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What Classic Who DVD's did you get for Xmas?

Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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Happy New Year y'all!
I got a load of classic Who DVD's for Xmas and am working my way through the extras just now. They were:
Key to Time box set
E-space box set (always loved State of Decay)
Myths and Legends box set
City of Death & Attack of the Cybermen.

Seen the first 2 episodes of Underworld and quite enjoyed them - not nearly as bad as their reputation. Great pairing of 4th Dr and Leela makes up for any production shortcomings.

There's an amazing documentary about the whole of the Williams era on the Ribos Operation disc too.

My questions are - what classic Who dvd's did you get for Xmas and what do you think of the stories / their extras?

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    Mad Man MoonMad Man Moon Posts: 1,087
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    Over Xmas I got Frontier in Space/Planet of the Daleks, Planet of Evil, Image of The Fendahl, the Dominators and I bought the Invasion.

    I haven't watched them all yet. :D

    Planet of Evil was always a fave of mine and I enjoyed Fendahl, as I couldn't remember it. The Invasion is worth getting, great animated episodes.
    I've watched the first three parts of Frontier in Space.
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    spiney2spiney2 Posts: 27,058
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    Ah, The Dominators. Taking over the world, by frightening people with your huge shoulder pads ...........
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    Mad Man MoonMad Man Moon Posts: 1,087
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    I remember having it on VHS and it was fairly dire. Still, it's made my son a fan of Troughton. He's watched my pressies before I have. :D
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    spiney2 wrote: »
    Ah, The Dominators. Taking over the world, by frightening people with your huge shoulder pads ...........

    Are you sure that's not your Dynasty dvd's you've been watching instead?:D
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    stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    spiney2 wrote: »
    Ah, The Dominators. Taking over the world, by frightening people with your huge shoulder pads ...........

    There is a guy near me who looks like a Dominator. I can't stop laughing when I see him.
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    Could be worse for the dude, he could look like a Quark! Or worse, a Chumblie (although most of the female guests on Jeremy Kyle are built like one).
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    stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    I got "Farewell Great Macedon","The Fragile Yellow Ark of Fragrance " and "Kiss Of Death".

    I didn't get any DVDs.:cry:
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    TFYAoF is the best Who title ever. What the hell is it actually about?
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    stud u likestud u like Posts: 42,100
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    Shane54 wrote: »
    TFYAoF is the best Who title ever. What the hell is it actually about?

    It is sad and about love and death.
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    VerenceVerence Posts: 104,589
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    Colony In Space

    It's weird seeing Gail from Coronation Street and the voice of Zippy and George acting together :)
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    Colony in Space gets a bit of a kicking from the fans but I saw it years ago on UK Gold and quite liked it.
    I thought the different Uxaerians were quite imaginative (okay, a bit dodgy in the actual realisation, but hey it was the early 70's!)

    Would like it when it's going for about a fiver on Amazon. Is the 'making of' documentary any good?
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    VerenceVerence Posts: 104,589
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    Shane54 wrote: »
    Colony in Space gets a bit of a kicking from the fans but I saw it years ago on UK Gold and quite liked it.
    I thought the different Uxaerians were quite imaginative (okay, a bit dodgy in the actual realisation, but hey it was the early 70's!)

    Would like it when it's going for about a fiver on Amazon. Is the 'making of' documentary any good?

    I haven't watched it all yet but the "Making of.." starts with an animated recruitment commercial for IMC :D
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    chuffnobblerchuffnobbler Posts: 10,771
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    I have all of them already, except for Revisitations 2. I pondered it in a sale (30 quid instead of 40), but decided against. I don't want the extra Extras that much!

    There is a guy near me who looks like a Dominator. I can't stop laughing when I see him.
    Shane54 wrote: »
    Could be worse for the dude, he could look like a Quark! Or worse, a Chumblie (although most of the female guests on Jeremy Kyle are built like one).

    I look a bit like a Quark. My legs are as short 9but my legs are bandier than Quark legs).

    Shane54 wrote: »
    Are you sure that's not your Dynasty dvd's you've been watching instead?:D

    Ooh. Dynasty DVDs would be a perfect Christmas present!

    Verence wrote: »
    Colony In Space

    It's weird seeing Gail from Coronation Street and the voice of Zippy and George acting together :)

    I a one of those who gives Colony a kicking. I utterly hate it. It's the only DVD I haven't watched. I suppose I ought to build up the stamina to give it a go. Helen Worth is wondefully winsome, and of course Tony Caunter is fun. A shame it;s two episodes too long though ... :(
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,139
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    I got
    Robots of Death
    Pyramids of Mars and
    The Revisitations box set.

    Also got series 6 with the Silent on the front which is really awkward to shelve, the DW Encyclopedia and the Brilliant Book 2012.
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    chuffnobblerchuffnobbler Posts: 10,771
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    Tumpy wrote: »
    I got
    Robots of Death
    Pyramids of Mars and
    The Revisitations box set.

    Also got series 6 with the Silent on the front which is really awkward to shelve, the DW Encyclopedia and the Brilliant Book 2012.

    Spoken like a true Doctor Who fan! :D:D:D;)
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    KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    Tumpy wrote: »
    I got
    Robots of Death
    Pyramids of Mars
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    The Revisitations box set.

    Also got series 6 with the Silent on the front which is really awkward to shelve, the DW Encyclopedia and the Brilliant Book 2012.

    Two of my favourites.
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    November_RainNovember_Rain Posts: 9,145
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    Lost in Time
    Beneath the Surface
    New Beginnings

    :)
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    Lost in Time
    Beneath the Surface
    New Beginnings

    :)

    Some great choices there spanning a good range of the show's history.
    I remember watching Castrovalva as a kid. Although I'd remembered the Pertwee / Baker regeneration I was too young to make anythign of it so this was my first experience of knowing about a new Doctor.
    I always think it's a little underrated gem - quite a brave way to start a new Doctor's era.
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    Mad Man MoonMad Man Moon Posts: 1,087
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    Finished watching Frontier in Space. A bit slow, but not a bad Pertwee story. Delgado was great as per usual calling the Daleks "Stupid Tin boxes"... :D
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 550
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    I got "Genesis of the Daleks". I'm pretty new to Classic Who DVD collecting, so far I've got "The Beginning" box-set, the "New Beginnings" box-set, "Robot", "The Five Doctors" and "Earthshock" as well as the aforementioned "Genesis". Any recommendations for what to get next would be much appreciated.

    :D
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    PhilH36PhilH36 Posts: 26,299
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    Get Pyramids Of Mars,one of the best classic Who stories IMHO.
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    steven1977steven1977 Posts: 3,968
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    None because I can afford to buy them myself on day of release.
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    JG600 wrote: »
    I got "Genesis of the Daleks". I'm pretty new to Classic Who DVD collecting, so far I've got "The Beginning" box-set, the "New Beginnings" box-set, "Robot", "The Five Doctors" and "Earthshock" as well as the aforementioned "Genesis". Any recommendations for what to get next would be much appreciated.

    :D

    Oh where do you start....
    I'd go for:
    Pertwee - Inferno, Green Death
    T Baker - Seeds of Doom, Robots of Death
    Davison- Mara Boxset

    That should keep you entertained for a good while.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,155
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    I got The War Games on audiobook. Does that count? :(
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    Shane54Shane54 Posts: 520
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    I got The War Games on audiobook. Does that count? :(

    Yeah, course it does. Come in and join our little club:)

    Is it any good?
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