditto
I think it's brilliant.
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Post by Ela on Apr 20, 2016 18:45:28 GMT
I'm going to keep ranting about it until the Christmas Special is finally here. Ha! That made me laugh.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Apr 20, 2016 19:36:11 GMT
I'm going to keep ranting about it until the Christmas Special is finally here. Ha! That made me laugh. Is it here yet?
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Post by Ela on Apr 20, 2016 19:50:49 GMT
Ha! That made me laugh. Is it here yet? Noooo...not yet.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2016 23:04:04 GMT
I plan on making my way through the big finish backlog and current releases as well as watch various classic who serials from iTunes and hopefully buy a couple of the virgin NA and VA novels. That brings me to my next question. What are the VA and NA novels people would recommend, I want to get Nightshade and I hear many good things about Kate Orman's books but other than that, I have no clue what to get. Help please!
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Post by doctorkernow on Apr 26, 2016 9:16:00 GMT
Hello again. Thank you those who helped me with my Battlestar conundrum. I am enjoying season 1. Now masterdoctor, good luck hunting down the NAs and MAs. Here's my top five from each series.
1. Exodus - Terrance Dicks: His finest hour. It can be read on its own and is a fascinating insight into the German political elite and the return of an old foe.
2. Love and War - Paul Cornell: Benny's first story and a real rollercoaster ride featuring the scariest,most relentless enemy in print, the Hoothi.
3. Set Piece - Kate Norman: Once you get past the awful cover there is a thrilling tale that really puts our three leads through the wringer. Historical, fearsome aliens and a host of well-written supporting characters make for a sensational send off for Ace.
4. Just War - Lance Larkin: A frightening evocation of life under Nazi occupation in the Channel Islands. The images from this book will stay with you and make you glad the Allies were victorious.
5. Bad Therapy - Matt Jones: An unusual novel that follows on from the events of So Vile a Sin but can be read before it as that was how it was released originally. A curious mixture of gangsters, nightclubs, a creepy scientist and a mystery that brings back an old friend who is not amused.
That is in my view some of the best in the range. Honourable mentions to:
Blood Heat - Jim Mortimore, SLEEPY and Return of the Living Dad - Kate Orman, Legacy - Gary Russell and Birthright - Nigel Robinson.
Hope that gives you a start. Missing Adventures next time.
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Post by doctorkernow on Apr 26, 2016 21:18:58 GMT
Hello again. Sorry for the delay masterdoctor, I have been fighting the fearsome Brambloids who are intent on smothering our garden. I digress!
The missing adventures were a range I dipped into so I have read fewer of them. Here are my favourites.
System Shock - Justin Richards: I always said computers were trouble. Tom Baker's Doctor, Sarah and Harry investigate an update that makes Windows 8 seem wonderful.
Millennial Rites - Craig Hinton: A marmite book. I loved the three way unfolding of the plot. Colin Baker's Doctor and Mel have much to entangle in this intricate fantasy set in 1999/2000.
The Plotters - Gareth Roberts: A William Hartnell story set in Jacobean England. Ian, Barbara and Vicki face many dangers and dangerous people within James's Court and in London 1605.
The Dark Path - David A McIntee Patrick Troughton, Jamie and Victoria encounter Earth colonists, a fierce reptilian race with their own agenda and Koshei, a mysterious member of the Doctor's people.
The Well-Mannered War - Gareth Roberts: A Season 17 masterpiece. Dr 4, Romana and K9 face humans, the Chelonians a bellicose turtle race and a mysterious entity gradually increasing its hold over everyone involved. Wonderfully written, funny and sinister and a grand finale to the range.
Hope this helps. Best wishes doctor master.
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