Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series
David Tennant(Actor),Billie Piper(Actor),Dan Zeff(Director),Euros Lyn(Director)&1 moreRated:NR (Not Rated)Format:DVD
$29.99
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC |
| Contributor | Billie Piper, Bob Baker, Dan Zeff, Dave Martin, David Tennant, Euros Lyn, Gerry Davis, Graeme Harper, James Hawes, James StrongSee more |
| Language | English |
| Number of discs | 6 |
| Runtime | 10 hours and 46 minutes |
| Publication date | Feb. 6 2007 |
| Colour | Color |
| UPC | 794051278623 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00794051278623 |
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Product description
Christopher Eccleston's tenure as the time-traveling title hero in the venerable UK sci-fi series Doctor Who lasted just 13 episodes, but he left enough of a impression on fans to make some wonder how his replacement, veteran television performer D
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : Unknown
- Is discontinued by manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 19.05 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm; 340.19 g
- Manufacturer reference : E2786
- Director : Dan Zeff, Euros Lyn, Graeme Harper, James Hawes, James Strong
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 10 hours and 46 minutes
- Release date : Feb. 6 2007
- Actors : Billie Piper, David Tennant
- Subtitles: : English
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Warner Bros. Home Video
- ASIN : B000JBWWP6
- Writers : Bob Baker, Dave Martin, Gerry Davis
- Number of discs : 6
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1,678 global ratings
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Customers find the season fantastic, excellent, and re-watchable. They describe the Doctor as the ultimate. They also appreciate the good plots.
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7 customers mention "Season quality"7 positive0 negative
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the season. They mention it's fantastic, excellent, and their favourite of the revamped series. They say it's a re-watchable series and the BBC does everything with such depth of plot and character. In addition, they say Rose (Billy Piper) does a smashing job in her final series.
"Ireally enjoyed this season, I didn't know if I was going to take to this new Dr cause well his acting was kind of strained at the beginning...."Read more
"...Rose have a magical formula on screen that makes this such are-watchable series... again and again and again...."Read more
"It's the 10th Doctor, quite possibly myfavourite of the revamped series."Read more
"...Rose (Billy Piper) does asmashing job in her final series. Or is it?..."Read more
3 customers mention "Doctor"3 positive0 negative
Customers find David Tennant the ultimate Doctor. They also say it has new adventures and lots of fun.
"...in Christmas 2005 and Second Series for Doctor Who; does agreat job as the Doctor...."Read more
"David Tennant, theultimate Doctor. Having been a Whovian for most of my life, this is a welcome addition to my DVD library."Read more
"Anew Doctor, new adventures, lots more fun. Love it"Read more
3 customers mention "Plot"3 positive0 negative
Customers appreciate the plot of the series. They mention it's an enjoyable season and the plots are good.
"...Great storylines, including the final two episodes which rank as my all time favourites. Can't recommend this series enough."Read more
"...The BBC does everything with suchdepth of plot and character development...."Read more
"...LOL. But yes another enjoyable season, theplots were good...."Read more
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- Reviewed in Canada on September 20, 2015Verified PurchaseWe are completely hooked on this series. The BBC does everything with such depth of plot and character development. Even the fact that this is total fantasy there are plot issues that are very applicable to today's world issues. When we started watching Dr. Who it was with some trepidation, thinking maybe this is not for us...baby-boomers, but we were so pleasantly surprised and drawn in to the characters and themes that I can honestly say we're hooked and have recommended the series to all of our friends.
- Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2014Verified PurchaseDavid Tennant , coming to play the Doctor in Christmas 2005 and Second Series for Doctor Who; does a great job as the Doctor. Bringing things like the Cybermen back to the series is awesome and bringing in an element known as Torchwood, later to be come a spin off in 2006. Rose (Billy Piper) does a smashing job in her final series. Or is it? love that we first hear the Torchwood theme here and an actress that would be come a future companion late in this series.
- Reviewed in Canada on June 9, 2013Verified PurchaseI really enjoyed this season, I didn't know if I was going to take to this new Dr cause well his acting was kind of strained at the beginning. But I found he fell into the roll quiet well eventually. AND WELL! Billie is back crawl space scene FTW! LOL.
