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Post by cwm on Nov 26, 2020 19:54:06 GMT
They were all recorded, the delay is because one of them bears an unfortunate resemblance to current events.
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Post by constonks on Nov 26, 2020 20:17:28 GMT
They were all recorded, the delay is because one of them bears an unfortunate resemblance to current events. Is that just a shot in the dark or have we heard that somewhere? (Or a joke as everything in the world is Perils and Nightmares these days?)
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Post by cwm on Nov 26, 2020 20:27:45 GMT
We know the full title of the second half of "Perils and Nightmares" is "Nightmare of the Daleks" because George Watkins posted a picture of the script, and "The Lost Resort" is on someone's CV, so yes they were all recorded. Scott Handcock specifically said they were delayed because of current events in an interview a few months back.
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Post by constonks on Nov 26, 2020 20:33:05 GMT
We know the full title of the second half of "Perils and Nightmares" is "Nightmare of the Daleks" because George Watkins posted a picture of the script, and "The Lost Resort" is on someone's CV, so yes they were all recorded. Scott Handcock specifically said they were delayed because of current events in an interview a few months back. See I hear "delayed because of current events" as "delayed because current events mean we can't get people into a studio to finish recording". But I don't know what exact words Scott used. Now I'm rather curious.
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Post by cwm on Nov 26, 2020 20:43:25 GMT
It's somewhere in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciu999A0ejwHe expressly says that they're being delayed because one of the stories has a unfortunate resemblance to current events, there's no ambiguity about it. The stories were recorded in January of this year.
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Post by themeddlingmonk on Nov 26, 2020 20:52:21 GMT
It's somewhere in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciu999A0ejwHe expressly says that they're being delayed because one of the stories has a unfortunate resemblance to current events, there's no ambiguity about it. The stories were recorded in January of this year. Yeah they were recorded around the same time as Time Apart, when people thought Time Apart was going to be a Fifth Doctor boxset.
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Post by grinch on Nov 26, 2020 20:55:27 GMT
It’s probably for the best that it was delayed. As much as I’m curious to know how Marc’s story continues, I wouldn’t want Big Finish to be accused of profiting off a real life health crisis.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2020 22:26:52 GMT
As much as I’m curious to know how Marc’s story continues, For some reason that wouldn't be high up on my agenda!
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Post by mark687 on Nov 30, 2020 14:13:27 GMT
DW MR Shadow of the Daleks 2
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 8, 2020 9:21:08 GMT
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Dec 8, 2020 9:23:52 GMT
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Post by Kestrel on Dec 14, 2020 15:01:35 GMT
Now that we've finally got info on the last few stories, I thought it might be interesting to look at some of the Monthly Range's statistics. I haven't listened to everything, so I almost exclusively went by what was on the TARDIS wiki to compile this information--I apologize for any errors. Here's a link to all of the data if you'd like to take a look for yourself. So, anyway, here are some interesting facts and figures: - The 5th Doctor features in 86 stories, approximately 31%.
- The 6th Doctor features in 86 stories, approximately 31%.
- The 7th Doctor features in 80 stories, approximately 29%.
- The 8th Doctor features in 32 stories, approximately 12%.
- Approximately 59% of stories take place in outer-space, or some other science-fiction setting.
- Approximately 27% of stories take place in Earth's past.
- Approximately 22% of stories take place in Earth's modern-era (which I defined as the post-war period to the present).
- The #1 TARDIS team was the 5th Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan, who teamed up in 27 stories.
- The #2 TARDIS team was the 7th Doctor, Ace and Hex, who teamed up in 25 stories.
- The #3 TARDIS team was the 8th Doctor, Charley and C'rizz, who teamed up in 14 stories.
- The #1 companion was Nyssa, who appeared in 50 stories.
- The #2 companion was Ace, who appeared in 46 stories.
- The #3 companions were Charley and Tegan, who appeared in 33 stories each.
- The #4 companion was Peri, who appeared in 29 stories.
- The #5 companions were Hex and Mel, who appeared in 25 stories each.
- The #6 companion was Turlough, who appeared in 24 stories.
- The #7 companion was Evelyn, who appeared in 19 stories.
- The #8 companion was Flip, who appeared in 15 stories.
- The #9 companion was C'rizz, who appeared in 14 stories.
- The #10 companion was Constance, who appeared in 13 stories.
- The #11 companion was Erimem, who appeared in 11 stories.
- There were a total of 21 companions who only ever appeared in a single story of the Monthly Range.
- 22 stories in the Monthly Range featured the Doctor without any companions.
- The #1 most-common foe in the Monthly Range: the Daleks, at 26 appearances.
- The #2 most-common foe in the Monthly Range: the Cybermen, at 13 appearances.
- The #3 most-common foe in the Monthly Range: Rassilon, at 7 appearances.
