Doctor Who: The War Games In Colour A Short SPOILER FILLED Review

While alot of people very rightfully so await the release of the latest Doctor Who episode. You'd be forgiven for forgetting the fact that we are technically getting two Doctor Who episodes airing this week with the one that I'm going to be reviewing for you all today being the latest black and white episode to get colourised and so then join me as I give you my SPOILER FILLED review of the episode that is a very important episode of the show with the episode in question being called simply just "The War Games In Colour" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is The Doctor , Jaime and Zoe find themselves stuck in the middle of a war where there's something far more sinister going something that will have dire consequences for The Doctor. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very film was in all honesty not bad but given the episodes new format being moved from ten half an hour episodes to one ninety minuet episode the plot does at times feel all over the place with it also lacking focus as well with the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is Patrick Troughton as The Doctor , Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot. Also starring in this episode is David Savile as Lt Carstairs , Jane Sherwin as Lady Jennifer Buckingham , Noel Coleman as General Smythe , Richard Steele as Commandant Gorton , Terence Bayler as Major Barrington , Hubert Rees as Captain Ransom , David Valla as Lieutenant Crane , Esmond Webb as Sgt. Major Burns , Brian Forster as Sergeant Willis , Pat Gorman as A Military Policeman , Peter Stanton as A Military Chauffeur , David Garfield as Von Weich , Gregg Palmer as Lieutenant Lucke and Philip Madoc as War Lord.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With all of this episodes actors be they the shows regular actors or the episodes gues actors everybody in this episode really does bring there A game in this episode with a special shout out going to Patrick Troughton who really phenomenal in this episode and is quite easily th3 best actor in this episode with the acting that's in this very episode really was being helped by the fact that this episodes script is just so good that all this episodes actors really have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance really will come out of them naturally which is something that really does help to raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this very episode.

One of the things that the original cut of the episode was it's scope. Which is something that is very sadly lost in this cut of the episode for while the original cut of the episode had the time that it really needed in order to set up locations and make each zone in these deadly games feel real and lived in here due to the much shorter running the episode really cannot afford to do that and because of that the episode does that extra something that makes the original cut of the episode work so well and when all of the locations no matter how small they are really go along way to making the episode work just aren't given the time that they need to feel real and lived then the whole episode comes across as missing that extra something that was in the original cut of the episode.

SPOILERS START HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

There was two major selling points when the BBC was announcing this episode to be colourised the first was the fact that this episode was being shown in colour for the first time. However its the second thing that got people more excited and that's the fact that we finally get to see Patrick Troughton regenerate into Jon Pertwee with the effect it self not looking all that bad but at the same time it is something that does come across as being really underwhelming as alot of looks computer animated but at the same time tho it is cool to finally get to see what Patrick Troughtons regeneration might have looked like and the fact that we even get a Jon Pertwee small scene at the end being the icing on the cake.

To give this episode at least some credit the colours do look alot better in this episode then they did in The Daleks In Colour. With all of the characters having some really muted and almost realistic colours to them when in The Daleks In Colour it seemed like who ever was doing the colourisation for the episode just went with typical bright colours here it felt like that the team behind the colourisation went with a more realistic approach with it no doubt being helped that thanks to the Doctor Who animated range we know what the colour scheme is for both The Doctor and Jaime and yet with Zoe they gave these really warm colours that works with her character.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and twenty nine minuets and fifty eight seconds. Which really isn't a good running time for this episode as this story was originally ten episodes which from what I can gather as I haven't seen the original cut of the episode myself allowed the story to move at a much more natural pace where as here because of the fact that the story has been cut down to one hour and ninety minuets things don't flow as well as they could have and while The Daleks In Colour didn't have this problem because of the fact that even in the original story there were parts that could have been cut out and not have the actual plot be effected here tho it felt like that by trying to squeeze this story into a one hour and ninety minuet running time it felt like that the makers behind this cut of the episode were doing more harm to the story then good but I really will admit that this episode really doesn't have all that good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an action show that really does mean that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With this episodes action being aloy better then what you'd expect from the show during this time frame with being as clear as day the the makers of the episode wanted this final black and white to go out with bang and as a result of that is the fact that they just went all out with this episodes action and it really is something that shows through in the final cut of the episode in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

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Overall its safe to say that out of the two colourisations that we've been given thus far that The Daleks In Colour is the better one this is despite this one having colours that are more true to the show and the characters and the less a out Mark Ayres intrusive music and distracting new effects the better in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page , Amazon . Co . Uk and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode with alot of them being better quality then what you'd really think of and all of the images are really of course up and really on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Doctor Who: The Daleks In Colour Review

