Title: Triumph of a time lord : regenerating Doctor Who in the twenty-first century /
Authors: Hills, Matt, 1971-
Publisher: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Doctor Who (Television program : 2005- )
Abstract: "Triumph of a Time Lord is the first book-length, scholarly study of the 'new Who' phenomenon. It explores Doctor Who through contemporary debates in TV Studies: 'what is quality TV?' and how can we define TV series as both 'cult' and 'mainstream'? More than that, it challenges academic assumptions, analysing the significance of Murray Gold's music as well as visual representations. It also considers the role of fandom in the show's return: what are the consequences of fans taking charge of the TV series they love?"--Jacket.
Contents: Fans and producers. The Russell T. Davies era : Authorship and organization -- The Doctor Who mafia : fans as textual poachers turned gamekeepers -- Genre and format. Time travel in new Who as comedy, soap opera, adventure- and science fiction -- TV horror : the importance of monsters -- Quality and mainstream TV. The 'quality TV' debate- and the value of Doctor Who -- Mainstreaming Who : the importance of music -- A mainstream cult?