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Title: Doctor Who: Regeneration by Philip Segal, Gary Russell ISBN: 0-00-710591-6 Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Doctors last gasp????
Comment: This is an excellent book which chronicles many of the most awful, proposed adaptations of Doctor Who which never made it to American television. The end result was a somewhat entertaining `96 TV movie which tries to capture the fun and spirit of the much loved show but still falls slightly short.
At every stage, at every turn with every proposal the BBC was looking to charge any production company for every miniscule reference to the original series feeling they could make a fortune if they charged by the letter.
Clearly as you read this book and look at the artwork there was the possibility that in migrating to American televison Doctor Who could've advanced to a more grown up type of SF tv show with the benefit of higher production values and writers willing to take chances.
The Fox network known for the sucess of the X-Files had a potential winner here if they could take advantage of the tremendous continuity they show posesses. Sadly, it seems the BBC will not allow this racehorse out of the starting gate.
Rating: 5
Summary: "The things one must know"
Comment: Co-written by Gary Russell, producer of Big Finish's "Doctor Who" audios and editor of "The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring," and Philip Segal, producer of the 1996 "Doctor Who" TV-movie, this book is a fascinating account of a period of "Who" history that is otherwise poorly documented. The book presents the history of how Segal secured the rights to make the TV-movie, the writing of the three very different scripts it went through, and the concepts for the new series which it was hoped that the first of those scripts, that by John Leekley, would launch -- a series that would have constituted an entire "rebooting" of the "Doctor Who" saga, and might have included remakes of classic serials from the original series. Embellished with beautiful and fascinating concept art, this book will be a riveting and enjoyable read for any "Doctor Who" fan.
Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderful read and very insightful
Comment: I found this book to be a wonderful addition to the Howe-Stammers-Walker series The 60's, 70's and 80's. Although not necessarily written the the same style, it does pick up where The 80's left off and continues the story of the production of Doctor Who.
Just as fascinating to me was the account of all the trials and tribulations that incurred as Philip Segal attempted to secure rights to produce the project. Given all the hassles that he had to deal with, especially America Executives ideas of what constitutes as a good story, I think Doctor Who fans were blessed by what finally appeared on television. Could the movie been better? Possibly...but I admire it and appreciate all the more after reading this wonderful account.
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