The first thing I'm sure you'll notice is that the British DVD cover is displayed here, rather than the American DVD cover. The Space Museum, when it was released on DVD, was part of a box set. This box set featured both The Space Museum and it's follow up story, The Chase. The follow-up to this story, The Chase, features some edits on the American DVD that I found to be unacceptable so I chose to buy the British DVDs when I visited the United Kingdom in 2011. When I review The Chase, I'll talk about the edits made to the American DVD, and why I chose to buy the British DVD version. But for now, let's talk about the Space Museum.
The Doctor and his companions arrive on the planet Xeros. During their explorations, they discover what turns out to be a giant space museum. They also discover that the curators of the museum can't see or hear them. It seems that a fault in the Tardis has caused the travelers to jump a bit into the future, where they discover to their horror that they've become exhibits in the museum. After making this discovery, time catches up to the travelers, and they become visible to the curators.
The museum, part of the Morok empire, is mostly forlorn and forgotten by the general Morok population. The travelers attempt to avoid capture by the Moroks and their leader, Lobos. Meanwhile, the Moroks have enslaved the native population who are known as the Xerons.
Vicki makes contact with the Xerons and their leader Tor who is played by a very young Jeremy Bulloch, best known as Boba Fett from the original Star Wars trilogy. Tor and his fellow Xerons want to start a revolution and throw off the yoke of the Moroks.
What is interesting about The Space Museum is the fact that The Doctor and his companions constantly question whether what they are doing is going to change history, thus avoiding the fate of becoming exhibits in the museum. Or can the travelers, through their actions, change their fate?
This quandry makes The Space Museum facinating to watch, and is by far my favorite of the second series/season. I'm not going to say much more, other than if you're any sort of Doctor Who fan, this is one story that you need to watch. A real winner!
