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Post by stcoop on Nov 27, 2021 16:48:35 GMT
Was just looking up releases on the Book Depository website and came across this.
Anyone got any thoughts on that the letters could stand for?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2021 16:53:53 GMT
Anyone got any thoughts on that the letters could stand for?
That's easy.... TBC means To Be Confirmed!  |
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Post by constonks on Nov 27, 2021 18:23:57 GMT
Anyone got any thoughts on that the letters could stand for? Folks on twitter have suggested author names - the main guess being that JM is James Moran (writer of The Fires of Pompeii) but here's a little list I compiled just from New Who writers: JM - James Moran, Jamie Mathieson F - Phil Ford, Frank Cottrell-Boyce P - Pete McTighe, Paul Cornell, Peter Harness, Phil Ford, Vinay Patel R - Rona Munro, Russell T Davies, Richard Curtis (unlikely I'd say!), Helen Raynor V - Vinay Patel (Though it's totally possible they'll get different writers to write some, like they did with Christmas Invasion and Twice Upon a Time) |
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Post by shallacatop on Nov 27, 2021 19:03:40 GMT
For what it’s worth, previous batches were lettered and they had no correlation whatsoever with the stories being penned.
I’ll happily take any that are penned by their original writers. I always feel they tend to add more than if someone else was on writing duties. Or a Jenny Colgan penned Donna story.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Nov 27, 2021 19:15:28 GMT
'Return of Robin Hood' sounds confusing from the blurb. Earlier Doctor, later Robin. (So why did he protest so much that Hood could not exist? Also, in what sense is Robin returning, he stayed where he was!)
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Post by grinch on Nov 27, 2021 22:48:10 GMT
'Return of Robin Hood' sounds confusing from the blurb. Earlier Doctor, later Robin. (So why did he protest so much that Hood could not exist? Also, in what sense is Robin returning, he stayed where he was!) Well, we do know how prone the Doctor is to amnesia. And of course, I suppose you could always suggest that this isn’t the same Robin Hood the Doctor encountered. Maybe an artificial one or something? |
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Post by constonks on Nov 30, 2021 17:00:22 GMT
'Return of Robin Hood' sounds confusing from the blurb. Earlier Doctor, later Robin. (So why did he protest so much that Hood could not exist? Also, in what sense is Robin returning, he stayed where he was!) Robin Hood's TARDIS wiki page wasn't confusing enough already! |
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Post by themeddlingmonk on Nov 30, 2021 17:13:47 GMT
It also looks as though it’ll touch upon Magrs’ Robin Hood continuity from the first Iris Wildthyme audio, which will only muddy the waters further.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Dec 1, 2021 6:13:17 GMT
Magrs has never been a stickler for continuity. (This is the creator of Iris Wildthyme we're talking about, after all.) I'm sure there will be an explanation of some kind, whether it's central to the plot or a hand wave, but a Magrs-written Robin Hood and Doctor Who story is something I'll happily shred continuity to get. Two of my favourite fictional characters, together again!
(Now to get a Ghost follow-up that plays up the Superman pastiche angle...)
I'm not surprised we're getting more Targets, since the ones they released seemed to do pretty well and with the Centenary, the 60th, and RTD's return coming up, there's a good reason to want to have more Who on the shelves.
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Post by mark687 on Jan 19, 2023 12:06:36 GMT
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Post by sherlock on Jan 19, 2023 12:21:48 GMT
Oh those are some good choices.
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Post by shallacatop on Jan 19, 2023 12:58:40 GMT
Really pleased with that announcement and lineup. It exactly suits what I look for in the Target range where they’ve got the original writer back.
I think The Waters of Mars could be something really special and perhaps link into the Time Lord Victorious project a touch. Kerblam! is a story I love, but has a muddled ending that a novelisation could address. And more Doctor & Donna with Planet of the Ood is always good with me.
