Iād like to know who the ā ā ā ā it is as well - or where he went at the very leastā¦
Third time I listened to this audio today. Itās still very rough around the edges; the plot is all over the place and confusing at times; the first three parts are pretty boring, while the fourth is overlong and complex; the three Doctors are superb; Maggie Stables is weird in a pre-Evelyn role; Mark Gatiss is fun; Iām still not entirely sure I understand whatās going on here. Itās sort of a long trailer for what BF has to offer, and Iām happy that it was successful enough to help BF establish themselves and continue making these 25 years later!
Still, I wouldnāt recommend it for first-time listeners.
5/10
I really canāt deal with all this Sirens of Time critique! Iāve always loved it.
Iāve always loved it as much as this:
I can already say that I prefer the Redux version, and Iām only halfway through it.
And I like that picture, but it feels like Iāve seen it somewhere beforeā¦
You should make that your avatar at this point.
Iām starting to get the impression that Delta likes Sirens of Time
Yeah, itās okay
It is unfairly hated. Is it the best story ever? No. But it does set the stage for the next 2 decades of releases.
I rather enjoy the 3 separate stories, and then them combining in the last part.
I think part of the indifference towards this story is that most people listening to it are spoiled for choice when it comes to Big Finish. Experiencing it on original release in the wilderness years was an entirely different thing.
Just to make it clear, I donāt hate the story, itās just a bit meh to me. There are many worse and many better stories out there.
Then we could all marvel at his dashing and youthful presence all day long!
I thought you would say itās ājust fineā
@BillFiler I feel like it is time to make a meme of this! Any suggestions?
Hmm this requires some thoughtā¦
Prime meme material
How about something like
Iām reading out a spelling test to my class and I nearly spat out my sip of tea when I clicked on this!
Donāt spit tea on the kids. That is not very nice of you! And why are you on TG when you are reading out stuff to the kids?
Because Iām reading it off my computer and doing spelling tests is boring.
(Seriously, they are pointless but they are something parents expect so we keep doing them).
I decided to finally listen to the Main Range in order (rather than just the Eighth Doctorās audios) now that I finished Classic. Iāve heard this one is pretty boring and confusing,and yes, it was. Thereās some stuff I like, but for the most part I just found it really hard to focus on the story. I was doing embroidery while listening, which is usually something I can do for hours without trouble as long as I have some good music on, but I found myself continuously reaching for my phone to try and find something more engaging. That basically never happens to me when Iām listening to audio and doing something with my hands already at the same time!
For me, this was the least confusing part of the story. Itās everything around it that made me go ???.
Full review:
It does low key bum me out that this is the first Main Range Big Finish story as I feel itās one of the very weakest from the first 50 (2/10 imo). The fact this is where people often start is a lost opportunity to get people excited about some of the incredible output that they have been responsible for over the years.