mbt66
Chancellery Guard
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Post by mbt66 on Jun 13, 2020 9:11:07 GMT
There are several spinoffs from NuWho that I have passed on, but this one really looks intriguing.
I especially like the historical setting of the Roman Empire. It helps to give the range an identity, something I wish they had done with Charley Pollard.
And who could resist a range when you have episodes with titles like I, Rorius!
Only downside is that they are so far away from initial release and then over a year to the next one. Only having three stories in each set I really think they should have put these closer together as they do with the Paternoster Gang and have done with Robots and Adam Adamant.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2020 9:55:28 GMT
I'm definitely not surprised that Rory is our first companion from the Eleven era to work with Big Finish. I like him and I think he'll be a nice addition to the audio family. I am, Arthur Darvill always came across as being in the same category as Christopher Eccelston, “I’m proud of what I did, but I like to move forward, not look backwards”. Indeed, Arthur's always been a bit reluctant to return to Rory, as he felt the arc was complete... however, as he explains a bit in tomorrow's podcast interview, the concept behind these box sets fascinated him, and allows an opportunity to explore new sides of the character away from the restrictions of the mains series' continuity... |
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jun 13, 2020 10:02:36 GMT
Thanks for the info Scott!
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Jun 13, 2020 10:28:05 GMT
This really was an unexpected announcement
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Post by sherlock on Jun 13, 2020 13:44:58 GMT
Sure, why not. Not a spin-off I’m instantly interested in, but a sensible premise for one. One for the list of releases I might try in a future sale if reviews are good.
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aztec
Chancellery Guard
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Post by aztec on Jun 13, 2020 13:52:38 GMT
This really was an unexpected announcement Yeah...but the more I think about the less surprising it actually seems? It was a gap seemingly tailor made by Moffat for others to explore and very intriguing from a story point of view, I hadn't even thought about BF doing stories in that Gap before but the more I think about it the more obviously an idea it seems... |
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Post by Whovitt on Jun 13, 2020 14:00:46 GMT
I seem to be in a minority for not being the least bit surprised by this announcement. If you'd asked me I probably wouldn't have guessed they'd be making this, but it's so obvious a choice that I didn't even blink when I saw it. That's not to say I'm not pleased by it though. Rory was an absolutely wonderful character who was (in my opinion) greatly overshadowed and ignored for the most part on TV, so I'm very much looking forward to a solo series with him. Roll on May  |
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Post by shallacatop on Jun 13, 2020 14:55:37 GMT
Looking forward to hearing from Arthur in the podcast. I know he’s fond of Rory and felt his arc was complete on screen, so to read the quote from him in yesterday’s announcement, where he says the scripts really nailed Rory’s voice, makes these all the more appealing.
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Post by muckypup on Jun 13, 2020 15:21:49 GMT
I'm definitely not surprised that Rory is our first companion from the Eleven era to work with Big Finish. I like him and I think he'll be a nice addition to the audio family. I am, Arthur Darvill always came across as being in the same category as Christopher Eccelston, “I’m proud of what I did, but I like to move forward, not look backwards”. he's worked with them before, he knows how much they care about doing the right thing..... and this is defiantly not looking back its looking in a new direction happy to order, in fact done so......cannot be any worse than the human frontier can it? hehehe |
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Post by polly on Jun 13, 2020 19:34:39 GMT
I'm definitely not surprised that Rory is our first companion from the Eleven era to work with Big Finish. I like him and I think he'll be a nice addition to the audio family. I am, Arthur Darvill always came across as being in the same category as Christopher Eccelston, “I’m proud of what I did, but I like to move forward, not look backwards”. I didn't know that, I just judged based on his prior work with BF. |
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Post by axelotl38 on Jun 14, 2020 2:48:09 GMT
Honestly I'm just more surprised this somehow wasn't leaked at any point!
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Post by theillusiveman on Jun 16, 2020 13:27:49 GMT
Well we now have two companion spin offs
wonder who will be next to get their spin off?
