Doctor Who The Complete First Series

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Doctor Who hit our screens back on the 23rd of November in 1963. The show was formulated primarily by the head of Drama at the BBC at that time, Sydney Newman. The series title theme track was composed by Ron Grainer which went on to become as widely known and esteemed as the show itself.

The introductory ever Doctor was played by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966. At introductory William was not sure with regards to accepting the part of Doctor Who but it was the then conductor Waris Hussein which convinced him he was idealisti for the role. This role and his reputation gained him the most eminent profile in his career and how he is best remembered.

When Hartnell left the continued survival of the show depended on audiences accepting another actor and that actor was Patrick Troughton. He took over from Hartnel in 1966 and played the doctor until 1969. Again his role as the doctor is what he is most widely known for. After leaving in 1969 he came back and reappeared in sequences in 1973, 1983 and 1985. Unfortunately galore sequences which he appreared in were wiped by the BBC for economic and space-saving reasons.

Troughton found the schedule playing Doctor Who’s very gruelling so decisive to leave the series in 1969, after three years in the role. He was likewise worried in regards to being typecast. Jon Pertwee substituted Patrick and played the Doctor until 1974. He was a ordinary choice and also widely known and esteemed for playing Worzel Gummidge from 1979 to 1987.

Next up came Tom Baker who was my queer favourite at the time. He made the reputation his own with his eccentric style of dress and speech and his trademark long scarf. This role made him without any delay recognisable and he soon became a very popular doctor. His stint lasted 7 years until in 1981 when Peter Davidson took over. Because Tom Baker became typecast he took the counsel from former actors who has played doctor who and only stayed for 3 years.

The sixth doctor saw Colin Baker take over the role. He played the role for a short two years. His reputation was boisterous and ‘larger than life’ but this didn’t do down so well with audiences and he took a lot of the blame for the shows steady decline in looking at figures at this time. Sylvester McCoy took over from Colin in 1987 and played the doctor until the series ended in 1989. It was thought at the time that the show was past it is trade by date.

Paul McGann played the eighth doctor in the 1996 television movie. The movie was a joint crusade among the BBC, Universal Studios and the Fox Broadcasting Network. The plan was to formulate a new TV series if the movie proved successful. The movie did rather well in the UK, but ratings were very low in the America. Due to this Fox decidened not to create another series and around that time Universal could not find another network mesmerized in airing a new Doctor Who series. So that was the end of Doctor who until a new series was formulated in 2005.

The series came back with a bang with Christopher Eccleston as the ninth doctor. He only played the role for only one series until he freed a statement by way of the BBC saying that he had decisive to leave the role after just one series because like former actors before him he dire getting typecast. The show benefited from the progress of particular effects and was a finish success.

Next up was David Tennant who fitted into the doctors shoes very nicely and placed the role for 5 years. This was a childhood dream for David and he lapped up the role and attention that went with it. He was a very frequent doctor and in 2007 he was voted the “coolest character” on UK television in a Radio Times survey.

Matt Smith took over in 2010 and is still presently playing the role. Today the show is listed in the Gusiness Book of records as the longest running science fiction show in the world. This is down to the shows overall ratings; book and DVD sales and iTunes traffic including illegal downloads. For a long time the show has been recognised for it is imaginative stories and special effects and now is a substantial portion of British standard culture.

Doctor Who The Complete First Series

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

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 it is adhesion to the adventure and charm of the introductory series while making admissions for a new generation of viewers (hipper editing and score, CGI effects). Thirteen sequences were generated, all starring Christopher Eccleston as the ninth Doctor and pop-singer-turned-actress Billie Piper as his associate 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 general that the BBC consorted to revive the program for second and third seasons–though without Eccleston, who has since been substituted by David Tennant. This six-disc set comes with all 13 sequences 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 lifetime as the Doctor’s) that hew closely to the (arguably) most popular Doctor, Tom Baker. Piper is evenly adept as section 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 amongst the 13 sequences 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 support 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 sequences strike the right blend of quirk, excitement, and imagination, thanks largely to the engaging performances and the guidance of Davies, whose wonderment for the show and it is history is apparent throughout.

Supplemental features–and there are many–including commentary on all 13 sequences by members of the cast and crew, including Piper and Davies; a great deal of making-of featurettes, including a profile of Davies; a video diary by Piper; an consultation 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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320 of 346 people found the following review helpful.
The new Doctor Who finally hits America!
By Doctor Trance
Having barely seen an episode or two on PBS in my youth, I really got into the series after seeing the 1997 US TV movie. I quickly snatched up every VHS tape, and found every other missing episode and unreleased story on bootleg videos, to obsessively have every inch of existing Doctor Who known to man. I preferred Jon Pertwee’s Doc the best, with Troughton and T. Baker next. No need to get into the original classic series, so on with the new one.

130 of 145 people found the following review helpful.
As good as it gets.
By Stephen Traylen
Rusell Davies reinvention of the British classic has been the broadcasting story of 2005. Put quite simply it is the biggest show on Tv in the Uk at the moment. I think that sometimes it is hard for people Stateside to grasp this. This is not a cult hit, one in 6 people in the Uk are watching this.

This DVD set collects together all 13 episodes from the first series along with a good series of extras (although not as outstanding as we had all hoped) and shows off a dazzling array of inventive and intelligent telefantasy stories.

Christopher Eccleston nails the Doctor completely and shows just what a good actor he is. Billie Piper is also superb as the companion Rose Tyler. But it is the writing where the series really scores. RTD and his team really show their love of the old show without missing the point that today’s Tv market calls for a fast paced modern approach.

This is the show that has redifined TV in the UK, it can be watched and enjoyed by everyone from 1 – 100 and has already found its place at the top of the television tree.

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