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Post by mrperson on Aug 28, 2022 0:02:59 GMT
This also got a big fat "meh" from me. Everything seemed generic, bland, and rushed.
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Post by Chakoteya on Aug 28, 2022 8:06:54 GMT
Finished this set and I find I'm with newt5996 on Patricia's character. The Doctor never asks WHY she's so upset that some people 500 years hence are still relying on (hover) chairs to get around if they have mobility issues. He (and Hebe) just assume it's some form of hate for disabilities because she never gets to articulate it properly. I can't believe it's simply a brutal form of eugenics - a desire to eliminate foetuses with genetic faults so they don't impact on anyone else's life after their birth. So many people end up in chairs through illness, accident, natural aging. I'm convinced there's more to her, something very deep and personal in her past that's made her the snarky bitter person that she is, and the next set might start to tease that out. Even now, we have in-utero surgery to correct some problems before birth. Perhaps she hoped that such techniques would have become much more commonplace in the future? Who knows? That's for the writers to sort out.
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Post by Andymac on Aug 28, 2022 14:38:36 GMT
Finished this set and I find I'm with newt5996 on Patricia's character. The Doctor never asks WHY she's so upset that some people 500 years hence are still relying on (hover) chairs to get around if they have mobility issues. He (and Hebe) just assume it's some form of hate for disabilities because she never gets to articulate it properly. I can't believe it's simply a brutal form of eugenics - a desire to eliminate foetuses with genetic faults so they don't impact on anyone else's life after their birth. So many people end up in chairs through illness, accident, natural aging. I'm convinced there's more to her, something very deep and personal in her past that's made her the snarky bitter person that she is, and the next set might start to tease that out. Even now, we have in-utero surgery to correct some problems before birth. Perhaps she hoped that such techniques would have become much more commonplace in the future? Who knows? That's for the writers to sort out.
It's hard to react kindly and logically to someone standing there saying the world would be better if you and people like you weren't in it. This will be far from the first time Hebe has heard these views, or the way it's delivered (she's telling Hebe what is right, not asking). She doesn't sound sad at the people being there either, she's viscerally sickened and angry about it. It's wonderfully acted. I do admire those who can see hope and good in such people, but as someone who has met a few to many of them in my life I can't.
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Post by martinw8686 on Aug 28, 2022 16:07:57 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best.
Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work?
Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available?
Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories?
I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites.
Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever!
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Post by Andymac on Aug 28, 2022 16:11:03 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best. Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work? Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available? Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories? I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites. Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever! I thought this years have been some of his best for a while. Not nessiserally because of Colin, but more the supporting casts.
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 28, 2022 16:46:26 GMT
Finished this set and I find I'm with newt5996 on Patricia's character. The Doctor never asks WHY she's so upset that some people 500 years hence are still relying on (hover) chairs to get around if they have mobility issues. He (and Hebe) just assume it's some form of hate for disabilities because she never gets to articulate it properly. I can't believe it's simply a brutal form of eugenics - a desire to eliminate foetuses with genetic faults so they don't impact on anyone else's life after their birth. So many people end up in chairs through illness, accident, natural aging. I'm convinced there's more to her, something very deep and personal in her past that's made her the snarky bitter person that she is, and the next set might start to tease that out. Even now, we have in-utero surgery to correct some problems before birth. Perhaps she hoped that such techniques would have become much more commonplace in the future? Who knows? That's for the writers to sort out. It’s made especially weird since the middle episode is very much Patricia understands eugenics is bad and is against eugenics…until the final episode where she isn’t. Like it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense and feels like Morris’ script was rushed into production without realizing what he was doing. And again as someone who is disabled and has faced a tone of ableism in my personal life from people who are both abled and disabled seeing that technology hasn’t fixed disability in the far future would probably have me react at least a little shocked.
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Post by Andymac on Aug 28, 2022 17:00:20 GMT
Finished this set and I find I'm with newt5996 on Patricia's character. The Doctor never asks WHY she's so upset that some people 500 years hence are still relying on (hover) chairs to get around if they have mobility issues. He (and Hebe) just assume it's some form of hate for disabilities because she never gets to articulate it properly. I can't believe it's simply a brutal form of eugenics - a desire to eliminate foetuses with genetic faults so they don't impact on anyone else's life after their birth. So many people end up in chairs through illness, accident, natural aging. I'm convinced there's more to her, something very deep and personal in her past that's made her the snarky bitter person that she is, and the next set might start to tease that out. Even now, we have in-utero surgery to correct some problems before birth. Perhaps she hoped that such techniques would have become much more commonplace in the future? Who knows? That's for the writers to sort out. It’s made especially weird since the middle episode is very much Patricia understands eugenics is bad and is against eugenics…until the final episode where she isn’t. Like it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense and feels like Morris’ script was rushed into production without realizing what he was doing. And again as someone who is disabled and has faced a tone of ableism in my personal life from people who are both abled and disabled seeing that technology hasn’t fixed disability in the far future would probably have me react at least a little shocked.
