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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302541755 Format: Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302541751 Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: August 24, 1994 Running Time: 101 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Lost Story ReturnsShada has one of the most complicated behind the scenes stories of all time. Originally conceived as the six-part finale of the 1979-1980 season of Doctor Who by Douglas Adams (then script editor and creator of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy) and was extensively set at Cambridge University. Now all of the location filming at Cambridge had been completed and some of the studio work done before an actors strike halted the production. Then the decision was made not to finish all of the filming. Then ... Read More Rating:  - Still In-Complete & Over the TopHow does one rate an incomplete episode? Dr who adventures like most TV, was not filmed in sequence but rather by location. For example; all scences filmed in the studio set of the Professor's library would be shot together regardless of when they actually appeared in the episode. Because of this, there are actors and actresses that were suppose to be in this episode that were never filmed. Even with Tom Baker's narration you can only imagine what certain charactors look like. Read More Rating: - Supposed-to-be...This was supposed to be the epic end-of-season story, with much of the season's budget allocated to it. It features another posh location, Cambridge University; it introduces another of the Doctor's race of Time Lords, Salyavin, an escaped criminal masquerading as Professor Chronotis at the University. It was supposed to be the classic send-off that outgoing producer Graham Williams deserved. But unfortunately, what is supposed to be, as is too often the case, differs from reality. Due to a union strike ... Read More Rating:  - Satisfy your curiosity about.....the untold Doctor Who story, the only problem is, much of it was unfilmed and although the narration by Tom Baker fills in the gaps, be prepared to sell it back once you watch it once..... Rating: - Though imcomplete, any Tom Baker fan still should get this.I just watched Shada 2 nights ago, and let me preface this review by saying that Tom Baker always was, and always will be my favorite Doctor. Having said that, I'll probably always enjoy any Doctor Who episode that has Mr. Baker in it, and Shada was no exception. I believe this would have been a 4 1/2 to 5 star episode, had it been completed. There really wasn't nearly as much narration, as I thought there'd be. The video runs about 110 minutes, and I'm guessing that there's about 15 to 20 minutes of narration ... Read More |
