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 | Lackluster Finale for Charley |
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| What: | The Girl Who Never Was (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Doug, Pocono Summit, PA, USA |
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| Date: | Thursday 24 January 2008 |
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| Rating: |   6 |
I was thinking that Charley's final story with the Eighth Doctor would a great one. Once again, my hopes were dashed.
While we do get a good cast and fine acting here, as well as fine production, we also have another script that frequently and abruptly jumps back and forth across different time zones - back and forth among three this time. This makes for a story that's a bit confusing to start out with. Added to this, we get more rubbish technobable - this time it's "temporal corrosion." This temporal corrosion seems to flare up only when it helps move the script along, and is fairly inexplicable. Does it really damage things or not? Why does it trigger the TARDIS's HADS system, yet it doesn't kill humans? How do humans become carriers of temporal corrosion without being corroded themselves? (I feel like I'm Peter Jones, doing an episode closer for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy here...)
As to the Cybermen, they're okay, but very much an anticlimax here, after Human Resources. Almost an afterthought. And I feel that Byron, who starts out being a very intriguing character, ends up being wasted as the character slips into insignificance through the rest of the story.
What saved this story for me and adds points to the rating is its crazy-twist out-of-nowhere ending, which elicited a Tenth Doctor-like "WHAT??!" out of me. I'll say no more about that.
Overall, The Girl Who Never Was is a somewhat sad, somewhat dissatisfying ending for a character who was for me, a quite significant, well-liked, and long-running presence in the Eighth Doctor audios. I just feel that Charley deserved a much better sendoff, and it seems like this story could've been done so much better.
| What: | Forever Autumn (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Mel, Edinburg, U.S. |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
Fun and easy-paced book. Sort of creepy at times. Over all, good.
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| Plea: Brilliant (is plea spelt right?) |
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OMFG definitely the best 9th dr book ever written. The Slitheen and Blathereen were brilliant and the prison planets ruled. Anyone who doesn't like this wants lockin' up (pun intended)
| What: | The Pirate Loop (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | antony, i can never remember |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
WTF?!? the badger idea was brilliant, but half of the things are impossible to understand! Good book though, funny
| What: | The Legend (Miscellaneous factual books) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This book (probably) won't tell you anything you don't know, but none the less it is a wonderful book. Some beautiful photos. Hours of fun for every Dr Who fan.
| What: | The Television Companion (Miscellaneous factual books) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Probably the best Dr Who refernce book I have come across.
| What: | The Discontinuity Guide (Miscellaneous factual books) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Funny, intresting, thoughtful. What more do you want ? Highly recommended.
| What: | The Time Warrior (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
The third Doctor, A first sighting of Sarah Jane, A first sighting of the Sontarons, The first mention of Gallifray. Just magic. A tip, watch it with the new CGI effects option. It improves the viewing so much, espically the explosion at the end. Highly recommended.
a great book i liked it very much
| What: | The Key To Time (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Monday 14 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
A fantastic Box Set
He felt like a 5th wheel in this story. There wasn't room for a character that needs to dominate like he does. At times it felt like things were created because they suddenly thought "whats jack doing now?" This felt jumpy and hurried. I liked the characters, I liked the setting, I didn't mind the idea but as much as I hate to say it I think it would have been better without Jack.
This book isn't bad. I just don't like the Slitheen. Its not the fart jokes, its just...I don't dig them and I hated having a two parter with them in Season 1.
It was an ok read but again I feel they can do better.
| What: | Winner Takes All (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Aaron, Canada |
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| Date: | Saturday 12 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 1 |
You don't even have to think hard to see how obviously a plot rip this is from Last Starfighter. I guess she thought we all forgot about that movie. This book is as unoriginal and as uninteresting as they come.
ripped plot, laughable aliens and a local bully whose played out as a major villain. Give me a break. This book is Coronation Street at its worst.
| What: | The Clockwise Man (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Aaron, Canada |
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| Date: | Saturday 12 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
This was a good first outing. However many of the characters just didn't feel fleshed out to me. There was more to learn and the opportunity just never seemed to come around. I enjoyed it, it was fun but they could do better.
The painted lady and the clockwise men were highlights for me, but again both just were not used as well as they might have been.
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| Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| What: | The Clockwise Man (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Zoey, Windera, Australia |
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| Date: | Friday 11 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
This book is absolutly fantastic! It's excellent! Justin Richards is an absolute genius. He so descriptive. You think you kow exactly was going happen then it's the exact opposite. I loved it! Another Doctor Who book I couldn't put down. I was brillient!
The charactors made this book. I mean the book wouldn't be nealy what it is if Freddie wasn't in it. He's so brave, braver than my ten year old bother anyway. Feddie was as much the hero of the story as the Doctor. The painted lady, Repple and Wyse suprised me so much all of then turnned out to be the exact opposite of what I thought.
Rose still hasn't lost her touch. She was the hero just as much as the Doctor. As for the Doctor, he is just unexplainable in this novel.
This book is nostop action throughout the entire book. It is excellent! Comes very, extremly, highly recomended from me.
Please excuse the spelling mistakes?
I found that this book was exellent. This was another Doctor Who book that I just couldn't put down. I absolutly loved the fact that Rose gose out on her own and, I should stop there so that I don't ruin the book. I absolutly loved it.
I found that this book was absolutly crap. It jumped all over the place. I couldn't even get through 2 sentences without getting lost.
| What: | The Deviant Strain (BBC New Series Adventures novels) |
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| By: | Zoey, Windera, Australia |
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| Date: | Monday 7 January 2008 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
It was great I just couldn't put the book down. It's non stop exitment. I loved it! I spent 3 days readding it cause I couldn't put it down. Please excuse the spelling mistakes.
this is a good book liked it very much
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| Dreaming is all it takes... |
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7. That sums it up. 7. 7. 7. 7. FISH <><. I can barely remember any of it but the monsters are kwl and so is the evil alien plan. But why a lighthouse. And what the hell does the kid hav to do with it. (Answers on a postcard).