Some people think they're against eugenics because they don't want to make everyone some kind of superhuman or make people to order. While they would happily use similar technology to remove conditions they think are terrible to live with, I like that they've given her a little cogitative dissonance and depth.
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 28, 2022 17:12:41 GMT
It’s made especially weird since the middle episode is very much Patricia understands eugenics is bad and is against eugenics…until the final episode where she isn’t. Like it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense and feels like Morris’ script was rushed into production without realizing what he was doing. And again as someone who is disabled and has faced a tone of ableism in my personal life from people who are both abled and disabled seeing that technology hasn’t fixed disability in the far future would probably have me react at least a little shocked.
Some people think they're against eugenics because they don't want to make everyone some kind of superhuman or make people to order. While they would happily use similar technology to remove conditions they think are terrible to live with, I like that they've given her a little cogitative dissonance and depth.
Except that isn’t supported by the text until the very end where she just turns to I don’t have any respect for anyone with disabilities. It’s not an ableist or a eugenicist position to wish to see disability fixed through science. If I could fix my own disability I would in a heartbeat.
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Post by Andymac on Aug 28, 2022 17:26:35 GMT
The important part there is it's your choice, she doesn't seem to see it as a choice more of a truth that everyone must think that way. We also have some evidence of how she thinks fixing it goes from the cliffhanger, and it's not the nice way of fixing. The irony is from how she behaves and seems to think she is strongly autistic coded, and would be seen by some as the kind of person on the edge that needs fixing.
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Post by tuigirl on Aug 29, 2022 6:54:40 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best. Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work? Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available? Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories? I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites. Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever! I personally do not think it is Colin (Wink was great) and I also do not think the one hour stories are at fault. The performances, at least of the leads, continue to be great, the sound effects and music are great, production values are still the usual high level.
For me, the problem is more that recent stories have felt so.... "samey". They all use the same elements, some of them use the same enemies, or cardboard cut-outs of the same characters, the plots or solutions are similar. Basically, the story starts and I can guess where it is going to go. I am missing some deep character work and / or something to surprise me.
I just miss truly original ideas, an attempt maybe at creating a new monster/ enemy (instead of recycling the old ones over and over) and I miss more experimental stuff. Yes, the experimental stuff can fail, too, but at the moment, to be honest, I think I would be happier with an experiment that fails spectacularly than the unending flow of (maybe given) slightly above average "Been there, done that again".
At least, that failed experiment would stay in my head. Right now, most of the releases I listened to this year flow into one and I cannot even tell which one was which. "We start in medias res. Doctor and companions are on a planet, work separately, try to influence different groups, try to organize/ support a resistance, we hide behind the walls and then take a stroll through the surrounding lands and meet the enemy....." As an example. Does this sound familiar? If yes, which story (ies) do I refer to?
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Post by martinw8686 on Aug 29, 2022 9:21:28 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best. Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work? Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available? Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories? I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites. Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever! I personally do not think it is Colin (Wink was great) and I also do not think the one hour stories are at fault. The performances, at least of the leads, continue to be great, the sound effects and music are great, production values are still the usual high level.
For me, the problem is more that recent stories have felt so.... "samey". They all use the same elements, some of them use the same enemies, or cardboard cut-outs of the same characters, the plots or solutions are similar. Basically, the story starts and I can guess where it is going to go. I am missing some deep character work and / or something to surprise me.
I just miss truly original ideas, an attempt maybe at creating a new monster/ enemy (instead of recycling the old ones over and over) and I miss more experimental stuff. Yes, the experimental stuff can fail, too, but at the moment, to be honest, I think I would be happier with an experiment that fails spectacularly than the unending flow of (maybe given) slightly above average "Been there, done that again".
At least, that failed experiment would stay in my head. Right now, most of the releases I listened to this year flow into one and I cannot even tell which one was which. "We start in medias res. Doctor and companions are on a planet, work separately, try to influence different groups, try to organize/ support a resistance, we hide behind the walls and then take a stroll through the surrounding lands and meet the enemy....." As an example. Does this sound familiar? If yes, which story (ies) do I refer to?
