mbt66
Chancellery Guard
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Post by mbt66 on Jan 30, 2022 19:15:55 GMT
Make the Collectors CDs worthy of that title!
Individual covers and a booklet worth opening.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jan 30, 2022 20:41:51 GMT
Judging by this forum and the daily conversations the last few years I was expecting a lot more responses... strange.. Don't be shy all of a sudden fellow forumites! Negativity is frowned upon by Uncle Nick!
Big Finish don't listen to what we think anyway... it's all about their social media analytics. ... "because people like scrolling "... -10 points to whichever Marketing person said that..!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jan 30, 2022 20:44:42 GMT
Make the Collectors CDs worthy of that title! Individual covers and a booklet worth opening. Or better yet.. Stop calling every single release a "collectors edition cd".. when in fact they are just "cd's". Stop trying to indoctrinate everyone that cd's are a thing of the past.
This is a bit of a bug bear of mine.
Oh.. and the ability to delete the freebie listens - the 15-20 min teases.. It's annoying seeing those in your app list right next to the full version.
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Post by ollychops on Jan 30, 2022 22:04:23 GMT
Less crossovers (I don't mind the odd one, but BF need to stop doing crossover for crossover sakes. If it makes sense within the story, fine, but don't do it just because you can.) Return of individual artwork. PDF scripts for all releases - as someone who is hard of hearing this would be a godsend since I struggle with some of the alien voices at times if they're garbled. Less Dalek stories - I know they're popular but maybe limit it to one or two a year? Especially when you've got them as a regular fixture in the Time War sets anyway. Bring Frobisher back! A return to more experimental/darker stories.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 2, 2022 11:35:48 GMT
I would say, make better use of the Paul Spragg Winners. Don't just give them another ST if there's an opening, get them more involved on projects. Get them maybe on one of the lower profile boxsets if you're wary and mentor them if they aren't familiar with writing drama scripts. This is a vein of brand new talent you could mining, and I'm sure you appreciate how hard getting on radars can be for new writers, so this stuff is vital for career development.
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Post by timleschild on Feb 2, 2022 11:57:33 GMT
Thirteen is my favorite 😂 Here's a Stuart Hardy video that offers a beginner's guide on where you can start: This doesnt look like Doctor Who things
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 2, 2022 12:38:47 GMT
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Post by elkawho on Feb 2, 2022 13:34:20 GMT
I would say, make better use of the Paul Spragg Winners. Don't just give them another ST if there's an opening, get them more involved on projects. Get them maybe on one of the lower profile boxsets if you're wary and mentor them if they aren't familiar with writing drama scripts. This is a vein of brand new talent you could mining. I agree with this wholeheartedly! I've been thinking this every since Forever Fallen. These writers are good enough to win against thousands of submissions, so why are they all one and done? theotherjosh selimpensfiction or any of the other winners that are here, was there ever an attempt by Big Finish for more submissions from you guys?
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 2, 2022 14:04:38 GMT
I would say, make better use of the Paul Spragg Winners. Don't just give them another ST if there's an opening, get them more involved on projects. Get them maybe on one of the lower profile boxsets if you're wary and mentor them if they aren't familiar with writing drama scripts. This is a vein of brand new talent you could mining. I agree with this wholeheartedly! I've been thinking this every since Forever Fallen. These writers are good enough to win against thousands of submissions, so why are they all one and done? theotherjosh selimpensfiction or any of the other winners that are here, was there ever an attempt by Big Finish for more submissions from you guys? I think selim said in a blog that he only got to do a second because BF asked him. I don't think he mentioned being able to pitch anything to them or ask.
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Post by selimpensfiction on Feb 2, 2022 14:08:10 GMT
Well, I had the opportunity to write Battle Scars. And Ben Tedds has a new ST coming out soon. Speaking for myself, I’m not looking for a career or anything as a Big Finish writer, but I do get the itch to write some Doctor Who once a year or so… Note that when BF do contract you to write something, it’s usually under a veil of secrecy until it’s formally announced. So the other Paul Spragg writers could have stories in the works and they wouldn’t be able to confirm or deny that.
