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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 6:32:32 GMT
There are a few that fit in the "really?" category. Death Path requires a Delgado recast (unless you want to say the first incarnation of the Master looked and sounded like Beevers, making the Zombeevers basically "a repeat face). Dying Days has a fairly hefty role for Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart (although, one could argue Kate could replace him). Lungbarrow is a mess of abandoned plot lines. It could be something truely abominable like Rags or Independence Day I suppose. War of the Daleks both fits the buildup to the Time War and screams "WHY?!?" at the same time. Saint Anthony's Fire maybe? Nothing says "why was this an idea?" When a good third of the plot involves a brainwashed and naked Ace. But few if any of those would require a 3 disc special and make someone behind the scenes say they can't believe BF are making this adaptation. That does make something hugely ambitious like Lungbarrow more likely, but who knows, they could have sneaked a rights clearance through and be doing The Eight Doctors.
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Post by seeley on Jan 22, 2016 6:50:30 GMT
There are a few that fit in the "really?" category. Death Path requires a Delgado recast (unless you want to say the first incarnation of the Master looked and sounded like Beevers, making the Zombeevers basically "a repeat face). Dying Days has a fairly hefty role for Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart (although, one could argue Kate could replace him). Lungbarrow is a mess of abandoned plot lines. It could be something truely abominable like Rags or Independence Day I suppose. War of the Daleks both fits the buildup to the Time War and screams "WHY?!?" at the same time. Saint Anthony's Fire maybe? Nothing says "why was this an idea?" When a good third of the plot involves a brainwashed and naked Ace. But few if any of those would require a 3 disc special and make someone behind the scenes say they can't believe BF are making this adaptation. That does make something hugely ambitious like Lungbarrow more likely, but who knows, they could have sneaked a rights clearance through and be doing The Eight Doctors. Given the latter's reputation, it's not exactly the sort of thing you keep people in suspense about, is it? If BF were doing it, I imagine they'd have announced it back in April, in a sort of "oh and by the way, we're doing this" fashion.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jan 22, 2016 7:20:40 GMT
I'm pretty sure Nick Briggs actually denied that "Cold Fusion" (which is the most obvious choice, perhaps) would be adapted. I suppose a de-loomed, "Gary Russell's Gallifrey"-ised version of "Lungbarrow" is conceivable, but really the choice here is to either anger a lot of the audience by removing elements, or do so by keeping them. If it's an unusual, left-field or difficult choice - I dunno.... "Parasite"? "The Pit"?
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Post by Tim Bradley on Jan 22, 2016 7:37:41 GMT
I'd really like this to be the audio adaptation of 'Cold Fusion'. I can't wait to hear a story with Peter Davison; Sarah Sutton; Janet Fielding and Matthew Waterhouse as the Fifth Doctor; Nyssa; Tegan and Adric meeting Sylvester McCoy; Travis Oliver and Yasmin Bannerman as the Seventh Doctor; Chris and Roz. I hope this comes true! Tim.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 8:48:01 GMT
As much as I love Lungbarrow, it's a story where the mere mention of it sparks a strange reflection of the Second Council of Nicaea. Fingers crossed for Cold Fusion though; it'd be a great way to have your cake and eat it too as it dips its toes into the same territory as Marc Platt's vision of the Old Time through Patience, but without ruffling too many feathers in the process. There are a few stories that I'd hypothesise are right out for adaptation: The Dying Days is one, Happy Endings is another, Shakedown possibly, the Plattic Gallifrey trilogy looks like it's out (Time's Crucible, Cold Fusion and Lungbarrow, respectively)... Hmm... Maybe it's an adaptation of So Vile a Sin?
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Post by lidar on Jan 22, 2016 9:56:02 GMT
For my money, it has to be a "big" novel to justify the 3 discs and extra cost to customers (but I'm not ruling out 2 linked novels) and the hype created by the mystery.
Given all the hype people will be disppointed if it tunrs out to a fairly run of the mill novel.
