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[Rick]

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[Rick]

Travis wrote: "Wanted more Who after the finale, so watched the Celestial Toymaker. … Feels like a Rankin-Bass special on acid. ..."

Nice! I’ve got to get this. Sounds like they did a good job.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Travis wrote: "Wanted more Who after the finale, so watched the Celestial Toymaker. … Feels like a Rankin-Bass special on acid. ..."

Nice! I’ve got to get this. Sounds like they did a good job."

The animation being a little clunky works in this weird, dream-like environment.

I'm curious if they can clean up/tweak their stuff for something more grounded or a historical.

[Rick]

Part of the issue though, is that the animation basically needs to be done as cheaply as possible or the BBC isn’t going to do it. It might be better if the BBC lost the rights to Doctor Who.

Oh crap, did I say that out loud? 🙀

[Travis]

Earth vs the flying saucers: solid B+W sci-fi flick and the alien soldiers look kind of like Sontarion armor.

[Rick]

Wow, I haven’t seen that in a few years. 😼

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Wow, I haven’t seen that in a few years. 😼"

a youtube channel i watch has me tracking down a bunch of old tv shows and movies.

plus, with the crazy heat, i don't have the focus for anything too modern.

[Rick]

You should do the Quatermass films:

The Quatermass Experiment aka The Creeping Unknown
Quatermass II aka Enemy From Space
Quatermass and the Pit

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "You should do the Quatermass films:

The Quatermass Experiment aka The Creeping Unknown
Quatermass II aka Enemy From Space
Quatermass and the Pit"

Pretty sure I've seen 2 of the 3.
May need to rewatch, just to figure which ones.

[Rick]

What about?

The Atomic Submarine
First Man Into Space

[Rick]

Finally watched Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 🙄
Just a big dumb kaiju movie

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "What about?

The Atomic Submarine
First Man Into Space"

Atomic sub showed up on tubi.
May check it out.

Watching 'Attack of the crab monsters'.
Not bad, but trying too hard to convince us the science is real and really smart and impressive.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Finally watched Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 🙄
Just a big dumb kaiju movie"

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Both Minus one and Secret empire were very entertaining, just telling very different types of stories.

I still need to check out Monarch.

[Travis]

Atomic Submarine: decent.
the model work is very Gerry Anderson but the cast is solid enough.

attempts at friction amongst the cast feels forced and clunky, but on one is written to be bad at their jobs.

[Travis]

Rumor has it JNT talked to both Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee about coming back to Doctor.

Two Doctors would have been quite different with Colin Baker and Jon Pertwee.
Wonder who would have been the 3rd Doctor's companion?
The Brigadier would have been cool.

[Rick]

Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor Adventures: 1.1 Title TBA
Jodie Whittaker & Mandip Gil return to Doctor Who in all new audio-dramas from Big Finish Productions!

[Travis]

Has the Doctor ever encountered Amelia Earhart?

[Ivan]

Travis wrote: "Has the Doctor ever encountered Amelia Earhart?"

The Eleventh Doctor met Earhart once while relaxing on the International Date Line in the short story Chasing the Dawn by Jenny T Colgan.

[Matthew]

Travis wrote: "Has the Doctor ever encountered Amelia Earhart?"

She was also the intended companion for the unmade early 1990s Doctor Who feature film from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country co-writer Denny Martin Flinn that was covered in some detail as part of The Nth Doctor.

[Travis]

Thanks for the info.

She's been on my list of potential companions for a long time.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one.

[Travis]

Apparently, the Sea Devil series has actors from UNIT in the cast.

So, maybe we aren't getting a UNIT series, but a series of mini-series...?
If they all involve UNIT going up against classic monsters, I'd be okay with that.

[Rick]

I thought it was going to detail the Sea Devils vs UNIT conflicts.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "I thought it was going to detail the Sea Devils vs UNIT conflicts."

That'd be cool too.

I really knew nothing past 'Sea devils TV show', so any details are a surprise to me.

[Rick]

Since it’s called The War Between The Land And The Sea I kinda thought that was a given.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Since it’s called The War Between The Land And The Sea I kinda thought that was a given."

Not really.
Catchy title, but vague.
Plus, I stopped listening after 'Sea devils', so wasn't hunting for more details.

[Rick]

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[Travis]

Nice that BF is going strong, but it seems like Doctor Who comics and novels have slowed to a trickle.

Nice, as it gives me a chance to catch up, but at the same time I do miss that releases seem few and far between.