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Post by grinch on Jan 19, 2023 13:08:13 GMT
Good selection there. I do wonder how they go about choosing what episodes to novelise though.
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Post by shallacatop on Jan 19, 2023 13:34:37 GMT
Good selection there. I do wonder how they go about choosing what episodes to novelise though. I suspect they reach out to the original writers and work from there. It’s notable that following the initial range of post-2005 material they’ve not had someone pen someone else’s story since. We may get to a point where they have to get, say, Jenny Colgan writing Silence in the Library (which I wouldn’t be against!), but as long as they can keep getting the original writers, I don’t think we will. And I find the range to be better for it, as it allows for a deeper expansion or amendments to the source. |
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Post by cwm on Jan 19, 2023 15:47:10 GMT
Stephen Gallagher has confirmed on Twitter that "Warriors' Gate and Other Stories" comprises the original version of Warriors' Gate previously released as part of the Target audiobook range, the "Beyond the Doctor" story The Kairos Ring, and a new short story.
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Post by ollychops on Jan 19, 2023 19:59:39 GMT
Ironically, my favourite episode of that bunch is probably the one I'm least excited about. Very much curious about Kerblam! and if it'll be much different to the finished product we got.
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Post by mark687 on Feb 2, 2023 15:59:40 GMT
Now Due Out 13th July 2023 According to retailers Regards mark687 |
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Post by sherlock on May 23, 2023 11:26:08 GMT
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Post by commonman on Jun 6, 2023 8:22:41 GMT
Looking back, I find it strange that the latest batch has no women representation at all, i guess none of them were available and/or willing to write one ? i would find it surprising that the BBC did not ask any.
If I am not mistaken, here are the remaining episodes (co-)written by women. If my conjecture is correct, we might not get them as novelisations before some time had passed
* daleks in manhattan (Helen Raynor)
* sontaran stratagem (Helen Raynor)
* woman who lived (Catherine Tregenna)
* face the raven (Sarah Dollard)
* thin ice (Sarah Dollard)
* rosa (Malorie Blackman)
* nikola tesla's night of terror (Nina Métivier)
* can you hear me (Charlene James)
* haunting of villa diodati (Maxine Alderton)
* village of the angels (Maxine Alderton)
* legend of the sea devils (Ella Road)
Not related by I have also been crunching some data out of curiosity. Of the 173 novelisations (released or announced)
* 81 episodes have a novelisation by a credited writer (including 70 classics; 2 using a pseudo and 9 by a co-author)
* 23 by the script editor (classics only; I've put attack of the cybermen there)
* 3 by the producer
* 3 by an actor (including Hines)
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Post by shutupbanks on Jun 6, 2023 9:52:30 GMT
Looking back, I find it strange that the latest batch has no women representation at all, i guess none of them were available and/or willing to write one ? i would find it surprising that the BBC did not ask any. If I am not mistaken, here are the remaining episodes (co-)written by women. If my conjecture is correct, we might not get them as novelisations before some time had passed * daleks in manhattan (Helen Raynor) * sontaran stratagem (Helen Raynor) * woman who lived (Catherine Tregenna) * face the raven (Sarah Dollard) * thin ice (Sarah Dollard) * rosa (Malorie Blackman) * nikola tesla's night of terror (Nina Métivier) * can you hear me (Charlene James) * haunting of villa diodati (Maxine Alderton) * village of the angels (Maxine Alderton) * legend of the sea devils (Ella Road) Not related by I have also been crunching some data out of curiosity. Of the 173 novelisations (released or announced) * 81 episodes have a novelisation by a credited writer (including 70 classics; 2 using a pseudo and 9 by a co-author) * 23 by the script editor (classics only; I've put attack of the cybermen there) * 3 by the producer * 3 by an actor (including Hines) 3 by an actor? Ian Marter (Harry Sullivan) wrote 9 novelisations as well as Harry Sullivan’s War for the Companions Range. |
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