# An abyss I dare not gaze into

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 17, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150 "2001-09-17T13:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150/1 "2001-09-17T13:49:46Z")

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I was informed this weekend that they have begun releasing _Doctor Who_ episodes on DVD.

This is a terifying prospect.

I currently have just about every episode on videotape since the Pertwee Era. But the tapes are old and some of them have broken when I’ve tried to rewind them. DVD is sorely tempting.

So far there are only three: “Spearhead From Space”, “The Five Doctors”, and “Robots of Death”. And someone said it only looked like a half-dozen more or so next year, so it’s not too bad yet. Given the three that exist, I can passon “Spearhead” for the moment, but I must own “Robots of Death.” And I hope you can jump directly to “Please do not throw hands at me.”

Other episodes I’ll probably buy on sight:

Kinda  
Genesis of the Daleks  
Earthshock  
City of Death  
Pyramids of Mars  
Logopolis/Castrovalva  
and Kinda again, in case anything happens to the first one.

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**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150/2 "2001-09-17T13:53:19Z")

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Incidentally, here’s more information about upcoming releases and such:

[http://www.drwho-online.com/shop/BBCDVD.htm](http://www.drwho-online.com/shop/BBCDVD.htm)

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**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150/3 "2001-09-17T14:30:04Z")

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My checkbook quakes with fear at the prospect of the DVD collection of _Dr. Who_ **and** _Babylon 5_.

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**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150/4 "2001-09-17T15:13:50Z")

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[cartoon devil sitting on your shoulder]

Go ahead, you know you want to…

[/cdsoys]

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**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2001, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abyss-i-dare-not-gaze-into/82150/5 "2001-09-17T15:19:25Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by tavalla \*  
> \*\*[cartoon devil sitting on your shoulder]
> 
> Go ahead, you know you want to…
> 
> [/cdsoys] \*\*

CURSE YOU, CARTOON DEVIL!