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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 16, 2022 22:58:23 GMT
Controversial opinion/theory about BF..
Given the size of the "End of line notifications" it's pretty obvious that for the last minimum couple/few years BF would prefer everything to be digital only. If they were to come out and say it there would be a pretty big backlash. We are already getting reduced story amounts, less individual artwork. Do they want to permanently clear out their infamous warehouse?
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Post by masterdoctor on Jun 16, 2022 23:23:27 GMT
In regards to CD’s, would it be a big backlash or a vocal backlash. You have to think that if Big Finish would like to go to digital only(no confirmation), that would be due to CD’s not selling well/profitable. So while I agree that there would be people upset, I don’t think there is a huge group that would. If anything, Big Finish would likely be better off with most releases being limited CD runs
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jun 16, 2022 23:45:05 GMT
In regards to CD’s, would it be a big backlash or a vocal backlash. You have to think that if Big Finish would like to go to digital only(no confirmation), that would be due to CD’s not selling well/profitable. So while I agree that there would be people upset, I don’t think there is a huge group that would. If anything, Big Finish would likely be better off with most releases being limited CD runs I definitely do agree the "good ol' days" of unlimited cd manufacturing are over, however I am confident there would be a significant backlash. That's just my opinion as someone who still collects physical products of all types (books, cassettes, vinyls etc).
If for example they just did a blanket "no more physical product of any kind" I would have to do a deep dive serious think of if I want to purchase anymore stories.
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Post by theillusiveman on Jun 17, 2022 0:53:45 GMT
In regards to CD’s, would it be a big backlash or a vocal backlash. You have to think that if Big Finish would like to go to digital only(no confirmation), that would be due to CD’s not selling well/profitable. So while I agree that there would be people upset, I don’t think there is a huge group that would. If anything, Big Finish would likely be better off with most releases being limited CD runs If Big Finish were to go full download and have downloads at $30 (or above) for a non physical release Then big finish with no pun intended would be finished paying that much for a download is insane and would cause rampant piracy that would kill the company With the CDs the current price of $35 is decent and I can understand postage being $5 or so but the price per order makes no logical sense that we would have to pay $16 ontop of the $35-44 Boxset
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Post by masterdoctor on Jun 23, 2022 22:36:44 GMT
Just came across a theory that Series 7A happens in reverse for the 11th Doctor, and I think it might work. Each episode has the Doctor meet up with Rory and Amy so there isn’t any reason they happen in the same linear path. It also creates an interesting idea of how The 11th Doctor is acting, and going from Asylum to The Snowmen initially seems to work better than Angels to Snowmen. Though I haven’t watched these in a while.
Suffice it to say, I’m about to watch Angels and go backwards!
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Post by boffy on Jul 23, 2022 14:31:08 GMT
I think it's sweet that Michael Troughton is playing his father's role as the Second Doctor now, but I feel that Fraser Hines does a better job of it and I hope he'll continue to as well.
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Post by Kestrel on Jul 27, 2022 20:34:00 GMT
I think it's sweet that Michael Troughton is playing his father's role as the Second Doctor now, but I feel that Fraser Hines does a better job of it and I hope he'll continue to as well. I kinda kinda wanna see a story where the Doctor gets duplicated, so we can have both Hines and Troughton voicing the character directly opposite each other.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2022 6:35:18 GMT
For me, the worst Doctor Who story of all time is Warriors Gate, not The Twin Dilemma.
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jul 28, 2022 9:20:04 GMT
For me, the worst Doctor Who story of all time is Warriors Gate, not The Twin Dilemma. We have a winner, folks! Warrior’s Gate is one of my Top Ten stories from all of Who. I think it’s brilliantly put together, despite its chequered production history, and he performances are wonderful. That said, it’s one of the most ‘idiosyncratic’ stories in the entire catalogue (it’s got a definite “70s British TV SF” vibe) and is not to everyone’s taste. I can get you not liking it… just not placing it below The Twin Dilemma
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Aug 2, 2022 10:39:02 GMT
Controversial opinion/theory about BF.. Given the size of the "End of line notifications" it's pretty obvious that for the last minimum couple/few years BF would prefer everything to be digital only. If they were to come out and say it there would be a pretty big backlash. We are already getting reduced story amounts, less individual artwork. Do they want to permanently clear out their infamous warehouse? I think you're right, but it will be a slow gradual shift - increasing the CD/DL price differential, more limited print runs, more new ranges DL only, etc. I don't think there will ever be a big dramatic announcement that BF are going DL only, it will just creep up on us and become a fait accompli before anyone realises it has happened. BF tell us CD production costs are higher because the £ is weaker after brexit. I don't doubt their word, but at the same time does anyone think BF would cut the CD price pro rata if the £ strengthened and CD production became cheaper for them again? There may still be a handful of BIG releases - multi-doc anniversaries and the like - that will always get some kind of physical release, so they can always truthfully deny being completely DL only.
