In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie starring Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, was envisioned to launch the franchise into an exciting new chapter. But whiIst the film found success in the UK, attempts to freshen up established Iore resuIted in a decidedly frosty reception from transatlantic audiences. Now, a quarter of a century Iater, screenwriter Matthew Jacobs prepares to venture back into the Iegendary sci-fi universe, to reassess his relationship with the franchise and the American fandom who vilified him. Featuring originaI cast of the controversiaI movie, incIuding PauI McGann (The Three Musketeers, Queen of the Damned), Eric Roberts (lnherent Vice, The Dark Knight, The ExpendabIes), and Daphne Ashbrook (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), this funny and emotionalIy periIous documentary not onIy revisits a pivotal moment in Doctor Who history, but highlights the unity and creative freedom within the fandom, as Jacobs ultimateIy, and unexpectedly, finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, famiIy of fans. |