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Post by martinw8686 on Jan 19, 2024 1:15:26 GMT
With the current Beevers sale in mind, any recommendations?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2024 6:27:07 GMT
With the current Beevers sale in mind, any recommendations? If you're looking for good appearances for the crispy master, I'd say you can't go wrong with his main range and fourth doctor adventures appearances. Some of them are better stories than others, but he's always excellent in these stories. In general I'd avoid his, what I think of as more gimmicky appearances,like Masterful or Light at the End. For me his Master works best when he's in his proper element. Other than that I'm reluctant to get more specific. Everyone has such different views on what makes a good story. I absolutely adore Dust Breeding, but that might be partly nostalgia as I listened to that spoiler free on release and the reveal was amazing. I find Master a bit dull, yet I know it's well regarded. The Two Masters is excellent, but requires listening to the preceding stories in the trilogy, which aren't quite as strong. |
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Post by shallacatop on Jan 19, 2024 7:50:24 GMT
You can’t go wrong with I Am The Master. Written and read by Beevers, a really good insight into this incarnation of The Master and given it’s a Short Trip, it’s presumably a steal in the sale.
I wish Big Finish gave the Beevers incarnation his own set. That was the plan before they securedJacobi and made Only the Good. Not that I’d be without that range, of course.
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Post by martinw8686 on Jan 19, 2024 9:55:34 GMT
I've heard Requiem for the Rocketmen many years ago, and loved it. I don't remember Death Match though. The Two Masters and Planet of Dust are also firm favourites of mine.
I've never heard Dust Breeding, I am the Master or the series 1 4DAs 2 parter before so may give those a try, although I'm dubious of the Kraal 2 parter as it sounds too humorous for the Master.
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Post by number13 on Jan 19, 2024 11:52:05 GMT
I've heard Requiem for the Rocketmen many years ago, and loved it. I don't remember Death Match though. The Two Masters and Planet of Dust are also firm favourites of mine. I've never heard Dust Breeding, I am the Master or the series 1 4DAs 2 parter before so may give those a try, although I'm dubious of the Kraal 2 parter as it sounds too humorous for the Master. 'Dust Breeding' and 'Master' are very good and 'I am the Master' should not be missed. I think you're right about the Kraal 4DAs, for me the tone was completely wrong and those stories didn't work.
But I liked 'The Evil One', also the Companion Chronicles 'Mastermind'.
Now, I don't know if you've started on 'Jago & Litefoot' (or perhaps like me you are a big fan and have the lot) but I think it's the best range BF have ever done for sheer listening enjoyment. It helps that I think 'The Talons of Weng-Chiang' is the best 'Doctor Who' story ever  but setting that to one side, the J&L range is outstanding.
So, if you haven't started on that journey, Volume 11 with the Master would not be a bad point to hop in. In parts it's darker than many of their stories (well it would be with him in town wouldn't it ) but still with plenty of humour, gives a good flavour of the variety offered by J&L from part-comic to horror and it's linked closer than some volumes to the rest of Classic Who via that most unspecial guest! Most highly recommended.
EDIT: In fact, after writing about it, I've just moved J&L 11 up to the top of my re-listening list! 
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Post by mark687 on Jan 19, 2024 11:59:04 GMT
St I Am The Master
Without saying much MRS and You Will Obey Me The 2 Masters and Ravenous 4
For a general flavour though CC Mastermind, River Vol 7 or Masterful
Regards
mark687
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Post by martinw8686 on Jan 19, 2024 16:10:58 GMT
I forgot about the main range release Master. I adore that story, McCoy and Beevers are brilliant. I'm surprised the themes in the story haven't been revisted in greater depth by Big Finish.
The tradegy of the Doctor longing for their former friend to be a good person again.
12 and Missy touched upon it but I'd love an epic based upon this premise.
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but setting that to one side, the J&L range is outstanding.