But yes another enjoyable season, the plots were good. And the Effects were very nice, but of course they were no way for the SYFY channel to cheap out on it since its a BBC show. So this was more then worth the purchase. - Reviewed in Canada on February 2, 2018Verified PurchaseI can't express how much I enjoyed watching this series of Doctor Who. David Tennant, while never able to replace Christopher Eccleston as my Doctor, does a fantastic job of taking on the iconic role with Billie Piper by his side as Rose.
- Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2014Verified Purchase... like mint choc chip ice cream, or fish & chips. The Dr and Rose have a magical formula on screen that makes this such a re-watchable series... again and again and again. Great storylines, including the final two episodes which rank as my all time favourites. Can't recommend this series enough.
- Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2020Verified PurchaseThere's a little bit of wear and tear on the box and the edges of one of the hubs holding one of the discs in place is damaged and the disc slips out too easily. Other that those issues, the discs play like they're supposed to.
- Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2020Verified Purchasegreat
- Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2017Verified PurchaseLove Dr. who and would highly recommend the movies. The DVD arrived on time and there were no issues with the DVD.
Top reviews from other countries
- HAL lives!Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2007
5.0 out of 5 starsHuman Beings... fan-TASTIC!!!
Verified PurchaseHow do you improve on the near perfection of the reborn "Doctor Who" starring Christopher Eccleston? Quite easily, when you have stories like "School Reunion," "The Girl in the Fireplace," "The Impossible Planet," and "The Satan Pit," to name just a few, but... I'm getting ahead of myself here!
For those of us of a "certain age," as we say in England - that's the wrong side of 40! LOL! - and remember the origins of the series waaaaaaaaay back in the 60's, then spent the subsequent decades suffering through more cardboard sets and rubber monsters than you could shake a stick at - the Daleks being honorable exceptions of course! - the rebirth of the venerable Doctor in 2005 was a revelation.
The stories had been tightened-up considerably - no running up and down endless corridor filler here! - the budget for a single episode appeared to be more than was spent on an entire series from the good-old-days, the production values/sfx were stellar, the writing tight and dramatic, bringing the Doctor and his Companion thoroughly up-to-date without losing the essence of the original. In Chris Eccleston they had, at last, a genuine, heavyweight Thesp playing the Doctor, an actor who could not only handle the edgier, more grown-up aspects of the new stories, but could also inject an element of the manic/slightly unhinged into his performance, similar to the much-loved Tom Baker. And any worries that Billie Piper would not be up to the job, dramatically, were soon laid to rest... and how!!!
To say that us fans were spoiled by the 2005 series was putting it mildly, then as the season climaxed with the superlative "Bad Wolf" and "Parting of the Ways," we were all thrown for a loop when given a "regeneration scene" and a NEW Doctor! What were the BBC thinking about, were they crazy?!?!?! The short answer is "No," the casting of David Tennant was every bit as inspired as his predecessor; he actually managed to up the manic-quotient without going completely bonkers, and brought a kind of geeky coolness to the character we hadn't seen before!
And then there was "Rose;" oh my goodness, in all it's years, there has NEVER been a companion for the Doctor like Rose Tyler. Unlike practically all previous companions, Rose is a character in her own right, with her own back story, fully realized, she is, dramatically at least, the Doctor's equal. Her development, from London shop-girl, to time traveler, explorer of the universe, and killer of Daleks, helps drive the stories in a new, more emotionally fulfilling direction.
After the roller coaster ride of Season 1 with it's "Bad Wolf" story arc, Season 2 scaled things back ever so slightly, but invested even more time and effort in exploring the relationship between the unearthly Doctor, and the all-too-human Rose. This is tackled head-on in the 4th episode, "School Reunion," which goes some way to answering the question of what happens to the companions after they have stopped travelling with the Time Lord; a stand-out episode, it re-introduces Elizabeth Sladen's "Sarah Jane Smith." I don't want to say too much about any particular episode for those who haven't seen the series yet, but the scene where Sarah Jane discovers the TARDIS and its owner made the hair on the back of my neck stand up! Later in the episode there's an affecting scene between the Doctor and Rose as he tries to explain to her why he can't allow himself to become emotionally involved with his Human companions... he's practically immortal, we're not.
The next episode, "The girl in the fireplace," perfectly illustrates the preceding point, when the Doctor allows himself to become attached to Madame de Pompadour, whilst simultaneously battling clockwork androids on a derelict starship in the far future! "Rise of the Cybermen" and "Age of Steel" successfully reinvents one of the Doctors most popular adversaries, whilst "The impossible planet" and "The Satan pit" set-up some very Alien-esque chills in a wonderful two-parter.
