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The Claws Of Axos Special Edition DVD
The Claws Of Axos Special Edition DVD
Released on 22 October 2012.
An approaching Alien spaceship is detected on monitoring equipment at UNIT HQ, where the Brigadier is entertaining two visitors – Chinn, a civil servant making a security inspection, and Bill Filer, an American agent sent to discuss the threat of the Master. The Ship lands in England and the UNIT team, joined by Hardiman and Winser from the nearby Nuton power station, meet its occupants: beautiful golden-skinned humanoids called Axons.
The Axons claim that their ship, Axos, is damaged and that they need time in which to repair it. In return, they offer Axonite, a substance that can cause animals to grow to enormous sizes and thus end food shortages. The Doctor is suspicious, and rightly so: Axos, Axonite and the Axons – whose true appearance is hideous – are all part of a single parasitic entity brought to Earth by the Master to feed on the planet’s energy.
The Doctor manages to materialise his TARDIS, with the Master on board, at the centre of Axos. He offers to link the two ships together to make one giant time machine, on condition that Axos in return helps him to take revenge on the Time Lords for exiling him to earth. This is merely a trick, however, and Axos is locked in a time loop from which it can never escape. The Doctor returns to Earth in the TARDIS, where he reluctantly admits to the Brigadier that the Master may also have escaped.
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gordon
August 1st, 2012 - 10:27pmAxons se extras and cover
Audio Commentary, “Axon Stations!,” “Now & Then,” “Directing Who,” “Studio Recording,” “Living with Levene,” “Photo Gallery, “PDF materials: Radio Times Listings,” Production Note Subtitles, and more!
Taken from: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Claws-of-Axos-SE/17321#ixzz22KZASl4C
Doctor Who DVD Collector
August 4th, 2012 - 1:42pmhave you seen the artwork on play.com? It is terrible. it looks like it has been rushed, and their is nothing on it.
booboo
August 4th, 2012 - 1:49pmthat’s not the artwork it a holding image this will probably be it http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Claws-of-Axos-SE/17321#ixzz22KZASl4C
dr who 1999
August 4th, 2012 - 5:11pmits close to the previous DVD release but rearranged a bit
gordon
August 5th, 2012 - 1:10amIts going to be intresting to see everything will fit in the uk style. I can see it probably cross into the roundals
A Walters
August 8th, 2012 - 10:26amBring back Clayton Hickman for these PLEASE
gordon
August 8th, 2012 - 10:32amHe only does the box sets these days
Anonymous
August 12th, 2012 - 4:31pmAcual claws of axos cover http://www.sendit.com/dvd/doctor-who-the-claws-of-axos-special-edition/10624394.html
Also legacy box set trailer passed by the bbfc
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/ATxxx292884/
Shouldnt be too long till we actually find out what extras are on it (only thing confirmed is shada and more than 30 years in the tardis)
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 8:15pmWould’nt MMore Than 30 years in the TARDIS be an outdated documentery
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 8:20pmI mean the information isn’t very relevrnt now is it.
Gordon
August 21st, 2012 - 9:34pmIt maybe is outdated but it is still one of the best documentaries that covers the whole classic era as a whole and is very nostalgic for fans that had the original vhs or saw it televised. Plus it had some great scenes in it with john pertwee out with the whomobile, Elizabeth sladen with her daughter who was dressed in the andy pandy costume from hand of fear to name a couple
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 9:42pmWhy not make a 50 years in the tardis documentery except incorporate some of the footage from more than 30 years in tardis
Gordon
August 21st, 2012 - 10:10pmBut it wouldnt be more than 30 years in the tardis anymore which has been described as getting released. Plus this dvd range covers the classic era.Even though there is some crossover with the new era i Could see something like that being far too much crossover. Plus i think the bbc will most likely commision a brand new documentary covering all 50 years so its best leaving more than the way it is
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 6:07pmLooks like the rumour about zygons being last is unfounded http://www.bbfc.co.uk/AVV292541/ Some extras have been passed by the bbfc
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 6:20pm00:26:25:04 THE UNIT FAMILY – PART THREE 00:19:38:05 MERRY-GO-ROUND – THE FUEL FISHERS
00:01:47:19 (EASTER EGG)
And that will only be some of the extras
Blake
August 1st, 2012 - 10:53amThat still might be right because that unit family part 3 has to be on that release or a rerelease of time warrior or robot which I don’t think will happen
And that other one could be a making of
gordon
August 1st, 2012 - 1:25pmThe other one ie Merry-go-round – the fuel fishers is an episode of a childrens educational series (starring Elisabeth Sladen), this episode concerning oil rigs.
Steve roberts has said the following:What I will say is that there are two and a half hours of extras on the release as it is, plus a couple of surprises and one very special treat.
Looks like they have really went to town on it
Doctor Who DVD Collector
August 1st, 2012 - 10:09pmWhat do you think the special treat is?
gordon
August 1st, 2012 - 10:22pmWouldi would like is Special edition version on disc 2 with new Skarason modelwork
gordon
August 2nd, 2012 - 9:18pmThe special treat i believe has been revealed as a directors cut of episode 1 as it has a rare scene believed lost with tom liz and harry with the tardis that was originally cut because of the different lighting between the TARDIS arriving shots
gordon
August 3rd, 2012 - 12:24amFull list of terror of the zygons extras http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/07/dwn310712220007-dvd-update-terror-of.html
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 8:18pmWhats the pint of onexextra scene?!!?
Esterath
August 21st, 2012 - 8:20pmA true fan would relish any feature.
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 8:24pmWhat I ment was why not just have the scene as a deleted scene rather than tacking it onto a copy of episode one and calling it a directors cut.