So we're really talking Lungbarrow or Dying Days from the NAs, possibly So Vile A Sin which would go well with Original Sin. Cold Fusion seems like the biggest MA, possibly the Dark Path. Or since it is th eyear of the Master, maybe First Frontier as the NA.
If 2 linked novels, maybe Blood Harvest/ Goth Opera, Death & Diplomacy / Happy Endings or else TIme of Your/Life Killing Ground.
I don't know the BBC books as well so can't say about them.
Whatever is chosen I do fear a certain amount of grumbling from people who pre-ordered the bundle, along the lines of "I wouldn't have pre-ordered if I'd known it was THAT novel. BF have tricked me!" For the record I pre-ordered the bundle, knowing it was at my own risk if I don't like the choice of final novel, so it will be my responsibility and I won't be complaining.
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Post by dorney on Jan 22, 2016 10:21:10 GMT
100%. It's deduction and guesswork - even if we hit on the right answer we won't know it till it's officially announced. I actually disagree on this. Right now, Big Finish are letting the hype build around the release and we're all in a frevour over what it could be. Many of us want to continue that experience unbated by leaks/rumours and would prefer to be teased by Big Finish's publicity around the release. I'd say discussions of leaks/rumors, however detrimental that might seem, does in fact account as a spoiler because it's taking away from the experience Big Finish is trying to set out for it's customers and the anticipation around the release in general. If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for!
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Post by bobod on Jan 22, 2016 10:24:39 GMT
I still fancy Cold Fusion. Would give them a crossover with another Doc and we know Matt Waterhouse was working on a Five story...who knows if its just a Five story or a Seven one as well? Do we? Am I forgetting something?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 11:09:47 GMT
I still fancy Cold Fusion. Would give them a crossover with another Doc and we know Matt Waterhouse was working on a Five story...who knows if its just a Five story or a Seven one as well? Do we? Am I forgetting something? Wasn't that said at BFDay or before even? I'm startin to think this internet thing doesn't always tell the truth! If he's not recording with Davison that's another one down the siver
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2016 11:17:43 GMT
Dorney's playing it down...to really surprise us when it's something big! The hype is increasing!!!
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Post by jasonward on Jan 22, 2016 11:26:45 GMT
I actually disagree on this. Right now, Big Finish are letting the hype build around the release and we're all in a frevour over what it could be. Many of us want to continue that experience unbated by leaks/rumours and would prefer to be teased by Big Finish's publicity around the release. I'd say discussions of leaks/rumors, however detrimental that might seem, does in fact account as a spoiler because it's taking away from the experience Big Finish is trying to set out for it's customers and the anticipation around the release in general. If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! I must admit, for myself at least, the only hype I'd noticed about this release is this thread.
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Post by bobod on Jan 22, 2016 11:49:05 GMT
Do we? Am I forgetting something? Wasn't that said at BFDay or before even? I'm startin to think this internet thing doesn't always tell the truth! If he's not recording with Davison that's another one down the siver Oh yeah, I see what you mean - yes, I think they did say there'd be more coming at some point. I thought you meant he HAD done something. I misunderstood.
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Post by lidar on Jan 22, 2016 11:51:42 GMT
I actually disagree on this. Right now, Big Finish are letting the hype build around the release and we're all in a frevour over what it could be. Many of us want to continue that experience unbated by leaks/rumours and would prefer to be teased by Big Finish's publicity around the release. I'd say discussions of leaks/rumors, however detrimental that might seem, does in fact account as a spoiler because it's taking away from the experience Big Finish is trying to set out for it's customers and the anticipation around the release in general. If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! Whilst I appreciate there may not be an intention to build hype, a mystery and a susequent reveal will inevitably generate a certain amount. Even if it only extends to the BF diehards on this forum!
