Neverwhere
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A six-part urban fantasy drama titled Neverwhere made its debut on BBC2 during 1996.[1]
Making and release
A discussion between Gaiman and Henry regarding the potential for a television programme sparked the initial concept for Neverwhere.[2] Henry put forward the idea of a narrative centered on homeless communities living in tribes throughout London.[2] Gaiman's initial worry was that portraying homeless characters as "cool" might prompt young viewers to copy them, so he chose to distance the story from reality to mitigate this risk.[2] Gene Wolfe's novel Free Live Free served as a partial inspiration for both the television series and the subsequent book.[1]
The production initially intended to shoot on video to save money and then apply a "filmise" effect, but this plan was abandoned, leading to negative comments about the show's visual quality.[3] Brian Eno composed the musical score for the television series.[4] In September 1996, a novelization of the series, written by Gaiman, was published.[1] Following a VHS release on two cassettes, a two-disc DVD set of all six episodes became available in the US and Canada during September 2003.[5]
A limited series of nine comic book issues, penned by Mike Carey with artwork by Glenn Fabry, started its run in June 2005.[6]
What the cited sources add
The completed manuscript for Rogues was delivered to Bantam Spectra on May 13, 2013.[7] The A&E Home Video DVD release of Neverwhere is listed on Neil Gaiman's official website.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "City subway will never seem the same again after reading Daley's final one book pick" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Interview on the UK VHS Release of Neverwhere; Geoff Boucher, "Neil Gaiman returns to 'Neverwhere' (and 'Graveyard Book' movie?)", Los Angeles Times, 29 November 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nathan Laird, "Neverwhere (review)", DVD Bits, 8 July 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Neverwhere (TV Mini Series 1996) - IMDb" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Boston.com / A&E / Movies / Tuned to the next episode", 2003-12-17 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Neverwhere" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
- Martin, "Rogues Anthology delivered to Bantam". facts only, no text reused. georgerrmartin.com
- Gaiman, "Neil Gaiman Neil's Work books neverwhere", NeilGaiman.com. facts only, no text reused. neilgaiman.com
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