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Doctor Who - Beneath The Surface (Doctor Who And The Silurians / The Sea Devils / Warriors Of The Deep)
from BBC Warner
starring Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison
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List Price: $59.98
Price: $46.99
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Media: DVD
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Features:
- Box set
- Closed-captioned
- Color
- DVD-Video
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Doctor Who versus Prehistoric Reptiles 
As if I didn't already have enough cool things I want to waste my money on, the BBC has recently released some great collections of classic Doctor Who episodes. This particular set includes three serials - Doctor Who and the Silurians, The Sea Devils, and Warriors of the Deep - the first two featuring Jon Pertwee, and the last starring Peter Davison. Newly remastered for DVD, and with some special features, photo galleries and promotional trailers, these are classic episodes that will appeal to almost any... more info
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This planet ain't big enough for...
BENEATH THE SURFACE is one box-set that contains three stories -- three distinct takes on a simple, basic premise. The idea behind all of them is that a race of reptiles evolved into a superior intelligence on Earth, long before the dawn of man. Forced into a state of advanced hibernation millions of years ago, these beings have awoken in the present day and are shocked and outraged by the presence of humans all over the planet they perceive to belong to them.
The story begins in the Jon Pertwee era... more info
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2 out of 3 ain't bad
We get 2 gems from the Pertwee era and one of the Davison era's weakest. The Silurians really set the stage for the 70s in Doctor Who. A monster story like this from the 60s would have had the monsters be evil and the Doctor eagerly destroying them. Malcolm Hulke often had no real bad guys in his stories, just groups in conflict with different points of view. The Doctor tries to make the peace between Silurians and humans but is thwarted by distrusting members of both sides. A very progressive view fitting... more info
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The aliens were here first
Several times on the bonus material for "Doctor Who and the Silurians", then-script editor Terrance Dicks explains the origins for that story's eponymous villain. With the Doctor exiled to Earth and the TARDIS disabled, Dicks was told by one of his writers that the show was now limited to just two story types: alien invasion, and mad scientist. Realizing he was painted into a corner, Dicks decided to invert the scenario by commissioning an alien invasion from a species that was already on Earth before man... more info
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