Doctor Who - North American DVD news

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Here is some Doctor Who news to pass along. The new Doctor series will now be made available to the US!

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Series One DVDs in US
DVD / VideoNovember 30, 2005
In a reversal from an earlier announcement that the Region 1 DVDs of series one of the new Doctor Who series would be available only in Canada, BBC Video announced today to the news service of the Sci-Fi Channel, Sci-Fi Wire, that on February 14, 2006, the series would also be made available in the US on DVD. This is in direct contrast to earlier reports that the series would only be available on DVD after a broadcaster had transmitted the series in America. Outpost Gallifrey has learned that, with the failure of the BBC to find a broadcaster in the US, this prior requirement was bypassed and the decision was made to release the series on DVD after all.

The North American release, in both Canada and the US, will be the exact same items as were on the UK discs, as BBC Video no longer allows the US/Canada releases to differ from their UK counterparts. As stated in the Sci-Fi Wire article, the DVD set will carry a suggested retail price of $99.98.

Also reported today at the official Doctor Who website as well as TV Shows on DVD.

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"In the Beginning" - The first 3 story arcs from the original Doctor Who series are scheduled to be released in the US on March 28, 2006


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North America DVD Update
DVD / Video November 23, 2005
Warner Home Video has announced The Beginning Boxed Set for North America for release on March 28, according to TV Shows on DVD. The DVD set contains the first three stories of the classic series -- "An Unearthly Child," "The Daleks" and "The Edge of Destruction" -- in two separate DVD cases (as opposed to the three in the UK set) along with an outer box packaging, containing the same extras as in the original release. The first will contain "An Unearthly Child", while the second is a double-disc set with "The Daleks" and "The Edge of Destruction". At the moment there are no plans to issue these DVDs separately; they'll only be available in the one box. At right is a thumbnail image of the cover from the website; we'll have a larger version of the cover soon.

In other news, the Restoration Team has posted an article about the release of "The Beginning" on their website, including details of the extras and the cleanup process.

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News Update on the Season set for the new Doctor Who. The US release has been delyaed until July 2006 as Sci-Fi Channel has stepped up to the plate and negotiated to begin showing the new series starting in March. Sci-Fi Channel has an option to pick up Season Two of the new series as well.

Canada will still get Season One on Feb 14.