being weirded out...

[acroyear]

Revelation: I'm no longer the "typical" Dr. Who fan.  Up until 1 year ago, there was no such thing as a Dr. Who fan who hadn't "seen 'em all".

Now, a whole new generation is being introduced to Who and all the same arguments we'd collectively resolved 20 years ago on the campiness, the bad effects, the occasional total bomb stories (and the debates over the quality of the good ones), "who's responsible for this crap?", etc, are happening all over again...

And I'm just too tired (and busy) to get into it and correct some of the really bad interpretations from people who haven't had 20 years to learn all the behind-the-scenes reasons why things were what they were.

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[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

subscription is simple: pay in advance and they send you the cds one per month as they're released (along with a freebie or two including cds that have making-of interviews).

i'm used to that because i've been on subscription-based systems for King Crimson and Marillion.

OG's webpage says that their audio section will return in May - do you know what's up with that?

not sure what you're talking about.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Thing is, I don't necessarily *want* each CD as it's released. I was never a completist, and would be just as happy to permanently wash my hands of some doctors and companions. Big Finish doesn't seem to encourage ala carte ordering, which is why I'm probably going to look at the release info on Big Finish but buy it through Amazon.

(That said, I'm so dying for Kingmaker to come out. Doctor the Fifth + Richard the Third is just too tempting to pass up!)

http://www.gallifreyone.com/guides-bigfinish.php - "The Outpost Gallifrey Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Guide is currently offline due to our server move and will return in late April / early May 2006."

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

well, subscription is an investment and a risk, yada yada.

although "Add to shopping basket (non-UK)" doesn't seem that difficult to find. not trying to seem rude, but the link is unmistakeable on every page....

i hadn't been looking at the guides, just the reviews.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Oh, the non-sub link was really easy to find... I had a pretty big shopping cart until I found out that they only took credit cards that I'm not using. Then it was back to Amazon.

I just don't like the risk part of the subscription. I like to have more control over what I'm getting in return for my $$.

Is there a section where they have reviews, or are they scattered in the forums? I don't know my way about OG.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

reviews is a menu item at the top. doesn't matter if you click the button or its dropdown, it goes to the same page: http://www.gallifreyone.com/reviews.php

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Backup on last comment - while Big Finish has ala carte ordering, they don't seem to encourage it much. On each page you can find an individual link to order, but I find it very hard to just browse, and I haven't found any kind of a "search" link at all. The whole mindset is that you will take the series completely and linearly and not pick and choose and rummage unless you put extra work into looking for what you want.