The Planet Skaro Audios Awards - Season 1 (VOTE NOW!)

[Si Hunt]

Following your comments and suggestions on the other thread, here is your chance to vote for your favourite characters, performances and adventures in the Planet Skaro audios series! As the current season is still underway, this poll will cover what has retrospectively been designed Season 1 of the Audio's only - that's Echoes of the Protii, Soap Of Fatal Death, Keepsake and Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes (and the "minisode" Consequences). A second poll in the new year will seek your opinion on this years adventures.

We think it would be more fun if the votes were confidential (and you can then vote freely without fear of not voting for mates!!) so all we ask is that you copy and paste the categories below into an e-mail, highlight your choices (or remove the other nominations), and send it to psaudios@yahoo.co.uk

As well as your chosen winner(s) in each category, please include any comments you have, amusing or otherwise. This will both liven up the results presentation and give us some feedback for the future! We arn't just doing this for back-patting, we want to know what YOU want to hear more of on audio in the future!

You are welcome to vote for whoever or whatever deserves to win each category, regardless of if it's your own story/character etc. If you are a writer, performer or producer of the plays, please vote as well!

The closing date for entries is Monday 3 November, and the results will be announced the following weekend!

Now without further ado, here are the shortlisted nominations!

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Favourite Audio Adventure

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

- Echoes of the Protii
- Soap of Fatal Death
- Keepsake
- Magical History Tour
- Consequences
- Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes

Favourite Villain

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

- Scott
- Professor Endlemann
- June River
- The Toymaker
- Professor Bonham
- Kestero

Favourite Supporting Character

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

- Vera Jundrey
- Professor Endlemann
- Waterguard Humba
- Ethan Fox
- Old Charlie
- The Harold's
- Biiiiiiiiiinnn! (Ben)
- Craig
- Rudolph
- Emma Bonham
- Ricky Bonham
- Brian Epstein
- Linda McCow
- Father Christmas

Favourite Monster

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

The Protii
The Exec
The Christmas Gnomes
Robot Fridge

Favourite Individual Scene or Moment

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

- Scott seducing Nick ("Echoes of the Protii")
- Lorraine Bowen cameos on Clear Waters ("Soap of Fatal Death")
- Nick says goodbye to Brian ("Magical History Tour")
- The Doctor faces off against the Exec ("Soap of Fatal Death")
- Vera Meets The Doctor ("Echoes of the Protii")
- The TARDIS is destroyed ("Soap of Fatal Death")
- The Doctor meets Vera again ("Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes")
- Scott and Nick meet in the mines ("Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes")

Best Cliffhanger

Choose only one, and say why!

Echoes of The Protii:
1) Born of Evil! Nick is possessed! "I've found the key to unlock the power of the Protii!"
2) He's Goooooone! The Doctor is 'vanished' by the Protii!
3) No room for Vera on board the TARDIS - but stoke up that Karaoke machine!

Soap of Fatal Death:
1) Look at his eyes... Daryl French falls under the power of the Exec - I will obey!
2) "Keep watching folks!" Daryl French fires a gun at the soap awards!
3) A human head in the camera - Charlie says "You will be destroyed!"
4) The TARDIS - it's been destroyed!

Keepsake:
1) The mysterious mandarin reveals his true identity!

Magical History Tour:
1) Rob investigates a booth at the Bonhams - and gets zapped!
2) "I think we're in for a surprise surprise!" Something's coming through on the stage - "Is there any chance of a cup of tea?"
3) We've got to stop Professor Bonham! Or all of history will be at his mercy!

The Christmas Gnomes:
1) It's a giant killer robot fridge thing aaaaa!
2) The Gnomes surround Tinsel Central, chanting "Death! Death! Death!"

Favourite Cameo:

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

Lorraine Bowen: Soap crumbles
Martin Penny: Roddy Stevens (Soap)
Dave Lewis: Bartender (Protii)
The Curnows: The Bristow Family
Wayne Jeffries: Barry (Protii)
David Barnes: Doctor Klox (Protii)
P-Bal: Professor Hogg (Protii)
Cilla Black: Herself (MHT)
Lulu: Herself (MHT)

Best Line Of Dialogue

"I won't forget." (Rob and the ghosts in "Echoes")

"I’d like to say it happens all the time, but in all my travels through time and space this is the very first time I’ve ever been mistaken for someone called Barry." (Doctor meets Vera, Echoes)

"The thing about games is, they've got rules!" (Rob, "Keepsake")

"And lots of Blur I see!" (Nick, "Magical History Tour")

