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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 6, 2021 7:50:03 GMT
Number 16 & I think one of the most important BF releases, Storm Warning. Paul McGann confidentiality returns to the role & Charlie is a great companion. This is still a top story for me, a great debut for the 8th Doctor on audio & the one I would recommend for new listeners.
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Post by sherlock on Jun 13, 2021 13:14:08 GMT
7. The Genocide Machine
The Daleks make their audio debut and its okay I guess. There’s nothing really wrong here, just nothing especially special either. Big Finish would do much greater things with the pepperpots.
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Post by sherlock on Jun 15, 2021 21:16:56 GMT
8. Red Dawn
Well the production quality is good. The Ice Warriors are little too obsessed with all things honour (every decision they make involved it) and the human villain is just too irredeemably evil. The scenes in the Martian lander (the landing and the crash) are the only bits likely to stick in my memory.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2021 21:32:17 GMT
8. Red DawnWell the production quality is good. The Ice Warriors are little too obsessed with all things honour (every decision they make involved it) They reminded me more of Klingons than Ice Warriors.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2021 0:12:46 GMT
8. Red DawnWell the production quality is good. The Ice Warriors are little too obsessed with all things honour (every decision they make involved it) They reminded me more of Klingons than Ice Warriors. I think you've hit the nail on the head there. The honourable Ice Warrior had a tendency to pop up in the 1990s as a natural progression of their species (along with more complex depictions of the Silurians). Part of me reading those stories in hindsight does feel like TNG's Klingons rubbed off a little on their depiction. I put Zzaal and company's particular drive towards honour as a product of that nest. These are warriors who swore to entomb themselves in perpetuity to protect their Lord Commander. Outlasting friends, family and even the death of their own civilisation. These are some single-minded and highly-focussed Ice Warriors. Almost like a militarised monastic order in isolated cloister.
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Post by sherlock on Jun 16, 2021 21:07:44 GMT
9. The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
It’s fine. I’m not sure why this was recently declared one of the best Sixth Doctor audios. It’s well-made and kept my attention (so is already better than the some of these early days MRs), but hardly among the absolute best. I guess it’s just the Brig’s presence, and his partnership with the Sixth Doctor is nice tbf
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Post by sherlock on Jun 19, 2021 11:25:16 GMT
10. Winter for the Adept
That was fine. Plot bizarrely hinges on the Doctor becoming very concerned about an alien race he has never mentioned nefore and will never mention again and weirdly after three parts of pretty decent supernatural haunting the story suddenly moves to “oh it’s actually an alien invasion”.
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Post by elkawho on Jun 19, 2021 18:35:44 GMT
I slowed down a bit on my listening due to vacation, and then I listened to an amazing audiobook which I will not talk about in this thread.
59) The Roof of the World: A decent story with some annoying bits. Nothing great but not terrible. 6/10
60) Medicinal Purposes: I had never heard of Burke and Hare when I first heard this one, and it compelled me to look them up. David Tennant in this is a definite plus for me, and it needed all the pluses it could get. What a dark story. This story isn't terrible, but it certainly has a number of flaws. The main one that I can't get over is the Doctor's attitude toward murder for the entire first half of the story. I just can't get past it. Accepting the murders as part of history is one thing, but cheering it on and congratulating the murderer is something altogether different. It doesn't sit well with me at all. And his change in attitude mid story just doesn't hold up for me. Sorry, but this one never quite comes together as it should. 4/10
61) Faith Stealer: I like this one a lot. Great commentary on the role of faith and religion in society. 7/10
62) The Last: Such an uncomfortable story from start to finish, but not a bad one. Excelsior is just damned awful throughout, but she is supposed to be. This is the first story where we get some kind of insight as to why the DU is what it is. 7/10
63) Caerdroia: Another very good story in the DU. For an arc that gets a lot of bad word of mouth, the individual stories aren't necessarily bad. (I will give more of my thoughts about that in after I finish The Next Life.) I enjoyed the three sides of the Doctor. 7/10
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 23, 2021 9:38:07 GMT
