We Need to Talk About the Season 2 Boxset | Doctor Who First Impressions

[@D47-b1r]

That Audio Navigation cushion is so awesome!!! I could hear the person saying it in my head as I read it 😂

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

I'm so happy it's not just me. 😂

[@RonMotta1972]

Said it before and will say it again - if you’re a Doctor Who fan and AREN’T subscribed to Josh’s channel, you are missing a LOT. The missing episodes omnibus is worthy of putting on a DVD. Well-researched, smart, wonderfully edited and Josh just comes across as a good dude. Fantastic work!

[@feilvei4498]

Season 2 is my favourite Hartnell season, and The Time Meddler is one of my all-time favourites overall. The entire Hartnell era radiates a charm that few other programmes or eras within the show manage to recreate to its fullest. I am stoked about this set. Can't wait.

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

On the subject of CGI. "Invasion of The Dinosaurs" needs it, because those models take you out of a pretty decent story.

[@JoshSnares]

I’d LOVE that

[@ThatRandomFastingGuy]

@@JoshSnares you and I both. 😅

[@Gojirawars03]

Imagine that story with Jurassic Park level VFX. Would probably become my all-time favorite story if they did that, lol.

[@Cyber_Smoke]

I thought long about this but I'd rather planet of spiders had new CGI both are good choices but there is some dodgy CSO that brings it down.

[@DayOldMeat]

My dad attempted to redo the CGI at one point, as well as colourising it (before it was colourised). He has the same opinion.

[@HighTechBull]

The reconstruction instead of animation is a big let down. I am just guessing, but I think the reason BBC America pulled out of funding the animations is because the ratings in America fell off the cliff. AMC Networks is part owner of BBC America, and no matter how hard they pushed the new show, the ratings never bounced back. That in turn lowered interest in the animations, and they were not getting their return on investment. RTD needs to turn around the new show or funding for releases of the classic show will eventually dry up.

[@HighTechBull]

I did enjoy your review and I am looking forward to the release of this Blu Ray in the US. 👍🏼

[@jaywalker1233]

I was 6 when the first Doctor Who was broadcast and the show immediately became my favourite despite needing to peep between my fingers during the scary bits - which was often! Really looking forward to seeing these stories again.

[@ianscales4347]

Terror of the Autons has become one of my favourite stories ever since the Blu-ray edition. Destiny with the new audio options too.

[@wadeb8212]

I just watched this title on Blu-ray (NTSC) and the visuals are great, but there is considerable haloing or ringing on edges apart from close-up views. I'm just wondering if something can be done to reduce this.

[@kurukurushuffle]

When it was announced, despite my excitement I did get the feeling that something was missing and I feel like this video really helps identify why. I'm happy with that is on it though and in my opinion Season 2 is the peak of William Hartnell's era, if not the whole of Doctor Who in the 60s, so I'm looking forward to it. Something I've only started to appreciate recently on these sets are the pieces of convention footage, so seeing Adrienne Hill and Michael Craze will appear in this set's convention footage made me more excited than it probably should've. I feel like they're about as close as you get to "forgotten" actors involved with the show (within the main cast), so any spotlight on them is great.

[@macra_]

Super interesting hearing the thoughts of the biggest Hartnell stan I know! It's a shame about the budget limitations on the box set, I feel like for season 3 the budget will really need to be upped to do it properly. I'm surprised they did a Harnell season so early into the collections releases!

[@ciaranwhitehead3906]

