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Post by Kestrel on Aug 2, 2021 16:01:04 GMT
I don't know what Big Finish was thinking with this one. 30 minutes seems like far too short for a story like this. I mean, hell, I didn't even look at a clock--it may very well have only been 15 or 20 minutes long.
Not really a lot to say about this one, given how oddly brief it was--only 10 or 15 minutes by my count--other than that Tennant and Davison are a delight together, which should surprise exactly no one. The setting was also very well-realized, if that makes sense--I know it's audio, but I could really "see" both the Catacombs and ye olde Paris. Maybe that's more me than the script, though. I dunno. Physically I may have been listening to audio, but mentally I was watching an epic TV special, with a budget slightly better than the BBC typically offers, even if there were only 4 or 5 minutes of footage.
My only complaint is that they kind of tease us with Peri (of all companions) and I got kind of excited about seeing her stuck between two Doctors... oh well, I guess that was too much to hope for. It does leave me even more excited for the upcoming Tenth Doctor, Classic Companions set. Though Davison won't be in that one.
Anyway, I'd like to reiterate what I said after listening to OoT1: I really hope Big Finish continues this range beyond the first three stories, and just sort of makes it into an "any two Doctors" crossover series. Multi-Doctor stories are always fun, and I think many stories are kind of handicapped by feeling the need to either only make other Doctors cameos, or include every Doctor. Which is just too much.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Aug 2, 2021 16:11:20 GMT
I don't know what Big Finish was thinking with this one. 30 minutes seems like far too short for a story like this. I mean, hell, I didn't even look at a clock--it may very well have only been 15 or 20 minutes long. Not really a lot to say about this one, given how oddly brief it was--only 10 or 15 minutes by my count--other than that Tennant and Davison are a delight together, which should surprise exactly no one. The setting was also very well-realized, if that makes sense--I know it's audio, but I could really "see" both the Catacombs and ye olde Paris. Maybe that's more me than the script, though. I dunno. Physically I may have been listening to audio, but mentally I was watching an epic TV special, with a budget slightly better than the BBC typically offers, even if there were only 4 or 5 minutes of footage. My only complaint is that they kind of tease us with Peri (of all companions) and I got kind of excited about seeing her stuck between two Doctors... oh well, I guess that was too much to hope for. It does leave me even more excited for the upcoming Tenth Doctor, Classic Companions set. Though Davison won't be in that one. Anyway, I'd like to reiterate what I said after listening to OoT1: I really hope Big Finish continues this range beyond the first three stories, and just sort of makes it into an "any two Doctors" crossover series. Multi-Doctor stories are always fun, and I think many stories are kind of handicapped by feeling the need to either only make other Doctors cameos, or include every Doctor. Which is just too much. the running time in total was 78 minutes (that includes extras I believe).
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2021 16:13:56 GMT
Isn’t it an hour?
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Aug 2, 2021 16:15:00 GMT
Yep, 2 parts roughly 30 mins each then extras.
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 2, 2021 16:20:02 GMT
Ah, sorry, I was trying to make a joke. Ya' notice how the times I gave kept getting smaller? It's because the story was short it -felt- as though it was over almost immediately after it began.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2021 16:24:14 GMT
Ah, sorry, I was trying to make a joke. Ya' notice how the times I gave kept getting smaller? It's because the story was short it -felt- as though it was over almost immediately after it began. Ahh as you were, i’m usually pretty good with tone but it flew staright over my head that time 😂
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Post by Kestrel on Aug 2, 2021 16:26:11 GMT
TBH it could've been 3 hours long and I'd still think it was too short.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Aug 2, 2021 19:12:24 GMT
Ah, sorry, I was trying to make a joke. Ya' notice how the times I gave kept getting smaller? It's because the story was short it -felt- as though it was over almost immediately after it began. Ahh as you were, i’m usually pretty good with tone but it flew staright over my head that time 😂 & mine.
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Post by elkawho on Aug 5, 2021 2:13:55 GMT
Ah, sorry, I was trying to make a joke. Ya' notice how the times I gave kept getting smaller? It's because the story was short it -felt- as though it was over almost immediately after it began. I got it! And I agree!
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Post by grinch on Dec 24, 2021 17:25:41 GMT
Rather enjoyed that.
As to be expected, Peter Davison and David Tennant have excellent chemistry together. If I do have one small complaint (and it admittedly is an odd one) is that I do wish they had leaned in more with the potential for horror then go the traditional science fiction route.
I personally think the Paris Catacombs are ripe for such body horror especially involving the Cybermen. Just imagine desiccated Cybermen held together by spare parts and the remains of the Parisian Dead.
Admittedly, that would be a very different story in itself and possibly too horrific for what should just be a fun run around with two incarnations of the Doctor.
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Post by Tim Bradley on Sept 12, 2022 8:28:06 GMT
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