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Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks (Story 78) |  | Director: David Maloney
Actors: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher
Studio: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Category: DVD
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Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 8759
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 142 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: E2503
UPC: 794051250322
EAN: 0794051250322
ASIN: B000EMG918
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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| • | The Time Lords send the Doctor (Tom Baker), Sarah Jane and Harry on a daunting mission to the Daleks' home planet.Running Time: 142 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION Rating: NR Age: 794051250322 UPC: 794051250322 Manufacturer No: E2503 |
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One of the most popular story arcs from Doctor Who's "Fourth Doctor" period (starring Tom Baker as the Doctor), writer Terry Nation's Genesis of the Daleks not only fleshes out the back story of the Doctor's most fearsome nemeses--the megalomaniacal, robotic Daleks--but also serves up a thoughtful storyline that doesn't skimp on the action. First aired on the BBC in 1975, the six-episode story has the Doctor and companions Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) summoned to the Daleks' home planet of Skaros at a time prior to their rise to power. Hoping to prevent the domination-hungry beings from developing their warlike behavior, they soon find themselves in the middle of a war between two races, the Kaleds and the Thals, and uncover a plot by a Kaled scientist, Davros, to render his people invincible as the metal-encased Daleks. A gripping story with elements that remain topical even today (ancient cultures locked in an endless war, genetic experimentation, eugenics), Genesis of the Daleks is an excellent starting point for first-time Who viewers, and a fine reminder of the show at its best for longtime fans. The two-disc DVD offers a considerable amount of extras, most notably a commentary track by Baker, Sladen, co-star Peter Miles, and director David Maloney. "Genesis of a Classic" is an hour-long featurette about the story, with interviews from all the major (surviving) cast and crew members, while "The Dalek Tapes" explores the creatures' history via rare clips and interviews with performers and production staff. There's also a clip from a vintage episode of the U.K. children's series Blue Peter that's devoted to Doctor Who models and creatures, as well as the detailed photo gallery and subtitled text commentary that are standards on all Doctor Who DVDs. Those with DVD-ROM can access PDF documents of the 1976 Doctor Who Annual and listings from the Radio Times. --Paul Gaita
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Classic Doctor Who Story - the Origins of his most Nefarious Foes: The Daleks January 28, 2010
Samurai Dave (Tokyo, japan)
This has to be one of my favorite Doctor Who stories of all time and it was one of my first introductions to Doctor Who. I stumbled upon Doctor Who one saturday night flipping through the channels (all 5 of them) when I was 9 or 10 years old. Genesis of the Daleks was one of those first few episodes that I saw and it was the one that stuck in my memory the most. I remember Davros and the Daleks just being all out creepy especially their voices. I actually saw the episode quite a number of years after it had originally aired. PBS used to show full-length stories rather than episode parts so I watched Doctor Who like it was a TV movie 90-120 minutes long.
Genesis of the Daleks has the Doctor and his two companions, Sarah Jane and Harry Sullivan, taken to the planet Skaro by meddling Time Lords in order to stop the creation of Doctor Who's and the Universe's greatest adversary, the Daleks. The Doctor is faced with the moral dilemma of becoming as bad as the Daleks in his task to annihilate them before they are created.
What is so amazing about this story is that by the time this story aired, the Daleks had already appeared in numerous episodes before. All three previous doctors had tangled with the Daleks in one way or another. They were well-established villains on Doctor Who and when you have such popular icons, doing an origins story 10 years after their first appearance can be a bold risky move. You run the risk of annoying and alienating fans who might not be pleased with their favorite characters' origins preferring mystery to knowing. That's how I felt with the Star Wars prequels. I'd rather have my own imagination of what the clone wars were and Darth Vader's fall to the Dark Side than what I got in the prequels.
Genesis avoids the pitfalls that the Star Wars prequels later fell into and gives a fine story. Meeting the meglo-maniac creator of the Daleks was a boon to the series and not a let down.
In short, if you love the Daleks, you'll love Genesis. Tom Baker is at his finest in this episode ranging from witty to serious. His two companions, Sarah and Harry, in my opinion are some of the best companions to have ever entered the Tardis. The three characters had good chemistry between them. It's a shame that the studios decided to ax Harry's character a few episodes later.
The Doctor is tasked with fighting his greatest Foe or destroy them at all costs December 8, 2009
Jacob (Virgina, USA)
The Tom Baker era hits with a bang in this "Genesis of the Daleks"
After being Transmatted back to the Ark the Time Lords intercpet The Doctor, Sarah and Harry and charge him with a mission. The Time Lords want the Doctor to go back to a point in the creation of the Daleks and make them less argessive beings. Failing in that some kind of weakness that can be used against them later on. Or and this one makes the Doctor think, destory them before they have a chance to become the single greatest threat to the entire cosmos. The Doctor agrees and asks for the coridnates to Skaro. But the time Lords have already sent him and the others. He is also given a time ring. That is the only way to get of Skaro for any of them. Soon enough the Doctor, Sarah and Harry and crossing through a no man land and find themsleves under attack. Making a way towards what looks like a bunker they are hit with gas. Grabbing masks off of dead bodies they try to stay alive only to have The Doctor and Harry taken by Kaled (yes that's right K-A-L-E-D) forces. There they are taken to be interogatted by the scicne core lead by thier leader and greatest sicents the Kaled people have Davros. Menawhile Sarah is captured by the mutant's living in no mans land. They want to kill her while one wants to keep her alive and show the Thalls and Kaleds that they are not the monsters. All to soon the war has hit its high point and Davros wants nothing more then to see his greatest achivement the mark 3 travel machine or as he now calls it Dalek to end this war and make him the supreme leader of all. Can the Doctor stop Davros, help the Time Lords and make the Daleks into something other then monsters?
Best ever Doctor Who Episode!! August 16, 2009
Book and SciFi lover
I am a big Doctor Who fan and this is by far the best episode of Doctor Who. This is a classic for any Doctor Who or SciFi fan.
Dr. Who's Very Best July 22, 2009
Tom Baker (New Orleans,LA)
This is the best episode of Dr. Who out of either series and any doctor.This is coming from a true hardcore fan(especially of the classic series).If you ever buy any episode of Dr. Who, make it Genesis of the Daleks. It's the perfect episode to introduce someone to the classic series and make a good impression.It also includes some great special features like The Dalek Tapes and Genesis of a Classic.This one is a must have for any Dr.Who fan or just a SCI-FI fan.
The Best Tom Baker Adventure and possibly the BEST of all The Classic Series! June 15, 2009
Jorge Dejesus Sanchez (San Juan , Puerto Rico)
This is a MUST , for any Doctor Who Fan , classic and new Series! We go back the the creation of the Iconic DALEKS and for the first time, DAVROS! The Lines between The Doctor and Dravos are classic lines, The nuclear destroyed World, The War, The Fog, The Thals, The Daleks and of Course DRAVOS , make this adventure, not only Iconic of the series, but may be the best episode of the Tom Baker Era and maybe of the whole series!!!
The hour long features , the behind the scenes, and the story of the Daleks are great, great, if you don't have these 2 DVD pack, have it right away, if you like DAVROS in "Journey's End", see him in this episode and you cheer for him!
This was my first DVD of Doctor Who and what a great way to start my collection!
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