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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 6:50:33 GMT
...I honestly didn't realize I had left out some letters, spelling has never been a strong point of mine... No, no. Adaption is quite prevalent these days. I was joking about not liking a change in language, not about not liking your spelling. English is fascinating isn't it. After all, if you concoct something you don't end up with a concoctation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 7:28:15 GMT
No, no. Adaption is quite prevalent these days. I was joking about not liking a change in language, not about not liking your spelling. English is fascinating isn't it. After all, if you concoct something you don't end up with a concoctation. Mmm, someone can "besmirch" my name, but they cannot "dissmirch" it. That's not even getting into things like "raze" and "raise".
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 6, 2017 7:31:30 GMT
The Astrolabus story (Shape Shifter, Voyager, Polly The Glot, Once Upon A Time Lord) would be a natural fit for audio - despite the magnificent illustrations, it's a terrific story for dialogue and wordplay.
The World Shapers - despite being a controversial story - has the bonus of "Old Jamie" and a range of Cybermen, Voord (recently featured in the 12 Days sale...) and Time Lords which would be great.
Seriously, though, BRING BACK FROBISHER!
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Post by ulyssessarcher on Jan 6, 2017 7:47:13 GMT
English is fascinating isn't it. After all, if you concoct something you don't end up with a concoctation. Mmm, someone can "besmirch" my name, but they cannot "dissmirch" it. That's not even getting into things like "raze" and "raise". Don't forget words like disdam. Used in a sentence, Ya'll don't know disdam language...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 9:38:46 GMT
Mmm, someone can "besmirch" my name, but they cannot "dissmirch" it. That's not even getting into things like "raze" and "raise". Don't forget words like disdam. Used in a sentence, Ya'll don't know disdam language... Well, as Jo asked of the Doctor -- "What exactly does 'plinge' mean?" We never get an answer.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 6, 2017 11:31:48 GMT
Not really. I'd say he's the same as on TV. Perhaps a little more carefree and less trying to avoid his fate (or 'delay', as Ood Sigma would say) than he was during the later Specials, but I think that's because they take place sometime between Planet of the Dead and The Water of Mars. I'm not the biggest tenth Doctor fan, but the Titan iteration is interesting, bubbly and intelligent, eccentric and charming. Closer to the "travels with Donna" Doctor IMO. He's not running from anything, he doesn't have a "quest" or is "Time Lord Victorious", he's not moping over the Sainted Rose. I think his Titan Comics companions Gabby and Cindy are stronger than the 11th and 12th Doctor's.
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Post by shallacatop on Jan 6, 2017 13:38:04 GMT
I think this has the potential to be a very interesting range. Presumably Big Finish will start off with a big story to test the waters with; either an epic (The Flood) or a popular TARDIS team (Six, Peri & Frobisher).
After then I'd like to see them go in order of the Doctors. The Iron Legion, The Tides of Time, Voyager, Nemesis of the Daleks, Children of the Revolution, etc. I think it's unrealistic and perhaps a mistake to go with anything post-Eighth Doctor at the moment.
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Post by velvetrevolv3r6 on Jan 6, 2017 13:54:51 GMT
Personally I'd loved to see The Crimson Hand arc get adapted as I love the story and Majenta. However I can't really see Tennant doing an adaption boxset this early on in the Ten's BF run.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2017 16:31:19 GMT
Much as I'd love Tides of Time, I do wonder if it could be tied in with recent mumblings about a new companion for Tom, in which case we're probably looking at Iron Legion.
