Doctor Who: Celebrating 50 Years: A History - Kistler, Alan
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Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary, an in-depth look at the world's longest running and most successful science fiction show "The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who." --Steven Spielberg Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world's first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch documents before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut but inspired many monsters to follow. After three years, First Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC…mehr

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Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary, an in-depth look at the world's longest running and most successful science fiction show "The world would be a poorer place without Doctor Who." --Steven Spielberg Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world's first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch documents before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut but inspired many monsters to follow. After three years, First Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC to recast their hit rather than end it, giving us the first "regeneration" and making TV history. We follow the succession of Doctors--including Third Doctor Jon Pertwee, exiled to Earth and targeted by the Master--and see how the program reflected the feminism of the 1970s while gaining mainstream popularity with Fourth Doctor Tom Baker...until declining support from the BBC eventually led to cancelation. Fan outcry saved the series, only for it to suffer a repeat cancelation. Yet many continued to enjoy the Whoniverse in syndication, novels, audio dramas, and Doctor Who Magazine. Paul McGann impressed many as the Eighth Doctor in a 1996 TV movie, but it failed to reignite the series. A new age dawned in 2005 with Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston and a serious special effects budget before Tenth Doctor David Tennant helped rocket the series to international popularity and a new era of spinoffs. With Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, the show became a bona fide success in America. For the program's fiftieth anniversary, Peter Capaldi became the Twelfth Doctor, ushering in yet another era for our unstoppable Time Lord. Featuring discussions of concepts and characters, with insights from producers, writers, and actors from across the years, here is a rich, behind-the-camera investigation into the dazzling multiverse of Doctor Who.
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As one of the world's only comic book and pop culture historians, Alan Kistler is often asked to speak to such media outlets as CNN and NPR, and on websites like MTV.com, AOL.com, and Newsarama.com, where his weekly column Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. is one of the most popular features on the site. He is also creator and host of the web-series and podcast Crazy Sexy Geeks (where he interviews authors, artists, and cultural icons like Rob Zombie, Edward James Olmos, the American Gladiators, Jane Espenson, and Tim Gunn), and the author of two comic trivia books, The Unofficial Batman and Unofficial Spiderman Trivia Challenge (Adams Media, 2012). Alan is frequently invited to speak at panels and conferences, and has in the past hosted discussions on the psychology of superheroes with forensic psychiatrists, been consulted by Sony Online Entertainment, and appeared in four separate comic book documentaries produced by Warner Bros. Home Video (on which he was also hired to consult). He has also spoken at the Paley Center for Media about the evolution of science fiction dramas, including Dr. Who, and the history of vampire fiction. Most recently, he was asked to be a special guest at the first annual Geek Girl Con, where he spoke on the panel "The Women of Moffat's Doctor Who." You can read his online Doctor Who Guide at alankistler.com/geek-guides/doctor-who-guide/, which includes lists like The Classic Arch-Enemies of Doctor Who, What Do We Know About the Doctor's Past & Family?, episode annotations, and more.