Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series (DVD)

In my opinion, this is the best season of Doctor Who that has been made so far. It has very, very few "off" beats, and overall it is utterly gorgeous. The storyline of (spoilers!) the Doctor's Imminent Demise ratchets a nice level of tension and pathos throughout the whole season, with plenty of fun little twists and turns along the way. This season also focuses particularly on River Song, who is a truly excellent character, and it's a real delight to find out the backstory of the woman from "Silence in the Library." Amy and Rory, the Doctor's companions, also come really into their own, continuing the character arcs we saw established by the end of the previous season. And then there's the Doctor...Matt Smith does really just spectacular work here, and you can feel every nuance of emotion that goes through the Doctor's mind as he gets ready to sacrifice himself to save his friends, the universe, and time itself. I do wish he'd popped in on, say, Jack or Martha; granted Davis did nicely wrap-up their arcs with the Doctor when he was closing out End of Time, it just would have been a nice touch (although the bit about the Brigadier is just heart-wrenching). But if that's the closest thing to a "complaint" I can come up with...then I shan't complain at all! It really is just beautiful, opening with one of the best episodes ever (Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon) and closing with another (Wedding of River Song). I will say that it may not be the best place to start your Dr Who viewing -- "Impossible Astronaut" jumps right in to everything -- but if you've seen Season Five, you won't be disappointed at all; you'll be blown away. One sobering alert, however: this season seems particularly susceptible to bootlegging. Check your copy carefully. Even one DVD set that I purchased "direct" from Amazon (albeit fulfilled by a third party, The DVD Closet) turned out to be a pirated copy, which was very annoying as it was meant to replace the previous pirated copy I had received from Video Galaxi. (So far, I've gotten three bootlegs, and am still waiting to see if a legit copy is on its way.) Check your set, and if it doesn't have blue plastic holders for the DVDs, and the fold-out episode list isn't glossy on both sides, then you've got a fake. The flimsiness of the pirated copies' packaging should be enough of a give-away anyway, because the BBC usually does a really nice job putting their DVDs together, but I've noticed they've gotten a little flak here and there in reviews for this season being not as well-put-together as usual -- probably because people are getting pirated copies and don't know it! So just be careful about that, and don't be conned into thinking you have to accept a substandard knock-off; the legit version is readily available, not out of print or anything -- you just have to make sure you find it, and not the Ganger version!

This is one of my favorite season of Doctor Who. The Weeping Angels are the scariest villains!

We are on about our 4th full run through the "newer" series, this time with our preteens. I was convinced I was in the die-hard Tennant camp (I still love him SO much), but now I realize that Smith is my doctor and that this season is just set up for perfection with the Ponds and my personal favorite, "Hell on High Heels" River. This is definitely my favorite season!

It is so hard for me to believe that "Dr. Who" is considered a children's program in England. Maybe the new Who's, especially with Tennant and Smith, are changing that. They have pretty "big" themes, interesting and exciting to sci-fi loving adults. I am a true-blue fan, collecting the DVD sets of the original Dr. Who's (which I originally recorded onto VHS from the TV!) as well as the new Dr. Who's. Series 6 of Dr. Who was produced and aired in two sections, with a short hiatus inbetween. The first seven episodes were broadcast in spring 2011. The last six episodes are still being aired in Sept. 2011. That is why Series 6 was broken into two separate DVD releases, known as Part 1 and Part 2. Before Series 6 Part 1 started, there was the 2010 Christmas Special, "A Christmas Carol". I watched that on TV and the ending was pretty emotional, a thoughtful well-done Christmas-y Dickens-like show. "A Christmas Carol" was NOT included in the DVD Series 6 - Part 1. However, it IS included in this "Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series". Following is a list of all the episodes for Series 6 which are included in this Complete Sixth Series. A couple of them are just plain good old adventure stories, such as "The Curse of the Black Spot", with a great twist on the myth of the siren and her ability to call sailors to their doom. "The Doctor's Wife" is also a favorite of mine. The Doctor answers a Time Lord distress call and is trapped with the gruesome Auntie and Uncle and the downright weird Idris. But Idris isn't who or what she seems and her interaction with the Doctor is fabulous. Other episodes have themes which carry forward into following episodes, and, to tell the truth, I sometimes had a little trouble keeping track of everything. But that's one good reason for me to buy them on DVD, I get to watch this great sci-fi storytelling all over again, and catch the nuances and details I might have missed the first time. 1. "A Christmas Carol" - Awesome story of forgiveness and life-altering love. 2. "The Impossible Astronaut" - Finally we find out just what "The Silence" is. It was The Silence that caused the TARDIS to explode at the end of Series 5. Worth watching just to see a puzzled but game Richard Nixon (played excellently by Stuart Milligan). 3. "Day of the Moon" - A continuation and completion of the Doctor's dealings with The Silence. The circumstances reminded me some of the movie, "Memento". What would you do if you could not remember something as soon as you turned away from it? 4. "The Curse of the Black Spot" 5. "The Doctor's Wife" 6. "The Rebel Flesh" - Part 1 of a two-part story. A solar tsunami throws the TARDIS onto 22nd century Earth. We know of robots used in conditions where a human could not work. What if you could create dopplegangers of yourself to do the hazardous work? [Sidebar: Recommended sci-fi reading, "Kiln People", by David Brin.] 7. "The Almost People" - Part 2 continuation. What if those dopplegangers decided to rebel? 8. "A Good Man Goes to War" - This is where the background story gets very convoluted. An Almost People is involved, and Amy and Rory's baby, Melody, is kidnapped. River refuses to help the doctor because it is during this war that he will learn her identity. THAT is worth waiting for. I didn't see it coming. 9. "Let's Kill Hitler" - A human crew from the future wants to kill Hitler and change the future. A dilemma. Who wouldn't think the world would be a better place if Hitler could be stopped before he reached full power? Convoluted back story. [I stand corrected. A comment correctly points out that the humans didn't want to kill Hitler, they wanted to collect him for incarceration for his crimes against humanity.] 10. "Night Terrors" - Eight-year old George is terrified of monsters in his bedroom. But, naturally, it's not that simple, nothing with the Doctor ever is. 11. "The Girl Who Waited" - The Doctor takes Amy and Rory to Apalapucia for a well-deserved vacation. Unfortunately, they land before they find out that the whole planet is suffering from a plague that kills creatures with two hearts. Amy gets separated, and waits 36 years for the doctor to find her, and she's not happy about it. 12. "The God Complex" - The Doctor and friends are trapped in an alien "hotel", where opening the wrong door leads to possession and death. 13. "Closing Time" - Remember Craig Owens? The Docter moved in and became his roommate in the Series 5 episode, "The Lodger". The Doctor decides to visit him. And Cybermen show up somehow. This episode hasn't been aired as the time I write this review. 14. "The Wedding of River Song" - There are some spoilers out there about what is in the last episode, but the actual plot is a closely guarded secret until it airs on October 1, 2011. Time on Earth is set at April 22, 2011, 5:02 pm. Not exactly frozen, what's actually happened is that ALL of time occurs at the same time. This may be due to a woman named River Song. Happy Reader

