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Post by bobod on Mar 1, 2016 9:46:22 GMT
I enjoyed this a lot, just as much as last month's release. Two very different stories - this didn't quite embrace the dialogue of the Douglas Adams era the way 'Wave of Destruction' did, but the story itself was stronger. I'm surprised by that - I thought this was possibly the most Tom Baker-y the dialogue had been yet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 13:47:03 GMT
I enjoyed this a lot, just as much as last month's release. Two very different stories - this didn't quite embrace the dialogue of the Douglas Adams era the way 'Wave of Destruction' did, but the story itself was stronger. I'm surprised by that - I thought this was possibly the most Tom Baker-y the dialogue had been yet. I thought the dialogue was very good for this story, but the banter between The Doctor and Romana throughout 'The Wave of Destruction' (especially at the beginning) could have been plucked straight out of Series 17, as far as I'm concerned. I loved that off-the-wall stuff - and so few writers can really nail it as well as Jonathan Morris did.
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Post by bobod on Mar 1, 2016 13:51:21 GMT
I'm surprised by that - I thought this was possibly the most Tom Baker-y the dialogue had been yet. I thought the dialogue was very good for this story, but the banter between The Doctor and Romana throughout 'The Wave of Destruction' (especially at the beginning) could have been plucked straight out of Series 17, as far as I'm concerned. I loved that off-the-wall stuff - and so few writers can really nail it as well as Jonathan Morris did. Or indeed Justin Richards, for it was he. Presumably you'll be even more impressed next month when it actually IS Jonny.
It's unusual for me to think 'blimey the dialogue in this is spot-on' but Labyrinth was definitely one that made me say it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 16:48:05 GMT
I thought the dialogue was very good for this story, but the banter between The Doctor and Romana throughout 'The Wave of Destruction' (especially at the beginning) could have been plucked straight out of Series 17, as far as I'm concerned. I loved that off-the-wall stuff - and so few writers can really nail it as well as Jonathan Morris did. Or indeed Justin Richards, for it was he. Presumably you'll be even more impressed next month when it actually IS Jonny.
It's unusual for me to think 'blimey the dialogue in this is spot-on' but Labyrinth was definitely one that made me say it.
You're right of course! I even checked the BF website to make sure I'd got Jonathan's name correct, but looked at 'The Waters of Amsterdam' by mistake. At least I was in the right month! But yes, I'm looking forward to Jonny's new 4DA story. A two-disc tale, no less. I'm hoping this gives the story more time to 'breathe' than the single disc releases (a bit of a bugbear of mine).
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Post by acousticwolf on Mar 1, 2016 19:41:26 GMT
Listened to this today and agree with you all, a very strong story that could easily have been taken from the era.
More like this please.
Cheers
Tony
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Mar 4, 2016 2:12:01 GMT
Listened to this today and agree with you all, a very strong story that could easily have been taken from the era. More like this please. Cheers Tony I agree 100% I really enjoyed this one a lot. It seemed to me that this adventure walked a fine line between comedic banter and deadly serious stakes....no pun intended.
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Post by mark687 on Mar 8, 2016 21:52:10 GMT
Excellent
Mark Bonnar's such a class villain Actor and Mr Baker knows it so their interplay is electric.
Once again though by contrast all I get is 1 note from Romanna tedium.
Regards
mark687
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Mar 8, 2016 21:58:29 GMT
That cliffhanger resolution was brilliant. Friid does the scary, and the Doctor is simply unimpressed, leading to a discussion that ends up with Friid admiring the Doctor's trousers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2016 22:51:34 GMT
That cliffhanger resolution was brilliant. I loved the use of the whistling kettle to heighten the effect. I love little touches like that!
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Post by mbt66 on Mar 9, 2016 21:52:51 GMT
That cliffhanger resolution was brilliant. I loved the use of the whistling kettle to heighten the effect. I love little touches like that! I spent the whole day wondering how the kettle was going to be used to resolve the cliffhanger...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 22:57:07 GMT
I loved the use of the whistling kettle to heighten the effect. I love little touches like that! I spent the whole day wondering how the kettle was going to be used to resolve the cliffhanger... I think if Doctor Who had been an audio series back in 1979, this is exactly the sort of absurdly wonderful embellishment they would have gone for. Love it!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2016 6:17:55 GMT
This was the latest on my catchup.
Any Dark Shadows fan can't have failed to geek out when the vampire was revealed to be called Frid. That was a lovely touch. Mark Bonnar is fantastic in the role but that's almost a redundant statement - he's Mark Bonnar. He's terrific in everything I've seen and heard. As Frid he plays the role with a slimy charm not unlike Scarlioni or Chase from the Fourth Doc's tv adventures.
Lalla Ward's Romana is always so matter-of-fact and straight laced that it allows Tom much more freedom to goof off a bit and his flippancy and non-sequitors when people are dying doesn't seem so callous since at least Romana humanises the situation. Yet unlike a lot of the stories of, say, Series 17, The Doctor still has his more touching moments. He's very genuine talking to Celia about how she's wasting her time with being obsessed with Frid. Tom does get to be very funny here, tossing asides away with perfect delivery. I always think Eddie Robson is one of the best writers at putting comedy into the tensest situations an he's managed to write Fourth Doctor dialogue perfectly. That rather odd "Suuuunbaaaathiiiing" scene as he disposes of Frid was a bit...odd though.
It didn't use the Budapest location terribly well though. With even miniscule alterations this could easily be set anywhere. If the story embraced the gothic aspects of it's location, or even use communist-era Hungary to compare and contrast with it's past, I think more could be done with the setting. Perhaps that's the rub with a single disc story.
An easy listen with Tom on form and Mark Bonnar proving why he's never off TV screens.
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Post by Ela on May 3, 2018 0:12:44 GMT
I enjoyed this one. An interesting twist on the vampire theme. Mark Bonnar was fantastic.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on May 3, 2018 20:33:18 GMT
I listened to this just a couple of weeks ago. Very good story and yes, Bonnar is great in it.
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Post by newt5996 on Sept 29, 2018 18:49:08 GMT
This was the latest on my catchup. Any Dark Shadows fan can't have failed to geek out when the vampire was revealed to be called Frid. That was a lovely touch. Mark Bonnar is fantastic in the role but that's almost a redundant statement - he's Mark Bonnar. He's terrific in everything I've seen and heard. As Frid he plays the role with a slimy charm not unlike Scarlioni or Chase from the Fourth Doc's tv adventures. Lalla Ward's Romana is always so matter-of-fact and straight laced that it allows Tom much more freedom to goof off a bit and his flippancy and non-sequitors when people are dying doesn't seem so callous since at least Romana humanises the situation. Yet unlike a lot of the stories of, say, Series 17, The Doctor still has his more touching moments. He's very genuine talking to Celia about how she's wasting her time with being obsessed with Frid. Tom does get to be very funny here, tossing asides away with perfect delivery. I always think Eddie Robson is one of the best writers at putting comedy into the tensest situations an he's managed to write Fourth Doctor dialogue perfectly. That rather odd "Suuuunbaaaathiiiing" scene as he disposes of Frid was a bit...odd though. It didn't use the Budapest location terribly well though. With even miniscule alterations this could easily be set anywhere. If the story embraced the gothic aspects of it's location, or even use communist-era Hungary to compare and contrast with it's past, I think more could be done with the setting. Perhaps that's the rub with a single disc story. An easy listen with Tom on form and Mark Bonnar proving why he's never off TV screens. Listening to this for the first time today and couldn’t help but pick up on that fact about Frid. Also isn’t there a Darin Shadows character called Soames who is in love with Barnabas?
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