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lidar2
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Aug 3, 2022 9:29:56 GMT
The Woman Who Fell to Earth with is Yorkshire setting and the location shifts between urban areas and the rural mountains/hills is inspired by Last of the Summer Wine. That was what it reminded me of when I watched it.
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Post by bonehead on Dec 4, 2022 13:01:12 GMT
This is not really an opinion - and I'm not sure it's entirely fact-related either - but I couldn't think where else to put this.
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Post by timleschild on Dec 4, 2022 13:06:35 GMT
This is not really an opinion - and I'm not sure it's entirely fact-related either - but I couldn't think where else to put this.
That would have been RIP Doctor Who.
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lidar2
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on Dec 16, 2022 15:20:45 GMT
The Shadow from the Armageddon Factor is VERY like the Master in terms of his evil character and role in the plot, even his appearance is not a million miles away from the Master's last appearance in the Deadly Assassin. It would make sense if the White Guardian employed the Dr, that the Black Guardian would employ the Master. However, based on what we see onscreen I don't think you could make the case the Shadow actually WAS the Master.
Maybe however, in keeping with the modus operandi BF have given Drax, maybe you could make a case that the Shadown was a past or future incarnation of Drax pretending to be a villain. Quite what his motive would have been I'm not sure, the theory would need a bit more work . . .
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Post by martinw8686 on Dec 28, 2022 3:02:19 GMT
With a couple of exceptions (Blink, Protect & Survive) I really don't enjoy Doctor lite stories, just not that interested in many of the companions carrying an episode.
Also I found most solely historical adventures boring, not all but most.
I don't care for many of the Third Doctor UNIT stories, I like the concept in small doses but I couldn't watch multiple episodes in a row as there's only so many invasion adventures I can watch before they get samey. I much prefer when 3 gets his TARDIS back.
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Post by Kestrel on Dec 28, 2022 12:19:50 GMT
With a couple of exceptions (Blink, Protect & Survive) I really don't enjoy Doctor lite stories, just not that interested in many of the companions carrying an episode. Also I found most solely historical adventures boring, not all but most. I don't care for many of the Third Doctor UNIT stories, I like the concept in small doses but I couldn't watch multiple episodes in a row as there's only so many invasion adventures I can watch before they get samey. I much prefer when 3 gets his TARDIS back. I love the concept of historicals a lot, but yeah, in practice it often seems like they just... don't know how to approach them. So we get weird bits where suddenly the Doctor is just perfectly okay with fascists and genocide because it happens to, you know, be real. And strong agree on the first one. I think, in general, most companion characters -- nevermind new characters -- typically aren't strong enough or dynamic enough to sustain a story by themselves. Too often companions exist primarily to fulfil simple narrative requirements -- the audience surrogate, the exposition prompt, the damsel. Obviously there are (many) exceptions, but yeah. I will say that this made me think of the later Arsene Lupin stories. I absolutely adore Leblanc's short stories, but it's pretty clear, I think, that he'd grown bored of the character for those later novels. Like the last few Lupin novels involve totally unrelated characters, and Lupin himself only ever shows up in the last (or penultimate) chapter to quickly wrap everything up. I think Doctor-lite episodes often tend to be like that, which is... not a lot of fun, IMO.
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Post by Superium on Feb 16, 2023 23:01:24 GMT
Dare I say it, excluding Capaldi, Hurt, NOTD McGann, & Smith's 7B, all the Doctor's costumes since 2005 have been either meh or outright misses. YES, even Ncuti's outfits have been misses.
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Post by timleschild on Feb 17, 2023 10:28:09 GMT
Dare I say it, excluding Capaldi, Hurt, NOTD McGann, & Smith's 7B, all the Doctor's costumes since 2005 have been either meh or outright misses. YES, even Ncuti's outfits have been misses. No
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Post by martinw8686 on Feb 19, 2023 1:57:30 GMT
Dare I say it, excluding Capaldi, Hurt, NOTD McGann, & Smith's 7B, all the Doctor's costumes since 2005 have been either meh or outright misses. YES, even Ncuti's outfits have been misses. No I love all the costumes but have to say Tennant's new look is cooler than his previous one.
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Post by Kestrel on Feb 19, 2023 2:07:56 GMT
Dare I say it, excluding Capaldi, Hurt, NOTD McGann, & Smith's 7B, all the Doctor's costumes since 2005 have been either meh or outright misses. YES, even Ncuti's outfits have been misses. I've also taken note of the recent buzz around Gatwa's outfits. My question is this: does the Doctor (or the companions, for that matter) really need a specific costume? Which is really just a cowardly way of hinting at my real odd/unpopular/controversial Who opinion, which is this: the Doctor shouldn't have a uniform. Each episode they should wear something totally different and appropriate (more or less) to the context of the story. (Note I said "story" there, not "setting" -- I fully acknowledge and appreciate the value of deliberate incongruity.) And, I mean, can we at least all admit how bizarre it was, for example, that Tom Baker's 4th Doctor was framed relentlessly as a deeply eccentric, unpredictable character... who also woke up every single day of his life and decided to wear the exact same outfit he wore every other day of his life.
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