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Post by masterdoctor on May 26, 2021 13:50:56 GMT
Well this doesn't really give much away does it. I will definitely be getting 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th Doctor releases. I guess Beyond War Games confirms the 6B theory. No 7th for you JHD lol. I'm loving the move to boxsets myself, and can't wait to find out more!
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Post by constonks on May 26, 2021 13:58:56 GMT
One thing missing from this announcement piece but revealed on the product pages themselves... the schedule:
January: 1 February: 3 March: 4 April: 8 (Stranded), 5 May: 6, 7 June: 4 July: 2 August: 6 September: 5 October: 3 November: 7, 8 December: 8
The back to back Eighth Doctor continuation is an odd one...
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2021 14:02:39 GMT
I appreciate that there's a "just gimme everything" button as on payday next week I'm just gonna get rid of the hassle of keeping tabs on this mess and do that I appreciate some say they want more details first..well, we never got that as subscribers - we just bought a lot of "TBAs" in advance so I've no issue with the vagueness of the releases at this point. I and others bought the "super-sub" where we paid literally years in advance not having the slightest idea what for, in good faith. "Beyond War Games" - is this 6B then? The comics set after War Games for the Second Doctor are among my favourite ever. {Spoiler}
Count me in! I wonder if this means there will be a Second Doctor recast? Fraser is on record saying he'd rather not work with another 2nd Doctor actor, so maybe by setting the stories after the character has left in The War Games, BF have found a way to feature the Second Doctor with a new companion? Just speculating of course.
Whatever happens, it's nice to see the Doc's 2nd and 7th incarnation back in the schedules.
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Post by muckypup on May 26, 2021 14:13:13 GMT
Well to me this is all the more confusing than the main range ever was........ I have no idea what’s coming up or when and it certainly is more expensive than the main range, but I just had my 50th birthday n got a chunk of money I could get these But should I ?
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Post by Chakoteya on May 26, 2021 14:16:26 GMT
Given that the 4th Dr stuff has already been announced up to 2024 - and recorded by 2019 apart from the recent extras I reckon - it's just a question of which of the others I go for early, and which later.
No rush, I'll make my mind up a month or so before releases. I shan't be going for everything anyway.
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Post by grinch on May 26, 2021 14:23:06 GMT
Interesting. Are we meant to assume that the First Doctor Adventures will have some releases featuring David Bradley and others featuring an as yet unknown actor playing the First Doctor?
In any case I look forward to hear future story details on these down the line.
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Post by thelonecenturion on May 26, 2021 14:30:17 GMT
Maths monkey that I am, I've just some quick calculations (for CD in Aus, but the conversions expenses/savings would equal out to be the same thing in all countries/territories) : 1) The 14-release bundle is actually more expensive than just buying each release separately(!)2) The 10-release bundle plus the Fifth Doctor bundle and the Fourth Doctor bundle is slightly more expensive than the 14-release bundle (so you're still better off going with single releases) 3) The 2-releases bundles (First and Second Doctor, 2x Third Doctor, 2x Fourth Doctor, etc.) is the same price as the 10-release + Fourth Doctor + Fifth Doctor bundle in point 2. If you want to get the releases for an individual Doctor though, the 2-release bundle is cheaper than getting the two releases separately. So, in terms of making the most of your money, you're best off just buying all the releases as separate products in the same order at the same time. Despite your per order charge, my calcs say you make a saving of $35! (The bundle seems pretty disingenuous, being more expensive than the single items. Most people probably aren't going to bother checking the other options, so it kind of feels like they're trying to cheat people out of their money...) ... No idea where you got that figure from... In the UK the 14-boxset bundle is £274 vs the £289.86 if you buy them individually. Equally, both are better value per disc than the main range, so I'm not complaining.
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Post by thelonecenturion on May 26, 2021 14:30:27 GMT
Well to me this is all the more confusing than the main range ever was........ I have no idea what’s coming up or when and it certainly is more expensive than the main range, but I just had my 50th birthday n got a chunk of money I could get these But should I ? Yes, it's more expensive than the main range, but it's 45 discs rather than 24. It works out as better value per disc than the main range did, by quite a lot.
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Post by Digi on May 26, 2021 14:37:16 GMT
apparently there has been a teaser that John Guilor is involved potentially as The First Doctor so that would be awesome as he was great in Day of the doctor and planet of giants recon The product page has a photo of David Bradley, so I don't know about that...
