Well, glad my typo generated this much comedy!
Spoilers Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner
To ‘cut the mustard’ is a valid phrase. It means basically similar to passing muster, which is probably why it exists. Maybe. That or you need really good scythes or what have you for a bit of Colemans.
You just sort of welded them together.
You should have seen the friendly lambasting I got once over on a Star Wars board when I accidentally misspelled "rogue squadron" as "rouge squadron".
So my girlfriend just finished watch the Gatwa series (she saw the whole of NuWho relatively fast, and is catching up to the Eighth Doctor audios from yours truly) and she thought it was as good as the average Tennant series, but not quite stellar as Donna/Amy/Clara eras (she did dislike the 14th Doctor era entirely, though, much to my genuine surprise), and I asked her why the Gatwa era "didn't work".
She's a Brit, unlike me, and a lawyer to boot. She argues that, basically, UK is so toxic from the 'muslim invasion' conversations that have brought out the worst in everyone. She is a Labour fan, but thinks the sheer and real islamophobia may have influenced the ratings in a signficant way, as the Doctor has always been led by a white person (if it was a woman, it was still a white woman) and having an ostensibly un-british BLACK man, plus an openly and proudly gay one, was simply the case of good casting, wrong timing.
That is her broad point, she has specific points that I might elaborate later. Personally, I don't think I quite agree with the assesment, but I thought I'd bring it to the board, cause here in Greece, this islamophobia is evident, but we don't have that many to actually notice it on a daily basis so as to extrapolate and educate my views on. What do you think.
She's a Brit, unlike me, and a lawyer to boot. She argues that, basically, UK is so toxic from the 'muslim invasion' conversations that have brought out the worst in everyone. She is a Labour fan, but thinks the sheer and real islamophobia may have influenced the ratings in a signficant way, as the Doctor has always been led by a white person (if it was a woman, it was still a white woman) and having an ostensibly un-british BLACK man, plus an openly and proudly gay one, was simply the case of good casting, wrong timing.
That is her broad point, she has specific points that I might elaborate later. Personally, I don't think I quite agree with the assesment, but I thought I'd bring it to the board, cause here in Greece, this islamophobia is evident, but we don't have that many to actually notice it on a daily basis so as to extrapolate and educate my views on. What do you think.
I think a certain number of new people showed up and became fans just because of Ncuti and I think a certain number of fans stopped watching because of his race or orientation. I think fans found his writing and performance unusual for the Doctor and a number of people appreciated that, while a number of people didn't.
Though what any of those numbers are is a mystery.
At least everyone agrees that Belinda was great until she wasn't.
Though what any of those numbers are is a mystery.
At least everyone agrees that Belinda was great until she wasn't.
yeah, can concur, as an addendum.
According to Murray Gold, Davies has written several different versions of the Christmas Special script.
“I know that Russell’s written multiple versions depending on certain outcomes. So that’s all I really know and I’m not sure I’m even supposed to know that.”
It's not a surprise really. They'll need one version if the series future is known by Christmas and one if it isn't.
“I know that Russell’s written multiple versions depending on certain outcomes. So that’s all I really know and I’m not sure I’m even supposed to know that.”
It's not a surprise really. They'll need one version if the series future is known by Christmas and one if it isn't.
BBC Drama Director: Doctor Who long-term financing is not yet determined
BBC Drama Director Lindsay Salt said conversations over financing Doctor Who for a long-term future have not yet started.
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Given the mention of HBO are they waiting for Warner's sale to go through before they do anything?
She won at the BAFTAs last night. I had to switch channels to Dark Winds during her acceptance speech but I got to hear her say "filum"I would have said the first thing I saw her in was either Chernobyl or Judy, but I'd completely forgotten she was in Taboo!
Then saw her in I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Men, The Lost Daughter, Fargo, Wicked Little Letters and just a few weeks ago I saw Hamnet. Looking forward to The Bride.
I am, it's fair to say, something of a fan. I think she's wonderful and will be annoyed if she doesn't win an Oscar
Production on "Wednesday" S3 just kicked off with Billie still listed in the main cast. Now given the series history to date, they could surprisingly kill her character off at any point but assuming they don't it could be August before she's heading to Cardiff to shoot the Christmas Special.
I loved thatShe won at the BAFTAs last night. I had to switch channels to Dark Winds during her acceptance speech but I got to hear her say "filum"
That blasphemous filum, The Passion of Saint Tibulus! I can hear Bishop Len Brennan saying "filum" in my head.She won at the BAFTAs last night. I had to switch channels to Dark Winds during her acceptance speech but I got to hear her say "filum"
HBO teased as new partner?
BBC teases potential new streaming partner for Doctor Who as show's future affirmed as "treasured brand"
BBC teases potential new streaming partner for Doctor Who as show's future affirmed as "treasured brand"
It's very vague isn't it. the BBC are going to partner with HBO on something but not necessarily Who, seems quite similar to the BBC to make content for YouTube news from a while back.
I guess I don't tend to think of a show like Who when thinking about HBO? Then again Disney seemed a perfect fit and that didn't work out so what do I know? (don't answer that)
I guess I don't tend to think of a show like Who when thinking about HBO? Then again Disney seemed a perfect fit and that didn't work out so what do I know? (don't answer that)
People are conflating two things, which I did myself when I first read the piece. Doctor Who is just one part of the interview and she's talking about coproductions in general, giving HBO as an example.
HBO has spread themselves out a bit beyond just the adult oriented stuff like Game of Thrones or Westworld, HBO Max has quite a few family oriented shows, and was even the first place to air new episodes of Sesame Street for a few years.
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