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Post by String on Jun 21, 2016 20:06:59 GMT -5
I don't have much experience with the Big Finish audio series. I think they are a wholly unique sci-fi/geek merchandise item but maybe it's my American proclivities but I find it somewhat strange to just 'listen' to an adventure episode/story. I have one such audio story, a Peter Davison story (whose title escapes me at the moment) that was a free gift with a bagged copy of DWM. As for Titan, I love that, once they acquired the license, they've run wild with it. The 10th, 11th, and 12th Doctor titles are still in their second volume run, correct? Then you have the 9th Doctor limited series (which I think just got promoted to an ongoing), the 8th Doctor's mini, the 4th Doctor's mini. The amount of material is impressive but also costly to my budget. I'm trying to trade-wait on these series but even then, it's quite an amount and it kinda pisses me off that I'm unable to buy all these titles along with the majority of the Big Two titles that I feel the need to follow. There's a 3rd Doctor mini coming this year, just to pt even more of a strain on your budget!  Not quite sure why being American would make any difference to your attitude to audio drama, though-radio dramas were mainstream entertainment on both sides of the Atlantic when they were at their height. Admittedly, I don't know whether or not you still have them; we do, mostly on BBC Radio 4, though they'e playing to a considerably smaller audience these days. Personally, I love audio drama, I find it very relaxing. And of course, the special effects are always better on audio... I'm not sure if we still have any mainstream/primetime audio shows on radio. I've listened to some classic shows, episodes and such, most notably Orson Welles' production of War of the Worlds that everyone thought was real. Perhaps I misspoke earlier but I struggle finding time to properly listen to such dramas. The drive time to and from work would seem logical but it's too short to really get involved in the story. Listening while doing house chores would also be another logical option but most times, I find music of some variety better suited to keep me motivated to complete them. Plus, given their longevity, Big Finish has quite the library nowadays. Frankly, I wouldn't know where to start with them (aren't they arranged into seasons via specific Doctors in some fashion or am I mistaken?) Though I would be more inclined to start with McGann's series. Didn't he actually mention (thus canonizing) some of his audio companions in his second Special appearance? |
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Post by tingramretro on Jun 22, 2016 1:14:42 GMT -5
There's a 3rd Doctor mini coming this year, just to pt even more of a strain on your budget! Not quite sure why being American would make any difference to your attitude to audio drama, though-radio dramas were mainstream entertainment on both sides of the Atlantic when they were at their height. Admittedly, I don't know whether or not you still have them; we do, mostly on BBC Radio 4, though they'e playing to a considerably smaller audience these days. Personally, I love audio drama, I find it very relaxing. And of course, the special effects are always better on audio... I'm not sure if we still have any mainstream/primetime audio shows on radio. I've listened to some classic shows, episodes and such, most notably Orson Welles' production of War of the Worlds that everyone thought was real. Perhaps I misspoke earlier but I struggle finding time to properly listen to such dramas. The drive time to and from work would seem logical but it's too short to really get involved in the story. Listening while doing house chores would also be another logical option but most times, I find music of some variety better suited to keep me motivated to complete them. Plus, given their longevity, Big Finish has quite the library nowadays. Frankly, I wouldn't know where to start with them (aren't they arranged into seasons via specific Doctors in some fashion or am I mistaken?) Though I would be more inclined to start with McGann's series. Didn't he actually mention (thus canonizing) some of his audio companions in his second Special appearance? He did. Five of them. The fourth and eighth Doctor stories are mostly arranged in seasons, but the fifth, sixth and seventh Doctor stories (the "main range") are not, and are generally standalone adventures that can be listened to in any order. If you want a good place to start with McGann's stuff and time is an issue, I would recommend Blood of the Daleks, the story which introduced companion Lucie Miller. The earlier eighth Doctor stories with Charley Pollard are pretty good, but there are a lot of them and they're all two hours long. The Lucie Miller stories were commissioned specifically for broadcast on BBC Radio7 and mostly have a run time of sixty minutes, the odd two parter excepted. |
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Post by String on Jun 22, 2016 18:13:34 GMT -5
I'm not sure if we still have any mainstream/primetime audio shows on radio. I've listened to some classic shows, episodes and such, most notably Orson Welles' production of War of the Worlds that everyone thought was real. Perhaps I misspoke earlier but I struggle finding time to properly listen to such dramas. The drive time to and from work would seem logical but it's too short to really get involved in the story. Listening while doing house chores would also be another logical option but most times, I find music of some variety better suited to keep me motivated to complete them. Plus, given their longevity, Big Finish has quite the library nowadays. Frankly, I wouldn't know where to start with them (aren't they arranged into seasons via specific Doctors in some fashion or am I mistaken?) Though I would be more inclined to start with McGann's series. Didn't he actually mention (thus canonizing) some of his audio companions in his second Special appearance? He did. Five of them. The fourth and eighth Doctor stories are mostly arranged in seasons, but the fifth, sixth and seventh Doctor stories (the "main range") are not, and are generally standalone adventures that can be listened to in any order. If you want a good place to start with McGann's stuff and time is an issue, I would recommend Blood of the Daleks, the story which introduced companion Lucie Miller. The earlier eighth Doctor stories with Charley Pollard are pretty good, but there are a lot of them and they're all two hours long. The Lucie Miller stories were commissioned specifically for broadcast on BBC Radio7 and mostly have a run time of sixty minutes, the odd two parter excepted. Ok, thanks for the suggestion. 60 minutes sounds like a good running time to start off with. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jun 29, 2016 6:09:23 GMT -5
Just a heads-up for anyone who's interested: this month's Doctor Who Magazine (#501) which is on sale from tomorrow contains what Tom Baker is claiming will be the last interview he will ever give...and it takes up a whopping 64 pages!  |
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Post by chadwilliam on Jun 29, 2016 19:55:57 GMT -5
Just a heads-up for anyone who's interested: this month's Doctor Who Magazine (#501) which is on sale from tomorrow contains what Tom Baker is claiming will be the last interview he will ever give...and it takes up a whopping 64 pages!
