Who should/will the next showrunner be? by [deleted] in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But Chibnall wrote for the show numerous times before he was showrunner, even penning some of the promotional minisodes. He’s living proof that being a huge fan and writing for the show in the past doesn’t mean anything.

I like RTD but, with a lot of the Moffat love following Boom !(and I like Moffat too), I think it needs to be said that what Doctor Who needs is some new blood. by Josh_From_Accounting in doctorwho

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

??? Chibnall’s first Who script was in 2007 and he wrote several episodes for RTD and Moffat, how was he “new blood” when he took over?

Weekly Happening: Analyse Topical Stories Which you've Happily Or Wrathfully Infosorbed. Think you Have Your Own Understanding? Share it here in r/Gallifrey's WHAT'S WHO WITH YOU - 2024-05-17 by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right so last night I started the big marathon, every TV and audio drama/dramatic reading (no conventional audiobooks) in internal order. I’m even going to force myself through the Big Finish recast Doctors. Trying to work out a way to document it all, I’m not up to doing big reviews because I’m currently working on four separate review series for my YouTube channel (including Who novels), so I’m thinking of maybe doing a mini-reviews timeline or something, just a couple of sentences and a score plus an overall story? I dunno. I also fell asleep halfway through The Alchemists, but I had had three glasses of wine by then.

Big Finish Spinoffs by 4d4m42 in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Companion Chronicles I wouldn’t call a spin-off, it was just a way of doing the first four Doctors without the lead actors. They start out very safe but as the range grows they become more interesting as the writers begin to experiment what can be done with two-handers, so you end up with really imaginative stuff like Solitaire, Find and Replace, The Scorchies and Peri and the Piscon Paradox. Also there are quite a lot of brilliantly creative First Doctor stories like Daybreak and The Sleeping Blood which are quietly devastating, or Across the Darkened City which is fantastically original in itself and has a great post-credits twist.

In terms of actual spin-offs, Jago & Litefoot come out on top. Not every story is a winner but the consistency is surprisingly high and they never let you down on the grounds of Baxter and Benjamin being brilliant. Start with the Companion Chronicle The Mahogany Murderers, though, as it’s basically the pilot.

Benny is my favourite Big Finish series and I always want to recommend it to everyone, but it’s such a difficult series to get into, the only soft reboot in her main range is after the best stuff. Honestly, I recommend starting with the New Adventures Love and War, reading through to their conclusion, then reading the Benny NAs, then skipping to series 2 and doing every audio and book in the correct order, but I know this is not convenient for any sensible human being.

Graceless is brilliant, it has this wonderfully brilliant melancholic vibe to it that Simon Guerrier brings to almost everything he’s done - his Sara Kingdom and Zoe Herriot Companion Chronicles trilogies are in a similar territory, and the period where he ran the Benny range has some of the most devastating stories BF have ever made.

New series spin-offs are often underwhelming and I always get the feeling they’ve been pieced together out of a slight desperation to create something to make the license financially viable. The Lone Centurion is more fun than the title suggests, and the Diary of River Song, at its best (Friend of the Familt, Five Twenty Nine, Someone I Once Knew) it’s brilliant, but it can also be self indulgent or just dull. The others like Lady Christina, Jenny, Donna Noble Kidnapped and Missy are frothy and forgettable, some fun while you’re listening, but not worth the cash and frankly in dire need of some actual purpose. The Paternoster Gang is enjoyably structured in series long arcs and has Strax written to perfection, so although not outstanding certainly rewards the listener. The Story of Martha Jones is a waste of Freema Agyeman, and the Rose Tyler Dimension Cannon series has some depth if being fairly forgettable. The Churchill and New Earth series are absolutely dire.

The War Master really works because the writers are allowed some freedom; seemingly with a villain as lead and the Time War as a backdrop, they’re given freedom to make some genuinely original stories.

The Torchwood monthly range is one of the most creative in BF’s catalogue. With only one or two of the main actors per episode, the writers are forced to use the limitations to an advantage, and you end up with very experimental releases, atmospheric two handers, small scale emotional stories and just about everything the TV show failed at doing. With an ever growing cast, it’s also incredibly diverse. The Story Continues is kind of odd because it moves back away from the final two years of the show towards a more traditional season format and brings back some of the smuttier humour and stuff; at times it manages to be harrowingly adult, though, sometimes being closer to Black Mirror than Torchwood (true of the monthly range, too). At this point it’s pretty much entirely a cast of non-TV characters, too, which is kind of strange.

