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Post by bobod on Mar 23, 2017 22:54:40 GMT
In The Contingency Club, Tegan makes reference to the Doctor never getting her back to Heathrow and that they'd probably end up in the 17th Century again. So post-The Visitation I guess. Just checked - she says "We're probably back in the middle of the 17th century plague again". Which makes the Trilogy post Black Orchid then.
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No, because in this trilogy Tegan is very pushy about getting the TARDIS back to Heathrow which she has stopped by the time Black Orchid starts and she specifically says so. So it must be between The Visitation and Black Orchid. Although in that case they'd need a few more Earth-based stories to follow this trilogy and they'd need to do something else bad to London. Argh - I can't stand the confusion in my mind. |
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Post by mrperson on Mar 23, 2017 23:24:54 GMT
Really really did enjoy this one.
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Post by mrperson on Mar 23, 2017 23:27:09 GMT
Argh - I can't stand the confusion in my mind. Despite their careful efforts to fit them in places, I don't bother unless it occurs to me without having thought about it. If X hundred (thousand?) humans added to the same long story over 50 years in an absolutely consistent manner, it would be a moderate miracle. If I can't place it, whatever. I just enjoy it. But that's me. |
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Post by elkawho on Mar 24, 2017 20:28:35 GMT
Argh - I can't stand the confusion in my mind. Despite their careful efforts to fit them in places, I don't bother unless it occurs to me without having thought about it. If X hundred (thousand?) humans added to the same long story over 50 years in an absolutely consistent manner, it would be a moderate miracle. If I can't place it, whatever. I just enjoy it. But that's me. That's me ,too. |
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Post by kimalysong on Mar 24, 2017 20:39:36 GMT
I usually don't think about where a story is placed either but then I am not much of an expert when it comes to the Classic Series except for maybe the 2nd Doctor era. There are still quite a few stories I haven't seen including the above named Black Orchard.
I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though but only because of Adric's words in the end which obviously are meant to foreshadow the events of that story.
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Post by Stevo on Mar 24, 2017 22:02:04 GMT
I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though ... At a guess, I'd say before!  |
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Post by kimalysong on Mar 24, 2017 22:19:36 GMT
I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though ... At a guess, I'd say before! Are you sure?  |
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Post by mrperson on Mar 25, 2017 14:35:34 GMT
I usually don't think about where a story is placed either but then I am not much of an expert when it comes to the Classic Series except for maybe the 2nd Doctor era. There are still quite a few stories I haven't seen including the above named Black Orchard. I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though but only because of Adric's words in the end which obviously are meant to foreshadow the events of that story.
That last bit gets to something that has started to annoy me a bit. It seems like they simply cannot tell a story involving Adric, at least with Waterhouse actually acting in it*, without foreshadowing his death. *Said because I don't go in for the CCs; only listen to the subscriber short trips and even then I think I have about 10 left. |
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Post by bobod on Mar 25, 2017 17:40:51 GMT
I usually don't think about where a story is placed either but then I am not much of an expert when it comes to the Classic Series except for maybe the 2nd Doctor era. There are still quite a few stories I haven't seen including the above named Black Orchard. I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though but only because of Adric's words in the end which obviously are meant to foreshadow the events of that story.
That last bit gets to something that has started to annoy me a bit. It seems like they simply cannot tell a story involving Adric, at least with Waterhouse actually acting in it*, without foreshadowing his death. *Said because I don't go in for the CCs; only listen to the subscriber short trips and even then I think I have about 10 left. Where else does it happen? |
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Post by relativetime on Mar 25, 2017 19:06:53 GMT
I usually don't think about where a story is placed either but then I am not much of an expert when it comes to the Classic Series except for maybe the 2nd Doctor era. There are still quite a few stories I haven't seen including the above named Black Orchard. I was wondering where this was placed in relation to Earth Shock though but only because of Adric's words in the end which obviously are meant to foreshadow the events of that story.
