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Post by mark687 on Oct 16, 2019 10:23:33 GMT
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Post by tuigirl on Oct 16, 2019 12:03:43 GMT
Cool, so me might get a prequel to the Angels take Manhattan?
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Post by axelotl38 on Oct 16, 2019 13:49:14 GMT
Well at least that'll appease the people wanting to see River by herself. And as far as hooks for this series goes....I wasn't expecting that. Different detective genres? Brilliant! (Is now a good time to find out what Nordic Thriller means because I hear it a lot).
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Post by mark687 on Oct 16, 2019 14:01:42 GMT
Well at least that'll appease the people wanting to see River by herself. And as far as hooks for this series goes....I wasn't expecting that. Different detective genres? Brilliant! (Is now a good time to find out what Nordic Thriller means because I hear it a lot). Well we don't know the Cast yet (but it keeps being said the reason it does well is because the sets have other Who connections in them).
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Post by axelotl38 on Oct 16, 2019 15:21:52 GMT
Well at least that'll appease the people wanting to see River by herself. And as far as hooks for this series goes....I wasn't expecting that. Different detective genres? Brilliant! (Is now a good time to find out what Nordic Thriller means because I hear it a lot). Well we don't know the Cast yet (but it keeps being said the reason it does well is because the sets have other Who connections in them).
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True we don't know the cast, but one would imagine that if they were going to have a hook of an actor in there, it would've been mentioned at some point. Then again I suppose they kept Gatiss hidden for Anti-Genesis.
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Post by sherlock on Oct 16, 2019 17:27:08 GMT
From the DWM preview this sounds interesting. A nice move away from TV continuity, but with a decent link to The Angels Take Manhattan that sounds intriguing.
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Post by shallacatop on Oct 16, 2019 20:28:34 GMT
Yeah, it sounds great. A good mixture of different writers, including one brand new to Big Finish, and concentrating solely on River. I think there’s plenty of scope to developing her Melody Malone persona and I do like the idea of seeing River just before the events of Angels Take Manhattan; a TV tie-in that doesn’t seem tenuous or derivative!
To be honest, based on the brief snippets in DWM, it’s exactly what I’ve been asking for from Big Finish. Embracing River as her own character and taking advantage of Who elements that are ripe for development and relate direct to her.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2019 20:40:30 GMT
Yeah, it sounds great. A good mixture of different writers, including one brand new to Big Finish, and concentrating solely on River. I think there’s plenty of scope to developing her Melody Malone persona and I do like the idea of seeing River just before the events of Angels Take Manhattan; a TV tie-in that doesn’t seem tenuous or derivative! To be honest, based on the brief snippets in DWM, it’s exactly what I’ve been asking for from Big Finish. Embracing River as her own character and taking advantage of Who elements that are ripe for development and relate direct to her. Definitely. I do so hope this means we will be getting a break from the ‘Scooby Doo Movies’ esque guest star format that the last few series have been using. Unless of course they decided to have her meet Frobisher or Iris Wildthyme and Panda. In which case I most definitely would give that a look.
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Post by shallacatop on Oct 16, 2019 21:12:30 GMT
Another thing I’ve suggested in the past is giving River her own crew that’s ongoing. Timothy Blore is reprising his role of Luke from Series 5 in one of the stories. It’s not major, but it’s a lovely bit of continuity and opens up another gap for a future set to explore. I also like a miniseries of sorts being formed across several sets.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Oct 20, 2019 21:21:47 GMT
I for one would love it if River went on an adventure or two with her paternal grandfather, Brian Williams.
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Post by tuigirl on Oct 21, 2019 7:25:48 GMT
I for one would love it if River went on an adventure or two with her paternal grandfather, Brian Williams. Oh yes.
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Post by shallacatop on Oct 21, 2019 8:32:41 GMT
I for one would love it if River went on an adventure or two with her paternal grandfather, Brian Williams. Absolutely. It goes back to what I’ve been saying about having River lead a set in her own right, with Doctor Who elements that relate directly to her. On paper it’s the same, River and a Doctor Who element, but it’s a lot more personal and a complete contrast to pairing her with the Master or putting her in old stories.
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Post by lidar2 on Oct 23, 2019 12:06:45 GMT
Well at least that'll appease the people wanting to see River by herself. And as far as hooks for this series goes....I wasn't expecting that. Different detective genres? Brilliant! (Is now a good time to find out what Nordic Thriller means because I hear it a lot). Hmm. TBH I am a little disappointed as I prefer River with a closer link to DW as in previous box sets.
The different detective genres looks like an idea they have nicked from Russian writer Boris Akunin, who has deliberately employed it for his Erast Fandorin series of detective novels (each one a different type of detective story)
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Post by antartiks on Nov 22, 2019 15:06:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 15:21:26 GMT
Great cover, & being one of the people bored with this range hope its a return to the solo River. The first box set was brilliant, especially the episode with Samuel West.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 22, 2019 15:46:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2019 6:06:21 GMT
Great cover, & being one of the people bored with this range hope its a return to the solo River. The first box set was brilliant, especially the episode with Samuel West. I agree I love the first set of stories one of the best. This is good news River solo. Cannot wait
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Post by pawntake on Nov 26, 2019 12:50:58 GMT
Solo River!!!Put the Flags out!!!Bought the 1st 5 box sets but dropped no 6.Might even buy this!!!!
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Post by shallacatop on Dec 2, 2019 22:02:27 GMT
The Vortex article on this set has whetted my appetite even more. I think it’s nice that they’re embracing a volume without Doctors, Masters or old monsters.
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Post by mark687 on Dec 12, 2019 16:38:28 GMT
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