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A thouroghly amazing read which had me turning the pages without a stop one of the best Who books out there.
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 | The end is nigh, repent!!! |
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I have to say that I particularly enjoyed this book. It was darker in a humane sense than a lot of DW adventures, with people dying aplenty, heavy moral dilemmas, double crossing and so on. The big secret gets only revealed towards the end and then all the pieces make sense (The Doctor already new from the quasi beginning but the author kept us in the dark!). All the companions have interesting side stories (except for Ian maybe who just longs for Barbara!) and there's plenty of action. Well written too. Only a few things don't work (like the Taklarians and Plax's methamorphosis) but its nothing major. Good 1st Doctor story overall.
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| Play the trivia game- excellent prize |
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If you play the trivia game and get 5 questions right (watch the dvds), you get the special Comic Relief episode. Also the Brigader is great in it cant wait for Doctor in season 3
| What: | Worldwide Web (Eighth Doctor Adventures audios) |
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| By: | Doug, Pocono Summit, PA, USA |
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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 2009 |
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| Rating: |   8 |
"All praise to the Great One."
The snappy, great-sounding production continues here in Worldwide Web, the conclusion of The Eight Truths. We start to get some great sparring between Lucie and her... possessor here, and the nostalgia-fest continues.
Sanjeev Bhaskar's Avishka is a great character, assisting the Doctor from his post almost all the way through, and Stephen Moore makes an interesting choice for the character of Clark Goodman, the repentant creator of the Eightfold Truth cult and its prophecies.
The way the Headhunter finally shifts direction, and her final actions, are a bit of a stretch and don't really add up. Even less believable is that Lucie is able to do something psychically, basically, that the Headhunter couldn't, though this was apparently due to abilities temporarily gained from her contact with her... possessor. And the Doctor's subsequent gushing over the Headhunter's "courageous" action doesn't ring very true either. This stuff serves to knock the rating down a bit, but Worldwide Web is a great conclusion nonetheless.
| What: | The Angel of Scutari (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Doug, Pocono Summit, PA, USA |
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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 2009 |
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| Rating: | 6 |
I can see how others would rate this story as a 9 or 10 - in some ways The Angel of Scutari is nicely put together. Good cast, good script. Personally, I'm just not usually that fond of the "historical" stories, and this one is really hefty. Very weighty stuff here, with lots of drama. For me, there was no urgent drive to move on to the next episode - it seemed that one at a time was plenty. I did like Ace's character development in this story, but nothing really stands out here as being outstanding.
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Castle of Fear is a romp, really a monty python movie, but who cares its fun. Recent attempts at comic stories in my view have failed but this stands out. It would have been 8 but the last episode falls a little flat but still with a good cliff hanger.
Love The Trial of a Time Lord. The stories are wonderful - Earth gets moved; Sil is back; space ship in 2986; and the Valeyard is a bit more than just a Time Lord. Wonderful stuff. Brave, exciting and Colin Baker comfortable as the Doctor at last. Shame it all ended after Carrot Juice, but at least we get him on BF nowadays.
It's a bit ironic that one of the best Past Doctor adventures does not actually feature the Doctor... But who cares, this is the best Master story yet and he's pure Delgado here!
Old Doctor Who series never presented a coherent 'universe' and all the continuity references in this book help make up for that and were a joy... this book is much more than a sequel to Inferno.
Nice to see Ian and Barbara back... and introducing Harry Sullivan.
Excellent stuff.
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| Nostalgia is made of this |
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| What: | Dalek War (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Trevor Smith, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Monday 2 November 2009 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
Two absolute third doctor classics are brought together in this wonderful box set.
Frontier in space is a wonderful space opera full of pace, excitement, thrills n spills in which the third Doctor & Jo face off against the Master (Roger Delgardo in his final role) while trying to keep Earth & Draconia from a devastating war. The Draconians are, for me, one of the best realised Who monsters ever & just when you thought it couldn't get any better the Daleks turn up !
Planet of The Daleks is a great Doctor v the daleks runaround full of great action scenes & now with episode 3 in full glorious colour !
The extras are a mixture. On one hand there is the always wonderful Stripped for action. Third Doctor on Frontier & The Daleks on Planet. There is a wonderful doco on Roger Delgardo which is interesting & very moving.
On the other hand there is a pseudo doc called Perfect Scenario which is set in the future in which a script writer searches through Doctor Who for inspiration. This, in my opinion is the worst extra on any of the Doctor Who DVDs ever.
Apart from that this is a wonderful box set that for me is second only to The War Games in this years release.
One of the best Target novalizations ever. I found it by accident in a used bookstore. The action is relentless. The pacing is profound. Platt's descriptions are quick and sharp to the last degree.
Marc Platt remains a brilliant writer. The book is richly revealed in a whirling map of color and prose. A superb evocation on all levels. I would remember this book as "high" art in Doctor Who.
| What: | Resurrection of the Daleks (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Sunday 1 November 2009 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
The year: 2009. The place: my sitting room. The DVD: Resurrection of the Daleks...
It's a super title, I have to say. If I was ever watching 'new' Doctor Who and that title came on now, I'd be practically crying with excitement. And this is no damp squib; it's a SUPER story.
The TARDIS lands in Butler's Wharf in 1984, but when the Doctor discovers freedom fighters from the future fighting soldiers with super-cool Dalek helmets, and a time corridor in a warehouse, it's obvious something is up. The action then shifts to various futuristic space stations and prisons, where we find Davros, now played by the super Terry Molloy, and the brilliant-looking Supreme Dalek.
