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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2020 12:30:24 GMT
That was great I don’t really get time to listen to podcasts so this is a nice weeks holiday. She is genuinely a very nice person to chat to....and cannot believe she doesn’t listen to her own stuff,maybe it’s a Scots thing liking 5 Peri And Erimem 👍👍👍 and a classic who fan...what’s not to like about her lol Good podcast thoroughly enjoyed
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2020 12:42:31 GMT
I liked The Grey Man of the Mountain and think it's one of the better Seventh Doctor MR stories of the past few years. Maybe listening to it on a cold winter's evening with the wind shaking the trees outside helped, maybe the fact The Grey Man of the Mountain didn't try to be anything other than just a simple Doctor Who story was part of it too. I often find Seven & Ace to be a tiresome TARDIS team however I found The Grey Man of the Mountain very enjoyable. Culshaw's Brigadier was a good addition too and he fitted in quite nicely to the story, I even liked the Ace/Kirsty dynamic. So this atmospheric tale of mysterious grey men coming through wounds between worlds in snowy mountains* worked for me and it was a perfect for a December release. 4/5
(*It probably would have been better if there had been Yeti in the Scottish Highlands though!)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2020 13:09:19 GMT
I liked The Grey Man of the Mountain and think it's one of the better Seventh Doctor MR stories of the past few years. Maybe listening to it on a cold winter's evening with the wind shaking the trees outside helped, maybe the fact The Grey Man of the Mountain didn't try to be anything other than just a simple Doctor Who story was part of it too. I often find Seven & Ace to be a tiresome TARDIS team however I found The Grey Man of the Mountain very enjoyable. Culshaw's Brigadier was a good addition too and he fitted in quite nicely to the story, I even liked the Ace/Kirsty dynamic. So this atmospheric tale of mysterious grey men coming through wounds between worlds in snowy mountains* worked for me and it was a perfect for a December release. 4/5 (*It probably would have been better if there had been Yeti in the Scottish Highlands though!) I think it was great as it was. The problem with The Yeti is how could you tell them apart from the heavily clothed Scots 😂😂 Johnhurtdoctor posted a lovely link to the author of the story-very enjoyable listen
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Post by theotherjosh on Dec 19, 2020 20:12:48 GMT
I enjoyed the entire story immensely. I tend to be inclined towards quieter pieces, and I liked the bits in the beginning the most, where the stage was being set and the characters were talking and interacting. The dialogue and the atmosphere were perfectly evocative of its era. It's a delightful pseudo-sequel to Battlefield.
2020 has been destroying me. I used to listen to audios the day they dropped and now I have a six-month backlog. This story reminded me what I love about listening to Doctor Who at Big Finish.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2020 20:44:26 GMT
I enjoyed the entire story immensely. I tend to be inclined towards quieter pieces, and I liked the bits in the beginning the most, where the stage was being set and the characters were talking and interacting. The dialogue and the atmosphere were perfectly evocative of its era. It's a delightful pseudo-sequel to Battlefield. 2020 has been destroying me. I used to listen to audios the day they dropped and now I have a six-month backlog. This story reminded me what I love about listening to Doctor Who at Big Finish. Get off the forum..get the headphones on 😉😂
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Post by theotherjosh on Dec 20, 2020 1:57:54 GMT
I enjoyed the entire story immensely. I tend to be inclined towards quieter pieces, and I liked the bits in the beginning the most, where the stage was being set and the characters were talking and interacting. The dialogue and the atmosphere were perfectly evocative of its era. It's a delightful pseudo-sequel to Battlefield. 2020 has been destroying me. I used to listen to audios the day they dropped and now I have a six-month backlog. This story reminded me what I love about listening to Doctor Who at Big Finish. Get off the forum..get the headphones on 😉😂 I'm listening as fast as I can!
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Post by Whovitt on Dec 21, 2020 7:00:56 GMT
This one felt a bit too insubstantial for me. This phrasing might only make sense to me, but while there was a plot there was very little story. I agree with Sir Wearer of Hats that there wasn't really enough character exploration either. It all just kind of happened and then ended. The end result is something a bit forgettable, not because it was generic but because there really wasn't that much to remember. I also found Culshaw's Brigadier a bit distracting in this one. It's a great impression of Nicholas Courtney from the 1970's, but his voice changed a lot as he got older and I had real trouble picturing the era-authentic Brig in this story. Not that "era-authentic" has any meaning in this story, since it seems to be set in the mid- to late-2000s and the Brig was certainly NOT up to climbing mountains by that stage... I will say one thing though - I'm not usually drawn into the spooky atmospheres of audio. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to work on me. I was properly startled by the end credits of Part 2 being the full-length, televised version though! Not sure why they did that, but it certainly surprised me!
