lidar2
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You know, now that you mention it, I actually do rather like Attack of the Cybermen ...
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Post by lidar2 on May 26, 2021 19:56:06 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? The bundle discount is not time limited - you can still get it next year. So the discount is in itself no incentive to order early.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on May 26, 2021 20:07:44 GMT
Without knowing any details, the boxset idea sounds pretty accessible to me. I've always found the volume numbers to be a bit off-putting for Doctor Who audio because I don't want to feel like I need to commit to 12-16 discs' worth of story to get the full picture. I like feeling the freedom to jump on with something that sounds self-contained like "Ravagers" or "Respond To All Calls" as opposed to "Doom Coalition 2" or "Stranded 3." Yes. I just hope we don't start seeing this range turn into stuff like Doom Coalition with big epic (boring) stories.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2021 20:40:26 GMT
Now the question now is, obviously this isn’t everything big finish will release in 2022. But is it everything from the doctors do we think the rest being spinoff? I mean i imagine theyll still be companion chronicles no? Obviously theres two audio novels. Maybe some lost stories? Just wondering if there is going to end up with 9 discs just in a round about way. Not sure, guess well see soon enough
Also i must say, 4 pages of discussion despite this not really telling us everything is quite impressive, guess it worked lol.
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Post by thelonecenturion on May 26, 2021 20:48:18 GMT
Now the question now is, obviously this isn’t everything big finish will release in 2022. But is it everything from the doctors do we think the rest being spinoff? I mean i imagine theyll still be companion chronicles no? Obviously theres two audio novels. Maybe some lost stories? Just wondering if there is going to end up with 9 discs just in a round about way. Not sure, guess well see soon enough Also i must say, 4 pages of discussion despite this not really telling us everything is quite impressive, guess it worked lol. From the news article: Whether "further titles" refers to more boxsets being announced or just individual story titles I'm not sure, but that and "stories" could mean there's more boxsets to be announced. The increase to 9 Fourth Doctor discs did seem like a deliberate move to make it the same as all the others, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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Post by dasmaniac on May 26, 2021 20:50:42 GMT
Hopefully soon we can find out who will be portraying the Second Doctor.
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Post by themeddlingmonk on May 26, 2021 21:00:21 GMT
I suspect it could be Michael Troughton as he’s playing the Second Doctor in Time Fracture.
It doesn’t necessarily mean anything but it’s interesting how thats coinciding with the new 2DA range starting.
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Post by chronotis on May 26, 2021 21:34:14 GMT
I suspect it could be Michael Troughton as he’s playing the Second Doctor in Time Fracture. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything but it’s interesting how thats coinciding with the new 2DA range starting. There is also a lot of empty space behind Pat's shoulder. More than enough room to add Michael Troughton in costume.
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Post by chronotis on May 26, 2021 21:37:12 GMT
Now the question now is, obviously this isn’t everything big finish will release in 2022. But is it everything from the doctors do we think the rest being spinoff? I mean i imagine theyll still be companion chronicles no? Obviously theres two audio novels. Maybe some lost stories? Just wondering if there is going to end up with 9 discs just in a round about way. Not sure, guess well see soon enough Also i must say, 4 pages of discussion despite this not really telling us everything is quite impressive, guess it worked lol. From the news article: Whether "further titles" refers to more boxsets being announced or just individual story titles I'm not sure, but that and "stories" could mean there's more boxsets to be announced. The increase to 9 Fourth Doctor discs did seem like a deliberate move to make it the same as all the others, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Except that Nick also specifically says "And for those listeners used to purchasing a yearly subscription of our old Monthly Adventures, this new bundle of box sets will give you the opportunity to order the whole year’s stories in one go, ".
The whole year's stories.
The increase in Fourth Doctor stories is most likely to get the Tom's stories to be divisible by 3. 3 x 3 discs for Tom and Paul. 1 x 3 discs for the first 2 Doctors (and probably Warner's Unbound Dr), 2 x 3 discs for the rest.
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Post by mark687 on May 26, 2021 21:45:44 GMT
From the news article: Whether "further titles" refers to more boxsets being announced or just individual story titles I'm not sure, but that and "stories" could mean there's more boxsets to be announced. The increase to 9 Fourth Doctor discs did seem like a deliberate move to make it the same as all the others, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Except that Nick also specifically says "And for those listeners used to purchasing a yearly subscription of our old Monthly Adventures, this new bundle of box sets will give you the opportunity to order the whole year’s stories in one go, ".
The whole year's stories.
True but on the other hand I imagine there's a potential for one off releases or DW LS/EA's to crop up every now and then. Regards mark687
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Post by cwm on May 26, 2021 21:47:46 GMT
I'm fairly certain these new ranges mean the end of the Early Adventures.
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Post by shallacatop on May 26, 2021 21:48:49 GMT
Yeah, I don’t really get the Fourth Doctor change. Great that Big Finish have given free stories, but it doesn’t make it match the others, which seemed to be the intention.