The plot you describe is definitely "Twisted Folklore" from Stranded 3 and perhaps a recent War Doctor story as well. Stranded has certainly used that plot device a few times, although I've mostly really enjoyed that set. I love all the Doctors but with a tough financial winter coming I'm going to have to scale back the ranges I usually buy straight away. In recent years I've purchased 3,4,5,6,7,8,War,9 and 10th Doctor stories as well as Beyond War games and the War Master sets. It's tough to decide which ranges to cut, it's probably going to be 3,5,6, 7 and perhaps 10, given Tennant's releases will probably slow down anyway. I always purchase 8 doctor adventures and I'm keeping an eye out for 7s last day, otherwise I'll have to base all purchases on the reviews.
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Post by theillusiveman on Aug 29, 2022 11:02:37 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best. Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work? Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available? Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories? I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites. Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever! There are many factors in why The Sixth Doctor Adventures range is in decline in comparison to other Doctor Ranges
A) The Cover Arts for The 2022 Boxsets are Generic, Boring and Look like no effort was put into it (Purity Undreamed especially look ghastly with the overcrowding of The Doctor, Hebe, Mel, Hebe's Friend and Patricia), not to mention They reused the same photo of Ruth Madley (with the bored as hell expression) in both box sets which yikes surely they couldn't have got a photo of Ruth at the Recording.
B) The Stories themselves suffer from Generic and Middling, The Stories felt like they needed to be re-drafted and were rushed into production (Honestly found this to be the case of The Doctor of War 6th Doctor Stories too) then again The Sixth Doctor and Peri and The Eleven box sets also suffered from mixed receptions. not to mention there is no real selling point for the box sets
C) The Success behind The Other Ranges is due to variety. For Example: Fourth Doctor Adventures- You Could have One Box set set in Season 18 with The Fourth Doctor, Adric and Romana and the next you have a 4, Sarah and Harry Box set in Season 12. you have a variety of choices and options for The Tardis Teams and are not currently stuck with the same boring companion(s) this is an issue i have with The 8th Doctor Adventures which thankfully with The Charley/Lucie and Time War Era Box sets mitigate it despite that The Time War Era 8th Doctor box sets are in limbo and The Classic Era Boxsets are marketed as One Off Sets
C) Honestly a Returning Monster would have drummed up more interest (Nostalgia sells
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Aug 29, 2022 13:56:08 GMT
Some people think they're against eugenics because they don't want to make everyone some kind of superhuman or make people to order. While they would happily use similar technology to remove conditions they think are terrible to live with, I like that they've given her a little cogitative dissonance and depth.
Except that isn’t supported by the text until the very end where she just turns to I don’t have any respect for anyone with disabilities. It’s not an ableist or a eugenicist position to wish to see disability fixed through science. If I could fix my own disability I would in a heartbeat. Based on what I'm reading in this thread (not having listened to the set), I suspect the team probably painted themselves into a corner, be it through a lack of time or a deeper issue with the planning. The concept of a 'cure' can be a very loaded question for disabled people (speaking as one as well) that doesn't have a bonifed consensus and this was always going to be a question in having disabled companions/regular characters: you'd run into this subject sooner or later, which doesn't have a nice tidy answer and can come with a whole bag of problematic subtext if mishandled or miscommunicated. Maybe with a restructure or rethink of the stories, this could've been better integrated or have more room to explore it in all facets?
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Post by newt5996 on Aug 29, 2022 14:14:47 GMT
Except that isn’t supported by the text until the very end where she just turns to I don’t have any respect for anyone with disabilities. It’s not an ableist or a eugenicist position to wish to see disability fixed through science. If I could fix my own disability I would in a heartbeat. Based on what I'm reading in this thread (not having listened to the set), I suspect the team probably painted themselves into a corner, be it through a lack of time or a deeper issue with the planning. The concept of a 'cure' can be a very loaded question for disabled people (speaking as one as well) that doesn't have a bonifed consensus and this was always going to be a question in having disabled companions/regular characters: you'd run into this subject sooner or later, which doesn't have a nice tidy answer and can come with a whole bag of problematic subtext if mishandled or miscommunicated. Maybe with a restructure or rethink of the stories, this could've been better integrated or have more room to explore it in all facets? Really it’s the second story explicitly setting up Patricia as being against eugenics and doing a story about eugenics which kind of ruins the genuinely interesting slap in the face of the third story of Patricia being that bigot character who’s all nice and not initially outwardly malicious.
