I just wish there weren't so many two-parters. If you only have 13 episodes, you should try to utilize them for as many stories as possible.
Bye-Bye Ponds?
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I just wish there weren't so many two-parters. If you only have 13 episodes, you should try to utilize them for as many stories as possible.
I am pretty sure the only reason they can afford thirteen episodes is because they do all the two-parters!
How would putting in the middle of a season keep it from getting out? By that I mean, it wouldn't be a shock cuz we'd still hear about it anyway.
I miss the days of not knowing who shot J.R. for roughly 26 weeks.
Um...that's exactly the point I was making. If the creators could somehow keep the secret and prevent the info from getting out, it would be awesome.
The hard part would be keeping the BBC and the Radio Times from spilling the goddamn beans.
Checkmate
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Speculation isn't a spoiler. Jesus.
No, they didn't. I knew about it ahead of time and I was trying to avoid spoilers (sort of). Same thing for her return.
Well, then you did a really bad job of avoiding spoilers. I had no idea they were going to kill her off. I suspected that she would return (mostly because it was retarded to kill her off), but I think it was a surprise for a lot of people.
Even so, plenty of movies manage to keep spoilers pretty tight. JJ Abrams is awesome at it!
Avoiding spoilers would probably involve living under a rock....or in a cave....a cave with no internet access.
Still, I'd probably end up getting internet through my fillings or somesuch.
Still, I'd probably end up getting internet through my fillings or somesuch.
Again, that's the point I'm trying to make. It's up to the creators to prevent spoilers from getting out to the general public. It can be done. It happens.
I manage to avoid spoilers for EVERYTHING. Hell, I don't even know how Harry Potter ends! I'm waiting for the last movie to come out.
^ Harry is in the shower & Victoria Principal is surprised to see him alive.
God, I hope so! *Fingers crossed*
That's what Moffat apparently wants -- spring season, autumn season, Christmas special. However, there's rumblings of a radically reconfigured format for future seasons, more akin to Sherlock or the Jonathan Creek specials, to deal with the budgetary realities.
They actually started later than usual last year -- September as I recall.
While I agree with StCoop's read of the situation -- the preponderance of the evidence is that Gillan and Darvill have left the program and are actively seeking other work -- I will admit that an October or November start for Who isn't impossible with the split schedule. Hell, it would probably be better for Moffat's sanity -- the second season of Sherlock is supposed to wrap in September, as I recall.
You've got the wrong end of the stick - budget problems are going to be a problem going forward because of BBC cuts not because of how they have been currently spending the money.