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Post by kfbate on Apr 29, 2016 20:09:35 GMT
Second story, Maurice, is rather weird. I think I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting. I am divided over this story to be honest Tony, I don't whether it works, I like it, or it maybe me at then end of a very long week, not getting my brain around the story theme. All I know is it demanded more attention than my little head wanted to divert at this point in time. |
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Post by chapwithwings on Apr 29, 2016 20:38:12 GMT
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Post by barnabaslives on Apr 30, 2016 1:19:27 GMT
Second story, Maurice, is rather weird. I think I liked it, but it was not what I was expecting. I am divided over this story to be honest Tony, I don't whether it works, I like it, or it maybe me at then end of a very long week, not getting my brain around the story theme. All I know is it demanded more attention than my little head wanted to divert at this point in time. I had this trouble also, it got a bit difficult to keep it sorted out who was speaking the way the second story works because I wasn't giving it more of my attention. All the same, I'm sure the first two stories have been excellent. Very much looking forward to the next two but I am going to try to pick a time with as few distractions as possible. Also I was gratified to hear the occultist name-dropping because that's been a wish of mine for the Dorian Gray stories, being a supernatural series about a fellow with a penchant for socializing with famous persons. |
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Post by Tony Jones on Apr 30, 2016 10:31:44 GMT
Loved Woman in White especially Stoker
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Post by kfbate on May 1, 2016 9:05:49 GMT
Loved Woman in White especially Stoker Tony I think this is possibly one of the most creative use of the Stoker legend and working it within a J&L audio, which works so well. I love how they have played around with the Stoker legacy. I like the reference throughout, and the tongue in cheek way they have played with the whole Stoker, Vampire, Dracula genre. A favourite of mine. Well above the normal writing. Real game changer, in fact of late, Big Finish I feel have been hitting the mark on their output. |
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Post by constonks on May 1, 2016 14:36:37 GMT
Another great cliffhanger. I love how consistently J&L makes me excited for the next box set. It reminds me of the good old days of Heroes where the last scene of the season finale was actually the first scene of the next volume.
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Post by mark687 on May 1, 2016 14:56:13 GMT
Another great cliffhanger. I love how consistently J&L makes me excited for the next box set. It reminds me of the good old days of Heroes where the last scene of the season finale was actually the first scene of the next volume. no one will expect it maybe unless you were on here in the last 10 minutes before I found the information I lacked then I apologize.
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Post by Tony Jones on May 2, 2016 9:39:11 GMT
And it all ended with a well balanced tale and another twist ending. Another rock-solid release
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2016 8:55:00 GMT
While I enjoyed this set immensly, I can't help but feel that having Madame Sosostris being able to deprogram Inspector Quick does diminish The Master slightly as being one of the biggest bads of the Doctor Who universe.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on May 23, 2016 9:24:53 GMT
While I enjoyed this set immensly, I can't help but feel that having Madame Sosostris being able to deprogram Inspector Quick does diminish The Master slightly as being one of the biggest bads of the Doctor Who universe. I suspect Mr Nocturne helped her deprogram Quicke, as even her powers failed facing the Master. |
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 31, 2016 23:53:28 GMT
Loved Woman in White especially Stoker Tony I think this is possibly one of the most creative use of the Stoker legend and working it within a J&L audio, which works so well. I love how they have played around with the Stoker legacy. I like the reference throughout, and the tongue in cheek way they have played with the whole Stoker, Vampire, Dracula genre. A favourite of mine. Well above the normal writing. Real game changer, in fact of late, Big Finish I feel have been hitting the mark on their output. I agree 100% The Woman In White is just a cracking story and if I had to make a list of my top 3 or 4 J & L stories, The Woman In White would be right at the top. Barnard & Morris are my favorite writers for this range. |
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 13, 2020 15:40:32 GMT
I haven't really delved into this range before, with the exception of The Mahogany Murderers and the pairs encounter with Strax. I've listened to the bulk of their Doctor Who appearances and like Jago & Litefoot, but have never felt the urge to hear more from them. However, I love The Master and the Beevers incarnation is one of my favourites, and this set has been on sale recently, so I've given it a listen.
It's not bad. I like the more tactical plan that the Master has across the set. It's reminiscent of the long game we get in the War Master sets, though not as tightly plotted, though it is trying to be more standalone, to be fair.
Jago & Son is a good romp. Maurice is gripping, though I must confess it lost me in the last 10 minutes, but I can't fault the story for its originality and cleverness. The Woman in White is very good indeed. I think the finale, Masterpiece is the weakest link in the set. Lots of build up and we've got the buy in thanks to the fleeting appearances and mentions of the Master in the preceding three stories, but it doesn't amount to anything. There's the briefest of encounters between the Doctor and the Master, a bit of technobabble and then it's done. I finished the set wondering what the point of it all was and I thought Colin's Poirot impersonation was grating. The build up in Masterpiece is good, with some insights as to what The Talons of Weng-Chiang could've been if it starred the Master, it's a shame it just grinds to a halt and ends.
Don't get me wrong, I didn't expect something mind blowing, as this is set during a very particular time for the Master and his attempt at survival, but I did expect something a little more than a quick chat and a "oh I've tricked you all!" from him.
Maurice and The Woman in White are the strongest entries and given the result of Masterpiece, it helps that these are more standalone affairs.
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Post by Ela on Nov 10, 2020 7:17:06 GMT
Finished this set yesterday. Pretty interesting set of stories.
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 2, 2021 23:59:08 GMT
So guess who just realized Geoffrey Beevers is in this set? Yup. So now I'm interested in Jago & Litefoot. Do y'all think this would be a good set to jump in? I've only seen these characters in the Jago & Litefoot Revival Short Trips, but they didn't really do much for me there... I do have Jago & Litefoot & Strax already, though I've not yet listened to it....
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