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DVD : Doctor Who - The Complete BBC Series 1 Box Set [2005]
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- Not Season 28!
In reply to Spencer below this series should not be labelled season 28. The last series in 1989 before the programme got the chop was season 26 and the Paul McGann TV movie from 1996 does not count as a season as it was a one off story. So with this in mind this new series should be seen as Season 27. How do I know? Because I'm a proper Dr Who fan!
Rating: - Season Twenty-Eight -- Not the FIRST season!
In the main, the revamped Dr Who is great. However, as a long-term fan of the show, I object to this box set being badged "The First Season" The first season aired from November 1963 and starred William Hartnell as the Doctor. This is Season 28. To label this box-set the First Season is to risk confusion!
Rating: - Utterly brilliant.
With 42 years of history, and a 26-year long TV show to match up to, the BBC have braved the wrath of millions in bringing back this historic show. It could have been done with top of the range effects, distracting from the storylines, or it could have been done with wobbly sets and cheap costumes, which seems to be about all anyone can remember of the classic series. Instead it nicely covers the balance, Making a fine distinction between being able to use top quality effects, and actually using them.
The storylines, in general, have been faultless. A trip to see the end of the World, fighting the remains of an alien civilization with Charles Dickens, creating a tear in time which can only be solved by a sacrifice, and a child moving around London during a World War 2 air raid, looking for his mummy, and not stopping for anyone.
I suppose that now is the time I should mention the Daleks. These have been brought back bigger, better, and shinier than ever. The episode "Dalek" is pure class. Incredible drama is provided by Chris Eccleston, and the Dalek scenes are well handled, without looking tacky or predictable. My only complaint (and it is stupid, but it's the only way I can really fault this episode) is the overuse of "Exterminate". In the very first Dalek story, that word was never even used! Once a Dalek said "They shall be exterminated", but that was it. Now, it seems to be its entire vocabulary! What possible reason did it have for using "Exterminate" as its last word?
By far the best episode though was The Empty Child. Physical injuries acting as a plague, moving from person to person, infecting everyone the Child touches, turning them all into mindless gas-mask wearing zombies, looking for mummy. Creepy on every level, highly dramatic, and superbly directed. The risk you often run with a longer story is making the second half live up to the first. "The Doctor Dances" remains highly dramatic. The horror of the first episode is gone, but the thrill is still there. Chris Eccleston has his finest hour, and it's hard to stop smiling when he is so cheerful at the end. He has reason to be happy, and when he so gleefully cries out "just this once, everybody lives!" it's a magical moment, showing just how fine an actor Eccleston really is.
As with any TV show, there are both ups and downs, but such superb episodes as "The Unquiet Dead", "Father's Day", and of course "Dalek", "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances" make this boxset worth buying even if you didn't want the others. In all honesty, I can't stand the last three episodes, but the others are so wonderfully done that it doesn't matter.
Buy this. You won't regret it.
Rating: - Saviour of BBC Saturday night telly
DOCTOR WHO returned with a huge fanfare this year and earnt itself a whole new generation of fans to hide behind the sofa. The pressure was on the BBC as they needed a hit big time. Well, Dr Who certainly delivered. It was funny, exciting, and scary, perfect family viewing indeed. Eccleston was FANTASTIC, Billie proved millions wrong by being brilliant as Rose and 'Fathers Day' was the best drama on tv for years. I actually shed a tear! The series just got better and better as it went on, particularly The Empty Child 2 parter (Are you my Mummy?) and the last 2 episodes. Oh, and the Daleks weren't half bad too!!!
Rating:
- Brilliance for the most part.
In all, this is a brilliant renovation job to a classic series. No longer are the budgetary restrictions hindering the effects, and the writing is first class. The Doctor is clearly defined, and Christopher Eccleston's performance swings from darky sinister to borderline nutcase, a la Pat Troughton. The clowning takes a little getting used to, but it serves to make the viewer think that the Doc isn't quite in control, when generally, he's two steps ahead of everyone else. Billie Piper proves she can act, and now the Doctor's faithful assistant is not just there to scream and make the tea. She acts up a storm as Rose Tyler, and the role is also well written.
