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Book SynopsisExamines the ideas, philosophies, conceits and morals put forth in the ""Doctor Who"" series, which ran for 26 seasons and 159 episodes. This work also analyzes the thematic concepts, genre antecedents, the overall cinematography and the special effects of the series. It also provides a listing of print, Internet, and fan club resources.
Trade ReviewDetails the program from inception through to cancellation. Muir provides the reader with all the requisite cast, credit, and episode details, as well as synopsis and in-depth analysis...very well indexed...detailed bibliography and videography - Booklist/RBB; ""'Doctor Who' fans will be delighted with the book...the interviews are informative"" - Classic Images; ""[has] everything you would want to know about the show and who appeared in it"" - Little Shoppe of Horrors; ""definitive...covers almost every element of Doctor Who...provides excellent information on the series...scholarly...a strong bibliography and an outstanding index...the strongest of critical works on the program...a must"" - Zepo; ""provides an extensive listing of print, Internet, and fan club resources for the show. All fans of the series will find this book necessary reading"" - Cult Movies; ""most comprehensive"" - Interzone; ""detailed"" - Psychotronic; ""provides an extensive listing of print, Internet, and fan club resources for Doctor Who"" - Communication Booknotes Quarterly; ""spending time with Muir will breathe fresh life into your view of a series you thought you had sussed"" - Doctor Who Magazine; ""essential...provides critical and historical examinations of the ideas, morals and philosophies contained in the hit television series...for avid Dr. Who fans"" - Midwest Book Review.
