Written By Alan Barnes
Directed by Gary Russell
Broadcast 2 Apr – 29 Jun 2007
The
Doctor and Martha are tricked into finding the four data chips that hold the
secret to the ship The Infinite. The
robotic bird Caw gives The Doctor and Martha the first chip and also tells them
that Baltazar has escaped from prison and is hunting for them also. As the TARDIS dematerializes it is revealed
that Baltazar was standing behind it listening to the whole thing and asks Caw
if the homing signal is operational. He
said he it is and it is in the pin he gave Martha.
The
quest sends The Doctor and Martha to the planet Boukon where oil barons are
sucking up the last of the oil and pirates are stealing it and selling it for
their own gain. Then they head to the
planet Myarr where the humans and the insect race are at war against each other
and finally to the planet of Volag – Noc which is one of the coldest planets in
the universe and home to one of the biggest prisons.
Baltazar
confronts them on the planet Volag – Noc and forces The Doctor to cooperate by
finding out where the Infinite is by using the TARDIS. After The Doctor puts
the coordinates in Baltazar knocks The Doctor out and leaves him on Volag – Noc. The Doctor now must save Martha and prevent
Baltazar from getting his heart’s desire and using the Infinite to take over
the Universe.
The
Infinite Quest is actually a pretty decent story but more to the point it is
more geared to children than adults. It
is a fun story to watch with a simple story of The Doctor on the quest for the
data chips and then stopping the villain Baltazar voiced by Anthony Head of
Buffy fame. It was originally broadcast
as part of the children’s Doctor Who program Totally Doctor Who which aired in
2007. You had to watch every week to
catch the 3 minute shorts which was released on DVD as one eighty minute movie.
The
animation is pretty simple also and does not break the barriers for animation
but it does not really put a damper on the story at all. Well for the most part anyway as David
Tennant seems to have the same expression and well there is just something
wrong with the eye brows that just gets to be distracting at times. But compared to the animation of Dreamland
that comes a few years later it is just simpler and looks more like a cartoon.
The
thing about The Infinite Quest is that it could easily
fit in Series 3 but most people don’t consider it a part of series 3 but hey it
has Martha in it so to me it is part of Series 3. I liked the simplicity of the Infinite Quest
and did like the way the different alien planets looked and how they were able
to do more with them in cartoon form than on a set. One of the advantages of doing a story in
animation is being able to do what you want without any restrictions from
studios and stuff being expensive.
The
Infinite Quest is a fun romp with some pretty good moments even if the
animation is wooden at times. So if you
have kids and want to watch a fun story to get them interested in the show or
science fiction in general then The Infinite Quest would be a good one to
watch.
Grade
B +
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Doctor Who 1963
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