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Post by Audio Watchdog on Mar 2, 2018 19:32:55 GMT
And still for a box set you have no interest in, and are totally dismissive of, you sure do feel the need to keep commenting.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2018 19:42:53 GMT
And still for a box set you have no interest in, and are totally dismissive of, you sure do feel the need to keep commenting. Over 30 posts, in fact. It's been a slow day.
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Post by randomjc on Mar 2, 2018 20:16:54 GMT
And still for a box set you have no interest in, and are totally dismissive of, you sure do feel the need to keep commenting. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Glad some things didn't change in my absence.
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Post by omega on Mar 4, 2018 0:16:07 GMT
Out this week according to the podcast
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Mar 6, 2018 8:43:56 GMT
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Post by pawntake on Mar 6, 2018 8:57:51 GMT
Downloading as we speak!!!I have a good feeling about this one!!
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 6, 2018 9:11:45 GMT
Ha, I just realised that I'd never even read the synopses for this before... They're a bit... lacklustre. I'm still going in open minded, but now that it's actually here and ready to be listened to, I've suddenly realised that I absolutely no idea what to expect from this series. What genre is it even? I guess I'll find out tonight
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Post by omega on Mar 6, 2018 9:32:59 GMT
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 6, 2018 12:11:13 GMT
Okay, the first and most important thing about any Doctor Who related product is the theme tune. It sets the tone and gives an indication of what you might expect from the series (or that's what I believe at least; this was true for both Jago & Litefoot and Counter-Measures). I was looking forward to hearing a new theme. I'm not sure if I'm disappointed that they instead used the Series 4 theme from the New Series. I realise that these are Tenth Doctor stories, but I didn't think that these would employ his theme tune. Either way, better get down to the story
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Post by sanderf90 on Mar 6, 2018 12:45:46 GMT
I'll keep an eye on this one dependant on how the reviews are.
Nothing about it really draws me in. New Earth isn't really the kind of setting I was yearning to learn more about and while this has a few returning characters and/or actors, none of those really have enough weight for me to spend money on it.
Could be a fun little audioset, or totally forgettable.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2018 13:04:35 GMT
I admit I wasn't that enthused by the idea of 'Tales of New Earth' when it was first announced last year. The idea of a boxset based on just a couple of episodes from RTD's era just didn't appeal at all.
But since then I've almost changed my mind. I'm almost sold on the concept.
Because it occurred to me that Big Finish have a rather good track record when it comes to creating something from very little. As an example (or two)...They took a couple of guest characters from a 1977 Doctor Who story and spun them into thirteen successful boxsets plus assorted appearances; a trio of guest characters from a 1988 Doctor Who story and spun them into half a dozen boxsets; spun four boxsets out of John Hurt's one off appearance in the 50th anniversary; breathed new life into old TV shows from the 1970's; put a whole new spin on a 60's cult classic that doesn't insult the memory of the original and spawned (and hopefully will continue to do so) countless new stories from an American gothic horror soap opera that I'd never even heard about!
Then there is the whole concept of world building. 'New Earth' is an almost blank canvas. An entire world for the storytellers to play in and a miniscule amount of established continuity to deal with. If Big Finish do this right and if the writers have been given a mandate that 'anything goes' then the possibilities are limitless. If Big Finish do this right they could easily dip into a number of different genres (again..loads of possibilities) to successfully tell their stories. If Big Finish do this right 'New Earth' could potentially cut itself free from the tenth Doctor's apron strings and create it's own continuity.
IF they do this right.
Time (and a leap of faith on my part) will at least answer that.
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 6, 2018 13:15:29 GMT
Okay, the first and most important thing about any Doctor Who related product is the theme tune. It sets the tone and gives an indication of what you might expect from the series (or that's what I believe at least; this was true for both Jago & Litefoot and Counter-Measures). I was looking forward to hearing a new theme. I'm not sure if I'm disappointed that they instead used the Series 4 theme from the New Series. I realise that these are Tenth Doctor stories, but I didn't think that these would employ his theme tune. Either way, better get down to the story Alright, I've finished Escape from New New York. Well, I still don't really know what this series is about yet, other than investigating weird goings-on on New Earth. This isn't a problem as such, but it doesn't really give a flavour of what to expect in the future. The narration is explained by having the story being a recounted recording of past events, which is a reasonable enough method; some Companion Chronicles use the same framing device ( The Suffering springs to mind). The narration is extremely minimal, having almost no presence whatsoever. This will likely be different in the next two stories however, as the Doctor actually appears in those episodes. Which brings me to my next point. With this being a Tenth Doctor story (what with his theme tune being used and all), it felt incredibly strange that he played no part in it at all. He was never there! This is one of the reasons I thought the series should have had its own theme tune, as it isn't specially " Doctor Who", it's supposed to be its own entity. Overall, I would say I enjoyed this first episode. It wasn't the best thing Big Finish has ever produced, but it's something that I'd be more than happy to listen to again if I had an hour spare
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Post by nudge on Mar 6, 2018 13:55:19 GMT
Ha, I just realised that I'd never even read the synopses for this before... They're a bit... lacklustre. I'm still going in open minded, but now that it's actually here and ready to be listened to, I've suddenly realised that I absolutely no idea what to expect from this series. What genre is it even? I guess I'll find out tonight Just reading your post made me consider to myself that I never read synopses these days as sometimes they can ruin/ influence your enjoyment of a story, as you may know what to expect. Or it could be that I'm too lazy/ not enough time/ can't be bothered. Anyway this is merely an observation on my part - self analysis - rather than question.