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Post by dorney on Jan 22, 2016 12:16:29 GMT
If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! Whilst I appreciate there may not be an intention to build hype, a mystery and a susequent reveal will inevitably generate a certain amount. Even if it only extends to the BF diehards on this forum! Well, it will generate interest, true, although I don't think that's the same as hype - but ultimately it's no different from any other forthcoming release, like everything in the MR post The Two Masters, or the contents of Doom Coalition 3, or any release at all where the season is out there but there are no titles (next year's Toms, this years EAs). The only real difference is that guesses on the content of this one will have a bit more basis.
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Post by kimalysong on Jan 22, 2016 12:19:51 GMT
I actually disagree on this. Right now, Big Finish are letting the hype build around the release and we're all in a frevour over what it could be. Many of us want to continue that experience unbated by leaks/rumours and would prefer to be teased by Big Finish's publicity around the release. I'd say discussions of leaks/rumors, however detrimental that might seem, does in fact account as a spoiler because it's taking away from the experience Big Finish is trying to set out for it's customers and the anticipation around the release in general. If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! We are hyped about all things Big Finish. We can't help it!
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Post by pawntake on Jan 22, 2016 12:31:48 GMT
If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! We are hyped about all things Big Finish. We can't help it! There is a lot of it about at the moment, Stay indoors! wrap up warm!(you will be fine) I am afraid you have a severe case of "Big Finishitus"
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Post by mark687 on Jan 22, 2016 13:50:23 GMT
Its not hype its genuine interest, and as I said in another thread BF have released more details on "bigger" releases.
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Post by Zagreus on Jan 22, 2016 15:41:01 GMT
There are a few that fit in the "really?" category. Death Path requires a Delgado recast (unless you want to say the first incarnation of the Master looked and sounded like Beevers, making the Zombeevers basically "a repeat face). Nothing to prevent them from casting someone else as a previous incarnation of The Master. Hell, it wasn't even meant to be Delgado in the book! The author's commented elsewhere that they just put his mug on the cover because they wanted face recognition!
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Post by dastari on Jan 22, 2016 18:33:05 GMT
There are a few that fit in the "really?" category. Death Path requires a Delgado recast (unless you want to say the first incarnation of the Master looked and sounded like Beevers, making the Zombeevers basically "a repeat face). Nothing to prevent them from casting someone else as a previous incarnation of The Master. Hell, it wasn't even meant to be Delgado in the book! The author's commented elsewhere that they just put his mug on the cover because they wanted face recognition! If you actually mean The Dark Path, that's completely untrue. I'm friends with McIntee on Facebook and I brought this rumor up to him before and he said that it's completely false. He always intended for it to be Delgado. What he's said elsewhere is that the Master could have had more than one incarnation that all looked like Delgado. Anyhow, my suspicion is that the TBA release is The Plotters, as the Gareth Roberts stories have been very popular and it makes sense that they'd look for more of his work to adapt, and a six parter fits into the Hartnell era perfectly. They've probably kept it under wraps initially to make sure that they got it in the can before announcing, since William Russell is getting fairly up there in age and now they're just waiting for the right moment to unveil.
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Post by seeley on Jan 22, 2016 19:09:41 GMT
I actually disagree on this. Right now, Big Finish are letting the hype build around the release and we're all in a frevour over what it could be. Many of us want to continue that experience unbated by leaks/rumours and would prefer to be teased by Big Finish's publicity around the release. I'd say discussions of leaks/rumors, however detrimental that might seem, does in fact account as a spoiler because it's taking away from the experience Big Finish is trying to set out for it's customers and the anticipation around the release in general. If it helps, I don't think there's actually an intent to build hype. That's not the reason it's still TBA, it's just still being worked on. Hype is a dangerous thing to aim for! But surely if the intent were to hold off on giving information, lest the adaptation fall through, then no information would have been released in the first place? The announcement in March reads "Another release, to be announced at a later date, will be available in the same month [December 2016]. Details are under wraps at this time, but we can confirm that it will be a three disc release." To me, that suggests confidence in the eventual release of the story. And if announcing the existence of an unusually large release, sans title, adapter, or Doctor a full year and nine months before it's set to be released isn't an attempt to build hype, I don't know what is.
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