Doctor Who is a show that's been around for decades at this point with the show having not only a truly iconic hero but having equally iconic villains. With the most iconic villains without a shadow of a doubt being the daleks and as a result of that is the fact that it really wasn't all that surprising that in the lead up to the shows sixtieth anniversary it was announced that the very first dalek story would be colourized for the technically the second time with this new version version also being cut down to seventy five minuets and featuring a new score and many more changes and so then join me as I review the episode that introduced the world to the most iconic villains in Doctor Who history with the episode in question being called imply just "The Daleks In Colour" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is The Doctor , Ian , Barbera and Susan find themselves trapped on a planet and have to find to fend of the planets evil inhabitants whilst helping the only good people on the planet win a civil war. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually feature / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good which really isn't all that surprising as this is the exact same plot as the original unedited version of the episode in question with this cut of the episode not really making any edits that are harmful to the plot of this episode as instead the edits are made to cut out scenes that bog the plot of the episode down alot all of which make this episodes version of the plot alot more snappier but on the down side of that is the fact that the episodes plot isn't really given the time that it needs to breathe as it's just rushing to get to the next plot point with the the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is William Hartnell as The Doctor , William Russell as Ian Chesterton and Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright. Also starring in this episode is Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman , Alan Wheatley as Temmosus , John Lee as Alydon , Virginia Wetherell as Dyoni , Philip Bond as Ganatus , Marcus Hammond as Antodus , Gerald Curtis as Elyon , Jonathon Crane as Kristas , Nicholas Briggs as The Voice Of The Daleks , David Graham as The Voice Of The Daleks and Peter Hawkins as The Voice Of The Daleks.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. Which is to be expected given who is starring in this episode and the fact that these actors are so well known for playing these characters and even tho this episode was originally the second ever serial for the show it's quite clear to see that alot of these actors have at least started to get there characters down perfectly with even both David Graham and Peter Hawkins turning in some truly memorable performances as the daleks with the same thing also being said for Nicholas Briggs who gives the titular villains some new pieces of dialog and who manages to sound Peter Hawkins whilst also still being very him with the acting in this episode also being helped by the fact that the script for this episode is just so good that all this episodes cast have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them naturally which is something that really does raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this episode.

As was mentioned at the very start of this review this is technically the second time that this story has been colourized. With this episode quite clearly taking inspiration from the film Dr. Who And The Daleks when it comes to the episodes color as alot of the colours in this episode are very bright colours which wouldn't seem out of place in that film but they really do seem out of really place in this episode as this episode is a very dark episode and the colors should represent that as instead of having alot of greens and purples for the forest the colors there should be very muted like for example very dark greens and browns for the trees and other such thing and when it comes to the dalek headquarters you really want very metallic colors no or really limited blues , reds and yellows as instead you want grey for the walls and mainly either lighter or dark shades of grey and maybe some cool blues as these are colors that really would best fit the dalek city as it's a robotic city and the colors really should reflect that and yet because the colors used for both the forest and the dalek city don't best really reflect there location they instead come across as being done by a group of people who don't really care about the story or care about the world of Doctor Who. 

This version of the episode did make some edits to the original episode apart from adding color to the episode. As we have a new score and sound mix by composer Mark Ayres with returning Doctor Who composer Murray Gold doing the episodes ending theme and we also have new lines of dalek dialog from original actor David Graham and Nicholas Briggs has also been added to the dalek voice cast as well however these aren't the only changes as we have new effects added to the episode with there being some CGI added to the dalek city which does look decent for what would have been done on a small budget but at the same time it does seem out of place when compared to the originals timeless model effects and we do also have updated effects on the dalek gun with the effect now looking more look it did back in 2005 rather then it did in 1963 which is a bad change as it takes away that effect looked which was dated but at the same time it was also the only way that such an effect could have been back in the sixties and to remove that effect is to remove a piece of TV history.

What was really annoying about this episode was the fact that they keep of showing us things that have just happened. Which does come across as the makers of this version of the episode not really trusting it's audience to remember things like Susan picking up the stuff that would help them and putting it in the TARDIS this is despite the fact that that scene had only just happened five minuets and alot of the episode is like that when it really didn't need to be as the people who would be watching this episode are people who would have seen the episode several times by now or have good enough memories to remember something that happened a few short minuets ago and what makes this even more annoying is the fact that the scenes in question don't add anything new to the story and are really there just to remind us of something that we already really knew had happened anyway and as a result of that is the fact that those scenes really do feel alot like padding it which if that was the case then why not just make the episode longer or just colorise all seven episodes and release them as one lone two and half hour to three cut of the episode.

This cut of the episode really does get alot of credit for making certain bits of the story flow alot better then what they did in the original episode. Like for example the bit in the caves and the lead up to the caves is pretty much all but gone in it's entirety minuets a few scant scenes here and there but as that portion of the original episode was the most boring part of the original episode in the first place the fact that this episode removed them and only kept what was key to advancing the overall plot of the episode does make things flow alot more better and it makes that part of the episode alot more entertaining to watch but at the same time tho there are cuts made to the episode that do harm the episode like the fact that we loose the scene near the start of the episode where Ian and Barbera decide that they need to stick close to The Doctor and the fact that we don't get see what it is that scares Susan in the forest and have all of her friends disbelieve her something which does prove to be right as there was someone watching them and yet for some odd reason it's cut from this episode when it's something that really should have been left in this cut of the episode.

Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and fifteen minuets and eighteen seconds. Which does make this cut of the episode alot more easier to watch just due to the fact that it does have a shorter running time but at the same time tho this episode really does have alot of plot to really cover alot longer then that something which is where the original almost three hour cut of the original episode would come in handy as that cut of the episode takes it's time alot more and allows the plot to develop at a more natural pace and because of that we really do get some really nice character driven moments something which is forced to be lost in this episode as this episode has to really rush along to bet to the next plot point instead of just really taking the time needed to build up tension and to develop it's character something which really is key to make this story work even more then it already does but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an actin show that really does mean that I have to actually talk bout the actual actin that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty. With the action oddly being enhanced due to the episodes more faster editing pace which is something that does make the action in this episode alot more exciting then what it is was in both Dr Who And The daleks and the original episode with the best example of this being in the episodes third act where the action scene near the end of the episode really does come alive thanks to not only how fun and really creative and it was in the original episode but really also due to the fact that the editing in this cut of the episode made it feel alot more exciting and while the action in the original cut of episode was also really good they were very limited in what they could do something which just isn't true with this cut of the episode and because of that fact that while yes the action in the original episode was also really good here due to the fact that the episode cuts out alot of fat in the third act the action in this cut of the episode feels alot more snappier in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Overall while this is a really great way for people to watch this truly iconic episode nothing will ever top watching the original version of the episode as there's alot of stuff cut out of this cut of the episode that really do add to the actual plot of the episode and because of that really make the original cut of the episode the more better and a really more complete cut of the episode to watch in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad thigs that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all pf the images that I personally used in this very review from Amazon . Co . Uk , the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode and are really of course up and on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Some Of My Favorite Things To Come Out Of The Whoniverse

 

Ever since the BBC launched the Whoniverse section on BBC Iplayer we've been seeing quite alot of new Doctor Who content all within the space of just over a month. With all of this in flux of content I thought that it was only about right that I tell you what some of my personal favorite things are to be found in this glorious section of BBC Iplayer and please note things like Doctor Who: Video Commentaries won't be counted as they are just basically DVD extra's and i'm not counting any old shows either and nor will I be counting Doctor Who itself as that would make the number spot pretty obvious and so then join me as I tell you what so me of my favorite things are to come out on the whoniverse enjoy.

Doctor Who: The Daleks In Colour

This is kind of a cheat as it is just an old episode of the show that was colorized and re-edited but given that was something new that we haven't seen before now that makes it count. This was something that was done to help Doctor Who to celebrate it's sixtieth anniversary and what a better way to help to celebrate this huge anniversary by showing a brand new version of the story that first introduced the world to the The Daleks yes it's something that didn't need to be done as we already have the original episodes in their original black and white format on BBC Iplayer the very fact that this film version of the story even exists really at all is truly something as it's something that the current Doctor Who creative team really didn't have to do and yet not only did they do it they also got both Nicholas Briggs and David Graham to record new lines as the Daleks as well.

While the coloring for this filmed version of the story could have been so much better that's not really something that you can blame of the current production team. As they got fans to colorize the entire story and the fans of course won't have the technology that professional people would have had and the fact that for some reason they chose to add in some really obvious CGI in the opening when the original opening worked so well in the first place really doesn't help this filmed version of the story out at all neither does the fact that at times the editing for this version of the story seems to be really all other place that does negate the fact that they still managed to tell the exact same time in a much more tighter seventy five minuets and with that shorter running time also comes the fact that really quite alot of what bogged the original story down is now gone completely.

Tales Of The TARDIS

This little show was sadly only made available for those of us here in the UK but fear not the rest of the world as your not really missing out on much. As the show doesn't really reveal any new information nor does it really set up anything that pays in the specials with this show basically being the Doctor Who version of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in that it does feature new scenes with returning actors some of whom played The Doctor others did not all it is basically the omnibus version of Classic Doctor Who stories and nothing really mire then that but given that this show was quite literally a last minuet thing that was added late in the day for the sixtieth anniversary celebrations it's amazing that we got in the final cut of the show was really as good as it was as we very easily could have ended up with something that's really much much more worse.

As a show on it's own this wasn't that bad of a way to help to kick start not only the Whoniverse section on BBC Iplayer. It's also a great way to kick of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations as the show is all about celebrating Classic Doctor Who which is something that the previous anniversary special The Day Of The Doctor didn't do with that special focusing more on celebrating the then current era of Doctor Who which us something that did leave alot of fans of Classic Doctor Who feeling left out as there was nothing in those celebrations that was for them and that celebrated an era of the show that they loved well now we have something that does celebrate that era of the show it's something that did get alot of praise from alot of people as it brought back episodes that don't really get alot of love and attention.