An analysis of the next 60's Collection Box Set to be released. Season 5 will have only 4 missing episodes after The Abominable Snowmen animation is released, Episodes 1, 2, 4 & 5 of The Wheel in Space. Episode 1 was half animated, and can be seen on The Macra Terror special features. This would be the next logical release for the collection and Troughton's first. However if animation was to resume The Wheel in Space would be the next obvious choice. It being a popular story, a companion introduction and a Cyberman story, plus some assets from the already started animation. So possibly this will wait. Season 6 has only 5 episodes missing. Episodes 1 & 3-6 of The Space Pirates. But as this is not a popular story it was unlikely to be animated anytime soon even if the animation funding continued. Therefore I think this would be more likely next release. Plus it also has the most amount of original surviving episodes after Season 2, only missing 7 in total. Season 1 will be the next Hartnell release, no surprise there. It is only missing the 7 Episodes of Marco Polo. This could well be released next year for the 60th anniversary with a good reconstruction. However, Marco Polo appears to be the story for which missing episodes are likely to show up. This is due to the fact of so many copies made for international transmission. It is known that at least 6 missing episodes exist in private collections (as Philip Morris has said). Likely at least one of these is a Marco Polo episode, if not more. So possibly the BBC know of these and are awaiting a possible return. If this were not the case then Marco Polo would also be a likely candidate for animation should these resume. However, even if these are not returned or animated, Season 1 is likely not far behind, as after Season 2 and 6 it has the least amount of missing episodes, with 9. Season 4 would logically come after, as it is still missing 10 unanimated missing episodes. However these are not popular or well known episodes, being all 4 parts of The Smugglers, all 4 parts of The Highlanders, and episodes 1 & 4 of The Underwater Menace. None of these seem likely to have been animated even if this had continued at the current pace. Possibly The Highlanders however, as this was Jamie's introduction (and it is actually a good story too) but a pure historical (other than Marco Polo) is unlikely to attract much attention or demand sadly. Therefore I could see this season released as is, with its 10 unanimated missing episodes. (However this was a highly incomplete season with 33 of the 43 episodes missing. It is also the only season with not one complete story, so possibly they will not release such a animation heavy Season so soon, same could be said for Season 5, but to a lesser extent). Season 3 is by far the most incomplete season and likely to be the very last Collection Box Set released (unless they move to the Modern Series). It is missing 28 episodes, less than Season 4, but only Galaxy 4 has been animated. It is also unclear if the UCLAN remake of Mission to the Unknown could be included. However, taking that both of these are included then this season is still short 24 Episodes. Many of which have very little surviving material to even make decent telesnap reconstructions such as The Myth Makers and The Massacre (though both of these work great as soundtracks, I highly recommend The Myth Makers vinyl). Season 3 does however have a number of original complete stories, unlike Season 4. These are The Ark, The Gunfighters and The War Machines. The remaining stories would all be good and popular releases for animation, indeed I would not have expected Galaxy 4 before any of the others (bar The Savages). However with the uncertain future of Doctor Who animation it is unlikely that any of these would be top priority. I still doubt that they would release A Collection Box Set of Season 3 in it's current state however, and likely only would if there was no more animations/recoveries when this is the last set remaining. TLDR; To summarize, I believe the next likely release order for the 60's collection sets is: Season 6 Season 1 Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 1 I do believe is likely for next year, but I do think a Troughton set will be released before another Hartnell. As with the leaks therefore I believe that the next 3 collection sets will be Season 20, Season 6, and Season 1. Remind me in December 2023 and see if I was correct.

[@JRCSalter]

Nice analysis, but one thing jumped out at me when you said "(unless they move to the Modern Series)" Do you think this is possible? While my steelbook sets are great, I'd very much like to see the new series get The Collection treatment and have it match the rest of the set rather than feeling like a separate thing.

[@ciaranwhitehead3906]

@@JRCSalter I'm pretty sure they mentioned it is a possibility. Especially for the first 4 Series which were not broadcast in HD and even the Blu-rays out now are not the best masters. I would be very happy to see them, especially for the Behind the Sofa segments, which are by far the best features on these sets. A Series 1/Season 27 could be great for 2025.

[@DoctorJohnSmith9]

Davison and Fielding are the Waldorf and Statler on Behind the Sofa. They're so great! Thanks for calling that out! I agree, I think if this set had all the bells and whistles, it would be far more expensive than other sets. Yes, it absolutely deserves as many extras and upgrades as possible, but at the same time it needs to be affordable and profitable. And in the end, too many upgrades would take away some of the DW charm for me.

[@JoshSnares]

Yeah yeah that’s fair :)

[@TimLeeSongs]

Always nice to see your love for Hartnell. His era is the perfect rainy day TV for me I love it. Can we also talk about how awesome that cushion cover is?!

[@Ningy909]

The fact The Crusade is seemingly being left as is really kills my hopes for ever seeing a Troughton Blu-Ray set, which is a shame because I'd love to have more of my favorite classic doctor on the shelf. Maybe if the season 2 set does well the rest of the black and white era will get more of a recon budget? Hopefully?

[@calamariboss8532]

The people in charge of putting these sets together have already confirmed that they’re planning on releasing all 26 seasons. I’m certain we’ll see all three Troughton blu-rays. It’s just a question of how comprehensive those will feel

[@juicebox_ryan3185]

i saw the reveal trailer and was waiting for your take right away!