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Post by ulyssessarcher on Jan 6, 2017 19:21:16 GMT
Much as I'd love Tides of Time, I do wonder if it could be tied in with recent mumblings about a new companion for Tom, in which case we're probably looking at Iron Legion. It's time Tom had a new companion, and Iron Legion is epic anyway, so no worries there. That's all good.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 7, 2017 1:28:12 GMT
Don't forget words like disdam. Used in a sentence, Ya'll don't know disdam language... Well, as Jo asked of the Doctor -- "What exactly does 'plinge' mean?" We never get an answer. I don't know about 'plinge' as a noun, verb or adjective but 'Walter Plinge' is a traditional stage name used when an actor is playing two parts and only wants billing for one of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 1:31:11 GMT
Well, as Jo asked of the Doctor -- "What exactly does 'plinge' mean?" We never get an answer. I don't know about 'plinge' as a noun, verb or adjective but 'Walter Plinge' is a traditional stage name used when an actor is playing two parts and only wants billing for one of them. A mystery of the ages has been resolved. That's been bugging me on-and-off for years, thank you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Jan 7, 2017 1:36:38 GMT
I don't know about 'plinge' as a noun, verb or adjective but 'Walter Plinge' is a traditional stage name used when an actor is playing two parts and only wants billing for one of them. A mystery of the ages has been resolved. That's been bugging me on-and-off for years, thank you. All part of the service.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2017 1:40:20 GMT
If I were a betting man...I'd say the Stockbridge two parter is the most likely for the main reason that it's quite trad Who. Very good quality Who and highly regarded, but nothing genre smashing, so would be easier to translate to audio than a lot of the more out-there strips of the era. With BF having set a trilogy in Stockbridge already a lot of non-comic readers would have a knowledge of the setting lready and they could promote the set by putting that trilogy on sale. I don't see a downside in making that the release to test the waters.
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Post by icecreamdf on Jan 7, 2017 4:19:22 GMT
If I were a betting man...I'd say the Stockbridge two parter is the most likely for the main reason that it's quite trad Who. Very good quality Who and highly regarded, but nothing genre smashing, so would be easier to translate to audio than a lot of the more out-there strips of the era. With BF having set a trilogy in Stockbridge already a lot of non-comic readers would have a knowledge of the setting lready and they could promote the set by putting that trilogy on sale. I don't see a downside in making that the release to test the waters. As long as Mark Williams is available, that could be cool.
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Post by constonks on Jan 7, 2017 4:33:40 GMT
If I were a betting man...I'd say the Stockbridge two parter is the most likely for the main reason that it's quite trad Who. Very good quality Who and highly regarded, but nothing genre smashing, so would be easier to translate to audio than a lot of the more out-there strips of the era. With BF having set a trilogy in Stockbridge already a lot of non-comic readers would have a knowledge of the setting lready and they could promote the set by putting that trilogy on sale. I don't see a downside in making that the release to test the waters. I mean, they already even recorded one of the scenes for that very trilogy.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 7, 2017 9:45:29 GMT
If I were a betting man...I'd say the Stockbridge two parter is the most likely for the main reason that it's quite trad Who. Very good quality Who and highly regarded, but nothing genre smashing, so would be easier to translate to audio than a lot of the more out-there strips of the era. With BF having set a trilogy in Stockbridge already a lot of non-comic readers would have a knowledge of the setting lready and they could promote the set by putting that trilogy on sale. I don't see a downside in making that the release to test the waters. That's a good point, although The Iron Legion would be a better choice.
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Post by aztec on Jan 8, 2017 20:12:39 GMT
I wouldn't want to jinx anything, but given the sad ending of the Novel Adaptations range due to poor sales is anyone else a tad surprised (though don't get me wrong I'm certainly excited!) they've opted for Who Comic adaptations instead given their origins as a very visual medium? I've never read any of the comics, but I'd always assumed the Virgin Books were considered the pinnacle of the Wilderness Years in fan circles, and some of the comics are much older and even harder to find than the books...
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Post by sherlock on Jan 8, 2017 23:51:45 GMT
I wouldn't want to jinx anything, but given the sad ending of the Novel Adaptations range due to poor sales is anyone else a tad surprised (though don't get me wrong I'm certainly excited!) they've opted for Who Comic adaptations instead given their origins as a very visual medium? I've never read any of the comics, but I'd always assumed the Virgin Books were considered the pinnacle of the Wilderness Years in fan circles, and some of the comics are much older and even harder to find than the books... Do we know it was due to poor sales?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2017 2:46:17 GMT
I've never read any of the comics, but I'd always assumed the Virgin Books were considered the pinnacle of the Wilderness Years in fan circles, and some of the comics are much older and even harder to find than the books... Well the comic strips were not just part of the wilderness years, unlike the Virgin novels, but the comic strips were a lot better than most of the Virgin NA's... What Doctor Who fan (above a certain age) doesn't have fond memories of a least one old DWW/DWM comic strip? Most of us grew up on them. That doesn't mean that the Big Finish adaptations will do any better than the novel adaptations, but I certainly find them a more interesting prospect.
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