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Post by barnabaslives on Mar 9, 2017 0:35:18 GMT
I'm going to be honest - I still find Kate rather under-performed. I can understand emotional detachment, but the actress's line reading is very flat and makes her pretty uninteresting. I think I've had the occasional twinge of that but mostly I think it plays out very well as it makes Kate seem to me like she's wonderfully calm in a crisis (and the way I usually think of her father, he probably had a good streak of same), so I'm not quite sure what I should I should ask for as a possible improvement. A little bossier when giving orders, or just a little more fluster if orders aren't being carried out to the letter, maybe?
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 9, 2017 9:13:24 GMT
I was going to do the £80 bundle on the UNIT titles in May but given that the Ninth Doctor Chronicles come out the same month, I just spent a load on a Nintendo Switch and I'm currently learning to drive, I don't think I'll bother just yet. This set does sound great though. Oh, how is the Switch? I'm probably going to get one soon. It's a lot of fun. Feels like the Wii again!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2017 10:56:39 GMT
I'm going to be honest - I still find Kate rather under-performed. I can understand emotional detachment, but the actress's line reading is very flat and makes her pretty uninteresting. I think I've had the occasional twinge of that but mostly I think it plays out very well as it makes Kate seem to me like she's wonderfully calm in a crisis (and the way I usually think of her father, he probably had a good streak of same), so I'm not quite sure what I should I should ask for as a possible improvement. A little bossier when giving orders, or just a little more fluster if orders aren't being carried out to the letter, maybe? I just can't get past 'an actor reading lines' when I hear her, I'm sorry to say. So a little investment in the character, possibly a few quirks. Your good ideas about her being a little bossier, more flustered would be something. Even something as simple as, when, for example, she is saying how tired she is, for the actress to actually make her sound tired etc. I hate to be negative and can't say that she actually drags any scenes down, but compared to the energy some of her co-stars bring to things, she seems a little ...wooden.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Mar 9, 2017 14:16:59 GMT
I think I've had the occasional twinge of that but mostly I think it plays out very well as it makes Kate seem to me like she's wonderfully calm in a crisis (and the way I usually think of her father, he probably had a good streak of same), so I'm not quite sure what I should I should ask for as a possible improvement. A little bossier when giving orders, or just a little more fluster if orders aren't being carried out to the letter, maybe? I just can't get past 'an actor reading lines' when I hear her, I'm sorry to say. So a little investment in the character, possibly a few quirks. Your good ideas about her being a little bossier, more flustered would be something. Even something as simple as, when, for example, she is saying how tired she is, for the actress to actually make her sound tired etc. I hate to be negative and can't say that she actually drags any scenes down, but compared to the energy some of her co-stars bring to things, she seems a little ...wooden. I haven't listened to the UNIT audios yet, but Kate is a little under-developed on TV so maybe that's why?
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Post by charlesuirdhein on Mar 9, 2017 17:38:31 GMT
Having had my interest in the UNIT series brought to a head with the Silenced Box-Set, I've also preordered this series. And reading this news piece makes me very excited for it. I'm going to be honest - I still find Kate rather under-performed. I can understand emotional detachment, but the actress's line reading is very flat and makes her pretty uninteresting. I wonder if the more rounded Jo, Benton and Yates bring her to life, or highlight her lack of character? I look forward to finding out. I always read it as that Hilary Clinton sort of thing, can't be seen to have emotions because unlike a man I'll be labelled as shrill or bossy, rather than just flat.
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Post by mark687 on May 5, 2017 18:11:26 GMT
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 5, 2017 20:14:53 GMT
I'm still hoping for a surprise 3rd Doctor cameo.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2017 20:16:55 GMT
I'm still hoping for a surprise 3rd Doctor cameo. Jon Pertwee has been resurrected?! That would be some surprise all right!
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2017 9:09:37 GMT
I think I've had the occasional twinge of that but mostly I think it plays out very well as it makes Kate seem to me like she's wonderfully calm in a crisis (and the way I usually think of her father, he probably had a good streak of same), so I'm not quite sure what I should I should ask for as a possible improvement. A little bossier when giving orders, or just a little more fluster if orders aren't being carried out to the letter, maybe? I just can't get past 'an actor reading lines' when I hear her, I'm sorry to say. So a little investment in the character, possibly a few quirks. Your good ideas about her being a little bossier, more flustered would be something. Even something as simple as, when, for example, she is saying how tired she is, for the actress to actually make her sound tired etc. I hate to be negative and can't say that she actually drags any scenes down, but compared to the energy some of her co-stars bring to things, she seems a little ...wooden. I wish I didn't agree with this, but I completely agree with this. I think she's great on the show, but on audio she sounds like exactly what she is, somebody reading lines off of a piece of paper. It really hurts the sets in my opinion, and makes her character more bland than she should be, and I wish she'd do more preparation beyond just turning up, because the rest of the cast always deliver the goods. Just my opinion, anyway.
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Post by mark687 on May 21, 2017 9:29:46 GMT
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Post by bobod on May 21, 2017 15:34:22 GMT
Thread Bump Due out Tuesday 23rd May Regards mark687 UNIT 4 is out on Tuesday? What happened to UNIT 3?
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 4:27:00 GMT
Thread Bump Due out Tuesday 23rd May Regards mark687
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on May 22, 2017 4:51:31 GMT
Thread Bump Due out Tuesday 23rd May Regards mark687 UNIT 4 is out on Tuesday? What happened to UNIT 3? DONT START THAT AGAIN!
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Post by mark687 on May 22, 2017 9:39:58 GMT
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Post by bobod on May 22, 2017 9:56:11 GMT
Hang on, I've got UNIT3 here in front of me. Stand down everyone.
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Post by bobod on May 22, 2017 11:01:51 GMT
Hang on - what happened to UNIT3?
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Post by acousticwolf on May 22, 2017 11:16:44 GMT
Hang on - what happened to UNIT3? I don't think they ever did one. Must get round to renaming this thread to stop the confusion Cheers Tony
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Post by number13 on May 22, 2017 11:18:14 GMT
UNIT 4 is out on Tuesday? What happened to UNIT 3? DONT START THAT AGAIN! Is that the "UNIT Numbering Controversy", the BF version of the old "UNIT Dating Controversy"? Got to admire their drive for authenticity!
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 14:52:14 GMT
Hang on - what happened to UNIT3? It took me a while to get this.
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Post by bobod on May 22, 2017 14:57:19 GMT
Hang on - what happened to UNIT3? It took me a while to get this. You've got one? Why haven't I got one?
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