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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 4:41:06 GMT
Hey everyone,
Image Comics have 'pilot season' where people vote for a comic book series and recently, over here, in Australia, ABC had viewers vote on a series of comedy pilots with the winner running to the series, perhaps with a small/doubled up cast to keep production costs down?
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Post by mbt66 on Sept 2, 2017 10:00:50 GMT
I think I remember suggesting something along those lines in the past, but Big Finish in effect do this already with releases like Cicero with the voting easy to measure in the number of sales it generates. That one-off was popular enough to warrant more.
But as physical product buyer I like the idea of (say) four one hour pilot stories to be released as a boxset and then having somewhere to vote regarding a full series, because the problem with judging performance simply on sales figures doesn't indicate the series potential.
An obvious example for me is Charlotte Pollard. I was incredibly excited about her getting her own range and pre-ordered both series as soon as they were available, but after series two there is no way I will buying a third.
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Post by nudge on Sept 2, 2017 10:15:02 GMT
I think it would be a good idea though the stories they choose would probably have to be new, rather than from an established film/book, to avoid licencing issues.
In addition, rather than just trying different stories, this should be a place for new writers/directors/sound engineers to gain experience before moving up to established Big Finish audios. A kind of YTS, for budding new audio creatives. If cheap enough, expect it would be popular.
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Post by jasonward on Sept 2, 2017 10:34:21 GMT
How would votes for a pilot of a series show potential sales better than actual sales of the pilot?
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Post by hamsterexastris on Sept 2, 2017 19:53:28 GMT
How would votes for a pilot of a series show potential sales better than actual sales of the pilot? Sales on the pilot mean "people thought the trailer for the pilot was interesting". It has zero connection to whether they actually liked the show proper and would buy more.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Sept 2, 2017 21:32:27 GMT
Yes Image does it and so does Amazon. If BF were to do it I would think the Ceciro pilot, and/or Dorian Grey would be the model and it would be strictly download at first. The only votes that matter would be how many people purchased the respective pilots.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 23:29:20 GMT
I think it would be a good idea though the stories they choose would probably have to be new, rather than from an established film/book, to avoid licencing issues. I think more original material, then established franchises/stories. Maybe with the label 'Big Finish Original'? I think that works more for comic books, where the costs overall are cheaper, then audio drama. I think Big Finish are going to continue to use the Short Trip competition and other avenues for to find new writers and look to the industry elsewhere for directors/sound designers, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 23:35:10 GMT
How would votes for a pilot of a series show potential sales better than actual sales of the pilot? Sales on the pilot mean "people thought the trailer for the pilot was interesting". It has zero connection to whether they actually liked the show proper and would buy more. Maybe not just voting, but general feedback as well?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2017 23:36:15 GMT
Yes Image does it and so does Amazon. If BF were to do it I would think the Ceciro pilot, and/or Dorian Grey would be the model and it would be strictly download at first.. Yeah, I was thinking along the lines of that model. Sorry guys, big day!
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Post by jasonward on Sept 3, 2017 9:37:27 GMT
How would votes for a pilot of a series show potential sales better than actual sales of the pilot? Sales on the pilot mean "people thought the trailer for the pilot was interesting". It has zero connection to whether they actually liked the show proper and would buy more. But since they have to buy it to hear it before they can vote on it, actual sales is always going to be a better indicator of future sales than a vote.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 0:34:05 GMT
Sales on the pilot mean "people thought the trailer for the pilot was interesting". It has zero connection to whether they actually liked the show proper and would buy more. But since they have to buy it to hear it before they can vote on it, actual sales is always going to be a better indicator of future sales than a vote.
It doesn't hurt though, to have extra feedback, though.
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Post by jasonward on Sept 4, 2017 9:29:16 GMT
What is it with yet another new poster deleting their account?
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Post by mark687 on Sept 4, 2017 9:44:56 GMT
What is it with yet another new poster deleting their account? and again the Posts read like they're from MH who also deleted his Account
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 4, 2017 12:04:03 GMT
What is it with yet another new poster deleting their account? I was thinking the same thing
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Post by ljwilson on Sept 4, 2017 12:15:08 GMT
The plot thickens....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 12:17:35 GMT
What is it with yet another new poster deleting their account? I was thinking the same thing They obviously didn't like what they saw here!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 4, 2017 12:28:35 GMT
I was thinking the same thing They obviously didn't like what they saw here! They probably saw mention of War Chief/Monk/Master and legged it lol
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Sept 4, 2017 15:46:22 GMT
They obviously didn't like what they saw here! They probably saw mention of War Chief/Monk/Master and legged it lol Now there is a pilot I'd like to see. How the War Chief regenerated into the Monk and how the Monk then regenerated into the Master.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 15:56:15 GMT
They obviously didn't like what they saw here! They probably saw mention of War Chief/Monk/Master and legged it lol I don't think we have done that one here yet have we? (Unless Magnus slipped in under the radar!)
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Post by Ela on Sept 5, 2017 3:16:29 GMT
and again the Posts read like they're from MH who also deleted his Account
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Because I'm depressed and I hate myself and I've given up on life. Because I keep trying to hope and then, I don't want feel any hope anymore. Okay? That's your answer. And you know, it's not like I didn't explain to you guys before that, hey, I was so happy I had something that helped with my disability or hey, super messed up stuff has happened, but hey, there's Big Finish.
Because, I'm a person. Okay, maybe a person who's fond of hyperbole, over the top, probably NEVER knows how to pitch anything to anyone, but also a person who can't go on medication for anxiety, has chronic fatigue, depressed as hell for most of the time and AUTUSTIC, and hey, whack 'em together and make 'em feel worse. Went through trauma when I was a teenager and then, just couldn't tell anyone about it, THEN tried to move on with my life and when something happened that brought all that back, his life spectucally fell apart when it wasn't all that great to begin with and THEN I got attacked by someone and didn't know if I had a life threatening STD or not and was so messed up from that.
And then, God help me, I try and pull myself up by my bootstraps, because believe me, despite there being people in my life, I AM the ONLY ONE who can cross it. I am one who can pull himself out from drowning and I have been drowning forever. But, things hurt. They hurt so much. And God help me, I try to move on from it. I try to be the best person I can be and add some colour to the world. Okay, that's the answer? Doctor Who made me happy. Big Finish makes me happy. Okay? That's it. And I thought, hey, why not try and make other people happy.
Cut. Bleed. Blood. Okay?
Are you getting help from a mental health care professional Michael? Cause you sound like you really need to.
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