" I remember the battery operated football he made me when I was getting too tired exercising. And the nostalgia-powered cooker that exploded when Granny Bonham tried to boil an egg while “Last of the Summer Wine” was on." (Ricky Bonham, "Magical History Tour")

"Do your Wiki, Ricky!" (Ricky Bonham, "Magical History Tour")

"Connect 4?" (Vera, "Echoes of the Protii")

"I was thinking to myself that I could do with a few nice presents this Christmas, when what should I find under my tree but my little Nick! And half unwrapped as well." (Scott, "Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes")

Funniest Moment

Lorraine Bowen cameos on Clear Waters
Cilla Black is shot
Vera meets and slaps the Doctor
Doctor discovers Vera is married to Father Christmas
The flashbacks to "lost" adventures in Soap of Fatal Death

Best CD Cover

Please list top 3, 1= favourite, 2 = next favourite etc.

Echoes of the Protii
Soap of Fatal Death
Keepsake
Magical History Tour
Doctor Who and the Christmas Gnomes (double cover)

And finally...

What (or who) would you like to see more of in future Planet Skaro Audios? (please explain!)

Happy voting! And thanks in advance for all your votes!

Si.

[SiHart]

Just so you know, I'll be compiling the results and intend to present some awards to whoever is around at the big meet in November. Photo oppotunites abound there! The results will be posted on PS on the Sunday, once I've got over my hangover!

Si xx

[WhiteCrow]

Where is "Old Charlie" in this listing - seems a travesty to me to omit him!

[SiHart]

OK I've added him into the Best Supporting Character list.

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

It is a shortlist so we didn't include every character, but I have tried to include anyone mentioned when we asked for suggestions in the other thread!

Si.

[WhiteCrow]

Can I suggest as well under funniest moment - the brilliant sequence from Soap of Fatal Death where we see some of the "lost adventures" - the whole "Breadly Assassin" and Vera saying "Those Ice Warriors ain't right ... they ain't got no hats!".

Classic and uniquely PS.

[SiHart]

It wasn't Vera, it was Mrs Hilda Harold, wife of Harold H. Harold. It has now been added to the options.

Si xx

[Dirk Gently]

On their way.

[Si Hunt]

Cheers Tim!

Si.

[SiHart]

First three votes are in!

Si xx

[Paul Monk]

Wasn't "Do your Wiki, Ricky." a Professor Bonham line and not Ricky Bonham?

[Si Hunt]

That would make more sense!

Si.

[Pip Madeley]

Just so you know, I'll be compiling the results and intend to present some awards to whoever is around at the big meet in November. Photo oppotunites abound there! The results will be posted on PS on the Sunday, once I've got over my hangover!

I think that's a lovely idea, reminds me of the days when we used to have the forum awards, a long long time ago now!

[Wayne]

I'm still working on my votes. This has proved much more difficult than i anticipated, & has involved me recapping on the older audios over the last couple of days. It's kind of easy to forget just how much fun the likes of Soap of Fatal Death & Christmas Gnomes were, & just how many great characters/performances there were in S1. In fact listening to them again after quite some time, has made me appreciate them more than the first time round. These are not easy decisions!

[Wayne]

These are not easy decisions!

But they've now been made, & e-mail has been sent.

[Dirk Gently]

I know what you mean, Wayne. I think, for me, no matter how good the future plays are I'll always have a soft spot for Echoes & Soap.

[Philipnet]

I just think it's a shame that we can't do this in vBulletin.
Perhaps Pip ought to suggest multiple polls per thread or something to the manufacturers?

[Pip Madeley]

The whole point is meant to be that the results are kept secret until the meet up, surely? In any case I don't think we should be trying to push the server any more given the current situation

[SiHart]

You've got just under a week to get your votes in- I've had a few arrive in the inbox, but not many, so get voting!

Si xx

[WhiteCrow]

It could do with a banner really Si - though I know no-one has time to do it. If I've time tomorrow I could try and knock something up. But isn't it due to be replaced with the banner for Si Hunts story at the weekend anyway?

Site's too damn popular.

[Pip Madeley]

Ratanapura stays up till Sunday, when Paul Monk & Si Hart's story replaces it.

[Wayne]

Sunday

Boo! An extra day to wait.

[Si Hunt]

For the banner only! I'll be putting the story up on Saturday.

Si.

[Wayne]

Ah right. And it's part 2 of tCoR tomorrow!

[Dirk Gently]

What time is Curse due? Only I'm out most of the day.