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Genisis takes place long before Hartnel's initial Dalek story and of course also takes place before Invasion Earth 2064. Keep this in mind while enjoying the story. It is not totally counterdictary to "The Daleks" and you must be forgiving of Dr. Who that is notorious for this neglect of reference in most stories anyway. Hartnel's Doc #1 refers in "Invasion" That is, his first Skaro visit was "millions of years in the future." Puzzling the Daleks are more advanced in locomotion in 2164 AD than in the first story where they could not leave thier city. Here the pre-dalek race is referred to as "Kaled" yet in the first it is "Dal". That is the only real counterdiction and still yet, maybe the Doctor initially misinterpeted the runes in the sand in the Thal's enclave,(The Daleks 1963). This is the best story I know in bringing light to a desparately needed backstory to not only Daleks but the Thals as well. Thals, as any #1 encarnation fan knows, once were very warlike and became passive as result to thier repulsion to the surrounding world. Bettan, a true Thal and her little war band along with the smarter rebel mutos and a hand full of Kaleds like "Raven" "Chief scientis Ronson" and "Thane" not to mention "Garmon" supposedly become the first real resistance force of "Thals". Mutos not being "pure" yet what "Thal" is after the war? Kaleds are more advanced than Thals(yet Thals know of rockets) and in this telling Kaleds are "Nazi" totallitarians, who obsessively want control over all distircts and results in this war. The wheapons of the first war resulted in the bunker which appeared in ruin in "Destiny of the Daleks" , and it's "scientific" research via Davros, creation of the Daleks and a team of scientists to research for purpose only to survive and in self defense, not to control. Yet this turned into a power struggle between the Thals and "wheapons of mass distruction"(Daleks) were in demand as the new goal of this organized Kaled city and Davros. Mutos resulted from failed experiments of the past and thus the tale is very well thought out. Thier is no better story or screenplay than this in Doctor Who! Now the real mystery would be "Genisis of Davros". How/why is he a mutant himself and how did he become so through a birth accident via the first chem war or of a circumstancial accident? Being a "Kaled" mutant, he hates "mutos" himself.
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Never having seen the early Dr. Whos, I bought the three early ones just to see how they compared with the current one. I did not like Hartnell as Dr. Who, but Tom Baker is a much more sympathetic character, and a bit more "off the wall", as I expect Dr. Who to be.
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This story is one of the classics, written by Terry Nation (who created the Daleks in 1963), and well-acted by the whole cast. Although Davros is always remembered I thought Peter Miles as Nyder was a particularly evil looking baddie. You realise watching this that Terry Nation was clearly influenced by the Nazis - just listen to Davros's voice. Another reason this is a classic is because of the moral dilemma that the Doctor faces at the end. Spell-binding stuff.
This series is from early in Tom Bakers reign as the Doctor, but he had already made the role his own. In fact Tom Baker was so good as the Doctor that the series went into decline as soon as he left, because nobody could match the charisma that he brought to the part. Only a 16 year break from the screen and the introduction of the Christopher Eccelston brought the Time Lord back to its former glory.
The extras are very good. The commentary is well worth listening to. Tom Baker is as eccentric and witty as you'd expect. Heres his opening line:
"Hello, my name is Tom Baker, I don't know why that should be, but there you are".
All round its a marvellous series and a well put together package.
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Genesis Of The Daleks is the absolute all time greatest Dalek story in Who history ! Most of the time, when a real fan of Doctor Who think "Dalek" the image in their mind is the shiny grey and black of the classic Dalek design in this story. The commentary track which includes Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith) and Tom Baker (the Doctor) is amusing and offers great stories about the behind the scenes of this particular serial. If you're any kind of Who fan at all, particularly of Daleks, then you must get this dvd !
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Are you into the new Dr Who series? Have you noticed how often the Daleks show up? Ever wonder who they are and where they came from? These are the episodes which explain their beginnings. Maybe the older shows aren't as sleek and exciting as the new ones but "Teeth and Curls" is still my favorite Doctor.
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