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Meglos: On Tigella, two opposing factions are irrevocably divided over one fundamental issue: the Dodecahedron, a mysterious artifact which provides the entire planet's energy. With the Savants and the Deons locked in a crippling stalemate, and their civilization on the brink of collapse, the Tigellan leader Zastor seeks the Doctor's help. But the Doctor and Romana have been trapped aboard the TARDIS in a time loop by Meglos, the last of the Zolpha Thurans, who will stop at nothing to steal back the awesome power of the Dodecahedron. The Dominators: Dulkis: planet of harmony and enlightenment. Home to the peaceful Dulcians. An oasis of calm in the cosmos - and completely defenseless. The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive to find Dulkis enslaved by the cruel Dominators and their deadly robotic servants, the Quarks. The pacifist Dulcians offer no resistance. Can even the Doctor save a people who are willing collaborators in their own destruction?
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Now All Of The 4th. Doctor Stories From His Last Season Are Out!!!!
January 5, 2011
By DJ PHILLY B?
Format:DVD
Now All Of The 4th. Doctor Stories From His Last Season Are Out!!!!
As Amazon (who I love) has not given us the info for this Doctor Who DVD release here is the info from (The Know All, and See All of Doctor Who DVD's in the USA) Steve Manfred website:
Doctor Who: Meglos: starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who, Romana as Lalla Ward, and John Leeson as the Voice of K9.
All 4 episodes of the story, digitally remastered and restored.
Graphical menus, episode and scene selection features, and subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Optional commentary track by actors Lalla Ward and Christopher Owen (Earthling), co-writer John Flanagan, and incidental musicians Paddy Kingsland and Peter Howell.
Information Text subtitles option. Displays pop-up production trivia throughout the story.
"Meglos Men" An 18-minute featurette where writers John Flanagan and and Andrew McCullough tell us about the writing of the story, with a little visit also to script editor Christopher H. Bidmead
"The Scene Sync Story" An 11-minute featurette about a pioneering bluescreen special effects technique that saw service in this story.
"Jacqueline Hill - A Life In Pictures" A 13-minute featurette about the life of Jacqueline Hill, who played original companion Barbara Wright in the first two seasons in 1963-65 and returned in this story to guest star as Lexa. Featuring interviews with actors William Russell (Ian Chesterton) and Ann Davies (Jenny in The Dalek Invasion of Earth and Hill's best friend), Producer Verity Lambert, and Hill's widower Alvin Rakoff.
"Entropy Explained" A 5-minute featurette presentation from a physicist who tries to explain the concept of entropy in layman's terms.... Read more ›
As Amazon (who I love) has not given us the info for this Doctor Who DVD release here is the info from (The Know All, and See All of Doctor Who DVD's in the USA) Steve Manfred website:
Doctor Who: Meglos: starring Tom Baker as Doctor Who, Romana as Lalla Ward, and John Leeson as the Voice of K9.
All 4 episodes of the story, digitally remastered and restored.
Graphical menus, episode and scene selection features, and subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Optional commentary track by actors Lalla Ward and Christopher Owen (Earthling), co-writer John Flanagan, and incidental musicians Paddy Kingsland and Peter Howell.
Information Text subtitles option. Displays pop-up production trivia throughout the story.
"Meglos Men" An 18-minute featurette where writers John Flanagan and and Andrew McCullough tell us about the writing of the story, with a little visit also to script editor Christopher H. Bidmead
"The Scene Sync Story" An 11-minute featurette about a pioneering bluescreen special effects technique that saw service in this story.
"Jacqueline Hill - A Life In Pictures" A 13-minute featurette about the life of Jacqueline Hill, who played original companion Barbara Wright in the first two seasons in 1963-65 and returned in this story to guest star as Lexa. Featuring interviews with actors William Russell (Ian Chesterton) and Ann Davies (Jenny in The Dalek Invasion of Earth and Hill's best friend), Producer Verity Lambert, and Hill's widower Alvin Rakoff.
"Entropy Explained" A 5-minute featurette presentation from a physicist who tries to explain the concept of entropy in layman's terms.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By buckbooks
Format:DVD
Meglos, a sentient cactus and last survivor of the planet Zolfa-Thura, enlists the help of the Gaztaks, a treacherous band of interplanetary space pirates, to impersonate the Doctor and steal the Dodecahedron, a massive crystal that serves as the power source for the planet Tigella. The Doctor has been invited to Tigella by Zastor, an old friend and respected elder statesman of the planet, to resolve a growing dispute between Tigella's scientists, the Savants, and its religious faction, the Deons.
Tom Baker does a marvelous job playing a dark version of himself that is discomfortingly malevolent and yet physically identical to the Doctor except for brief periods when he breaks out in cactus skin. Jacqueline Hill plays Lexa, the leader of the Deons, in a return to the series after playing the Doctor's companion Barbara Wright in the show's first and second seasons.
