Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon (Story 73)
	Release Date: 2010-05-04
	Amazon Price: $32.49 (7% off the list price of $34.98) Sales Rank: 21008
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Average Customer Rating: (17 reviews)

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Review by: M. Phillips, Asheville, NC
Rating:
Way overpriced!
I personally love this story. I think it's very underrated and has some wonderful cliffhangers and exciting moments that most fans don't seem to appreciate. The restoration by the esteemed Doctor Who Restoration Team is wonderful as usual, and the extras are also top notch. <br /> <br />However, I feel I must protest against this price-gouching tactic of Warner Brothers/BBC Worldwide Video to separate the boxsets out so that they can charge more for each story. What could have been a boxset of 3 discs for about $39.95 becomes one 2-disc set for $32 and one 1 disc DVD for another $19. This is why this DVD gets only two stars. If you happen to be made of money, however, please feel free to buy this disc as it's really good. <br /> <br />PLEASE STOP SPLITTING UP THE BOXSETS FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN RELEASES, WARNER BROTHERS! It's not fair! <br /> <br />Thank you!

Review by: Jero Briggs
Rating:
And I thought "The Curse of Peladon" was good!
"The Curse of Peladon" was very good, and then I seen this one which is even better! More action and more plot twists is what makes this sequel so good. The Doctor and Sarah arrive on Peladon fifty years after the Doctor's first visit and find that Peladon is not doing so well. The Federation is at war with Galaxy Five and needs a vital mineral found in Peladon's mines. But the ghost is Aggador is frightening the miners off. The Doctor suspects another conspiracy is at work. Now it's up to the Doctor once more to uncover the conspirators and save Peladon. <br /> <br />Action-packed and lots of plot twists which will keep you glued to the screen all the way through until the end. Highly recommended!

Review by: Stephen Ressel, North Dakota, USA
Rating:
Dry but nostalgic...
For those who have this show placed solidly in their childhood or teen years, this is a great show, a great story in the Pertwee years which bridged Sarah from Baker backwards to Pertwee. It was one of the first Ice Warrior shows we saw in America, and the monsters have always been important, so this was a special story for that element as well. However, it always suffered from being slow and a dreary political muddle. <br /> <br />The ideas aren't so bad, and relate an interesting potpourri of social/labor/political ideologies and situations. Thus it is less of a rollicking sci-fi adventure and more of a rollicking intrigue story. There was nothing particularly purposeful within Peladon stories which gave the Ice Warriors a strong reason to be there. Ice Warriors could have been men with guns or any other creature. Resonance from returning to Peladon after 50 years was nice, but the story was a rehash with a slight twist. Not the greatest offering of Doctor Who, but it isn't unwatchable. <br /> <br />Ice Warriors of the Troughton stories were the typically rousing monsters of Doctor Who: "RAHR! I COME FROM THE UNKNOWN AND KILL!" Ice Warriors in these Pertwee shows were more civilized, ambassadors, and were more along the lines of: "Nice to meet you, RAHR! NOW I KILL YOU WITH PERMISSION!" <br /> <br />Pacing of these older shows have strengths the newer series don't have, because the writing and acting can connect to viewers better through heart. On the other hand, the old shows are limited with effects and scripts and locations and technical aspects which might bore younger viewers used to modern pacing and writing conventions. <br /> <br />DVD commentaries for these 6 episodes are packed with people: <br />1-3 have Nina Thomas (Queen Thalira), Donald Gee (Eckersley), Ralph Watson (Ettis), Letts & Dicks, and Terry Hadoke (who? what the-?) <br />4 has Hadoke (who?) returning with FANS of the show: Robert Shirman (writer of "Dalek" 2005 - wha?), Mark Alrdrige(who?), Phil Newman(why?), Kate DuRose(huh?) <br />5-6 has Hadoke (who?) moderating with Stewart Fell, Dicks & Letts, and Donald Gee <br /> <br />The actors' commentaries were great, but I never like the moderators they plug in, especially when they could be on headphones to prod people instead of in the room taking time and injecting directorial commentary that is distracting. The fourth episode of the DVD has utterly boring commentary. I'd rather they put such tracks on an further commentary level and have people involved in the show's production through all episodes. It made sense when the animators on "The Invasion"s first animated episode had commentary, but these people had nothing worthy of inclusion on the track. Now, months after Lett' death from cancer, it seems pitiable that we couldn't have had him on all episodes possible. The producers, script editors, and lead actors are never dull on Doctor Who commentaries. <br /> <br />Disc 2 has a ton of extra little films and documentaries which combine the Peladon stories, the first Peladon story having only one disc. <br /> <br />A good deal. Nice package of stuff. Worth it for the dedicated Who fan.

Review by: Michael P. Dobey, colorado springs
Rating:
dvd looks great.
Why can't amazon.com seperate reviews? vhs with dvd? dvd and vhs with blu ray? they do not even make vhs tapes anymore. And few shows get reviews like doctor who does. Individual stories get trashed left and right and they seem to forget that this was a low budget sci fi tv series that was kid friendly and even today still is! So this episode to me is exactly what I expected a decent far out space tale featuring a cool performance from the great jon pertwee. The story isn't as good as some other stories but I don't think any doctor who story ever rated a one star review , not even time and the rani which is rather slapstick. They of course did a good job remastering this dvd and it's good to see more dw out on dvd!

Review by: A. Shapiro, Fl
Rating:
He's baaaack
Agador is back. The Doctor is back. Hell, even Alpha Centuri is back. All that AND Sara Jane!!!! What's not to like?!?!?! Seriously, this isn't the best written Who episode, and it does drag a bit, but it is Pertwee and that guarantees it is worth watching. Clean, cool, all age fun!!