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Post by masterdoctor on Nov 30, 2021 19:19:29 GMT
This has shot to the top of my most anticipated releases next year! The writing team are some of my favourites at Big Finish and I adore the Peladon stories! I also heard about this set back when I interviewed Tim Foley, but only a vague premise, not knowing it was a Peladon set. As to who the familiar faces are, I'm going to guess the following. Ordeal - The Third Doctor Poison - Leela Death - River Truth - The Sixth Doctor For no other reason than those are who I want to show up! Well, I got two of these right, though not the right stories. Excited to see Foley writing solo 8 and Six and Mel being in another story this year!
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Post by constonks on Nov 30, 2021 20:15:08 GMT
Okay so this could be nothing... But this boxset is listed under the Third, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Doctor collections on the BF website but for no other Doctors. So presumably these Doctors feature in the set. Or at least characters from their eras. Well this certainly makes sense now, doesn't it?
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Post by cwm on Nov 30, 2021 20:19:28 GMT
I don't think we know why it's listed under Tenth Doctor yet, do we? (River would probably be under Eleventh Doctor)
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Post by shallacatop on Nov 30, 2021 21:23:17 GMT
I don't think we know why it's listed under Tenth Doctor yet, do we? (River would probably be under Eleventh Doctor) It is because of River’s involvement. Her range is part of the Tenth Doctor Collection on the Big Finish page. The logic isn’t consistent, as The Lives of Captain Jack is part of it, but if it was based on first appearance, he’d be under the Ninth Doctor.
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Post by masterdoctor on Nov 30, 2021 22:25:01 GMT
Fuller thoughts, but still very much looking forward to the set in January! Six and Eight are very good choices of Doctor’s to involve, and it will be curious if this is Time War 8. Bonnie Langford is really getting lots in, which does make me wonder if she was more accessible remote recording wise then Nicola Bryant. River is one of my favourite characters, and King Peladon making a return is very exciting as well!
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Post by mark687 on Nov 30, 2021 22:50:13 GMT
Fuller thoughts, but still very much looking forward to the set in January! Six and Eight are very good choices of Doctor’s to involve, and it will be curious if this is Time War 8. Bonnie Langford is really getting lots in, which does make me wonder if she was more accessible remote recording wise then Nicola Bryant. River is one of my favourite characters, and King Peladon making a return is very exciting as well! From the Backstage Photos it looks like Bonnie Recorded in a Studio with at least Jane Goddard also in attendance Regards mark687
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Post by melkur on Dec 1, 2021 1:12:32 GMT
And we were led to believe the fact that Avengers; Endgame was 'the most ambitious crossover event in history'...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2021 8:46:10 GMT
Well, I was not interested at all at first. But now they had to get River and Sixie involved, so I think I will have to get this. Since I get pretty much anything that has Colin in it. Well cannot say BF don’t know their audience lol
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Post by Kestrel on Dec 1, 2021 10:00:57 GMT
I expect each story will be pretty independent, but looking at that cover I just can't help but get VERY excited at the idea of a 6/8 crossover. Really hope BF winds up expanding the OoT series beyond what they've currently announced and, ideally, beyond 10. Also gotta echo the common sentiment here: the more they reveal the more excited I get. This is shaping up to be among my most-anticipated future releases. I’m hoping this’ll turn into a multi box set world building type thing like The Robots. Now that would be excellent! I could've sworn that's what it was. It's wild to me that it's one the one set. I am exactly within the (easiest) target demo for Robots, but I still think there are probably more folks out there who'd be into a Peladon series. EDIT: It'd also be really cool to effectively get a version of Gallifrey less beholden to continuity and less dependent on absurdly large-scale conflicts.
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Post by shallacatop on Dec 1, 2021 11:33:36 GMT
The Vortex article has whetted my appetite for this a little more. I like the generational approach that’s being told throughout the set, which isn’t abundantly clear reading the product listing.
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Post by xlozdob on Dec 1, 2021 15:42:12 GMT
I think River's involvement is the only one that really stands out, but I love her so I don't mind it so much and it's more of an incentive for me to buy. Also nice to see more Six/Mel! I don't think "standing out" would be the right word for it, but for me the only returning element that I could sort of do without is the Ice Warriors. They're already unnecessarily in Forty!, and there are more than enough Peladon stories with them, I don't know how they can be used to show something different. At least I hope they're not in every story.
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Post by Kestrel on Dec 1, 2021 20:43:33 GMT
I think it's a bit premature to say the Ice Warriors are unnecessary, in either set. They're one of the few classic "villains" allowed to have much nuance, so there's a lot of potential, I think -- especially in Peladon -- for them to function as more than just obstacles to be overcome. Like, even in the TV show we sometimes saw friendly Ice Warriors. Well, more or less.
I view them as similar to the Klingons. Yes, they can belligerent and adversarial, but also they can be really fun and interesting when they're not entirely relegated to the villain role.
EDIT: and I expect the Ice Warrior(s) here will be deplomats, given Alpha Centauri's presence and the TV stories. Which could be a really great excuse to explore Ice Warrior culture in-depth.
EDIT2: lol, "adverbial." I am so sorry for my typos, everyone. At least this one was more amusing than all the random commas.
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Post by theillusiveman on Dec 6, 2021 14:50:45 GMT
i wonder if Alex Kingston also recorded another Diary of River Song Boxset for 2022 if she recorded it alongside her episode in the boxset
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Post by grinch on Dec 6, 2021 15:03:29 GMT
i wonder if Alex Kingston also recorded another Diary of River Song Boxset for 2022 if she recorded it alongside her episode in the boxset Seems very likely in my opinion. It does make me wonder how many Diaries they record at a time to be honest. More of a memoir at this rate in terms of sheer volume.
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Post by theillusiveman on Dec 6, 2021 15:13:54 GMT
i wonder if Alex Kingston also recorded another Diary of River Song Boxset for 2022 if she recorded it alongside her episode in the boxset Seems very likely in my opinion. It does make me wonder how many Diaries they record at a time to be honest. More of a memoir at this rate in terms of sheer volume. If i recall usually River had Two Box sets Per Year, however with Remote Recording Alex Kingston did record a fair few appearances in other box sets Technically She had Three Main Boxsets in 2021- River Vol 8, Vol 9: New Recruit and 10DA and River box set and a Singular Episode in Dalek Universe 3
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Post by mark687 on Dec 16, 2021 17:05:18 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2021 17:14:06 GMT
Well i am at least looking forward to this release though the trailer doesn’t give any real direction of where it will go but it should be an interesting listen when it is released.
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Post by bonehead on Dec 16, 2021 17:23:10 GMT
Well i am at least looking forward to this release though the trailer doesn’t give any real direction of where it will go but it should be an interesting listen when it is released. I'm really glad that ...
{Spoiler} ... Arcturus is in this. He was always my favourite!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2021 17:24:25 GMT
Well i am at least looking forward to this release though the trailer doesn’t give any real direction of where it will go but it should be an interesting listen when it is released. I'm really glad that ...
{Spoiler} ... Arcturus is in this. He was always my favourite! Am more a Alpha kind of guy 😜
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2021 17:25:23 GMT
Although in this incarnation am more cold metal and emotionless
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