The Special Features menu includes a whimsical memoir by the story's writers, John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch, a pair of actor-writers whom script editor Christopher Bidmead hired after seeing some of their satirical work on the London stage. A thoughtful remembrance of Jacqueline Hill reveals, among other things, the crucial role she played in the early career of Sean Connery. A brief documentary chronicles Scene Sync, a new technology used for the first time in the making of "Meglos," which allowed the movement of cameras when taping with color separation overlay, or CSO, a technique that allowed actors to walk among models and miniature sets.
Tom Baker does a marvelous job playing a dark version of himself that is discomfortingly malevolent and yet physically identical to the Doctor except for brief periods when he breaks out in cactus skin. Jacqueline Hill plays Lexa, the leader of the Deons, in a return to the series after playing the Doctor's companion Barbara Wright in the show's first and second seasons.
The Special Features menu includes a whimsical memoir by the story's writers, John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch, a pair of actor-writers whom script editor Christopher Bidmead hired after seeing some of their satirical work on the London stage. A thoughtful remembrance of Jacqueline Hill reveals, among other things, the crucial role she played in the early career of Sean Connery. A brief documentary chronicles Scene Sync, a new technology used for the first time in the making of "Meglos," which allowed the movement of cameras when taping with color separation overlay, or CSO, a technique that allowed actors to walk among models and miniature sets.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Quirky" Meglos comes to DVD and as the previous reviewers have stated so well is that despite it's faults this late Tom Baker era episode is worth revisiting and/or purchasing. Most Who fans would probably not have Meglos on their top ten lists yet there is still something about Meglos that resonates in the minds of Who fans; One memory that lingers is the sight of Tom Baker in the "Cactus" make-up which is one of the best make up jobs from the classic series...creepy, eerie and totally believable! Yes the story does lack pace and is, at times early on, boring. But Tom Baker (playing hero and villain to perfection) and Lalla Ward really shine here as does the excellent incidental music by Paddy Kingsland and Peter Howell ( and a quick nod to Dick Mills for sound). Keep in mind as well that watching Meglos (along with Leisure Hive) is watching the birth of the John Nathan Turner era of Doctor Who. JNT made no bones about sending the show down a completely different path from before and that is evident here with Meglos. With Mathematically minded script editor Christopher H. Bidmeead at hand and the wonderful Barry Letts over seeing JNT's efforts for a time, season 18 (Tom Baker's Last)weaves an excellent tapestry of color, style and story that demands each of it's seven episodes be be seen in succession and that is the best reason to buy Meglos as it is part of the larger tale that is "the end of an era"...The Great Tom Baker Era!!!
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Cole Kekelis
Format:VHS Tape
This is one of the best from the latter Fourth Doctor era.
Meglos captures the essence of the mathematic-scientific theme so common to Tom Baker's last season and Peter Davison's first.
The culture of Tigella is divided between scientists and spiritualists. Neither knows true nature of the Dodecahedron, the powerful 20-sided orb that powers their civilization.
Meglos is a super-intelligent plant who can alter his shape at will. With a motley group of space pirates he goes in search of the Dodecahedron.
Those who liked Leisure Hive, Warrior's Gate, Logopolis, and Castrovalva will like Meglos.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the weaker Doctor Who stories.
Not a great Who, but far from the worst.Also the actress who played Barbara is in this.For Who completists only.
Published 3 days ago by DR. FOREMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great DVD
If you are a Doctor Who fan you will like this DVD story is great but special effects are ok.
Published 5 months ago by Pete
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ah, what about the power supply?
The Tigellian's would die without their power source (the Dodecahedron)! So it explodes and the Doctor takes the earthman back home. Ahh! Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. Lutz
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Doctor must save a planet from the clutches of an evil Cactus!
The Tygellians live underground due to the fact that the surface is covered in sentient hostile plant life that consumes meat. Read more
Published on March 1, 2011 by Jacob
4.0 out of 5 stars
God bless the cactus!
Dungeons and Dodecahedrons! Somebody call Gary Gygax's estate! Meglos Is on DvD at last! An early story arc from season 18, Tom Baker's final season... Read more
Published on January 17, 2011 by Kevin J. Loria
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tom Baker my favorite Dr. Who
I had not seen this in so long, I really felt the old suspense I used to feel when I watched these on public television. I love these oldies.
Published on December 12, 2010 by C. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
Barring some plot points, this story is a classic.
I agree with other reviewers that this story is a comparatively weak entry for Season 18. However, compared to any number of stories from seasons 11, 15, 17, and 24, this one is... Read more
Published on July 17, 2004 by Twiddles42
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best story of Season 18, but not unwatchable
Romana: "Oh blast! Here we go again!"
Doctor: "Now what's wrong?"
Romana: "Now his probe circuit's jammed. Read more
Doctor: "Now what's wrong?"
Romana: "Now his probe circuit's jammed. Read more
Published on October 29, 2003 by Daniel J. Hamlow
3.0 out of 5 stars
Revenge of the cactus face!
in my opinion this is not one of the best of Tom Bakers as are any of the ones from his last season. Read more
Published on October 20, 2003 by Alan D. Patten III