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dorney
Big Finish Creative Team
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Post by dorney on Feb 2, 2022 14:39:02 GMT
Just locking off on something involving a couple of people who started off on Short Trips (albeit non-Spragg) and I’ve got one thing happening involving a Spragg winner (albeit not quite what you’d expect). So hoping for a bit of development.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 3, 2022 9:51:58 GMT
Just locking off on something involving a couple of people who started off on Short Trips (albeit non-Spragg) and I’ve got one thing happening involving a Spragg winner (albeit not quite what you’d expect). So hoping for a bit of development. Thanks for saying.
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Post by Ela on Feb 11, 2022 3:10:50 GMT
Make the Collectors CDs worthy of that title! Individual covers and a booklet worth opening. Or better yet.. Stop calling every single release a "collectors edition cd".. when in fact they are just "cd's". Stop trying to indoctrinate everyone that cd's are a thing of the past. This is a bit of a bug bear of mine. Oh.. and the ability to delete the freebie listens - the 15-20 min teases.. It's annoying seeing those in your app list right next to the full version.
Have you asked hackmodford if he can build in a way to hide the freebies? Maybe it's possible.
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Post by cr1980 on Feb 11, 2022 3:39:32 GMT
You can hide things in the app from the Big Finish web page. You log in, go to the page where all your purchases are listed and under the thumbnail illustrations it says "hide this". Click there to hide the thing you don't want to see again. If it's hidden on the web page it then gets hidden in your app.
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Post by Star Platinum on Feb 11, 2022 3:53:39 GMT
Make the Collectors CDs worthy of that title! Individual covers and a booklet worth opening. Or better yet.. Stop calling every single release a "collectors edition cd".. when in fact they are just "cd's". Stop trying to indoctrinate everyone that cd's are a thing of the past.
This is a bit of a bug bear of mine.
Oh.. and the ability to delete the freebie listens - the 15-20 min teases.. It's annoying seeing those in your app list right next to the full version.
Im a bit late in seeing this, but if you go to your download list on a computer you should have the option to hide releases. If you do that, they won’t show up in the app.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Feb 11, 2022 4:36:00 GMT
You can hide things in the app from the Big Finish web page. You log in, go to the page where all your purchases are listed and under the thumbnail illustrations it says "hide this". Click there to hide the thing you don't want to see again. If it's hidden on the web page it then gets hidden in your app. Thanks, I will try this. I haven't noticed the "hide this" feature..
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Feb 11, 2022 4:48:39 GMT
Or better yet.. Stop calling every single release a "collectors edition cd".. when in fact they are just "cd's". Stop trying to indoctrinate everyone that cd's are a thing of the past.
This is a bit of a bug bear of mine.
Oh.. and the ability to delete the freebie listens - the 15-20 min teases.. It's annoying seeing those in your app list right next to the full version.
Im a bit late in seeing this, but if you go to your download list on a computer you should have the option to hide releases. If you do that, they won’t show up in the app. UPDATE: I logged in, noticed the "hide" option .. have hidden 5 so far. thanks
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Post by Ela on Feb 11, 2022 5:49:46 GMT
Im a bit late in seeing this, but if you go to your download list on a computer you should have the option to hide releases. If you do that, they won’t show up in the app. UPDATE: I logged in, noticed the "hide" option .. have hidden 5 so far. thanks Huh. I knew about hiding things on my account on the webpage, but didn't know that translated to the app.
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Post by captainpugwash on Feb 11, 2022 9:32:51 GMT
Hmm, I think I would cut the DW releases to 2 a month including the spin offs. I think when you have, what, 3 main DW Boxsets releases a month ( like January ) the releases don’t stand out. They don’t have time to stand on their own 2 feet. It’s a bit like a daily soap, all the episodes merge into one lump.
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Post by mark687 on Feb 11, 2022 10:28:37 GMT
Once again I ponder this "Professional Media Strategy " announce a new boxset in a different Franchise on the same day your announcing a major change for part of another one.
Regards
mark687
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