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

I love the moth people costumes from the Web Planet. And nobody seems to talk about them.

[@JoshSnares]

They’re iconic

[@EmployeeAMillion]

I know what you mean about Season 24 not selling. We have JB-HI-FI in New Zealand, and there’s still always one copy left sitting in the Doctor Who aisle. I know it isn’t a particularly popular season, even among Seventh Doctor fans, but I hope it finds a good home some day.

[@JoshSnares]

Not exclusive to us Aussie’s then!! Poor Sylvester!!

[@chedaki]

my local hmv just has a limited S22 and 24 sat there and it’s been like that for months (for S24)

[@Skeloric]

In the US, they class them by years of the actor. So without grabbing one of my books detailing the season count, I have to assume this is McCoy's first year as the Doctor? I got mine and while it feels like most stories are more of a "fractured fairy tale" (the "panto") than a proper scifi, I have learned to enjoy most of each of them.

[@PirateNovelist]

I’m always excited when a video gets posted!! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

[@dramacorey]

Hi, Josh. Really enjoyed listening to your thoughts on this upcoming release. Sending well wishes to you from Phoenix, Arizona. They definitely need to consult you before they start on the box sets for Seasons 1 and 3!

[@tangerinealarm]

I kinda hope that not just DIOE gets enhanced sound. What would be great is maybe a 2.1 mix, so it’d be stereo plus the sub channel, so it’d give the episodes some low frequency emphasis without a whole 5.1 mix. But also acknowledge that even finding a place in a stereo mix from the limited audio that exists might be tricky / pricey to do.

[@krozjr5009]

13:04 - I find Telesnap reconstructions essentially knock 2-4 marks out of 10 off my enjoyment of a story if it’s more than about 1/3 of the story missing. Don’t get me wrong, I can still get the gist, but I find it hard to be invested. Take Evil of the Daleks. I did not get the fuss - and bear in mind, Troughton is my favourite Doctor - and thought it was alright. Then I saw the animation. Power is still my favourite Troughton Dalek story (one where I first watched the animation) but it’s a much much closer race than it used to be. Telesnap reconstructions are valuable but they are hard to watch sometimes.

[@JoshSnares]

yeah agreed for sure!!

[@DokkaChapman]

I wonder if they will add those extra few seconds in 'The Time Meddler' that was an extra feature on the DVD. It's only a small thing to tac on but it would be interesting to see.

[@Planely]

From what I've heard, they will do that.

[@AstileDohertyProductions]

Have you ever watched Out of the Unknown Josh? It's genuinely intelligent science fiction stuff and has some of that 60s low budget charm. It even has photographic reconstructions of three episodes, an incomplete episode and a script synced to surviving audio of one episode. Incredible boxset. Then it did a complete 180 and became a horror show with some Science fiction elements in the last series

[@JoshSnares]

Never seen it, but looks fun!

[@plushiemariobros7547]

@@JoshSnares fun fact: the daleks made a cameo appearance in the season 3 episode "get of my cloud" only tellesnaps, camera script and a few excerpts of audio exist, you should do a doctor who oddity episode on it so the fans can be more aware of it.

[@plushiemariobros7547]

Oh and the white robots from "the mind robber" originated from a Lost out of the unknown episode, "the prophet"

[@Cyber_Smoke]

Great series more Dark than almost any other anthology show out there some really messed up storylines and horrible people. It does a great job at making the abnormal seem very normal.

[@AstileDohertyProductions]

@@Cyber_Smoke That was more so series 4 I'd say. It felt like a completely different show with the same name, and I wish more of those episodes survived because it's such a small example that has.

[@timlemmens1087]

I love the cushion in the background.

[@georgearmitage7804]

Love this video Josh! Thanks for sharing your thoughts ❤️

[@danielbible3654]

Josh, I love how genuine you are and I look forward to every video you make. Keep up the good work!

[@shannbar]

Love the vid. You do such a good balanced critique. The nice chat is still out there

[@blueknight07]

I will admit one thing. Seeing Vicki in the trailer was absolutely wonderful!

[@whatsup4825]

Love you, Josh! Stay true and amazing!

[@christiankatic5408]

Love the takes and the excitement! Always enjoyable, Josh.

