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The TARDIS is dragged down a time corridor, forcing the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough to materialize in a disused part of London in 1984. The corridor links Earth with a battle cruiser in the future that contains the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. Having lost the war with the Movellans, only one person can now help the evil race. With shocking consequences for the Doctor, it is time for the Daleks to resurrect their creator Davros.
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Dr. Who gets violent? - Special Edition Extras compared to 2003 DVD release
March 24, 2012
The TARDIS inexplicably takes the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough to the planet Earth, present-day (meaning 1984) London, England to be exact. But it's a trap set up by the Daleks.
Lots of things are going on. The Daleks want to free Davros from his suspended animation prison ship, orbiting Earth (in the future, but Daleks can travel time, too). (Davros had been arrested after losing to the Doctor, played by Tom Baker, in Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (Story 104).)
Throughout time, the Daleks have had a love-hate relationship with their insane creator, but right now they need Davros. The Movellans, a race of androids, have created a virus that kills Daleks, and they want Davros to find a cure.
That's in the future. In the current day, the Daleks create doppleganger human androids, to take over powerful positions on Earth. In addition, they plan to duplicate the Doctor and his companions and use them to assassinate the Gallifreyan High Council, hence the trap. But what if you create a robot duplicate so good at acting human that it can fool other humans, and then it continues on to start to feel human itself?
This is not a favorite episode but it's not a terrible one, either. The part I most do not appreciate is when the Doctor picks up a gun and shoots an android doppleganger. [A Comment pointed out that I am incorrect; It is a mutant Dalek that Dr Who shoots.] That just isn't the classic doctor I know and love. Tegan calls him on this violence, and the Doctor muses, "It seems I must mend my ways". On the other hand, the Doctor has the chance to kill Davros, ending his terrorizing once and for all, but cannot do it.
"The Resurrection of the Daleks" was first issued in DVD in 2003 in the U.S. This review is of the "Special Edition" issued 2012. It will have all the extras of the 2003 DVD release, plus a few more. The episode has digitally remastered picture and sound. According to a British website, here's what will be on the two discs included in this Special Edition:
Disc 1:
1. This has the episode in the originally aired 2-part version. Although written and recorded as four standard length episodes, this story was re-edited prior to transmission into two double-length episodes in order to allow more coverage for the Winter Olympics.
1. Audio Commentary 1 (this is a new commentary track). Commentary is by Terry Molloy (who plays Davros), Eric Saward (writer) and Peter Wragg (visual effects designer). Nicholas Pegg is the moderator.
2. Casting Far and Wide (new). This short, produced in 2011, is moderated by British comedian Toby Hadoke. He interviews Roger Davenport (who played a trooper), Del Henney (who played Colonel Archer), Leslie Grantham (Kiston), Jim Findlay (Mercer) and William Sleigh (Galloway). They talk about this episode in specific and their careers in general.
3. "On Location", from the 2003 DVD. This is a behind-the-scenes type interview with Eric Saward (script editor), Matthew Robinson (director) and John Nathan-Turner (Producer)
4. Extended and Deleted Scenes.
5. "Breakfast Time", from the 2003 DVD. "Breakfast Time" was a BBC morning magazine show. Two episodes are featured. In the first, Brian Hodgson and Malcolm Clark show how music was used to compliment the action. In the second show, John Nathan-Turner (producer) and Janet Fielding (who played Tegan) talk about the Tegan character.
6. BBC 1 Trailer, from the 2003 DVD
7. "The Last Dalek" (new). This is a black & white silent 8mm home movie, taken by Tony Cornell in 1967. Cornell worked at Ealing Film Studios, and took in his camera one day. It happens to be a day that they were filming the final Dalek battle scenes from the episode "The Evil of the Daleks". (This episode is now missing.) Original special effects designers Michaeljohn Harris and Peter Day provide commentary during the film.
8. TARDIS Cam no.4, from the 2003 DVD
9. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Mix. (new on special edition) You have the option of listening to the episode in the orignal mono, or in Dolby.
10. Isolated Score, from the 2003 DVD
11. PDF materials: Radio Times Listings (new)
12. Coming Soon - the preview for the episode "Planet of the Spiders".
13. Easter Egg. Go to the Episode Selection menu, and select the Dr. Who logo.
Disc 2:
1. Alternate 4-episode version (new). The episode as filmed, as four standard length episodes.
2. Audio Commentary 2, the commentary on the 2003 DVD. Commentary is by Peter Davison (Dr. Who), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) and Matthew Robinson (director)
3. Come In Number Five (new) This short is a retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as Doctor Who. Many people are included in this, including Davison himself.
