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Post by jarod on Oct 14, 2015 15:37:06 GMT
I've just finished listening to the story and really rather enjoyed it. I thought the recasting of Ben was excellently done but for the first time I didn't think that Fraser Hines sounded particularly like Patrick Troughton. I'm usually really convinced by him – but not this time. Is it just me or do others agree? I'm curious…
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Post by Bonesaw14 on Oct 14, 2015 17:21:45 GMT
I thought the exact same thing about Fraser when listening to this. Sounded much more rushed than normal, which was disappointing. Still enjoyed the story, though.
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Post by Tony Jones on Oct 14, 2015 17:43:41 GMT
Didn't notice as I was listening out for Elliot as Ben
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Post by constonks on Oct 14, 2015 22:25:03 GMT
Someone (on the old forum, I believe) had a good point that we're not used to hearing Fraser have so many lines as the Second Doctor and he's not as used to doing so much.
I didn't really hear much of a difference myself. I thought all four members of the TARDIS crew were well portrayed even if only Jamie is close to identical to the way he sounded in 1966.
As for the story, it was probably my favourite Early Adventure so far. It split the crew effectively and gave all four something to do (although Ben was a bit more sidelined for reasons detailed in the BTS tracks) across two storylines that nicely combined in Episode 4. Gave me lots of hope for Autumn 2015.
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Post by elkawho on Oct 14, 2015 23:07:14 GMT
I also thought Fraser wasn't as convincing as Two this time. Not that I'm complaining. I really enjoyed it.
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Post by icecreamdf on Oct 22, 2015 0:12:05 GMT
Frazer was still pretty damn convincing. I liked the new Ben, and a peaceful robot revolution is an interesting idea. Maybe they can do a prequel in the next First Doctor season.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 12, 2015 18:12:51 GMT
Can I ask how the narration was handled in this story?
Two reasons why I'm interested. Firstly, for some reason I can't start new threads. Secondly, I see that David Warner is credited as narrator for the forthcoming "The Black Hole", not Fraser Hines.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 12, 2015 18:34:40 GMT
Can I ask how the narration was handled in this story? Two reasons why I'm interested. Firstly, for some reason I can't start new threads. Secondly, I see that David Warner is credited as narrator for the forthcoming "The Black Hole", not Fraser Hines. Anneke Wills (Polly) narrates Yes Men though its less narration heavy then a CC
No clue yet as to why David Warner and not Fraser Hines narrates "The Black Hole".
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Post by typeforty on Nov 12, 2015 18:50:15 GMT
My Guess is Fraser was ill/had a sore throat/ etc.. and that's why his delivery was off in Yes Men. He's back to his very convincing self in Forsaken.
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Post by Tony Jones on Nov 12, 2015 19:24:05 GMT
I wondered about David Warner narrating as well. Maybe it takes the load of Fraser or maybe he's a secret character?
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Post by Shalott on Nov 12, 2015 20:10:52 GMT
Surely they'd give David Warner more than a few lines of narration. Although any David Warner is appreciated!
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Post by Tony Jones on Nov 12, 2015 20:16:10 GMT
Hopefully we find out by the weekend!
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Post by omega on Nov 13, 2015 2:10:45 GMT
My Guess is Fraser was ill/had a sore throat/ etc.. and that's why his delivery was off in Yes Men. He's back to his very convincing self in Forsaken. It's on record that Elliot was brought on board to play Ben to ease Frazer's narration duties. I hope Elliot is going to play Ben in the next set of Second Doctor Companion Chronicles. |
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Post by aemiliapaula on Nov 13, 2015 2:36:46 GMT
I liked Steven Critchlow's robot voices. Pleasant yet creepy
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Post by seeley on Nov 13, 2015 4:43:52 GMT
What if the Black Hole sets up for the arrangement we see in the Two Doctors. It involves the Timelords, and it's in the right era.
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Post by The Matt on Nov 13, 2015 6:04:08 GMT
My Guess is Fraser was ill/had a sore throat/ etc.. and that's why his delivery was off in Yes Men. He's back to his very convincing self in Forsaken. Really? I thought his delivery was more inconsistent in Forsaken? |
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Post by kurumais on Dec 1, 2015 21:10:59 GMT
i am really enjoying this season of early adventures this is a really fun tardis team i would love to watch some episodes with them in them. are any of their episodes still around?
thanks
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Post by barnabaslives on Dec 1, 2015 21:32:20 GMT
i am really enjoying this season of early adventures this is a really fun tardis team i would love to watch some episodes with them in them. are any of their episodes still around? thanks I'm terrible at questions like this but I think there are seven or eight surviving with Ben and Polly including all the original episodes of their introduction story, The War Machines, that are available - then there's about an equal number with the team of Ben, Polly, and Jamie although I don't think all the episodes of any particular story with them are available? Then there are reconstructions using the thankfully surviving audio for the missing episodes. |
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Post by icecreamdf on Dec 1, 2015 21:53:07 GMT
i am really enjoying this season of early adventures this is a really fun tardis team i would love to watch some episodes with them in them. are any of their episodes still around? thanks The closest you can really get to a full story featuring this TARDIS team on television is The Moonbase. Some episodes are missing, but those episodes have been animated. Otherwise, you'll have to use reconstructions, soundtracks, or novelizations if you want to experience this team's original stories. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2015 2:07:47 GMT
I'm slowly working my way through a backlog of Big Finish stories, and am enjoying this greatly. I'm interested that people have said Fraser's 2nd Doctor was 'off'. I thought it was fairly consistently good. His was never a straight impression of Troughton, but a convincing set of his mannerisms and inflection - it's always given the flavour of the Second Doctor rather than going for complete accuracy. And I'm happy with that, in the same way I'm happy with other actors playing Doctors 1 and 3.
The story is great fun, beautifully sound designed and nicely performed. The second series of the Early Adventures is off to a flying start!
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