[@pluviosity]

I've been avoiding the fandom for a while now. Particularly after big news after big news that's just nesting all the negativity like bacteria on Petri dish. It's 2017 all over again. So thank you so much for this video. Somehow re-ignite my excitement to the show again. I'm still gonna nerding in solitude for a while though, not constantly feeling that I need to debate/express my opinion to internet void seems a bit healthier for me.

[@garyreynolds118]

So excited, I was afraid the b/w era might not be released. We all have our favorite Doctor, but at the core I love everything Doctor Who!! I agree my favorite part of these sets is the behind the sofa segments. I can't wait for it. My dream all 26 seasons released.

[@thecardigankid]

You're so great! Thanks as always for these videos.

[@richardhumphreys8662]

Entertaining, informative and charming as ever. Thank you.

[@geoffjoffy]

Great analysis and review. It's brilliant to see someone young embracing the first Doctor the original episodes. Cheers.

[@jodefawud1520]

So excited for this set it’s about time the 1st doctor got some more love and this boxset will be perfect! Thanks Josh for another great video love your channel and your amazing

[@LicencetoWho]

The Adipose on the right of the lounge definitely wants this set, just look at their smile!

[@LicencetoWho]

For real though! they have not moved at all the entire video are they alright! 👀

[@JoshSnares]

they were pretending to be a weeping angel, icon!!!

[@RobotPorter]

Loving the dark hair. It looks fantastic! 🔥

[@DeadEyes63]

I’ve never watched the original seasons and have just gotten to season 2 a while back, I’ve watched all missing stories so far as well and am currently on the chase. Love the Hartnell era

[@kitfisto4711]

Really wish they held off on 60s sets for a bit so maybe when the show gains more popularity from the 60th special and series 14 the animations get funding so we can get a proper complete, definitive set.

[@gazda69]

Interesting thought. RTD's return is bound to make the franchise a bunch of cash, let's hope it carries over to the home media releases.

[@NotAgnor]

I can understand why, but there’s such a lack of the content I love the most in this set. The optional updated effects, 5.1 surround sound and I was hoping that maybe some episodes may be colourised but that was always a bit far for the BBC. Also I do think the cover art is a little uncanny but it’s fine. Also The Crusade would be great as animation but I also would never expect them to do that for this release.

[@jprguy331]

I think the Crusade will be animated someday. But that will be a release all its own. No idea what that will look like, but it may eventually happen.

[@alexlazebat839]

@@jprguy331 hopefully and a recon version hated galaxy 4 animation doesnt look like hartnell and i suppose they'll make it look like a massive budget movie i prefer it looking cheap and claustrophobic

[@kevin10001]

Probably cause it’s part of the 60’ doctor who and they have to work with what they have been able to recover so more then likely they don’t have master tapes to use cause of the bbc archives not valuing television to be saved

[@alexlazebat839]

@@kevin10001 another thing is sadly you cant repeat all eps of doctor who back then the odd story yes but not all after that just sitting in a cupboard till doctor who appreciates it.

[@jprguy331]

@@alexlazebat839 I really liked Galaxy 4. But to each their own. I personally see no reason they shouldn't take some creative license with the animations. They will never be able to fully recrate what was lost, so why not make it look as good as possible? Just my take on it.

[@tedcharter4804]

My Dr Who dvd/blu ray collection is lacking a lot of the First Doctors stories, so I'll probably get this set just to have it. There are a few on this set that I've never seen too. Thanks for another great video/review!

[@Tomalak]

I was so excited by the trailer, it had me hyped for this set. I’m a little disappointed there’s no CGI for The Chase but I get why. This will be the most episodes in a single set, so hopefully other sixties seasons might have some CGI. The extras look great, and I’m glad the budget was spent on new restorations of the two worst looking stories. Even if Season 3 gets nothing more done, it’s still more episodes than a McCoy season. Right now I’d be surprised if we even got recons because most stories don’t have telesnaps. The fan recons use a lot of non-BBC screengrabs that might be a nightmare to clear. I’m guessing it’ll be left to the end!

[@jorgelewis6568]

I'm pretty excited for the boxset

[@bryanpypops8073]

It's pretty easy for me. Every time a box set comes out, i'll buy it. Because one day, i want to own every single episode on blu-ray.

[@pious83]

A William Hartnell collection is announced and Josh regenerates into the 8th Doctor!

