How best to learn more
about the early, early, early days of Doctor Who than this exhaustive diary of
the first 21 years of the classic British sci-fi classic. Covering its
inception and first ever airing in November 1963 to April 1984 with the first
appearance of the sixth Doctor, just about everything you wanted to know about
the original series is covered here.
It’s a little more
focused on the technical and behind the scenes aspects of the show. But that’s
fine with me. I want to start really collecting Doctor Who episodes on DVD and
I’m not sure I want to know everything that happens. I like being surprised,
even if it’s a 30 year old episode.
There’s also quite a
bit of editorial covered in this book from reviews of TV critics to angry
mothers who make Fredric Wertham looked like a proponent for the comic book
medium. I like the reviews, but the Mothers Against Doctor Who passages get
kinda old, kinda quick.
There’s plenty of
Doctor Who photos in this book, most are black and white, but there are some
gems in brilliant 4-color spread format. Also, any artwork in this book was
commissioned by fans. I thought that was really cool.
I think that for 1984,
this was a great offering for American fans of Who, since not much probably was
available on this side of the pond. But, I am sure in this day and age, there
are much more comprehensive and more professional records of the series. I hope
to find them, but for now, this was a great log of the early days of my
all-time favorite TV show.
Worth Consuming.
Rating 8 out of 10
stars.
Wibbly Wobbly Timey Whimey rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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