[Rick]

Big Finish is having some problems now. Big Problems actually. They just moved to a new website, or at least a new layout and things are … well, let me just say: not living up to expectations.
Everything has changed. Literally. Even down to their own terminology. They are calling them “ranges” anymore, but the more conventional “series”, it this has also effected how you make a search on the website. Right now it’s very limited in search parameters and it’s frustrating. The app is affected as well. Customers don’t even have access to all the things they’ve purchased. It’s EXTREMELY frustrating and while they have repeatedly said they are working on it, I fear it could have an impact on their viability in the long run. I think they launched the new website far too early and they preparedness was up to the task when the faults and cracks starting appearing. It’s kind of a disaster.

[Ivan]

I agree; I think they launched the new site before it was ready. My account doesn't list all of my purchases (including one I did right before the change) and if I hadn't received a shipping confirmation in my email I'd be worried it wasn't coming (I already got the free download, which is good, because now that title isn't listed among my available downloads. I'm glad I didn't wait). I think they should have done more trials and troubleshooting before launching it.

[Rick]

It sounds like they’re wishing the same thing.

[Travis]

Observe books is releasing another novel based on the Cushing Doctor.
Wish these weren't so hard to get a hold of, as these are really fun reads.

[Rick]

Big Finish is slowly making improvements with their new website. And I’ve now gotten almost all of my purchases to show up on the app. But I’m still missing a couple. And the search functions are still wonky, weird and virtually useless.

[Rick]

Apparently Disney / Pixar has got Incredibles 3 in the works! 😸

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Apparently Disney / Pixar has got Incredibles 3 in the works! 😸"

They sure they don't want to wait a decade, like they did between 1 and 2...?

[Rick]

It’s still going to be a couple years for it to arrive, so don’t hold your breath.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "It’s still going to be a couple years for it to arrive, so don’t hold your breath."

Not a problem.
Not really a fan of the franchise.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Apparently Disney / Pixar has got Incredibles 3 in the works! 😸"

I gotta say, going and checking out the D23 announcements, there's a lot of not terribly impressive stuff going on.

I'm interested in the MCU stuff, but the rest is pretty...meh.

[Rick]

So, Big Finish is admitting they launched the new site and app too earlier. They’re rolling back to the old versions immediately and will return to the new versions once all the problems have been identified and solved. Me thinks perhaps people be pissed off.

[Travis]

So, just got back from a comic convention where I ...MET SYLVESTOR MCCOY!!!!

Sorry.
Let me calm down.
Got him to autograph a photo for my son (7 is his favorite Doctor), got a picture together at the Tardis and chatted for a minute.
He is every bit as quirky and charming as you hope he will be.

Such a good time.

[Rick]

AWESOME dude!

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "AWESOME dude!"

I felt crazy awkward/star struck at first and was convinced I was going to sound like an idiot, but got a breather when the guy running his table asked if we wanted an autograph or photo and then Sylvester asked if we wanted a Who picture autographed or a Hobbit one and I was okay.
Had a nice chat and then later went to his Q+A session.

[Rick]

He’s definitely one of “The Doctors” I’d love to meet.

I was terrified when I met Karen Allen (aka Marion Ravenwood) that I’d sound like an idiot. But at one point, when I’d asked a question, she gave me that classic smile and said she loved that question. I don’t recall exactly how I worded it, but it was something along the lines of: What is one of the projects who’ve worked on that you wish more people knew about? I wish I could remember what she replied, but alas it’s escaped me now.

[Travis]

Couple more con notes:

Sylvester was up to play Bilbo in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Shame he didn't get it, but Peter liked him enough to remember him when it was time to make the Hobbit.

RTD mentioned that part of the idea of 'Tales from the Tardis' was it was a good way to get younger fans to learn about the older Doctors and get them used to how they look now, in case he wanted to bring them back for something...

Interesting.

[Travis]

Watching the old Secret Agent/Danger man series and Patrick Troughton shows up in an episode, as the bad guy!

[Rick]

Ramon Salamander Strikes! 😸

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Ramon Salamander Strikes! 😸"

Yeah, watching No. 6 beat up Salamander was pretty wild.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "Rick wrote: "Ramon Salamander Strikes! 😸"

Yeah, watching No. 6 beat up Salamander was pretty wild."

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[Travis]

Last McCoy tidbit:
when he was asked at the Q+A if there were any New monsters/villians he would have liked to encountered, Sylvester McCoy picked the Weeping Angels and Missy...

If anyone from BF is reading this thread.

[Travis]

The Navy vs the night monsters is a quality old monster movie and has the vibe of a UNIT story.

[Travis]

Blake's 7: always meant to check this out.
Anyone else watched it?

3 episodes in, and I don't love it.
Can't hate any show where Brian Blessed shows up as a bad guy, but the very dark tone and slow build aren't hooking me.
Like the cast and I've heard you have to wait until all 7 have joined the ship before the show gets its rhythm.

So, two more to go before I decide.