Blink
August 21st, 2012 - 8:27pmI would at least like new special effects at the least.
Gordon
August 21st, 2012 - 9:20pmI believe the scene is going to be available seperatly as an easter egg. Its going to be available through alternative branching so its not as if they are putting the ep twice on dvd (ep 1 has to be put through the bbfc in both verdions due to bbfc rules). It was a scene that was dropped late on because the effects didnt work and the restoration team have done a bit of magic and now the scene works. I think its nice they have given us the either or option and you dont have to have the scene if you dont want
Gordon
August 21st, 2012 - 9:26pmNothing wrong with the original effects. Ok the skarason is a hand puppet in some scenes its obvivious but replacing ive been told would be very dificult too expensive on a dvd budget and probably stand out as being too modern.
Blink
September 25th, 2012 - 2:53amI noticed that babelcolour is doing something for terror of the zygons. Any ideas about what it is and
gordon
September 25th, 2012 - 2:42pmIts colourising the deleted scene that was recently discovered
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 10:53amWith greatest show in my collection the gaps are really getting smaller. Out of the currently exsisting surviving broadcasted episodes(not including revisits as the original dvds are in my collection and not including shada as it wasnt broadcast) these are the only episodes not in my dvd collection.
Reign of terror ep 1,2,3,6
Planet of giants (complete)
galaxy 4 3,
Tenth planet 1,2,3,
Underwater menace 2
ice wariors 1,4,5,6,
Ambassadors of death (complete)
mind of evil (complete)
terror of the zygons (complete)
Cymon Hodson
July 31st, 2012 - 10:13amPlay.com have Claws of Axos releaseed on 22nd October
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 10:16amWe already knew that.
At the top of the page: The Claws Of Axos Special Edition DVD
Released on 22 October 2012.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 29th, 2012 - 10:22pmJust asking, but what are your opinions on “The War Games” Because I’ve just got it in the post.
gordon
July 29th, 2012 - 11:37pmBit in the long side (would have been a better 6 parter) but considering the script situation at the time its a good soloution. Good 3rd disc of extras
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 30th, 2012 - 9:59amThanks!!!
Anonymous
August 4th, 2012 - 1:54pmThe cliffhanger of episode nine is one of the best momentss in Doctor Who’s history.
Sammi Carter
July 28th, 2012 - 5:19pmWhen are they going to announce Galaxy four episode 3 , the underwater menace episode 2 . the tenth planet and the reign of terror release date?
because every site i read the reign of terror is still to come out this year
gordon
July 28th, 2012 - 9:30pmThey will tell us the release date of galaxy 4 ep 3, underwater menace ep 2 and tenth planet when they are ready to announce it. As it wont be out this year there probably is why no release date has been announced. As for reign of terror most websites are still following the original release of late 2012 which was originally annouced back in march 2011. The fact is plans may of slightly changed since then. Reign looks very unlikely to be out this year as we havent had a release in november/december in 5 years
Anonymous
July 28th, 2012 - 9:39pmThere was a November release in 2007 and 2009, and a December in 2008 (but they generally avoid December if possible).
There’s also The Ice Warriors still to come out.
dr who 1999
July 28th, 2012 - 9:46pmi know it would cost a lot but after a few years cant they start animating and releasing all the lost episodes,not all at once but spred it out, probily 2020
gordon
July 28th, 2012 - 10:08pm2007 was 5 years ago. 2009 wasnt a new classic release. It was the key to time boxset which was a rerelease in a non limited format.And 2008 was after christmas therefore closer to a january release. Not quite as easy as that dr who 1999. IT takes time to animate these episodes (A year to animate 2 episodes). Plus at the moment they only seem to have the budget to animate 2 eps
dr who 1999
July 29th, 2012 - 12:55pmwhat about the moonbase,the crusade and the underwater menace,they all have 2 episodes missing, obviously it would take a few years but i think they have the potential to do it
gordon
July 29th, 2012 - 1:40pmThose are potential animation releases but in the case of crusade (already been released in dvd inlost in time box set) it could possibly all depend on how well reign does financially and on how popular this style of animation is. Menace has the added potential of an episode that has recently been found which could push a few extra sales and moonbase has the cybermen as a push for extra sales.Crusade doesnt have either so if sales of reign are lower than expected crusade might not happen
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 30th, 2012 - 10:02amAnd anyway it would be a waste of money if they did find any episodes.
dr who 1999
July 30th, 2012 - 6:29pmsaying that yea, it would be a wast if they did find more episodes, i think eventually they will find all the lost episodes
gordon
July 30th, 2012 - 9:36pmDeciding to animate any episode runs the risk that the episode gets found later on. Lets be thankfull they take the risk. I dont think every episode will be found (being realistic some of those missing episodes i think will never be found as they have been wiped) but i dont think its impossible to think there wont be any more finds. Maybe the ocasional episode or 2 every couple of years
matparks08
July 30th, 2012 - 10:05pmI haven’t seen it for myself, but DWM claims that the Krotons release, in one of the extra features, has got some clips from the previously missing Underwater Menace story to help whet the appetite I guess? I might be the only one to say this though, i’d just be happy to see episodes released without animated gaps. I loved the Lost in Time release because it put all the odd episodes that had appeared on the Years tapes into one collection, and I was more than happy to just see the episodes on their own.
dr who 1999
July 30th, 2012 - 10:48pmyea,I think its “Frazer hinds part 1” i did see about 10 seconds of unreleased clips that you cant see anywhere els, i know because Ive got it
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 30th, 2012 - 11:21pmBut haven’t you seen the videos by MrClassicDoctorWho on Youtube? There is masses of hope!!!
