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Here's one for a little bit later in the show- Take a drink every time 10 says he's "sorry, so sorry" for something.
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Let's see if Jodie Whittaker will quit Doctor Who in 2022.
One Youtuber gived me some chuckles about Dr. Who.
I doubt then the BBC will pull a stunt similar to the death of Bobby Ewing in Dallas was just a dream, lol.
One Youtuber gived me some chuckles about Dr. Who.
I doubt then the BBC will pull a stunt similar to the death of Bobby Ewing in Dallas was just a dream, lol.
This is like the third video about her leaving that's been posted in the thread and there's still been no official announcement. Plus, it's from Clownfish TV, who recently earned themselves a thread here. I'd take anything they say with a mountain of salt.
I'm not saying there's no possibility she'll leave in the near future (most Doctors do after three series), but I'm not trusting outrage grifters.
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They got a thread before Doomcock?
I hope she leaves and then #metoos everyone from Chinballs on down.
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Anyone recommend some Big Finish audio dramas. Preferably older ones that aren't so insanely expensive but whatever. I've a smattering already and my favourites are The Kingmaker (5th Doctor, Peri and Erimem + Christopher Ecclestone as Richard III. This one is brilliant)., Davros (fantastic opening pre-credits with the "If I press this switch..." monologue), The Council of Nicea, Son of the Dragonm The One Doctor, Bang-Bang-A-Boom (I shouldn't something this silly but I do), The Holy Terror and Jubilee. Some others but I doubt they'll come up on anyone's favourite list.
I need some to listen to on my morning walks. I'm partial to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors and don't much like Four. But I'll listen to any if they're good. I like Paul McGann's Doctor but his series all seem to be pretty interwoven so I never really got into them.
I need some to listen to on my morning walks. I'm partial to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors and don't much like Four. But I'll listen to any if they're good. I like Paul McGann's Doctor but his series all seem to be pretty interwoven so I never really got into them.
Jago and Litefoot Series 14. I don't know where the fuck this came from (It's coming out in the next few weeks and this is the first I've heard of it), and I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about it.
On the one hand, I am *all* in favor of more Jago and Litefoot. (Just search this thread with the keyword 'Jago and Litefoot' and it's more likely than not going to be me sperging about how great the series is...)
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On the other hand, this is clearly advertised as an audiobook and *not* an audio drama. I've never been impressed when BF has done audio books.
Don't get me wrong, I do understand why they're doing it this way. Trevor Baxter is obviously still quite dead... But I hate to say it, they should have just recast Litefoot and done a traditional audiodrama instead.
It seems like they're trying to meet in the middle here. This "audiobook" seems like it's being marketed as an already released 4 part audiodrama (And that's probably the case, I bet the scripts for these were written before Baxter died) that was repackaged as an audio book.
Just like the classic Jago and Litefoot releases, it does seem like this is broken up into 4 different stories... Except each one is going to be read by a different person.
Don't get me wrong, I'm at least glad that all of these 4 narrators have at least some tie to the rest of the series, but...
Part 1 will be narrated by Jamie Newall. Longtime J&L fans might recognize him as the guy who played "Aubrey" - Technically three different characters, all with the same name and voice. (The first was a random side character who first showed up when Jago and Litefoot were accidentally dropped into the 1960's in Series 5. The second was his apparent ancestor who randomly showed up when they went back to their own time in series 9. The third was an alternate universe version of the second character, who randomly paired up with another ancillary character to be the alternate universe version of Jago and Litefoot in series 13.
Part 2 will be narrated by Duncan Wisbey. I actually liked the character he played in J&L, he was a buffoonish shittier version of Litefoot, but they killed him off in Series 2. I guess they felt bad about that, because they brought the actor back to play his character's detective descendant when J&L were accidentally dropped off in the 1960's- again in series 5. That was like 8 years ago. He hasn't shown up in Jago and Litefoot since then.
