The Original!
This is the first three stories from the first Doctor William Hartnell: The Unearthly Child, The Daleks and The Edge of Destruction. Plus loads of extra features. The product description names the wrong actor. The packaging has been updated but the content is the same as the other listings for Doctor Who: The Beginning.
It's great fun to watch the old shows. The remastering is very good considering the age and condition of the original tapes. I'm very glad these first episodes survived to live again.
Just a quick update. The actors name has been fixed in the product description. I dont know how common this mistake will be but the disks 2 and 3 have their labels reversed on my copy. Its not a problem for me. All the proper content is there just the wrong labels.
Careful on the order of the DVD's.
I am enjoying seeing the beginning of the Who series but as I was going through my discs I put in disc two only to realize that disc two is actually disc three and vice versa. It may be a freak occurrence but for order sake check the episode selection first to make sure you are on the right disc!
A must-have for any collection.
This box set is a must have for any Doctor Who fan interested in the classic era. These first three stories along with a short recon of the missing fourth serial is important to the Doctor Who Universe.
Unearthly Child is an amazing tale, and the first episode on its own could be watched as a singular story. It is an imaginative look into a strange individual called the Doctor. If anything, this story is worth the lead up to the Doctor and Ian's confrontation about Intervention vs. Leaving Well Enough Alone. The seed of trust and helping could very well be born in this moment. The First Doctor is known to be a grumpy old fool, but it is his experiences that shape the personalities of Doctors to come.
The Daleks is a necessity. No one knew at the time what a cultural icon they would become, but indeed this story led to one of the greatest sci-fi enemies of all time. Clunky and slow, watching these creatures is still mesmerizing. Although there are...
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