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Cybermen: The Extended Edition (2010)

32 minutes

This examination of the history, variations, and capabilities of the Cybermen was hosted by writer and historian Matthew Sweet. It uses footage and examples from every story that the Cybermen appeared in up to the time that this feature was made. Most of the examples are from the classic series but there are also some from the early seasons of the 2005 incarnation of Doctor Who.

There was more than one Cyberman origin story and this feature takes a look at all of them including the origin story from the old Target novelizations of Classic Doctor Who.

Thoughts

This was a lot of fun and makes me realize that there are quite a few Cybermen stories that I have not seen.

Doctor Who (1963) 5.01.X1

The Lost Giants: The Making of Tomb of the Cybermen (2011)

27 minutes

People interviewed during this documentary feature

• Peter Day, visual effects designer
• Shirley Cooklin, Kaftan
• Victor Pemberton, script editor
• Frazer Hines, Jamie McCrimmon
• Bernard Holley, Peter Haydon
• Deborah Watling, Victoria Waterfield
• Michael Kilgarriff, Cyber-Controller

Topics discussed included

• Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis, writers
• Morris Barry, director
• Casting
• Visual Effects
• Shooting the exterior and interior shots

Doctor Who (1963) 5.01.04

Tomb of the Cybermen - Episode 4

Klieg shoots at the Doctor but hits Callum instead. Klieg is in charge now. He opens the entrance to the crypt. The Cyber Controller and Toberman, who has been given cybernetic arms, emerge from the crypt. Klieg keeps the gun trained on the Cyber Controller. It is weak. It needs to go to the regeneration chamber. Klieg orders the Doctor, Jamie, and Professor Parry to go with it.

The Doctor convinces the Cyber Controller that they will help it. The Doctor tries to lock it in the regeneration chamber but once it has grown stronger it breaks free. The Cyber Controller communicates with Toberman telepathically from the other room and gives him orders. Toberman attacks Klieg and seems to have killed him.

Doctor Who (1963) 5.01.02

The Tomb of the Cybermen - Episode 2

One man is dead, shot in the back by what looked like a Cybermen that was in front of him. The others are perplexed but the Doctor solves the mystery. Professor Parry decides he's seen enough and says that they will be leaving soon. Some members of the expedition object. Professor's plan to leave gets scuttled when it is discovered that someone has sabotaged the spaceship.

The captain of the spaceship says it will take 7 hours to repair the ship. He asks most members of the expedition to stay in the tomb while he and his crew repair the ship. They decide to explore the tomb a little more. Klieg finds the right combination that opens door to the crypt. All of the men descend into tomb to explore. They find the Cybermen frozen inside of the tomb.

Klieg manipulates the controls they find inside the tomb. The Cybermen they find start to come to life. Viner tries to reverse what Klieg did. Klieg kills him. Once the Cybermen are warmed up, they burst free from their sleeping chambers. Klieg tries to explain to the Cybermen what he's done and what he expects of them but they pay him no heed.

Doctor Who (1963) 5.01.01

The Tomb of the Cybermen - Episode 1

The Doctor, Jamie, and Victoria land on the planet Tellos. They soon discover that they are not alone. There is an archaeological team nearby. They are searching for the tombs of the Cybermen. They found something just before the Doctor and his companions showed up.

The archaeological team was attempting to open a couple of doors on the side of a hill that they found. One member of the team was killed when he tried touching the doors. The Doctor determines that the doors should be safe to touch now. Once they have entered the tomb they start to explore. The group splits up.

The Doctor stays behind with Klieg and Professor Parry. Klieg tries to figure out how to open up what they think must be the burial chamber. The Doctor gives him some suggestions but Klieg is unable to get it open.