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 12:49amthere always is rumours of episodes possibly being here there and everywhere and having hope. If i had a quid for everytime that has been said id be a millionare several times over.There are people that are paid to follow every possible lead and they are following the leads from the wiped book that mrclassicdoctorwho is basing his info on .
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 12:49amLook at the fact there are people actually getting to look for them and in the last 20 years this has been found:
4 episodes of tomb(92)
1 of crusade (99)
1 of masterplan (04)
1of galaxy 4(11)
1 of menace(11)
8 episodes in 20 years in 5 finds. Thats not a lot.
gordon
July 31st, 2012 - 12:51am@dr who 1999 its not fraser hines part 1 its on the second time around documentary
dr who 1999
August 1st, 2012 - 10:44amsorry, i cant remember it propely
Doctor Who DVD Collector
August 1st, 2012 - 10:17pmYes but atleast it isn’t nothing! You can face the facts or believe!
P.S. nothing to do with the DVD release but are the DW DVD cases on the AMARAY website listed as black?
Anonymous
July 26th, 2012 - 10:14amABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF MARY TAMM.ANOTHER WHO FAMILY MEMBER GONE. SO SAD. R.I.P
gordon
July 26th, 2012 - 10:51amAnother companion that has sadly left us R.I.P
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:05pmI would lke to have a re-release of revelation of the daleks as the facts:
1) picture quality’s terrible
2) faulty disc.*
*Yes I know that when you put on CGI than it’s OK but I like to watch the original
Gordon
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:55pmAs the story was recorded on 1″ analogue videotape i believe there is very little they could do to improve the picture quality of revelation (same with some of the early mcoy dvd releases ie fenric, ghost light) but i would love revelation revisited just to fix that error
Gordon
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:11pmDue to it being on 1 inch anolouge tapei believe very little can be done to improve revelation but i would not mind it getting rereleased to fix the error
dr who 1999
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:37pmdo you think the Aztecs will get re-release, i know its been rummered for a while now
Gordon
July 23rd, 2012 - 12:13amI think so. I think the picture quality is quite poor compared with stories that are round about the same time(look at sensorites or Keys of marinus for example). Plus steve roberts of the restoration team said that its an ideal rerelease
CG
July 25th, 2012 - 11:10amI have bought 3 different copies of Revelation and they are all faulty !
Give me a Dalek any day
July 25th, 2012 - 11:33amIf there is a rerelease of The Aztecs, when is the most likely time for it to come out?
I’ve been hoping to get that story for a while now, but if there is going to be a Special Edition, then I’d much rather get that than the original release. 🙂
gordon
July 25th, 2012 - 12:16pmWas looking into the revelation error and it only effects certain dvd players. Its not the disc that is at fault. Did try it on my new blu ray player and it seems to work fine unlike my old one. IF aztecs gets rereleased most likely 2013
dr who 1999
July 25th, 2012 - 4:11pmthe picture quality should be 10 times better and the special features.
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 29th, 2012 - 10:09pmThe first 2 DW DVDs that I ever bought were Ressurection of the Daleks (Which I still Absoloulty love!!) and Revelation of the Daleks. I never knew about the glitch on the disc and the sollution. I think that there should be a service where you can send in the disc to 2|Entertain and they could fix it and send it back to the adress given to them. Just a thought!
gordon
July 29th, 2012 - 11:47pmhttp://www.bbcworldwide.com/contact-us.aspx#dvd
McGann is the Doctor
July 17th, 2012 - 3:30pmI think this is more worthy of a re-release than “Inferno”. I mean, that story had TWO discs, AND the 2Entertain logo, so why they are re-releasing it I donot know.
My last episode of Dr Who was “Terror of the Autons” (brilliant) but will have to wait till October now, before I can see another Jon Pertwee story.
That is, IF I am getting this. ❓ Why don’t they have CGI effects on the SE anymore ? ❗
Gordon
July 17th, 2012 - 6:00pmDisagree. Both claws of axos and inferno both diserve rereleasing. Just because the original is a 2 disc does not rule it out of a rerelease (seeds of death and talons were both originally 2 disc releases and yet got a rerelease)and just because it has a 2e logo doesnt rule out a rerelease either. The fact is restoration techniques have moved on substancially 2005/6 when both stories were originally released and they can do a vastly superior job restoration wise now with reverse standards colourisation and combining the ntsc prints which will
Gordon
July 17th, 2012 - 6:05pmmuch better results. If you are happy with the original version of inferno and dont think its worth getting just dont buy it.And I will be getting it as soon as its available
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 10:56amrandom question, but has anyone herd anything about the legacy box yet?
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 11:03amEven though it was announced as likely to come out 2012 its now looking Most likely released early january 2013. 5 out of the last 6 years we have had a box set to start the year off and we havent had a november or december classic release since 2007 so i would be suprised to see it out this year
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 11:11amOnly actual information about the legacy box set is it will come with the unfinished shada (the gaps are rumoured to be the tom baker naration from the vhs version) and the documentary more than 30 years in the tardis. Other items are rumoured (shada webcast, the story of doctor who documentary and other documentarys) but none are confirmed
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 11:12amthanks,i wish 2-entertain didnt reject ian levens animation for shada,i would have loved to se shada whole again with newly recorded vocals
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 11:22amI did hear it was because dan hall didnt think that it was up to the high standard for dvd release but from the pics i saw i thought it was fine. Being a legal minefield was also another reason.
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 11:22ami wish they would rerelease the dalek invation of earth,my original dvd i have got now has been scratched to death,and therfor cannot play it. It would be nice to have a new commentery and special features. plus its an older dvd than claws of axos or inferon.