Doctor Who: Unleashed

The newest show to premiere as part of the Whoniverse is also one of the most fun shows that Doctor Who has right now. Granted this show is pretty much just exactly Doctor Who: Confidential but that doesn't mean that it's not a good show as this show is a really good show that offers us a unique look into the making of the show even if we're just five episodes as yes this show did premiere after the release of the Children In Need special it has already made itself a must watch show as it does give us some unique looks into what it's like making the show on a day to day basis and while the show would be better if they had a slightly better host and if they just got rid of the segments where the host tries to do something on the crew that doesn't mean that this isn't a good show as this show is a must watch for any Doctor Who fan.

There are some issues with this show that do keep it from being a great show as the show doesn't have that long of a running time. With the other major issue being the fact that it doesn't go into that much detail about the making of the show with the show just touching all of, the surface level stuff which is still great but it would be better if the show went deeper into the making of the show like showing us the table reads for each episode or showing interviews with the writer of the episode where they discuss what they idea was behind the episode and how they came up with that idea just stuff like that which will be greatly loved by alot of Doctor Who fans as it would give us more information about the show that we love and just going back to Confidential for a minuet it would be great if this episode talked about how they did certain effects like what they used to in Doctor Who Confidential as well as those are some very interesting things to talk about as well.

Imagine... Russell T Davies: The Doctor And Me

This one is also kind of a cheat as it's an episode of another TV show but it's been uploaded to the Whoniverse page so it counts. Right now this episode is perhaps the best thing if not one of the best things on the Whoniverse page as it goes into such great detail about the life and times of writer and current Doctor Who showrunner and producer Russel T. Davis with the best thing being that it just doesn't cover Doctor Who it covers quite alot of his filmography and while the episode isn't an easy watch as it's one hour and fifteen minuets long it is still something that is worth watching as you really get to see the man behind some of the greatest modern Doctor Who stories and finding what he took from his personal life to make some of his most successful was truly enlightening and by the end it was truly heartbreaking as well.

There's not really enough kind words that could be said by anyone to describe just how good this documentary is. As it truly is something that needs to be seen to be believed as you'll laugh quite alot but by the end you'll be crying so much more and it's those kinds of things that make you remember why he is one of the best writers working in childrens television today as he doesn't talk down to his audience and while yes some of the messaging in The Star Beast was a bit heavy handed as was what he said about Davros for the Children In Need special that doesn't take away from the fact that when he's good he's great and that us something that cannot be denied by his haters as without him we wouldn't have had the show back in 2005 and back for as long as it has been back as he filled the show with so much love , humor and yes even a bit of sorrow as well.

Doctor Who At 60: A Musical Celebration

As with the previous entry this is kind of a cheat as it's just a concert but at the same time it's also an oddly important one as well. As this is the concert where the new theme song was first debuted along with a great deal of things as well and while granted this concert is juts about the music of Doctor Who and nothing more then that the music of the show is just as important and just as iconic as the person who's playing The Doctor or any of the other characters in this show with it being twice as important for the music to he right as with the wrong track playing a scene could go from being serious on the day of filming to being comedic due to an editing mistake and with the right music choice the audience is going to feel exactly what the show makers want us to feel which in the end will help the show out a great deal.

While granted this concert show is just a trimmed down version of the one that was performed live on BBC Sounds. It is still a good show and who doesn't get a goosebumps hearing your favorite track from the show being performed live it's just something that will always happen and while yes it would have better if the filmed show wasn't an edited version of the show that was first broadcast on BBC Sounds that doesn't make t a bad show as all it does is make it a show that alot more people who perhaps didn't know that was first on BBC Sounds or even really what BBC Sounds even is for that matter can now watch and really get the exact same experience that those of us who did watch the BBC Sounds version of the show got when the show was first released.

This list was kind of hard to put together as alot of the stuff on the Whoniverse page is worth watching anyway and just keeping it down to just some of the new stuff was a challenge but a fun one none the less in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about alot of the shows that are on the Whoniverse page in this post however I would gladly recommend that those of you that can view the Whoniverse to do so as there a great wealth of content all of which is related to the show that we all love and while this post mostly focuses on the new stuff there's a ton of stuff from the past all about this truly wonderful show all of which i'm sure will be worth watching as much as this new stuff is and alot of which i'm sure will give us just as much information about the show then we could all possibly know what to do with.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very post from the official Doctor Who fandom wiki age , Amazon. Co . Uk and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episode that I used in this very review being Google Images simply just due to the fact that alot of the images that are on Google Images  are all really fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.