[@thomasstevens2746]

brilliant video. i cant wait for this one. my favourite season

[@WordTweak]

See you in three-to-six months! Appreciate your insights.

[@Newt5996]

I’m very excited to see the Hartnell set being released and being more comprehensive than I was expecting. I was honestly expecting The Crusade to not even be telesnaps but be the audio recordings used on the 1999 VHS release and the Lost in Time DVD which I would have completely understood. I’m also glad that despite being 9 stories we are getting a full in conversation with William Russell and full Behind the Sofa installments with Peter Purves, Carole Ann Ford, and Maureen O’Brien. I’m also okay with the black and white episodes not having a lot of new scans especially since they’re film recordings of videotape and probably isn’t as much they can do from a new scan than what they could do from the DVD scans, especially since the jump from VHS to DVD was already large jumps in quality for Doctor Who (especially pre 1976 Doctor Who)

[@stephenclaridge1896]

Good to see you back,. As a Doctor Who fan, I will get all the series when they are released. But I will wait for the non limited re-releases as they go nicely with the modern Doctor Who Blu-Rays

[@stephenclaridge1896]

@@DrWhoFanJ Blu-Ray content is the same. You just get less in the booklet, which i'm fine with.

[@stephenclaridge1896]

@@DrWhoFanJ Me, I just love rewatching the classic episodes

[@stephenclaridge1896]

@@DrWhoFanJ I'm happy as thing are 😃

[@stephenclaridge1896]

@@DrWhoFanJ Please Troll someone else

[@stephenreed2093]

I'm not really seeing how the photo of William Hartnell doesn't look like him? It's hardly the pickled head from Dimensions In Time!

[@theevildalek5425]

I’m interested in this new Sound Mix for Dalek Invasion of Earth. Destiny was advertised to have something similar in the Season 17 Set and what they did for that was added new/more SFX & also added Tristram Cary’s original 1963 score for The Daleks to the story (along with Dudley Simpson’s original score for the story). What I think they’ll do (because Francis Chagrin’s score for The Dalek Invasion of Earth was so minimal & hardly there) is that they’ll do the same for The Dalek Invasion of Earth, which I approve as not only would that story benefit from a more creepy & fulfilling score but also Cary’s score for The Daleks is just really really good!

[@alicec1533]

I love the Audio Navigation pillow :)

[@Darren79]

Yeah, the lack of CGI on the Chase is a big shame. I'm hoping that the enhanced DIOE audio will be really effective (the trailer had a new laser sound effect for the Dalek saucer). The audio is very bare on this story - I'm hoping for more background atmospherics and foley effects to give weight to the settings. The Web Planet could probably do with it as well!

[@joekettle3159]

I can’t wait for this set. I love the sense of adventure throughout the whole Hartnell era it’s why it’s one of the best!

[@wellingtoncraig]

The Collection Boxset I have been most excited for by a long way. Cannot wait. :)

[@epsilon_281]

im currently trying to hand animate the crusade as a side project, very difficult but still interesting. i chose to do that one because its relatively short andi wanted to do one that the bbc are less likely to get round to. ive done about 6 mins worth of footage so far, and im excited to someday release it to the fanbase. thank you for uploading, josh, your videos are pretty much the lifeline and inspiration for this project!

[@JoshSnares]

6 minutes is really impressive! Well done :)

[@epsilon_281]

@@JoshSnares thank you!

[@stimulusrespond]

Lovely content as always, Josh. Thanks. It occurs to me (as complete conjecture) that a) season 3 will be left until last as b) there is so little of it left - is it not the least represented season? And c) a small amount of budget might have been earmarked from each other boxset, in order to complete the (marketing-wise) unattractive sell of a largely missing season 3. Just my two pennies' worth.

[@HowardMay-u2z]

Hey Josh ! Love watching your KZbin posts! All very interesting and informative 😊

[@karlkammer3050]

I think the photo is more like he used a picture of Edmund Warwick as the Robot Doctor Who.

[@CourteousKitsch]

Bill Hartnell is my favorite Doctor and I will be one of those buying Season II and Season III with all the missing stuff and reconstructions. It's a shame Season III is so incomplete, as that was a stunning era for the show.

[@themirrorsofmymind]

This was interesting. Loving the hair, btw. 😘

[@furrycaptain]

I really enjoy your honest opinions here, as well as the info you provide. Your enthusiasm and humor is contagious, and it makes me more excited to see the new sets as they come out!

