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138 of 138 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great boxed set - although it lacks the 10th Doctors final 'season 5' specials, 25 Dec 2009
This review is from: Doctor Who - Series 1-4 - Complete [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
This Dr Who boxed set has all four seasons of the 'new' Dr Who starting with 'Rose', when Rose Tyler first meets the 9th Doctor. Inside the lidded cardboard box there's four large [2cm wide] DVD cases, one for each season. There's Special Feature's on every DVD disc - these include audio commentaries [some episodes], in-vision commentaries [some episodes], and audio descriptions [all episodes]. The final DVD in each season is just the 'cut-down' BBC Confidentials. My son [13] and daughter [15] loathe these how-its-done bits with a passion - they want to believe it's real. They do however like the well produced and illustrated large colour booklet of Episode Guides [around 30 pages] thats included in the box.
This 23 DVD set has only English 5.1 audio with subtitles as English SDH [Deaf & Hard-of-hearing]. There's 9h 27m [5 DVDs] of video in season 1, 11 hours in season 2 [6 DVDs], 9h 45 mins [6 DVDs] in season 3 and 11h 21 minutes [6 DVDs] in season 4. It's rated 12: 'suitable for over 12s only', which is a bit odd as preteens are often Dr Who's strongest fans, with the Doctor's rock-solid moralistic overtones striking a chord within them, although I suppose some episodes particularly 'Blink', 'Silence in the Library', 'The Empty Child', and 'The Unquiet Dead' are a bit scary for some under tens. However, this didn't stop my son at 9 loving the first season on BBC TV, although my daughter was moved to tears watching the emotionally charged 'Fathers Day'.
This all four season set has just the specials between seasons, i.e. the Xmas ones: The Christmas Invasion, The Run-away-Bride, and Voyage of the Damned. The last episode in this boxed set is Journey's End, the finale of season 4. These Xmas specials are essential for continuity, hence their inclusion. The later tenth Doctor 'season five' specials: 'The Next Doctor', 'The Dead Planet', 'The Waters of Mars' and the last two 'End of Time' Xmas 2009/NewYear 2010 episodes are not in this set, and they have just been released seperately in a 5-DVD set [January 2010], also with a load of extras.
So this series 1-4 boxed set is a great collection of fifty-six Dr Who episodes, with a lot of extras dotted around on the DVDs like 'Davids video diary', 'On set with Billie Piper', 'The adventures of Captain Jack', plus out-takes and the 'children in need' specials, and very usefully it's all quite compact at 10x14x19.5 cm, easily 6*... For young Dr Who fans also check out the Sarah Jane Adventures, and perhaps the BBC's Roman Mysteries as well that are quite sympathetic to this spin-off series. In fact I actually prefer the Sarah Jane Adventures to the excellent 'adult orientated' Torchwood, probably as Sarah Jane's ethos is far more in keeping with that of the Doctors.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest, 25 Feb 2010
This review is from: Doctor Who - Series 1-4 - Complete [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
I've been a fan of the series for quite some time, something of a guilty pleasure. The individual box sets come with better and prettier presentation in their cardboard cases, however the plastic amaray that are supplied with this box set are far from a reason to avoid this box set. I couldn't be happier with my purchase and for the bargain price offered and I would advise any fan of the show to purchase without a second thought. OK so it doesn't include the specials (The next Doctor, Planet of the dead, Waters of Mars, End of Time) Neither do the individual series box sets. Don't give it a second thought- if your a fan this is the set for you. After buying my copy I purchased another 2 for gifts, both of which have been very, very well received.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Doctor Who 1-4, 10 Jan 2010
This review is from: Doctor Who - Series 1-4 - Complete [DVD] [2005] (DVD)
Simply a repackaged form of Seasons 1-4 of Doctor Who, this is a compact DVD set that is always a joy to watch. With all episodes from Seasons 1-4, David Tennant's Video Diaries and other special features, makes this box set a joy. The only thing that would have made it better, if they would have included the full Doctor Who Confidentials rather than just the cutdowns.
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