Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited 1-4

For the 50th Anniversary - Revisit the First Four Doctors With a Favorite Series From Each!
2013 is the 50th Anniversary of "Doctor Who". In this 4-disc DVD set, each Doctor has a celebratory documentary/Special looking back on his tenure. There are interviews, photos and clips from various series. Each special is followed by a favorite series for that Doctor, including a special introduction by Steven Moffat (current Dr. Who Showrunner and Lead Writer).

Fans like me, who have been purchasing each series as it comes out on DVD, will probably not need to buy this DVD set. (Though I did watch all the specials on TV.) But if you are wondering just what all the excitement is about, this will be a good introduction to the first four of the Classic Doctor Who's.

1st DOCTOR - WILLIAM HARTNELL (1963-1966)
Commentators: Steven Moffat, David Tennant (10th doctor), Neil Gaiman (writer, wrote "The Doctor's Wife" series), William Russell (plays Ian, one of the first companions), Caroline Skinner (executive producer), Peter Purves (plays Steve Taylor, in...

Great for Newbies
While I can understand and relate to many reviewers stating that this is "Nothing New" or that it's all "light-talking with an episode stuck on the end", there needs to be a very relevant point made about this product, DOCTOR WHO: THE DOCTORS REVISITED is NOT for long-time Doctor Who fans. It's not made for me (35 years of viewing) or any of you who have stuck around for similar timeframes. This is for people who have either (a) heard of but never seen Doctor Who, (b) seen modern Who but know nothing about classic Who, or (c) for people who have never heard nor seen of this show in the last 50 years. It doesn't offer anything new for those of us that have been with the show, because it's not supposed to. It's designed to introduce Doctor Who's history to the modern audience. And for that, it performs admirably.

I pre-purchased this after having seen a couple of the BBCAmerica episodes. The plan is to send it to a dear friend who loves modern Who, but has seen absolutely...

Quick comment about episodes
A lot of people noticed that the aired version of the episodes was adjusted to fit the aspect ratio of the specials.
On the disks the feature length versions are the same ones that aired.

But the original episodes are also on the disk with the original aspect ratio and length of episodes (ie-4 half hour episodes instead of the 2 hour versions aired recently)

Hope this helps

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