Spoilers Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner

[Captaindemotion]

I don’t know if this is really anything new but it’s certainly more positive than negative:

Doctor Who confirmed to continue on BBC "with or without Disney"

"The TARDIS is going nowhere."

www.radiotimes.com

 

[Rich Watson]

I don’t know if this is really anything new but it’s certainly more positive than negative:

Doctor Who confirmed to continue on BBC "with or without Disney"

"The TARDIS is going nowhere."

www.radiotimes.com

There was never any question about the BBC wanting it to continue.

The problem is in a world where they can't even afford to make historical costume dramas on their own anymore, they need someone else onboard to do it.

 

[Rich Watson]

And not a surprise that TWB now won't be coming until 2026, so there's some Who-related content to screen next year.

But does that mean the last date Disney have to make a decision has also been pushed out to next year though?

 

[Jedman67]

I don’t know if this is really anything new but it’s certainly more positive than negative:

Doctor Who confirmed to continue on BBC "with or without Disney"

"The TARDIS is going nowhere."

www.radiotimes.com

BBC wants to keep making DW, but can't afford it on their own. They need a funding partner, and in this day of cinematic TV, you need a couple million per episode. Unless they go back to broadcast TV with commercial breaks for first run (and I don't think commercials pay enough for DW anymore at ~$3m per episode) that means streaming. And streamers like to be in charge, so they can cancel you bc you're too expensive or for tax breaks or whatever on a whim.

Personally, I'd rather RTD stay on as exec producer but not showrunner or head writer. He's good with ideas and characters but needs someone grounded to keep the more ridiculous stuff at bay.

I'd also rather go back to the 2010's in terms of episode budget and production quality, I want fun TV with 12-14 eps a season, not a mini movie with 8 episodes.

 

[Jedman67]

huh, i just discovered that "Millenial" Doctor Who is no longer on Max. This really bothers me.