Part 3 will be narrated by Lisa Bowerman. And I have nothing against that on principle. Not only did she play one of the 2 main characters of the Jago and Litefoot series who weren't the two titular characters. (Speaking of which, Conrad Asquith as *Inspector* Quick should have been one of the narrators of this. My lazy google search says he may have retired though, so eh if that's the case...) She also directed the vast majority of the Jago and Litefoot series, and as such she has my respect.
She's also the official Big Finish voice for Bernice Summerfield, a character I don't really like all that much... even though that has nothing to do with this. I don't know why I brought that up.
Part 4 will be narrated by Christopher Benjamin, Henry Gordon Jago himself. If this whole thing *had* to be a narration read by a person, instead of acted out as an entire audio play, I would have preferred he did the whole damn thing himself. I don't know why he didn't.
I have no choice though, I will be getting this. I hope it's good.
On the one hand, I am *all* in favor of more Jago and Litefoot. (Just search this thread with the keyword 'Jago and Litefoot' and it's more likely than not going to be me sperging about how great the series is...)
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Don't get me wrong, I do understand why they're doing it this way. Trevor Baxter is obviously still quite dead... But I hate to say it, they should have just recast Litefoot and done a traditional audiodrama instead.
It seems like they're trying to meet in the middle here. This "audiobook" seems like it's being marketed as an already released 4 part audiodrama (And that's probably the case, I bet the scripts for these were written before Baxter died) that was repackaged as an audio book.
Just like the classic Jago and Litefoot releases, it does seem like this is broken up into 4 different stories... Except each one is going to be read by a different person.
Don't get me wrong, I'm at least glad that all of these 4 narrators have at least some tie to the rest of the series, but...
Part 1 will be narrated by Jamie Newall. Longtime J&L fans might recognize him as the guy who played "Aubrey" - Technically three different characters, all with the same name and voice. (The first was a random side character who first showed up when Jago and Litefoot were accidentally dropped into the 1960's in Series 5. The second was his apparent ancestor who randomly showed up when they went back to their own time in series 9. The third was an alternate universe version of the second character, who randomly paired up with another ancillary character to be the alternate universe version of Jago and Litefoot in series 13.
Part 2 will be narrated by Duncan Wisbey. I actually liked the character he played in J&L, he was a buffoonish shittier version of Litefoot, but they killed him off in Series 2. I guess they felt bad about that, because they brought the actor back to play his character's detective descendant when J&L were accidentally dropped off in the 1960's- again in series 5. That was like 8 years ago. He hasn't shown up in Jago and Litefoot since then.
Part 3 will be narrated by Lisa Bowerman. And I have nothing against that on principle. Not only did she play one of the 2 main characters of the Jago and Litefoot series who weren't the two titular characters. (Speaking of which, Conrad Asquith as *Inspector* Quick should have been one of the narrators of this. My lazy google search says he may have retired though, so eh if that's the case...) She also directed the vast majority of the Jago and Litefoot series, and as such she has my respect.
She's also the official Big Finish voice for Bernice Summerfield, a character I don't really like all that much... even though that has nothing to do with this. I don't know why I brought that up.
Part 4 will be narrated by Christopher Benjamin, Henry Gordon Jago himself. If this whole thing *had* to be a narration read by a person, instead of acted out as an entire audio play, I would have preferred he did the whole damn thing himself. I don't know why he didn't.
I have no choice though, I will be getting this. I hope it's good.
I think I recommended them before, but check out the Companion Chronicles range if you haven't already. They're a bit different from Big Finish's usual output as they're hybrids between audiobooks and audio dramas (with the exception of a couple of two or three handers), but once you get used to the format, it's some of the best storytelling Big Finish has to offer. I picked up a load of them in a sale when the CDs were going out of print and I didn't regret it. They should be relatively cheap as they're only available as downloads now. In particular, I recommend Home Truths, Mastermind, Solitaire, The Rocket Men, The Selachian Gambit, The Blue Tooth and above all others Peri and the Piscon Paradox. If you don't listen to any others, at least listen to that one.
