(reference from 'Teaching TV drama'-Jeremy Points)
'Doctor Who, at least in the eyes of its fans, can lay claim to being a phenomenon rather than a mere TV drama.' suggests there is more to making a successful TV drama than the content of the show. It first broadcast run from 1963 until 1989 made it, until recently the longest running drama. it has a vocal and committed fan base, its official fan magazine, 'Doctor Who Monthly' has been published since 1979 and its official website, www.gallifrey.com, attracts a considerable amount of users. In keeping with former incarnations Doctor Who reinvented itself once again in 2005, with average viewing figures of 8.08 million compared with 11.09 million of the most highly rated program, coronation street making it the second most popular Tv drama. It was the subject of an unprecedented marketing campaign, which included a Doctor who evening, major exposure in trailers, promotion in a broad range of publications and a whole sequence of Radio Times covers to maintain viewers attention. It has since spawned rapidly released DVD's-some of which were released while the season was till being broadcast-as well as many publications, merchandising and a spin-off drama, Torchwood.
The drama was targeted at a Saturday-evening, family entertainment audience, they also provided an opportunity to carry viewers over to BBC3 with additional behind the scenes programs. The drama, originally developed by Sidney Newman in 1963 as an educational program, where issues could be raised through the Doctors time traveling, has always been closely associated with the BBC'S public service brief. In the run up to the BBC'S charter renewal, the program's ability to draw in younger audiences, as well as committed fans and family viewers. it is clear from researching the ways that doctor who has become a franchise, that certain when certain components or aspects of tv drama are combined for example the sci-fi feel to doctor who mixed with human emotion and a possible love story between the doctor and rose, as well as CGI and aliens ect. caters for a wide range of sexes and ages.
mise en scene:
>CGI effects
>Alien creatures
>The Tardis interior
>Doctor who's costume
>mixture of real locations (iconic shots of London)
Characters
>Polarisation of heroic and evil- most TV drama's, children's in particular have a hero and a villain, good always triumphs over evil. This is a key convention i could consider.
>Narratives will frighten and surprise
>Narratives that make you think
>raise issues relevant to target audience, how to overcome them the right way.
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