Beschreibung:
Watching Doctor Who explores fandom''s changing attitudes towardsDoctor Who. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How do fans'' values ofDoctor Who change over time? As a show with an over fifty-year historyDoctor Who helps us understand the changing nature of notions of ''value'' and ''quality'' in popular television. The authors interrogate the wayDoctor Who fans and audiences re-interpret the value of particular episodes, Doctors, companions, and eras ofWho.
With a foreword by Paul Cornell.
Watching Doctor Who explores fandom''s changing attitudes towardsDoctor Who. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How do fans'' values ofDoctor Who change over time? As a show with an over fifty-year historyDoctor Who helps us understand the changing nature of notions of ''value'' and ''quality'' in popular television. The authors interrogate the wayDoctor Who fans and audiences re-interpret the value of particular episodes, Doctors, companions, and eras ofWho.
With a foreword by Paul Cornell.