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A review by just_fighting_censorship
Doctor Who: A History by Alan Kistler
5.0
This was fantastic!
While this might not be entirely comprehensive considering the page count the amount of information covered is impressive. This book is about 3/4 Classic Doctor Who, which I loved! As someone who has only had the opportunity to watch a few of the classic episodes I thoroughly enjoyed recaps of the most important and interesting stories. I loved seeing how the character progressed and developed over the years. It is amazing to find out how close the show came on several occasions to becoming something vastly different than the show we love today. I would read some terrible idea and even though I knew it was never carried through it still got me a little fired up.
This book really made me appreciate Doctors that I previously had very little interest in such as Colin Baker's Doctor. The greatest part of this book is that you are moved by the amount of people who love it and how far it has come.
While the author mostly focuses on the television program he does mention the audio programs and other tie-in medias. The vastness of the Doctor Who universe is amazing and helped remind me not to get so worked up about continuity....we'll see if I can stick to that revelation...
The tone of the book is very informative and objective, but is also filled with tons of great quotes from both the actors and the characters.
Overall, this was a great look into the past of Doctor Who and the Classic series. However, if you are looking for details about the modern series, look elsewhere this is NOT the book for you.
While this might not be entirely comprehensive considering the page count the amount of information covered is impressive. This book is about 3/4 Classic Doctor Who, which I loved! As someone who has only had the opportunity to watch a few of the classic episodes I thoroughly enjoyed recaps of the most important and interesting stories. I loved seeing how the character progressed and developed over the years. It is amazing to find out how close the show came on several occasions to becoming something vastly different than the show we love today. I would read some terrible idea and even though I knew it was never carried through it still got me a little fired up.
This book really made me appreciate Doctors that I previously had very little interest in such as Colin Baker's Doctor. The greatest part of this book is that you are moved by the amount of people who love it and how far it has come.
While the author mostly focuses on the television program he does mention the audio programs and other tie-in medias. The vastness of the Doctor Who universe is amazing and helped remind me not to get so worked up about continuity....we'll see if I can stick to that revelation...
The tone of the book is very informative and objective, but is also filled with tons of great quotes from both the actors and the characters.
Overall, this was a great look into the past of Doctor Who and the Classic series. However, if you are looking for details about the modern series, look elsewhere this is NOT the book for you.