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I had it drawn to my attention that the original background notes for the TV show Doctor Who, written by Cecil E. Webber and Sydney Newman, is available on the BBC website<\/a>\u00a0(I\u2019ve embedded the entire thing below). The document sets forth a vision for where the show would go. It appears that the Doctor\u2019s identity was intended to be a mystery, with possible resolutions offered throughout only to be undercut \u2013 and eventually, it was intended that more would be found out, if the show continued long enough. I wonder whether those involved in the so-called \u201cCartmel Masterplan\u201d \u2013 or Steven Moffatt and others involved in the show\u2019s current direction \u2013 were or are interacting with it consciously.<\/p>\n

The discussion of the genre \u2013 science fiction vs. fantasy \u2013 is also very interesting.<\/p>\n

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