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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 19:20:09 GMT
I've only listened to the first episode of The Third Doctor Adventures Volume One and I found the linking narration very distracting. Somehow it makes it feel more like listening to a childrens' audio drama rather than one for Whovians such as ourselves. I think it's because there's so little of it. I get into a main range frame of mind and the the narration jars, whereas in CC or Early Adventures there's a lot of narration so I'm in a different mind set. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2016 19:21:15 GMT
For me personally, I find it depends on the story/range. I think the narration format worked for the Companion Chronicles as it made most of the stories more personal, and often involved an external narrative that added to the story. In the Lost Stories it felt like it was utilized to both fill in the gaps in lieu of the Doctors (i.e. Hartnell, Troughton, & Pertwee). In the Early Adventures (at least the first series, as I haven't heard the second) it feels more of a distraction. The endless narration in Domain of the Voord actually dragged the story down, making it feel like a chore to sit through at times. It was better in A Doctor's Tale as the narrative style worked fine for a story without as much action, and Bounty of Ceres did a better job weaving from script to narrative; though I found An Ordinary Life had such a Companion Chronicles-esque story that it would have improved a bit by telling the narrative in first person. I haven't heard the Third Doctor Box Set, myself, but admittedly the narrative format is what keeps that so low on my wishlist. If they're going to stick to the format, I'd rather just have a box set of Companion Chronicles stories set in the era (which is regrettably unlikely, since we've lost Caroline John and Nicholas Courtney, and John Levene will probably never come back). It's only a couple of lines here and there, not really a narration format at all. |
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Post by kennysmith on Jul 8, 2016 22:52:33 GMT
I've only listened to the first episode of The Third Doctor Adventures Volume One and I found the linking narration very distracting. Somehow it makes it feel more like listening to a childrens' audio drama rather than one for Whovians such as ourselves. I'm no Wh*vian. I'm a fan. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 9, 2016 8:34:35 GMT
I've only listened to the first episode of The Third Doctor Adventures Volume One and I found the linking narration very distracting. Somehow it makes it feel more like listening to a childrens' audio drama rather than one for Whovians such as ourselves. I'm no Wh*vian. I'm a fan. The only issue I have with the term 'Whovian' is that it makes us sound like a brand of vacuum cleaner. In a strange way I like it though. It's much more fun than the word 'fan' to me! Each to their own though. Not everybody wants to be a Henry Hoover. |
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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 9, 2016 8:39:02 GMT
Works well in the Early Adventures but not in the Third Doctor Adventures as Dalekbuster quoted it is distracting & does feel like a childrens audio drama, I'm glad it's being omitted from subsequent stories.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jul 9, 2016 10:28:55 GMT
I've only listened to the first episode of The Third Doctor Adventures Volume One and I found the linking narration very distracting. Somehow it makes it feel more like listening to a childrens' audio drama rather than one for Whovians such as ourselves. Speak for yourself. also, I've yet to be be swayed by the argument we need a collective noun other than "fan". |
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Post by kimalysong on Jul 9, 2016 10:32:02 GMT
As some reviewers have stated ( audioreviews.org.uk/archives/1693), when Frazer Hines narrates I can't help but hear Frazer trying to emulate Troughton. I would recast the Second Doctor and leave Frazer playing only Jamie. I think David Troughton or Christopher Thomson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8LbLhtGUpU) would do an excellent job. Anything against Frazer Hines, his CC are great, but for the Early Adventures, I would rather have them fully cast in the same vein as the 3rd Doctor sets I like Frazer best personally! |
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Post by constonks on Jul 12, 2016 0:50:57 GMT
I will say this - I love Peter Purves's narration voice and found myself reading a First Doctor book (Salvation) with his voice in my head. Anneke Wills is a close second. They're both superb narrators and I'd gladly listen to books read by them on the strength of their voices alone.
Other than them though, I usually prefer the others' first person narration more than their third person stuff. Maybe it's because Peter and Anneke's narration has a different enough tone from their regular characters? Frazer Hines, Carole Ann Ford and William Russell's normal voices all sound like the midpoint between their two characters (Jamie/Doc, Ian/Doc, Susan/Barbara) and constantly remind listeners that it's only one actor playing both roles.
All of them are good, though, but that's my thoughts on the five who feel like the most prominent third-person narrators. Many other companions have narrated a story or two, most quite well but many still sound mostly like their younger selves. It's kind of odd, for instance, to hear Sophie Aldred tell us what Ace is doing instead of telling us as Ace.
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Post by bobod on Jul 12, 2016 9:43:04 GMT
I'm no Wh*vian. I'm a fan. The only issue I have with the term 'Whovian' is that it makes us sound like a brand of vacuum cleaner. In a strange way I like it though. It's much more fun than the word 'fan' to me! Each to their own though. Not everybody wants to be a Henry Hoover. Nothing sucks like an Electrolux.
But some fans will give it a run for its money...
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jul 12, 2016 10:58:55 GMT
Whovian and Proud  |
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Post by Ela on Jul 14, 2016 2:12:42 GMT
The only issue I have with the term 'Whovian' is that it makes us sound like a brand of vacuum cleaner. In a strange way I like it though. It's much more fun than the word 'fan' to me! Each to their own though. Not everybody wants to be a Henry Hoover. Nothing sucks like an Electrolux.
But some fans will give it a run for its money...
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