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Post by IndieMacUser on Sept 19, 2019 11:29:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 17:29:19 GMT
Enjoyed it but there was something missing will take a few listens to decide.Its Not the best of the series but the tales are interesting enough and I do Love Pritchards Two Man Scenario.Purves is the standout performer in this set he really breathes life into a tale and paired with Mr Critchlow really engages the listener.
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Post by barnabaslives on Sept 19, 2019 18:17:31 GMT
No complaints with this set - seems like a bit of a return to a more classic Companion Chronicles format which might have been a little disorienting for some of us, but as always that gives the performers more of a chance to shine and we have five excellent storytellers here who all make great use of the opportunity.
I'd have found this worth the price of admission just to hear Carole Ann and Wendy in such amazing form as this, but as usual with Ian Atkins at the helm, there are some lovely (and wonderfully thoughtful and respectfully outside-the-box) aspects to the stories, not to mention that the price is a bargain in the first place.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2019 19:22:14 GMT
No complaints with this set - seems like a bit of a return to a more classic Companion Chronicles format which might have been a little disorienting for some of us, but as always that gives the performers more of a chance to shine and we have five excellent storytellers here who all make great use of the opportunity. I'd have found this worth the price of admission just to hear Carole Ann and Wendy in such amazing form as this, but as usual with Ian Atkins at the helm, there are some lovely (and wonderfully thoughtful and respectfully outside-the-box) aspects to the stories, not to mention that the price is a bargain in the first place. the last story i love now. There is something truly magical in Elliots portrayal of Ben.When him and Polly get together on audio its simply amazing. Hearing him in the tale with the first Doctor and her, i just want more of the three of them , before the regeneration and before Jamie.That is not to say i don't enjoy all of them together because i really do.Ben is just your every day kind of Bloke no airs no graces or false bluster he’s heroic even if he doesn't want to be ,fearless even when afraid and a gentleman .He is the kind of companion that’s a role model in every sense of the word. More Elliot,More Polly. Please Mr Atkins.
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Post by axelotl38 on Sept 20, 2019 10:51:52 GMT
So it's possible I'm being dumb and need to relisten, but the ending for The Crumbling Magician {Spoiler} ...so are we expecting another story after this dealing with the aftermath? Or did I miss something that'll explain everything, or is it just an ambiguous ending. It just felt very rushed and out of nowhere.
But a lovely story otherwise.
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Post by themeddlingmonk on Sept 20, 2019 10:54:52 GMT
So it's possible I'm being dumb and need to relisten, but the ending for The Crumbling Magician {Spoiler} ...so are we expecting another story after this dealing with the aftermath? Or did I miss something that'll explain everything, or is it just an ambiguous ending. It just felt very rushed and out of nowhere.
But a lovely story otherwise. As far as I could tell, everything was tied up by the end except {Spoiler} Allie still being with the TARDIS crew.
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Post by axelotl38 on Sept 20, 2019 13:03:49 GMT
So it's possible I'm being dumb and need to relisten, but the ending for The Crumbling Magician {Spoiler} ...so are we expecting another story after this dealing with the aftermath? Or did I miss something that'll explain everything, or is it just an ambiguous ending. It just felt very rushed and out of nowhere.
But a lovely story otherwise. As far as I could tell, everything was tied up by the end except {Spoiler} Allie still being with the TARDIS crew. Yeah that's pretty much it. Okay so I didn't miss anything, just a bit of a loose ending. Though I suppose that can always be explained as 'They took care of that problem soon afterwards'.
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Post by axelotl38 on Sept 20, 2019 13:09:07 GMT
Actually whilst I'm asking dumb questions about The Crumbling Magician, I don't 100% get this quote: "It’s a hard one to talk about as it mainly centered around one big twist backed by continuity" What was this about? I genuinely can't figure out or remember what the huge twist was. Though not to just harp on about Crumbling, I enjoyed the set overall. E is for... was a rather well done superhero tale. But simplistic, but genuinely reminded me of a one-shot miniseries style comic (which I suppose it was). Plus Carole Ann Ford is always welcome. Daybreak reminded me of a historical, but told from the future. But...it had all the storytelling elements and styles of a historical, which I thought was nifty (and an idea I've had for a while but could never figure out how to do). I think the pacing was a bit naff at times, but the overall themes were great and sometimes it's nice to just have a companion/character tet a tet. The Vardan Invasion of Mirth was lovely, simply lovely and heartwarming. Very much a Paul Morris script, camp, arch, but with a lot of heart within and this one has it in spades. (Though is it just me or did Peter Purves sound off as Steven. His Doctor was as good as ever, but his narration/Steven voice just seemed more weak. Like he had a cold or something).
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Post by BHTvsTFC on Sept 21, 2019 7:56:55 GMT
Bit of a side step but has anyone had trouble trying to make the reversible sleeve the main cover on the CD set. I ended up chipping the case and gave up. The new packaging is really heavyweight.
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 21, 2019 8:24:49 GMT
Really loved the first story!
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Post by shallacatop on Sept 21, 2019 11:01:08 GMT
I’m afraid I found Daybreak to be really dull. It tries to be character and theme driven, but falls because there’s very little story to be had and what’s there is predictable and not very engaging. It doesn’t help that the sound design is sparse throughout. All in all, it just doesn’t feel substantial.
I loved the Doctor’s analogy at the beginning and how it finished the story, but that’s it for praise, sadly.
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Post by Max Kashevsky on Sept 21, 2019 16:37:55 GMT
Mirth was definitely this set's highlight. Heartwarming, spooky, hilarious - a great character piece for everyone.
