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Post by Audio Watchdog on Mar 17, 2017 18:44:22 GMT
I might have a go at the Short Trips material as it is the only thing offered that I don't already have.
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Post by Digi on Mar 17, 2017 19:01:34 GMT
Gah, that was a whole lot more than I'd meant to spend today, or this weekend for that matter. Small saving grace that I don't much like the Early Adventures format, so I was "limited" to the Companion Chronicles I was missing. Good grief  |
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Post by christmastrenzalore on Mar 17, 2017 19:13:34 GMT
I'd like to fill out my Companion Chronicle gaps, but I've got plenty of other releases back logged to listen to, so I'll probably hold out until there's another £2.99 sale on the whole CC Range.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 17, 2017 20:27:10 GMT
I added Here There Be Monsters to my basket before reading the recommendations here. I was looking at Quinnis because I'm intrigued about stories that "come before" the first televised episode. Any opinions on it? For early adventures, The Sontarans and The Bounty of Ceres seem to be getting the most votes, so I have to decide which one of those to get. I already own Flywheel Revolution, the two Rocket Men releases and Masters of Luxor. I though Masters of Luxor was perfectly awful - too long, too plodding, and Barbara's repeated expressions of foreboding got on my nerves in very short order. As I mentioned here, not long after I listened to it. Yes we shan't speak of Luxor 
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Post by number13 on Mar 17, 2017 20:50:55 GMT
I speak of the Masters of Luxor with enthusiasm!  As I understand it, this was an alternative story for the slot eventually taken by 'The Daleks' and offered a very different vision of 'Doctor Who', written right at the beginning when even the characters of the TARDIS crew had not been established. The Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan say, do and believe things in this story which are quite out of character - or at least, out of the characters they would become. I see it almost as a parallel universe for the Doctor and his friends; similar, but different people and not always as likeable. It was not the route eventually taken, as we all know (and that was wise I think), but for a single 'alternative' story I found it fascinating. Whether it would have worked on television in the 60s is another matter, but the vast, gleaming city on a barren world 'looks' great on audio. It's a clear religious allegory - and leaving aside Barry Letts' Bhuddist parables in the Pertwee era, that's unique in the classic era I think and I very much enjoyed the surprise factor of that theme. My one real criticism within the context of this story's 'universe' would be the handling of The Perfect One. It's perfectly obvious what he want to make him complete, so why doesn't the story use the word? We don't have to believe as he does to appreciate the impossibility and profundity of his desire - or how ruthless such a dream will make him. {Spoiler}
The 'perfect' creation wants nothing less than a human soul. Whatever our beliefs, that makes Dalek dreams of universal conquest seem quite mundane and possible by comparison. |
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Post by number13 on Mar 17, 2017 20:57:05 GMT
For early adventures, The Sontarans and The Bounty of Ceres seem to be getting the most votes, so I have to decide which one of those to get. The Sontarans. Expansive, exciting and action-packed. And with proper Sontarans: logical, ruthless and short. |
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Post by Ela on Mar 17, 2017 21:09:54 GMT
For early adventures, The Sontarans and The Bounty of Ceres seem to be getting the most votes, so I have to decide which one of those to get. The Sontarans. Expansive, exciting and action-packed. And with proper Sontarans: logical, ruthless and short. And with Dan Starkey.  What more could you ask? |
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Post by Ela on Mar 17, 2017 21:48:20 GMT
I'd like to fill out my Companion Chronicle gaps, but I've got plenty of other releases back logged to listen to, so I'll probably hold out until there's another £2.99 sale on the whole CC Range. You have a point there, actually, regarding the Companion Chronicles. |
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Post by kimalysong on Mar 17, 2017 23:24:23 GMT
Definitely go with the Sontarans Ela (if you are only getting 1) While Bounty of Ceres was one of my favorites from the 1st Doctor EA's, The Sontarans is one of my favorites from the entire range tied with the Black Hole. And I just realized my two favorites from the Early Adventures were both written by Simon Guerrier. |
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Post by barnabaslives on Mar 18, 2017 0:07:46 GMT
I'm still saving a couple of Early Adventures but The Doctor's Tale is probably my favorite Early Adventure out of any I've heard so far (it also has one of my favorite covers).