[@iandrake8202]

You're an Aussie? I would never had guessed! Seriously though mate I love the accent. Ever since the long lost days of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo I've loved it

[@CastellanSpandex]

You're needed more than ever. Refreshing to hear a fanboy who actually likes the show he's a fan of. As for the cover, hmmm. Lee's first misstep I think. Looks more 'painted' than the others and not at all well for someone of his calibre. Oh, and blonde to brunette shock! Don't leave it so long till the next video. 🙂

[@JoshSnares]

I may be brunette on the outside but I’m still a blonde on the inside 😌 new video next week!!

[@DemetriusSorvo]

Thank you! I'm glad somebody out there is saying exactly what I feel! Exactly!

[@WhatHandlesAreAvailable]

Shame that only ten stories are getting enhanced as that’s what I’m always most excited about but oh well, Daleks invasion of Earth will be fantastic!

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

"Those are the best they are ever going to look anyway". LOL!!!! You say what I'm thinking.

[@DoctorWhoHome1]

Great great video! Season 2 looks nice, I agree with the upscales but we move!!

[@spyderhobit]

I always thought William Hartnell didn’t look like himself when it came to the 10th anniversary pics with Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee. In the story it’s obviously him but in the promo photos, I totally thought it was someone else (btw this was when I was a lot younger)

[@Peacefrog88]

great video. agree with you on basically everything. hopefully I can afford to pre-order soon as I'd hate to miss out

[@whovian59]

New regeneration, Josh? I don’t like it! I love it 🥰 I’m also in complete agreement with you on this one. The Chase was begging for new optional CGI, so it’s a shame not to see those added. I’m excited though to hear the optional sound on Dalek Invasion of Earth, well that’s what I call it! Like you, I just think we need to keep an open mind, and hope they’re saving all their budget towards season three animations - I wish! Please don’t leave it for months before you return- makes you sound like Covid! The Abominable Snowmen animation release is just days away, so I’ll be interested to hear your thoughts after seeing that. I encourage everyone to purchase it and all the animations. I also encourage everyone to email BBC Studios to appeal to them for more. I did, and got a reply, so they do take note! It’s a shame that your making of documentaries aren’t included, because they’re excellent! Please keep the content coming! XX

[@JoshSnares]

I should have another video out next week, one I’m quite excited about! I will definitely do a review about Snowmen too when I have gathered my thoughts, feelings and or emotions! Happy you like my videos, thank you for watching :)

[@TheLordCrass]

love you Josh, more please xxxxxx

[@elvwood]

Thanks for that. This is my favourite season from all of Who, in my joint-favourite era (the other being McCoy's), and Hartnell is my favourite Doctor, so it potentially ticked all the boxes. I loved the Vicki Storyteller clip, and really glad it built on what was said about her post-TARDIS life in the audio _Frostfire_. If they'd animated the missing episodes of The Crusade it might have persuaded me to buy a bluray player at last!

[@thequester7634]

I would pre-order it if I could, but I have no idea how. I don't know where to find it.

[@JoshSnares]

Yeah it got sold out like straight away, crazy!!

[@ender7278]

David Whitaker is indeed a really important figure in the show's history, so it's good they're giving him some much deserved attention.

[@JRCSalter]

Of course I pre-ordered this as soon as I saw it was out. I simply can't have a hole in my Collection, even if it doesn't have all these features. It may have been a better idea to split these early seasons into two sets so they could better focus on stuff like this, but honestly, I'm still going to love this set.

[@verdiguy]

Josh! Nice to see you back again! Excellent analysis as always. Will the set include the William Russell introductions to the episodes of the Crusades? They are on the VHS that I have and it was so nice to see him as an older Ian Chesterton, one of my favourite companions. My favourite part of the video were the fun facts for each episode from Season 2 and Season 24 that you included at the start. I noticed that the box for Paradise Towers was empty! As my Mom used to say, "If you can't think of anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!" Looking forward to the next one!

[@custardtimelord5502]

I'm sooooo glad I'm not alone in this. I saw so much positivity around it and I was worried I was just being negative for no reason 😂

[@dalekinthewater4708]

Did the cat by any chance say The Daleks' Master Plan was bad?

[@Aidenkong523]

You picked a great t shirt to describe the video

[@Raesillon]

With all the AI technology improving at an incredible pace, by the time we have done another Baker, a Davison and the last McCoy set we may be able to recreate the episodes from the soundtrack, telesnaps, set layout/plans and a bit of tweaking. This is actually almost upon us. So be positive young Josh, "Time is on our side! Yes it is!"