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Post by elkawho on Aug 29, 2022 17:58:56 GMT
I do love Colin and his performance as the Sixth Doctor at Big Finish but I've been reluctant to purchase this year's releases based on the reviews I've seen. It's got me wondering the cause of the supposed decline in quality based on the poor reviews on this forum. I really enjoyed some of the releases pre COVID such as Plight of the Pimpernel, The Middle and Static and some of the early releases such as The Holy Terror, The Marian Conspiracy and Jubilee are amongst Big Finishes very best. Is the problem this year down to the writing because most of the Writers have great bodies of work? Are better stories finding there way to the larger cast of Doctors available? Is it simply teething problems of a new story structure for the range, perhaps The Sixth Doctor isn't suited to one hour stories? I'm genuinely curious about the range, if I had more money I'd buy everything Doctor Who related Big Finish releases, as it is I have to base my purchases on reviews and old favourites. Just realized I bought Wink this year and Colin was wonderful, so in terms of performance he is as mighty as ever! I personally do not think it is Colin (Wink was great) and I also do not think the one hour stories are at fault. The performances, at least of the leads, continue to be great, the sound effects and music are great, production values are still the usual high level.
For me, the problem is more that recent stories have felt so.... "samey". They all use the same elements, some of them use the same enemies, or cardboard cut-outs of the same characters, the plots or solutions are similar. Basically, the story starts and I can guess where it is going to go. I am missing some deep character work and / or something to surprise me.
I just miss truly original ideas, an attempt maybe at creating a new monster/ enemy (instead of recycling the old ones over and over) and I miss more experimental stuff. Yes, the experimental stuff can fail, too, but at the moment, to be honest, I think I would be happier with an experiment that fails spectacularly than the unending flow of (maybe given) slightly above average "Been there, done that again".
At least, that failed experiment would stay in my head. Right now, most of the releases I listened to this year flow into one and I cannot even tell which one was which. "We start in medias res. Doctor and companions are on a planet, work separately, try to influence different groups, try to organize/ support a resistance, we hide behind the walls and then take a stroll through the surrounding lands and meet the enemy....." As an example. Does this sound familiar? If yes, which story (ies) do I refer to?
I would argue that The Doctor of War is experimental. Whether or not that has failed is up to the listening. I know many didn't like it, but I liked it a lot and am looking forward to more. It wasn't perfect but it was certainly DIFFERENT. I hate to say it but I think the problem with the Sixth Doctor Adventures is the producer. I have not been happy with Jac Raynor's choices for the range or her own storytelling for a while now. I believe a lot of the problems that others have mentioned can be directly linked back to her choices as the one who oversees the range. And that is doubly clear to me when I look at some of the other Colin Baker releases. (Wink, the above mentioned Doctor of War.) Which is a shame because until the last few years I usually liked her work.
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Post by elkawho on Aug 29, 2022 18:01:23 GMT
There are many factors in why The Sixth Doctor Adventures range is in decline in comparison to other Doctor Ranges
A) The Cover Arts for The 2022 Boxsets are Generic, Boring and Look like no effort was put into it (Purity Undreamed especially look ghastly with the overcrowding of The Doctor, Hebe, Mel, Hebe's Friend and Patricia), not to mention They reused the same photo of Ruth Madley (with the bored as hell expression) in both box sets which yikes surely they couldn't have got a photo of Ruth at the Recording.
B) The Stories themselves suffer from Generic and Middling, The Stories felt like they needed to be re-drafted and were rushed into production (Honestly found this to be the case of The Doctor of War 6th Doctor Stories too) then again The Sixth Doctor and Peri and The Eleven box sets also suffered from mixed receptions. not to mention there is no real selling point for the box sets
C) The Success behind The Other Ranges is due to variety. For Example: Fourth Doctor Adventures- You Could have One Box set set in Season 18 with The Fourth Doctor, Adric and Romana and the next you have a 4, Sarah and Harry Box set in Season 12. you have a variety of choices and options for The Tardis Teams and are not currently stuck with the same boring companion(s) this is an issue i have with The 8th Doctor Adventures which thankfully with The Charley/Lucie and Time War Era Box sets mitigate it despite that The Time War Era 8th Doctor box sets are in limbo and The Classic Era Boxsets are marketed as One Off Sets
C) Honestly a Returning Monster would have drummed up more interest (Nostalgia sells
What to the CD covers have to do with the stories? There have been great stories with terrible covers, and terrible stories with great covers. You kind of lost me on that one.
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Post by tuigirl on Aug 29, 2022 19:15:02 GMT
I personally do not think it is Colin (Wink was great) and I also do not think the one hour stories are at fault. The performances, at least of the leads, continue to be great, the sound effects and music are great, production values are still the usual high level.