4. Tomorrow's Times - The Fifth Doctor (new) Presented by Frazer Hines, this is about how the Fifth Doctor was presented in the press.
5. Walrus (new) Found buried in the BBC archives, this short short is about a Welsh woman who meets a Dalek. The Dalek tries to make her talk in a monotone.
6. Photo Gallery (new)
7. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Mix. (new on special edition) You have the option of listening to the episode in the orignal mono, or in Dolby.
8. Isolated Score, for the 4 part episode.
9. Production Note Subtitles, from the 2003 DVD. Commentary by Paul Scoones. He speaks about the cast, script and other parts of making this Doctor Who episode.
Lots of things are going on. The Daleks want to free Davros from his suspended animation prison ship, orbiting Earth (in the future, but Daleks can travel time, too). (Davros had been arrested after losing to the Doctor, played by Tom Baker, in Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks (Story 104).)
Throughout time, the Daleks have had a love-hate relationship with their insane creator, but right now they need Davros. The Movellans, a race of androids, have created a virus that kills Daleks, and they want Davros to find a cure.
That's in the future. In the current day, the Daleks create doppleganger human androids, to take over powerful positions on Earth. In addition, they plan to duplicate the Doctor and his companions and use them to assassinate the Gallifreyan High Council, hence the trap. But what if you create a robot duplicate so good at acting human that it can fool other humans, and then it continues on to start to feel human itself?
This is not a favorite episode but it's not a terrible one, either. The part I most do not appreciate is when the Doctor picks up a gun and shoots an android doppleganger. [A Comment pointed out that I am incorrect; It is a mutant Dalek that Dr Who shoots.] That just isn't the classic doctor I know and love. Tegan calls him on this violence, and the Doctor muses, "It seems I must mend my ways". On the other hand, the Doctor has the chance to kill Davros, ending his terrorizing once and for all, but cannot do it.
"The Resurrection of the Daleks" was first issued in DVD in 2003 in the U.S. This review is of the "Special Edition" issued 2012. It will have all the extras of the 2003 DVD release, plus a few more. The episode has digitally remastered picture and sound. According to a British website, here's what will be on the two discs included in this Special Edition:
Disc 1:
1. This has the episode in the originally aired 2-part version. Although written and recorded as four standard length episodes, this story was re-edited prior to transmission into two double-length episodes in order to allow more coverage for the Winter Olympics.
1. Audio Commentary 1 (this is a new commentary track). Commentary is by Terry Molloy (who plays Davros), Eric Saward (writer) and Peter Wragg (visual effects designer). Nicholas Pegg is the moderator.
2. Casting Far and Wide (new). This short, produced in 2011, is moderated by British comedian Toby Hadoke. He interviews Roger Davenport (who played a trooper), Del Henney (who played Colonel Archer), Leslie Grantham (Kiston), Jim Findlay (Mercer) and William Sleigh (Galloway). They talk about this episode in specific and their careers in general.
3. "On Location", from the 2003 DVD. This is a behind-the-scenes type interview with Eric Saward (script editor), Matthew Robinson (director) and John Nathan-Turner (Producer)
4. Extended and Deleted Scenes.
5. "Breakfast Time", from the 2003 DVD. "Breakfast Time" was a BBC morning magazine show. Two episodes are featured. In the first, Brian Hodgson and Malcolm Clark show how music was used to compliment the action. In the second show, John Nathan-Turner (producer) and Janet Fielding (who played Tegan) talk about the Tegan character.
6. BBC 1 Trailer, from the 2003 DVD
7. "The Last Dalek" (new). This is a black & white silent 8mm home movie, taken by Tony Cornell in 1967. Cornell worked at Ealing Film Studios, and took in his camera one day. It happens to be a day that they were filming the final Dalek battle scenes from the episode "The Evil of the Daleks". (This episode is now missing.) Original special effects designers Michaeljohn Harris and Peter Day provide commentary during the film.
8. TARDIS Cam no.4, from the 2003 DVD
9. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Mix. (new on special edition) You have the option of listening to the episode in the orignal mono, or in Dolby.
