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'''''The Mystery of Edwin Drood''''' was a novel on which [[Charles Dickens]] was working at the time of his death. | '''''The Mystery of Edwin Drood''''' was a novel on which [[Charles Dickens]] was working at the time of his death. In [[Cardiff]] on [[Christmas Eve]] [[1869]], Dickens told the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] that it "lacked an ending". Inspired by their adventure with the [[Gelth]], Dickens decided to incorporate the [[alien]]s into the story in order to spread the word about the existence of alien life, proposing to make the killer in the book not a boy's [[uncle]] but something "not of this [[Earth]]". He further hinted that he might change the title to ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the Blue Elementals''. He died the [[1870|next year]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}}) while in the middle of writing a sentence in the novel. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) It remained unfinished. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unquiet Dead (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[1936]], [[James Whale]] began directing a [[film]] adaptation of ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood'' commissioned by [[Faction Hollywood]]. With [[Michael Brookhaven]] as the film's consulting producer, [[Faction Hollywood]] used the film's stage as a physical embodiment of [[Production Hell]] to imprison [[actor]]s, [[producer]]s, and other movie industry individuals. The story featured a character named "Rosa" and a tomb-searching church warden named "Durdles": [[Bette Davis]] was briefly cast as Rosa in [[1938]], and even decades later, the name "Durdles" would scare any character actor old enough to remember the production. James Whale left a copy of the novel by his bedside when he committed [[suicide]] in [[1957]]. Three endings were known to have been recorded, but with the middle parts left unfinished, the film continued its Production Hell into the early [[21st century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 15 August 2024
The Mystery of Edwin Drood was a novel on which Charles Dickens was working at the time of his death. In Cardiff on Christmas Eve 1869, Dickens told the Ninth Doctor and Rose that it "lacked an ending". Inspired by their adventure with the Gelth, Dickens decided to incorporate the aliens into the story in order to spread the word about the existence of alien life, proposing to make the killer in the book not a boy's uncle but something "not of this Earth". He further hinted that he might change the title to The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the Blue Elementals. He died the next year, (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"]) while in the middle of writing a sentence in the novel. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]) It remained unfinished. (TV: The Unquiet Dead [+]Loading...["The Unquiet Dead (TV story)"])
In 1936, James Whale began directing a film adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood commissioned by Faction Hollywood. With Michael Brookhaven as the film's consulting producer, Faction Hollywood used the film's stage as a physical embodiment of Production Hell to imprison actors, producers, and other movie industry individuals. The story featured a character named "Rosa" and a tomb-searching church warden named "Durdles": Bette Davis was briefly cast as Rosa in 1938, and even decades later, the name "Durdles" would scare any character actor old enough to remember the production. James Whale left a copy of the novel by his bedside when he committed suicide in 1957. Three endings were known to have been recorded, but with the middle parts left unfinished, the film continued its Production Hell into the early 21st century. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"])
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