For me, the problem is more that recent stories have felt so.... "samey". They all use the same elements, some of them use the same enemies, or cardboard cut-outs of the same characters, the plots or solutions are similar. Basically, the story starts and I can guess where it is going to go. I am missing some deep character work and / or something to surprise me.
I just miss truly original ideas, an attempt maybe at creating a new monster/ enemy (instead of recycling the old ones over and over) and I miss more experimental stuff. Yes, the experimental stuff can fail, too, but at the moment, to be honest, I think I would be happier with an experiment that fails spectacularly than the unending flow of (maybe given) slightly above average "Been there, done that again".
At least, that failed experiment would stay in my head. Right now, most of the releases I listened to this year flow into one and I cannot even tell which one was which. "We start in medias res. Doctor and companions are on a planet, work separately, try to influence different groups, try to organize/ support a resistance, we hide behind the walls and then take a stroll through the surrounding lands and meet the enemy....." As an example. Does this sound familiar? If yes, which story (ies) do I refer to?
I would argue that The Doctor of War is experimental. Whether or not that has failed is up to the listening. I know many didn't like it, but I liked it a lot and am looking forward to more. It wasn't perfect but it was certainly DIFFERENT. I hate to say it but I think the problem with the Sixth Doctor Adventures is the producer. I have not been happy with Jac Raynor's choices for the range or her own storytelling for a while now. I believe a lot of the problems that others have mentioned can be directly linked back to her choices as the one who oversees the range. And that is doubly clear to me when I look at some of the other Colin Baker releases. (Wink, the above mentioned Doctor of War.) Which is a shame because until the last few years I usually liked her work. Still have not made it to the Doctor of War stories. And also have not listened yet to the very box set this thread is about. And reading all the criticism.... not really having the motivation....
Not sure about Jac Raynor. I usually love her work.
I think I will have to listen to this set of stories first before I can give an honest opinion, but maybe when I am not in as grumpy a mood.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Aug 29, 2022 23:29:45 GMT
There are many factors in why The Sixth Doctor Adventures range is in decline in comparison to other Doctor Ranges
A) The Cover Arts for The 2022 Boxsets are Generic, Boring and Look like no effort was put into it (Purity Undreamed especially look ghastly with the overcrowding of The Doctor, Hebe, Mel, Hebe's Friend and Patricia), not to mention They reused the same photo of Ruth Madley (with the bored as hell expression) in both box sets which yikes surely they couldn't have got a photo of Ruth at the Recording.
B) The Stories themselves suffer from Generic and Middling, The Stories felt like they needed to be re-drafted and were rushed into production (Honestly found this to be the case of The Doctor of War 6th Doctor Stories too) then again The Sixth Doctor and Peri and The Eleven box sets also suffered from mixed receptions. not to mention there is no real selling point for the box sets
C) The Success behind The Other Ranges is due to variety. For Example: Fourth Doctor Adventures- You Could have One Box set set in Season 18 with The Fourth Doctor, Adric and Romana and the next you have a 4, Sarah and Harry Box set in Season 12. you have a variety of choices and options for The Tardis Teams and are not currently stuck with the same boring companion(s) this is an issue i have with The 8th Doctor Adventures which thankfully with The Charley/Lucie and Time War Era Box sets mitigate it despite that The Time War Era 8th Doctor box sets are in limbo and The Classic Era Boxsets are marketed as One Off Sets
C) Honestly a Returning Monster would have drummed up more interest (Nostalgia sells
What to the CD covers have to do with the stories? There have been great stories with terrible covers, and terrible stories with great covers. You kind of lost me on that one. Exactly. Please let me know when everyone does a CD art cover listening party. I’m dying to know how dramatic those static images sound.
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Post by theillusiveman on Aug 30, 2022 0:14:33 GMT
What to the CD covers have to do with the stories? There have been great stories with terrible covers, and terrible stories with great covers. You kind of lost me on that one. Exactly. Please let me know when everyone does a CD art cover listening party. I’m dying to know how dramatic those static images sound. Having crappy cover art makes one hesitant about wanting to buy an audio If an audio has a really neat cover people will tend to want to give it a try
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Aug 30, 2022 1:28:51 GMT
Exactly. Please let me know when everyone does a CD art cover listening party. I’m dying to know how dramatic those static images sound. Having crappy cover art makes one hesitant about wanting to buy an audio If an audio has a really neat cover people will tend to want to give it a try That is completely foreign concept to me. Cover art doesn’t play a factor in anything I buy. Yes there are nicer looking covers but I can’t listen to cover art. I’m buying an audio production not a wrapper with pictures.
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