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Calling all Dr. Who fans!

See the series that started it all from more than 40 years ago.

From one online reviewer:

WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE 40+ years in time and space with the first 3 episodes! Presented here are the first 3 William Hartnell stories arcs in 1 set. This is a great way to be introduced to the longest running TV sci-fi series in (and of) history. When we first meet the Doctor's "granddaughter" SUSAN, through her concerned and curious school teachers, IAN & Barbara. The Doctor, very the ANTI-HERO, almost frightening in this story, as he almost abducts the pair to protect his secret (not that he is a Timelord) that he is from "the future" and can travel in time and space. The outer shape of the time machine, A.K.A. the TARDIS remains stuck in the famous police-call-box disguise as it appears on the cusp of the "ice age." After a great 2 episode start, "Unearthly Child" becomes a fairly cliched tale of escape and capture RUNNING from and with cavemen. In 1963, Film and time was at a premium for the fledgling show, so many flubbed lines and missed cues remain in this remastered set. IT IS STILL A MUST SEE/OWN STORY FOR new and old DR. WHO FANS.

The next story introduces the Doctors 40 yr. nemesis, and easily he revial for pop culture popularity, THE DALEKS in the aptly title story arc, "The Daleks." For a series that was intended to introduce history to children, the show immediately gets off track in this 2nd story, introducing the Doctor's classic alien-cyborg foe, thank God. Overall, not a great story, but it is so monumentous a meeting that it is fun to watch on that merit alone!

The 3rd story arc "The Edge of Destruction" is what the Trek writers refered to as a "bottle episode." In an attempt to cut costs on enough stories to save money for the big shows, we have a story contained completely in the TARDIS control room. The "characters trapped in an elevator" story is a fast, cheap way of establishing and defining characters early in a series, Edge of Destruction is highly successful in this way.

This is a great set at a good price.
DON'T SETTLE FOR crummy BOOTLEGS! GET THESE CLEANED & POLISHED PIECES OF TIMELORD HISTORY!

Another online reviewer notes:

Doctor Who - The Beginning, is a DVD box set that all fans of the series MUST have. Starting from the very first episode, "An Unearthly Child" the Doctor has some unwelcomed guests on the Tardis and because of what they have seen, he cannot let them leave. This box set also introduces the sinister Daleks, in the episode "Dead Planet". The series is in black and white and although many of the sets, looked and probably are, cheap and unreal, the story lines and plot twists, will keep you clued to the screen. The acting also is performed brilliantly, with each actor having been cast perfectly in his or her role. William Hartnell (the first Doctor), sets the tone of the series and it is easy to see how generations of children and adults alike, have become avid followers.

Doctor Who - The Beginning, where the adventure begins and the action unfolds

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