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DVDs in the Works

Archive for August, 2010

8th Doctor movie finally on DVD!

The 8th Doctor, Paul McGann

At long last, BBC Video will be able to fill the gaping hole in many North American collections of Doctor Who DVDs. Or perhaps you’ve been hoping to streamline down from a raggedy old VHS taped off-air fourteen years ago. The 1996 Doctor Who movie marks an important step in the show’s history between the classic years that ended in 1989 and the new series that began in 2005, and the forthcoming DVD has 3 hours of extras to document the production from every angle. Though Paul McGann (Luther, Collision, Our Mutual Friend) was to star as the Eighth Doctor only once on television, he made an indelible impression on fans, and he went on to record a series of Big Finish Audio Adventures and animated webisodes for BBC.com that kept the idea of Doctor Who alive during some very lean years.

Christopher Eccleston shines in Lennon biopic

Christopher Eccleston in Lennon Naked

We’ve already posted Lennon Naked in the upcoming DVDs section, but we believe it deserves a bit more of a call-out. The telefilm, which covers Lennon’s final years in England, stirred a lot of buzz when the BBC aired it this summer, especially for Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who). He has already been tipped as the man to beat for the Best Actor Award in next year’s TV BAFTAs. That’s Naoko Mori (Torchwood, Absolutely Fabulous) channeling Yoko Ono. Fans of Lark Rise to Candleford will recognize Claudie Blakeley as Lennon’s first wife, Cynthia. The DVD will follow the premiere on Masterpiece this fall.

Merlin returns to Syfy and to DVD

Merlin: The Complete Second Season

This week TV Guide reported that Merlin will return with its third season on Syfy early next year. This is great news for DVD fans because we’ll be able get Season Two out in January or February at the latest.  The enthusiasm of Merlin fans at ComicCon was electric, not least because teen lead Colin Morgan is a comic book geek himself.  Certainly the viewing figures for Season Two on Syfy grew and grew to an impressive average of 1.7 million. The handsome teen leads, Colin Morgan as young Merlin and Bradley James as young Arthur are ably supported by several generations of British acting greats, including Anthony Head (Persuasion, Little Britain) as King Uther, Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave) in a very funny turn as Merlin’s long-suffering mentor, and John Hurt (The Naked Civil Servant) as the voice of the dragon.  Season Two adds to that roster with Sarah Parish (Mistresses) and Adrian Lester (Hustle) as well as MacKenzie Crook. Crook, of course, shot to fame as the weasely Gareth in The Office, but he has since built up his box office cred in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.  As with Season One, the next DVD is packed with extras: audio commentaries, behind the scenes, introductions, wallpapers and more.

Updated Sherlock is must-see TV

Some months ago we wrote about the new Sherlock series with great anticipation, and we’re delighted to hear that in two short weeks this 21st century take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories has made a clean sweep with the British public – ratings, reviews, the works. The only complaint is that a season of only three 90-minute films now seems cruelly short. Creators Steven Moffat (Coupling, Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) have nothing against the Victorian period and all those lovely adaptations with hansom cabs emerging from the fog. They simply approached the concept as if Conan Doyle were writing in today’s London. Now that we’ve seen the first two films, we can attest that Sherlock remains remarkably true in spirit to the original stories, and sometimes even the original dialogue. Mark your calendars for Sherlock’s premiere season on Masterpiece Mystery! starting October 24th through November 7th. Our DVD and Blu-ray of the first three films will follow shortly after the broadcast, and includes audio commentaries by creators and actors as well as a 30-minute “making of” featurette.

Some months ago we wrote about the new Sherlock series with great anticipation, and we’re delighted to hear that in two short weeks this 21st century take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories has made a clean sweep with the British public – ratings, reviews, the works. The only complaint is that a season of only three 90-minute films now seems cruelly short. Creators Steven Moffat (Coupling, Doctor Who) and Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) have nothing against the Victorian period and all those lovely adaptations with hansom cabs emerging from the fog. They simply approached the concept as if Conan Doyle were writing in today’s London. Now that we’ve seen the first two films, we can attest that Sherlock remains remarkably true in spirit to the original stories, and sometimes even the original dialogue. Mark your calendars for Sherlock’s premiere season on Masterpiece Mystery! starting October 24th through November 7th. Our DVD and Blu-ray of the first three films will follow shortly after the broadcast, and includes audio commentaries by creators and actors as well as a 30-minute “making of” featurette.