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Post by acousticwolf on Jun 9, 2016 9:15:59 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Jun 9, 2016 9:20:40 GMT
Earlier in the month then normal for a Survivors release
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My mistake they normally are the fist releases of they're release Months
Regards
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Post by acousticwolf on Jun 9, 2016 9:31:09 GMT
Earlier in the month then normal for a Survivors release Regards mark687 It's probably because they have so much to release this month, it wouldn't surprise me if there's another one tomorrow. Downloading now, but will have to save it for another day - not sure I can stomach Survivors at the moment (too depressing lol)  Cheers Tony |
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Post by sexbombsimon on Jun 9, 2016 9:31:21 GMT
Lets see how they can strike gold once again.
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Post by Tony Jones on Jun 9, 2016 10:21:23 GMT
I really enjoyed these, and am keen to see people's views on the Louise episode, given how much attention it got last time.
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Post by Digi on Jun 9, 2016 12:13:40 GMT
Only had time for Part 1 so far, and uh...well...
I'm a huge fan of this series, and love to and love to be able to sing its praises, but holy cow Part 1 missed the mark.
It started off well enough with another trip back to the apocalypse, and I did like the cameo from John Redgrave. But once they got to the base, the whole thing fell apart for me. No tension, no sense of isolation to go with the location, and worst of all: the 'villain' of the piece, Bartholomew, was the only one making any kind of sense.
Then our two 'heroines' conspire to murder him (off-screen, natch), which is such a heroic thing to do, and predictably the whole facility falls into violent anarchy without leadership.
DUH.
So heading out from the series premiere and into the rest of the box set, I already feel like the lead character is dumb, selfish, and a calculated murderer.
Without criticising the acting or directing or sound production, which I had no problems with at all, this was very poor start to Series 4. Hopefully the rest of the set is better.
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Post by The Matt on Jun 9, 2016 12:33:52 GMT
Oh no, shame you didn't like it. I think this is the first time I've read anything that negative about Survivors on here. That's not an attack on you as you're entitled to your opinion.
Hopefully it is just a blip.
Im not in the best place mentally and emotionally to listen to it right now, too dark, but I'm downloading it for another time.
I hope the other 3 episodes meet the standard of the previous releases.
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Post by Digi on Jun 9, 2016 12:41:01 GMT
I came into this range cold (had never seen the TV show) and immediately fell in love, right from the first audio of Series 1. And the range has never disappointed me before now, it's always been a consistently top-shelf range to me. So yes, I am also really hoping it was just "a blip." |
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Post by Tony Jones on Jun 9, 2016 16:02:31 GMT
Let's see what you think when you get to the end!
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 9, 2016 18:51:01 GMT
I'm really curious to get into this. After each of the previous volumes I've said no more but I keep coming back. It's become my twice a year trip into bleak. The series is well written, performed, designed and directed but I want to go hold a bunch of puppies after I'm done.
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Post by The Matt on Jun 9, 2016 19:13:59 GMT
I came into this range cold (had never seen the TV show) In a lot of ways I think the audio are just as good, if not better, than a lot of the TV show |
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 9, 2016 19:30:25 GMT
I came into this range cold (had never seen the TV show) In a lot of ways I think the audio are just as good, if not better, than a lot of the TV show I'll go a step further and say I think the audio version of the show is superior in just about every way to the TV series. |
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Post by kimalysong on Jun 9, 2016 20:56:24 GMT
I only heard the first episode so far and I may have cried about the girl having to leave her cat behind. For all the horrors in this range that is the only thing that made me shed a tear. Yes you can judge me now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 21:14:51 GMT
I only heard the first episode so far and I may have cried about the girl having to leave her cat behind. For all the horrors in this range that is the only thing that made me shed a tear. Yes you can judge me now. These are the things that torture us. In real life, it would be equally devastating, alongside the other devastating things. |
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Post by Digi on Jun 9, 2016 22:34:02 GMT
Most of the way through episode 2 now. MUCH better than part 1. This is the quality I've come to expect from this range.
