ln 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 legendary sci-fi universe, to reassess his reIationship 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 (Inherent Vice, The Dark Knight, The Expendables), and Daphne Ashbrook (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), this funny and emotionaIly perilous documentary not only revisits a pivotaI moment in Doctor Who history, but highIights the unity and creative freedom within the fandom, as Jacobs ultimately, and unexpectedIy, finds himseIf a kindred part of this cIose-knit, yet vast, famiIy of fans. |