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 11:26ami know there might have been legle reasons behind this,but it just dosent seem right for massive gaps in the episode to be cut.
I think the majority of whofans would have said yes to annimation.
dr who 1999
July 19th, 2012 - 11:33amO M G!!!!!!!! EVERYONE HAS TO HERE THIS .
ACORDING TO BABLECOULER FROM YOUTUBE, HE EXPECTS MIND OF EVIL TO BE IN FULL COULER BY CHRISTMAS! i think the dvd will arive around april/may time next year.
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 12:10pmHe may finish by christmas It will still need some more work after bc finishes. Peter crocker will still need to clean up any scratches vidfire etc and plus chris chapman will be putting colour footage of ep 1 in his making of documentary. June july is more realistic in my opinion. As for dalek invasion of earth it maybe older but there is very little that could be improved in that release (picture quality is fine, most of the main people still alive was involved in the original commentary and has good extras)
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 12:16pmAxos and inferno can be improved picture quality wise as restoration techniques for converting b and w ntsc to colour has moved on and picture quality can vastly be improved over the original. Thats why they have been picked and so far dalek invasion of earth hasnt. As for animation for shada id agree but i guess the budget to animate 80 minutes of animation to their high standards would be outwith their budget
Anonymous
July 19th, 2012 - 12:32pmProblem with Shada is that the missing scenes are completely missing, there’s no dialogue or anything so you’d end up with big silent bits.
Gordon
July 19th, 2012 - 12:38pmian levine did manage to get most of the original cast together (bar tom which they got a soundalike and profesor which they recast)to record dialouge that was scripted
dr who 1999
July 20th, 2012 - 3:50pmhas anyone got the krotons DVD yet? on one of the documentary’s it has lots of clips from the newly discovered underwater menace that has not been released on the official website,or for another website for that matter.
Gordon
July 20th, 2012 - 11:19pmI have but there is less than you think from underwater menace.There is only about 4 clips from underwater menace and there is less than 2 mins of footage which less than a minute of footage is from part 2.
dr who 1999
July 21st, 2012 - 3:22pmi know restoration has to be done, but you would think that by now the episode would have been leaked on the internet some how.
Gordon
July 21st, 2012 - 5:17pmI know there was a screening in wales back in may but the odds of it being leaked are virtually nil. No chance of that happening before a dvd release unless its screen on bbc 3/4 or put up on itunes (it is actually rumoured it might get a itunes release)
dr who 1999
July 21st, 2012 - 11:26pmi hope its within the next year, i really want to see them
harold saxon
July 10th, 2012 - 6:42pmi would be interested to se this version.
Alan Dobbie
July 9th, 2012 - 2:05pmThere is gonna have to be something mega-special on this re-release for me to buy it, like damn special, new CGI effects, new commentary, finding of unseen 30minute footage, an interview never seen before. No, none of that? Won’t buy then.
Gordon
July 9th, 2012 - 10:36pmRumour is there is a new commentary.
Tim M
July 10th, 2012 - 5:30pmI have to agree I’m not overly interested in this particular ‘Special Edition’. The main reason for re-releasing it seems to be better restoration for parts 2 and 3. I don’t know about anyone else but I thought the NTSC to PAL recovery of those episodes was of a high standard and fine anyway.
Gordon
July 10th, 2012 - 6:40pmThe way i see it is if your happy with your original release and dont see any benefits on getting the new version dont buy it. Its not going to affect your collection if you have the original release. At the moment im not sure if i will buy it (its not one of my faves). Will probably make my mind when the extras get announced but i cant see there being very much. The 1 thing that i hate most is folk saying they shouldnt be releasing this special edition and x title y title should be released instead.
Gordon
July 10th, 2012 - 6:45pmThe remaining unreleased titles should be released within 16 months (baring delays) and we have been waiting years for them i dont see how it matters which order the remaining ones come in and how a few extra months make any difference
Tim M
July 10th, 2012 - 8:11pm‘The Ark in Space’ is more worthy of a re-release and ‘Special Edition’ ahead of ‘The Claws of Axos’. My concern is the fact that unless the newer ‘Claws of Axos’ has a greater number of fetures and a massive improvement on restoration of parts 2 and 3, it might not sell all too well and may affect any more future ‘Special Editions’ like ‘The Ark in Space’.
I just wouldn’t consider ‘The Claws of Axos’ as an obvious candidate for ‘Special Edition’. I’d rather the money was spent towards animating the missing episodes.
Anonymous
July 10th, 2012 - 8:54pmGORDON, YOU SAY THIS ISNT ONE OF YOUR FAVES. IT WASNT THE AXONS VISIBLE COLLAR LINES THAT SPOILED IT FOR YOU WAS IT?
Gordon
July 11th, 2012 - 12:36am@tim each story gets its own discussed alocated budget. Not having a special edition wont free up more money for animation and vice versa. Considering how far in advance they plan releases if they are going to do a Ark in space SE the decision will have already been made and should not be effected if axos does get poor sales which steve roberts has already hinted is an ideal candidate for a SE. @Anonymos Ive nothing against the story but there are much better stories out there that do the alien invasion storyline
Anonymous
July 11th, 2012 - 10:34amFAIR ENOUGH. CARE TO ELABORATE WHICH ONES THOUGH?
Gordon
July 11th, 2012 - 11:18amDaleks invasion of earth, war machines, invasion, Both auton storys, Terror of the zygons to name a couple. Would have included silurians/sea devils if it wasnt for the twist that they think we are the invaders. Ambassadors i would have also included if it wasnt for the ambassadors not trying to take over.
