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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Keen Reader
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hmmm ... not quite sure what to make of this story.
I think I found it hard to quite take it seriously - I find that the fact that the Senior Prosecutor could have such an obsessive take on Poe, and yet still be put in charge of a war criminal, the apparent perpetrator of such massive horror, to be somewhat hard to believe. The whole prison complex being built around Poe's ideas seemed just too wacky to quite take seriously. Really, would any regime or judiciary system condone such a Prosecutor's fancies?
And the Ravens? I'm not sure why, but they reminded me somewhat of Thompson and Thomson from Tintin.
The scenes with the Pit and the Pendulum, and the being buried alive - well, they were somewhat predictable once you knew the Prosecutor's predeliction for Poe.
Not a great dramatic story - the horror wasn't really there. And not a funny story - the humour wasn't there. Somehow the story fell between two stools, and didn't quite make a success of itself.
Held together really only by good acting on the part of the actress playing Tamsin, and the always great presence of Paul McGann in consistent form.
Good only really as a bridging story between Situation Vacant and the next story in the series which you feel is leading somewhere with the Time Lords involvement in some shape or form.
I think I found it hard to quite take it seriously - I find that the fact that the Senior Prosecutor could have such an obsessive take on Poe, and yet still be put in charge of a war criminal, the apparent perpetrator of such massive horror, to be somewhat hard to believe. The whole prison complex being built around Poe's ideas seemed just too wacky to quite take seriously. Really, would any regime or judiciary system condone such a Prosecutor's fancies?
And the Ravens? I'm not sure why, but they reminded me somewhat of Thompson and Thomson from Tintin.
The scenes with the Pit and the Pendulum, and the being buried alive - well, they were somewhat predictable once you knew the Prosecutor's predeliction for Poe.
Not a great dramatic story - the horror wasn't really there. And not a funny story - the humour wasn't there. Somehow the story fell between two stools, and didn't quite make a success of itself.
Held together really only by good acting on the part of the actress playing Tamsin, and the always great presence of Paul McGann in consistent form.
Good only really as a bridging story between Situation Vacant and the next story in the series which you feel is leading somewhere with the Time Lords involvement in some shape or form.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The latest Doctor Who audio to feature the eighth doctor, and it follows right on from Situation Vacant (Doctor Who: The New Eighth Doctor Adventures) wherein the Doctor picked up a new companion.
This one is pretty much stand alone though so you could get into it without having heard situation vacant. Not least because the seeming story arc of this audio season doesn't get mentioned till right close to the end and even that may not confuse those who didn't hear the former story.
This story is a two parter, each episode running for roughly thirty minutes, and is complete on one disc.
Whilst touring the TARDIS, the Doctor and Tamsin have a visitor, who takes them to a strange world called Nevermore. A planet that is home to one individual and some rather strange jailors. The warden of this jail is obsessed with the work of Edgar Allan Poe. And with the spectre of death looming, the Doctor has a mystery to solve....
The tv show did stories centred around Christie and Shakespeare, This handles it differently by making all the references to Poe's work things that play a role in the story rather than just throwaway lines. The setting is unique and there's some excellent voice acting creating genuinely strange and alien characters plus some with a wide variety of accents. An early TARDIS scene allows for some fun moments. And some historical referencing from the Doctor is done in an interesting manner.
There are points though where there's a lot of exposition and then explanation coming thick and fast, so you do have to pay close attention to these. But the main resolution to one key question is handled in a very satisfying manner.... Read more ›
This one is pretty much stand alone though so you could get into it without having heard situation vacant. Not least because the seeming story arc of this audio season doesn't get mentioned till right close to the end and even that may not confuse those who didn't hear the former story.
This story is a two parter, each episode running for roughly thirty minutes, and is complete on one disc.
Whilst touring the TARDIS, the Doctor and Tamsin have a visitor, who takes them to a strange world called Nevermore. A planet that is home to one individual and some rather strange jailors. The warden of this jail is obsessed with the work of Edgar Allan Poe. And with the spectre of death looming, the Doctor has a mystery to solve....
The tv show did stories centred around Christie and Shakespeare, This handles it differently by making all the references to Poe's work things that play a role in the story rather than just throwaway lines. The setting is unique and there's some excellent voice acting creating genuinely strange and alien characters plus some with a wide variety of accents. An early TARDIS scene allows for some fun moments. And some historical referencing from the Doctor is done in an interesting manner.
There are points though where there's a lot of exposition and then explanation coming thick and fast, so you do have to pay close attention to these. But the main resolution to one key question is handled in a very satisfying manner.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nevermore - The Doctor's telltale hearts are set against the red death and the black cat as he meets Edgar Allen Poe.
30 Aug 2010
Format:Audio CD
This is another entertaining production from Big Finish for the Eighth Doctor. Following from the events of `Situation Vacant', the Dr and his new companion are plunged into a weird world which has been based around the words of Edgar Allen Poe. They are forced to land on the prison planet Nevermore, inhabited by robotic giant crows as guards, and with strange black cats and various other horrors from Poe's imagination. There is an interesting plot as he Doctor untangles the crimes of the only prisoner, and just who is murdering people connected with that crime.
It strikes the right line between the humour and the horror, and an entertaining tale results. More psychological thriller than some, and works on several levels. The cast has a lot of fun as they recite large tracts of Poe's prose and poetry, and this is a production full of atmosphere. Recommended to all who like something a bit different with a sense of fun.
It strikes the right line between the humour and the horror, and an entertaining tale results. More psychological thriller than some, and works on several levels. The cast has a lot of fun as they recite large tracts of Poe's prose and poetry, and this is a production full of atmosphere. Recommended to all who like something a bit different with a sense of fun.
By Dougie
Format:Audio CD
The marriage of Poe's hallucinatory landscapes of morbidity and torture with Outer Space family sci-fi doesn't quite come off. New companon Tamsin is continually upstaged by war criminal Morella Wendigo- BF's answer to Cruella De Vil. It's always good to hear the Scouse mutterings of McGann's dandy Time Lord however.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Tony Jones
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
This episode should be all about Tamsin Drew's first adventure aboard the TARDIS, instead I felt that her story was swamped by the homage to Edgar Allen Poe that was the background and foreground to this story. It starts well with a mysterious cat in the TARDIS, strange alien landscapes and bizarre Raven-esque robots squawking 'Nevermore' at the drop of a hat, but soon becomes so overladen with Poe references and imagery that I lost the sense of the underlying mystery and of how Tamsin would develop as a character.
For me this is a pity, all the usual good Big Finish stuff is here, quality acting, production and so forth, it just didn't work well as a piece for me.
Roll on the Book of Kells
For me this is a pity, all the usual good Big Finish stuff is here, quality acting, production and so forth, it just didn't work well as a piece for me.
Roll on the Book of Kells
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