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Post by agentten on Jan 16, 2016 18:58:15 GMT
Brilliant news! If I didn't already have this series pre-ordered I'd be digging out my credit card right now. Is there a level past "must have"?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 19:47:42 GMT
I am thrilled by this announcement. I hope they can also bring in Lalla Ward and speak to where Romana is during the time war conflict. I know many think "the woman" in the end of time was her. Perhaps she is going to be harmed in the time war and regenerate into Claire bloom. I'd be very happy with Landau regenerating into Bloom. It would make so much more sense than the Doctor's mum. And yes, the other dissenter in End of Time was Susan.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 16, 2016 21:03:43 GMT
Maybe the most natural of fits between "classic" and "nu" Who. Excellent news. And as a side note, after the month we have had with losing cultural icons, it was really a shock to see how frail Sir John looked in that photo. I hope he continues to win his battle against cancer. The world needs John Hurt in it and a lot more War Doctor stories would be swell as well. The photo was taken months back - he looks much, much healthier now. Here he is this very week at the Revanent premiere. Good to know, and see. Here is hoping Leela is in entire set, or at least most of it. I was thinking about it a lot at work today and it really is a natural pairing and one that has a lot of potential.
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Post by muckypup on Jan 16, 2016 21:16:19 GMT
Mixed feelings about this, levels feels a little over exposed. I am sure it will work just not filled with excitement.
Now if it was war doctor and ace that would make me smile
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Post by aztec on Jan 16, 2016 21:24:40 GMT
Excellent News! I'll be pre-ordering this for sure!
I wonder what other surprises they have in store for Hurt?
Interesting to note Volume 4 in already being recorded, glad to see Sir Hurt seems to be enjoyable himself.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jan 16, 2016 21:41:39 GMT
Calling it now - whatever happens to Leela, it'll lead to "No More" (in addition to Cinder).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 21:58:39 GMT
Calling it now - whatever happens to Leela, it'll lead to "No More" (in addition to Cinder). The box set title is making me think things could come to a grim end.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jan 16, 2016 22:15:16 GMT
Leela is a interesting choice paired with the War Doctor as the Fourth Doctor was teaching her not to kill & yet it's implied the War Doctor has done horrific things in the time war.
I hope Big Finish push the boundaries & shock us with the War Doctor's actions in these upcoming box set's, the first set was more a set up & introduction now let's hear the horrors of the time war.
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Post by seeley on Jan 16, 2016 22:21:16 GMT
I am thrilled by this announcement. I hope they can also bring in Lalla Ward and speak to where Romana is during the time war conflict. I know many think "the woman" in the end of time was her. Perhaps she is going to be harmed in the time war and regenerate into Claire bloom. As I said on another topic, it's not like Romana cares about originality, where her faces are concerned. As you can perhaps tell, I just want Big Finish to get Claire Bloom for something. Has anyone here heard Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony? She's a fantastic actress who has no problems with audio. I'm a bit miffed that of all the Who stories she could have appeared in, it had to be The End of Time. Your mileage may vary, no doubt.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 16, 2016 22:23:14 GMT
Okay. I'm pre-ordered up on all four box sets. I noticed set four is now listed as TBA where as a week or so ago it was listed for Feb of 2017.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 16, 2016 22:26:03 GMT
Leela is a interesting choice paired with the War Doctor as the Fourth Doctor was teaching her not to kill & yet it's implied the War Doctor has done horrific things in the time war. I hope Big Finish push the boundaries & shock us with the War Doctor's actions in these upcoming box set's, the first set was more a set up & introduction now let's hear the horrors of the time war. Have to say I'm not sure about this pairing. As Si says Fourth Doctor spent a while teaching her killing is not the answer and now she will (potentially) see him doing exactly that. Unless of course they have him being more Doctorish (which isn't what War should be). I can see it working if it's set soon after he regenerated, before he's become the "monster" he supposed to be. Unless this tips him over the edge. I hope BF don't step back from the Monstrous side of War... Cheers Tony Sorry if this makes little sense, I'm tired and need to sleep
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Post by mark687 on Jan 16, 2016 22:29:14 GMT
Okay. I'm pre-ordered up on all four box sets. I noticed set four is now listed as TBA where as a week or so ago it was listed for Feb of 2017. Yes it was down as out in Feb 17 this morning.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 22:42:40 GMT
Leela is a interesting choice paired with the War Doctor as the Fourth Doctor was teaching her not to kill & yet it's implied the War Doctor has done horrific things in the time war. I hope Big Finish push the boundaries & shock us with the War Doctor's actions in these upcoming box set's, the first set was more a set up & introduction now let's hear the horrors of the time war. Have to say I'm not sure about this pairing. As Si says Fourth Doctor spent a while teaching her killing is not the answer and now she will (potentially) see him doing exactly that. Unless of course they have him being more Doctorish (which isn't what War should be). I can see it working if it's set soon after he regenerated, before he's become the "monster" he supposed to be. Unless this tips him over the edge. I hope BF don't step back from the Monstrous side of War... Cheers Tony Sorry if this makes little sense, I'm tired and need to sleep I always thought, and reading between the lines from Nick AND Moffat over the past 3 years I think they agree, the reason the Nu-Doctors were so ashamed of War was because of using the moment, ie. one insanely monstrous act rather than the fact he was wicked, ruthless and cruel throughout the incarnation. We're getting War towards the end of his life and to me it sounds like what he's seen and done to leave him jaded and weary, rather than bold and up for the fight, has long since happened. We're getting the latter years when it's all over bar the shouting. I also like Moffat's theory that the Sisterhood gave McGann the elixir he needed rather than not the one he wanted - and it allowed just enough "Doctorness" to remain in him almost like a conscience. I think that's much, much more interesting than a Rogue Doctor. He's like Kylo Ren in Star Wars, temped by light. I said way back that anyone expecting this to push hard boundaries and show the Doctor committing truly terrible, evil acts would no doubt be disappointed and I think Only The Monstrous confirmed that. Indeed, only today Nick spoke about checking with Moffat to make sure things didn't get pushed "too far".
