Doctor Who '05 - perhaps October? (1 Viewer)

[Tony J Case]

Well, lookie here - the cover to volume one of the new series:

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

It's pretty cool packaging - I like it.

I'll wait for the box set, but for those that can't wait either for the box set or for broadcast in their own country, they're getting some nice cover art.

No mention of "season 1", or anything - do you think that'll change?

 

[Tony J Case]

Hard to say. I wouldnt be so bold as to venture a guess - but I was bet that the cover is still not quite the finished product. Of course, it's still a stopgap measure until the real dvd set comes out - and THAT will mention season 1, I'm willing to wager.

Speaking of. . . .


So we may not see DW:C in it's current form, we very well may see it on future Neo and Classic Who discs.

 

[Jonathan Kaye]

Of course, each 'Doctor Who Confidential' is available for viewing on the web at the BBC site.

 

[Tony J Case]

Ladies and Gents, I give you the cover to the Doctor Who boxed set, plus a release date: 11.21.05 (and a retail price of about 55 pounds, or roughly a hundred bucks US)

 

[PhilipG]

What a contrast. The boxset looks hideous. I just hope the hubs are okay, or the discs are going to be hell to get out. Overpriced too.

If only the keepcases had the extras.

"The Complete Series" LOL!

 

[Dennis*G]

Watched the first two episodes so far. Still not sure what to think about it. One thing didnt like are the tardis control room, I liked the simplistic room better from the older episodes.

Wow, $100US for the season, I dont think so...

on a flip note, I watched the 1965 movie "Dr. who and the Daleks" with Peter Cushing. Ouch, that was very hard to sit through...

 

[Tony J Case]

Well, as a matter of perspective, the Key to Time boxed set runs anywhere from 80-100 bucks. 13 hour episodes vs 26 half hour episodes means that the new series is about the same length with a ton of extras. Also the price is about in line when compared to other UK TV show releases - 24, West Wing, and so on.

Also keep in mind thats the UK price. Who knows what it'll be domestic when it's released in R1.

(OH, BTW - I edited the other post for the new pictures posted just this morning on the BBC site)

 

[Mark Lx]

I think they generally pay more for Doctor Who DVDs (when you convert the currency)in the UK.

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Not a fan of the TARDIS box set. Nice and cool idea in theory, but it will be horribly and unnecessarily large, and thus occupy too much space on my DVD shelf. And unless they release later seasons in similar packaging (and occupy even more space on my shelf), then the first season will be out of place against the second and subsequent seasons.

 

[DavidofLondon]

Just an observation, but as a long time Dr. Who fan I kind of object to this being called the "First Season". You'd think the BBC might remember there were a couple of seasons prior to this ....

 

[Robert Floto]

Which brings up a question I have about the "new" series...

Is this a continuation of the original Doctor Who (as the Fox television movie was), or is it a new "re-imagining" (like the new Battlestar Galactica) and stand on its own (not part of the continuity of previous seasons)...?

 

[Jason Seaver]

Some of what I've heard makes me think it's the second (something about the Doctor being one of the last surviving Time Lords), but I think the producers are more likely just telling good Doctor Who stories, and you can view it as a continuation or reboot as you want.

 

[Ruz-El]

It plays as a continuation to me. There is a flip one liner that suggests a regeneration.

But then he also has a sonic screwdriver that I thought he lost, so who knows. I gave up on the doctor with the Sylvester McKoy episodes. (well the Davidson episodes I guess, it got really spotty after Tom Baker left.)

 

[Dennis*G]

Like the other two, I think it's hard to tell. I'm leaning more towards "all new" with the changes I have seen so far (tardis control room the big one, old pictures of him, not any of the other Dr's throughout time..) but I'll guess we'll learn more as he goes and see if he talks about other generations of himself.

 

[John H Ross]

Christopher Eccleston is the 9th Doctor. It's a continuation, not a "re-imagining". This is Season 27.

John

 

[Barry Hebert]

Then why is the upcoming box set titled "The Complete First Series"?

I think they have intentionally left the issue open to interpretation. They don't want to be tied to 30+ years of previous continuity. Not "everyone" considers the FOX TV-movie canon, as it played very loose with continuity. So is the "new" Doctor the 9th, the 8th, or the 1st? I expect we'll see many nods to what has gone before--but also many aspects where the producers choose to "re-imagine" as they see fit.

--Barry

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

I can't find the quote, but Russell T Davies has stated that Ecclestone is the same character as Hartnell, Troughton, etc, and he is the 9th version. The stories we saw in Classic Who are his past.

It is the first series because it is the first series. The old series was cancelled. Ended. This is a new series, produced by a different part of the BBC, with all new production codes. It is a new series - the old series offers the history and foundation, but this is a new being.

I mean, we don't count Star Trek: The Animated Series as season 4 of classic Star Trek, do we?

Again, we've had three major TARDIS control rooms (barring minor set reworkings): classic white, wooden, and the TV movie. The Doctor either found another alternate control room, or decided to renovate.

 

[Barry Hebert]

I do consider the show a continuation myself. But I don't think the producers intend to be slaves to prior continuity. Calling this the "first" series is an indication of this. They will ignore or change elements they wish with no "need" to explain. Anyone who thinks otherwise is apt to be disappointed.

--Barry

 

[MatthewLouwrens]

Further to the subject of continuiation vs reboot...

The programme details for the upcoming episode of the companion documentary Doctor Who Confidential has some interesting information about the upcoming episode (titled World War Three) of Doctor Who itself.