Product Description

The TARDIS arrives on a planet where a race known only as the Aliens have gathered soldiers from a number of different wars in history, brainwashed them and put them to battle. Their aim is to form an invincible army from the survivors and use this to take over the galaxy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8910 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2009-11-03
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 244 minutes

Customer Reviews

The end of an era
There are so few Patrick Troughton episodes out there. His stories were ravaged by the BBC many years ago, and only a handful have been recovered. The first story is missing, important episodes like "The Highlanders" and "The Enemy of the World" are gone. Even episodes with popular villains such as the Daleks and Cybermen are missing.

Thankfully one of the few stories still intact is the last story. The ten part masterpiece, "The War Games", is the swansong for the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe. It also introduces the Time Lords as a group, shows us a rival Time Lord to the Doctor in the form of the War Chief, and has a nice, epic feel to it that hasn't really been captured in too many other stories. It was also the last of the black and white stories.

There are certain problems with the story. For one, it's quite well-padded and redundant in parts. Truth be told, it could've been done as a four-part story and worked every bit as well, but that's a minor gripe.

Special features on this three-disc collection include such things as commentaries, features on the Target novels and the comic strip, and much more!

Overall this is a heck of a story and a great collection. Worth every penny!

Who did Epic before ther was Epic
Dr. Who was doing epic storylines befre they were en vogue. This was the most ambitious of the Who stories at the time, and was only eclipsed(not in quality mind you) by the Trial of a Timelord storyline. The story can get a bit repetitive at times, but it is a good yarn, well worth watching. You just knew watching the parts that something huge was going to happen! Troughton was so amazing in the role, and so many don't "know" him as well as the other actors who played the lead role because so many of his episodes, including some of the most famous episodes are lost for all time. This one is monumental in terms of what happemns.
One of the best parts of this story is the treatment of the timelords and Gallifrey(though neither term is sued here). Both were used sparingly to great effect. We are given morsels, tidbits of where the Doctor is from and the power of "his people." Though I loved the stories that followed about Gallifrey and the Timelords, it was nice not to know a lot about the Doctirs past or where he came from. The inclusion of backstory added a lot to the character, but in the process, removed some of the mystery and aura surrounding the character. This is really must see Who. Pity none of the characters introduced here, especially what seems to be another timelord(the Master anyone?!?) never returend. Perhaps with the popularity of the new sereis, that can be rectified. This really is monumental Who, but it is best viewed in chunks and not in one showing, or the repetitive parts will begin to annoy.

A few remarks.
1. Barring "Tenth Planet" resurfacing, "War Games" has to be the Holy Grail of at least the early Who stories. Can't wait to add this to my collection.

2. Well, this isn't EXACTLY Troughton's swan song as the Doctor. He DOES end up doing a few stories before nodding out. Of course, this is his last story as the star of the show.

3. I agree with the length of the story. They could have cut it down to at least half as long. Over doing the stories seemed to be a bad habit for both Hartnell's and Troughton's tenure. "Unearthly Child" and "The Daleks" could have been half as long as they were.