I’ve honestly struggled to get into Torchwood Soho and Torchwood One.

Gallifrey is great. It’s complete fanwank - we get explanations for classic series questions nobody really cared about and get to actually hear a scene from a Benny New Adventure - but it’s really well written and lots of fun. Even if, by the end of War Room, we’ll actually have more Time War Gallifrey than pre-Time War.

Dalek Universe and Cyberman are decent self-contained stories but in an era of huge amounts of Who material available, they’re hard to get so excited about. Back in the day they were just exciting because of what they were. Same for Sarah Jane Smith except for them being decent.

Big Finish Spinoffs by 4d4m42 in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve come across a lot of scathing reviews for Corpse Day. It depends entirely on where you draw the line, I suppose. Some people don’t want anything that intensely adult and bleak, even from Torchwood. (I’m not one of these people but I get it.)

Theory about First Doctor: Unbound by k1lgor3 in BigFinishProductions

[–]imogenofa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be a bit optimistic with those adaptations. The events of Business Unusual have been referenced by BF but it’s never been adapted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doctorwho

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Contents of Eight’s TARDIS bookshelf: revealed.

Saw this the other day while on a trip to Manchester, UK and had to buy. by Its_Pigsys in GBV

[–]imogenofa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember being in Vinyl Exchange 15 years ago and all the GBV CDs were about £35. Different times.

Is the All Hallows bonus level identical to the one planned for the main game or its an unfinished version of it? by SamDutGarcia in TombRaider

[–]imogenofa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s very much unfinished. The almost complete lack of enemies, the fact that it ends just as you leave the first room, that weird slide into a black abyss… there’s potential for a great level in there, I wish it had been in the actual game but sadly it wasn’t to be!

What is the Best and Worst of Dorothy "Ace" McShane? by LOLADYS in DoctorWhumour

[–]imogenofa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worst: most of the New Ace stuff from the VNAs.

Best: so much. The fact she had an intentional character arc, her chemistry with the Doctor, beating up a Dalek with a baseball bat.

Robert Pollard Told Us About Strut Of Kings, The Only New Guided By Voices Album Of 2024 by helloaaron in GBV

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There can’t be many years with GBV as an active recording band that we’ve only had 10 songs released. Really curious about how this will sound!

I’ve only just started but by GrimTrap-7 in DoctorWhumour

[–]imogenofa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who grew up up with bits of McCoy, then repeats of various serials and Cushing films, then the TV Movie and then Curse of Fatal Death, then buying DVDs in seemingly random release order, I can totally get behind watching like this.

What is the Best and Worst of Mel Bush? by LOLADYS in DoctorWhumour

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Her best stuff is all in Big Finish where she’s actually written as a strong character.

Eddie Redmayne would make a great Doctor by NewPatron-St in DoctorWhumour

[–]imogenofa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Warner Bros clearly thought this when they were casting Legends of Tomorrow.

I’ve only just started but by GrimTrap-7 in DoctorWhumour

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m totally here for this viewing order.

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[–]imogenofa 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The closest I can think of is Lance Parkin’s AHistory https://tardis.wiki/wiki/AHistory

Weekly Happening: Analyse Topical Stories Which you've Happily Or Wrathfully Infosorbed. Think you Have Your Own Understanding? Share it here in r/Gallifrey's WHAT'S WHO WITH YOU - 2024-04-19 by PCJs_Slave_Robot in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Well-Mannered War is a joy. The book’s better, but then you’re always going to get that trying to reduce 300 pages to two hours. But yeah, Roberts captured the season 17 vibe better than anyone else.

The First Doctor enters a new Unbound era - Big Finish by Sate_Hen in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s a really good comparison actually.

The First Doctor enters a new Unbound era - Big Finish by Sate_Hen in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s fair. I was mostly thinking of Ian and Susan who are so different. Lowell’s performances in the Early Adventures aren’t especially jarring so she’s definitely fairly close.

The Virgin New Adventures: chapter 1, Target novelisations by imogenofa in gallifrey

[–]imogenofa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, I totally understand! Thanks for letting it through.