That last bit gets to something that has started to annoy me a bit. It seems like they simply cannot tell a story involving Adric, at least with Waterhouse actually acting in it*, without foreshadowing his death. *Said because I don't go in for the CCs; only listen to the subscriber short trips and even then I think I have about 10 left. I wouldn't say it's necessarily a bad thing. I think it adds a lot more to the ending of Earthshock, if anything. In most cases I feel like it makes his death feel like an actual arc that was a long-time coming. So, for now, I'm pretty pleased to get stories that in some way or another give Adric a moment that hints at what's to come. Sure, I don't want it all the time, but I think there's plenty of time for Big Finish to give us a trilogy without some foreshadowing in it. |
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Post by mrperson on Mar 25, 2017 20:45:29 GMT
That last bit gets to something that has started to annoy me a bit. It seems like they simply cannot tell a story involving Adric, at least with Waterhouse actually acting in it*, without foreshadowing his death. *Said because I don't go in for the CCs; only listen to the subscriber short trips and even then I think I have about 10 left. Where else does it happen? In pretty much every story involving Waterhouse voicing Adric that BF has done. I don't have quotes with citations handy, but I have a definite recollection of noticing foreshadowing of his death built into some portion of the dialogue in each episode. I'm not talking about explicit comments about Adric likely getting killed in the future, but there always seems to be some snippet of dialogue hinting at his eventual demise. |
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Post by omega on Mar 26, 2017 1:05:04 GMT
Where else does it happen? In pretty much every story involving Waterhouse voicing Adric that BF has done. I don't have quotes with citations handy, but I have a definite recollection of noticing foreshadowing of his death built into some portion of the dialogue in each episode. I'm not talking about explicit comments about Adric likely getting killed in the future, but there always seems to be some snippet of dialogue hinting at his eventual demise. I can't recall the one from Contingency Club or Smoke and Mirrors. Nor A Full life come to that. |
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Post by chapwithwings on Mar 26, 2017 11:20:00 GMT
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Post by Timelord007 on Mar 27, 2017 15:56:39 GMT
Enjoyed it throughout, tense, gripping intriguing audio drama, i never thought I'd say this but Matthew Waterhouse is actually good as Adric in these audios.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Mar 27, 2017 19:05:29 GMT
Count me among those of us who enjoyed this quite a lot. Always nice to get a little change of pace with Who, so a story featuring vampires & a werewolf is most welcome. And the BF Adric is another triumph for the company. While I don't think that as a trio this year's set of 5th Doctor adventures is as strong as last year's set but I'm still pretty happy with the way the year is starting out.
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Post by bobod on Mar 27, 2017 22:07:24 GMT
In pretty much every story involving Waterhouse voicing Adric that BF has done. I don't have quotes with citations handy, but I have a definite recollection of noticing foreshadowing of his death built into some portion of the dialogue in each episode. I'm not talking about explicit comments about Adric likely getting killed in the future, but there always seems to be some snippet of dialogue hinting at his eventual demise. I can't recall the one from Contingency Club or Smoke and Mirrors. Nor A Full life come to that. I can't think of there being many across the plays, to be honest. If there were, I've already forgotten them. Although to be fair to him, Smoke and Mirrors doesn't fit his criterion of Matthew being in it. And A Full Life is *all* about that - there's no need for a snippet |
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Post by glutamodo on Mar 28, 2017 4:30:55 GMT
I finished listening to this a day or two ago, thought it was excellent, like everyone else. I'm glad Matthew decided to play Adric again, and that BF has given him some good words to speak in some good stories.
I'm probably the only one, but every time I see the title of this episode, my American mind wants to pronounce it differently, which makes me think that it's a name for some trendy new snack food. Announcer Voice: "These little crackers, they're not just zesty, they're not just salty... they are Zaltys!"
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Post by glynnlondon on Mar 28, 2017 17:05:53 GMT
Yet another strong trilogy for the fifth doctor from big finish.
They are continuing to do for adric what they earlier did for Mel with some great stories that Matthew can get his teeth into ( ha ha ! ).
Really looking forward to some more season 19 offerings as they seem to be capturing this era brilliantly.
Tho I'm biased as 19 is probably my favourite era , adric and the 4th doctor as others have mentioned would be good as well.
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Post by Tim Bradley on Apr 1, 2017 9:43:55 GMT
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Post by omega on Apr 1, 2017 9:57:40 GMT
Video review (not mine):
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