DOCTOR WHO {Seasons 1-4} (DVD Review) - 26/1/09
I have spent a good few weekends recently plowing through the New Series Adventures of the latest "Doctor Who" and thoroughly enjoying it! Having rewatched the episodes again it is extremely rewarding to find that episodes I had previously watched on TV which I thought were duff at the time really hold up on a second viewing. With a top-notch cast and crew we kick off the First Series with Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose his companion. Whilst I originally had reservations about Billie Piper they were soon dispelled over her great performances. Pity that Christopher Eccleston only did the First season as I think he would have taken the Doctor to a very different place? We get the return of old foes from the Classic Era of Doctor Who and a whole range of new villains & monsters. 
With the superb packaging on all the boxsets we get fantastic fold-outs with beautifully printed discs and an excellent booklet and hardcase with slip-cover. Charging ahead into the Second Series we get a new Doctor in the shape of David Tennant. Watching everything the second time around gives you an idea of just how good his characterisation of the Doctor is and what it becomes and you miss a lot of that the first time around and also a lot of background clues as to what is going on and what it is leading up to? More broadening of the stories and further drama as old characters appear and new enemies are fought against!
After the explosive events of the last series we continue in the Third with more action in the form of a new companion for the Doctor with Martha (Freema Agyeman) and a whole host of new baddies and the return of the Doctor's nemesis in the Master. Ranging far and wide in scale & scope the series gets even better. Obviously in-between the series run we also get the Christmas Specials which are also great fun in there own right!
After the amazing scenes & feats from the last series you wonder - What next? With Catherine Tate joining up with the Doctor as previous character Donna Noble for the Fourth Series the action shifts up a gear in a big way. We get location shooting in Rome, a fantastic return for the Sontarens, a genteel 1920's murder mystery and then a massive finale with the villainous Davros creator of the Daleks and featuring characters from allover including guests from the spin-off series "Torchwood" & "The Sarah Jane Adventures". Then of course David Tennant's bravura performance comes to an end with the shocking news that he will depart the role end of 2009 after working on four Specials. With the Cyberman "Christmas Invasion" having already aired we have the next Special at Easter and the Fifth Series to follow in 2010.
With the final part of the Boxsets being the Special Features we get the "Doctor Who Confidential Cutdowns" (Unfortunately cut short due to rights issues) Gag Reels, Commentaries, Making-Ofs, Children In Need Specials, all the current Christmas Specials, Deleted Scenes, Full BBC Trailers, David Tennant's Video Diaries, plus Diaries from Billie & Freema, Animatics and more. Hopefully we will also get a presumably rather slim Boxset release of the Specials from 2009 about early Jan/Feb 2010? But all in all what a brilliant return to form for Doctor Who and the show in general - Let's hope that they can keep it up?
With the superb packaging on all the boxsets we get fantastic fold-outs with beautifully printed discs and an excellent booklet and hardcase with slip-cover. Charging ahead into the Second Series we get a new Doctor in the shape of David Tennant. Watching everything the second time around gives you an idea of just how good his characterisation of the Doctor is and what it becomes and you miss a lot of that the first time around and also a lot of background clues as to what is going on and what it is leading up to? More broadening of the stories and further drama as old characters appear and new enemies are fought against!
After the explosive events of the last series we continue in the Third with more action in the form of a new companion for the Doctor with Martha (Freema Agyeman) and a whole host of new baddies and the return of the Doctor's nemesis in the Master. Ranging far and wide in scale & scope the series gets even better. Obviously in-between the series run we also get the Christmas Specials which are also great fun in there own right!
After the amazing scenes & feats from the last series you wonder - What next? With Catherine Tate joining up with the Doctor as previous character Donna Noble for the Fourth Series the action shifts up a gear in a big way. We get location shooting in Rome, a fantastic return for the Sontarens, a genteel 1920's murder mystery and then a massive finale with the villainous Davros creator of the Daleks and featuring characters from allover including guests from the spin-off series "Torchwood" & "The Sarah Jane Adventures". Then of course David Tennant's bravura performance comes to an end with the shocking news that he will depart the role end of 2009 after working on four Specials. With the Cyberman "Christmas Invasion" having already aired we have the next Special at Easter and the Fifth Series to follow in 2010.
With the final part of the Boxsets being the Special Features we get the "Doctor Who Confidential Cutdowns" (Unfortunately cut short due to rights issues) Gag Reels, Commentaries, Making-Ofs, Children In Need Specials, all the current Christmas Specials, Deleted Scenes, Full BBC Trailers, David Tennant's Video Diaries, plus Diaries from Billie & Freema, Animatics and more. Hopefully we will also get a presumably rather slim Boxset release of the Specials from 2009 about early Jan/Feb 2010? But all in all what a brilliant return to form for Doctor Who and the show in general - Let's hope that they can keep it up?posted by Hugh Jarrs | 7:50 pm
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