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Post by Zagreus on Dec 15, 2017 22:29:36 GMT
BF have created beloved new companions for the First, Third (sort of), Fourth (sooon), Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Doctors. When do you think they will inevitably start creating new companions for the New Series Doctors?
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Dec 15, 2017 22:33:07 GMT
I would not mind if right out of the gate BF gives the 11th Doctor a new companion or two with all those gaps in his timeline that Moffat provided.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2017 22:35:25 GMT
Yes a alien companion
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Post by constonks on Dec 15, 2017 22:42:17 GMT
I'm always down for BF to create new eras and companions - I also think that (as was once the case with Colin and Sylvester) the new series Doctors didn't travel with enough companions before shuffling off.
The closest thing to an exception is Tennant who had three distinct solo companions and an extensive supporting cast - so basically, the Doctor that Big Finish has is the one that needs a new companion the least.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Dec 16, 2017 14:56:26 GMT
Nine might get some in future Ninth Doctor Chronicles.
Ten won't get any new companions until David Tennant's popularity wanes and his recording Big Finish becomes more about work for him and less catching up with old friends.
Eleven may get new companions, but not until Matt Smith's recorded a first volume with one or two of the TV companions.
Twelve will probably be the same as Eleven: none until there's a volume with Peter Capaldi and TV companion/s.
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Post by Max Kashevsky on Dec 16, 2017 15:20:08 GMT
It'd be more feasible with a Companion Chronicles/Short Trips sort of format, I think.
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Post by fingersmash on Dec 16, 2017 15:52:29 GMT
Companions other than generic 21st century earth girl from London who's "special" please. Even switching genders would be a breath of fresh air.
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Post by constonks on Dec 16, 2017 16:43:12 GMT
It'd be more feasible with a Companion Chronicles/Short Trips sort of format, I think. Maybe, although I don't know if Big Finish would establish a new companion without any existing Doctors or companions in the cast. After all, their only original narrated companion - Oliver - co-starred with Peter Purves. |
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Post by dannybl on Dec 16, 2017 20:15:21 GMT
If the Tenth/Eleventh Doctors get a new companions, wouldn't it be cool if they copied the 'Blake's 7: Crossfire' or 'Torchwood: Aliens Among Us' format, 12 episodes over a few seasons to make a RTD/Moffat style season?
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Post by omega on Dec 16, 2017 20:18:44 GMT
A male alien companion. Doesn't need to be an Earth girl all the time. |
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Post by omega on Dec 16, 2017 20:21:03 GMT
Companions other than generic 21st century earth girl from London who's "special" please. Even switching genders would be a breath of fresh air. A male alien would be easy to achieve on audio, it's been done before with C'rizz. You've got the scenes where someone from another planet is more socially conscious than the Eleventh Doctor, or who draws his mannerisms from the Eleventh Doctor. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2017 20:25:20 GMT
I'm not a Kylie fan but would have liked her character to have been a companion. Would make the earth set stories more interesting with an alien companion x
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Post by constonks on Dec 16, 2017 21:00:09 GMT
If the Tenth/Eleventh Doctors get a new companions, wouldn't it be cool if they copied the 'Blake's 7: Crossfire' or 'Torchwood: Aliens Among Us' format, 12 episodes over a few seasons to make a RTD/Moffat style season? I would love love love this. |
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Dec 16, 2017 23:45:53 GMT
I'm not a Kylie fan but would have liked her character to have been a companion. Would make the earth set stories more interesting with an alien companion x Apparently she said to the press at the time that she wanted to stay on as a full-time companion but she was never asked. |
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Post by Star Platinum on Dec 16, 2017 23:53:57 GMT
Companions other than generic 21st century earth girl from London who's "special" please. Even switching genders would be a breath of fresh air. A male alien would be easy to achieve on audio, it's been done before with C'rizz. You've got the scenes where someone from another planet is more socially conscious than the Eleventh Doctor, or who draws his mannerisms from the Eleventh Doctor. I wouldn’t use C’rizz as an example of a good companion. |
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Post by omega on Dec 17, 2017 0:27:19 GMT
A male alien would be easy to achieve on audio, it's been done before with C'rizz. You've got the scenes where someone from another planet is more socially conscious than the Eleventh Doctor, or who draws his mannerisms from the Eleventh Doctor. I wouldn’t use C’rizz as an example of a good companion. With consistently interesting writing he could have been great. His personality sponging for example, or his chameleonic properties. Both were used once or twice, but not a lot of the time. His alien appearance was used to great effect in Other Lives. Erimem was being used with the Fifth Doctor at the same time and could have been badly handled, but writers worked out what her character resonated with, historical settings, and really made it work. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 1:31:53 GMT
A male alien companion. Doesn't need to be an Earth girl all the time. Nah, the genre's already got enough guys in it  I wouldn't mind a new male companion if it was part of a new or existing female companion line up, though. |
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Post by omega on Dec 21, 2017 1:53:04 GMT
A male alien companion. Doesn't need to be an Earth girl all the time. Nah, the genre's already got enough guys in it I wouldn't mind a new male companion if it was part of a new or existing female companion line up, though. The female companions vastly outnumber the male companions, and the last time the Doctor on TV travelled with just a male companion (not counting Nardole) was Turlough between Resurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire. Last time before that was Jamie after leaving Victoria but before reaching the Wheel. Just please no romance. A brother sister combo can work. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 2:31:15 GMT
Nah, the genre's already got enough guys in it I wouldn't mind a new male companion if it was part of a new or existing female companion line up, though. The female companions vastly outnumber the male companions, and the last time the Doctor on TV travelled with just a male companion (not counting Nardole) was Turlough between Resurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire. Last time before that was Jamie after leaving Victoria but before reaching the Wheel. Just please no romance. A brother sister combo can work. I said genre, not the show I doubt that we'll get a brother and sister combination anytime soon. BBC Audio's Lost Quadriolgy had a brother/sister companion team with Alex and Brenden Yeow the option was left open for their return in future releases , and while technically not companions, the Twelfth Doctor short story Baby Sleeping Face in Tales of Terror featured two young kids Amber and Ross who were twins. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2017 2:40:23 GMT
If the Tenth/Eleventh Doctors get a new companions, wouldn't it be cool if they copied the 'Blake's 7: Crossfire' or 'Torchwood: Aliens Among Us' format, 12 episodes over a few seasons to make a RTD/Moffat style season? I would love love love this. I can't see it happening anytime soon in this format. Teannet's incredibly busy and Big Finish have talked about how hard it was to lock him down for the recording of both Tenth Doctor releases. |
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I wouldn't mind a new male companion if it was part of a new or existing female companion line up, though.