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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051266620
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 05, 2006
Running Time: 146 minutes
Sales Rank: 15958
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
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Description:
"Somewhere, somehow we are being slowly dragged down!" When Doctor and his friends stray from their astral plane and the Tardis materializes in eerie alien surroundings, a mysterious force prevents them from leaving. Is it a natural phenomenon or some malevolent intelligence? Uncanny occurrences are followed by encounters with the deadly Zarbis and their unknown leader, to whom the travellers fall prey. With their allies, the Menoptra, the travellers must discover how to immobilize the Zarbis, save the Menoptra from massacre and rid the planet of this powerful and horrifying evil. As a growing web begins to envelop the planet, imprisoning the travellers in its mesh, the Doctor must consult all of his wisdom toescape its hypnotic power. But what is at the center of the web and from where does it draw its power?
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One of the most widely-watched of all the '60s-era Doctor Who serials, The Web Planet (1965) puts the first Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions in the middle of a war between two alien races--the moth-like Menoptra and a hostile race of ant creatures known as Zarbi--for possession of the planet Vortis. With the help of a grub-esque people called the Optera, the Doctor discovers the Zarbi's hidden weapon--the seductively voiced spider creature the Animus, which plans to ensnare the Time Lord and thwart his assistance to the Menoptra. An estimated 13.5 million viewers tuned in to watch all six episodes of The Web Planet, which manages to overcome its unfortunately awkward creature costumes (which are grim even by Doctor Who standards) to deliver a dramatic and suspenseful story with a subtle touch of social commentary; Hartnell is at his flinty best as the Doctor, and gets solid support from William Russell, Jacqueline Hill, and Maureen O'Brien as his fellow time travelers. The DVD includes the usual abundance of new and archival extras: in addition to commentary by Russell, Martin Jarvis (who played Menoptra prince Hilio), producer Verity Lambert, and director Richard Martin, there is a 40-minute making-of featurette (with Hill, Lambert, and others among the many interviewees), and Russell provides the narration for "The Lair of the Zarbi Supremo," a short story based on the serial that was taken from the first Doctor Who Annual (that periodical is also included on the disc in PC-ROM format). A crudely illustrated but historically interesting film strip version of the serial, as well as the usual text-only production notes track and photo gallery, round out the supplemental features. --Paul Gaita
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
There are many reasons I enjoyed The Web Planet. I like the First Doctor. I like stories that focus on aliens. I like aliens who don't look too human. I like insects. Also, at least I think so, the more complex the story the better. In this story we have at least three threads that we get to follow by the time we reach the closing episode. The idea is a planet has become invaded by an alien force, so powerful, so strong, that even the TARDIS has been dragged off course, forced to land onto ... Read More
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This is another one of those stories that everyone likes to complain about because of the costumes and such. However, when one goes back and checks the special effects on some other shows around this time (IE The Outer Limits which had a bigger budget,if I remember right), the quality isn't that off. YES, it's laughable now but not so much then. One needs to remember that this was a show that didn't have a very big budget, it's known more for it's writing and acting than special effects.
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I never got to watch this DVD because it was sent damaged and come to think of it I never got a refund for it either.
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When his TARDIS is mysteriously drawn to a planet he doesn't initially recognize, the Doctor (William Hartnell) finds himself in the middle of a war between two insectoid races in "The Web Planet." Along for the ride are Ian (William Russell), Barbara (Jacqueline Hill) and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien). Soon after landing, the group is split up in a seemingly systematic way. The Doctor and Ian go out to determine exactly where they are. Barbara nurses Vicki, who's harmed by a bizarre noise after the initial ... Read More
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This is a classic Doctor who story.
yes by our standards the special effects are not super. Yes the new series has been doing better effects.
BUT do NOT judge it by our standerds. you simply cant.
just simply except it for what it is.
it was good for the standards of that time period.
they spent alot of money on this one. so much so that they did not have as much money for future stories. which is why some effects on episodes after this are ... Read More
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