They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties
- Publication: The Guardian
- Date: 1996-05-25
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- Language: English
They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties; they also wanted to remain faithful to a series which started in 1963 and created 30 years of convoluted continuity. They wanted action adventure with Hollywood-type special effects, sprawling sets and name actors; they also wanted sparky, magical, offbeat sci-fi. They wanted it to be accessible to a whole new American audience; they also wanted to appease the hard core of longtime British fans. And so, into the yawning chasm between these two sets of stools, with a few scuffs either side, glides the sad, wheezing, groaning coffin of Doctor Who.
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- APA 6th ed.: (1996-05-25). They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties. The Guardian .
- MLA 7th ed.: "They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties." The Guardian [add city] 1996-05-25. Print.
- Chicago 15th ed.: "They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties." The Guardian, edition, sec., 1996-05-25
- Turabian: "They wanted to make a shiny, foil-wrapped new pilot for the nineties." The Guardian, 1996-05-25, section, edition.
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