Feature Philip Tibbetts 2 Sep 2013 - 07:00
Philip looks back at BBC series Adam Adamant Lives!, from the creators of Doctor Who, and asks what legacy it left in its stead...
“So clever... but oh, so vulnerable.”
In 1965 the creators of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert, moved on to develop the next big thing for the BBC. Adam Adamant Lives! would be developed, in part, as a response to one of the Time Lord’s greatest opponents – Mary Helen Lovejoy Whitehouse.
To address Whitehouse’s criticisms about the decline of moral standards in TV, Sydney Newman imagined a series with a Victorian or Edwardian hero whose ethics could be contrasted with those of the swinging sixties. As legend has it, Newman was staring out of his office window at building works when he imagined the workmen unearthing a long lost hero (similar but surely preferable to the racist spaceship...
Philip looks back at BBC series Adam Adamant Lives!, from the creators of Doctor Who, and asks what legacy it left in its stead...
“So clever... but oh, so vulnerable.”
In 1965 the creators of Doctor Who, Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert, moved on to develop the next big thing for the BBC. Adam Adamant Lives! would be developed, in part, as a response to one of the Time Lord’s greatest opponents – Mary Helen Lovejoy Whitehouse.
To address Whitehouse’s criticisms about the decline of moral standards in TV, Sydney Newman imagined a series with a Victorian or Edwardian hero whose ethics could be contrasted with those of the swinging sixties. As legend has it, Newman was staring out of his office window at building works when he imagined the workmen unearthing a long lost hero (similar but surely preferable to the racist spaceship...
- 9/1/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Or: Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Ten-Foot Blue Dudes
As I settled deeper into my chair, still appropriately stunned by the enormity of the television that dwarfed every other object in my friend’s apartment, again readjusting the 3D frames over the top of my regular glasses like – a – cool – person, something occurred to me. I was now two hours into Avatar, and, as those who have seen the film will attest, while the visuals remained spectacular, that initial awe was now rather wearing off; the narrative, while relatively functional, was starting to slow. So my mind wandered. (…Also, in truth I was probably still a little stunned by the use of the word ‘Unobtainium’ – what the hell?) On screen the private military were blowing up a tree, there was a bunch of big dragon things flying around, and I started thinking – as I’m sure many others...
As I settled deeper into my chair, still appropriately stunned by the enormity of the television that dwarfed every other object in my friend’s apartment, again readjusting the 3D frames over the top of my regular glasses like – a – cool – person, something occurred to me. I was now two hours into Avatar, and, as those who have seen the film will attest, while the visuals remained spectacular, that initial awe was now rather wearing off; the narrative, while relatively functional, was starting to slow. So my mind wandered. (…Also, in truth I was probably still a little stunned by the use of the word ‘Unobtainium’ – what the hell?) On screen the private military were blowing up a tree, there was a bunch of big dragon things flying around, and I started thinking – as I’m sure many others...
- 8/11/2012
- by drayfish
- Obsessed with Film
Los Angeles-based animation house DIC Entertainment on Monday unveiled a slew of big international deals for its kids programming, including deals for such signature programs as Super Duper Sumos, Madeline, Mary-Kate and Ashley: In Action and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century. Broadcasters signing on for new deals with DIC include Nickelodeon Asia, Fox Kids Italy, Cartoon Network Japan and ITV in the United Kingdom. The deals, which also include the franchise Strawberry Shortcake, were announced by executive vp international sales Pat Ryan and Leslie Nelson, co-managing director of worldwide sales, U.K. Many of the deals were generated at last month's big international TV market MIPTV in Cannes, Ryan said. DIC chief executive Andy Heyward said the sales bounty has marked one of the most successful years to date for DIC on the international TV market.
- 4/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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