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Post by mark687 on May 30, 2023 17:57:43 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Jun 21, 2023 15:26:42 GMT
Regards
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Post by mbt66 on Jun 21, 2023 15:39:55 GMT
I fear this will be like Dark Universe - a brilliant showcase for the 7th Doctor, but with an idea used up too quickly.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jul 1, 2023 10:52:36 GMT
Release date 20th July per Facebook
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 20, 2023 8:11:16 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Jul 20, 2023 8:12:54 GMT
10 seconds ago you showed as Offline! LOL Regards mark687
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 20, 2023 8:13:41 GMT
10 seconds ago you showed as Offline! LOL Regards mark687 Really?
My home PC is permanently left logged in.!
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 20, 2023 8:30:35 GMT
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Post by sherlock on Jul 20, 2023 9:51:02 GMT
Oh that was much better!
It’s much more focused, probably helped by the crossover here being much easier to mesh together. It’s the Doctor vs Davros and some Time Lords and Daleks in their wakes. McCoy is on good form and Molloy is dependable as ever.
Oh and for those worrying, you don’t need to know anything from Time War 4 on how Davros came to be on Falkus.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 20, 2023 10:05:36 GMT
Ticked most of the boxes for me.
Classic Doc in the Time War (Bonus for me it was 7th)
BF and Terry Molloy's take on Davros is just cheif kiss quality by now
Perfect slice of fan fic
Only thing against it in main arc terms it spins its wheels
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Post by sherlock on Jul 20, 2023 10:09:15 GMT
Ticked most of the boxes for me. Classic Doc in the Time War (Bonus for me it was 7th) BF and Terry Molloy's take on Davros is just cheif kiss quality by now Perfect slice of fan fic Only thing against it in main arc terms it spins its wheelsRegards mark687 Tbh after the first two parts barely touched on the arc, I’m really not expecting to get any proper light on it until the finale.
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 20, 2023 10:46:08 GMT
Agree that this was a much better installment; not brilliant but good and more focused, making it feel like one whole - this is the first time it's made sense as to why Big Finish have made them available separately. The crossover elements made sense in terms of interaction and the story at hand so everything came together nicely. I've not heard Far From Home yet, but McCoy in this is the best he's been in some time, which was great to see as I think this story really hinged on him bringing his A-Game. Terry Molloy on good form and I just love Ken Bones' General, who got some great material here. I thought the hints of the Hybrid to come were well integrated too.
The ongoing degeneration arc remains very much on the backburner and given we're three stories in, I expect it to remain so until The Union, if not The Final Act. My main issue is just how convenient it all is. It only occurs in the opening or closing moments of the story and the appearances are always by the first three Doctors, who conveniently happen to be the recasts. I did laugh at Veklin mentioning the Doctor being unreliable as she's concerned he may degenerate part way through the mission; there's no need to be worried about that!
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Post by bonehead on Jul 20, 2023 16:27:16 GMT
There are nods to Trial of a Timelord in the music cues as the Doctor arrives on the space station. For me, it's nice to have a Syvester release I have any interest in - I've not been bothered to invest in his latest stories, which saddens me as he is my favourite audio Doctor; his often-discussed line delivery is a delight. His performance is at least consistent in its inconsistency - he's been emphasising the incorrect words since Paradise Towers, and I find it as much a part of his performance as The Second Doctor's recorder was part of his. As if the words are tumbling from his brain and out of his mouth in a haphazard manner.
Davros is good to hear again, and Terry Molloy is great as the sly old bugger. By this time, his continual incarcerations and resurrections (themselves celebrating 40 years) have become a little hard to take but he remains possibly the greatest of all villains as far as I'm concerned. Here, he spends a long time dishing out the plot. "Enough talk," he says at one stage. Well, he has a point! Later on, The General echoes Nyder's words from Genesis, Sylvester echoes Colin Baker's opening words from Androzani, and as Davros escapes (because he always escapes), he echoes David Gooderson's words from Destiny - my memory isn't such that I recognise every reference, so there may well be more, and it's too much. I feel like I'm drowning in it all. The story is exciting and bombastic and well played, and I must stress that, and I realise (now) that Once and Future is a good excuse for bringing back even more companions/villains/echoes of dialogue than usual, but really - if we're all here for the 70th anniversary, will stories be made up entirely from dialogue from other tales - as a 'treat' for the fans? I do feel the 'treat' has now become all consuming, and such continuity is coming first and foremost, and telling a good - and original story is a distant second place. As Davros plans, yet again, to rebuild the Dalek race into a more loyal bunch, even I'm thinking, 'Give it up, mate, for goodness sake.'
