Doctor Who: The Nth Doctor - An In-depth Study of the Films That Almost Were - Softcover

Lofficier, Jean-Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0426204999 ISBN 13: 9780426204992

Publisher: Dr Who, 1997

Synopsis

Over the last three decades, several film production companies have held the rights to make a Doctor Who movie. To this day, intense speculation surrounds the details of these unmade productions. Here, for the first time, is an in-depth exploration of the Doctor Who films that almost were, including detailed synopses and extracts from the scripts themselves, interviews with the writers, behind-the-scenes articles explaining how these productions came to be, why the contemplated films were never shot, and the role played by stars such as Leonard Nimoy and Steven Spielberg.The Nth Doctor is a lot of funby showing the process of how Doctor Who might have started again, we can get a lot of insight about why it is one of our favorite programs.Michael Lee, Minnesota Doctor Who Information ListI really enjoyed this look at what Doctor Who might have been. The Nth Doctor is a nice addition to the range of non-fiction Who and covers an area about which little was previously known.David Howe, Howes Who

About this title

Synopsis

Since 1977, when Tom Baker and his co-star Ian Marter tried to produce a film to be entitled "Scratchman", several different companies have held options to produce a Doctor Who film - including Green Light Productions, Lumiere Films, Amblin Entertainment and BBC Enterprises. These projects have always obsessed Doctor Who fans, partly because they were and remain shrouded in secrecy. The show's absence from our screens for seven years only served to heighten the importance of these projects, as fans were starved of new Doctor Who. This volume contains a detailed plot summary of each script, an account of the circumstances of its creation and the reasons why it was never made, as well as interviews with the various writers. The book also explores the roles and input of the big names associated with each project - men such as Steven Spielberg, Leonard Nimoy and Johnny Byrne.

About the Author

Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier are award-winning comic-book writers and translators. They wrote several books about TV series and a French Science Fiction Encyclopedia. They have also written scripts for television series such as The Real Ghostbusters and Duck Tales.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dr Who
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0426204999
• ISBN 13: 9780426204992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240