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 16, 2016 22:50:55 GMT
What a unique position BF is in that while Moffat plots the show's present & future, Big Finish gets to plot it's past. Anyway, exciting times.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 16, 2016 23:00:37 GMT
What a unique position BF is in that while Moffat plots the show's present & future, Big Finish gets to plot it's past. Anyway, exciting times. Good that they have this relationship with Moffat as well. Things must have changed a lot since 2005 in terms of Cardiff's view of BF.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 16, 2016 23:33:25 GMT
What a unique position BF is in that while Moffat plots the show's present & future, Big Finish gets to plot it's past. Anyway, exciting times. Good that they have this relationship with Moffat as well. Things must have changed a lot since 2005 in terms of Cardiff's view of BF. I don't know what you mean. The Doctor Who/Cardiff team have always had a strong relationship with BF. RTD has said he had a huge hand in BF to keeping the license when BBC execs were reviewing all the agreements & licenses connected with the show. I think the door being opened to the current series was just something that took time, rather than a lack or excess of support for the fantastic work BF does from the Cardiff team.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2016 23:39:57 GMT
Good that they have this relationship with Moffat as well. Things must have changed a lot since 2005 in terms of Cardiff's view of BF. I don't know what you mean. The Doctor Who/Cardiff team have always had a strong relationship with BF. RTD has said he had a huge hand in BF to keeping the license when BBC execs were reviewing all the agreements & licenses connected with the show. I think the door being opened to the current series was just something that took time, rather than a lack or excess of support for the fantastic work BF does from the Cardiff team. Well exactly. RTD may not have written the book on Big Finish but he did write the foreword (literally, for this:)
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Post by seeley on Jan 17, 2016 1:14:28 GMT
Good that they have this relationship with Moffat as well. Things must have changed a lot since 2005 in terms of Cardiff's view of BF. I don't know what you mean. The Doctor Who/Cardiff team have always had a strong relationship with BF. RTD has said he had a huge hand in BF to keeping the license when BBC execs were reviewing all the agreements & licenses connected with the show. I think the door being opened to the current series was just something that took time, rather than a lack or excess of support for the fantastic work BF does from the Cardiff team. True, though I can understand why someone not aware of that might look at something like Hollows of Time and get the wrong impression. But yeah, Big Finish is the sole survivor of the Wilderness Years-That says a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2016 7:37:06 GMT
Leela is a interesting choice paired with the War Doctor as the Fourth Doctor was teaching her not to kill & yet it's implied the War Doctor has done horrific things in the time war. I hope Big Finish push the boundaries & shock us with the War Doctor's actions in these upcoming box set's, the first set was more a set up & introduction now let's hear the horrors of the time war. Have to say I'm not sure about this pairing. As Si says Fourth Doctor spent a while teaching her killing is not the answer and now she will (potentially) see him doing exactly that. Unless of course they have him being more Doctorish (which isn't what War should be). I can see it working if it's set soon after he regenerated, before he's become the "monster" he supposed to be. Unless this tips him over the edge. I hope BF don't step back from the Monstrous side of War... Cheers Tony Sorry if this makes little sense, I'm tired and need to sleep Actually that's exactly what I like about the potential of this pairing. The pupil becomes the teacher. Could be great.
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Post by The Matt on Jan 17, 2016 10:03:54 GMT
More Louise Jameson?? Is she trying to appear in every BF range going?
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