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Post by TinDogPodcast on Jun 10, 2016 4:49:47 GMT
I had no issues with the first episode at all.
I felt the isolation.
It was a nice change not to have nutters in charge.
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Post by Trace on Jun 11, 2016 1:50:30 GMT
I only heard the first episode so far and I may have cried about the girl having to leave her cat behind. For all the horrors in this range that is the only thing that made me shed a tear. Yes you can judge me now. Kimalysong, I'm enjoying the Dorian Gray and Dark Shadows group listens (DS on hold at the mo), I wish we could do the same with Survivors, starting from the beginning! It encourages me to make audio a weekly priority! Maybe when Dorian is completed this fall! |
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Post by ryan on Jun 11, 2016 14:40:45 GMT
Only had time for Part 1 so far, and uh...well... I'm a huge fan of this series, and love to and love to be able to sing its praises, but holy cow Part 1 missed the mark. It started off well enough with another trip back to the apocalypse, and I did like the cameo from John Redgrave. But once they got to the base, the whole thing fell apart for me. No tension, no sense of isolation to go with the location, and worst of all: the 'villain' of the piece, Bartholomew, was the only one making any kind of sense. Then our two 'heroines' conspire to murder him (off-screen, natch), which is such a heroic thing to do, and predictably the whole facility falls into violent anarchy without leadership. DUH. So heading out from the series premiere and into the rest of the box set, I already feel like the lead character is dumb, selfish, and a calculated murderer. Without criticising the acting or directing or sound production, which I had no problems with at all, this was very poor start to Series 4. Hopefully the rest of the set is better. Although I personally thought the episode was good, I totally agree with the characterisation. The heroes seemed dangerously vindictive and self-entitled by the end. Bartholomew arguably turned out to be the most sympathetic character, IMO. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2016 16:24:44 GMT
Only had time for Part 1 so far, and uh...well... I'm a huge fan of this series, and love to and love to be able to sing its praises, but holy cow Part 1 missed the mark. It started off well enough with another trip back to the apocalypse, and I did like the cameo from John Redgrave. But once they got to the base, the whole thing fell apart for me. No tension, no sense of isolation to go with the location, and worst of all: the 'villain' of the piece, Bartholomew, was the only one making any kind of sense. Then our two 'heroines' conspire to murder him (off-screen, natch), which is such a heroic thing to do, and predictably the whole facility falls into violent anarchy without leadership. DUH. So heading out from the series premiere and into the rest of the box set, I already feel like the lead character is dumb, selfish, and a calculated murderer. Without criticising the acting or directing or sound production, which I had no problems with at all, this was very poor start to Series 4. Hopefully the rest of the set is better. Although I personally thought the episode was good, I totally agree with the characterisation. The heroes seemed dangerously vindictive and self-entitled by the end. Bartholomew arguably turned out to be the most sympathetic character, IMO. I enjoyed the episode greatly, but have to agree with the above. Perhaps their actions will come back to haunt them later on ... ? |
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Post by Digi on Jun 11, 2016 21:07:08 GMT
Part 3 is an odd one, with a lot of interesting things going on.
Theo, while a bit hippy-dippy, came across in part 2 as being very genuine and open. I like how part 3 stays true to that, but also shows how it doesn't work very well when faced with a large influx of new people. It's kind of a neat look into leadership, and how some styles work in one situation, but really aren't very effective in others.
I'm still confused/leery of this Michael guy. He gave his 'confession' to Theo I know, but it still seems a bit odd to me that we're introduced to him without ever actually seeing his story (which we've seen for pretty well every other character in this range). Makes me suspicious.
Also some very thought-provoking dialogue in this one, particularly on the nature and universality (or not) of law, justice, and order. I can see it perhaps being a little on-the-nose for some people, but I quite liked it.
Jenny--man, what a nuisance. It feels like Greg isn't allowed to breathe without her accusing him of being a chauvinist pig (that was me doing my best Jenny impression, by the way). Was she this much of an irritating one-note character in the TV show too?
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