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Post by constonks on Nov 24, 2020 0:26:21 GMT
What I am interested to know is, on the inner cd cover, which of the 4 Doctors' logo's will be used? I always flip the cd cover over to the relevant Doctor/Era for completionism. Maybe just the blue McGann logo, as with Sirens - or maybe that rare bronze one from the first McGann run?
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Post by doctorkernow on Nov 24, 2020 0:27:35 GMT
Hello again.
Oh, that's where the Seventh Doctor was on the cover, shrouded in darkness, hidden by the shadows. My phone being useless just showed a dark figure!
The sheer volume of Big Finish Doctor Who, both Classic and NuWho is staggering. 275 stories and we finish with a multi-Doctor story where we began. Lovely. In 1999, I was unable to purchase Big Finish as I was bringing up a young family, so purchasing Doctor Who was not really a priority. However, when downloading became a possiblity and when the 50th happened and you generous people at Big Finish reduced the price of 1-50. Thank you... Listening to the stories has been a real pleasure.
I have always been grateful for the way the Main Range produced wonderful stories for unappreciated Doctors amd companions. I also loved the risks Big Finish took telling stories in different ways and creating terrific audio companions including: Evelyn, Erimem, Hex, Charlotte and Lucie.
While I'm sad about saying goodbye to the main range, I will be interesting to see where Big Finish takes our favourite Classic Doctors next. Looking forward to The End of the Beginning and the Masterful special release, lots of Masters all together in one story, such fun!
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Nov 24, 2020 1:03:03 GMT
Very sad to see the Main Range go, but this looks excellent. All four Main Range Doctors!
Comparing the cover to Sirens of Time side-by-side, it's impressive how much the cover art has improved over the years. The photoshopped McGann looks very natural. It took me a moment to realize it had been pieced together from multiple sources.
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Post by Digi on Nov 24, 2020 1:57:03 GMT
What I am interested to know is, on the inner cd cover, which of the 4 Doctors' logo's will be used? I always flip the cd cover over to the relevant Doctor/Era for completionism. Are you buying four copies so you can have one for each Doctor's era?
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Nov 24, 2020 2:29:01 GMT
What I am interested to know is, on the inner cd cover, which of the 4 Doctors' logo's will be used? I always flip the cd cover over to the relevant Doctor/Era for completionism. Are you buying four copies so you can have one for each Doctor's era? LOLZ.. Nope just 1 will do either of the 4 is fine.. Jodie can get the current logo when she signs up in a few years to do these audios (hopefully!) - in my personal collection. This is the way.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 5:12:40 GMT
Well, that blows my theory about this being a Nick Briggs story out of the water! For which we are grateful 😂😂😂
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 24, 2020 12:55:11 GMT
So sad main range is ending, like the cover barring Eighth Doctor his head looks wrong adding a modern day image with superimposed long hair?
Think BF need do bit tinkering with that image.
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Post by agentten on Nov 24, 2020 16:32:19 GMT
This looks like a grand way to wrap up the monthly range.
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Post by grinch on Nov 24, 2020 17:41:26 GMT
So sad main range is ending, like the cover barring Eighth Doctor his head looks wrong adding a modern day image with superimposed long hair? Think BF need do bit tinkering with that image. Yeah, I noticed that as well. For all we know, this adventure might have taken its toll on the Eighth Doctor. Meeting your previous incarnations is hard work as we all know. Well, maybe not all of us.
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Post by Timelord007 on Nov 24, 2020 18:40:35 GMT
So sad main range is ending, like the cover barring Eighth Doctor his head looks wrong adding a modern day image with superimposed long hair? Think BF need do bit tinkering with that image. Yeah, I noticed that as well. For all we know, this adventure might have taken its toll on the Eighth Doctor. Meeting your previous incarnations is hard work as we all know. Well, maybe not all of us. Lol with my ocd i immediately noticed looked wrong i know McGann wore a wig for the tv movie but this effect looks awful. Surely a stock photo would look better.
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Post by polly on Nov 24, 2020 20:00:55 GMT
I like the looks of it. Even if it doesn't tie into Sirens plot-wise like I hoped for on the speculation thread, I like the feeling of coming full circle. I didn't expect McGann's participation as well, so that's a nice bonus.
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Post by themeddlingmonk on Nov 24, 2020 21:05:16 GMT
Eh it looks fine to me.
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Post by ollychops on Nov 24, 2020 21:45:57 GMT
According to Ryan Aplin he did it because the rights for the TVM pictures are up in the air as to who owns them (not sure why this should be a problem after 20+ years of BF using the pictures though...) so he was erring on the side of caution. FWIW, I think it looks better here than it did on the Further Lucie Miller Adventures.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Nov 24, 2020 22:05:26 GMT
According to Ryan Aplin he did it because the rights for the TVM pictures are up in the air as to who owns them (not sure why this should be a problem after 20+ years of BF using the pictures though...) so he was erring on the side of caution. FWIW, I think it looks better here than it did on the Further Lucie Miller Adventures. The Disney acquisition of Fox may have complicated the situation. They're far more litigious (and ruthless) than Fox and, as shown by the current Alan Dean Foster situation, they don't believe that they have to honour prior contracts.
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Post by shallacatop on Nov 24, 2020 22:15:40 GMT
I like the composition, no issue with it at all. It makes sense that the Doctor would age during the long period he sported that outfit and it’s nice that we have the technology to show that. It gives us a variety of shots, at the very least.
It’s not a new technique, and it’s been used effectively on many covers recently, I think it’s just more prominent given the sheer lack of McGann publicity photos, certainly from The TV Movie. I don’t think it worked 100% on The Further Adventures of Lucie Miller, mainly because of the purple tinge of the promo photo used didn’t match the cover, but I really like it in The End of the Beginning.
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Post by ollychops on Nov 24, 2020 22:23:07 GMT
According to Ryan Aplin he did it because the rights for the TVM pictures are up in the air as to who owns them (not sure why this should be a problem after 20+ years of BF using the pictures though...) so he was erring on the side of caution. FWIW, I think it looks better here than it did on the Further Lucie Miller Adventures. The Disney acquisition of Fox may have complicated the situation. They're far more litigious (and ruthless) than Fox and, as shown by the current Alan Dean Foster situation, they don't believe that they have to honour prior contracts. Ah, I hadn't thought about the Disney acquisition. That makes a lot of sense.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 16:27:20 GMT
The Disney acquisition of Fox may have complicated the situation. They're far more litigious (and ruthless) than Fox and, as shown by the current Alan Dean Foster situation, they don't believe that they have to honour prior contracts. Ah, I hadn't thought about the Disney acquisition. That makes a lot of sense. Greed....
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Post by mbt66 on Nov 25, 2020 16:32:09 GMT
Ah, I hadn't thought about the Disney acquisition. That makes a lot of sense. Greed.... Just imagine if Disney were to decide that they held the rights to Doctor Who and produced a big budget movie based on that TV movie, granted it’s not very likely, but....Never Say Never!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 16:51:51 GMT
Just imagine if Disney were to decide that they held the rights to Doctor Who and produced a big budget movie based on that TV movie, granted it’s not very likely, but....Never Say Never! Hey greed is greed and missing out the small man and his dues is unjust....and I may stop buying anything from them for moment am also considering not buying from Amazon it does take courage so will need to pray for that strength
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Post by theillusiveman on Nov 25, 2020 23:02:56 GMT
End of an era cover looks gorgeous i guess it explains why they updated The Robert's Master look for his spin off just wish they could have continued the main range to 300 or until December 2021
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