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Doctor Who: The Complete Specials (Blu-ray Review)
Five specials to be exact, three of which form a smart, sharply penned send-off...
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a Torchwood man. Cultivated in the mad mind of Russell T. Davies, it's that rare television spin-off that transcends its illustrious forbearer; in this case the long-running, inexplicably popular British science fiction saga, Doctor Who. Try as I might, I've had a difficult time enjoying the primordial Who mythos as much as its dark, genre-defying offsp...Video
Of the five Doctor Who specials featured in BBC Video's 5-disc set, four arrive with able-bodied 1080i/VC-1 transfers that grant the series a polish and shine its fans will welcome with open arms. Colors -- be they searing blues, sunbeat oranges, or vivid reds -- are bold and beautiful, skintones are natural, and black levels are deep and satisfying (save a handful of poorly resolved nighttime shots, most of which appear in The End of Time). Contrast is quite strong as well, allo...Audio
The Doctor Who box set includes five decent DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1 surround tracks (not to be confused with lossless DTS-HD Master Audio mixes); each of which delivers a very similar, very competent sonic experience. Barring a few mid-action mishaps (the worst of which occur in The End of Time, Part Two), dialogue is clean and clear throughout, prioritization is solid, and voices, whether steeped in garbled alien mishmash or Timothy Dalton's immaculately enunciated English, ho...Supplements
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials has a fairly generous supplemental package that, limited audio commentaries notwithstanding, offers diehards and newcomers a down-to-Earth look behind the scenes. Spread across five discs, the set arrives in a standard cardboard digipak with plastic disc hubs. Unfortunately, while the digipak is housed in a heavy slipcover, the set is flimsy and prone to wear-n-tear. It certainly isn't a deal breaker -- particularly since it falls in line with the majo...Final Words
A pack of five Doctor Who television specials isn't going to attract many newcomers to the TARDIS fold -- they'll have to wait for the series proper to finally earn a Blu-ray release -- but fans will eat it up. A solid AV presentation, elevated by decent 1080i video transfers and strong DTS-HD High Resolution audio tracks, and more than eight hours of supplemental content only sweeten the pot, making this a must-have for anyone who enjoyed David Tennant's run as the Tenth Doctor.......
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