Anonymous
July 11th, 2012 - 12:44pmI AGREE WITH MOST OF THE ABOVE, BUT WAR MACHINES AND AMBASSADORS ARE NO WAY BETTER THAN CLAWS.THEIR BOTH FINE BUT ARE WAY TOO SLOW FOR MY TASTE,CLAWS IS PACIER AND THE ALIENS ARE MORE MEMORABLE. IT CUTS BOTH WAYS IN THE CASE OF AMBASSADORS,THE STORY IS 2 EPISODES TOO LONG,ON THE OTHER HAND THERE WOULD BE EVEN LESS OF THE WONDERFUL LIZ SHAW AND THERE WERENT ENOUGH STORIES OF HER AS IT IS.
Gordon
July 11th, 2012 - 1:23pmI cant really disagree that it could be cut down by a few episodes but i actually perfer it as a 7 parter. I like the slow burn story and adult feel of it. Plus its the closest doctor who comes to being like a james bond film
Anonymous
July 11th, 2012 - 3:41pmINTERESTING. I TOO LIKE A SLOW BURNER IF IN THE RIGHT MOOD. ITS FAIR TO SAY A LOT OF THE STORIES THAT I LEAST ENJOYED ON FIRST VIEWING I REGARD DIFFERENTLY NOW AND AS YOU GET OLDER YOU REEVALUATE YOUR OPINIONS ON OCCASION..IE: THE MUTANTS BEING ONE IN A CASE OF POINT.
Classic Who Is Cool
July 9th, 2012 - 1:02pmRandom DVD question, is the cybermen in the mara tales box set, cuz i read somewhere that they are, i dont really believe this, but is it true ?
aaron
July 9th, 2012 - 4:07pmno
Classic Who Is Cool
July 9th, 2012 - 7:03pmThanks, i didnt believe it but just wanted to check it out with other people on this website,also i dont have the mara tales yet so i wouldnt of known if its true or not, Thanks 😀
Gordon
July 9th, 2012 - 10:40pmMara tales is a great set. The alternative cgi snake on kinda is fantastic
Classic Who Is Cool
July 10th, 2012 - 6:10pmCool, will probably get it eventually, just been other episodes ive been interested in seeing first 😀
11matt
July 8th, 2012 - 6:21pmis this a good dvd
Anonymous
July 8th, 2012 - 7:17pmIT CERTAINLY IS. ITS THE MASTER AT HIS CUNNING BEST, THERE ARE SOME VERY FUNNY WITTY LINES AND THOSE AXONS IN BOTH GOLD HUMANOID AND TENTACLED FORM. SHAME THEY NEVER MADE A 2ND APPEARANCE.
lg
July 10th, 2012 - 6:03pmfantastic story, fantastic master!
11matt
July 11th, 2012 - 4:05pmthanks i think i might get it when it comes out
Adam waller
July 8th, 2012 - 3:51pmof subject but theres a rumour that insted of the exsclusev amelia pond for the exsperince in london figure in cardiff there may be a exclusive roary figure
booboo
July 8th, 2012 - 3:54pmI have heard pirate amy, probably all rumours but i just hope whatever it its there on the 20th when we go
Adam waller
July 8th, 2012 - 4:07pmwhen you go if there is a exlsive figure can you tell me please
booboo
July 8th, 2012 - 4:09pmwe will tell the world if it is not announced before hand
Adam waller
July 9th, 2012 - 10:08pmcool
Blink
July 8th, 2012 - 12:18pmI have a few questions about The upcoming DVD range…
1) I keep seeing people saying that “something special” is happening for Terror Of The Zygons “(not cgi)” What does that Mean:?:
Blink
July 8th, 2012 - 12:24pm2)How will they release Galaxy 4, if at all ?
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 12:26pmSteve roberts of the restoration team has said in an interview that Something special is being planned for the terror of the zygons dvd. However he was quick to point out it isnt cgi. That essentially what it means
Blink
July 8th, 2012 - 12:28pm3)What are the other possible upcoming Revisitations.
Feel free to list your opinions.
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 12:34pmGalaxy 4 air lock will be getting a release but we just dont know how it will be reprecented. 3 episodes would be probably too expensive to animate. An extra on reign of terror or 10th planet are possibities as are an extra on the rumoured aztecs Special edition. It wont be on a lost in time revisit or lost in time 2 though (steve roberts has ruled out both)
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 1:07pmInferno is confirmed but the only actual rumoured stories are The Aztecs,crusade, moonbase, ark in space, visitation, 2 doctors, 2 doctors. Everything else is just fan wishes
Doctor Who DVD Collector
July 8th, 2012 - 3:02pmI think that ‘Galaxy 4’ should be on the upcoming ‘The Tenth Planet’ DVD and ‘The Underwater Menace’ on ‘The Ice Warriors’ DVD
Tim M
July 10th, 2012 - 5:27pmI think ‘The Underwater Menace’ part 2 should be released on DVD alongside part 3 with parts 1 and 4 animated. This then should be released as a boxset with another story. That story being the one that followed in transmission which was ‘The Moonbase’. It should be the other story in the boxset with parts 2 and 4 alongside animated parts 1 and 3.