Effects-wise, the majority are spot- on - scarier than they've been before and a good blend of CG and practical effects. Episode 6, 'Dalek'(written by Rob Shearman), is possibly the finest bit of TV since the show began in 1963. It's moving, tense, scary and you'll be breathless by the time it's finished. A Dalek that instantly disproves all the old jokes - It floats upstairs, kills using it's plunger as well as its gun, it thinks and at one point, makes you feel pity. Phenomenal work all round, and again, Eccleston keeps the clowning to a minimum, proving to be an intense, determined Time Lord.
Some minor (and they ARE just minor) weak points are as follows: The Slitheen aliens, while good as CG models, just wobble around like 'It's A Knockout' contestants as costumed performers, and their baby faces aren't threatening in the least.
The robotic versions of Trinny & Susannah and Anne Robinson are just silly and not really effective or well designed, but again, compared with past monsters, the quality of the costumes are far superior. The plots are well woven, but sometimes a little too many threads to untangle - you might be left wondering what happened after a few episodes end (what was Bad Wolf again??), but this is fine, really. The only slightly annoying aspect is the inclusion of camp or gay references in each episode. Being a gay man, Russell T Davies is talented, skilful and tactful, never overdoing it, but I did find myself thinking 'wait for it...' at times, rather than concentrating on the story. Of course, any writer has values and opinions valuable to themselves, it's only natural. But Doctor Who generated its natural 'camp'-ness from the hammy acting and useless monsters of the past. The new series could do with slightly less of the 'spot-this-weeks-reference' in it. Trying to explain Captain Jack's futuristic multi-sexuality to a ten year old is tricky.
But the general picture is bright and clear, and with David Tennant taking over in 2006 as the 10th Doctor, we should be in for lots more of this top quality british sci-fi series. Let's just hope Russell Davies has though of a way of extending a Time Lord's regenerations past twelve!!!
- Not Season 28!In reply to Spencer below this series should not be labelled season 28. The last series in 1989 before the programme got the chop was season 26 and the Paul McGann TV movie from 1996 does not count as a season as it was a one off story. So with this in mind this new series should be seen as Season 27. How do I know? Because I'm a proper Dr Who fan!
Rating:
- Season Twenty-Eight -- Not the FIRST season!In the main, the revamped Dr Who is great. However, as a long-term fan of the show, I object to this box set being badged "The First Season" The first season aired from November 1963 and starred William Hartnell as the Doctor. This is Season 28. To label this box-set the First Season is to risk confusion!
Rating:
- Utterly brilliant.With 42 years of history, and a 26-year long TV show to match up to, the BBC have braved the wrath of millions in bringing back this historic show. It could have been done with top of the range effects, distracting from the storylines, or it could have been done with wobbly sets and cheap costumes, which seems to be about all anyone can remember of the classic series. Instead it nicely covers the balance, Making a fine distinction between being able to use top quality effects, and actually using them.
The storylines, in general, have been faultless. A trip to see the end of the World, fighting the remains of an alien civilization with Charles Dickens, creating a tear in time which can only be solved by a sacrifice, and a child moving around London during a World War 2 air raid, looking for his mummy, and not stopping for anyone.
I suppose that now is the time I should mention the Daleks. These have been brought back bigger, better, and shinier than ever. The episode "Dalek" is pure class. Incredible drama is provided by Chris Eccleston, and the Dalek scenes are well handled, without looking tacky or predictable. My only complaint (and it is stupid, but it's the only way I can really fault this episode) is the overuse of "Exterminate". In the very first Dalek story, that word was never even used! Once a Dalek said "They shall be exterminated", but that was it. Now, it seems to be its entire vocabulary! What possible reason did it have for using "Exterminate" as its last word?