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Post by mark687 on May 26, 2021 14:39:32 GMT
Well to me this is all the more confusing than the main range ever was........ I have no idea what’s coming up or when and it certainly is more expensive than the main range, but I just had my 50th birthday n got a chunk of money I could get these But should I ? Yes, it's more expensive than the main range, but it's 45 discs rather than 24. It works out as better value per disc than the main range did, by quite a lot. And could be 2 or 3 Complete stories per boxset. Regards mark687
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Post by masterdoctor on May 26, 2021 14:41:17 GMT
Yes, it's more expensive than the main range, but it's 45 discs rather than 24. It works out as better value per disc than the main range did, by quite a lot. And could be 2 or 3 Complete stories per boxset. Regards mark687 And in the case of Forty 2, one three-hour long story.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2021 14:48:24 GMT
Well, my pre-orders currently amount to DWM SE: 1975, Blu-Ray Collection: Season 24 & both volumes of The Terrance Dicks Target Collection omnibus editions. That takes me through to September and I have a very good idea of what I am getting in these cases.
Given this BF stuff is all for next year and up to December 2022 (over 18 months away), I would think many people would be minded to wait until they flesh out the details a bit more before pre-ordering. Is the bundle discount really so good as to spend your money blindly so far in advance?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2021 14:53:16 GMT
Well, my pre-orders currently amount to DWM SE: 1975, Blu-Ray Collection: Season 24 & both volumes of The Terrance Dicks Target Collection omnibus editions. That takes me through to September and I have a very good idea of what I am getting in these cases. Given this BF stuff is all for next year and up to December 2022 (over 18 months away), I would think many people would be minded to wait until they flesh out the details a bit more before pre-ordering. Is the bundle discount really so good as to spend your money blindly so far in advance? I'm certainly going to wait for a few more details. I find that when buying from Big Finish, it's 'easier' to buy here and there, rather than in one massive bundle. That way, you can convince yourself you've not spent that much money - with the bundle option, the amount spent is a bit frightening. It's not that I'm tight with cash, it's just that occasionally I like to eat!
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Post by Whovitt on May 26, 2021 14:53:42 GMT
Maths monkey that I am, I've just some quick calculations (for CD in Aus, but the conversions expenses/savings would equal out to be the same thing in all countries/territories) : 1) The 14-release bundle is actually more expensive than just buying each release separately(!)2) The 10-release bundle plus the Fifth Doctor bundle and the Fourth Doctor bundle is slightly more expensive than the 14-release bundle (so you're still better off going with single releases) 3) The 2-releases bundles (First and Second Doctor, 2x Third Doctor, 2x Fourth Doctor, etc.) is the same price as the 10-release + Fourth Doctor + Fifth Doctor bundle in point 2. If you want to get the releases for an individual Doctor though, the 2-release bundle is cheaper than getting the two releases separately. So, in terms of making the most of your money, you're best off just buying all the releases as separate products in the same order at the same time. Despite your per order charge, my calcs say you make a saving of $35! (The bundle seems pretty disingenuous, being more expensive than the single items. Most people probably aren't going to bother checking the other options, so it kind of feels like they're trying to cheat people out of their money...) ... No idea where you got that figure from... In the UK the 14-boxset bundle is £237 vs the £289.86 if you buy them individually. Equally, both are better value per disc than the main range, so I'm not complaining. That's actually fascinating, as I've just doubled checked and it is legitimately AU$35 cheaper to buy them individually. Given that the CDs have a converted currency (unlike downloads), I don't know how there can be a discrepancy between the Aus cost and the UK cost. It's definitely there though! I've had the same issue with a number of other bundles over the last 2-3 years where buying individually has been cheaper than bundles. I don't know how it works like that... Thanks for the heads up though. I'll edit the original post accordingly
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Post by Digi on May 26, 2021 15:06:40 GMT
No idea where you got that figure from... In the UK the 14-boxset bundle is £237 vs the £289.86 if you buy them individually. Equally, both are better value per disc than the main range, so I'm not complaining. That's actually fascinating, as I've just doubled checked and it is legitimately AU$35 cheaper to buy them individually. Given that the CDs have a converted currency (unlike downloads), I don't know how there can be a discrepancy between the Aus cost and the UK cost. It's definitely there though! I've had the same issue with a number of other bundles over the last 2-3 years where buying individually has been cheaper than bundles. I don't know how it works like that... Thanks for the heads up though. I'll edit the original post accordingly The individual links from the news article are a mix of (release 1 of 2) and bundling two together, possibly missed one or two? I just checked, and in CAD I come up with: 1st - 16.99 (DL) / 34.09 (CD) 2nd - 16.99 (DL) / 34.09 (CD) 3rd - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 4th - 19.99 x2 = 39.98 (DL) / 42.61 x2 = 85.22 (CD) 5th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 6th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 7th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 8th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) TOTAL: 243.86 (DL) / 494.30 (CD) vs BUNDLE: 237.00 (DL) / 467.22 (CD)
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Post by lorcan444 on May 26, 2021 15:12:38 GMT
Earlier in the year big finish announced that they were adding a disc to the fourth doctor adventures to bring it in line with the other doctors output. This doesn't really make sense with this announcement as here most doctors will have 6 discs a year while the fourth will have 9. I'm guessing either they haven't announced all of the boxsets for next year or most doctors will be getting 9 discs a year but it will be counted from when their first boxset comes out. So for example the sixth doctor will have 9 discs coming out between May 2022 and May 2023.
