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Post by icecreamdf on Feb 4, 2016 0:54:46 GMT
So, according to DWM, the First Doctor, Steven, and Sara are going to meet the Sontarans in the next season of Early Adventures. That should be cool.
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Feb 4, 2016 0:58:52 GMT
Doctor's first encounter with the potato people? Interesting. Also, JEAN'S BACK!!
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Post by constonks on Feb 4, 2016 1:08:04 GMT
And I'm sure they won't mention The Empire of Glass in the slightest. I guess we can say The Three Doctors did something weird with time.
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Post by seeley on Feb 4, 2016 1:44:17 GMT
And I'm sure they won't mention The Empire of Glass in the slightest. I guess we can say The Three Doctors did something weird with time. If memory serves, the First Doctor doesn't actually meet a Sontaran in that book. It's Gallileo who does, in this rather memorable scene: "You like our rakeshla?" a voice hissed. He turned, and found a squat figure in leather armour behind him. The creature's potato-like head, which grew straight from its massive shoulders, would not have been out of place projecting from the roof of a church. "Rakeshla - is that what you call it?" Galileo burped, and wiped the back of his hand across his mouth. "It is excellent! Truly excellent! Where can I buy some?" "We do not sell rakeshla," the gargoyle hissed, its lipless mouth stretched into a wide smile. "It is a drink of victory, a drink of celebration with which we of Sontara toast our returning warriors." "And this -" Galileo waved a hand at the various creatures from the stars that surrounded them. "Do you consider this a victory?" The gargoyle's entire upper body jerked forward. Galileo reflected that it was probably the only way the creature could nod. "Indeed!" it said. "The bargaining was hard, but the Doctor was more reasonable than we had expected. A true warrior prefers to gaze into his victim's dying eyes, rather than wipe out a star-system from orbit, and the agreements we have made here reflect that. A good result, for us all." Its piggish eyes glinted at Galileo out of deep-set sockets. "I am Tayre." The creature slapped a hand across its broad chest in salute. "I am Colonel in Chief of the Strategic Arm of the Ninth Sontaran Army. What is your rank and designation?" "I am Galileo Galilei." He bowed. "I am an astronomer." Tayre nodded. "Ah, a stellar cartographer. That is good. Accurate maps are a prerequisite for a successful military campaign." Galileo nodded fervently. "If only more military commanders thought the same way you do." He glanced over at Cardinal Bellarmine, who was entwined with the silver-skinned woman, and said, "Tell me about your world, Tayre. Which sun does it revolve around?" "None," Tayre replied, "our sun revolves around our home planet." Galileo felt as though he had been punched in the stomach. "You are mistaken!" he snapped. "That is not possible. Worlds must revolve around suns. I know it to be so." "Sontarans are never mistaken," Tayre hissed ominously. "We have rearranged our solar system more logically. The Sontaran Imperator decreed it." "No." Galileo shook his head. "Worlds revolve around suns. I say it is so." "Are you calling me a liar?" the Sontaran snapped. "If truth is beauty and beauty truth then your ugliness shows you for the liar that you are." Despite the fact that it was the wine talking, Galileo was pleased with the insult. His pleasure lasted only for a moment, until the Sontaran"s gloved fist smashed into his face.
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Post by constonks on Feb 4, 2016 4:53:37 GMT
Oh, neat. I assume Steven doesn't either, then. I only got a good twenty pages into that one before getting distracted with something or other. I have to go back to it at some point - for Galileo and Brax and a great setting.
EDIT: Actually a cursory (major-spoiler-avoiding) glance at the wikia page for that book makes me wonder why I thought the Sontarans played a major role. Carry on.
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 10:21:22 GMT
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2016 10:28:18 GMT
May have to bend my rules for the Sontarans
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 10:30:41 GMT
I've just noticed - a very welcome return by William Russell Cheers Tony
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2016 10:36:02 GMT
I've just noticed - a very welcome return by William Russell Cheers Tony Well they were recorded nearly 2 years ago
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 10:41:05 GMT
So much for DWM getting 24 hour exclusives before BF run news stories
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 10:42:13 GMT
I've just noticed - a very welcome return by William Russell Cheers Tony Well they were recorded nearly 2 years ago
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 10:43:35 GMT
So much for DWM getting 24 hour exclusives before BF run news stories Nice to see to be honest (for those of us who don't get DWM) Cheers Tony
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 10:55:36 GMT
So much for DWM getting 24 hour exclusives before BF run news stories Nice to see to be honest (for those of us who don't get DWM) Cheers Tony Hmmm, I don't know. The way we were told on the old forum was that they got such a large, prominent bit of PR, often a full page, in DWM precisely because of the fact they gave them an exclusive for a time. It's not like the news wasn't always leaked early by fans who buy DWM anyway (indeed the story was posted on this site last night) so no-one was missing out Regardless, it'll be good to get some more William Russell. I know these were taped 2 years back (we know that's when Ms. Powell recorded) but new Ian is new Ian. Also a potential Sontaran story is always "meh" for me but then I see Simon Guerrier and I'm instantly hooked on the notion.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 10:58:49 GMT
So much for DWM getting 24 hour exclusives before BF run news stories Nice to see to be honest (for those of us who don't get DWM) Cheers Tony It might be a deliberate move with Infernal Devices out this month, though. I imagine this is the exception to the rule. A new companion is a nice jumping on point, after all.
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 11:03:16 GMT
Nice to see to be honest (for those of us who don't get DWM) Cheers Tony Hmmm, I don't know. The way we were told on the old forum was that they got such a large, prominent bit of PR, often a full page, in DWM precisely because of the fact they gave them an exclusive for a time. It's not like the news wasn't always leaked early by fans who buy DWM anyway (indeed the story was posted on this site last night) so no-one was missing out Regardless, it'll be good to get some more William Russell. I know these were taped 2 years back (we know that's when Ms. Powell recorded) but new Ian is new Ian. Also a potential Sontaran story is always "meh" for me but then I see Simon Guerrier and I'm instantly hooked on the notion. Perhaps they decided that as DWM has been released (today?), that's enough time lol. I'm looking forward to hearing recast Barbara - I know we had her in Adventures in Time and Space but that isn't the same. This will be the real test and BF have proved how well stories work with recast Ben Jackson (and the Third Doctor to a point), so will be interesting. Cheers Tony
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 4, 2016 11:03:37 GMT
It's possible the new companion is misleading though. The story is called the 5th traveller so it may be this person is more than they seem and might end up being the antagonist of the story.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 11:07:04 GMT
I wonder if this means The Second Doctor will recieve another companion at some point?
Another companion could work well with Victoria, someone she could confides in about her fears and anixieties upon travelling with the TARDIS and would add nicely to her depature in The Underwater Menance. Another female companion would be intresting shakeup to the Second/Jamie/Victoria or Second/Jamie/Zoe dynamic.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 11:08:01 GMT
It's possible the new companion is misleading though. The story is called the 5th traveller so it may be this person is more than they seem and might end up being the antagonist of the story. True, that.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 11:11:30 GMT
It's possible the new companion is misleading though. The story is called the 5th traveller so it may be this person is more than they seem and might end up being the antagonist of the story. Yeah, I'm sure it's not a new companion. That would be the news story if they were introducing one.
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2016 11:13:15 GMT
So much for DWM getting 24 hour exclusives before BF run news stories At least it an even playing field now.
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