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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 14:05:50 GMT
Yeah, Prison isn't one of the best and the Dalek pilot is quite poor so I can't say I'd recommend the Second Doctor set above the first unless you have a real aversion to historicals. Prison isn't awful though but there are better Troughton era stories on offer here notably Red Planet. Though hey, I've defended Hollows Of Time in the past and that really is disliked.
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Post by nitronine on Apr 7, 2017 14:06:34 GMT
Thank you for what everyone has said, looks like I'm definitely getting the Fourth Doctor box set.
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Post by fingersmash on Apr 7, 2017 14:32:22 GMT
I got Series 1 and added the Second Doctor boxset for a rainy day. I know that Prison in Space is one of the worst releases from BF but what about The Destroyers, is that any good? Personally I found that The Destroyers was awful. It is one of the few times where I nearly bailed on a BF production. In all honesty I can see why it was never made as a series. So a typical Terry Nation script?
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Post by coffeeaddict on Apr 7, 2017 14:38:53 GMT
Personally I found that The Destroyers was awful. It is one of the few times where I nearly bailed on a BF production. In all honesty I can see why it was never made as a series. So a typical Terry Nation script? No, the rest of his stuff was watchable - but I never had major complaints about his scripts.
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Post by Ela on Apr 7, 2017 15:27:13 GMT
Philip Hinchcliffe Volume 1 at 60% off? Oh my ... what a complete bargain! First Doctor Lost Story Boxset Second Doctor Lost Story Boxset Fourth Doctor Lost Story boxset All of the above are well worth it (even Prison in Space tbh). Cheers Tony Yup, time to get Philip Hinchcliffe Vol 1 at the very least. And probably more. My poor wallet.
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Post by fingersmash on Apr 7, 2017 15:40:41 GMT
Yeah, Prison isn't one of the best and the Dalek pilot is quite poor so I can't say I'd recommend the Second Doctor set above the first unless you have a real aversion to historicals. Prison isn't awful though but there are better Troughton era stories on offer here notably Red Planet. Though hey, I've defended Hollows Of Time in the past and that really is disliked. I already got The First Doctor set a while ago. I really liked it and I got the Lost Stories Season 4 a while back so this felt like a good rainy day buy. Because we all need some crap stories every now and then to make us appreciate the great even more.
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Post by Ela on Apr 7, 2017 15:53:51 GMT
Welp, that completes my collection of Lost Stories.
Got Philip Hinchcliffe Vol 1, The Macros, The Second Doctor Box Set, Power Play, and The Dark Planet.
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Post by aztec on Apr 7, 2017 16:45:56 GMT
Extremely tempted to get the Tom Baker sets...but I think I've spent enough money on BF recently...maybe next year...
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Post by SoundableObject on Apr 7, 2017 17:03:18 GMT
This seems to be the lowest Philip Hinchcliffe has been, hasn't it? £24.50 including delivery so finally made the plunge on that.
Bought all the lost stories in the sale this time last year (when it was thankfully a little cheaper).
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Post by Digi on Apr 7, 2017 17:11:21 GMT
PHP1 at 60% off is almost approaching a reasonable price
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Apr 7, 2017 17:15:56 GMT
Surprised not much mention has been made of Thin Ice. Never listened to it, but I thought that one was considered to be a classic?
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Post by fitzoliverj on Apr 7, 2017 17:50:13 GMT
I thought "Leviathan" was very good. And, while there are major script problems, the performances in "The Hollows of Time" are particularly good as well.
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Post by acousticwolf on Apr 7, 2017 18:04:14 GMT
Welp, that completes my collection of Lost Stories. Got Philip Hinchcliffe Vol 1, The Macros, The Second Doctor Box Set, Power Play, and The Dark Planet. Don't expect too much from Power Play Cheers Tony
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 18:05:27 GMT
Surprised not much mention has been made of Thin Ice. Never listened to it, but I thought that one was considered to be a classic? Best of an average/bad bunch maybe but I really don't recall it ever being called a classic. It'll be someone's fave - every story has fans - but the consensus is not great on any of the S27 audios.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Apr 7, 2017 18:12:35 GMT
Surprised not much mention has been made of Thin Ice. Never listened to it, but I thought that one was considered to be a classic? Best of an average/bad bunch maybe but I really don't recall it ever being called a classic. It'll be someone's fave - every story has fans - but the consensus is not great on any of the S27 audios. Shame because I haven't got many Seventh Doctor audios and thought it might have been a decent one to get. Maybe I'm thinking of a different Big Finish audio that's considered a classic?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2017 18:16:07 GMT
Best of an average/bad bunch maybe but I really don't recall it ever being called a classic. It'll be someone's fave - every story has fans - but the consensus is not great on any of the S27 audios. Shame because I haven't got many Seventh Doctor audios and thought it might have been a decent one to get. Maybe I'm thinking of a different Big Finish audio that's considered a classic? It's not a "bad" one to get by any means, jut not top tier but hey - it's just other people's opinions. You want it - go for it, it's your money. At these prices, it's not much of a gamble.
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Post by chrism1999 on Apr 7, 2017 18:20:27 GMT
I'd say it's a solid 7 out of 10, and comfortably the best of the season 27 reconstructions.
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Post by Ela on Apr 7, 2017 19:06:37 GMT
Welp, that completes my collection of Lost Stories. Got Philip Hinchcliffe Vol 1, The Macros, The Second Doctor Box Set, Power Play, and The Dark Planet. Don't expect too much from Power Play Cheers Tony Well, it's the Sixth Doctor. At least it has that going for it.
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Post by Ela on Apr 7, 2017 19:11:01 GMT
Best of an average/bad bunch maybe but I really don't recall it ever being called a classic. It'll be someone's fave - every story has fans - but the consensus is not great on any of the S27 audios. Shame because I haven't got many Seventh Doctor audios and thought it might have been a decent one to get. Maybe I'm thinking of a different Big Finish audio that's considered a classic? I enjoyed Thin Ice, but I like Seventh Doctor and Ace stories, generally.
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Post by redsharkJason on Apr 7, 2017 19:15:33 GMT
PHP1 at 60% off is almost approaching a reasonable price I respectively disagree with "almost" reasonable. Remember you're getting 5 hours of story and as previously mentioned by David Richardson on the old Big Finish forum that lavish box set was expensive to produce. Push comes to shove; I would rather spend 18 on PHP 1 than spend 23 (which I already have) on a 4-hour cast watered-down Doctor Chronicles box set.
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