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Updated to add the R2/4 release of Daemos Rising.
http://www.gallifreyone.com/covers/daemosdvd.jpg Trapped in an isolated cottage, ex-UNIT operative Douglas Cavendish (Miles Richardson) thinks he is seeing ghosts. The only person who might understand and help is Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Beverley Cressman) ... but when she arrives, she realises that Cavendish is key in a plot to summon the ancient Daemons back to the Earth. With time running out, Kate discovers that sometimes even the familiar can turn out to be your worst nightmare._ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Written by David J Howe. Directed by Keith Barnfather. A chilling new DOCTOR WHO spin-off drama featuring elements from the classic third Doctor adventure THE DAEMONS and the independent Yeti drama, DOWNTIME. It's a proper DVD release this time (Mindgame & Mindgame: Trilogy were DVD-rs). Looks interesting and I thought Downtime was pretty decent for an independent spin-off. Andrew |
For those of you not paying attention, the BBC just announced that Christopher Eccleston is the 9th Doctor.
Now, if you'll excuse me - I'm off to rent 28 Days Later. Never seen it before and he's in it. |
I think he'll do a great job, actually.
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Originally posted by The Exister I think he'll do a great job, actually. I totally agree! Andrew |
I dont know who he is, but Im sure he will do a great job.
also, can't wait to get Two Doctors on DVD. one of my favorite stories with my two favorite Doctors. |
Well, I know that only one movie is hardly enough to form an opinion from - but Chris rocked in 28 Days later. He had that kind of elegent air about him, even as he did a dirty job.
I think he should be just fine. |
Hey guys - update time! The Restoration Team just announced The Leisure Hive for a July 5th release. Here's a quick snippet from the webpage about the extras:
A comprehensive extras package has been put together, the centrepiece of which is A New Beginning, a thirty minute featurette produced by Ed Stradling, looking at the changes that JNT brought to the series, with particular reference to 'The Leisure Hive'. It includes interviews with the late John Nathan-Turner (courtesy of Bill Baggs), Tom Baker, Lovett Bickford, Christopher H. Bidmead, Sid Sutton, composer Peter Howell, John 'K9' Leeson, assistant floor-manager Val McCrimmon and costume designer June Hudson. Richard Molesworth follows up his recent 'Behind the Sofa' featurette on Robert Holmes with From Avalon to Argolis, a fourteen minute look at the writing and script-editing side of the story with writer David Fisher, Christopher H. Bidmead and contributions from John Nathan-Turner. Synthesizing Starfields is a nine minute look at the creation of the new title sequence, with Sid Sutton and Peter Howell, along with archive footage of Howell demonstrating the build-up of the theme in the Radiophonic Workshop. This first contribution from Steve Bagley includes some nice story-telling devices and shows much promise for future featurettes. Steve Broster, the editor of both 'Behind the Sofa' and 'From Avalon to Argolis' has produced Leisure Wear, a seven minute featurette with June Hudson talking in depth about the costume designs for 'The Leisure Hive' and her re-design of the main character's costumes for this season. From the archives of children's magazine programme Blue Peter comes a four minute look around the Longleat Doctor Who Exhibition during its between-seasons Spring-clean, including the first ever on-screen interview with incoming producer John Nathan-Turner. As usual, a full Picture Gallery and subtitle Production Notes are included, along with the nearly obligatory Easter Egg. |
FALL DVD UPDATE FOR REGION 1:
From Outpost Gallifrey North America DVD Update Outpost Gallifrey has learned, from BBC America's online shop, that the next two DVD releases -- after the forthcoming June releases of The Curse of Fenric and The Two Doctors -- will be the Peter Davison serial Earthshock and the Tom Baker serial Pyramids of Mars, both due out the first Tuesday of September. Official confirmation of these is expected shortly. Meanwhile, BBC America Shop has also reported that they have tentatively slated two special releases in for late in the year: The Missing Adventures: The William Hartnell Years and The Missing Adventures: The Patrick Troughton Years, two DVD releases that we expect have some sort of connection to the rumored DVD box set likely being released late in the year in the UK by BBC Video. We'll keep you posted with more details, and cover illustrations for "Pyramids" and "Earthshock," when we receive them. |
Another update:
From Gallifrey One: More on DVD Box Sets The Sci Fi Online site, picking up the ball with our news story from earlier in this week about the late-year release in North America of two "The Missing Years" DVD releases, has their own story (merely rumored until we hear otherwise) about the contents of the box set coming out in late 2004 from BBC Worldwide in the UK. The report suggests that there will be a single set (split in two for some reason in the US, as we reported here), which will include the existing standalone episodes from the first two Doctors' eras: episodes 1 and 3 of "The Crusade," episodes 2 and 4 of "The Moonbase," episodes 3 and 6 of "The Wheel in Space," episode 2 of "The Evil of the Daleks," episode 2 of "The Space Pirates," episode 3 of "The Underwater Menace," episode 1 of "The Web of Fear," episode 2 of "The Abominable Snowmen" and episodes 1, 2 and 3 of "The Tenth Planet", as well as three episodes of "The Daleks' Master Plan," episodes 5 and 10 and the recently-recovered episode 2. Says the article, "Missing from the release will be The Ice Warriors, Invasion and Reign of Terror, presumably as all three titles could justify a release in their own right despite them being incomplete. ... All the material will of course be fully restored and most likely linked by newly shot documentary footage explaining why episodes were junk in the first place. A large photo archive is available as is a large number of short clips from lost adventures, principally the Australian censor footage. Expect a lavish three disc production - just in time for the programme's return to our screens." However, episodes seem to be missing from this report: the extant episodes 1 & 3 of "The Faceless Ones," episode 4 of "The Celestial Toymaker" and episode 3 of "Enemy of the World"! As always, treat this as just a rumor until you hear it confirmed by BBC Worldwide. . Andrew |
Hmmm, not that I'm down on seeing the orphaned episodes released someday, but I think they should focus on complete stories. I'd hate to see a slot that could be filled by City of Death or Inferno filled by the lost episiodes.
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Originally posted by El-Kabong Hmmm, not that I'm down on seeing the orphaned episodes released someday, but I think they should focus on complete stories. I'd hate to see a slot that could be filled by City of Death or Inferno filled by the lost episiodes. My main problem with a release of this type is that, perhaps, a few more missing episodes will turn up in the next several years (unlikely, I know, but so was the discovery of the recent "Master Plan" find), so what do we do then? What if a newly-discovered episode turns out to be from a story that's part of this set? It just seems to be the wrong time for this, IMO. If Worldwide are insistent on releasing some sort of box set, then why not go back to their The Beginning idea (or they could do a "Seven Faces of Doctor Who" release with one story from each Doctor, or a villain-themed release like they did on VHS in the UK (special collector's tins with multiple stories featuring the Daleks, Cybermen or The Master). |
Originally posted by El-Kabong Hmmm, not that I'm down on seeing the orphaned episodes released someday, but I think they should focus on complete stories. I'd hate to see a slot that could be filled by City of Death or Inferno filled by the lost episiodes. I'm thrilled to get to see this new episode. As far as waiting around to see if some more episodes are found, this latest find makes two episodes found in the last twelve years. I think it's safe to assume they won't be finding any more any time soon. Of course, this means I get to be pleasantly surprised if one does turn up! :) |
Originally posted by evenswr Well, the BBC are not going to be releasing any more episodes on VHS, and if they don't release Day of Armageddon on DVD, we won't get it at all. I'm thrilled to get to see this new episode. As far as waiting around to see if some more episodes are found, this latest find makes two episodes found in the last twelve years. I think it's safe to assume they won't be finding any more any time soon. Of course, this means I get to be pleasantly surprised if one does turn up! :) If they did it like that, then more power to the release. Just keep the normal releases coming at the same time. |
Originally posted by El-Kabong Oh, I'm not saying NEVER release it - ... Just keep the normal releases coming at the same time. The only thing that would make this release not normal is that the stories will be incomplete. What I'd love to see is if the BBC saw fit to include the audio tracks of the missing in-between episodes on the discs. I suppose I won't hold my breath. |