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jul 20, 2023 17:08:07 GMT
<abbr>Best chapter so far, but it really shows off the weaknesses of this series. I mean, it's a series set in the Time War, and this is the Time War episode, but it appears that whichever incarnation the Doctor is, he's from earlier than the eighth Doctor Time War series this episode ties into. There's no contribution to the ongoing storyline (nobody knows why the Doctor is degenerating, despite the obvious solution of the Doctor infecting the Daleks who use it as a weapon to attack the Doctor) and despite the fact that 7 seems to have some sort of quietly smug plan when he leaves Gallifrey, he loses his entire memory and doesn't know what's happened or where he's going, and I'm not sure we do either. Plus, I reckon we could have got a whole box set out of the world of Falkus.</abbr> <abbr> </abbr> <abbr>I know it doesn't sound like it, but I enjoyed this episode. I've not heard any episodes with Veklin or the General but they were a good fit for the story. Let's home that Lady Christina and Rose's mum are a good fit for a story about trying to find a giant diamond in space.... </abbr> <abbr></abbr>
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Post by thegreendeath on Jul 20, 2023 17:30:47 GMT
I love getting a monthly Dr Who story with a new Doctor each month and this time out we’re treated to another excellent done in one Jonathan Morris Dalek story and this one ranks up there with Genetics of the Daleks (itself the highlight of the Time Lord Victorious series).
I’ve become pretty bored overall by the time war but feel it was handled well here. Slyv had been on great form since the boxed set era began and he’s firing on all cylinders here. He and Veklin have good chemistry as he does with Molloy as well. Not the most complex story but a great Dalek-y Dalek story that doesn’t feel stale at all. Lovely work!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2023 20:09:03 GMT
I think it's kinda clear this series is just "stuff" with a vague wraparound ad nauseum then an end that will bring the "what's going on?" into one ending and have a kitchen sink approach. It's SO clunky that the degens last exactly the length of time needed for one adventure to be set up and then finished. If there's no reason for that - like Borusa with his board in the 5 Docs - this will really just feel like it has - stories with no links bar a wraparound. Once more we have NO sense that this is an older Doctor in a previous body. That was one of the main reasons this season excited me. But..no.
Not all bad though. Sylv is having one of his better spells here, nothing erratic where his line readings show he hasn't read beforehand and undercut the tension as he has read comedy as drama etc. No, he pitches it perfectly. Ken Bones is terrific on audio.
SO it's stealing the show so far..but it's petty theft.
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Post by Who Review on Jul 21, 2023 18:18:22 GMT
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Post by elkawho on Jul 21, 2023 18:56:38 GMT
I agree with everyone that I believe that this is the best of the stories so far. It's a solid story with Sylvester doing a great job and a stellar guest cast. And I'm also enjoying having a Doctor-centric monthly release again. But in terms of the overall arc and the feeling of it being a 60th Anniversary celebration, I'm also not feeling it much. I agree with Davy, I was looking forward to the idea of an older Doctor in a previous body. I mean, this is what we are presumably getting in the upcoming televised specials and I thought this was a good way to tie the show and the audios together, even if it was in thought only. Right now the only reason why the idea is there is to allow the Classic Doctors to have a story in the Time War and not cause a problem with their timelines. I still gave it a high mark on the poll because, as I said, it is good. I guess I'm just a bit conflicted.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2023 0:25:07 GMT
I agree with everyone that I believe that this is the best of the stories so far. It's a solid story with Sylvester doing a great job and a stellar guest cast. And I'm also enjoying having a Doctor-centric monthly release again. But in terms of the overall arc and the feeling of it being a 60th Anniversary celebration, I'm also not feeling it much. I agree with Davy, I was looking forward to the idea of an older Doctor in a previous body. I mean, this is what we are presumably getting in the upcoming televised specials and I thought this was a good way to tie the show and the audios together, even if it was in thought only. Right now the only reason why the idea is there is to allow the Classic Doctors to have a story in the Time War and not cause a problem with their timelines. I still gave it a high mark on the poll because, as I said, it is good. I guess I'm just a bit conflicted. Tennant in the new DWM talks about it. He says he's there's a reason it's not just a degeneration, that this is a new incarnation and is aware of having been 3 different people since and those lifetimes have changed him in various ways. And he's watched the show since he left so he'll know how to incorporate aspects.
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Post by Ian McArdell on Jul 22, 2023 19:06:43 GMT
My take on 'A Genius for War' is just up at CultBox - best of the bunch so far, despite seemingly adding nothing to the overall storyline
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