‘Galaxy Four’ part 3:Airlock should be tagged on as an extra to a Hartnell DVD. Possibly a 2 disc set for ‘The Tenth Planet’ perhaps?
pathdw98
July 12th, 2012 - 3:21pmI assume the “something special” for the zygons dvd is a tribute to nicholas courtney and/or elisabeth sladen as its the last dvd release to feature them I think.
prof horner
July 8th, 2012 - 11:57amI still think that the tenh planet part four is out there. why keep the first three parts and not the last? I think somebody has a copy of it.
matparks08
July 8th, 2012 - 12:01pmSomebody came to my work a couple of weeks ago and told me that he had 18 minutes worth of episode 4 and that he’d contacted the BBC who weren’t interested as it wasn’t broadcast quality. I din’t actually believe him as i’d think the BBC would bite his hand off for even a few seconds of it!
booboo
July 8th, 2012 - 12:04pmI thin k people would want to see any new footage regardless of quality
MrWho63
July 8th, 2012 - 12:03pmSounds like a trick. Although you could try and get him to screen the footage at your work if you can get him back ( if it’s true )
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 1:02pmSounds suspisous to me. Considering how its the most wanted episode i doubt they would turn that or any doctor who away.There is actually some footage of ep 4 that is in the bbc archive. There is about 15 little clips from ep 4 sadly its only about 1 min 20 in total though
Anonymous
July 8th, 2012 - 2:36pmDefinetly not, the BBC would pay for even a single field of footage (that’s half a frame or 1/50 of a second worth of footage for those that don’t know the technical terms).
Everything is valuable to the archive.
MasterKasterborous
July 10th, 2012 - 12:18amprof horner, The BBC didn’t ‘keep’ the first 3 parts of The Tenth Planet (TP) but actually the original mastertapes for every B&W episode of Doctor Who were destroyed. The first 3 episodes of TP were destroyed Pre-1970 and Ep4 was destroyed 20/10/1969. 16mm copies of the opening three episodes were retained in the BBC film library. However, I believe, at one point it was Ep4 existing and the others missing!
matparks08, this isn’t true. As others have stated, anything, especially from TP4, is extremely valuable and would not be turned down!
Anonymous
July 10th, 2012 - 12:24amSort of the amst er tapes were all wiped, but they still hold the master copies of seven episodes I believe (as film copies were used for broadcast rather than tape).
Same reason we still have Spearhead from Space in original quality, they didn’t really have a need to wipe film, just tape, if only Worldwide had been the same.
Gordon
July 10th, 2012 - 1:09amMy favourite fan myth for 10th planet episode 4 was blue peter lost the episode when they were lent the only surving telerecording despite there was no copy to lend. Im actually happy there is 106 missing eps. It could have been much worse. Look at z cars (about 200) and crossroads (about 2850). I just wish biddie baxter was producing doctor who and not blue peter. She made sure every episode of blue peter was kept so that it could be used again
matparks08
July 8th, 2012 - 11:57amI welcome re-releases but think it would make more sense to keep putting them in Revisitation boxes, and say have one box set release at the end of a year so, for example, we could have had Claws with two other releases. I don’t feel Claws is a strong enough story for a special edition release on its own (I know others would disgree with that)
matparks08
July 8th, 2012 - 11:59amand I really hope we do get Mind of Evil next year. I’d rather have it in black and white than wait years…..and then see it in 2016 in a special colour edition re-release!
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 12:45pmIm happy that they have went single releases. There almost at the end of easy to restore stories (ie that has no colour issues or missing eps). I would rather have 3 single releases than 1 box set and 2 release slots that have no releases. As for mind of evil eps 2 to 6 are apparently complete. They are just waiting for babelcolour which he hopefully should complete early to mid 2013
Jamie
July 7th, 2012 - 5:58pmWhy are they wasting time with another rerelease when The Mind of Evil & Terror of the Zygons in not scheduled yet?
Anonymous
July 7th, 2012 - 7:42pmBecause that’s two stories, taht they are already working on, if they released them all now, they’d have absolutely nothing but re-releases in the 50th year.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 10:55pmThey are both scheduled for release we just dont know when they are coming out. Mind of evil ep 1 is still being recoloured by babecolour and will be at it for a long time yet so they could hardly release that and terror of the zygons has something special planned which is still being worked on and they cant release that either. They arent wasting time. These titles are given the remaining titles a bit extra time to complete the final tricky ones
Zephon65
July 7th, 2012 - 2:36pmIt was not so long ago that I was thinking about a re-release of The Claws of Axos. I hope there will be some isolated pieces of Dudley Simpson’s music on the photo gallery as there have been in recent DVD releases.
Renegade Dalek
July 7th, 2012 - 12:24pmis terror of the zygons gonna be the last dvd release?
Anonymous
July 7th, 2012 - 12:39pmIt will be either that, The Tenth Planet, The Ice Warriors or The Mind of Evil.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 1:06pmSteve roberts hinted that dan hall was keeping zygons till last but with the hints about the dvd range possibly not ending in 2013 he could be refering to it as the last complete story to get a release. I very much doubt it will be the very last if the animations take off. If they take off I can see the range continuing in 2014 with ocasional animmated releases once or twice a year
Renegade Dalek
July 8th, 2012 - 7:05amwhy don’t they re-animate the web of fear, is it because of that story has only got 1 part surviving and the ice warriors has got more surviving parts?
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 9:59amBecause 5 episodes would be too expensive most likely. The dvds only make so much much and a story with 5 parts would not even sell anywhere near enough copies to make a profit. BBCworldwide are a buisness after all and are very unlikely to commision something that will lose them money
Anonymous
July 8th, 2012 - 2:43pmYou never know though, Cosgrove Hall after they had finished The Invasion started work on The Power of the Daleks, which would have required reanimation from scratch, but they were doing it completely independently then selling it to Worldwide.
They also went bust so that could be a warning sign about taking on that number of episodes.
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 10:48pmI always thought that was just a fan rumour.
prof horner
July 7th, 2012 - 11:22amIF the terror of the zygons.is going to be last, we are going to be in for a long wait given how long it takes to animate the missing episodes.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 11:32amI would like to think when steve roberts mentioned on an interview that dan hall had earmarked it as the probable last release he was more meaning it would be the last complete release which would mean we are only waiting on mind of evil then zygons. Seeing as dan hall has since hinted that 2013 would not be the end of the range id like to think he was meaning that
Anonymous
July 8th, 2012 - 2:42pmThe plan was release all existing footage by the 50th anniversary, but that might have changed and they never ruled out special editions (although that really hadn’t kicked off back then).
