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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 11:13:49 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. That could work providing they work out why the other companions never mentioned them later (a very temporary companion perhaps - like Sarah Kingdom?) Cheers Tony
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 11:18:00 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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I'm surprised it wasn't announce on BookFace first Cheers Tony
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2016 11:21:35 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. That could work providing they work out why the other companions never mentioned them later (a very temporary companion perhaps - like Sarah Kingdom?) Cheers Tony Maybe the companion to be ends on bad terms with The Doctor? Or the companion to be is a relucanct passenger upon the TARDIS?
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Post by kimalysong on Feb 4, 2016 11:22:25 GMT
Well I ordered them goodbye money!
The first synopsis sounded the least interesting to me but if I was going to get 3 might as well get them all.
Also very curious about Jemma Powell as Barbara in the audios. Makes me want to watch Adventure in Space and Time again.
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Post by dorney on Feb 4, 2016 11:39:33 GMT
If anyone is interested, here's a little factoid - in the wake of the release of The Black Hole, it was suggested there was an error in it. Basically, the intent had been this idea that the production team of 85, when coming up with The Two Doctors said 'oh, hold on, there was that story where the Doctor and Jamie nipped off' and fitted their story around it. But some people thought it was therefore an error to reference the Sontarans, as that meant the production team would have had to have gone to that well twice.
Well, as you can hopefully no doubt tell, that's not the case. The Sontaran line went through because we knew this was coming!
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Post by acousticwolf on Feb 4, 2016 11:40:54 GMT
That could work providing they work out why the other companions never mentioned them later (a very temporary companion perhaps - like Sarah Kingdom?) Cheers Tony Maybe the companion to be ends on bad terms with The Doctor? Or the companion to be is a relucanct passenger upon the TARDIS? How could anyone be a reluctant passenger with the 2nd Doctor . Plus that would be too much like Tegan lol Cheers Tony
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2016 11:49:40 GMT
If anyone is interested, here's a little factoid - in the wake of the release of The Black Hole, it was suggested there was an error in it. Basically, the intent had been this idea that the production team of 85, when coming up with The Two Doctors said 'oh, hold on, there was that story where the Doctor and Jamie nipped off' and fitted their story around it. But some people thought it was therefore an error to reference the Sontarans, as that meant the production team would have had to have gone to that well twice. Well, as you can hopefully no doubt tell, that's not the case. The Sontaran line went through because we knew this was coming!
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Post by constonks on Feb 4, 2016 13:01:23 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. I'm thinking it's something like the Torchwood episode Adam, myself. Also I am intrigued by the alternate history line of thinking with the writers treating the Early Adventures like lost TV episodes, but I hope this doesn't mean that every single release for the First and Second Doctor has to fit in an era-shaped box from now on. Although I will say it means you can listen to these stories chronologically alongside the TV show without any problems.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Feb 4, 2016 13:27:19 GMT
Love the idea of the 1st Doctor meeting the Sontarans for the first time. I wonder how that encounter went? It would be great if there's an extra twist and Strax was among the very first Sontarans he met.
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Post by Timelord007 on Feb 4, 2016 13:33:05 GMT
Can't wait to hear this especially as it's written by Simon Guerrier who hardly puts a foot wrong on First & Second Doctor stories.
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Post by constonks on Feb 4, 2016 17:11:55 GMT
Love the idea of the 1st Doctor meeting the Sontarans for the first time. I wonder how that encounter went? It would be great if there's an extra twist and Strax was among the very first Sontarans he met. See that is exactly what I'm talking about. I want brilliant ideas like that to be possible.
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Post by dastari on Feb 4, 2016 18:01:27 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. I think that's actually Fury from the Deep. Also I am intrigued by the alternate history line of thinking with the writers treating the Early Adventures like lost TV episodes, but I hope this doesn't mean that every single release for the First and Second Doctor has to fit in an era-shaped box from now on. I'm the exact opposite. I was very pleased with the first season of Early Adventures, but disappointed with The Black Hole. I realize that Dorney fixed some of the errors that were going to happen such as having the Doctor and Jamie go off to do The Five Doctors before Season 6B and fixed it with the line that they'd go back to do the mission with Dastari later, but it seemed to meta for me. I'd like to keep these as adventures told in black and white. I'd rather have them look for references that the Doctor made to earlier adventures that we've never seen and use that as the basis for many of these Early Adventures, like what they appear to be doing with The Sontarans. I've long thought that a Sontaran story would be great for the Early Adventures, because we know that the Doctor has met them before The Time Warrior. I wish they'd made it earlier than a Sara Kingdom story, though, just to maximize the story potential. Still, it does mean that they could always do a second Doctor Sontaran story. Anyone else notice that we're getting two Ian/Susan stories this time and Vicki is just in one with Steven? Seems like a bit of a shame to me, but still glad to get two William Russell stories.
