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Series Two DVDs

I got my copy of the Region 1 DVD set of Series Two today. I've only had a chance to look at the first two discs so far, and listen to the commentaries on School Reunion and Girl In The Fireplace. It is by far the best Doctor Who DVD packaging to date -- the booklet really is beautiful, with specially constructed images.

It was also nice to see the included flier advertising the US distribution of all of the various toys. I'd ordered the Cyberman helmet and remote control Dalek toy, which are two all-time favorites of mine and two of the best-ever pieces of Doctor Who merchandise, and so it's nice to see that it might be a bit easier to get the merchandise. Though thankfully with the internet it's really not been too bad, at least as long as the supply doesn't dry out.

Advertising

It's still a little strange to see advertising for the DVD boxed set for Series Two at Best Buy along with the other non-Who DVD sets released this month. I know that in the UK it may not be very unusual to come across Doctor Who in the general public, but it is still unusual here in the US.

DVD reviews

It's always interesting to see Doctor Who reviews with fresh eyes, and so I found these reviews to be very interesting. The most interesting one is the review of the Beginning boxed set from someone who hasn't seen any Doctor Who before.

Upcoming DVDs

It's not at all surprising that the next two DVDs out in Region Two next March are going to be The Invasion and The Sontaran Experiment. There's definitely a pattern to rush out the Tom Baker DVDs as quickly as possible, and I think the Patrick Troughton story has more than the usual demand for a black and white story because of the animated reconstruction of the two lost episodes. I'm certainly anticipating it!

Of course, before then we'll also get the first David Tennant DVD boxed set, and the new series soundtrack. Some information about the new soundtrack was posted on zeta minor.

Region 1 Doctor Who Season Two DVD - 1/16/2007

Sci Fi Wire has confirmed a DVD release date.

Unsurprisingly, it follows the pattern of series one, where it comes out on DVD very quickly after airing on Sci Fi. By their own statements, BBC Worldwide Americas was happy with the DVD sales for the Christopher Eccleston series, and the relationship between Sci Fi and the BBC was a successful combination.

The first two David Tennant episodes The Christmas Invasion and New Earth airs next Friday on Sci Fi.

Region 1 Series 1 Box Art

Both TV Shows on DVD and Outpost Gallifrey have the cover of the region 1 set for the Christopher Eccleston series of Doctor Who. It's very similar as far as the Region 2 release, just much, much thinner.

I'm intrigued, actually, that fundementally the UK and the US packaging are as close as they are. With the classic series, the covers and packaging style are very, very different between the two markets; they don't have the same artwork or pictures, fonts choices, and even the logo is different. (Part of me was wondering if they'd label the R1 boxed set as "The Christopher Eccleston Year", as all of the R1 classic series titles are labeled as being part of "The Tom Baker Years", or "The Peter Davision Years" or whatever.

But then, it's got to be a bit frustrating for the BBC in their attempts to sell this -- all of the UK genre press that has been covering Doctor Who will have completely moved on to David Tennant. I'm not sure how they market it. Though really, I assume that the plan is basically just to make sure that all of us that are already buying Doctor Who DVDs get it, and most of us don't need much additional marketing to... it's just a matter of getting it out to those of us that already want to buy it. I'm hopeful that it'll pick up some new converts via something like NetFlix, but who can say...