The series ends, just as did Season 1, with another amazing two-part story, "Army of Ghosts" and the aptly titled "Doomsday," which sees the Daleks fighting it out with the new-and-improved Cybermen for control of planet Earth; to steal a line from the totally execrable AvP, "Whoever wins, we lose!" LOL! It's difficult to know which fate would be worse, having the whole planet "upgraded" by the Cybermen, or flayed and filleted through the Daleks genetic labs to help create an even bigger and more murderous Dalek army!!! This is a superb story to end the season, but be warned, the finale is... emotional!
There's a nice recurring theme in the series concerning the "Torchwood Institute," which becomes central to the final two episodes, and if this set is the first you've seen of Season 2, DO make sure you watch the "Children in Need" episode in the "Special Features" section of the set FIRST. It acts as a coda to Season 1, as well as a prologue to Season 2, and explains the somewhat crazed materialization of the TARDIS, as well as the Doctor himself, in the rollicking first episode, "The Christmas Invasion."
Any worries I had that the quality of the first season could not be maintained were unfounded... if you enjoyed Season 1, grab Season 2 immediately, you won't regret it! - Ben RipleyReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2006
5.0 out of 5 starsA magnificent achievement
Verified PurchaseI absolutely adored the first series of the new `Doctor Who' and thought Christopher Eccleston's portrayal was touching, emotional and real. Billie Piper also astonished me with her acting skills.
I did not doubt that David Tennant would make a wonderful Doctor and this second series has proven how the different approach from a new actor can be the strength of the show. How else would it have survived past season three of the original series?
`The Christmas Invasion' is a superb festive piece with lots of fun and action and it certainly is one of the highlights of this boxset. It is credit to Russell T Davies and his cast and crew that the Doctor's `absence' for the majority of the episode is not felt.
Other highlights of this second series include: `School Reunion' which sees the Doctor meeting up with his former companion, Sarah Jane Smith and it is a joy to see Elisabeth Sladen back on screen as her alter ego; also `The Idiot's Lantern' is a joyful, yet creepy episode set in 1953 during the Queen's coronation. The imagery and direction is highly effective and Mark Gatiss' script is full of witty dialogue.
The two-parters in the series are worth noting. The Cybermen two-part story is a dark cautionary tale with some magnificent direction from Graeme Harper, a director whose credits include stories from the original series. `The Impossible Planet' and its sequel `The Satan Pit' take the new series to new heights with stunning visuals and a fabulous ensemble performance.
One episode has had the fans divided and that is `Love & Monsters'. Personally, I enjoyed it thoroughly. It was high-concept and great comedy and was a perfect foil to the dark stories which surrounded it.
The absolute highlight for me was the finale: `Army of Ghosts' and `Doomsday'. This stood head and shoulders above the rest and even out-did the series one finale.
Billie Piper has astounded me throughout the past two series and this story is no exception. Her magnificent portrayal of Rose has been pure gold.
The low point of the series for me was `Fear Her'. I was disappointed especially because I love Matthew Graham's work and this did feel a little rushed and was pale in comparison to its (probable) inspiration; `Paperhouse' (Bernard Rose, 1988)
All things considered, a great year and it just leaves us wondering how on Earth they can top these first two series! - SaraReviewed in Italy on February 12, 2015
5.0 out of 5 starsDavid Tennant: il dottore più affascinante
Verified PurchaseQuesta serie è molto bella e di gran lunga superiore alla prima. David Tennant veste benissimo i panni del dottore, non ha nulla da invidiare a Matt Smith! Sicuramente è uno dei migliori interpreti del dottore!
Spedizione ok! I dischi sono 4 ed a differenza della prima serie, non ci sono i sottotitoli in inglese, cosa molto utile se si vuole guardare la serie in lingua originale! Per il resto tutto perfetto, qualità audio/video migliorata rispetto alla serie 1. - Amazon カスタマーReviewed in Japan on October 15, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars全く問題ありません
Verified PurchaseＤＶＤボックスの外箱は、多少すれ傷がありましたが、中身は全く問題ありませんでした。
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配送も早く、ストレスなく手元に届きました。
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