Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs

redsharkJason
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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 9, 2015 6:08:37 GMT

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Post by redsharkJason on Oct 9, 2015 6:08:37 GMT

Excitedly today, I pre-ordered the Blu-ray 3 disc The Christmas Specials Gift Set for $49.59 CAD (£24) from Amazon.ca [$46.93 CAD for the 4 disc DVD edition].

10 stories (11 episodes) + Ten Christmases bonus feature + Twelfth Doctor sonic screwdriver:

The Christmas Invasion
The Runaway Bride
Voyage of the Damned
The Next Doctor
The End of Time (Parts 1 & 2)
A Christmas Carol
The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
The Snowmen
The Time of the Doctor
Last Christmas

Yeah, I know, we all have these episodes on DVD already!

My perceived value is:

Having all of these episodes in high definition Blu-ray format
Having a more disc friendly assessable plastic hard case (rather than cardboard)
Obtaining my first 12th Doctor sonic screwdriver
And to view its new bonus feature

The UK equivalent edition The 10 Christmas Specials (£40.89) from Amazon.co.uk includes an accompanying booklet and 5 Christmas cards [£36 for the 4 disc DVD edition]. However, the $24.95 USD (WhoNA) Twelfth Doctor sonic screwdriver is not included.

Is anyone else interested in buying this Christmas Specials disc set?

Last Edit: Oct 9, 2015 6:15:31 GMT by redsharkJason

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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 9, 2015 7:01:14 GMT redsharkJason likes this

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Post by Timelord007 on Oct 9, 2015 7:01:14 GMT

Basically Auntie Beeb likes to send out Daisy the cash cow at Christmas to milk fans into purchasing another re-released set with exclusive cards & booklet.

Save your money & don't purchase unless you don't own any of the above specials is my advice, so no i won't be purchasing this set.

Last Edit: Oct 9, 2015 7:02:23 GMT by Timelord007

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redsharkJason
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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 9, 2015 7:48:54 GMT

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Post by redsharkJason on Oct 9, 2015 7:48:54 GMT

Oct 9, 2015 7:01:14 GMT Timelord007 said:

Basically Auntie Beeb likes to send out Daisy the cash cow at Christmas to milk fans into purchasing another re-released set with exclusive cards & booklet.

Save your money & don't purchase unless you don't own any of the above specials is my advice, so no i won't be purchasing this set.

Good on you for putting your foot down!

The region 1 edition does seem to me to be better value. On top of the standalone release of Last Christmas and with the existence of this Christmas set, it's conceivable that last year's Twelfth Doctor Christmas special might not be included with the upcoming (and unannounced) The Complete Ninth Series DVD set? It will be interesting to see the eventual outcome…

Last Edit: Oct 9, 2015 7:54:26 GMT by redsharkJason

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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 9, 2015 9:00:24 GMT

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Post by omega on Oct 9, 2015 9:00:24 GMT

Oct 9, 2015 7:01:14 GMT Timelord007 said:

Basically Auntie Beeb likes to send out Daisy the cash cow at Christmas to milk fans into purchasing another re-released set with exclusive cards & booklet.

Save your money & don't purchase unless you don't own any of the above specials is my advice, so no i won't be purchasing this set.

That's basically why they put the Regeneration box out before the proper release of The Tenth Planet.

Be sure to check out the indexes for the various Big Finish ranges!

Timelord007 Chancellor "Everything Or Nothing" Likes: 12,751	Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 10, 2015 15:19:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Timelord007 on Oct 10, 2015 15:19:55 GMT Must be a shortage of milk at the BBC.
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charlesuirdhein Chancellery Guard Likes: 2,320	Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 22, 2015 16:47:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by charlesuirdhein on Oct 22, 2015 16:47:36 GMT Total waste of money buying this.

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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 22, 2015 18:36:17 GMT

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Post by david on Oct 22, 2015 18:36:17 GMT

I could see the point if they were actually "special" but so many of the X-Mas eps are distinctly average at best. Some - Voyage Of The Damned and Widow/Wardrobe - are the nadir of Nu Who. But hey - Voyage has the highest ratings of any Nu-Who ep so maybe it has a following

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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 22, 2015 19:15:26 GMT

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Post by Ela on Oct 22, 2015 19:15:26 GMT

I suspect it's due to the co-star, though I could be wrong. I was underwhelmed by Voyage of the Damned. The Witch, the Widow, and the Wardrobe was kind of a cute concept. The one with the airborne fish (the title is escaping me, the Scrooge/Xmas Carol one) was kind of silly.

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david Gallifreyan Likes: 127	Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs Oct 22, 2015 21:21:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by david on Oct 22, 2015 21:21:03 GMT It's maybe a little to do with Kylie but the show was growing so fast then regardless. 2008 would be a ratings behemoth, far and away bigger than any other Nu-Who year. It was the start of that epic yearin a way.
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Doctor Who: The Christmas Specials DVDs

Post by redsharkJason on Oct 9, 2015 6:08:37 GMT

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