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Cracks In Time Telos Publishing Dr. Who must surely rank as one of the most successful and long-running TV series of all time. It is regarded as a national treasure; a part of British popular culture that is watched by all types of people, including those who do not normally enjoy science fiction. Here is a guide to the 2010 season and everything to do with it, from those Telos people who do this sort of thing rather well. Just think, this is the fifth series since the show came roaring back in 2005, and the thirty-first since the beginning in the early 1960s. I like these books for the insight they give into popular culture, and the figures that show what people really liked and disliked about it that are often surprising. This is a fairly exhaustive guide as it doesn't only give fairly in-depth analysis of each TV episode, but it also has sections for a stage play, books (including audio books and comic strips), computer games, the Dr. Who Confidential TV series and more. There is the usual section on the build-up to the series as it is cast, writers are found etc. which makes for interesting background reading but the bulk of the book is all about those TV episodes. Each one contains a cast list, synopsis of the plot, quotes, production notes, press reaction and of course the analysis. This makes for fascinating reading, getting inside the heads of the writers and anybody else responsible for dreaming it all up and finding out what worked, what didn't and why. A few years on it will be more interesting still, giving a snapshot of the state of the series, an important part of British TV and its viewers in 2010. There are other guides to TV series but I am always pretty impressed with these. Reviews of other Dr Who related titles The
Handbook: (Unofficial & Unauthorized Guide to the Production
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