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|image = Discontinity original cover.jpg | |image = <gallery> | ||
Discontinity original cover.jpg|1995 | |||
Discontinuity guide second edition.jpg|2004 | |||
The Discontinuity Guide e-book.jpg|2013 | |||
</gallery> | |||
|writer = [[Paul Cornell]], [[Martin Day]], [[Keith Topping]] | |writer = [[Paul Cornell]], [[Martin Day]], [[Keith Topping]] | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = Virgin Publishing | ||
|publisher2 = MonkeyBrain Books | |publisher2 = MonkeyBrain Books | ||
|release date = {{il|[[ | |publisher3 = Gateway Essentials | ||
|format = {{il| | |release date = {{il|[[1 July (releases)|1 July]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] (1st paperback)|[[17 September (releases)|17 September]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] (2nd paperback)|[[31 October (releases)|31 October]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] (ebook)}} | ||
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20442-5 (1st | |format = {{il|1st paperback, 357 pages|2nd paperback, 350 pages|E-book, 372 pages}} | ||
|isbn = {{il|ISBN 0-426-20442-5 (1st paperback)|ISBN 1-932265-9-0 (2nd paperback)}} | |||
|series = Factual books | |series = Factual books | ||
|prev = Science Fiction Audiences - Watching Doctor Who and Star Trek | |prev = Science Fiction Audiences - Watching Doctor Who and Star Trek | ||
|next = Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter | |next = Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Discontinuity Guide''''' was published in 1995. | '''''The Discontinuity Guide''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' reference book published in by [[Virgin Publishing]] in [[July (releases)|July]] [[1995 (releases)|1995]] and by [[MonkeyBrain Books]] in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]], as well as by [[Gateway Essentials]] in [[October (releases)|October]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''(this synopsis is taken from the [[1995 (releases)|1995]] edition)''' | |||
:'''ANORAK-POCKET-SIZED EDITION''' | |||
‘'''''Resistance is futile!'''''’ | |||
Fluffs, goofs, double entendres, fashion victims, [[technobabble]], dialogue disasters: these are just some of the headings under which every story in [[the Doctor]]’s [[27 (number)|twenty-seven]]-[[year]] career is analysed. | |||
Despite its humorous tone ''The Discontinuity Guide'' has a serious purpose. Apart from drawing attention to the errors and absurdities that are among the most lovable features of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', this reference book provides a complete analysis of the story-by-story creation of the ''[[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | |||
One sample story, {{cs|Pyramids of Mars (TV story)}}, yields the following gems: | |||
'''Technobabble:''' a [[cytronic particle accelerator]], a [[relative continuum stabiliser]], and [[triophysics]]. | |||
'''Dialogue Triumphs:''' ‘I’m a [[Time Lord]]... You don’t understand the implications. I’m not a [[human being]]. I walk in [[eternity]].’ | |||
'''Continuity:''' the Doctor is about [[750 (number)|750]] years old at this point, and has apparently aged [[300 (number)|300]] years since {{cs|Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)}}. He ages about another 300 years between this story and the [[seventh Doctor]]’s {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}}. | |||
An absolute must for every ''Doctor Who'' fan. Wear your [[anorak]] with pride, and keep ''The Discontinuity Guide'' in its pocket! | |||
[[ | |||
Indispensable, hysterical and brilliant | '''(this synopsis is taken from the [[2004 (releases)|2004]] edition)''' | ||
"‘''A foolish consistency is the [[hobgoblin]] of little minds,’ said somebody — [[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] actually. Packed with goofs, fashion victims and dialogue disasters, The Discontinuity Guide proves that the makers of Doctor Who over the years have been, if nothing else, quite magnificently large-minded.''" | |||
— [[Terrance Dicks]] | |||
"''The Discontinuity Guide is the most elaborate, thoughtful, smart, and intuitive reconciliation of disparate elements I’ve ever encountered.''" | |||
— [[Lou Anders]] | |||
Indispensable, hysterical and brilliant, ''The Discontinuity Guide'' is everything the typical [[television]] reference manual or episode guide isn’t. As well as being a thorough record of every single plot hole, production goof and dialogue blunder and every fascinating tidbit of ''Doctor Who'' history and continuity, ''The Discontinuity Guide'' is a brilliant attempt to stitch [[26 (number)|26]] years of television history into a coherent narrative. Well-thought out and credible explanations are offered for the seemingly irreconcilable or merely obscure bits of the mythos, making this an essential reference for the longtime fan and a hilarious introduction for the new one. | |||
'''(this following are the first and last paragraphs taken from the [[2013 (releases)|2013]] edition, the 2004 edition's synopsis sits between them)''' | |||
When it was originally published, the ''Discontinuity Guide'' was the first attempt to bring together all of the various fictional information seen in [[BBC TV]]'s ''DOCTOR WHO'', and then present it in a coherent narrative. Often copied but never matched, this is the perfect guide to the 'classic' Doctors. | |||
An absolute must for every ''Doctor Who'' fan, this new edition of the classic reference guide has not been updated at all for the [[List of anniversaries|50th anniversary]]. | |||
== Subject matter == | == Subject matter == | ||
