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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on May 23, 2016 5:14:25 GMT
Well, someone has to come last on a list of favourites.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 23, 2016 9:48:39 GMT
I actually agree with him on Pyramid of Mars. I think it's hugely overrated; my main problem is that the Mummies seem weak to feel like any kind of credible threat.
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Post by paulmorris7777 on May 23, 2016 10:34:58 GMT
I always felt that Fathers Day was pretty poor. Was never convinced of the inside of the TARDIS turning into a normal Police box.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 15:43:14 GMT
Its not as if he gave a 5 or 6 and changed to an 8. Zero is quite a strong statement. A rating of zero is tantamount to saying: "May your festering carcass burn in the deepest slave pits of Hell and your hands never sully the printed page ever again." Cornell's opinion of the Third Doctor appeared to change dramatically over a period of just three years (from 2000 to 2003, respectively). Cornell's labelling Pyramids of Mars a "car crash" and The Myth Makers a "highlight" is a bit bemusing to me as well. I'd honestly flip those two opinions around, there are a lot of problems with The Myth Makers just from the outset. Still, I rather liked Love and War, Seasons of Fear is a treat and Human Nature can be considered his magnum opus, so it'll be interesting to see him bring that lyricism and airiness of prose to the Third Doctor. I reckon it's just a case of Paul being deliberately provacative when fandom annoys him. Doctor Who can make us all bloody minded at times! I have never read too much in to Paul's variety of opinions, I judge writers by the stories they write. So let's see if he can write a Third Doctor comic strip that warrants more than zero!
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 20:21:18 GMT
A rating of zero is tantamount to saying: "May your festering carcass burn in the deepest slave pits of Hell and your hands never sully the printed page ever again." Cornell's opinion of the Third Doctor appeared to change dramatically over a period of just three years (from 2000 to 2003, respectively). Cornell's labelling Pyramids of Mars a "car crash" and The Myth Makers a "highlight" is a bit bemusing to me as well. I'd honestly flip those two opinions around, there are a lot of problems with The Myth Makers just from the outset. Still, I rather liked Love and War, Seasons of Fear is a treat and Human Nature can be considered his magnum opus, so it'll be interesting to see him bring that lyricism and airiness of prose to the Third Doctor. I reckon it's just a case of Paul being deliberately provacative when fandom annoys him. Doctor Who can make us all bloody minded at times! I have never read too much in to Paul's variety of opinions, I judge writers by the stories they write. So let's see if he can write a Third Doctor comic strip that warrants more than zero! So do I, and I've never been a particular fan of Paul's work, so I don't worry to much about his critical opinion of what is currently my favourite era of the show. Can't imagine him writing a believable Third Doctor though. His Brigadier was unrecognisable in whichever book it was.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 15:19:05 GMT
Can't imagine him writing a believable Third Doctor though. His Brigadier was unrecognisable in whichever book it was. The Shadows of Avalon...
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 16:10:41 GMT
Can't imagine him writing a believable Third Doctor though. His Brigadier was unrecognisable in whichever book it was. The Shadows of Avalon... I'm thinking of the one set in the UNIT era where the Brig went all hippy. No Future, that was it.
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Post by fitzoliverj on May 24, 2016 17:21:44 GMT
I'm thinking of the one set in the UNIT era where the Brig went all hippy. No Future, that was it. I always assumed this was because a) history was changed, and b) Cornell reckoned that this was what Barry Letts would've done if he thought he could get away with it. It's a Brigadier with Letts's religious position
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Post by seeley on May 24, 2016 17:44:55 GMT
A rating of zero is tantamount to saying: "May your festering carcass burn in the deepest slave pits of Hell and your hands never sully the printed page ever again." Cornell's opinion of the Third Doctor appeared to change dramatically over a period of just three years (from 2000 to 2003, respectively). Cornell's labelling Pyramids of Mars a "car crash" and The Myth Makers a "highlight" is a bit bemusing to me as well. I'd honestly flip those two opinions around, there are a lot of problems with The Myth Makers just from the outset. Still, I rather liked Love and War, Seasons of Fear is a treat and Human Nature can be considered his magnum opus, so it'll be interesting to see him bring that lyricism and airiness of prose to the Third Doctor. I reckon it's just a case of Paul being deliberately provacative when fandom annoys him. Doctor Who can make us all bloody minded at times! I have never read too much in to Paul's variety of opinions, I judge writers by the stories they write. So let's see if he can write a Third Doctor comic strip that warrants more than zero! It's also worth noting that he was one of fandom's darlings for the better part of the Wilderness Years. I think he can be forgiven for letting it go to his head a bit. Those who met him tended to be impressed by how nice he was, though, so he wasn't exactly a prima donna.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 19:16:57 GMT
I'm thinking of the one set in the UNIT era where the Brig went all hippy. No Future, that was it. Actually, I didn't mind that novel. As No Future was part of the alternate universe series of Virgin NA's, the Brig going a bit "hippy" seemed to fit in with the madness of what was going on in the book; some people might have found Benny singng with a punk band in 1976 a bit odd too! It was all supposed to be part of a different history though. So all in all I thought it was one of Paul Cornell's more enjoyable novels.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 22, 2016 20:55:34 GMT
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jun 23, 2016 12:25:15 GMT
Its a great cover, although Im not sure about 3's Eyes lol
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 24, 2016 13:59:51 GMT
Its a great cover, although Im not sure about 3's Eyes lol He looks possessed...
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jun 27, 2016 21:23:48 GMT
And played by Gene Wilder.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jul 1, 2016 5:58:14 GMT
Planet of the Rude in issue #8 of the twelfth Doctor volume 2 (continuing the theme of having the vignette stories at the back having a punny title) is probably the funniest thing I've read this week, even if it's chibi-Who it's brilliant.
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Post by agentten on Jul 4, 2016 7:28:03 GMT
I just finished vol 2 of Titan's Twelfth Doctor series. The stories were fun, each with their own unique flavor. Exactly the kind of fast paced adventures that nuwho is known for, with some very nice banter between 12 and Clara and some enjoyably timey wimey villains. Enjoyed it so much that I ordered vol 3 and pre-ordered 4 and 5.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 4, 2016 8:16:48 GMT
I just finished vol 2 of Titan's Twelfth Doctor series. The stories were fun, each with their own unique flavor. Exactly the kind of fast paced adventures that nuwho is known for, with some very nice banter between 12 and Clara and some enjoyably timey wimey villains. Enjoyed it so much that I ordered vol 3 and pre-ordered 4 and 5. Yes, the 12th Doctor series is good. My favourite's probably The Hyperion Empire.
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Post by agentten on Jul 4, 2016 19:44:29 GMT
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Post by Ela on Jul 4, 2016 19:50:08 GMT
I wait until Titan releases the omnibus editions and get those. How do you find out about the omnibus editions?
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jul 4, 2016 20:12:53 GMT
Looks interesting. Love Multi-Doctor stories although not sure if this is a bit too soon after The Four Doctors.
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