The End of Time (unproduced novel): Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
m (oops - fixed now) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
|featuring = {{w|Order of the Golden Dawn}} | |featuring = {{w|Order of the Golden Dawn}} | ||
|writer = Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficer | |writer = Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficer | ||
|publisher = Virgin Publishing | |publisher = Virgin Publishing}} | ||
}}{{unprod}}The outline of '''a novel intended for the [[Virgin Publishing|Virgin]] ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' line''' was submitted and rejected at some point before [[1994 (releases)|1994]]. The outline was then reworked with the help of [[Philip Segal]] into the first episode of ''[[The End of Time (unproduced TV story)|The End of Time]]'', a mooted TV two-parter which might follow from the then-in-development ''[[Doctor Who]]'' TV movie ''[[The Time of My Life (unproduced TV story)|The Time of My Life]]'', which was ultimately replaced by the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]. | {{Dab_page|The End of Time (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{unprod}}The outline of '''a novel intended for the [[Virgin Publishing|Virgin]] ''[[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]]'' line''' was submitted and rejected at some point before [[1994 (releases)|1994]]. The outline was then reworked with the help of [[Philip Segal]] into the first episode of ''[[The End of Time (unproduced TV story)|The End of Time]]'', a mooted TV two-parter which might follow from the then-in-development ''[[Doctor Who]]'' TV movie ''[[The Time of My Life (unproduced TV story)|The Time of My Life]]'', which was ultimately replaced by the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]]. | |||
While the ''End of Time'' TV outline featured a fictional esoteric society known as "the Adepts of Eleusis", the proposed novel used "the real-life {{w|Order of the Golden Dawn}} secret society, which [[Bram Stoker]], | While the ''End of Time'' TV outline featured a fictional esoteric society known as "the Adepts of Eleusis", the proposed novel used "the real-life {{w|Order of the Golden Dawn}} secret society, which [[Bram Stoker]], [[Arthur Machen]], etc., belonged to"; the magus of the Adepts of Eleusis in the TV synopsis retained Machen's last name, being called Sir Alastair Machen. The novel already included a climax set on the ''[[Titanic]]'', which the Lofficiers only later found out was coincidentally a favourite theme of Segal's. Jean-Marc Lofficier's account did not clarify whether the antagonist of this version of the story was already the [[Terrible Zodin]], nor whether the macguffin was already the [[Key to Time]], leaving ambiguous the matter of when the title ''The End of Time'' was proposed and whether it would even have made sense for the plot of the novel.{{ref|''[[The Nth Doctor]]'' - Appendix}} | ||
{{Unproduced stories}} | {{Unproduced stories}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:18, 5 December 2024
Check the behind the scenes section, the revision history and discussion page for additional comments on this article's title.
- You may wish to consult
The End of Time (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
The outline of a novel intended for the Virgin New Adventures line was submitted and rejected at some point before 1994. The outline was then reworked with the help of Philip Segal into the first episode of The End of Time, a mooted TV two-parter which might follow from the then-in-development Doctor Who TV movie The Time of My Life, which was ultimately replaced by the 1996 TV movie.
While the End of Time TV outline featured a fictional esoteric society known as "the Adepts of Eleusis", the proposed novel used "the real-life Order of the Golden Dawn secret society, which Bram Stoker, Arthur Machen, etc., belonged to"; the magus of the Adepts of Eleusis in the TV synopsis retained Machen's last name, being called Sir Alastair Machen. The novel already included a climax set on the Titanic, which the Lofficiers only later found out was coincidentally a favourite theme of Segal's. Jean-Marc Lofficier's account did not clarify whether the antagonist of this version of the story was already the Terrible Zodin, nor whether the macguffin was already the Key to Time, leaving ambiguous the matter of when the title The End of Time was proposed and whether it would even have made sense for the plot of the novel.[1]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Nth Doctor - Appendix
