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Post by nitronine on Jul 3, 2023 11:39:18 GMT
I’m sure I’ll end up loving this because I love 3/4 of the main cast of characters, but if the shopping list of characters is true, then this sort of feels like the leftovers that didn’t fit into anywhere else more interesting. Even if it wasn’t handled as well as I’d hoped, 4/Sarah/ Modern UNIT is a great idea, same for 5/Jenny/Colin curator, although that’s more real world reasons than story reasons I suppose, and 7/time war era Davros and timelords. I can’t really imagine anyone begging for a 6/Jackie/Harry Sullivan/Lady Christina team up. I’m surprised Harry wasn’t included in Past Lives tbh. I’m more than willing to be proven wrong though, I’m sort of hopeful that the odd team up might mean more of a meatier story than the first two releases.
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Post by nitronine on Jul 3, 2023 11:43:16 GMT
Also something that could be interesting that I’ve not seen anyone mention (sorry if I’ve missed) is that presumably, if there’s no time travel shenanigans involved, everyone is from Jackie’s era of 2006/2007 so this will be a pre-Planet of the Dead Lady Christina. I wonder how that could change things.
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Post by muddyviolet on Jul 3, 2023 12:02:33 GMT
This might be one of my least favourite covers in a while, I'm hoping this art is only a temporary one and will change once they reveal who the time lord renegade is. As if it doesn't, it just seems relatively poor compared to the other excellent covers so far for Once and Future. |
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Post by muddyviolet on Jul 3, 2023 12:03:20 GMT
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Post by sherlock on Jul 3, 2023 12:25:33 GMT
That is quite a bland cover.
I do also feel a tad uncomfortable with them digitally ageing up Ian Marter beyond the age he died.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 3, 2023 14:31:03 GMT
That is quite a bland cover. I do also feel a tad uncomfortable with them digitally ageing up Ian Marter beyond the age he died. Actually considering they haven't for UNIT Nemesis or 7DAS it dose stand out as odd. Regards mark687 |
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 3, 2023 17:10:19 GMT
Is that meant to be Harry on the cover? Briefly on seeing the Standard Edition cover I pleased I would be getting the “Special” Edition. That pleasure didn’t last long. |
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Post by shallacatop on Jul 3, 2023 18:20:58 GMT
That is quite a bland cover. I do also feel a tad uncomfortable with them digitally ageing up Ian Marter beyond the age he died. Couldn't agree more. And the cover just shows how bizarre this combination of characters is; it’s like stereotypical fan art and fiction. |
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Post by sherlock on Jul 3, 2023 18:50:32 GMT
That is quite a bland cover. I do also feel a tad uncomfortable with them digitally ageing up Ian Marter beyond the age he died. Actually considering they haven't for UNIT Nemesis or 7DAS it dose stand out as odd. Regards mark687 To be honest I had thought those storylines were designed as a way of doing ‘Harry Sullivan in modern day’ without actually depicting Harry older than Marter was. I guess not. 🤷♂️ |
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jul 3, 2023 18:53:21 GMT
That’s a pretty ugly cover. |
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Post by grinch on Jul 3, 2023 19:42:43 GMT
It’s pretty lacklustre. Reminds me a lot of the very early Main Range covers.
Except you know, they were more justifiable what with it being the ‘90s and everything.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jul 3, 2023 19:56:04 GMT
Apart from this month’s release, all the covers have been very slapdash and seem to have no effort put into them, which when combined with the issue of using AI art on the first two covers, makes me really glad I didn’t get the physical bundle.
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Post by nardole on Jul 3, 2023 20:42:11 GMT
I thought they used ai art only on the second cover.
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Post by masterdoctor on Jul 3, 2023 20:58:58 GMT
I thought they used ai art only on the second cover. The person who first found it posted about both the 1st and 2nd |
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Post by eldersensorite on Jul 3, 2023 22:01:12 GMT
The ageing up is especially weird when they've used photos that aren't accurate to characters ages before - the current Survivors audios are set 20 years after the TV series but they still just use the photos from the series
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Post by nardole on Jul 3, 2023 23:27:02 GMT
I feel like if they were gonna age him up they should've just aged him up to how long he lived.
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Post by grinch on Jul 17, 2023 18:27:28 GMT
I must confess, the only interest I have in this story is seeing if the character of the Renegade will mark the debut of another incarnation of the Collective.
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Post by mbt66 on Jul 17, 2023 21:16:54 GMT
I like Michael Maloney, but he isn’t who I had picturing as “The Charmer”.
More than happy with him being another Renegade Timelord, just not the Two.
And would this series, with an older Doctor in a younger Doctor’s body, be the best place to have the introduction of a new incarnation of the Collective?
The Doctor will know who he is straight away. That seems a bit of a waste of an introduction.
So perhaps it is a bluff, with Two in the title making us think it could be the first true incarnation of the Collective.
Wouldn’t such a thing warrant it’s own box set?
Plus personally I would have preferred Julian Wadham as the Two.
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Post by martinw8686 on Jul 24, 2023 15:34:10 GMT
I've got a feeling this one may have some surprises, the cover is quite plain and the synopsis vague. On the surface this may not appear anything to get excited about but perhaps Big Finish is hiding some spoilers here?
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Post by mark687 on Jul 24, 2023 16:02:04 GMT
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