What?! What does he mean "last interview"?
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Post by String on Jun 29, 2016 20:49:26 GMT -5
Just a heads-up for anyone who's interested: this month's Doctor Who Magazine (#501) which is on sale from tomorrow contains what Tom Baker is claiming will be the last interview he will ever give...and it takes up a whopping 64 pages! Wow...just wow. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jun 30, 2016 0:05:02 GMT -5
Just a heads-up for anyone who's interested: this month's Doctor Who Magazine (#501) which is on sale from tomorrow contains what Tom Baker is claiming will be the last interview he will ever give...and it takes up a whopping 64 pages!
What?! What does he mean "last interview"?
What he actually says is, he's 82 years old, he doesn't think he's likely to be around for much longer, and the fans have already heard all his stories now, so he's unlikely to be telling them again. |
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Post by chadwilliam on Jun 30, 2016 21:09:19 GMT -5
What?! What does he mean "last interview"?
What he actually says is, he's 82 years old, he doesn't think he's likely to be around for much longer, and the fans have already heard all his stories now, so he's unlikely to be telling them again.
I think he's taken this attitude before. "I don't even buy green bananas anymore" he said about 20 years back. Harlan Ellison similarly announced about three or four years ago that like a dog that can sense the end approaching, he too was expecting to pass away soon. I think he's recently changed his mind on that one though.
Is this what happens when you hit 80 or so? You just lie down in a grave somewhere and wait for them to start shoveling the dirt?
When I was a kid first getting into Dr Who my older brother - who is something of a scumbag truth be told - told me that Baker had already died which hit me hard. I'm really not looking forward to going through that again.
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Post by chadwilliam on Jun 30, 2016 21:12:41 GMT -5
And thank you for the clarification and cool cover tingrametro. Normally I'd 'like' your post but that would feel a little weird this time around. |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 1, 2016 0:10:35 GMT -5
What he actually says is, he's 82 years old, he doesn't think he's likely to be around for much longer, and the fans have already heard all his stories now, so he's unlikely to be telling them again.
I think he's taken this attitude before. "I don't even buy green bananas anymore" he said about 20 years back. Harlan Ellison similarly announced about three or four years ago that like a dog that can sense the end approaching, he too was expecting to pass away soon. I think he's recently changed his mind on that one though.
Is this what happens when you hit 80 or so? You just lie down in a grave somewhere and wait for them to start shoveling the dirt?
When I was a kid first getting into Dr Who my older brother - who is something of a scumbag truth be told - told me that Baker had already died which hit me hard. I'm really not looking forward to going through that again.
Tom has always been somewhat morbid. He's apparently had his own headstone sitting in his garden shed for about 25 years now, just waiting for the second date to be filled in. |
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Post by String on Jul 3, 2016 11:34:03 GMT -5
Thankfully, I just found out about this upcoming event from Titan.  I may be trade-waiting on the regular titles and minis but team-up events like this are a must-buy right now. (I think this is Titan's second such event). |
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 3, 2016 12:39:44 GMT -5
It is, and if it's half as entertaining as the first one was last year, it'll be well worth buying.
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Post by String on Jul 3, 2016 17:33:32 GMT -5
I'm just glad Eccleston is included. He may had the shortest tenure as the Doctor but he left his own indelible mark upon the character and it's always fun to see his version.
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Post by tingramretro on Jul 4, 2016 13:46:36 GMT -5
I'm just glad Eccleston is included. He may had the shortest tenure as the Doctor but he left his own indelible mark upon the character and it's always fun to see his version. He was, for all too short a time, "fantastic". |
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Post by tingramretro on Aug 20, 2016 9:39:06 GMT -5
Not comics related, but it may be of interest to Who fans to know that both seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy (73) and his companion Ace, AKA Sophie Aldred (54) celebrate their birthdays today...and as if that weren't coincidence enough, their best enemy the Master-or Anthony Ainley, to be more specific-would have been 84 today, if he hadn't inconveniently died! Now there's Time Lord synchronicity for you...
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