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Post by barnabaslives on Mar 6, 2018 17:24:24 GMT
I've heard the first story Escape from New New York so far, and really liked it. The cast were all great (I was particularly taken with Anna Hope's performance) and the characters grew on me rather effortlessly especially for as little time as they had to do it. I found the story notably engaging from start to finish. (None of this surprises me coming from Roy Gill, since I can say the very same about his brilliant Blood & Fire for the Dark Shadows range). If the rest of the set is half as good as the opening story, I'm very likely to hope for more Tales from New Earth.
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Post by ollychops on Mar 6, 2018 17:43:09 GMT
My curious nature has won over once again, so I'm going to throw caution to the wind and get this. At the very least, it'll be a good way to spend four hours. I'll post my thoughts when I get around to listening to it (hopefully later today).
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Post by pawntake on Mar 6, 2018 22:08:04 GMT
I've heard the first story Escape from New New York so far, and really liked it. The cast were all great (I was particularly taken with Anna Hope's performance) and the characters grew on me rather effortlessly especially for as little time as they had to do it. I found the story notably engaging from start to finish. (None of this surprises me coming from Roy Gill, since I can say the very same about his brilliant Blood & Fire for the Dark Shadows range). If the rest of the set is half as good as the opening story, I'm very likely to hope for more Tales from New Earth.I have listened to the 1st 2 stories and completely agree with you about"Escape from New New York" "Death in the New Forest" is also excellent,and the fact that David Tennant is not in this did not detract from the story at all, it still felt like a 10th Doctor adventure, the narration also was fine,and the whole thing for me so far sounds more a full cast than a companion chronicles. I also echo what you have said about future Boxsets for this range,from what I have heard so far bring it on!!!
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Post by elkawho on Mar 7, 2018 6:04:24 GMT
Knowing how much of a sucker I am, if I keep reading reviews like these I'm going to end up buying it!
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Post by Whovitt on Mar 7, 2018 13:18:30 GMT
Death in the New ForestOkay, I feel like I'm starting to get the feel of this series Where I wasn't certain what it was all about before, the second story gives some indication of what to expect (for Series 1, at least). I'm not saying much, but there is an ongoing plot thread through these first two stories, and it's heavily implied to be a carried on theme. I'm not sure whether the threat is going to be dealt with by the end of this series or not, but it's a good sign that I wouldn't mind if it wasn't Kieran Hodgson's David Tennant impression is very good. It doesn't sound exactly like Tennant (though he's a fairly close match), but you very much get the spirit of the character (much like Maureen O'Brien as the First Doctor or Wendy Padbury as the Second). This episode was told more in the style of an episode of The Churchill Years - not a recounting of events like Escape from New New York but a straight story with added narration where required. Much like The Churchill Years, the narration is unobtrusive and actually helps add layers to the story. I enjoyed this episode more than the first as it didn't focus quite so much on the world building and allowed more room to tell the story (though it had its fair share of world building; after all, one of the biggest things this box set was marketed for was expanding on what we already knew about New Earth). I do find the fact that every species on New Earth seems to be some form of personified plant or animal a bit weird, almost ever so slightly annoying (seriously, there have been practically no humans on this replacement Earth which, from what I seem to recall, was supposed to be the new home for humanity after the Earth died, but never mind). Two episodes in, I'm not regretting my purchase
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Post by barnabaslives on Mar 7, 2018 14:23:58 GMT
I do find the fact that every species on New Earth seems to be some form of personified plant or animal a bit weird, almost ever so slightly annoying (seriously, there have been practically no humans on this replacement Earth which, from what I seem to recall, was supposed to be the new home for humanity after the Earth died, but never mind). I don't think I was annoyed by it but I do seem to be a little unaccustomed to picturing the cast in costume, so did I sort of had to keep reminding myself I was listening to cats and trees. Most likely I'll be lots more used to it by the time I'm halfway through.
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Post by thegreendeath on Mar 7, 2018 23:15:50 GMT
Wanted to read some reviews before buying, but so far this is sounding good. I’ll orobably pick it up before the preorder price disappears.
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