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Post by 8doctormcgann on Mar 18, 2017 9:21:31 GMT
Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc)
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Post by number13 on Mar 18, 2017 9:44:31 GMT
Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc) Of the two First Doctor sub-genres: Historicals: Mother Russia (strictly speaking it's a pseudo-historical, with alien content, but it's the history side that stayed most in my memory of it) Space Adventures: The Rocket Men (there are later sequels, but the first story is standalone) |
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Post by kimalysong on Mar 18, 2017 10:02:08 GMT
Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc) Transit to Venus and Return of the Rocket Men are my favorites for the 1st Doctor. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 12:08:10 GMT
Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc) Transit to Venus and Return of the Rocket Men are my favorites for the 1st Doctor. I preferred the Rocket Men. Amazing story and a good example of the audio medium being ised well to dramatic effect. |
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Post by elkawho on Mar 18, 2017 15:22:56 GMT
Ela I know I'm late chiming in, but my favorites of the First Doctor Early Adventures are The Sontarans and The Ravelli Conspiracy, with The Bounty of Ceres a close third. You can't go wrong with any of them. 8doctormcgann Another vote here for The Rocket Men. A really great story, although I do think the sequel is even better. (But if your like me, you'll want to hear the first one first. I'm not anal about many things, but that's one of them. )
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2017 16:55:42 GMT
Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc) Another shout for the Rocket Men. It really is superb! At the end of my first listen, I had a big daft smile on my face as everything about it reminded me why I love Doctor Who 😊 |
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Post by Ela on Mar 19, 2017 2:29:11 GMT
Definitely go with the Sontarans Ela (if you are only getting 1) While Bounty of Ceres was one of my favorites from the 1st Doctor EA's, The Sontarans is one of my favorites from the entire range tied with the Black Hole. And I just realized my two favorites from the Early Adventures were both written by Simon Guerrier. Ela I know I'm late chiming in, but my favorites of the First Doctor Early Adventures are The Sontarans and The Ravelli Conspiracy, with The Bounty of Ceres a close third. You can't go wrong with any of them. Already bought before I saw your posts. I decided the Companion Chronicles were not as good a discount as the Early Adventures, so I decided to skip the Companion Chronicles for this sale and I ended up getting The Sontarans, The Bounty of Ceres, and The Ravelli Conspiracy. |
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Post by Ela on Mar 19, 2017 2:31:14 GMT
Transit to Venus and Return of the Rocket Men are my favorites for the 1st Doctor. I preferred the Rocket Men. Amazing story and a good example of the audio medium being ised well to dramatic effect. I preferred Return of the Rocket Men. But that's because I didn't really buy the premise of The Rocket Men. |
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Post by elkawho on Mar 19, 2017 4:00:46 GMT
Already bought before I saw your posts. I decided the Companion Chronicles were not as good a discount as the Early Adventures, so I decided to skip the Companion Chronicles for this sale and I ended up getting The Sontarans, The Bounty of Ceres, and The Ravelli Conspiracy. So you bought all three. Excellent! |
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Post by dastari on Mar 19, 2017 4:43:49 GMT
I added Here There Be Monsters to my basket before reading the recommendations here. I was looking at Quinnis because I'm intrigued about stories that "come before" the first televised episode. Any opinions on it? For early adventures, The Sontarans and The Bounty of Ceres seem to be getting the most votes, so I have to decide which one of those to get. I already own Flywheel Revolution, the two Rocket Men releases and Masters of Luxor. I though Masters of Luxor was perfectly awful - too long, too plodding, and Barbara's repeated expressions of foreboding got on my nerves in very short order. As I mentioned here, not long after I listened to it. Quinnis is good, but I was trying to keep my choices down to those that I considered excellent. I gave it a 7/10. I hate to give up on The Bounty of Ceres because it is SO good, but The Sontarans is probably slightly better. I enjoyed The Masters of Luxor, but I'm a big fan of 60's television, and I could definitely see this as a 60's serial. I was kind of fascinated with the direction that Anthony Coburn wanted to take the series with more high-concept sci-fi then the adventure serial that we eventually got. It made me think that Doctor Who probably would have been an entirely different animal if that had been made instead of The Daleks. Can you all recommend one companion chronicle? (Preferably one disc) If it can only be one then it needs to be The Rocket Men. |
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