I'd also recommend the Virgin New/Missing Adventures novel adaptations. They adapted the best books from that series, and as a result it's one of the only ranges where there isn't really a dud.
I love The Kingmaker, but that ain't Chris. Sounds a lot like him, and the casting may have been deliberate, but it's not him. The Ninth Doctor does appear in that story if you listen carefully though.
The Fourth Doctor Adventures is probably one of Big Finish's weakest ranges. I've never heard a story from it that rises above pretty good. One of the reasons Tom Baker decided to start doing Big Finish is because he lives very close to the studio so it's an easy retirement gig, and that kind of reflects the feeling of the whole range - phoned in.
The Eighth Doctor's audios are one continuous story that's been going for 20 years now, so it may seem impenetrable to newcomers, but there are a few jumping on points as there are with the TV show. You can start at the beginning with Storm Warning, start with the Eighth Doctor Adventures (I'd strongly recommend this option because they're very good - plus the first series is on Spotify so you can find out if you like it without dropping a huge amount of money), and Dark Eyes and Doom Coalition are reasonably accessible, although there are references you'll miss if you haven't heard the earlier stuff.
Wow, this is funny. I didn't even see you say this before I made my previous post, but yeah... if you're looking for peak Big Finish, you really should check out Jago and Litefoot.
13 series' which all have 4 episodes each. And that isn't even counting the backdoor pilot. (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-mahogany-murderers-475)
I don't know what your price range is, but most of them are super cheap these days. Also, if you like Sixie, he shows up and is a decent part of the Jago and Litefoot continuity as well.
The first episode (which takes place *after* the backdoor pilot) is actually free, so check it out.
1.1. Jago & Litefoot: The Bloodless Soldier - Jago & Litefoot - Big Finish
Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adamant Lives, Space 1999, Timeslip and Terrahawks
Ignoring that though, pretty much anything Big Finish with McGann is probably worth listening to. And in general, Big Finish Box sets are usually better than individual releases, with some very notable exceptions, several of which you already mentioned.
I saw a bunch on sale at a half-price books the other day. Have you considered going to a store like that and seeing what's around?
I would personally recommend buying directly from Big Finish. They do fairly regular sales and give you access to bundle deals for series which can work out cheaper in the long run. They also give you access to digital downloads of any releases you buy (and the option to get them as downloads only which is cheaper than getting the physical CD) so you have an online library of your collection which you can access anywhere if you have the app. It's just more convenient. I started out buying Big Finish stuff through Amazon and Comic shops and I regret it now because I have gaps in my online library and I wasn't able to take all my CDs with me when I moved.
Yeah but it makes you wonder if they'll ever edit the online stuff...
That's why I get the CDs too. Plus, you can download it to your computer (although it does take up a bit of space).
I've been told that a lot of the early ones are also on Spotify.
The first 50 main range releases, UNIT: Dominion and the entire first series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures is on there. It's an absolute goldmine to anyone looking to get into Big Finish. The only catch is you need a premium subscription unless you want to listen to the scenes out of order and I can't think why you would outside of injecting more timey wimey weirdness.
Overly Serious
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Thanks going to try a few of them. I've never looked into the companion stuff. I do like Peri. And like Six, she actually gets better scripts and treatment on radio than on TV.
For real? It's not him? Wow. Had me fooled. I always thought it was a bit odd getting him to play a non-Doctor character and figured that maybe Kingmaker was just quite old and he hadn't been cast as the Doctor. But I see now that it came out in 2006 and the Doctor Who revival was in 2005 so yes. I don't think I caught Nine's appearance in it. Maybe because I had this fixed idea that Kingmaker predated Nine so worked out an alternate explanation for it.
There are some fantastic twists in that play.
Agreed. Tom Baker was a very important part of Doctor Who and some of the defining moments are his. But the one script I listened to with Four was just... very afternoon tea.
