The Doctor
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2007 18:19:36 GMT -5
Here's something: During the 1960s and 70s, the BBC and ITV had this practise of wiping video tapes after use. The reason being was that video tape was a relatively new technology, and so was rather expensive. So, to reduce costs and save money, the companies would wipe the tapes after broadcast and reuse them. Now, this is where Doctor Who comes in... From 1967 to 1978, many tapes containing old 1960's Doctor Who episodes on them were victims of the wiping. Some stories were slated for preservation, like 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth', some just got lucky, like 'The Daleks', whilst others were accidentaly kept by foreign TV stations, like 'The Tomb of the Cybermen'. However, the more unfortunate stories were either completely wiped, or are now incomplete. What the "Lost in Time" DVD set is about is that it's a collection of "orphaned" 1960s episodes and clips, where 50% or more of the stories were wiped. Note: All Doctor Who episodes survive in audio form. I've got it and I think it's rather fascinating, as it gives us an insite to the classic Doctor Who stories of the 1960s and what went on in them. However, just a brief final note, some stories, like 'Marco Polo' and 'Mission to the Unknown' were wiped completely and all that survives of them are the soundtracks and a few pictures. So, comments please.
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Post by Chris3123 on Jan 14, 2007 1:42:04 GMT -5
I rented both sets (the Hartnell and Troughton parts are separate sets in R1) despite some reviewers' suggestions that new Who viewers should skip them. I wanted to see all the Who I could, complete or not.
Much of the content I couldn't bring myself to enjoy, such as entire multi-part stories with hardly 2 minutes (or less) of footage intact. It was only the few stories with every episode (though some just audio), such as The Moonbase, that made it enjoyable at all. In the end, I'm glad I saw it, if just for that small bit of good content.
I rather enjoyed The Moonbase, despite only half of it being available in video. It was my first ever Cybermen story. I really wish I could have seen the first Cybermen story, The Tenth Planet, first though.
The one other part that I liked was the clips from the end of The Tenth Planet, featuring the first regeneration. I wish I could have seen it in context. *sigh* Another reason why I wish The Tenth Planet was fully intact.
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