ANAでの機内でこの番組を知り、興味を持ち、購入に至りました。 イギリス人の歴史観が垣間見れて面白いです。 全世代分を網羅するのは難しそうですが。

gran producto, bien presentado y bien acabado, imagen 10. si eres fan de la serie no te la puedes perder

great stuff...love this series..especially Karen Gillan

This is a review of the 2011 dvd release of this season. Not the 2014 re-release or the blu ray. That has to be mentioned because the amazon system will probably link things together. A six disc dvd box set containing all thirteen forty five minute long episode of Doctor Who season six. The second of Matt Smith's three seasons in the role. Originally broadcast in 2011. It also contains the 2010 christmas special. Just in case you haven't watched these episodes by now: the season has a story arc. It begins with a major event. The ramifications of which are felt throughout it. As the Doctor finds he can't escape a fate that awaits him. How he and his friends deal with this is another matter. As with shows that do story arcs, there are episodes that deal quite strongly with it. And others that are pretty much stand alone, but never forget that the arc is going on. There are three two part stories. The season is structured a little differently to those which came before because one of these used the cliffhanger ending to it's first part as a lead in to a mid season break when it was first broadcast. The nature of the story arc means that some more casual viewers may find the plotting a bit too complicated at times. As we now know with the benefits of hindsight, some of it would pay off in episodes which at the time, were yet to come. But you have a great actor playing the Doctor. Two excellent companions. Some very good new monsters. One of whom you will remember. Even though you're not supposed to. And a character or two that we've seen before as well. This is complex and challenging Doctor Who for the modern age, and an integral part of what was a very great era for the show. The dvd has the following language and subtitle options: Languages: English. Subtitles: English. It also has English audio commentary for those with sight problems. Disc one, which just contains the 2010 christmas special, also has the behind the scenes production documentary 'Doctor Who confidential' episode about it's production. Although all the episodes of that on here are cut down versions half the length of the original broadcast. It also contains 'time' and 'space'. Two short five minute long scenes originally broadcast as part of comic relief. This and another extra which we'll talk about in a moment all try to show what goes on in the TARDIS between episodes. Using just the three main actors and the main set. These are both great fun and essential watching. Disc two has a commentary on the season opener. Short prequel scenes to that and the third episode. Both worth a look. And Monster file: the silence. There are several of these on the discs. Each run for just under ten minute and look at a various monster from the season and how they were brought to life on screen. Disc three has a commentary on episodes five and six. Another monster file, this one about the gangers [introduced in these episodes]. Plus four more short scenes called 'Night and the Doctor.' These are the aforementioned life in between episode sketches. And also essential viewing. Disc four has a commentary on episode seven. A monster file on the antibodies [also new to this season]. And short prequel scenes to episodes seven and eight. Disc five has a commentary on the season finale. A monster file on the Cybermats. A prequel scene to the season finale. Two trailers for the season. And another night and the doctor sketch. Which is more a prequel to episode eleven really. Disc six has all thirteen Doctor Who confidential episodes for the season. All the cut down versions, though. And a fifteen minute long one looking at the Making of the Night and the Doctor sketches. Whilst it's a pity there's no deleted scenes, this is a still a very good package for a great season.

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