Originally posted by evenswr But I don't see why this isn't a normal release. So, in the UK, there is legitimate concern as to whether this is a special holiday pack or if it's going to take up one of the "regular" release slots. None of this matters a whole lot as far as the US market is, because, if I'm not mistaken, the UK "specials" tend to get put out as "regular" releases Stateside. For those who don't know, some previous UK specials are: Cybermen Tin with Tenth Planet/Attack (released as two singles here and no tin) Dalek Tin with Planet/Revelation (see above) Master Tin with Time Monster/Colony (see above) First Doctor Boxset (with Sensorites/Gunfighters/Time Meddler) The Ice Warriors boxset (in special box with booklet/video/CD) Reign of Terror boxset (Reign and Faceless/Web plus metal badge) Chase/Remembrance boxset (in special tin box) Most of these were simply filtered into the "regular" US release schedule and were not "extra" holiday releases. In the past, the special Christmas releases have been VHS, but of course, now they will be DVD. |
Originally posted by mythmaker18 In the UK, at least, the BBC have typically produced a "special" Doctor Who release expressly for the Christmas holidays, meaning an "extra" release that isn't part of the normal release schedule, and is usually some sort of "box set", perfect for people to give as a gift to the Doctor Who fan in the family. In the past, the special Christmas releases have been VHS, but of course, now they will be DVD. |
Originally posted by evenswr I thought these were not released by the BBC per se, but were releases exclusive to W. H Smith. The WH Smith's exclusive set was, I think, a multi-tape Daleks set a year or two ago that had one Dalek story from each of the seven Doctors. The earlier Smith's exclusives were usually "early" releases of general release product (like Twin Dilemma). I hadn't heard that to be the case. Haven't the special box sets always consisted of episodes which had already been released? I wouldn't expect special box sets of DVDs of episodes not already released on DVD individually. [/QUOTE] Wrong again. Every "holiday set" I mentioned was the first (and, many times, only) release of that particular story. On release day, if you wanted "Attack of the Cybermen", you had to buy the Cybermen tin with "Tenth Planet" included. Some of these might've been sold individually after initial release, but the boxsets were the original releases for these stories in the UK. I should know: I bought most of them. |
Originally posted by mythmaker18 Wrong again. Every "holiday set" I mentioned was the first (and, many times, only) release of that particular story. On release day, if you wanted "Attack of the Cybermen", you had to buy the Cybermen tin with "Tenth Planet" included. Some of these might've been sold individually after initial release, but the boxsets were the original releases for these stories in the UK. I should know: I bought most of them. |
so...stopped at Gallifey and do NOT like what I see about the new series.
Sounds like they are going to "explore" the doctor more...that says ******* it up to me. |
Originally posted by Scot1458 so...stopped at Gallifey and do NOT like what I see about the new series. Sounds like they are going to "explore" the doctor more...that says ******* it up to me. |
Originally posted by El-Kabong Well, in that we really know nothing about the series yet, I'd say that your feelings of doom are jumping the gun. Wait until we start getting some concrete information first. Just watched Vengence on Varos for the first time....did they have to make the Doctor's companion wear that shirt? My eyes were locked. Also...did the Doctor actually kill people in this one? Wow! |
Originally posted by Scot1458 so...stopped at Gallifey and do NOT like what I see about the new series. Sounds like they are going to "explore" the doctor more...that says ******* it up to me. |
Originally posted by Scot1458 Fair enough, though what I read has "Battlestar Galactica" written all over it. Just watched Vengence on Varos for the first time....did they have to make the Doctor's companion wear that shirt? My eyes were locked. Peter Davison makes reference to this (er..these?) in the commentary for episode four of Caves of Androzani Also...did the Doctor actually kill people in this one? Wow! |
Originally posted by evenswr Indeed. Peter Davison makes reference to this (er..these?) in the commentary for episode four of Caves of Androzani Well, yes. But Colin Baker makes reference to this in the commentary for Vengeance. I tend to agree with him that the Doctor doesn't just callously push the guy into the acid bath. |
I'm surprised people are negative about a missing episodes set, perosnally, I'm thrilled, the 60's era is my favorite time of the show and some of those episodes are the best Doctor Who ever got... be they complete or not. the surviving episodes from Web of Fear, Evil of the Daleks, Abominable Snowmen, Faceless Ones, Dalek Masterplan... all cleaned up to DVD quality?? I'm excited. If I had to make a Doctor Who DVD wish list, a missing episode set is in my Top 5. Also, It would be a great release to time with the return of the new series on TV.
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