- The #4 most-common foes in the Monthly Range: Davros, the Ice-Warriors and the Master, tied at 6 appearances each.
So... interesting, I think, if not necessarily revelatory. What I notice the most is just how rarely the big "classic" enemies actually appeared in the range--stories featuring the Master seem especially sparse, which strikes me as odd in retrospect considering just how popular those few stories are. Keep in mind that the Monthly Range spans a little over 20 years, so that averages out to only one story with the Master every three years or so. Then there are all of the companions (like Frobisher!) who only ever appeared in a single story--it's crazy. Were they meant to be special one-offs from the get-go, do you think, or trial-runs that never materialized into anything more due to fan reception? The other thing big thing I notice is that while Big Finish kept the range remarkably well-balanced between the three main Doctors, Sylvester McCoy still wound up with slightly fewer stories than the other two. With the Monthly Range ending, and all three Doctors receiving their own new(ish) ranges, we've yet to hear any news for McCoy's 7th Doctor Adventures line--or, at least, no specific announcements. Meanwhile between The 6th Doctor and Peri set, and the Wicked Sisters set, both the 5DAs and 6DAs have already begun.
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Post by glutamodo on Dec 20, 2020 5:35:48 GMT
Part of me wants to say that I wish sales figures were available to overlay on such statistics.
However: 1. BF never gives out sales statistics, and 2: such numbers would be sort of meaningless, because the business model having shifted gradually over the years from hard copy to digital.(not to mention, piracy)
That mostly leaves people to vote on various online popularity polls... but those are hardly scientific results either.
So what's left is... the chart Kestrel posted above, which is now pretty much set in stone.
This isn't the first time I've seen this kind of a table over the years, but it is kind of sad that this will be the last one.
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Post by slithe on Dec 20, 2020 11:13:30 GMT
I am hoping that DWM does a special or an in-depth feature on BF's Monthly/Main Range, which could give us some more concrete and valid data on the sales of the range/success of each Doctor and/or initiatives that were tried out.
For what it is worth, the model has changed an awful lot over 20 years. When the MR started in 1999, the releases were also available on cassette (such a quaint notion that) and the idea of downloading releases was far, far into the distance. The releases themselves were just that - stories that were released with few special features and/or interviews. So comparisons with sales in 2020 and 2001 (for example) need to be approached with some caution.
I would imagine that sales were high in the first few years, particularly with the Eighth Doctor releases in 2001/2002, then plateaued a bit afterwards (the target market established). The return of the series to TV in 2005 may have brought in a few more listeners (and equally led to a few abandoning the MR in favour of the new series). I expect that the sales were probably consistent for most periods - with a heavy subscription base ensuring consistency (the super-sub effect shouldn't be discounted) and higher sales from interested parties and/or heavy promotion in various media.
Will be interesting the see how the boxset model develops - I wonder if it will help to 'avoid' the issue of subscribers having X% of their subscription with a Doctor/series of stories they are not too keen on. If anything, that is probably the biggest complaint I've had - when I relisten to a year's worth of stories, I end up skipping a run. For example, in 2019, I missed most of Kamelion and Mags.
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Post by Kestrel on Dec 24, 2020 4:26:28 GMT
I'd love to see a really detailed, in-depth retrospective in DWM or Vortex. Like the whole issue. Like detail the whole history of the range, interview the actors, the writers, everyone. Put out a record!
I think many of us are sad to see the MR go, but at the same time you cannot really see a thing until it is finished. With the Monthly Range over, it will be complete. Whole. I think it's only now that we're truly able to appreciate just what a staggering accomplishment it was.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 18:52:21 GMT
With the Monthly Range over, it will be complete. Whole. I think it's only now that we're truly able to appreciate just what a staggering accomplishment it was. I always felt it was a mighty achievement to have such a range of stories last for so long. In latter years I always got the feeling that Big Finish didn't appreciate it as achievement though, seeing it only as a cumbersome legacy from the past. Once it is complete I think people will look back on it in amazement for the diversity of Doctor Who story telling that the MR accomplished during its time.
There definitely should be some retrospective look back on the monthly Doctor Who adventures in some format or another one day though.
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Post by mark687 on Dec 31, 2020 11:55:23 GMT
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Post by Kestrel on Jan 2, 2021 5:20:34 GMT
The premise sounds just... so incredibly cliched. But... I dunno, I find myself really looking forward to 'Colony of Fear.' Moreso than any of the other remaining episodes. There's just something about The Doctor on a space colony I find inherently appealing... it just feels so quintessentially Who.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 8, 2021 11:13:20 GMT
DW MR No 272 The Old Gray Man in the Mountain
PDF Script available in Subscribers Accounts
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jan 19, 2021 9:33:40 GMT
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