Thanks. I really like McGann as an actor (I still can't work out what he was doing in Lesbian Vampire Killers, though! Maybe he was shagging one of the vampires.) So I'll wait for a good deal on them or try Spotify and see if I can get into them. Great actor though John Hurt is, Eight really should have been the "War Doctor" in the 50th anniversary.
Thanks. I will check out the pilot one and report back.Wow, this is funny. I didn't even see you say this before I made my previous post, but yeah... if you're looking for peak Big Finish, you really should check out Jago and Litefoot.
13 series' which all have 4 episodes each. And that isn't even counting the backdoor pilot. (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-companion-chronicles-the-mahogany-murderers-475)
I don't know what your price range is, but most of them are super cheap these days. Also, if you like Sixie, he shows up and is a decent part of the Jago and Litefoot continuity as well.
The first episode (which takes place *after* the backdoor pilot) is actually free, so check it out.
I would actually recommend listening to the pilot though, because Series 1 assumes that you listened to it before-hand.1.1. Jago & Litefoot: The Bloodless Soldier - Jago & Litefoot - Big Finish
Award-winning, full-cast original audio dramas from the worlds of Doctor Who, Torchwood, Blake's 7, Class, Dark Shadows, The Avengers, Survivors, The Omega Factor, Star Cops, Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray, Pathfinder Legends, The Prisoner, Adam Adamant Lives, Space 1999, Timeslip and Terrahawkswww.bigfinish.com
Ignoring that though, pretty much anything Big Finish with McGann is probably worth listening to. And in general, Big Finish Box sets are usually better than individual releases, with some very notable exceptions, several of which you already mentioned.
I'll keep an eye out but that really would be in the lap of fortune. I'd also have to find a CD drive somewhere so I could rip them. I think I still have one somewhere. But good suggestion.
"Timey-wimey?"
Here are my easy (and mostly obvious) top 5 BF suggestions starring Sixie from the first 50 big finish monthly audios. (i.e. the ones you can apparantly find for free on spotify). None of them star Peri though.
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-holy-terror-637 (1)
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-one-doctor-651 (2)
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-jubilee-206 (3)
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-and-the-pirates-209 (4)
https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-davros-214 (5)
They're presented in release order, but if you're asking for my preferential order of just those 5...
4, 3, 2, 5, 1
This is a tangent, but if you love Sixie, and think he got a raw deal in the original show (and he did.) BF made a box set that let him have at least some dignity in his regeneration. It is however a little bit BF lore-heavy... https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-last-adventure-1212
Every single episode has a different companion with him, and each episode takes place in a different part of Sixies life. (Once again, Peri isn't one of them... and Evelyn Smythe isn't either. It would have been better if they both were tbh.) I don't regularly listen to the monthly range at all these days, and I still do not know who "Flip" or "Constance" are, and I wasn't really impressed with either of them, but it was still better than Sylvester McCoy in a blonde wig glowing because Sixie choked on some carrot juice...
I have not always agreed with you, but I do genuinely look forward to seeing what you thought about think about the Jago and Litefoot audio series.
I will say, The Mahogany Murders was a proof of concept. I liked it myself, but (and this is abnormal for me) I thought every single series of Jago and Litefoot only got better and better up to a point. And off the top of my head I don't remember a "bad" series.
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I've actually got all of those. The most impressive thing about them is that I generally dislike twee humour but things like The One Doctor are so good that I enjoy them anyway. The One Doctor is the one where they have to complete all those tasks and it has the super-computer on the quiz show. I distinctly remember the exchange:
Doctor: "I have a question you cannot answer!"
Mentos: "Fine. So long as it's not one of those silly fox-the-computer 'if the next statement is a lie' sort of things."
Doctor: "well..."
Mentos: "'Cause I can answer those."
And the teleporting porta-loo.
I very seldom allow thread-bleed to creep into my responses from a separate discussion unless the poster is truly an idiot (which you are not). It's perfectly possible to disagree on one thing and not another.
I'll post back with my thoughts. I liked them in Talons... I've never heard them in audio.
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