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 16, 2020 15:52:53 GMT
Well we now have two companion spin offs wonder who will be next to get their spin off?  |
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Post by grinch on Jun 16, 2020 18:28:27 GMT
Well we now have two companion spin offs wonder who will be next to get their spin off? Volume One/Issue One of The Ghost which would focus on his heroics and continued opposition to the forces of the Harmony Shoal. Inspired by his actions, many begin using alien technology or have been affected by such alien artefacts that they take up costumed identities as well. Meanwhile, a group of genetic experiments gone wrong escape an abandoned Forge facility and begin wreaking havoc. After all, a hero must have his villains. For an special surprise, Weapon E (also known as Virgil) from a Companion Chronicle finds himself displaced to modern day New York and through a series of misunderstandings the two end up duking it out. UNIT would naturally be called in to clean up their devastation. And I don’t know, maybe the Master or someone recognisable could make an appearance. Get a stranded Frobisher in as a comedic sidekick or something. |
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 16, 2020 18:32:29 GMT
Well we now have two companion spin offs wonder who will be next to get their spin off? Volume One/Issue One of The Ghost which would focus on his heroics and continued opposition to the forces of the Harmony Shoal. Inspired by his actions, many begin using alien technology or have been affected by such alien artefacts that they take up costumed identities as well. Meanwhile, a group of genetic experiments gone wrong escape an abandoned Forge facility and begin wreaking havoc. After all, a hero must have his villains. For an special surprise, Weapon E (also known as Virgil) from a Companion Chronicle finds himself displaced to modern day New York and through a series of misunderstandings the two end up duking it out. UNIT would naturally be called in to clean up their devastation. And I don’t know, maybe the Master or someone recognisable could make an appearance. Get a stranded Frobisher in as a comedic sidekick or something. OMG, I forgot about The Ghost. Surprised BF haven't already done something with this. |
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Post by muckypup on Jun 16, 2020 19:19:51 GMT
Volume One/Issue One of The Ghost which would focus on his heroics and continued opposition to the forces of the Harmony Shoal. Inspired by his actions, many begin using alien technology or have been affected by such alien artefacts that they take up costumed identities as well. Meanwhile, a group of genetic experiments gone wrong escape an abandoned Forge facility and begin wreaking havoc. After all, a hero must have his villains. For an special surprise, Weapon E (also known as Virgil) from a Companion Chronicle finds himself displaced to modern day New York and through a series of misunderstandings the two end up duking it out. UNIT would naturally be called in to clean up their devastation. And I don’t know, maybe the Master or someone recognisable could make an appearance. Get a stranded Frobisher in as a comedic sidekick or something. OMG, I forgot about The Ghost. Surprised BF haven't already done something with this. oh god noooooo I had managed to erase this from my memory, thanks for reminding me of this horror......lol |
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Post by xlozdob on Jun 16, 2020 20:47:51 GMT
Well we now have two companion spin offs wonder who will be next to get their spin off? Volume One/Issue One of The Ghost which would focus on his heroics and continued opposition to the forces of the Harmony Shoal. Inspired by his actions, many begin using alien technology or have been affected by such alien artefacts that they take up costumed identities as well. Meanwhile, a group of genetic experiments gone wrong escape an abandoned Forge facility and begin wreaking havoc. After all, a hero must have his villains. For an special surprise, Weapon E (also known as Virgil) from a Companion Chronicle finds himself displaced to modern day New York and through a series of misunderstandings the two end up duking it out. UNIT would naturally be called in to clean up their devastation. And I don’t know, maybe the Master or someone recognisable could make an appearance. Get a stranded Frobisher in as a comedic sidekick or something. I'm still really curious to know what was the whole Harmony Shoal deal about. We need a 4 boxset epic with Capaldi and Matt Lucas to resolve that storyarc. |
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 16, 2020 20:53:45 GMT
OMG, I forgot about The Ghost. Surprised BF haven't already done something with this. oh god noooooo I had managed to erase this from my memory, that's for reminding me of this horror......lol Haha! I agree awful episode, felt like something from the 80s. |
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Post by theillusiveman on Jun 23, 2020 13:18:58 GMT
Something just occurred to me is that apart from The Diary of River Song
Rory- The Lone Centurion is the only Big Finish New Series Companion Spin off to actually have a second Series (or Volume 2)
Rose Tyler Earth Defense (sorry Dimension Cannon), Donna Noble- Kidnapped, Lady Christina, Jenny are the only ones to just have One Series each
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Post by cwm on Jun 23, 2020 15:28:48 GMT
We know at least one of Rose, Christina and Jenny is getting a second series.
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