[@Cally.Summer]

Some of the issues with the cover may be because we're so used to seeing him in black & white.

[@wishby6441]

This is the first collection set I've pre-ordered and I'm very excited about it, did not expect them to give us our first 60s set so soon and am delighted they've started with S2.

[@Gothic55]

Ordered this box set as soon as it was available. Really looking forward to adding this to my dr who collection row of boxsets. Glad to see you uploading new content again.

[@GreatHealer.]

Hi Josh. I have pre ordered this one for whenever it is released. I do think its a little barebones, also (£50 here in uk) makes it seem a bit overpriced. Think this set could have been more but alas. I so think season 3 will be a budget release. Small condensed set with recons and such at a lower price.

[@alexlazebat839]

maybe season 3 will be a 2 part boxset

[@steveandjeanniefrith236]

You have Paul McGann hair. Love it!

[@JoshSnares]

😂💕

[@billsilver6429]

Just so glad to see a 60s collection at last. And love Lee Binding ' s art

[@johngoode3509]

Where did you get that pillow

[@JoshSnares]

Clayton Hickman redbubble :)

[@Ben_Kirkham]

Does anyone know exactly what the ‘Enhanced Soundtrack’ means on ‘The Dalek Invasion of Earth?’

[@JoshSnares]

They’ve added some effects to the Dalek voices, and some other small fine tune stuff!

[@jonhufford6980]

I flippin LOVE Hartnell. His sense of humor is there, it’s just understated. An example to me is his breaking the fourth wall to wish all us humans a merry Christmas. The first two doctors, so much content is missing, I think it’s really going to be a challenge to make fulfilling bluray sets.

[@giles852002]

I live in the UK & am a Flight Attendant. Every time I visit Sydney I go to JB Hi-Fi. In 2018 I picked up season 12 & it was sold out in the UK so that was fantastic.

[@LordSparko]

Josh! In your opinion do you think these sets will be re-released to purchase again one day, for folks like myself who missed out on the first few? Do you hope (like myself) that once each Doctor is complete, they will do "Complete Doctor" box sets?

[@JoshSnares]

I hope so!

[@Paccyd33]

i love that pillow

[@lgoamity]

Glad to hear my thoughts on the "odd" Hartnell Cover isn't an Anomaly...

[@tom2point0]

I pre-ordered mine but I’m in the States so there is no actual release date for it yet sadly. I’ll be buying them all as they come out because I’m a completionist collector like that. Also gotta say, thanks for the vid. Yours are always an instant watch for me.

[@tayloredwards7441]

You know, I really didn’t feel like Jon Pertwee in the Season 10 cover looked much like Pertwee even though it obviously is. I’m really excited about this set, although I am going to miss all of the other exciting bits you’ve detailed here like the CGI and surround sound. I do kinda wish they had spilt the Hartnall and Troughton seasons up like you said just to really dig into each story.

[@BDubbzzz_]

I'm just really happy that the B/W seasons of Doctor Who are finally starting get "The Collection" treatment! I agree with many of the critisms that you brought up that I didn't even consider. Honestly, I could take or leave 5.1 mixes for the earlier seasons, as i feel they'd be more gimicky than a legit 5.1 mix. Also, I love the artwork for this set, I think its some of the best art we've gotten for a set. I just hope it translates well to the US release, where all we get is a cheap blue shell case and copy/paste cover art discs. Why couldn't they just copy how the UK presents the release and just make the discs R1?

[@Bryzerse]

Sorry but William Hartnell is dark blue all the way

[@blasphemous9693]

Hell yeah

[@JoshSnares]

Ooh! VERY dark blue, good observation

[@KatzePiano]

This is the first one of these blu-ray sets I've ordered because I'm such a big Hartnell fan. Since I've not experienced any of the previous blu-ray releases, I suppose I don't have much to compare it to, but nevertheless I'm really excited for it to come out!

[@JoshSnares]

We LOVE a Hartnell fan!!! They’re lovely releases, I hope you like this one!

[@jasongoswelluk7475]

I pre-order the standard Blu-ray, but i don't think I will be getting series 3,4 and 5 if they release them because quite a few are still missing plus the rest have been animated and for me its wont be worth it.