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Post by elkawho on Sept 21, 2019 19:18:27 GMT
I really enjoyed this set a lot. I agree that Daybreak was a little slow but I still enjoyed the story. Mirth was fantastic, and the Behind The Scenes with Peter and John Crichlow where actually the highlight for me. A really great set all around.
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Post by shallacatop on Sept 24, 2019 13:39:19 GMT
I really enjoyed The Vardan Invasion of Mirth. It’s lots of fun, explores its characters well and is rather heartwarming in places. Stephen Critchlow is fantastic and has great rapport with Peter Purves, who did seem a little off in places. His interpretation of the Doctor is never less than charming, though!
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 27, 2019 18:55:18 GMT
Continued listening to this set. Finished Daybreak and Vardan invasion of Mirth.
Daybreak was an interesting tale with a great performance by both heroine and the villain. I like these stories that look behind the propaganda and which show that the world, not even dictatorships and heroic rebels, are just black and white.
But Vardan Invasion of Mirth must be my favorite so far. Just because it does something different and goes off into a completely unexpected direction. The idea of the story was pretty original and it was fun to listen just for wanting to know where it was going and how it would resolve.
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Post by shallacatop on Sept 27, 2019 21:48:08 GMT
I enjoyed The Crumbling Magician, but felt a couple of things held it back from being great. The Polly & Doctor bodyswap felt unnecessary, not enough is made of it and mainly seems a way for the Doctor to confront Continuity. Why didn’t she just siphon some life from Polly to temporarily help the ailing Doctor?
Continuity has a lot in common with Testimony from Twice Upon A Time. I felt the story missed a trick by not trying to tie in with that story a bit more. The Crumbling Magician touches upon a lot of the same ground with regards to the Doctor’s impact on the universe in his early days. It comes across as more of a copy than is perhaps intended. Maybe it’s just foreshadowing, but I think it would’ve worked better with some more, erm, well... continuity. I’d have liked this story with David Bradley, Anneke & Elliott actually.
I liked the character of Allie and David Warner is as great as ever. I’m not sure about the implication that he travels with the TARDIS team for a bit. I’m all for giving us more First Doctor, Ben & Polly stories, but I’m also aware that it’s a tenuous gap. I think the addition of another member does exploit that a bit too much. Mind you, they could’ve just dropped him off somewhere and left it at that!
Enjoyable story nonetheless and Anneke is never less than brilliant.
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Post by tuigirl on Sept 28, 2019 7:19:38 GMT
I also enjoyed listening to The Crumbling Magician last night. This is one type of story I am really looking for in Doctor Who. Non-linear timey-whimey storytelling. From the way the story flows, this is very similar to The Jigsaw War and State of Bliss. We get flashes of different events in different times and have to put it all together. The villain was great, too, although I caught on pretty early who it was... however, very nice take on a common sci-fi trope. {Spoiler} Namely, the malfunctioning, murderous A.I.
The character of Allie was interesting and it would be worth it, at least for me, to explore this character a bit further. Yes, the idea is not new, there have been other movies or TV episodes made about it, but I feel there could be a great story in it to look at the emotional torment this character goes through. This is quite the stuff of nightmares.
Good on David Warner for giving this character so much life and making him distinct.
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Post by Whovitt on Sept 28, 2019 14:17:22 GMT
I like this set on the whole, but if I'm honest it wasn't really Companion Chronicle-y enough for me. I don't like the stories with too much narrations as I start to lose my concentration on them, but I in this case I just don't think there was enough. I'd say about two thirds of this is essentially full-cast. I guess I was just hoping for a bit more of a nostalgia hit for the older CC releases.
Anyway, my favourite of the set was Daybreak by a clear margin. The choice Vicki has to make in this is enormous, especially given she's what, sixteen? The pause before she finally signs in resignation reminds me that audio doesn't do enough silences (weird, I know). It added so much weight to when she finally did speak. I think Maureen O'Brien was the standout actor in this set too. I've been known to make fun of some of her acting in the TV show, but she's just incredible in this story. I really loved it.
I like the others too, but I have to say I was a little disappointed by The Vardan Invasion of Mirth. I liked the first episode, but then the whole "converting people into Vardans through laughter" stuff came into it and (I'll be honest) I didn't understand a word of how that was even supposed to work. At the story ends without things feeling properly resolved either. And I had the same problem here that a lot of people had with the Eighth Doctor meeting the Monk in Doom Coalition 4 - considering everything Steven's been through with the Vardans, he didn't seem all that upset to have to be up against them again. Considering the way his last foray with them went, I was hoping we might get so see the angry, perhaps even vengeful, side of Steven. Instead the story decided to do it's own thing (not that that's bad, but I would have liked to see more reaction from Steven).
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Post by fingersmash on Sept 28, 2019 18:28:58 GMT
I, for one, am enjoying this series a lot. E is for... covers a topic I think Doctor Who should go to a bit more often and Daybreak is just a fascinating study of history in a way only Doctor Who can do. Redemption after last year's set, I say.
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Post by Tony Jones on Oct 22, 2019 10:15:25 GMT
Finally listened to this. I think all stories have their merits and there's a mix of experimental and standard Companion Chronicles storytelling. A couple took a while to get going for me but in the end I liked them all. I'm glad there was variation between them and there are little depths all over such as the treatment of the Gifted in E is for... and the chemistry between David Warner and Elliot Chapman in Crumbling Magician. As a parent (though not of an 8 year old!) I found a lot of the final story rather moving. It's a shame Ian isn't able to do more of these and how infrequently they've been able to be released.
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