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!

I got hooked the first time I saw Doctor Who on TV (the one where Christopher Eccleston plays as The Doctor). So much so, that I have bought almost every single Doctor Who seasons/series on dvd (i.e. the ones where Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith play as The Doctor). I still cannot accept or watch Peter Capaldi as The Doctor, because (1) his heavy Scottish accent is hard to understand, and (2) he played Caecilius in the "Fires of Pompeii" episode of Doctor Who (I just keep seeing Caecilius whenever I see Capaldi play as The Doctor). The writing/scripts are excellent. Everything starts with the writing/story, then everything else builds from there. The acting is great, the music is great, the visual effects are great, etc. In this Series and the next, Steven Moffat (Head Writer & one of the Exec Producers) has placed too much emphasis on the mystery of the Doctor's name. Too much so. Normally, I would not think on it, but this Series has made me do so. So, given that River Song's Number 1 Rule is "The Doctor Lies", and other evidence (such as his devious & manipulative manner) from the this and previous series, my conclusion is that the Doctor's name is Beelzebub Jr., or Beelzebub III / IV / etc. In other words, The Doctor's father, grandfather or great-grandfather was Beelzebub (The Lord of Lies). Given the evil reputation of Beelzebub, The Doctor is, thus, trying to runaway from his Legacy. I have watched the Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith Doctor Who series FIVE times, and will probably rewatch them again! That is how good everything is in these series. Funny thing is, after watching them five times, I am finally seeing scientific improbabilities/mistakes and some plot holes. This series must be great, since I did not notice these mistakes during my first three viewings.

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

This is the *Complete* Sixth Series featuring everything from where the Complete Fifth Series leaves off. It's not just Part 1: Doctor Who: Series Six, Part One [Blu-ray ] & Part 2: Doctor Who: The Sixth Series - Part 2 [Blu-ray ], but also the Christmas Special Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol [Blu-ray ] which preceded it. The 14 episodes are as follows: A Christmas Carol The Impossible Astronaut The Day of the Moon The Curse of the Black Spot The Doctor's Wife (not who you think) The Rebel Flesh The Almost People A Good Man Goes to War Let's Kill Hitler Night Terrors The Girl Who Waited The God Complex Closing Time The Wedding of River Song Slightly more than the sum of the parts, but to quote River Song, "it's early days" and the price should go down from competition. I have mine on order so I can capture any price drops. :-) Also included are the following extras (for the first time available): Extras: Meanwhile in the Tardis feature - Newly filmed scenes telling what happens between the episodes: Bad Night (Runtime: 3m 37s) Good Night (Runtime: 4m 50s) First Night (Runtime: 2m 13s) Last Night (Runtime: 3m 32s) Up All Night (Runtime: 1m 55s) Comic Relief 2011 mini episodes - Space and Time (Approx. 8m; These are worth watching multiple times!) Prequels: The Impossible Astronaut (Runtime: 1m 48s) Curse of the Black Spot (Runtime: 1m 23s) A Good Man Goes to War (Runtime: 1m 36s) Let's Kill Hitler (Runtime: 1m 55s) The Wedding of River Song (Runtime: 1m 11s) Doctor Who Confidential featurettes - An inside look at each episode (Note: These are shortened versions of "Doctor Who Confidential", lasting about 10 minutes each, not the original 45 minute versions shown only in the UK. I've always been disappointed in this.) Monster Files featurettes - Get under the skin and inside the minds of the new Doctor's most challenging opponents Audio commentaries Trailers and Trails feature UPDATE (Oct 9th): What it does NOT contain is the "Doctor Who at the Proms 2010" Special that was included with the Christmas Carol single. While disappointing, it is still nice to have the bevy of previously unreleased material.

Deliver on time and exactly what I wanted.

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

I am not a Doctor Who fan, in general. I have been aware of the series for years, and have a great deal of respect for it as the longest running series ever. That is also why I tend not to like it, overall. When you develop a mechanic that allows you to replace the cast every few years or so, yes the series lives on, but you have new people. What if the new people don't click? What if the newest doctor doesn't grab your attention? New companions' dynamic are not believable? That has been my trouble for the longest time. I knew of the series, had a grasp of the various races and plots, but... I never clicked with actors. So, I couldn't get into it. And then, they stumbled upon Matt Smith and I finally found a doctor I could grasp, one that actually grabbed my attention. More than that, his companions didn't bother me. The Ponds worked, River Song made sense, even the cameo companions (like Roy's Dad) played out well. When they change up the cast, I catch a few episodes (recently through means like Netflix), to give it a chance. If they cannot grab me in 3 episodes, they never will. Matt Smith and his gang hit the mark and, after the 3rd episode, I instantly ordered all the series that portrayed him as the Doctor (as well as ordered the "day of the doctor" special out in Dec). They did THAT well. Never owned any Doctor Who before, but it landed so well, I went all out. That is what I recommend to people that do not know, or are curious about, Doctor Who. Find a few episodes, on Youtube, Netflix, or whatever. Each new Doctor is a different taste. See if any of the land with you. There are 11 (soon to be 12) different doctors and all are a hit or miss, if you ask me. You might find one you enjoy, or love them all. But, give it a shot. The show has been around since the 60's. It must be doing something right, maybe even something you can get into... if even just for as long as the span of one Doctor.

J'adore cette série et particulièrement avec Matt Smith, c'est le meilleur Docteur Who.

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。

Fan de la série, je me suis mis en tête d'acheter toutes les saisons (dans le désordre). J'ai choisi l'import anglais pour la saison 6, parce qu'elle était moins chère... Mais c'est loin d'être le seul avantage ! Évidemment, il faut avoir quelques bases en anglais car les sous-titres ne sont assurés qu'en VO. Personnellement, ça ne m'a pas dérangée. Le coffret est MAGNIFIQUE, vraiment mieux que ceux de l'édition française ! Ce ne sont pas 4 pauvres DVD superposés, mais un véritable "livret" de DVD et un rabat illustré très plaisant - mais je laisse la surprise aux futurs acheteurs... Je ne regrette vraiment pas cet achat, j'aurais aussi aimé trouver la saison 2 en import anglais. Pour ce qui est de la saison, elle est excellente. Certains épisodes sont juste magiques et l'histoire de River Song est à son apogée... C'est à la hauteur de la série. À tous les Whovian !

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