10. Isolated Score, from the 2003 DVD
11. PDF materials: Radio Times Listings (new)
12. Coming Soon - the preview for the episode "Planet of the Spiders".
13. Easter Egg. Go to the Episode Selection menu, and select the Dr. Who logo.
Disc 2:
1. Alternate 4-episode version (new). The episode as filmed, as four standard length episodes.
2. Audio Commentary 2, the commentary on the 2003 DVD. Commentary is by Peter Davison (Dr. Who), Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) and Matthew Robinson (director)
3. Come In Number Five (new) This short is a retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as Doctor Who. Many people are included in this, including Davison himself.
4. Tomorrow's Times - The Fifth Doctor (new) Presented by Frazer Hines, this is about how the Fifth Doctor was presented in the press.
5. Walrus (new) Found buried in the BBC archives, this short short is about a Welsh woman who meets a Dalek. The Dalek tries to make her talk in a monotone.
6. Photo Gallery (new)
7. Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Mix. (new on special edition) You have the option of listening to the episode in the orignal mono, or in Dolby.
8. Isolated Score, for the 4 part episode.
9. Production Note Subtitles, from the 2003 DVD. Commentary by Paul Scoones. He speaks about the cast, script and other parts of making this Doctor Who episode.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By JKO
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I'm not at all keen on these 'Special Edition' DVD's that the BBC and 2|Entertain have been using to milk the Doctor Fan's goodwill (and wallets) over the past few years. The release of a 'Special Edition of The Seeds of Death' is a particular nadir. However, that issues' companion release 'Resurrection of the Daleks' does have something to offer, although arguably, not at the price being demanded. Issued with all of the original DVD release material, there is some new stuff here that's quite worthy. A new commentary for one, plus a look at the careers of some of the guest cast are two interesting developments. The stand out feature though is a new 50 minute documentary looking at the entire Peter Davison era as the Fifth Doctor. This is truly a fascinating documentary. Of course, it should have been included on 'The Caves of Androzani: Special Edition' a while back, but that would have stopped the BBC gouging the fans twice had they done it that way. It makes more sense for it to be on that release, but I don't entirely object to it being here as I did find it very interesting. It's debatable whether it's worth $35 on top of the $35 for the original release, but that all depends on your budget and perspective. 2|Entertain rely on the fact that Doctor Who fans will buy anything at all with the words "Doctor Who" printed on it, so it's a personal choice as to whether the investment is worth it. More "Special Editions" are planned of course, including several in the Pertwee era, some of which have not yet been announced but are certainly in the works. They won't admit it yet, but there will be a "Special Edition" of 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' coming once they've fixed the colour issues. Quite why we need an 'Inferno' or 'Claws of Axos' "Special Edition" is beyond me completely. I'd rather the fans boycotted these releases in order to show the BBC we're not as stupid as they think, but I'm torn as this particular Dalek release does have good new material. I just think it should be cheaper than the original DVD. It wouldn't seem quite so cynical then. Who's up for "Talons of Weng Chiang Extra Special 4 DVD Box Set Edition"? You can count on it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. Ruble
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I bought this partially because I'm a completist and this finishes up my Five Doctor run, and partially because it's a damn good story, full of suspense and tragedy, and the departure of a companion I initially didn't like, but grew to love. I like that, after all she's been through, The Daleks are the one thing that finally drives Tegan away. Five's been fighting them for so long, I doubt he even things about what they look like to an outsider. And Turlough, who's an alien himself, and who, as we find out in the next episode, has been through his own traumatic experiences, just takes them in stride as more of The Doctor's strangeness. Her departure is one of the most human and heartbreaking, scenes in the episode, and it's also one of those times that you see how truly alien The Doctor is. He's saddened, yes, but he can't quit understand why now. The Doctor tends to act so human most of the time, it's fascinating when you get these little glimpses into who he rally is. For him, this is SOP. He's been fighting these things across the universe for as long as he can remember. He hates them, because he's only too aware of the damage they can do, but he also knows they have to fought and stopped again and again, and that it's going to fall to him (and whoevers with him) to stop them.That they might find this traumatizing and want to leave never really occurs to him. Not because he's bad, but because when you get right down to it, he's an alien. This is what he does. And while he knows there are going to be casualties and people will die and leave, he never really stops to think about those moments.
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