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Post by Digi on May 1, 2019 19:21:20 GMT
I seem to be the odd man out here in that I really did not enjoy this one. Both Katy and John were brilliant as always, and the sound design was particularly excellent (sloshing/swimming through sewage were especially nice touches), but the story just really never grabbed me. The core premise of how they met up and got stuck together didn't really work for me, giant maggots are not a thrilling villain, and I found Jack to be weirdly overly hostile to the point that it struck me as out of character
Perhaps I should qualify this with the caveat that I did not enjoy The Green Death, either.
The one exception to all that is the moment when Jo breaks down, when she realizes that the lifetime of good work that she did has been perverted into something evil. Katy was so brilliant there, so crushingly sad, that it hurt even to listen to this fictional character react. That bit was brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, and brilliantly directed.
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Post by nottenst on May 9, 2019 15:33:15 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed this. It was quite fun and a more enjoyable experience than the Fendahl story before it. Of course the two stories are doing completely different things. It was great to hear them having so much fun. The interviews were interesting with John giving some of his fan history as well.
Added: I tweeted about it and Katy Manning Official replied "Absolutely loved doing this with a fabulous team."
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Post by nottenst on May 10, 2019 14:15:03 GMT
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Post by TinDogPodcast on May 11, 2019 13:47:06 GMT
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Post by lidar2 on Jun 10, 2019 20:38:36 GMT
Really enjoyed this one
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jun 27, 2019 14:58:33 GMT
This is one of my favorite Torchwood audios. Barrowman has rarely been better and I think it is one of Manning’s best BF audio performances as well. Quite good.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 11:45:21 GMT
I swore I wouldn’t do it.
But Amazon gave me a 5 quid discount voucher and it was only 9.00 so for 4 quid I had nothing to lose.
It was between that and the Fendahl story but I was not fond of the blurb about violence to women and chose Green Life.
Hey it might be the start of a beautiful relationship.
But then again it may not it depends how much Jack annoys me 😂🤪
And am now on E-Bay so I may just use it for once 🤪😉
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Post by antartiks on Sept 23, 2019 18:40:06 GMT
I swore I wouldn’t do it. But Amazon gave me a 5 quid discount voucher and it was only 9.00 so for 4 quid I had nothing to lose. It was between that and the Fendahl story but I was not fond of the blurb about violence to women and chose Green Life. Hey it might be the start of a beautiful relationship. But then again it may not it depends how much Jack annoys me 😂🤪 And am now on E-Bay so I may just use it for once 🤪😉 I always liked Jack but I think John Barrowman is miles better in his Big Finish audios than on screen. Hope you enjoy it! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2019 18:43:53 GMT
I swore I wouldn’t do it. But Amazon gave me a 5 quid discount voucher and it was only 9.00 so for 4 quid I had nothing to lose. It was between that and the Fendahl story but I was not fond of the blurb about violence to women and chose Green Life. Hey it might be the start of a beautiful relationship. But then again it may not it depends how much Jack annoys me 😂🤪 And am now on E-Bay so I may just use it for once 🤪😉 I always liked Jack but I think John Barrowman is miles better in his Big Finish audios than on screen. Hope you enjoy it! We shall see. KATY MANNING i love so if he cheeses me off i will always have her to enjoy as JO GRANT. like i said at that price i had nothing to lose. |
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 23, 2019 19:04:53 GMT
I always liked Jack but I think John Barrowman is miles better in his Big Finish audios than on screen. Hope you enjoy it! We shall see. KATY MANNING i love so if he cheeses me off i will always have her to enjoy as JO GRANT. like i said at that price i had nothing to lose. Oh finally. This was honestly like pulling teeth with you.
I know you will love this.
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Post by antartiks on Sept 23, 2019 19:27:30 GMT
Oh trust me, they bounce off each other in a great fashion.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 4:29:51 GMT
We shall see. KATY MANNING i love so if he cheeses me off i will always have her to enjoy as JO GRANT. like i said at that price i had nothing to lose. Oh finally. This was honestly like pulling teeth with you.
I know you will love this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 4:44:29 GMT
Oh trust me, they bounce off each other in a great fashion. Opinion reserved till i listen to it 😎🤪 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 10:50:40 GMT
I have it
Its still wrapped
I have an eBay account.....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 17:53:17 GMT
Okay- it just didn”t grab me at all but i am being unfair to it as i wasn’t truly engaged.
So horror of horrors i will have to give it another go.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 18:29:24 GMT
Well all i can say is i blooming loved the extras
i forget sometimes John is a fellow Glaswegian and like me really loves the show and Katy is just fun as always.So even if i dont enjoy on the relisten i will listen to the extras again lol
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 26, 2019 18:32:07 GMT
Okay- it just didn”t grab me at all but i am being unfair to it as i wasn’t truly engaged. So horror of horrors i will have to give it another go. And so you should.
I think you are just prejudiced into expecting that you will hate it. And that is indeed unfair. Since it really has nothing much to do with Torchwood at all.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 18:37:38 GMT
Okay- it just didn”t grab me at all but i am being unfair to it as i wasn’t truly engaged. So horror of horrors i will have to give it another go. And so you should.
I think you are just prejudiced into expecting that you will hate it. And that is indeed unfair. Since it really has nothing much to do with Torchwood at all.
Yes of course i am. I did get grabbed by Older Jo near the end ,giving it her all.I think this kind of PASSION is actually missing for current companions (not Including Helen) and maybe that is why i love Helen so much like Jo Grant she has a conscience |
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 26, 2019 18:41:00 GMT
And so you should.
I think you are just prejudiced into expecting that you will hate it. And that is indeed unfair. Since it really has nothing much to do with Torchwood at all.
Yes of course i am. I did get grabbed by Older Jo near the end giving it her all and i think this kind of PASSION is actually missing for current companions (not Including Helen) and maybe that is why i love Helen so much like Jo Grant she has a conscience Those two have such a great chemistry and Katy is amazing and when you listen to the extras they had such fun! How could you possibly not like this?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2019 18:45:31 GMT
Yes of course i am. I did get grabbed by Older Jo near the end giving it her all and i think this kind of PASSION is actually missing for current companions (not Including Helen) and maybe that is why i love Helen so much like Jo Grant she has a conscience Those two have such a great chemistry and Katy is amazing and when you listen to the extras they had such fun! How could you possibly not like this?
let me get a second listen as i said I wasn’t totally engaged until the finale when Jo kind of grabbed me in.But thats because i like older Katy and am so used to her younger persona an audio. Personally given her performance i would hijack her again aboard the Tardis as older wiser Jo Grant.If anyone could hold the Doctor to account in a Time war i have a feeling it would be her especially as she had a potential love Interest among the ThaL race...it would be interesting for her to go visit that old suitor and see what became of him. |
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