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Lethbridge-Stewart spinoff novels

I think Andy Frankham-Allen's Doctor Who short stories are among some of the worst pieces of prose ever committed, but I look forward to anything by Lonemagpie and Lance Parkin is always a guaranteed purchase!

As you continue to state. This is fine. You are under no obligation to buy into the series. I'm sure there's plenty of Who fans who will enjoy the early adventures of Lethbridge-Stewart on your behalf.

I'd also like to add, that it would be more beneficial to the thread if you joined in the discussion, instead of coming on just to slag off my prose (as you have done in other places, pretty much word for word). On top of that, these 'worst pieces of prose ever committed' were written over seven years ago, at least. Things change. I clearly must be doing something right to get this gig, and be able to bring to it people like David and Lance.

I think what is "beneficial to the thread" is me stating my opinion. At this point there's not a lot to discuss other than the choice of writers.
 
Will be interested to see how you treat Chorley: the Web characters seem fairly dismissive of him, but that could just be that he's too popular ("That television chap"), not that he's a poor journalist - and even if he is, his experiences in Web might make him get more serious. All in all, I'm hoping he's presented as someone to take seriously, under the affected persona...
 
I think Andy Frankham-Allen's Doctor Who short stories are among some of the worst pieces of prose ever committed, but I look forward to anything by Lonemagpie and Lance Parkin is always a guaranteed purchase!

As you continue to state. This is fine. You are under no obligation to buy into the series. I'm sure there's plenty of Who fans who will enjoy the early adventures of Lethbridge-Stewart on your behalf.

I'd also like to add, that it would be more beneficial to the thread if you joined in the discussion, instead of coming on just to slag off my prose (as you have done in other places, pretty much word for word). On top of that, these 'worst pieces of prose ever committed' were written over seven years ago, at least. Things change. I clearly must be doing something right to get this gig, and be able to bring to it people like David and Lance.

I think what is "beneficial to the thread" is me stating my opinion. At this point there's not a lot to discuss other than the choice of writers.

And yet I spot almost forty posts discussing everything but the authors... Odd, huh?
 
Will be interested to see how you treat Chorley: the Web characters seem fairly dismissive of him, but that could just be that he's too popular ("That television chap"), not that he's a poor journalist - and even if he is, his experiences in Web might make him get more serious. All in all, I'm hoping he's presented as someone to take seriously, under the affected persona...

I read the other day that, I think in novel of Downtime, Chorley ends up hosting an interview-based TV show. Which is something we may one day lead to. He's got a long way to go yet, though. Think Jack McGee on The Incredible Hulk for a clue as to his role in the upcoming books.
 
I think Andy Frankham-Allen's Doctor Who short stories are among some of the worst pieces of prose ever committed, but I look forward to anything by Lonemagpie and Lance Parkin is always a guaranteed purchase!

As you continue to state. This is fine. You are under no obligation to buy into the series. I'm sure there's plenty of Who fans who will enjoy the early adventures of Lethbridge-Stewart on your behalf.

I'd also like to add, that it would be more beneficial to the thread if you joined in the discussion, instead of coming on just to slag off my prose (as you have done in other places, pretty much word for word). On top of that, these 'worst pieces of prose ever committed' were written over seven years ago, at least. Things change. I clearly must be doing something right to get this gig, and be able to bring to it people like David and Lance.

No disrespect intended here. I have not heard of you before. I am familiar with David, and have at least some familiarity with Lance. I know nothing of your writing style, history, etc.

My plan, after reading the announcement and seeing the cost, was to pick up David's book, and then maybe get another one down the road.

After reading your reply above, I'll be picking up all four. And I hope they are a smashing success.:bolian:
 
I'm suddenly tempted to write Chorley as Damien Day... (Not that he'll necessarily be in mine - I haven't decided yet.)
 
After reading your reply above, I'll be picking up all four. And I hope they are a smashing success.:bolian:

Thank you.

Of course, the books are written to be stand-alones, so it's not necessary to get them all. The reason for this is two-fold. One, not everybody likes to commit to an entire series, and two, so that fans of particular authors can read their favourite authors without feeling like they've missed part of the story. There will, of course, be ongoing threads and character development, but nothing that will detract from any given book.
 
As you continue to state. This is fine. You are under no obligation to buy into the series. I'm sure there's plenty of Who fans who will enjoy the early adventures of Lethbridge-Stewart on your behalf.

I'd also like to add, that it would be more beneficial to the thread if you joined in the discussion, instead of coming on just to slag off my prose (as you have done in other places, pretty much word for word). On top of that, these 'worst pieces of prose ever committed' were written over seven years ago, at least. Things change. I clearly must be doing something right to get this gig, and be able to bring to it people like David and Lance.

I think what is "beneficial to the thread" is me stating my opinion. At this point there's not a lot to discuss other than the choice of writers.

And yet I spot almost forty posts discussing everything but the authors... Odd, huh?

Dude, most of this thread is about UNIT dating. Who is actually writing the books seems about as on-topic as one can be.

If you write something, people somewhere on the Internet might say something bad about your writing. Chill out and ignore it; you don't get to patrol what I say or how I say it.
 
UNIT dating... no right answer. Just pick one of the wron-but-right answers and be consistent.
 
It's Christmas Eve, and we at Candy Jar Books have a little treat for y'all. A more in depth interview with Hannah Haisman, and ask her more about her grandfather's work on Doctor Who and his inspirations in creating such characters as Lethbridge-Stewart, Professor Travers and the Great Intelligence.

Read interview HERE.
 
So that means we could be seeing more of Edward and Anne Travers as well? And I guess Harold Chorley and Evans, though I doubt anyone's clamoring for their return. I think they're the only others that survived "The Web of Fear," and that was the only Haisman-Lincoln serial set in the relative present.

As it happens, I just saw "The Web of Fear" the other day, since Netflix finally got it in. It cannot be overstated how much Nicholas Courtney brought to the role of Lethbridge-Stewart right off the bat. He really brought the story alive once he showed up. His strong but relaxed performance helped make up for the near-farcical broadness of actors like Jack Watling as Travers and Derek Pollitt as Evans.

It's kind of a shame that Lethbridge-Stewart's actual first meeting with the Doctor happened off-camera. But I guess the writers and producers had no way of knowing what a momentous event that was.

Yeah, when I watched the recreation of episode 3 of The Web of Fear, I also thought what a shame it was that the Doctor and the Brigadier's first meeting was off-camera.
 
I'll assume that episode was grabbed by a collector many decades ago and rests in someone's collection.
 
If we ever get the rights to use the Doctor (and it's not impossible) we will flashback to that very first meeting since it really does need dramatising.
 
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