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I must be blessed, as I had the impending sense of doom going in to a series so late, with no knowledge of the program (or its spin-off ' Torchwood'). Danger lurks around every corner, as the Cybermen and their leader, Miss Mercy Hartigan (Dervla Kirwan), are ratcheting up their plans for a very hostile takeover. While hiding his true identity from this new hero, it is up to The Doctor to discover what plot is afoot, and find out what link it may have to the memory loss of his newfound companion. 'The Next Doctor' (4/5) - The Doctor arrives in London on December 24, 1851, and immediately stumbles across another man claiming to be The Doctor (David Morrissey), as well as a burgeoning Cybermen infestation. I won't bore you any longer, so on with the details! All of the specials are being released individually, as well, save for the first, which was the last 'Doctor Who' special to be made in standard definition. This release is comprised of the specials that aired from Christmas day 2008 on to the last special with the current Doctor, David Tennant. It must have met expectations, as the new collection ('Doctor Who: The Complete Specials') has now been released.
The Doctor's debut on Blu-ray happened a few months back, when 'Planet of the Dead,' the first high def filmed special bowed, possibly to gauge interest. With a new actor playing the titular Time Lord every few years, the show reinvents itself, yet maintains basic themes and creatures and situations that appeal to existing fans, spawning wave after wave of new fans, furthering the fact that there was no excuse for my lack of experience with the good Doctor.
Until now, if you had asked me, "What is a TARDIS?" my response would probably have been less than politically correct. I'm ashamed to admit that I'm a newcomer to the longest-running science fiction series in history, 'Doctor Who.' Created eighteen years before I was, with countless episodes and specials made from its inception on to the current day, it almost seems like I was avoiding it, all things considered.