A humorous deconstruction of every televised ''Doctor Who'' story | A humorous deconstruction of every televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story up to {{cs|Survival (TV story)}}, as well as {{cs|Dimensions in Time (TV story)}}. | ||
== Notable features == | == Notable features == | ||
* Each story is broken down and analysed into: Roots (what might have influenced the story) | * Each story is broken down and analysed into: | ||
* There are boxes inset within the text detailing various aspects including: The Doctor's Family | ** Roots (what might have influenced the story). | ||
** Goofs (mistakes). | |||
** [[Technobabble]]. | |||
** Dialogue Disasters. | |||
** Dialogue Triumphs. | |||
** Continuity. | |||
** Links. | |||
** Location. | |||
** Future History (the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' vision of [[Earth]] post-[[1995]]). | |||
** Untelevised Adventures. | |||
** The Bottom Line. | |||
* There are boxes inset within the text detailing various aspects including: | |||
** [[The Doctor]]'s Family. | |||
** The First History of the [[Dalek]]s (following {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}}). | |||
** [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] Lock. | |||
** [[The Doctor's signet ring|The Doctor's Ring]]. | |||
** [[Constellation]]s. | |||
** Dating the segments of [[time]] (in relation to the [[TV]] story {{cs|The Ark (TV story)}}). | |||
** [[The Question|Doctor Who]]? (in relation to [[WOTAN]]'s proclamation in {{cs|The War Machines (TV story)}}). | |||
** Cyber History. | |||
** [[The Doctor]]'s Doctorate. | |||
** The History of [[Mars]]. | |||
** Dating the [[UNIT]] stories. | |||
** UNIT call-signs. | |||
** [[Season 6b]]. | |||
** The location of [[Gallifrey]]. | |||
** [[Venus]]. | |||
** A short history of [[Atlantis]]. | |||
** UNIT's shoot-to-kill policy?. | |||
** Changing Time (in relation to the [[SS Bernice|SS ''Bernice'']] and the TV story {{cs|Carnival of Monsters (TV story)}}). | |||
** Party [[Politics]]. | |||
** [[Sontaran]]s and [[Rutan]]s. | |||
** [[Earth]] and [[time travel]]. | |||
** The Second Dalek History (following {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}}). | |||
** [[The Doctor's age|The Doctor's Age]]. | |||
** [[Language]] (concerning why everyone speaks [[English]]). | |||
** [[Temporal grace]]. | |||
** The Origins of the [[Time Lord]]s. | |||
** Shrinking. | |||
** Aliens and Mankind. | |||
** [[Guardians of Time|The Guardians]] and the [[Key to Time]]. | |||
** The [[TARDIS Scanner]]. | |||
** [[Merlin]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The first edition featured an introduction by [[Terrance Dicks]] while the second edition featured an introduction by [[Lou Anders]], as well as the original introduction. | * The first edition featured an introduction by [[Terrance Dicks]] while the second edition featured an introduction by [[Lou Anders]], as well as the original introduction and a foreword by Dicks. | ||
* The book has spawned similar versions on the internet including: | * The book has spawned similar versions on the internet including: | ||
:* ''[http://www.whoniverse.net/discontinuity/ The Whoniverse - The Discontinuity Guide]'' which covers all the [[Virgin New Adventures]], [[Virgin Missing Adventures]], [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]], and [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]], as well as a variety of other prose stories and a number of new series ''Doctor Who'' episodes and [[BBC New Series Adventures]]. | :* ''[http://www.whoniverse.net/discontinuity/ The Whoniverse - The Discontinuity Guide]'' which covers all the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'', ''[[Virgin Missing Adventures]]'', ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', and ''[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]'', as well as a variety of other prose stories and a number of new series ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episodes and ''[[BBC New Series Adventures]]''. | ||
:* ''[http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/disccon/ Tetrap Discontinuity Guide]'' which covers many of the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories| | :* ''[http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/disccon/ Tetrap Discontinuity Guide]'' which covers many of the [[Big Finish]] [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] and some of the audio dramas in the [[Big Finish - Explored Worlds]] series'. | ||
:Both sites follow a similar pattern as laid out in the original book. | :Both sites follow a similar pattern as laid out in the original book. | ||
* ''The Discontinuity Guide'' was one of a number of similarly formatted books published by Virgin in the 1990s and early 2000s for various TV shows. Although the Who release focused more on mistakes and had a generally more playful tone, other books based upon shows such as ''The X-Files'', ''Babylon 5'' and the [[Century 21 Productions | * ''The Discontinuity Guide'' was one of a number of similarly formatted books published by [[Virgin Publishing]] in the [[1990s]] and early [[2000s]] for various [[TV]] shows. Although the ''Who'' release focused more on mistakes and had a generally more playful tone, other books based upon shows such as ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[Babylon 5]]'' and the [[Century 21 Productions]] [[Gerry Anderson]] ''Supermarionation'' series were more comprehensive episode guides. | ||
* The [[2004 (releases)|2004]] edition had the ISBN numbered as 1-932265-9-0. Given this is only [[9 (number)|9]] digits and that an ISBN is typically [[10 (number)|10]] digits, it is likely that the ISBN was supposed to be 1-932265-09-0. | |||
* It was released as an [[e-book]] in [[2013 (releases)|2013]], with a new cover. | |||
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