Dr Who And The Daleks [DVD]

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A glimpse at upcoming UK Steelbook release dates until early 2024: here’s what’s getting the fancy treatment and when. You will be able to watch the colourised edition on iPlayer after it airs on 23rd November, but of course, fans will still buy the physical version in their droves. Considering we rely so heavily on streaming nowadays, and that we actually don’t own any of that content anyway, getting it on DVD or Blu-ray seems a fair enough idea anyway.

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I previously reviewed ‘ The Power of the Daleks‘ and praised it, describing animation as “a more than worthy medium for telling tales long thought lost.” That sentiment still rings true but now that animation is even better. Episodes are smoother, sharper and well worth reinvestment. ‘ Power of the Daleks‘ remains an absolute classic. A layered story with complex characters and some memorable visuals featuring Doctor Who’s greatest creations. Additional Material The first episode in the box set reintroduces the Daleks by surprisingly presenting them in the singular. The intention of this is to delay the impact of seeing an army of Daleks in the climax of the first season, but it also has a more subtle effect. Pitting the new Doctor and Rose against a single, at first seemingly defenceless Dalek, slowly reveals to the viewer the antagonistic relationship between the Time Lord and the monster. It’s been my absolute pleasure to spend this past 12 months working with such a talented team to breathe new life into this classic adventure - a story that is literally the foundation stone of all that Doctor Who has become. The original is a masterpiece of 1960’s television drama and this new version stands on the shoulders of the pioneering spirit of 1960’s Doctor Who.” The Daleks," the first Dalek story in Doctor Who,is getting a remastered and colourised glow-up for the 60th Anniversary. Returning showrunner Russell T. Davies and producer Phil Collinson announced that the original serial from the 1963 first season would be recut into a 75-minute movie for younger viewers to discover anew. And it will get a physical media release after its premiere on BBC4 in the UK. "Doctor Who: The Daleks": BBC The Tomb of the Cybermen – they gotta have one of the cybermen stories, and this is the only complete one, not to mention a classic! And also I am sure they will do a troughton one

The episode acts as a close reading of the Dalek design, relying on Christopher Eccleston’s superb emotive performance rather than bombastic spectacle to relay to the viewer the reason why the Dalek is such a durable icon. Introducing the individual Dalek on an emotional rather than spectacular level is at the same time a cautious and brave thing to do. Brave because it goes against audience expectation and delays the visual impact of a Dalek army, and cautious because it allows Davies, as nearly happened, to replace the Dalek at the last minute and introduce a replacement. The incredibly fancy (and, truth be told, a little more expensive) Steelbook format is the only choice for those needing a physical media release that doubles as a table tennis bat in a pinch. If that's you, [...]

The Evil of the Daleks is the mostly-missing ninth and final serial of the fourth season of the British series Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20th May to 1st July 1967. The teaser at the end was great. Though I think promised more than it could deliver. More look what we can do than this is what is coming. For instance, are they going to colourise the single remaining episode of the Celestial Toymaker ? With brand new sounds and score – created by Mark Ayres – The Daleks has been updated, with extra material too. Drawing these elements together, Davies proves himself to be the best puzzle solver in the business. I can’t help thinking that if faced, as Robert Holmes was, with the challenge of writing The Five Doctors, Russell T Davies wouldn’t have blinked. Oppenheimer | Christopher Nolan on the Blu-ray where “no evil streaming service can come steal it from you”

The Stolen Earth is spectacular. This doesn’t mean it’s great. I’d contend that the best episodes of the new series, Human Nature, Blink, Utopia, achieve greatness without spectacle. A shortened version of The Daleks, the second ever Doctor Who serial, has been colourised for release on DVD, Blu-ray, and limited edition steelbook. Though the truncated 75-minute version of The Daleks will first air on BBC4 on the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who (i.e. 23rd November 2023), 12th February 2024 will see the 75-minute version of this Terry Nation-scripted story colourised and out on physical formats. I kind of like the fact the original episodes themselves aren’t being colourised, and that it is a new format for the story, traditionalists can then see the original, and newbies or the interested people can get into this colourised version! I mean they have cut a seven parter into the runtime of a three parter, Tenth PLanet, being so slow, could end up being 45-50 minutes long if they did the animation.Christopher Nolan has taken a tongue-in-cheek prod at streaming services, as he readies Oppenheimer for Blu-ray. The 2016 documentary ‘ Servants and Masters‘ is of course also included. It remains a strong feature, collating a variety of contributors discussing ‘ The Power of the Daleks‘. Experts such as Nicholas Briggs, Andrew Beech and Kim Newman provide context to the discussion with actor Anneke Wills, designer Derek Dodd and director Christopher Barry. It’s still worth a watch. New Material I’m not a huge fan of the endlessly repeated ‘surprise’ appearances of Daleks at the end of the season, but if you are going to include them, it is best to make them the centre of the story. This criticism cannot be levelled at the final two episodes in this box set.