genesis genesis fourth serial twelfth season british science fiction television series doctor written directed originally broadcast weekly parts march april serial fourth doctor companions sent members doctor race time creation future species doctor faces dilemma right genesis originally commissioned producer script editor felt outline submitted nation similar previous adventures encouraged explore origin story introduces creator played unique visual design script handed successors producer script editor changes original script gave darker tone nation having intentionally modelled nazis explored theme genesis addresses moral issues come time travelling genocide story filmed january february location filming quarry genesis premiered million viewers concluded weeks later million watched episode million viewers broadcast widely praised series best story released condensed released vhs dvd plot doctor intercepted travelling earth mission interfere creation future time dominate universe doctor given time ring use return tardis task complete doctor finds planet joins companions find war torn planet generations long war attrition dominance planet laid waste surface ecology midst poison gas attack doctor harry dragged inside dome sarah left outside runs exiled descendants chemical weapons early war captured sarah forced load radioactive components missile launched dome sarah attempts lead escape climbing rocket fails doctor harry brought elite general leader army security commander doctor attempts explain aliens dismisses greatest scientist stated life outside doctor harry possessions including time ring taken scientist discovers alien enters demonstrates new mark iii travel machine later stage evolution subsequently doctor scientists believe research immoral create doctor promises tell leaders helps escape doctor meets agree halt experiments discovers spies prepares computer control provides leaders chemical weaken dome order rocket penetrate doctor harry rescue sarah dome doctor captured watches launch rocket destroy dome bunker declares race dead giving birth claims provided chemical secret executed instructs scientist remove compassion pity new sends dome confusion doctor sarah harry rejoin survivors return bunker doctor instructs try destroy bunker companions inside captured aware doctor knowledge future doctor forced describe future defeats records ensure occur later having private audience failed attempt reason placed cell doctor companions freed scientist making stop group opportunity rig explosives room doctor finds unable detonate asking right doctor able avoid choice followers reveals appears succumbed demands stop research condition vote pleads case doctor recovers possessions companions force recording defeats destroy time remaining elite split reveals voting ploy time arrive kill opposing group doctor friends learn prepared detonate explosives seal inside bunker little time escape sarah harry doctor returns destroy chamber inadvertently completing circuit destroying room doctor escapes explosives detonate acting start production line wishes killing supporters attempts activate bunker self shot know trapped confident eventually emerge superior race dominate universe doctor sarah harry goodbye surviving doctor stop believe hindered development thousand years successful mission use time ring return time production conception writing planning stories season producer script editor felt time terry nation return series write adventure enjoyed script nation sent found reminiscent previous stories suggested nation instead write origin story originally titled genesis terror serial commissioned april scripts accepted july stories lined season handed successors producer script editor genesis gained darker tone holmes fan frequent appearances allowed story explored origins aim series adult wanted story appear powerful interview said believe story different charge remarked added lighter moments grim tone director stated images war beginning serial intended create atmosphere intention losing younger audience production genesis saw changes script altered opening scene soldiers machine guns slow motion nation displeased change later felt violent addition bit keen doctor original meeting time lord took place lush garden changed war zone felt appropriate soldiers originally supposed boys aged illustrate youth fighting war later changed appear mature genesis terror script ill episode radiation poisoning male introduced fourth episode originally action room ended doctor question right destroy casting costumes cast time lord worked intended character resemble death seventh seal played soldier played planet considered role previously played lawrence doctor professor invasion played later appeared vengeance filming genesis walked casting department lunch break costume asked job costume assumed street played previously seen chase later appear twin dilemma character designed nation created image spokesperson felt boring listening giving speeches design inspired comic book character body green dome like head remembered childhood attracted attention bbc designer agreed come mask latex mask face artist eat wearing mask regular latex instead foam latex expensive cast crew regarded effects great technical achievement considering budget time period worked children visiting baker bbc studios scared costume thought statue sitting like base wore knee pads trousers uncomfortable prepare rehearsals acted wheelchair paper bag head slits cut eyes situation able express face heavy holes bag smoke underneath rehearsals provided voices scenes acting pre recorded dialogue filming effects genesis serial twelfth season filmed revenge filmed revenge wearing combat costume added genesis doctor hand outfit changes scene story mainly filmed january studio recording carried february location filming serial took place quarry surrey represented landscape having trouble location planet scheduled shooting appeared studio scenes active props serial