Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner

[jaime]

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It’s like the 2005 mated with the 96 version.
I do find it odd how the older it gets, the less modern it gets in terms of it used to be essentially a piece of Music Concrete Electronica, right at the cutting edge, and now it’s something made with orchestra and voice.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I do find it odd how the older it gets, the less modern it gets

Isn’t that generally how the concepts of older and modern work?

 

[jaime]

Isn’t that generally how the concepts of older and modern work?

Lol. Usually, but not in the way this is. It keeps being remade after all, but hasn’t been at the edge of style/tech since cyber tech did dimensions in time.

 

[Samurai8472]

New Empire Magazine article

David Tennant’s Doctor Who Return ‘Is Unlike Any Episode Ever’, He Says: ‘The Specials Are Russell Off The Leash’ – Exclusive Image

 

[Rich Watson]

Here we go again. and we haven't even gone the first time yet.

https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1716494327642227196

 

[Tuskin38]

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[Haggis and tatties]

^^So he is the 14th doctor, right from the horses mouth so to speak.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

That was a tremendous amount of fun to watch. Not surprising Jodie wasn't on set for it but I love David for texting with her the whole time so she could feel like she was part of the experience.

^^So he is the 14th doctor, right from the horses mouth so to speak.

Yeah, but he also lies (but not as much as Moffat...).

But, honestly, I do believe him here. The fact he specifically mentioned the idea of a trickster manipulating the regeneration is right on the nose what we've been theorizing, so I suspect it'll be something different. After all,, this is the same guy who already messed around with the regeneration count with the Metacrisis Doctor (even though I'm still not a big fan of that, but I've learned to live with it).

 

[matthunter]

Well, TBF, it was Moffatt who chose to use the "Metacrisis counted" to up the drama of "I'm on my final life" for Smith's last story. It would have been equally feasible to handwave it away as "Metacrisis didn't count because it was a unique set of circumstances that would never recur".

 

[Starkers]

The Metacrisis was a dumb idea in the first place. Why doesn't the Doctor always just regenerate into their self if that's possible? As an idea it's there for a shock "OMG there's a secret regeneration!" which loses it's power once you realise that no, there really isn't, and to create a second version of the 10th Doctor to give Rose a happy ending, and don't get me started on RTD's weird understanding of happy endings. Lost your dad? Here have a vague copy of him. Lost the man you loved, here, have a vague copy of him. (possibly even worse with Donna- lost your entire personality, have a lottery win- and Jack- grandson dead, have a shag and it'll all seem better)

 

[Rich Watson]

Finally some of the new writers have been revealed, one of whom is Kate Herron. If the name rings a bell it's because she directed the entirety of "Loki" Season 1, a show that Russell had some less than kind words for, as I recall. (Though he seems to have forgotten it judging by his quote in the article.)

https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-f...-and-briony-redman-join-forces-for-doctor-who

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Conversely, many people (myself included) have noted the many influences Doctor Who had on Loki, particularly the first season. (Also, I never saw Davies supposedly criticize the show)

Either way, this is excellent news and I'm very excited to see what she brings to the show.

 

[Rich Watson]

He called the blink and you'll miss it reference to Loki's bisexuality “a ridiculous, craven, feeble gesture”.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywoo...davies-calls-lokis-queerness-a-feeble-gesture

 

[Tuskin38]

He called the blink and you'll miss it reference to Loki's bisexuality “a ridiculous, craven, feeble gesture”.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywoo...davies-calls-lokis-queerness-a-feeble-gesture

He disliked that aspect of the show, that doesn’t mean he disliked the entire season.

 

[David cgc]

Well, TBF, it was Moffatt who chose to use the "Metacrisis counted" to up the drama of "I'm on my final life" for Smith's last story. It would have been equally feasible to handwave it away as "Metacrisis didn't count because it was a unique set of circumstances that would never recur".

And you can even go back to "Metacrisis didn't count" and figure the Doctor erroneously concluded it did because he couldn't think of anything else to account for why he was unexpectedly out of regenerations since he didn't remember being the Fugitive Doctor (if you put her in between the Second and Third incarnations).

 

[The Nth Doctor]

He called the blink and you'll miss it reference to Loki's bisexuality “a ridiculous, craven, feeble gesture”.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywoo...davies-calls-lokis-queerness-a-feeble-gesture

Ah, I do recall that but, like Tuskin noted, that's only a small aspect of the show. A fair criticism (and one I agree with although I wouldn't call it craven), but hardly something to stop Davies from liking the show overall.

And you can even go back to "Metacrisis didn't count" and figure the Doctor erroneously concluded it did because he couldn't think of anything else to account for why he was unexpectedly out of regenerations since he didn't remember being the Fugitive Doctor (if you put her in between the Second and Third incarnations).

It's all set in stone until it isn't.

Or, you know, wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey.

 

[Nerys Myk]

He disliked that aspect of the show, that doesn’t mean he disliked the entire season.

Yes but you can’t generate a clickbait headline with that.

 

[Saul]

^^So he is the 14th doctor, right from the horses mouth so to speak.

Yes, I TOLD YA SO! I TOLD YA SO!

 

[Captaindemotion]

So the first of the specials will be after the actual anniversary, 25th November.

The initial reports I saw made it look like it would be direct to streaming rather than on tv that day but the official site does seem to confirm a tv debut in the U.K. anyway https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-whos-60th-anniversary-tx-dates-revealed

 

[Rich Watson]

So the first of the specials will be after the actual anniversary, 25th November.

The initial reports I saw made it look like it would be direct to streaming rather than on tv that day but the official site does seem to confirm a tv debut in the U.K. anyway https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/doctor-whos-60th-anniversary-tx-dates-revealed

I think we had a simultaneous posting.