Re: Hand of Fear

Always loved it. I have been able to quote the entire final scene since it first aired. The DVD was good and so was the commentary and interviews. Tom Baker is a scream of a man. My only disappointment with the DVD is that Lis was not on the commentary for part of either the 3rd or 4th ep. THe bit where the Dr goes into the  factory and makes her stay at the gate but she pushes her way in and follows him anyway. The Eldrad woman made comments about that and Tom did too but I really would have liked to hear Lis comment on it. It's one of my favourite scenes. I love all the commentaries, especially those with Tom Baker but as interesting as it is to listen to producers and directors tell us about things we would not usually have known, I do think there isn't enough talk from the actors about what is happening on screen. It's all about the guest actors, sets, makeup, lighting etc. I have the Planet of Evil DVD and it is nice to listen to Elisabeth finally get a chance to talk about the relationship between her and Tom and how that spilled over to enhance the relationship between the Dr and Sarah. There are alot of times when what the actors are doing and talking about on screen, you can't hear, because directors/producers are talking about some obscure technical thing when all I really want is to hear the actors speak about that funny line, or this funny blooper or who adlibbed and what that look really meant etc. I have all the DVDs and it is interesting to see how much more relaxed the actors have become and I find with Lis and Tom, they do talk more about the characters and things they did rather than the official stuff. One funny part in the Planet of Evil commentary is Tom yelling "Look look, there you are adoring me, Lis" So funny. But back to Hand of Fear......it is one of, if not the best of the DVDs so far, in my opinion anyway. I also see that  a latest release is Tom Baker reading an audio of the Brain of Morbius. I wish they'd do the DVD on it because it is one of his favourites. I am just pleased about the fact that he is embracing all the DW stuff now and doing the interviews and commentaries.