shelby_7664's review
4.0
Since I have been trying to catch up on Doctor Who lately, this audio book caught my eye. I have seen an episode of Doctor Who with the Krotons in it, so it was interesting to see how they translated into a book.
In Doctor Who: The Krotons, the Doctor and his companions try to save the Gonds that are being taken into a machine after scoring high on a test given to them so that they can be used for brain energy.
This audio book was very descriptive and after I got into it I could picture exactly what was going on. The only issue I had with this book is that the Doctor's voice was different from the television show and sounded a lot like one of the other characters so sometimes it was difficult for me to tell who was talking. There were also a lot of different Gunds mentioned so it was difficult to remember who was who.
If you do not have any knowledge of Doctor Who, this book may be difficult to understand; very little to no background information is given on the Doctor and his companions. However, if you like Doctor Who, I believe that you would also enjoy this audio book.
Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this book. I will keep my eyes peeled for more Doctor Who in the future!
In Doctor Who: The Krotons, the Doctor and his companions try to save the Gonds that are being taken into a machine after scoring high on a test given to them so that they can be used for brain energy.
This audio book was very descriptive and after I got into it I could picture exactly what was going on. The only issue I had with this book is that the Doctor's voice was different from the television show and sounded a lot like one of the other characters so sometimes it was difficult for me to tell who was talking. There were also a lot of different Gunds mentioned so it was difficult to remember who was who.
If you do not have any knowledge of Doctor Who, this book may be difficult to understand; very little to no background information is given on the Doctor and his companions. However, if you like Doctor Who, I believe that you would also enjoy this audio book.
Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this book. I will keep my eyes peeled for more Doctor Who in the future!
simsbrarian's review
3.0
Mostly enjoyable; though there were audio problems in a few spots when the voices dipped into very quiet ranges that it would have been nice to have had fixed with some tweaking of the soundtrack before sending it off to be pressed into audio CDs. However; that said; the story is the true soundtrack of the episode with linking dialogue so it is like listening to a radio drama of the old 4 episode TV show.
Jaime and the Doctor and Zoe arrive on a planet that appears dead but has a group of primitive peoples who live oppressed under the command of the sophisticated and controlling Krotons. The Krotons take the Best and Brightest every so often and tell the locals they are needed for "companionship". But when our 3 time-travelers arrive and see the truth of where these "best and brightest" end up; they set out to find out what's going on and set things right.
At the end of disc 2 there is also a 20 minute or so interview with Fraser Hines (actor who played Jaime) and that was pretty interesting.
So it was a fun (if annoying at times due to sound-quality issues) listen. A good way to "watch" this episode if you're stuck in the car and want to laugh a bit at Classic Who shennanigans with the Second Doctor.
Jaime and the Doctor and Zoe arrive on a planet that appears dead but has a group of primitive peoples who live oppressed under the command of the sophisticated and controlling Krotons. The Krotons take the Best and Brightest every so often and tell the locals they are needed for "companionship". But when our 3 time-travelers arrive and see the truth of where these "best and brightest" end up; they set out to find out what's going on and set things right.
At the end of disc 2 there is also a 20 minute or so interview with Fraser Hines (actor who played Jaime) and that was pretty interesting.
So it was a fun (if annoying at times due to sound-quality issues) listen. A good way to "watch" this episode if you're stuck in the car and want to laugh a bit at Classic Who shennanigans with the Second Doctor.
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