Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

Doctor Who - The Complete First Series
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Actor: Billie Piper, Camille Coduri, Christopher Eccleston, John Barrowman, Noel Clarke
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 585 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-04
Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The

DVD Reviews of Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

DVD Review: He's Back!
Summary: 5 Stars

The new series started off so well; it's a pity that the third and fourth seasons weren't that good. Christopher Eccelston makes a brilliant Doctor. He reminds me a lot of Jon Pertwee's, Tom Baker's, and Paul McGann's Doctors while making his Doctor a completely new charater himself. The episodes are brilliant. "Rose" makes a great premiere episode - bringing in both old and new fans to the show. The only let down to that episode is that it is a copy-cat of "Spearhead from Space", but still it's hard not to like it. After all, who can say that "Spearhead" wasn't that good? It was brilliant! The worst episode was "Boom Town", and it's even hard not to like that one. The best episodes were "Rose", "Aliens of London", "World War Three", "Dalek", "The Empty Child", and "The Doctor Dances". In all, there is not one bad episode, and I highly recommend this season!

DVD Review: All hail Russell Davies
Summary: 5 Stars

Russell Davies is a great, great artist. He has done for the "Doctor Who" franchise what Rick Berman (and assoc) did for "Star Trek" - he has brought it back bigger and better than ever. Obviously the special effects are better than the original (which were pretty meager - to be polite) - but who would have expected them to be motion picture quality? (Yes - they are THAT good). But all would be for naught without great writing, directing and acting - and the new Doctor Who has all and more.

I love all the episodes set in the past. Mark Gatiss wrote "The Unquiet Dead" which features Simon Callow as Charles Dickens; "The Empy Child" and "The Doctor Dances" (in which we meet Captain Jack) had me in tears; as did "Father's Day." "Boom Town" features negelected actress Annette Badland in a performance that should have won her an Emmy/BAFTA). The entire series is one high note after another. I'll cherish these discs until Daleks come to take them from me.

DVD Review: Doctor Who-The Complete First Series
Summary: 5 Stars

I love the Doctor Who Series. This is a great DVD set. There is some funny behind the sences information. There is an interview with, Christopher Eccleston, the 9th Doctor and a on set with Billie Piper that is funny. If you like Doctor Who, you will love this set.

DVD Review: Great start to a stellar series!
Summary: 5 Stars

I admit, this was my first real introduction to a complete season of Doctor Who. I'd seen some of the past Doctors, but never their 'complete run' as the Doctor. I didn't know what to expect when I popped it in the DVD player, but, boy, am I sure glad I did!

This 13 episode season had me hooked from beginning to end. It had me thinking about it when I wasn't watching it and wishing that I had the time to sit and watch the entire series all the way through. Christopher Eccleston is amazing as the Ninth Doctor. His portrayal is different than I'd ever seen of the past doctors I watched. He brings a darker edge to the stories and the Doctors mysterious past. His chemistry with Billie Piper is great. They work together so well. I never heard of her before this and since seeing the rest of the companions in the full series, must say that she is my favorite of them (the companions).

I recommend this series to anyone who has the slightest urge to pick it up. It has time travel, space aliens, heart wrenching moments, laugh out loud moments, some romantic bits, and heart. Give it a chance and, like me, I suspect it will have you hooked.

DVD Review: First Season Doctoe Who
Summary: 5 Stars

Billie Piper, who plays Rose, has brought a new dimension to the Doctor's associate. She has a curiosity about what The Doctor has to offer and is very intelligent. In many ways she's his equal. Christopher Eccleston is a great choice for the ninth doctor. He's sserious and somewhat dark. The theme of Bad Wolf running throughout the entire season was a stroke of genius. The special effects are so much better than they used to be. On par with American special effects. This is definitely a must buy for Doctor Who fans.

Description of Doctor Who - The Complete First Series

Christopher Eccleston's Doctor is wise and funny, cheeky and brave. An alien and a loner, his detached logic gives him a vital edge when the world's in danger. But when it comes to human relationships, he can be found wanting. That's why he needs Rose. From the moment they meet, the Doctor and Rose understand and complement each other. As they travel together through time, encountering new adversaries, the Doctor shows her things beyond imagination.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix on all eps Almost 5 hours of ?making of? interviews and behind-the-scenes footage
Interviews
Other:Star studded team of writers including Russell T Davies (Queer As Folk), Steven Moffat (Coupling), and Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen)


The venerable science fiction program Doctor Who returned to British televisions in 2005 after a 15-year absence and delighted the majority of fans and critics with its adherence to the adventure and charm of the original series while making admissions for a new generation of viewers (hipper editing and score, CGI effects). Thirteen episodes were generated, all starring Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor and pop-singer-turned-actress Billie Piper as his companion Rose; acclaimed writer/producer Russell T. Davies (Touching Evil, Queer as Folk) oversaw the show as chief writer and executive producer. The new series proved so popular that the BBC agreed to revive the program for second and third seasons--though without Eccleston, who has since been replaced by David Tennant. This six-disc set comes with all 13 episodes plus the battery of supplemental features now customary to all Doctor Who DVD releases.

Eccleston is very engaging in the title role, bringing a manic curiosity tempered by occasional bouts of gravity (which befit a personality with a long and dramatic a lifespan as the Doctor's) that hew closely to the (arguably) most popular Doctor, Tom Baker. Piper is equally adept as department store clerk Rose--she's afforded more of a back story than most of the Doctor's sidekicks have received in the past, and she more than handles her own alongside Eccleston. Highlights among the 13 episodes include the season opener, "Rose" (which sees the return of an old foe, the Autons, and their controlling force, the Nestene Consciousness); the revamped Daleks in "Dalek" and the two-parter "Bad Wolf" and "The Parting of the Ways"; a trip to Victorian England to aid Charles Dickens in "The Unquiet Dead," and of course, the arrival of the tenth Doctor at the conclusion of the action-packed "Parting of the Ways." The episodes strike the right blend of quirk, excitement, and imagination, thanks largely to the engaging performances and the guidance of Davies, whose admiration for the show and its history is evident throughout.

Supplemental features--and there are many--including commentary on all 13 episodes by members of the cast and crew, including Piper and Davies; numerous making-of featurettes, including a profile of Davies; a video diary by Piper; an interview with Eccleston, and best of all, a glimpse at the 60-minute Christmas special, "The Christmas Invasion," which picks up where the series concludes. Who fans won't be disappointed. --Paul Gaita

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