Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (Story 48)
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Actor: Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davison, Tom Baker, William HartnellBrand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Peter Bryant
Writer: Sydney Newman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 145 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
DVD Reviews of Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (Story 48)
DVD Review: One of My Favorites
Summary: 5 Stars
Patrick is one of my favorite Doctors and this adventure is as well. It is a very imaginative story and well done. I higly recommend it to everyone, young and old. DVD Review: dr.who watcher
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a very good dr. who movie ,the second dr. who is very good in this movieDVD Review: "You can't kill me... I'm a genius!"
Summary: 4 Stars
Leave it to "Doctor Who" to take that most hackneyed of science fiction concepts, a Martian invasion of Earth, and actually make it fresh and interesting. But the idea of an unselfconscious overdependence on technology backfiring when it breaks down or is sabotaged (I'm reminded of things like the Y2K scare here) and the theme of biological warfare (WMDs, anyone?) both seem as startlingly contemporary as the 1960's vision of the future represented here seems nostalgically dated (but fun). And if the actual rendering of the Martian Ice Warriors costume-wise hasn't stood the test of time so well, the portrayal of a rigidly hierarchical, militaristic society backed into a corner by the dying of their own world and so striving to colonize another works remarkably well and is rather believable. Of course, the idea of cold-blooded reptilians who thrive in low temperatures and to whom heat is deadly seems scientifically worrisome, but oh never mind. They sure act cold-blooded anyway.
There's some fine acting from the supporting cast here, and that does wonders in helping one suspend one's disbelief when faced with some of the shakier elements of the storyline. Patrick Troughton is in absolutely top form as the second Doctor, bumbling about absent-mindedly but saving the day with his scientific genius, goofy and lovable but ready to fry Ice Warriors into lizard pudding and lure their armadas into the sun if they insist on being aggressors (and to think the sixth Doctor took so much flak for shooting down a couple of Cybermen). Rational, intellectual Zoe and stout, strong-armed Jamie create a fine balance among the main characters, and their warmth and chemistry with the Doctor seems convincingly natural--the three of them make for what might possibly be one of the most compelling combinations in the history of the show, and that's saying a lot.
This is a six-parter, and I've found that watching these all at once makes the plot seem ploddingly slow but that watching a few at a time over a couple of days fixes this problem. Which only makes sense after all, since these episodes were originally intended to be watched one at a time on a weekly basis and were paced with that in mind. As for the DVD itself, some of the footage included here as extras can also be found on the "Lost in Time" DVD set and seems more at home there, and the ones specific to "Seeds of Death" don't quite seem to justify a second disc and the corresponding price increase. But overall that shouldn't deter anyone from adding this classic "Doctor Who" storyline to their collection.
DVD Review: Just a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
There are so few Patrick Troughton stories remaining, and each one is a treasure. The Seeds of Death is an excellent example of the best of '60s Doctor Who. The story holds together well, the Ice Warriors are a fine, menacing villain, and the use of massive amounts of soap bubbles really is menacing - more menacing than writing it like this. The 2nd Doctor and his companions, Jamie and Zoe, each have plenty to do. Overall, this story is an excellent look at how a Star Trek-like teleportation system could be compromised and used as an agent for invasion.DVD Review: Troughton Rules Supreme!
Summary: 5 Stars
Troughton rules.The Ice Warriors rule.
Zoe in a catsuit rules.
The Restoration Team rules.
'nuff said.
If you don't have this gem in your Who collection, you're nutso!!
Description of Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (Story 48)
In the late 21st century the human race has become totally dependent on T-Mat, a revolutionary form of instant travel. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on Earth just as T-Mat is suffering a malfunction. Sinister Ice Warriors from Mars have seized the lunar T-Mat Station to launch an invasion of Earth. Their preliminary plan is to transport deadly seedpods that will unleash a fungus capable of absorbing the world's oxygen. The Doctor must race against time to defeat the invaders - or the human race will be doomed to suffocation.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Biographies
Deleted Scenes
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Production Notes
"The Seeds of Death" is the second Doctor Who adventure to feature the popular nemesis the Ice Warriors. Broadcast six months before the first manned moon landing, here the Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and companions Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) beat Neil Armstrong & Co. in boarding a rocket to the moon, where they face the icy Martian invaders who have taken over Earth's T-Mat teleportation system in prelude to a full-scale invasion. The plot encompasses weather control, rising global disaster as food shortages sweep the world's cities, and--remarkably--a fungus that can remove oxygen from the atmosphere but which is destroyed by water!
Writer Brian Hayles might flunk Science 101 but he still tells an entertaining yarn filled with typical Whovian moments of danger and derring-do. The effects are prehistoric, but the Ice Warrior costumes prove a triumph of ingenuity over budget, and the central premise of a worldwide teleportation network is imaginative enough. Hayles brought the Ice Warriors back in surprisingly different circumstances in the Jon Pertwee Doctor Who classic "The Curse of Peladon" (1972). --Gary S. Dalkin
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