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Post by shallacatop on May 26, 2021 15:17:14 GMT
Maths monkey that I am, I've just some quick calculations (for CD in Aus, but the conversions expenses/savings would equal out to be the same thing in all countries/territories) : 1) The 14-release bundle is actually more expensive than just buying each release separately(!)2) The 10-release bundle plus the Fifth Doctor bundle and the Fourth Doctor bundle is slightly more expensive than the 14-release bundle (so you're still better off going with single releases) 3) The 2-releases bundles (First and Second Doctor, 2x Third Doctor, 2x Fourth Doctor, etc.) is the same price as the 10-release + Fourth Doctor + Fifth Doctor bundle in point 2. If you want to get the releases for an individual Doctor though, the 2-release bundle is cheaper than getting the two releases separately. So, in terms of making the most of your money, you're best off just buying all the releases as separate products in the same order at the same time. Despite your per order charge, my calcs say you make a saving of $35! (The bundle seems pretty disingenuous, being more expensive than the single items. Most people probably aren't going to bother checking the other options, so it kind of feels like they're trying to cheat people out of their money...) ... No idea where you got that figure from... In the UK the 14-boxset bundle is £237 vs the £289.86 if you buy them individually. Equally, both are better value per disc than the main range, so I'm not complaining. You’re comparing download bundle to individual CD purchases there… You save a massive £1 on download bundle vs individual. £6 on CD bundle vs individual. It’s a rubbish deal. EDIT: Actually the Fourth Doctor sets are a little dearer. So you'd save £16 on CD and £5 on download. It's still not great, particularly when the Fourth Doctor sets aren't actually the same format as the others.
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Post by mbt66 on May 26, 2021 15:26:32 GMT
Well at least we have some semblance of what Big Finish have planned for the Classic Doctors.
However I am guessing that there will be more box sets announced for at least some of these Doctors. For example I am assuming (there is a lot of that) David Bradley will continue as the 1st Doctor in a separate range, perhaps his range will be classed as New Series. And the same with Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor in The Time War. Could that be considered NuWho as well?
And surely there will have to be another set for each of the Doctor’s 3, 5, 6 & 7 otherwise what the heck was the adding two extra discs to series 11 of the 4DAs all about!?
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Post by Andymac on May 26, 2021 15:27:50 GMT
Trying to decide if I should buy the big bundle or not. Usually I missed out the 1,2 and 4th doctor sets. I do have the moment at the moment for the lot though. I do have a few of the earlier 4th doctor stories, did they improve any? Other than companion chronicles I don't have any 1st or 2nd doctor adventures though.
Any advice on that.
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Post by Whovitt on May 26, 2021 15:28:39 GMT
That's actually fascinating, as I've just doubled checked and it is legitimately AU$35 cheaper to buy them individually. Given that the CDs have a converted currency (unlike downloads), I don't know how there can be a discrepancy between the Aus cost and the UK cost. It's definitely there though! I've had the same issue with a number of other bundles over the last 2-3 years where buying individually has been cheaper than bundles. I don't know how it works like that... Thanks for the heads up though. I'll edit the original post accordingly The individual links from the news article are a mix of (release 1 of 2) and bundling two together, possibly missed one or two? I just checked, and in CAD I come up with: 1st - 16.99 (DL) / 34.09 (CD) 2nd - 16.99 (DL) / 34.09 (CD) 3rd - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 4th - 19.99 x2 = 39.98 (DL) / 42.61 x2 = 85.22 (CD) 5th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 6th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 7th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) 8th - 16.99 x2 = 33.98 (DL) / 34.09 x2 = 68.18 (CD) TOTAL: 243.86 (DL) / 494.30 (CD) vs BUNDLE: 237.00 (DL) / 467.22 (CD) I'm definitely not missing anything. I'd attached screenshots to prove my point but I can't work out how, so here are the basics for me: (12 box sets x $36.33) + (2 box sets x 45.41) + $76.33 shipping + $11.81 per order charge = $435.96 + $90.82 + $88.14 = $614.92 The 14-release sub comes out as $646.96 ($497.94 for product + $149.02 for shipping) Like I say, I've absolutely no way of explaining it, but it's 100% the cheaper option to buy them individually in the same order here in Aus...
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