Gordon
July 10th, 2012 - 10:11amI think the whole ending by 2013 was before they found an affordable way to annimate episodes. Dan hall said in an interview in february for doctor who magazine that the dvd range would probably not end in 2013 and it would continue but not as we know it.
Ryan
July 7th, 2012 - 9:50amBeen looking forward to this for ages, since Katy Manning leaked the news! I love special editions, a chance to enjoy stories again and to look at them in a new light, thanks to fab new special features!
oscarwho
July 7th, 2012 - 8:58ammight get it
gary
July 7th, 2012 - 8:56amI would prefer to see every episode relesed before these constant special editions are released. I want these to be released:
– The Crusade (Episode 2 and 4 animated)
– Galaxy 4 – Air Lock
– The Tenth Planet (Episode 4 animated)
– The Underwater Menace (Episode 1 and 4 animated)
– The Moonbase (Episode 1 and 3 animated)
– The Ice Warriors (Episode 2 and 3 animated)
– The Mind of Evil (in colour)
– Terror of the Zygons
Classic Who Is Cool
July 7th, 2012 - 8:58amsame i would like to see those released too, plus all these constant special edition releases are sooooooooooo annoying beacuse when they keep releaseing special editions constantly it doesnt really make them special anymore ! 😀
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 11:23amI dont understand why you are saying constant special editions all of them chosen so far have only been released once and we have had 3 box sets and this will be the third single special edition. Hardly constant for a dvd range that is 13 years old. As for the list animation and colourisation will take time plus zygons is getting something special (not cgi) planned which is currently being worked on. THEY CANT RELEASE WHAT ISNT READY. Having these special editions give the RT extra time to work on the tricky final stories.
Classic Who Is Cool
July 7th, 2012 - 3:28pmyes but i just dont understand the point in releasing the storys again unless its a limited edition thing like the daemons, the only thing diffrent on the special editions is the extras and maybe the picture quality !
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 10:43pmBut that is the point of these special editions. It is to give us a better picture quality and more extras as restoration techniques on certain titles have improved since the original release and they have a higher budget to give us extras that werent on the original release
Classic Who Is Cool
July 8th, 2012 - 11:24amYouve got your opinion and ive got mine so i think we should just agree to disagree 😀
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 11:43amBut opinion (your words) is not an opinon. Its the exact reason why these special editions are happening (both dan hall and steve roberts have both said these SE were happening to give better restoration and extras that the original release lacked). So technicaly its not an opinion. Im explaining why these Special editions are happening
Classic Who Is Cool
July 8th, 2012 - 2:25pmright so your basically saying they are going to re release every episode as a special edition version !
Anonymous
July 8th, 2012 - 7:02pmNo, they’ll re-release the DVDs they think they messed up first time around.
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 11:02pmI didnt say all i said CERTAIN titles meaning only ones that could have a better restoration or extras. If you exclude the ones already announced/released (ie rev 1,2,3 spearhead,remembrance, varos,axos, inferno) i would say there really is only about 5 or 6 other titles (jump up to 8 if you include SE versions of moonbase,crusade with animation) that really benefit from SE. That is Not every story and not a lot considering how many titles there are in the rang
JD95
July 9th, 2012 - 9:35pmWhy are people still praying for a tenth planet release with episode 4 animation?
From what I have been told and seen posted from a DW official (don’t know how to do a spoiler alert)
SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They have found Episode 4 and it is being released on the DVD and most likely being shown on the 50th anniversary.
booboo
July 9th, 2012 - 9:37pmif they had found episode 4 it would be all over the place buy now – it would be major news
Gordon
July 9th, 2012 - 10:48pmNot that 20 year old 10th planet ep 4 rumour that rears its head every year or 2. About a year or so after an episode find this rumour always reappears. There are so many rumours of episodes just now (10th planet,ice warriors,fury of the deep to name a couple) until they are officially announced and reported by the bbc i would take any episode find with a pinch of salt
Classic Who Is Cool
August 6th, 2012 - 7:39pmi think it would be cool if they found episode 4 but i have to agree i think it would of been announced online or somthing 😀
MrWho63
July 7th, 2012 - 8:10amLike I said on my website, 2 entertain shoukd release a new colour doctor who dvd range. All the episodes i colour from an unearthly child to the war games!
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 8:20amFar Too long. (it would take a few years just to colourise 4 episodes of An unearthly child) Far too expensive plus the restoration team has said they have no plans to recolour any 1960’s episodes. Would rather they spend the money on animating lost episodes
Anonymous
July 7th, 2012 - 8:47amAnd they look wayyy better in black and white anyway!
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 8:53amTotally agree. Most likely effects scenery etc would get shown up in colour. Best left the way it is
Anonymous
July 7th, 2012 - 10:37amCOLOUR ON THE BLACK AND WHITE STORIES IS SACRILEDGE. DONT EVEN GO THERE. I WOULD HOWEVER WELCOME THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY WE,VE GOT TO ERASE OR ENHANCE THINGS. IE: REMOVE THOSE KIRBY WIRES THAT ARE SO VISIBLE,TAKE OUT ANY PRODUCTION STAFF OR RUNNERS THAT CAN BE SEEN IN CERTAIN BACKGROUND SHOTS OR IN THE CASE OF THE CHASE,ADD WILLIAM HARTNELLS FACE ONTO THE ROBOTS FACE. OPTIONAL OF COURSE AS NOT TO UPSET THE PURISTS.