This story gives us a new Davros, and one is far superior to David Gooderson, who appeared in 'Destiny of the Daleks'. To be honest, I prefer Molloy to Michael Wisher - he puts extra emotion into the role which I don't believe the original Dalek creator had.
The story holds up well, with solid cliffhangers and a sad ending as Tegan leaves the TARDIS after nearly four years. Unfortunately there are a few too many unfinished sub-plots which do distract the viewer slightly.
As a relatively early release the extras are fairly paltry - some studio footage as well as some news items. Most welcome is a 5.1 soundtrack - this always adds to the experience.
Story: 9/10
Extras: 8/10
WWW feels very much like the first half of a classic who: setting the story, introducing everyone, getting us ready for the action in the second half. WWW on it's own is not great just good, lets hope part two delivers. No pressure!
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| Unpleasant and depressing |
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| What: | Rags (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| By: | Nicholas Murphie, Newtown, Australia |
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| Date: | Friday 23 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 1 |
Just because Doctor Who can be any format and any genre, it does not mean it *should* be... and this book is a case in point.
It's deeply unpleasant, violent, depressing and really does not belong in Who, and particularly not with the 3rd Doctor and Jo.
I am not saying it's badly written, but I was just glad to turn the last page.
| What: | The Roundheads (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Well written interesting story of a well known piece of English history (too bad you brought the monarchy back though as this was the closest you got to revolution and a republic!!!). Gripping most of the time although some bits are slower paced and others plain unbelievable. Generally great though.
| What: | Empire of Death (BBC Past Doctor novels) |
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 8 |
Pretty interesting story mixing historical stuff like Victoria's over the top mourning of Albert and the period's interest in sceances and afterlife, with nice DW plots twists and mystery aliens. Good writing as well, unlike some other entries of this series...
| What: | The Company of Friends (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Doug, Pocono Summit, PA, USA |
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 9 |
I just had to give this one more than an 8, because it's so much fun!
Having been a fan of the BBC Books Eighth Doctor series of novels, I found this collection of four short stories to be very interesting and quite satisfying.
Benny, of course, is a popular character who was created during the Seventh Doctor's New Adventures run in the novels. Here she meets the Eighth Doctor for the first time since The Dying Days, which was the final New Adventure before BBC Books took over, and the only New Adventure to feature the Eighth Doctor. This is a great time travel story that doesn't feel rushed in its single-episode form.
Fitz is a rather different companion who traveled with the Doctor in BBC Books' EDA range. In the books, he's a sort of usually-failed womanizer who is also usually a big slacker. His episode here pulls off the characterization fairly well - well enough that I'd be interested in seeing more episodes featuring him. This episode is pretty corny, really, but it is a lot of fun, in a not taking it seriously kind of way...
Izzy is someone I wasn't familiar with, who is apparently from a Doctor Who comic strip. The character here is, again, great fun, and her story, appropriately, involves a quest for a missing final issue of her favorite comic book. You know it ends up involving a lot more than they expected...
And Mary's story features... Mary Shelley! This one left me wondering if Mary Shelley was a companion of the Doctor in some series of some kind I didn't know about, but apparently, this is a new invention, just for this audio release. This episode is really excellent, and again, not rushed at its length of only a single episode. The Doctor is having serious problems as he arrives at the dwelling where we find Mary and friends, and I'll leave the rest to your imagination... until you get a hold of this excellent release and listen for yourself. Could there be an upcoming Eighth Doctor and Mary series from Big Finish? One can only hope.
Highly recommended!
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| Good bye Charlie and hello-Jean Luc |
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| What: | Blue Forgotten Planet (Big Finish: The Monthly Adventures) |
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| By: | Charles G. Dietz, San Jose, CA, United States |
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| Date: | Monday 19 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 7 |
Overall, ok story. I thought that Charlie should have been dropped off and saved by the 8th so then she would be in a morbius loop. Has anybody noticed that the Veryadans sound like Jean Luc Picard of Star Trek as Locutus of Borg.
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| What: | Dalek War (BBC classic series DVDs/Blu-rays) |
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| By: | Huw Davies, Taunton, United Kingdom |
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 2009 |
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| Rating: | 10 |
Here we have the main part of I'm sure many Who fans' Christmas lists - the Dalek War boxset. Along with The War Games, this is 'the' release to have of 2009, and on watching it it's clear to see why.
'Frontier in Space' is a pretty good show; a space opera of sorts, with loads of good-looking locations and model sequences, and of course the Master. Two downers for me: the rubbish Ogron 'bag monster' and the constant plot thread of the Doctor and/or Jo getting locked up does get tiresome. Extras include 'The Perfect Scenario' (more on that later) 'The Space War', a great little featurette, and an entertaining commentary.
'Planet of the Daleks' just as good in my opinion, and with Daleks without Davros you can't really go wrong! We get to see the Thals again in this story, plus the BRILLIANT Dalek Supreme. Forget the Red Dalek in the 2008 series, this is the best Dalek EVER. Extras include 'Perfect Scenario' Part 2 - an experiment which I think paid off, a super 'Stripped for Action' on the Daleks, and a blessing in disguise of a Blue Peter film featuring the famous stolen Daleks incident.
Overall, a fab set. You thought The War Games was good? You ain't seen nothing yet!
Without giving too much away, like many before it's fallen into the trap of the doctor's solution and ending is a little unreal/too easy. However this is still a good story, tugging at the heart a little and leaves you asking questions.
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| Some mothers do have them |
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This gives a sample of the doctor with Charley X and with saying too much, overall is an enjoyable quality story. The ending for the empire is a little unlikely but don't think too hard and its still a good one.
