Without a doubt. I find the NAs very tough to get through. Poor writing, inconsistent characterization, BLECH. BF, on the other hand, is brilliant 9 times out of 10.
Oh dear. I've heard for years how dreadful the NAs were, and yet, they were a huge part of my 1990s "wilderness years" fandom. Yes, there were some terrible ones -- in fact, the very first one was bad, because John Peel had no interest in writing for the Seventh Doctor and Ace, and was writing other people, and yet, I saw what they were trying to do and it hooked me. When they were good, they were intense and drew me in, and seeing that I read some great fanfic back in the days of print fanzines, the occasional dismissal of the NAs as fanfic just makes me shrug.
I guess I should feel terribly guilty that I loved the NAs back in the day and liked book-Benny just fine. But I don't. hee hee
Lisa definitely brings Benny to audio life, though, and I agree that she's awesome, yay!
I guess I should feel terribly guilty that I loved the NAs back in the day and liked book-Benny just fine.
Of COURSE not! I love book Benny just because it's Benny. And I've really tried to find some good NAs. I keep trying, actually, because I love Benny with the Doctor SO MUCH. It's just...tough. But I kind of think you're lucky to enjoy them because that means so much more Benny for you.
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on 2009-03-17 07:03 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2009-03-17 11:49 pm (UTC)I guess I should feel terribly guilty that I loved the NAs back in the day and liked book-Benny just fine. But I don't. hee hee
Lisa definitely brings Benny to audio life, though, and I agree that she's awesome, yay!
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on 2009-03-17 11:54 pm (UTC)Of COURSE not! I love book Benny just because it's Benny. And I've really tried to find some good NAs. I keep trying, actually, because I love Benny with the Doctor SO MUCH. It's just...tough. But I kind of think you're lucky to enjoy them because that means so much more Benny for you.