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Post by slithe on Dec 22, 2020 11:30:07 GMT
This one felt a bit too insubstantial for me. This phrasing might only make sense to me, but while there was a plot there was very little story. I agree with Sir Wearer of Hats that there wasn't really enough character exploration either. It all just kind of happened and then ended. The end result is something a bit forgettable, not because it was generic but because there really wasn't that much to remember. I also found Culshaw's Brigadier a bit distracting in this one. It's a great impression of Nicholas Courtney from the 1970's, but his voice changed a lot as he got older and I had real trouble picturing the era-authentic Brig in this story. Not that "era-authentic" has any meaning in this story, since it seems to be set in the mid- to late-2000s and the Brig was certainly NOT up to climbing mountains by that stage... I will say one thing though - I'm not usually drawn into the spooky atmospheres of audio. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to work on me. I was properly startled by the end credits of Part 2 being the full-length, televised version though! Not sure why they did that, but it certainly surprised me! I did have a similar feeling about the plot. I wonder if this would have been better as a 3 parter or 2 x 2 part stories with the Brig. Culshaw is definitely the highlight here and works well with McCoy, who puts in one of his better MR performances for a while. I think the date of this story is deliberately left vague - if it is supposed to be 197X! Who knows...
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Post by mrperson on Dec 22, 2020 23:22:31 GMT
I liked this quite a bit. I tend to like ones in which there isn't some villain, being a villain.
Thaddeus annoyed me, though.
Oh, and one more thing. Maybe I missed something - I listened to this over two weight workouts - but I wasn't entirely convinced by the whole "primal fear" thing.
Either way, I liked it quite a bit. Somewhere in the vicinity of 4/5. And Culshaw can do as much Brig as he wants, imo.
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Post by mrperson on Dec 22, 2020 23:24:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 20:47:52 GMT
And Culshaw can do as much Brig as he wants, imo. +1
I was never one for recasts, the thought of them used to upset my sensibilities. I really did enjoy Jon Culshaw's Brig in this story though, so hearing more of his Brigadier is not something I'd have a problem with [now].
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Post by slithe on Dec 24, 2020 11:30:06 GMT
And Culshaw can do as much Brig as he wants, imo. +1
I was never one for recasts, the thought of them used to upset my sensibilities. I really did enjoy Jon Culshaw's Brig in this story though, so hearing more of his Brigadier is not something I'd have a problem with [now].
I think it works here because Culshaw appears to be putting some thought into the way he portrays the character, no doubt influenced by his own appreciation for the series and fondness for Courtney's portrayal. In many ways it is more than just a voice impersonation, which is always the risk with recasting for the audio medium.
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Post by Chakoteya on Dec 26, 2020 17:58:38 GMT
Finally got around to listening to this one and enjoyed it. I found Culshaw's voice occasionally a little too soft and breathy for how I remember the Brig, but otherwise I don't mind him carrying on in the role. The only bit that knocked it down to a 4 for me was the reveal. It just didn't quite satisfy somehow that I can't put into words.
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Post by slithe on Dec 27, 2020 11:29:29 GMT
I do wonder if the more 'adult' or 'mature' Ace will come across as the MR transfers into the separate releases. Aldred seemed to be playing Ace a lot more 'wiser' and 'mature' here than we have seen in previous releases. If the new 7th Doctor Adventures are going to head towards the end of the incarnation, this seems to be a good way to go.
I also found that this story had subtle parallels with Survival - the 'other' realm, being 'trapped' in a mundane setting (though Survival is an interesting commentary on Thatcherism in suburbia) and the LGBTQ+ subtext here.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2020 15:57:30 GMT
I do wonder if the more 'adult' or 'mature' Ace will come across as the MR transfers into the separate releases. Aldred seemed to be playing Ace a lot more 'wiser' and 'mature' here than we have seen in previous releases. If the new 7th Doctor Adventures are going to head towards the end of the incarnation, this seems to be a good way to go. I hope so too. Ace is still a terrific character, but the angsty, name-calling, precocious version should have been laid to rest some time ago, I feel.
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Post by barnabaslives on Dec 28, 2020 10:36:00 GMT
That was really quite good. I give it more than 4.5 which makes it a 5. I know that a story is very well written when it doesn't go anywhere geographically for a while and I don't mind or my mind doesn't wander off. I enjoyed it that Ace sounded mellowed here except for the obligatory trademark you-know-what, lol.
Agreed with Chakoteya the Brig sounded a bit breathy so that I kept thinking that when he had a line early on, but not so much it took me out of the story or made me question the authenticity of the character. Almost sounded like Jon Culshaw was doing a bit like what I like about Tim Treloar's Third Doctor and paying attention to inflection and delivery, am I saying that right? It seems to do to a lot to sell the character without it having to be an exact impersonation. The Brig caroling was really impressive and I think it was because of that, not to mention it was just a nice touch.
I liked the nods to Christmas at the end. Sort of wish I'd got around to hearing it before Christmas but it kind of brought back Christmas for a bit, which was nice.
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Post by slithe on Dec 28, 2020 10:44:34 GMT
Agreed with Chakoteya the Brig sounded a bit breathy so that I kept thinking that when he had a line early on, but not so much it took me out of the story or made me question the authenticity of the character. Almost sounded like Jon Culshaw was doing a bit like what I like about Tim Treloar's Third Doctor and paying attention to inflection and delivery, am I saying that right? It seems to do to a lot to sell the character without it having to be an exact impersonation. The Brig caroling was really impressive and I think it was because of that, not to mention it was just a nice touch. That's exactly what I felt when I listened to this. It wasn't a straightforward impression, but trying to do something different with the character. In this, Culshaw gets it spot on and the story feels more authentic for it. You really feel that this *is* the Brig and not someone playing at being the Brig.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jan 8, 2021 11:17:13 GMT
The fact that I don't want to listen to any more McCoy is incorrect? Was I lying?
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