They’re not similar to the other Doctor sets on a disc basis or on an episode basis. And you can’t say they’re going to be the same on a number of story basis, as presumably the formats will vary from set to set, as the two Forty sets have proven.
And given how far planned the Fourth Doctor sets are in advance they’ll be different for years to come. And the First & Second Doctor sets will likely always have a smaller output than the others.
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Post by chronotis on May 26, 2021 22:00:44 GMT
Except that Nick also specifically says "And for those listeners used to purchasing a yearly subscription of our old Monthly Adventures, this new bundle of box sets will give you the opportunity to order the whole year’s stories in one go, ".
The whole year's stories.
True but on the other hand I imagine there's a potential for one off releases or DW LS/EA's to crop up every now and then. Regards mark687 Completely agree with that. But i suspect they will be part of other specific ranges rather than additions to "The Fifth Doctor Adventures" etc.
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Post by mark687 on May 26, 2021 22:05:18 GMT
Yeah, I don’t really get the Fourth Doctor change. Great that Big Finish have given free stories, but it doesn’t make it match the others, which seemed to be the intention. They’re not similar to the other Doctor sets on a disc basis or on an episode basis. And you can’t say they’re going to be the same on a number of story basis, as presumably the formats will vary from set to set, as the two Forty sets have proven. And given how far planned the Fourth Doctor sets are in advance they’ll be different for years to come. And the First & Second Doctor sets will likely always have a smaller output than the others. Agreed "No set Story Amount Format except for the 4DAs which will have at least 3 per Boxset for the next 3 years" is contradictory but 4DAs will definitely sell and TB is more readily available than others to record more. Regards mark687
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Post by Kestrel on May 26, 2021 22:07:36 GMT
Definitely very curious on the new 8DAs. Presumably it's the Stranded sequel, which makes me wonder if there are gonna be any additional 8DA sets announced for next year. If not, it'll be odd (read: desolate) not having two different Paul McGann ranges releasing concurrently.
Not really a fan of the move to 3-story sets, though.
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Post by cwm on May 26, 2021 22:23:49 GMT
Yeah, I don’t really get the Fourth Doctor change. Great that Big Finish have given free stories, but it doesn’t make it match the others, which seemed to be the intention. They’re not similar to the other Doctor sets on a disc basis or on an episode basis. And you can’t say they’re going to be the same on a number of story basis, as presumably the formats will vary from set to set, as the two Forty sets have proven. And given how far planned the Fourth Doctor sets are in advance they’ll be different for years to come. And the First & Second Doctor sets will likely always have a smaller output than the others. The 2024 series of 4DAs with Harry and Naomi was planned to be 3-disc sets from the outset. So there'll only be two years where they're the odd one out.
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Post by constonks on May 27, 2021 3:52:17 GMT
Had a glance at my digital DWM now that it's up - what's on the website is exactly the same as what's on the page!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on May 27, 2021 4:32:16 GMT
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... that is odd the key detail to notice that according to your figures - in the bundle the product is cheaper but the shipping is an extra $60 In UK there is no extra charge for shipping so we just get it cheaper The full 14cd boxset bundle is AUST$497.94.. The postage and handling is $149.02, total balance is $646.96 which works out to just over AUST$46 per boxset...
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Post by redsharkJason on May 27, 2021 6:08:36 GMT
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... [From a Canadian perspective.] Digi is correct about the 14-pack CD bundle being the better deal. However, the 10-pack CD bundle option is noticeably more expensive than purchasing them all individually. I'm in need of the 10-release option. We're witnessing botched bundle saving selections being offered to Australian and Canadian customers. Having had another look. The 14-pack bundle is also more expensive. The deciding factor is that the shipping is more costly within both of the offered bundles. I suspect that this will also be the case with United States CD purchases.
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Post by number13 on May 27, 2021 11:06:09 GMT
I'm fairly certain these new ranges mean the end of the Early Adventures. I do hope not. One of BF's consistently best ranges imo - small in number, but with many classics to its name.
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Post by thelonecenturion on May 27, 2021 14:39:34 GMT
Bit sparse on the details. I need a little more than that before I get excited... I notice in the news story that it appears Nick’s job title has changed from Executive Producer to Creative Director. And was David Richardson always “senior producer”? I feel like he’s been ‘just’ a producer for a long time, albeit clearly de facto senior. Jason and Nick are the Executive Producers for Big Finish Productions. In these roles, Nick is the 'Creative Director' (in charge of the creative side) and Jason is the 'Managing Director' (in charge of the business side). There is of course cross-over between Nick's and Jason's roles. David Richardson is a 'Senior Producer' across all of Big Finish's releases, as well as being 'Creative Producer' (or just Producer) on a fair number of releases. He oversees the production of all releases, as well as having creative input in those which he produces.
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