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Watching Doctor Who ii Watching Doctor Who Fan Reception and Evaluation Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain 2020 Copyright © Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones, 2020 Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work. For legal purposes the Acknowledgements on p. xiv constitute an extension of this copyright page. Cover design: Andrew Orton All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third-party websites referred to or in this book. All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press. The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN: HB: 978-1-3501-1676-4 ePDF: 978-1-3501-1673-3 eBook: 978-1-3501-1674-0 Series: Who Watching Typeset by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd. To find out more about our authors and books visit www.bloomsbury.com and sign up for our newsletters. Paul dedicates this book to everyone in DePaul Doctor Who Club, and especially its founding members, Laura Buczynski, Katie Capparelli, Sophie Dixon, and Cate Morrow. You’ve given me so much more than just enjoyable evenings watching Doctor Who – thank you for opening my eyes to a new generation of Who fans. Craig dedicates this book to his father, who thinks Daleks are rubbish. vi Contents List of Figures and Table ix Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiv Note on Titles xv Introduction: Going Forward in All Our Beliefs: Regenerating and Re-Valuation in Doctor Who Fandom 1 1 The Concept of Evaluation in Doctor Who Reception 17 Case Study 1A The mightiest values: Rankings in Doctor Who — Paul Booth 30 Case Study 1B Fan reaction videos: Responding to Doctor Who — Craig Owen Jones 35 Dialogue 1C Evolving evaluation of Doctor Who — Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones 44 2 Reception History and Fan Perceptions of Doctor Who 49 Case Study 2A Tegan: The makers’ vision — Craig Owen Jones 64 Case Study 2B Reception after the fact: Companions in Big Finish — Paul Booth 72 viii Contents Dialogue 2C The ends of an era — Paul Booth and Craig Owen Jones 79 3 The Error of Eras 85 Case Study 3A Nightmare of Eden and the limitations of genre — Paul Booth 101 Case Study 3B The discovery of The Time Meddler — Craig Owen Jones 106 Dialogue 3C Series 24 — Craig Owen Jones and Paul Booth 112 4 Re-Evaluating Value in the Canon of Doctor Who 117 Case Study 4A Evaluative changes of The Talons of Weng-Chiang — Craig Owen Jones 129 Case Study 4B The Caves of Dilemma: Or, The Twin Androzani? Evaluating value at the poles — Paul Booth 135 Dialogue 4C Minisodes and changing appreciation — Craig Owen Jones and Paul Booth 140 Conclusion: ‘Go Forward in All of Your Beliefs, and Prove to Me That I Am Not Mistaken in Mine’: Thoughts on Value 145 Notes 155 Bibliography 175 Index 187 Index of Names 192 Index of Media 195 List of Figures and Table Figures 1 The Regeneration Cycle, @willbrooks1989 6 2 Letter to Huddersfield Daily Examiner, anonymous, from Graham Kibble-White Twitter 8 3 Typologies of evaluation 21 4 During Verity Lambert’s farewell scene with William Hartnell. Amy: ‘This is so sad’ 41 5 During William Hartnell’s scene after the Newman meeting (14:27). In response to Hartnell’s line ‘I don’t want to go, I don’t want to go’, Amy looks at Marita; both put their hands to their mouths; they clasp each other’s hands, and finally embrace (above) 42 6 During Matt Smith’s cameo (15:14–15:21). In response to the reveal, both ‘squee’ in shock. Amy: ‘What?!’ Marita: ‘Oh, come on!’ Both put their hands to their chests 42 7 The Nightmare of Eden, Part 1. Doctor Who © BBC 1979 103
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