9th Doctor: Respond to All Calls - a Big Finish review

[@josgibbons6777]

In the US, there are only two UK accents: royalty and "cor blimey guvnor". In the UK, there are only two US accents: Frasier and rednecks.

[@brucesimmons5517]

As someone who is not from the UK or the US, I can confirm this is our understanding of accents as well.

[@rowanc88]

'If I've been stuck here with squirrels all over me like the Spirit of the Forest, please don't tell anyone, I'LL NEVER LIVE IT DOWN!!!!!!' - That made me howl with laughter!

[@ricohard1986]

I wonder if that was partially a reference to Sylvester McCoy's brief appearance as Radagast the Brown...

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

To me, "Girl deconstructed" is one of the best Doctor Who Episodes of all time. Its so well done by all the actors and its the typical story everyone can realate to... it starts with a a teenager saying "I wish i was gone" I mean we all have been there and it feels so natural. BUT to me, the biggest Plus for this Episode is the main plot...there is no bad guy. Nothing that want do destroy earth or universe...just the Doctor doing what he does best.... taking care of people and their problems. (well yes, its a big problem)

[@BreakRoomofGeeks]

I do like villain free stories, to the point that there are a handful I'd remove the monster from because the situation is enough (42 leaps to mind).

[@v_nica]

another Big Finish story that deals with sound, but I think does it very well, is actually one of its earliest: Whispers of Terror, the 3rd one from The Monthly Adventures, it was actually released all the way back in 1999. it features (spoilers!) a creature literally made of sound, and the first and second parts, before the Doctor deduces this, play with that a lot, with the listener thinking it's an actual, visual entity, but dropping several hints of what it actually is. maybe not the best story ever, but definitely as experimental as early Big Finish sometimes got with its format back in the day.

[@Far716]

Ayy, glad you enjoyed Planet of the End so much! For me that's one of the 9th Doctor's best stories, easily on the same level as some of his best televised ones. There are a number more stories like that sprinkled throughout the 9DAs, hope you're able to continue listening; for the reviews of course but also just for your own enjoyment!

[@allanjohnstone5258]

Hooray! So glad you listened to the second boxset so soon! Keep going Vera they get better and better!

[@BonnibelVA]

I know I'm super late but DAMN is Planet of the End one of my fave 9 stories! Like I haven't listened to all the other 9 BF stuff yet but I have relistened to that story so many time! 9 and Fred play off each other so amazingly!

[@voltijuice8576]

Hope I can check it out sometime. And thanks for mentioning _Dead Air!_ I hadn't heard of that one, and I'm an audiocentric person so Who stories which involve or make good use of audio are right up my street.

[@jedisalsohere]

Quick correction, Dead Air was not originally a book. It's a piece of prose, but it's still original to audio. There are a lot of those stories, but Dead Air is the only one I can think of to actually use the audio medium to any great effect.

[@bacul165]

This is my favorite Nine boxset, i love it!

[@DiM2404]

The way the Doctor wins in that third story is so very good (at least as I remember it)

[@Stephen_The_Waxing_Lyricist]

I didn't have a problem with Damian Lynch's accent, but more the sound quality of the recording. It was almost certainly down to the lockdown home studio recording, but it was always clear he was not in the same room, or car, or cathedral as everyone else. It was a good story otherwise, but I do agree with the senseless sacrifice of Maurice. Loved the accidental interaction of 9 with himself in the first story!

[@drewlytle2281]

Do you think you'll be doing the Eric Roberts "Master!" ones soon? I've only listened to clips but honestly those clips sound extremely promising.

[@peterd788]

A lot of British actors can do American accents very well but the other direction is much less common. I do agree, though, that in some cases doing an accent can involve too much energy being taken out of a performance.

[@LorasTyrell354]

Is the time war mentioned or referenced in these stories? I struggle to imagine 9 outside of that post time war context

[@BreakRoomofGeeks]

It gets some reference but nothing explicit. This is the 9th Doctor basically as we saw him in Rose: bouncing around time and space with a forced smile.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

I'm not sure if it's been brought up in the last review but the equivalent to the title theme is great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp6UcmR6f8uKgqc

[@knitcrochettiger361]

hyper capitalists???? so they are the Feringy of the Whoniverse?

[@CouncilofGeeks]

They honestly might even spook the Ferengi a little.