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Post by redsharkJason on Feb 4, 2016 18:18:28 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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mark687 With William Russell now being 91 years old, is he still able or even interested in doing new Big Finish audios? Does anyone know his current status regarding the likelihood of him participating in new output? Anyways, I am very excited to hear new material with the real actor of Ian Chesterton. Russell and Peter Purves are both fantastic on audio, but add the history of William being a more iconic original TV companion makes him the top dog presence between the 2 actors from my viewpoint.
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Post by redsharkJason on Feb 4, 2016 18:20:47 GMT
Can't wait to hear this especially as it's written by Simon Guerrier who hardly puts a foot wrong on First & Second Doctor stories. The Sontarans (3.4) will probably be the most financially successful of the bunch. Like yourself? I'll be buying a series 3 CD *subscription* of The Early Adventures, which essentially you pay for 3 of its stories and get the fourth one for free.
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Post by seeley on Feb 4, 2016 19:25:38 GMT
If anyone is interested, here's a little factoid - in the wake of the release of The Black Hole, it was suggested there was an error in it. Basically, the intent had been this idea that the production team of 85, when coming up with The Two Doctors said 'oh, hold on, there was that story where the Doctor and Jamie nipped off' and fitted their story around it. But some people thought it was therefore an error to reference the Sontarans, as that meant the production team would have had to have gone to that well twice. Well, as you can hopefully no doubt tell, that's not the case. The Sontaran line went through because we knew this was coming! You could have fun with that sort of meta-narrative. Personally, I can't wait for Big Finish to give us the story that made Malcom Hulke, when writing Frontier in Space, say "Oh, wait a second, the Doctor's encountered mind-probes before, in that one with the alien peace-conference!"
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Post by mark687 on Feb 4, 2016 19:49:21 GMT
Well they were recorded nearly 2 years ago
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mark687 With William Russell now being 91 years old, is he still able or even interested in doing new Big Finish audios? Does anyone know his current status regarding the likelihood of him participating in new output? Anyways, I am very excited to hear new material with the real actor of Ian Chesterton. Russell and Peter Purves are both fantastic on audio, but add the history of William being a more iconic original TV companion makes him the top dog presence between the 2 actors from my viewpoint. I Think he Did record something just before his 91st Short Trip or CC? BUT I may be mistaken.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Feb 4, 2016 19:53:42 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. And remember how bent out of shape some people on the forum got if those of us who don't subscribe to DWM asked people to share Big Finish announcements with the rest of us?
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Post by redsharkJason on Feb 4, 2016 20:50:36 GMT
With William Russell now being 91 years old, is he still able or even interested in doing new Big Finish audios? Does anyone know his current status regarding the likelihood of him participating in new output? Anyways, I am very excited to hear new material with the real actor of Ian Chesterton. Russell and Peter Purves are both fantastic on audio, but add the history of William being a more iconic original TV companion makes him the top dog presence between the 2 actors from my viewpoint. I Think he Did record something just before his 91st Short Trip or CC? BUT I may be mistaken.
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Let us hope that he did and does continue to do so. Lately, Big Finish does seem to be utilizing Russell less frequently, when if possible, they could be doing more with him.
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Post by kurumais on Feb 4, 2016 21:27:06 GMT
well i was thinking of saving money then i saw the previews well maybe this sounds good ahh ill wait for a sale maybe 1st doctor vs sontarans im in plus william russell does an amazing job so as i said pre order time
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Post by dorney on Feb 4, 2016 22:30:09 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. I think that's actually Fury from the Deep. Also I am intrigued by the alternate history line of thinking with the writers treating the Early Adventures like lost TV episodes, but I hope this doesn't mean that every single release for the First and Second Doctor has to fit in an era-shaped box from now on. I'm the exact opposite. I was very pleased with the first season of Early Adventures, but disappointed with The Black Hole. I realize that Dorney fixed some of the errors that were going to happen such as having the Doctor and Jamie go off to do The Five Doctors before Season 6B and fixed it with the line that they'd go back to do the mission with Dastari later, but it seemed to meta for me. I'd like to keep these as adventures told in black and white. I'd rather have them look for references that the Doctor made to earlier adventures that we've never seen and use that as the basis for many of these Early Adventures, like what they appear to be doing with The Sontarans. I've long thought that a Sontaran story would be great for the Early Adventures, because we know that the Doctor has met them before The Time Warrior. I wish they'd made it earlier than a Sara Kingdom story, though, just to maximize the story potential. Still, it does mean that they could always do a second Doctor Sontaran story. Anyone else notice that we're getting two Ian/Susan stories this time and Vicki is just in one with Steven? Seems like a bit of a shame to me, but still glad to get two William Russell stories. [ I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to have done with the Black Hole. Whilst everyone can place the Two Doctors where they wish if they can make it work, to my mind it takes place during the Black Hole and not in a 6b.
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