MrWho63
July 8th, 2012 - 9:44amYes, Yes i agree tottally. But with the help of fans. As the other week i asked two of my mates if they wanted to watch the begining boxset and they said NO! They said i dont like stuff that are in black and white.
Gordon
July 8th, 2012 - 10:15amEven with the help of fans its going to take decades (case in point babelcolour has been working on recolourising mind of evil ep1 since late last year and isnt anywhere near finished) . Plus fans or not they still have to get paid as bbc worldwide has strict rules and guidelines. In total even with the help of motion estimation software we are looking at well over 75 thousand frames which would take decades even with help
MrWho63
July 8th, 2012 - 10:25amWell, when i’m not here ( which is’nt anytime soon ) some 80 years in the future, maybe tech will of moved on.
MrWho63
July 8th, 2012 - 12:01pmOh well.I can dream (Im good at that) – BTW: What are your thoughts on the new dvd covers
( colourings) Personaly, i am very dissapointed
JD95
July 15th, 2012 - 2:55amI have no doubt what so ever that this time it is a rumour.
the TARDIS
July 7th, 2012 - 7:51amI do own every Doctor Who DVD available including the Revisitations box sets so I will buy this. I do really like the Special Edition releases as they’ve got much better picture quality and better special features than normal releases. Although, an irritating part of me wishes they would stop releasing single special releases and do one more Revisitations box. Oh well, just means I’m spending more money on the BBC.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 8:09amDan hall has said no more revisitation box sets are currently planned and its all single releases.Inferno is confirmed. Aztecs is rumoured as is ark in space. Green death has been recently ruled out. Visitation is a possibility as is 2 doctors. Very little that can be done to the potential mcoy SEs stories (fenric,ghost light) due to the type of tape used even though i wouldnt say no to a silver nemises Se with the extended version and making of but its far too soon for a rerelease.
Blake
July 7th, 2012 - 2:19amI dont actually want to many special editions. The ocasional one is alright but they need to focus on getting the rest of the range out like terror of the zygons
Check out my YouTube video Doctor Who Vlog. Future DVD Releases for my full thoughts
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 7:06amConsidering the only unreleased stories left to get an official release date are
The Legacy box(shada/more than 30 years in the tardis)
Reign of terror
tenth planet
ice warriors
mind of evil
terror of the zygons
i dont mind special editions if it extends the range a bit longer. Considering the only stories left have either colourisation issues (mind) or is unfinished (shada) or potentially getting animated (planet/warriors) with the exception of zygons (which is getting something special (not cgi) and aparently is being kept as the last
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 7:26amcomplete release according to steve roberts)
i dont think it matters whether or not they release Special editions. As Legacy is now rumoured for 7th january and reign 28th january with 10th planet/ice warriors animation rumoured to be getting animated which would hold back a release of both, mind of evil colourisation holding that release back and zygons whatever the something special for that possibly might be holding that release back there aint anything else they can release except special editions
The Monitor
July 7th, 2012 - 8:22amThey did the same with VHS, re-releasing stories we already had before others saw their first release.
It’s a rather large debate as to whether BBC releases should be dragged out (VHS was over twenty years) or they should do it swiftly (Star Trek).
One point to bear in mind is that there is a significant number of fans who have no interest in the extra features and only watch the stories. Others only watch the extra features. Interest in both one might assume it is the majority of fans, but who knows.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 8:36amThe way i see it is if you are happy with the original version and have no desire to watch new restoration/extras just dont buy it. You arent forced to buy the new releases. I make an aception on the terror of the autons release which was only available in the uk as part of manequin mania boxset which i know annoyed some. As for the vhs range i believe the rereleases were down to the original releases being cut and the range restarting from scratch in the mid 90’s
connorjohnbyrne
July 7th, 2012 - 1:39pmyea his channel is brilliant anyone who subscribes is the best.he does constant DVD reviews collection updates and vlogs. i agree mate but i think they should release more revisitation box sets for my opinion i think for a revisitation 4 i would put 4 stories in each box set. they would be dalek invasion of earth, earthshock, curse of fenric and ark in space! for a revisitaions % i would chose the aztecs, the mind robber, the visitation and ghost light! so thats my thoughts what do you think for the future of special edition and box sets.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 1:45pmDan hall has said no more revisitation box sets are currently planned and its all single releases.Inferno is confirmed. Aztecs is rumoured as is ark in space. Green death has been recently ruled out. Visitation is a possibility as is 2 doctors. Very little that can be done to the potential mcoy SEs stories (fenric,ghost light) due to the type of tape used to improve picture quality even though i wouldnt say no to a silver nemises Se with the extended version and making of but its far too soon for a rerelease.
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 12:34amWatching the original dvd and forgot how grainy some of the footage. I welcome a SE reissue
Anonymous
July 7th, 2012 - 12:39pmALSO ITS MUCH MORE PREFERABLE IN MY VIEW TO WATCH SAY DAY OF THE DALEKS AND DEATH TO THE DALEKS IN THEIR ORIGINAL 4 PART TRANSMISSION THAN THE UNABRIDGED VERSIONS ETC..
Matt
July 7th, 2012 - 12:18amWell, nobody expected THAT i guess? Will Reign of Terror make it this year?
Gordon
July 7th, 2012 - 12:32amApparantly somebody at bbc worldwide had said 28th january as a release date for reign. Guesswork here but I think animation finishing late has probably put the release back a few months if that date is true. i think they may have swaped it with the next single release which would have the axos SE
Renegade Dalek
July 6th, 2012 - 11:52pmfinally 🙂