I have really slowed down on this compared to a lot of you! 017. Doctor Who: Sword of Orion, & while not terrible this wasn't great either very much a middle of the road unmemorable story. Terrible repetitive score.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 23, 2021 15:53:37 GMT
The Stones of Venice, main range release number 18, released on 19 March 2001. An interesting one albeit with some underdeveloped ideas, rich in atmosphere but a bit overlong. A case of style over substance I guess but bonus point for Michael Sheard.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 25, 2021 13:45:39 GMT
Minuet in Hell, the nineteenth story in Big Finish's monthly range released on 23 April 2001. So many things wrong with this one I can't be bothered waste time going into it. Awful.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 16:06:26 GMT
Minuet in Hell, the nineteenth story in Big Finish's monthly range released on 23 April 2001. So many things wrong with this one I can't be bothered waste time going into it. Awful. Awful is a bit harsh, although Minuet in Hell certainly was a bit of a mess in places. Minuet in Hell had potential but apart from being a reason to have the Brigadier meet the Eighth Doctor there's just way too much thrown in to this story.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 25, 2021 16:50:56 GMT
Minuet in Hell, the nineteenth story in Big Finish's monthly range released on 23 April 2001. So many things wrong with this one I can't be bothered waste time going into it. Awful. Awful is a bit harsh, although Minuet in Hell certainly was a bit of a mess in places. Minuet in Hell had potential but apart from being a reason to have the Brigadier meet the Eighth Doctor there's just way too much thrown in to this story. Maybe. I just think the story is all over the place. Briggs is terrible. & the trope of hero with amnesia in an asylum is so overdone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 19:28:54 GMT
Awful is a bit harsh, although Minuet in Hell certainly was a bit of a mess in places. Minuet in Hell had potential but apart from being a reason to have the Brigadier meet the Eighth Doctor there's just way too much thrown in to this story. Maybe. I just think the story is all over the place. Briggs is terrible. & the trope of hero with amnesia in an asylum is so overdone. Out of interest, did you ever hear the original [AudioVisuals] version of Minuet in Hell ? (Nick Briggs was The Doctor)
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Post by mark687 on Jun 25, 2021 19:55:26 GMT
Minuet in Hell, the nineteenth story in Big Finish's monthly range released on 23 April 2001. So many things wrong with this one I can't be bothered waste time going into it. Awful. Awful is a bit harsh, although Minuet in Hell certainly was a bit of a mess in places. Minuet in Hell had potential but apart from being a reason to have the Brigadier meet the Eighth Doctor there's just way too much thrown in to this story. A fair minded take Regards mark687
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Post by mark687 on Jun 25, 2021 19:58:49 GMT
Maybe. I just think the story is all over the place. Briggs is terrible. & the trope of hero with amnesia in an asylum is so overdone. Out of interest, did you ever hear the original [AudioVisuals] version of Minuet in Hell ? (Nick Briggs was The Doctor) I prefer it slightly myself although the Arc elements are a bit hit and miss. Regards mark687
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 25, 2021 20:23:25 GMT
Maybe. I just think the story is all over the place. Briggs is terrible. & the trope of hero with amnesia in an asylum is so overdone. Out of interest, did you ever hear the original [AudioVisuals] version of Minuet in Hell ? (Nick Briggs was The Doctor) No. & Briggs as the Doctor, I never would listen to it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 20:53:51 GMT
Out of interest, did you ever hear the original [AudioVisuals] version of Minuet in Hell ? (Nick Briggs was The Doctor) No. & Briggs as the Doctor, I never would listen to it. A pity, I actually think the AV version of Minuet in Hell is the better story...
The AV version is here to listen to - or download - if you've an hour to spare and fancy checking it out. (Or any of them.)
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Post by grinch on Jun 25, 2021 20:55:12 GMT
Minuet in Hell is rather dreadful and a case of too many cooks spoil the broth as already remarked on here but I rather love how campy the monsters are in this.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jun 26, 2021 12:27:00 GMT
Loups-Garoux, the 20th release from Big Finish, on 21 May 2001. Enjoyable but overlong. The tale could have been better told in a shorter time, but that is a common criticism I have with BF. Mark Strickson is really good in this, he's found the character a lot better than before. & Peter gets some interesting character things to do.
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