originals 1960s wear covered new paint dummy operated wanted appear powerful intended achieve low angles lighting responsible studio lighting colours dark lighting emerging shadows suggest world created viewers model gas attack achieved dry ice green lighting guns props doctor serial galaxy electric worked tests collapsed baker boarded creature harry doctor glimpse end mainly reused ice warrior costume rocket ship reused model ambassadors death filming miles trouble fitting gun result scene filmed takes reaction shot doctor unusual episodes begin reprise end freeze frame stunt double hired sarah fall discovered falling feet fallen feet rehearsals ultimately decided conclude episode freeze frame ending use freeze frame technique notably deadly assassin episode overran minute limit cut material cliffhanger changed speech doctor music serial recorded march dubbing finished day aired themes analysis nation grew world war intentionally based nazis episode contains deliberate parallels dress uniforms reminiscent nazis display fascist look race pure cast crew members described warning world danger allowing physical comparisons drawn appearance aside resemblance wear production episode began producers decided nazi symbolism took away paper doctor philosophy interpreted history shown genesis warning scientists bring ultimate destruction ultimate evil deliberately commented serial showed evil design evolution represents mad scientist creates monster book wrote corruption showed creatures created limited moral reasoning world impose personal human standards everybody genesis displays battle good evil enjoyed fact story clear heroes villains conflict principle discussion doctor hypothetical viral weapon demonstrates described hero meets moment engaged intellectual episode presents moral dilemma doctor destroy resulting famous right scene doctor comparison killing child grow dictator shows doctor ethics influenced non linear experience time twelfth doctor theme episodes apprentice witch familiar considers good things come future worlds allies doctor conclusion right example reasoning duty based ethical position recalled baker took scene seriously dialogue comparisons stories drawn time lord appears story beginning intentionally resemble death film seventh seal compared character ghost hamlet father setting protagonist doctor violent mission moral senior lecturer fellow suggests doctor destroying embryos right scene derived broadcast reception genesis broadcast weekly parts march april viewership varied million parts watched audiences million parts watched audiences million parts watched audiences million taken second fourth fifth sixth episodes scoring respectively time broadcast complaints level violence portrayed complained genesis contained tea time brutality scenes objected included depictions war hitting doctor doctor television companion recorded positive reaction fans regards creativity writer noted ending close story bbc concluded little complex doctor adventures underlying questions conscience serial different occasionally felt dismissed quarters far long drawn confused predictable provided acceptable entertainment majority howe walker described serial written new ideas remaining true roots effectively nazis particularly praised production values pacing moral dilemma noted minor flaws harry attacked giant dull scientist characters serve purpose act fodder radio_times hailed serial terry nation finest hour series especially praising creation positive score allies written played disappointed harry reviewer noted contradicted aspects hit emotional target dead particularly praised felt major problem portrayal given choice view murderers doctor came incompetent secret agent dvd talk gave genesis stars calling real fan writing superb noting story concerned action suspense felt isn especially original dealt common time travel issues despite intelligent ways sfx listed scene receive thirteenth moment doctor magazine named scene harry attacked giant doctor moments noting best doctor stories occasional dropped article listed cliffhanger episode doctor forced tell defeated future greatest doctor legacy genesis widely known original run repeated edited minute version broadcast december attracting million viewers repeated edited minute episodes doctor monsters july august attracted audiences million repeated original serial form bbc averaging million viewers averaging million poll readers voters placed genesis poll find greatest doctor stories time magazine mighty poll asking readers rank stories genesis came place caves poll magazine readers placed episode place daily_telegraph named genesis greatest episodes doctor genesis example history doctor outright creation story different established said evolved creatures known similar original story changed russell davies revived doctor suggested origins time war conflict contributed storyline new series began attempted genocide genesis resurrected destiny played appears remaining stories classic series played appears revived series stolen earth journey end played footage episode plot based fourth doctor moral issue right kill child knew child grow totally evil early life additionally covered big finish audio series sees miles reprising role fourth episode guilt commercial releases print target serial written published tandem released bearing designated number range genesis largest print run original series selling copies home media bbc released condensed audio version serial recording reissued cassette alongside later radio play subsequently released revised expanded version paired february audio reissued hour condensed audio version vintage range genesis released vhs experiment box set stories featuring released dvd disc special edition united_kingdom april united_states june dvd available limited edition release box set destiny resurrection remembrance reviews genesis reviews outpost genesis reviews target doctor genesis 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