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DVD : Doctor Who - The Complete Third SeriesIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $99.98 Amazon.com's Price: $74.99 You Save: $24.99 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0794051420220 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Sci-Fi Channel, The Manufacturer: Sci-Fi Channel, The Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Sci-Fi Channel, The Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 06, 2007 Running Time: 652 minutes Studio: Sci-Fi Channel, The Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 780 MPN: E4202 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: 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. Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 794051420220 Manufacturer No: E4202 Amazon.com: Doctor Who fans concerned that the departure of popular companion Rose (Billie Piper) at the end of the second season might spell an end to the venerable UK science fiction series' revival were soon reassured by the program's third series, which is compiled in its entirety in this six-disc set. Not only did Freema Agyeman (as Earth doctor Martha Jones) prove to be more than a worthwhile replacement for Rose, but the quality of the series' 14 episodes maintained--and in many cases surpassed--the blend of wit, excitement and drama brought by head writer Russell T. Jones when he revived the program in 2003. Highlights from the third series include the Christmas special "The Runaway Bride" (starring comedian Catherine Tate as a temporary companion to the Doctor as he mourns the loss of Rose), "Gridlock" (the Face of Boe summons the Doctor and Martha to a future New York City to stop an invasion by his old enemy the Macra), "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood" (a two-part serial in which the Doctor changes his biological form to escape the clutches of an alien brood who seek his immortality), and the three-part "Utopia," "The Sound of Drums" and "The Last of the Time Lords," which not only revives the Doctor's greatest adversary, The Master (played by Derek Jacobi in "Utopia" and John Simm in "Drums" and "Time Lords") but also revives Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and introduces his new position with the Torchwood team. Supplemental features are included on each of the six discs in the set; chief among them are commentary by Jones, Tennant, Agyeman, producer Phil Collinson, and members of the writing and production team (in various permutations) on each of the 14 episodes. The Doctor Who Confidential series, which aired on BBC Three and offered behind-the-scenes looks at elements from each episode, is included in its 15-minute "cut down" version (as well as an hour-long episode that covered a live performance of music from the show by the National Orchestra of Wales and hosted by Tennant), as are several video diaries shot by Tennant, who proves as engaging behind the camera as he is on the show. A smattering of deleted scenes, outtakes (mostly featuring Tennant reacting good-naturedly to his own blown lines), BBC promos for all 13 episodes (including the amusing "Vote Saxon" spot, which offers Sharon Osbourne and UK pop stars McFly throwing their support behind the Master's disguise as a human MP in the series' final two episodes), and trailers for other BBC series like Jekyll, Torchwood, and MI-5, round out this terrific set. -- Paul Gaita Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Great Season With Just A Few Slips In TimeDavid Tennant's second season as everybody's favorite Doctor is wonderful. It features some of the best adventures in the revived show's run. While many may miss Billie Piper's Rose, Freema Agyeman is more than sufficient as the Doctor's latest companion, Martha. The duo meet in the season opener (albeit the second show of the actual season), "Smith & Jones." That particular episode gives viewers a dose of creepiness thanks to a blood-sucking villain who's on the run from the Judoon, a rhino ... Read More Rating:  - Since the appalling season "one" I have wondered about the sanity of people who thank this is "good" storywritingFirst off as a generation Y person might say(which I ain't one of-cuz I be say'n "aint"! ninnies!) "The SFX are WAAAYYY better than the original old stuff!" Yeah, I agreee(in depthly) SFX are needed as an AID to the show, not to replace quality of the acting or plot! That is were it ends The writing of today is horrid, the acting off timing and as wooden as the sets in the old days(which worked better than the "talking heads" of today) Paint your three-ply corrigated grocerystore meat-ridden cardboad ... Read More Rating: - Almost Perfect But.....He is by far my favorite Doctor but I love any and all references to previous Doctors and prior companions. Sara Jane Smith was one of my all time best loved in the whole series and I'm glad they brought her back. The only reason I give this set four out of five stars is because it's missing the best part of the entire season....TIME CRASH!!!!! Where Doctor 10 and Doctor 5 meet for an 8 minute period. This should have been on the DVD set like it is in the UK version. We got ripped off! This was ... Read More Rating:  - Best Season Yet!Series 3 is the most solid, consistant series of the new Doctor Who to date. A must for fans of the series, and for anyone who likes science fiction this is a nice introduction to the world of "Who." It's not necessary to see the first two seasons, or the 28 years of the old show, to catch up with what's going on, since the new point of view character Martha Jones has no idea, either and new viewers get to learn along with her. Fun stories, very good special effects for TV, funny and sometimes deep at the ... Read More Rating: - LOVE DR. WHO!Great DVD! I love Dr. Who, and I absolutely adore THIS Dr. Who! David Tennant is the coolest Dr. Who ever. I hope that he continues to do the series for many years to come. Browse for similar items by category:
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