Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
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Actor: Billie Piper, David TennantBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 646 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Product features:
- Can Rose trust a man with a new face? David Tennant (Viva Blackpool, Harry Potter) steps into the role of the Doctor, now his 10th incarnation. Following on from the phenomenal success of the first series, the second series is full of more thrills, more laughs, more heartbreak and some terrifying new aliens and old acquaintances. The Doctor and Rose meet Queen Victoria, an evil race of Cat Women,
Movie Reviews of Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
Movie Review: Really good series with David Tennant and the lovely Billie Piper (minor audio issue with heavy surround sound)
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, there is a minor audio issue with the surround background music overwhelming the dialogue of the actors. I haven't found a resolution and just turned up my volume. Subtitles/closed caption will help with this minor issue. Also image is very crisp and special effects are wonderful on this DVD set compared to Sci-Fi channel airings. Also, there are no shorted episodes like those aired on TV.
Now, it's onto my review of this DVD set. This is a brilliant continuation where Christopher Eccelston left off in the first new series of Doctor Who. David Tennant (regenerated 10th doctor) and Billie Piper (companion- Rose Tyler from the last doctor) start us with the Christmas invasion with the colorful cast of Jackie and Mickey who are Rose's mum and pal/pseudo-boyfriend. Tennant quickly develops his similar style in loud and snide comments as Eccelston did last year. However, he adds another side of humor which is more physical and serious than Eccelston. Piper is pretty much herself and the mother character is more hilarious and kookier than Rose's sweet nature. Insecure Mickey is a great contrast to Piper's commanding tone. Episodes fit nicely one after the other. Favorite episodes are listed below and Doctor Who Confidential are on the last disc for behind the scenes.
* Rise of Cybermen (Part 1)
* Age of Steel (Part 2)
* New Earth
* Girl in Fireplace
* Impossible Planet (Part 1)
* Satan's Pit (Part 2)
Here are a listing of our favorite heros/villans.
* Cybermen- still the same but interesting storylines
* Daleks- slightly upgraded with levitation powers (I prefered the rolling droids)
* K-9- robot dog from the Tom Baker years
* Sarah Jane- from the 3rd & 4th doctor series
* Jackie- Rose's Mom and also cougar who preys on young lads and the Doctor
* Mickey/Ricky- Rose's buddy and parallel universe "Mickey"
Also, here are the last couple of episodes before actor Tennant regenerates to actor Matt Smith. I have the reviews for these episodes already available on DVD.
* The New Doctor (with David Morrissey)- Christmas special 2008
* Planet of the Dead (with Michele Ryan)- Easter special 2009
The soon to be released Tennant final episdoes are as follows:
* The Waters of Mars- aired November 2009
* End of Time (Parts 1 and 2)- will air December 2009 and January 2010
Summary of Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
Can Rose trust a man with a new face? David Tennant (Viva Blackpool, Harry Potter) steps into the role of the Doctor, now in his 10th incarnation. Following on from the phenomenal success of the first series, the second series is full of more thrills, more laughs, more heartbreak and some terrifying new aliens and old acquaintances. The Doctor and Rose meet Queen Victoria, an evil race of Cat Women, K9 and Sarah Jane, and the dreaded Cybermen.DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Other:Doctor Who is the longest running sci-fi franchise in television history
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Christopher Eccleston's tenure as the time-traveling title hero in the venerable UK sci-fi series Doctor Who lasted just 13 episodes, but he left enough of a impression on fans to make some wonder how his replacement, veteran television performer David Tennant, might fare in the role. As this second-series boxed set proves, the answer is: he's a near-perfect Doctor who combines the eccentricities of earlier incarnations (most notably Tom Baker) with a fresh and youthful interpretation of his own, and even brings a healthy dash of romantic chemistry with his sidekick, Rose Tyler (the equally charming Billie Piper). And their adventures retain the solid blend of thoughtful speculative fiction, pulp action, and quirky humor that typified the series at its best. Among the 15 terrific stories contained in the six-disc set are the "Children in Need" (a.k.a. "Pudsey Cutaway") mini-episode from the 2005 Children in Need telethon that showed Eccleston's transformation into Tennant; "School Reunion," in which Elisabeth Sladen returns as Sarah Jane Smith; "The Girl in the Fireplace," which draws together robots in 18th century France with a derelict space station in the distant future; and the season finale, "Army of Ghosts/Doomsday," which not only revives the series' most popular villains, the robotic Daleks, in a head-to-head struggle against the Cybermen, but also marks the final appearance of another series regular. For fans and first-time visitors to the TARDIS alike, the Second Series is simply thrilling sci-fi TV.
As with the First Series set, the supplemental features are plentiful here; commentary by the show's cast and crew is provided on each episode, and four feature picture-in-picture commentary tracks; deleted scenes and outtakes are also included, as are video diaries by Tennant and Piper, and a lengthy featurette, "Doctor Who Confidential," which covers nearly every aspect of the series' production, including the introduction of the Torchwood Institute and the return of Sarah Jane, both of which would be featured in their own respective spin-off series (the first in Doctor Who's long history) in 2007. - Paul Gaita
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