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Local World IT - Doctor Who - The Complete Third Series
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List Price: $99.98
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Manufacturer: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Starring: David Tennant, Freema Agyeman
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051420220
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Manufacturer: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-11-06
Running Time: 652
Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Editorial Reviews:
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The third installment of Doctor Who is full of new thrills, new laughs, new heartbreak and some terrifying new monsters. From the moment the Doctor walks into the life of medical student Martha Jones he changes it forever. In Elizabethan London, they meet William Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre while back in present day London, 76-year-old Professor Lazarus recaptures his youth with consequences that threaten Martha's entire family. And, the Doctor's sworn enemies, the Daleks, who have been hiding in 1930's New York, return with a terrifying plan for humanity.
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Summary: This show jut gets better all the time
Comment: The third season was so great. It was interesting to learn more about the Doctor and see him when he's vulnerable. There are several episodes where the Doctor has to leave everything up to Martha, his companion for Season 3. Fabulous!
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Summary: The "meh" season.
Comment: Although the 3rd season of Doctor Who is not entirely bad, to say that it is the strongest and best season is just plain being crass. What makes this a `meh' season instead of a `yeah' is being debated in all the reviews posted for this DVD set, but my take is that this season, though sometimes soaring, more often that not maintained a holding pattern that sometimes dipped into the kind of flavorful mediocrity you sometimes see in the kinds of series that get helmed by producers who are more interested in playing it safe and being PC rather than trying to tell a good story. Not to take anything away from Freema Agyeman, whose on-screen presence as Martha Jones was certainly no complaint to these eyes, but at the end of the day, Martha was more cardboard than substance--take away her fawning love for the doctor and the fact (as one reviewer astutely observed) that she really doesn't display much medical knowledge despite being very close to being a professional doctor, and what's left? This is not to say that the season didn't have its moments that were sheer transcendence! The Shakespeare Code is about the best episode from any of the seasons, and Utopia does what good science fiction is supposed to do, namely blow your mind and leave it melting for more. Too bad that Shakespeare was followed by such an utterly lame episode as Gridlock--people spending years on end trapped inside a car on a highway?? Right. The two-parter of the Doctor hiding out as a human seemed like a good idea, but petered out pathetically: that alien clan seemed about as malevolent as smiley-faced field mice and didn't exactly justify the Doctor disguising himself; plus, that whole siege/defense of the boys' school (for God and country and whatever) at the climax of the two-parter seemed very bizarre and out of character, both for the Doctor (yes, I know he had his little amnesia...) and the series as a whole. The Master story arc started out brilliantly, but degenerated into near lunacy, largely thanks to the producers' decision to portray the Master as maniacal and unbalanced. Blink, of course, was the gimmick story of the season, whereby the main characters are sidelined and the nobodies get to have their day--it is, however, well-written and the whole idea of the `quantum locked' statues is spun and told very nicely. I personally wasn't sure what to make of The Runaway Bride Christmas special. I liked the character of Donna, because she was anti-everything that came before: not so easy on the eyes, a very annoying voice and manner, but also very shrewd and level-headed. In the end, Series 3 is what it is-some will worship it as the end all be all, and others, like myself, will react with a dispassionate "meh". What this series is, and continues to be however, is brazenly overpriced, which was fine for the first 2 seasons, because they were sterling, but this one . . . . . better wait for the mark-down on eBay.
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Summary: He's ancient and forever..He burns at the center of time and he can see the turn of the universe!!!
Comment: This series rocks..Doctor Who has always been one of my favorite sci fi series...The new Doctor has got to be my favorite ones so far other than Tom Baker...Every show is a masterpiece and will keep you on the edge of your seat...Heres hoping that David Tenant will stick around for at least 3 more series..
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Summary: I've got a fever and the only prescription for it is more Doctor Who.
Comment: Great season and of course one of the episodes made me cry. I believe it was the "Gridlock" episode. I find this season to be the best season there is and I've already watched the fourth season. But very emotional,complex and exciting. I love this show. You go Freema girl!!
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Summary: Best TV Series Ever!!!
Comment: Dr. Who is an amazing show and this season features some of its best episodes, with the two part "Family of Blood", and "Blink", which is the best episode in the entire series. The entire season is well written and well performed and its definitely worth buying.
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