Wednesday, December 5, 2007

DOCTOR WHO COMPLETE NEW SERIES 2- TV DVD REVIEW


I was just getting use to Christopher Eccleston and then he goes and quits the show after one season! The second season starts off with a whole new doctor! The new series stars David Tennant as the doctor with Billie Piper as Rose for another season. Again I was skeptical about a new doctor but was quickly pleased with the new pick. This season also started the yearly Christmas special. In this season it is called appropriately “The Christmas Invasion. Mickey and Rose’s mom joins the cast in more episode than in the previous season and the season has some really good and not so good episodes but defiantly my favorite is the 2-part season finale, the “Army of Ghosts” and “Doomsday”. This set has quite a few extras such as audio commentaries on all 14 episodes and what is called “In-Vision commentaries with the actors and you can actually watch them as they watch the episode! There are also outtakes, deleted scenes Billie Piper’s and David Tennant video diaries and the Children in Need Special that links the 9th doctor to the 10th.

VIDEO

The video quality is quite good being filmed on Digibeta! Excellent quality. There is also a Play All feature for every disc.


Audio

Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also able to hear it in 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound.

Disc 1- 1. “Christmas Invasion” (58:50)
2. “New Earth”-with Zoe Wanamaker (44:03)

Disc 2- 1. “Tooth & Claw” (44:33)
2. “School Reunion” (44:14)
3. “The Girl In The Fireplace” (44:42)

Disc 3- 1. “Rise Of The Cybermen”-with Roger Lloyd Pack (46:04)
2. “Age Of Steel” (45:42)
3. “Idiot’s Lantern” (45:10)

Disc 4-1. “The Impossible Planet” (45:19)
2. “The Satan’s Pit” (47:12)
3. “Love & Monsters” (45:08)

Disc 5-
1. “Fear Her”-(43:52)
2. “Army Of Ghosts”-(43:21)
3. “Doomsday”-(46:24)


Disc 6- Doctor Who Confidential (Cutdown Versions)

1. “New, New Doctor”-(12:34)
2. “Fear Factor”-(12:08)
3. “Friends Reunited”-(12:21)
4. “Script to Screen”-(12:36)
5. “Cybermen” –(10:30)
6. “From Zero To Hero” –(10:20)
7. “The Writer’s Tale” –(11:07)
8. “You’ve Got The Look” –(10:35)
9. “Myths & Legends” –(09:11)
10. “The New World of Who”-(11:39)
11. “The Fright Stuff”-(12:25)
12. “Welcome To Torchwood”-(12:43)
13. “Finale”-(10:03)

David’s Video Diaries- (85 mins)


Extras

Disc 1: In Vision Commentary on Christmas Invasion
Audio Commentaries on New Earth
Outtakes- (08:18)
Deleted Scenes- (16:05)
Billie’s Video Diaries- (04:18)
Children In Need Special- (07:14)

Disc 2: Audio Commentaries on Tooth & Claw and School Reunion
In-Vision Commentary on The Girl In The Fireplace
Deconstructing Big Ben (04:51)
On Set with Billie Piper (19:03)
Trailers- (1:02)

Disc 3: Audio Commentaries on all Rise of the Cybermen and Idiot’s Lantern
In-Vision Commentary on Age Of Steel

Disc 4: Audio Commentaries for The Satan’s Pit and Love & Monsters
In-Vision Commentary for The Impossible Planet
Designing Doctor Who (20:50)
The Adventures of Captain Jack (08:30)
Trailers- (02:27)

Disc 5: Backstage At Christmas: Behind The Scenes footage from the Christmas Invasion

Disc 6: None


Verdict

A very good start to the new incarnation of Doctor Who. Get it for your collection!


Rating; *****!

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