| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » Doctor Who: The Beginning (An Unearthy Child / The Daleks / The Edge of Destruction) | | | | | | | Description: | | Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 03/04/2008 | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| William Hartnell, William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, Carole Ann Ford | | Format:
| Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 3 | | Studio:
| BBC Warner | | Run Time:
| 311 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| March 28, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 65 reviews |
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 Must Have for Doctor Who FansSep 05, 2010
As a fan of Doctor Who for more years (decades) than I care to remember, it was cool to see the start of it all with the first series and the original Doctor. Not only do you hear the term TARDIS for the first time and the Doctor respond "Doctor..Who?", but this series also introduces the Daleks and sets the tone for a lifetime! Fans of Doctor Who will not be disappointed with this collection.
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 This is not your modern Doctor WhoJun 11, 2010
As a 5 star fan of the 21st century version of Doctor Who, I found this entire package a waste of time. To me Doctor Who is intended to be witty and energetic, and brilliant.
The Doctor Who portrayed in this package is the total opposite. No one in this cast is witty. The plots are boring and the Doctor is annoying. I think he was meant to be. The crew survives in spite of themselves in these three stories and certainly not because of anything the Doctor does.
Even the 1950's series Superman has better plots even though each story here takes several episodes.
Not remembering a lot about the episodes I watched as a teen, I was disappointed by this package. I was pleased to see in another package that the third Doctor is starting to be more like the modern one, and even the first Doctor as shown in the story The Three Doctors is an improved character.
I was happy to see the historical feature on the DVD set. And some of the comedy skits are entertaining.
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At least a solid, and reasonably priced, Doctor Who set by BBCApr 10, 2010
American Doctor Who fans often get the short end of the stick when it comes to collecting their favorite show on DVD. The individual discs cost a great deal and take up considerable space. That's all different with The Beginning Collection though. The three included discs, nicely packed into two DVD cases with a nice slip-cover includes the first FOUR Doctor Who stories. Compared to the average asking price of a Doctor Who DVD, this is a real bargain. And, outside of the 30 minute reconstruction of the lost fourth story, this doesn't even begin to consider the excellent special features! The ability to view these first few story arcs sequentially also helps put the original run of the show into perspective. Older, and diehard, fans will appreciate this set for its historic value and nostalgia for the classic era of Doctor Who. Newer fans may find themselves pleasantly surprised by the intriguing stories and remarkable degree of series structure between these first few episodes. The clarity of the audio on these transfers is remarkable and these shows have never sounded better. The visual quality of the episodes leaves quite a bit to be desired but, unfortunately, this is a shortcoming of the program itself and not a result of questionable transfer methods. In general, the episodes look just about as good as they can.
While classic Doctor Who is not for every fan of the new series, this package is a smart, and affordable, collection that serves as an excellent entry point into the classic series or into building a personal DVD collection of the older shows.
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Here's where the show starts...for the first timeMar 02, 2010
I consider each and every doctor change to be essentially the start of a new show which is part of what makes this series so interesting. I'm just getting into the classic series after jumping on the new show with the ninth doctor. The thing I prefer about the classic show is the format of the stories being many episodes long, it makes it more interesting to me in that things can really be fleshed out well. Hartnell is fantastic as the Doctor and really establishes the role well in order to give the future actors something to work for and against. If you didn't know, this set contains the first four stories of the show and contains a bunch of interesting featurettes, commentaries, and text fact track. The fourth story isn't complete, but is pieced together with pictures and the audio being pieced together with subtitles. Overall, it's a fantastic package and is in amazing condition considering how old it is. Might not be what people would consider the best starting place, but to me, if want to know where something came from and how good it was, even at the beginning, then this is the place to be.
 Pretty good for 1963Jan 09, 2010
I really liked this boxset, only issue have with it, is that the unedited first episode should have been done as a special feature. Other than that, it's really good.
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