By far the best episode though was The Empty Child. Physical injuries acting as a plague, moving from person to person, infecting everyone the Child touches, turning them all into mindless gas-mask wearing zombies, looking for mummy. Creepy on every level, highly dramatic, and superbly directed. The risk you often run with a longer story is making the second half live up to the first. "The Doctor Dances" remains highly dramatic. The horror of the first episode is gone, but the thrill is still there. Chris Eccleston has his finest hour, and it's hard to stop smiling when he is so cheerful at the end. He has reason to be happy, and when he so gleefully cries out "just this once, everybody lives!" it's a magical moment, showing just how fine an actor Eccleston really is.
As with any TV show, there are both ups and downs, but such superb episodes as "The Unquiet Dead", "Father's Day", and of course "Dalek", "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances" make this boxset worth buying even if you didn't want the others. In all honesty, I can't stand the last three episodes, but the others are so wonderfully done that it doesn't matter.
Buy this. You won't regret it.
Rating:
- Saviour of BBC Saturday night tellyDOCTOR WHO returned with a huge fanfare this year and earnt itself a whole new generation of fans to hide behind the sofa. The pressure was on the BBC as they needed a hit big time. Well, Dr Who certainly delivered. It was funny, exciting, and scary, perfect family viewing indeed. Eccleston was FANTASTIC, Billie proved millions wrong by being brilliant as Rose and 'Fathers Day' was the best drama on tv for years. I actually shed a tear! The series just got better and better as it went on, particularly The Empty Child 2 parter (Are you my Mummy?) and the last 2 episodes. Oh, and the Daleks weren't half bad too!!!
Rating:
- Brilliance for the most part.In all, this is a brilliant renovation job to a classic series. No longer are the budgetary restrictions hindering the effects, and the writing is first class. The Doctor is clearly defined, and Christopher Eccleston's performance swings from darky sinister to borderline nutcase, a la Pat Troughton. The clowning takes a little getting used to, but it serves to make the viewer think that the Doc isn't quite in control, when generally, he's two steps ahead of everyone else. Billie Piper proves she can act, and now the Doctor's faithful assistant is not just there to scream and make the tea. She acts up a storm as Rose Tyler, and the role is also well written.
Effects-wise, the majority are spot- on - scarier than they've been before and a good blend of CG and practical effects. Episode 6, 'Dalek'(written by Rob Shearman), is possibly the finest bit of TV since the show began in 1963. It's moving, tense, scary and you'll be breathless by the time it's finished. A Dalek that instantly disproves all the old jokes - It floats upstairs, kills using it's plunger as well as its gun, it thinks and at one point, makes you feel pity. Phenomenal work all round, and again, Eccleston keeps the clowning to a minimum, proving to be an intense, determined Time Lord.
Some minor (and they ARE just minor) weak points are as follows: The Slitheen aliens, while good as CG models, just wobble around like 'It's A Knockout' contestants as costumed performers, and their baby faces aren't threatening in the least.
The robotic versions of Trinny & Susannah and Anne Robinson are just silly and not really effective or well designed, but again, compared with past monsters, the quality of the costumes are far superior. The plots are well woven, but sometimes a little too many threads to untangle - you might be left wondering what happened after a few episodes end (what was Bad Wolf again??), but this is fine, really. The only slightly annoying aspect is the inclusion of camp or gay references in each episode. Being a gay man, Russell T Davies is talented, skilful and tactful, never overdoing it, but I did find myself thinking 'wait for it...' at times, rather than concentrating on the story. Of course, any writer has values and opinions valuable to themselves, it's only natural. But Doctor Who generated its natural 'camp'-ness from the hammy acting and useless monsters of the past. The new series could do with slightly less of the 'spot-this-weeks-reference' in it. Trying to explain Captain Jack's futuristic multi-sexuality to a ten year old is tricky.
But the general picture is bright and clear, and with David Tennant taking over in 2006 as the 10th Doctor, we should be in for lots more of this top quality british sci-fi series. Let's just hope Russell Davies has though of a way of extending a Time Lord's regenerations past twelve!!!