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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on May 10, 2022 8:53:49 GMT
Very interesting response from Stephen.. What did he say, what did he say (I'm not in Twitter so it won't let me see)? 🙂 "Hello Ben! I’m delighted that you - after initial reservations (“I always have reservations!” - Tom Baker) - came to enjoy these stories. This project, I knew right away, was not going to be without its difficulties. But Resistance - in this, as in so many other areas - can, ironically, be far from Useless! Ultimately though, it’s got to be an acting performance, not an ‘impression’; and the quality of that will only become clear when the narrative is considered as a whole. Trailers can’t really do it justice; moreover I think it’s been generally agreed that the first one put out was a little misjudged. As a first experiment, however, this has been fascinating. My enthusiasm for the programme meant that, once offered, there was no way I could have turned it down; and then obsessively to try to take it to the max. I was particularly looking forward to your perspective, as my old friend Rob Whitelock - who’s performed and written for Big Finish - had spoken very highly of your videos. Although I enjoyed the high-jinks of the Outlaws; like you, I was especially intrigued by the surrealism of the Miniaturist, and the unusual opportunities it afforded to push the Hartnell Doctor into more unfamiliar territory. This, I believe, Is a process we’re going to pursue much further. Take care, Ben - and thanks again for your very kind words! SN "
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Post by grinch on May 10, 2022 8:59:32 GMT
What did he say, what did he say (I'm not in Twitter so it won't let me see)? 🙂 "Hello Ben! I’m delighted that you - after initial reservations (“I always have reservations!” - Tom Baker) - came to enjoy these stories. This project, I knew right away, was not going to be without its difficulties. But Resistance - in this, as in so many other areas - can, ironically, be far from Useless! Ultimately though, it’s got to be an acting performance, not an ‘impression’; and the quality of that will only become clear when the narrative is considered as a whole. Trailers can’t really do it justice; moreover I think it’s been generally agreed that the first one put out was a little misjudged. As a first experiment, however, this has been fascinating. My enthusiasm for the programme meant that, once offered, there was no way I could have turned it down; and then obsessively to try to take it to the max. I was particularly looking forward to your perspective, as my old friend Rob Whitelock - who’s performed and written for Big Finish - had spoken very highly of your videos. Although I enjoyed the high-jinks of the Outlaws; like you, I was especially intrigued by the surrealism of the Miniaturist, and the unusual opportunities it afforded to push the Hartnell Doctor into more unfamiliar territory. This, I believe, Is a process we’re going to pursue much further. Take care, Ben - and thanks again for your very kind words! SN "
What a nice bloke!
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Post by bonehead on May 10, 2022 9:23:27 GMT
What did he say, what did he say (I'm not in Twitter so it won't let me see)? 🙂 "Hello Ben! I’m delighted that you - after initial reservations (“I always have reservations!” - Tom Baker) - came to enjoy these stories. This project, I knew right away, was not going to be without its difficulties. But Resistance - in this, as in so many other areas - can, ironically, be far from Useless! Ultimately though, it’s got to be an acting performance, not an ‘impression’; and the quality of that will only become clear when the narrative is considered as a whole. Trailers can’t really do it justice; moreover I think it’s been generally agreed that the first one put out was a little misjudged. As a first experiment, however, this has been fascinating. My enthusiasm for the programme meant that, once offered, there was no way I could have turned it down; and then obsessively to try to take it to the max. I was particularly looking forward to your perspective, as my old friend Rob Whitelock - who’s performed and written for Big Finish - had spoken very highly of your videos. Although I enjoyed the high-jinks of the Outlaws; like you, I was especially intrigued by the surrealism of the Miniaturist, and the unusual opportunities it afforded to push the Hartnell Doctor into more unfamiliar territory. This, I believe, Is a process we’re going to pursue much further. Take care, Ben - and thanks again for your very kind words! SN "
Thanks for providing all that 🙂. Apart from being a brilliant First Doctor, I'm coming to the conclusion Stephen should also be Big Finish's PR person!
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Post by mark687 on May 10, 2022 9:58:57 GMT
Just spotted an Extended Extra DL for this in its attached Bonus Content Box in Customer Accounts
Regards
mark687
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Post by tuigirl on May 10, 2022 18:15:17 GMT
What did he say, what did he say (I'm not in Twitter so it won't let me see)? 🙂 "Hello Ben! I’m delighted that you - after initial reservations (“I always have reservations!” - Tom Baker) - came to enjoy these stories. This project, I knew right away, was not going to be without its difficulties. But Resistance - in this, as in so many other areas - can, ironically, be far from Useless! Ultimately though, it’s got to be an acting performance, not an ‘impression’; and the quality of that will only become clear when the narrative is considered as a whole. Trailers can’t really do it justice; moreover I think it’s been generally agreed that the first one put out was a little misjudged. As a first experiment, however, this has been fascinating. My enthusiasm for the programme meant that, once offered, there was no way I could have turned it down; and then obsessively to try to take it to the max. I was particularly looking forward to your perspective, as my old friend Rob Whitelock - who’s performed and written for Big Finish - had spoken very highly of your videos. Although I enjoyed the high-jinks of the Outlaws; like you, I was especially intrigued by the surrealism of the Miniaturist, and the unusual opportunities it afforded to push the Hartnell Doctor into more unfamiliar territory. This, I believe, Is a process we’re going to pursue much further. Take care, Ben - and thanks again for your very kind words! SN "
Well, the actor seems to be a really nice person. I love artists like that. I still could not really get into these audio adventures... but that might just be me being weird.
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Post by Kestrel on May 13, 2022 12:26:17 GMT
Nah, I get it. But it's also just *more* reason to hope he grows into the role and that the range improves over time.
Though if they're really gonna keep up with the David Bradley 1DAs... oof. I do not envy Noonan that position--it just means people will never stop comparing their performances.
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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 Jun 4, 2022 18:37:28 GMT
Listened to this finally.
Brliant. Noonan is wonderful. Not a pitch perfect impersonation, but absolutely nails tbe character as played by Hartnell.
Thie billyfluffs had me laughing out loud and were the icing on the cake. I wonder if they were scripted or part of Noonan's performance?
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Post by mrperson on Jul 31, 2022 2:22:29 GMT
Noonan does not sound much like him thus far, but I'm only a minute in. And a few minutes in.. he's doing the "hrmpf", the sort-of-cackle, all the mannerisms and tics way too much. It's almost every sentence.
I hope Purvees isn't completely done.
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Post by mrperson on Jul 31, 2022 2:23:37 GMT
Eh, soundalikes tend to be pretty hot or miss for me, and from what's in the trailer, this is a big miss. Bradley may not have perfectly emulated the sound of Hartnell's voice, but he replicated the performance extremely well. I'm sad to see him gone. The new 1st Doctor sounds even further away from Hartnell and the performance barely even registers to me as the 1st Doctor. Especially the last line in the trailer--about getting his coat. It sounds inexplicably angry to me. I'm not getting any of that imoishness/playfulness I associate with the 1st Doc. I'll give it a chance, but after the last soundalike recast, I'm keeping my expectations pretty low.
Wait, what? Bradley and the alt. 1st team are done already?
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