Doctor Who af Alan Kistler (Bog)

Forfatter: Alan Kistler
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 0
Forlag: Lyons Press
Udgivelsesår: 2013
Airing the day after JFK's assassination, the first episode, "An Unearthly Child," humbly launched one of the entertainment world’s first super-brands. We begin with a look at the programming of the day and the original pitch documents for this family show before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut. After three years, 1st Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC to recast their hit rather than ending it, giving us the first "regeneration" and making television history. We follow the succession of doctors—including 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee, exiled to Earth with his Moriarty in The Master—and see how the program reflected the feminism of the 1970s while gaining mainstream popularity with 4th Doctor Tom Baker ... until declining support from the BBC led to cancelation. Yet millions worldwide continued to enjoy the Whoniverse in syndication, novels, audio dramas, comics and Doctor Who Magazine. A new age dawned in 2005 with 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston and a serious special effects budget. 10th Doctor David Tennant helped rocket the series back to international popularity and a new era of spinoffs. With Matt Smith as 11th doctor, the show has become a success here in America, where it was long considered just a cult classic. Featuring discussions of the show's concepts and characters and interviews and insights from producers, writers, and actors from across the years; current and former editors and writers of Doctor Who Magazine; and the titular heroes themselves, here is a rich, behind-the-camera investigation into the dazzling multiverse of Doctor Who.
Titel: Doctor Who

Sammendrag: Bogen giver et bag-kulisserne indblik i Doctor Who som verdens længst kørende science fiction-tv-serie. Den starter med BBC’s oprindelige pitch og samtidens tv-programmer i 1963 og følger derefter seriens første år med William Hartnell, introduktionen af Daleks og den banebrydende idé om regeneration, der gjorde det muligt at udskifte hovedrolleindehaveren uden at afslutte serien. Kistler gennemgår de efterfølgende Doktorer, blandt andet Jon Pertwee og Tom Baker, ser på seriens faldende støtte i 1980’erne og aflysningen, samt hvordan universet fortsatte gennem bøger, lydproduktioner og magasiner. Han beskriver også Paul McGanns tv-film i 1996 og det moderne comeback med Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant og Matt Smith, hvor serien igen blev et globalt popkulturfænomen. Undervejs diskuteres temaer, figurer, fans, produktion og kulturel betydning.
Type: Hardcover