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Darth Disney "I'm altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."Make of this what you will.
‘Doctor Who’: BBC Studios Chief Says Disney Is “Key Partner” As Co-Pro Deal Hangs In Balance
The 'Doctor Who' deal may hang in the balance but BBC Studios and Disney are key partners, according to Tom Fussell.deadline.com
Another quote from Fussell.
No decision until presumably after TWB airs.
No decision until presumably after TWB airs.
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Ncuti Gatwa Reveals the 100% Real Reason He Left Doctor Who
The 32-year-old star confirms he was too damn old.
www.doctorwhotv.co.uk
How much more stressful is tv production today compared to a like decade ago, especially with fewer episodes, considering tv back in 2015 also had tons of cgi and camera angles and reshoots? The only difference, episode count aside, that I can think of is that the new stuff was framed with 9:16 aspect ratio for social media as much as it was for 16:9 (hence a lot of empty space scenes with key characters placed side-by-side, which would be easier to frame for the camera as they're focusing on what's in the middle (9:16). )
Also, will the next Doctor be 8?
He or she will have bionic legsNcuti Gatwa Reveals the 100% Real Reason He Left Doctor Who
The 32-year-old star confirms he was too damn old.
Also, will the next Doctor be 8?
You know what bothers about that?
People have loved the Doctor Who ‘Brand’.
No. No they haven’t. It isn’t a brand.
I feel sorry for the young folk saying ‘At least it’s better than 1989’ when it is basically, in fact, exactly like 1989 as far as the show itself is concerned. To the point of there even being rumours the Tardis set has been taken down. (Which is exactly how the last hiatus began. Sort of.)
People have loved the Doctor Who ‘Brand’.
No. No they haven’t. It isn’t a brand.
I feel sorry for the young folk saying ‘At least it’s better than 1989’ when it is basically, in fact, exactly like 1989 as far as the show itself is concerned. To the point of there even being rumours the Tardis set has been taken down. (Which is exactly how the last hiatus began. Sort of.)
I mean lots of them? Several MCU shows such as The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye spring to mind. Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch did a whole lot of rushing about in The Day of the Jackal Last year.
And I think the idea that the Doctor somehow runs around more than other fictional characters is something of a fallacy. As I've already started, there's plenty of episodes in the last two seasons where Ncuti hasn't had an awful lot to do at all.
Poppy is the next Doctor.Ncuti Gatwa Reveals the 100% Real Reason He Left Doctor Who
The 32-year-old star confirms he was too damn old.
How much more stressful is tv production today compared to a like decade ago, especially with fewer episodes, considering tv back in 2015 also had tons of cgi and camera angles and reshoots? The only difference, episode count aside, that I can think of is that the new stuff was framed with 9:16 aspect ratio for social media as much as it was for 16:9 (hence a lot of empty space scenes with key characters placed side-by-side, which would be easier to frame for the camera as they're focusing on what's in the middle (9:16). )
Also, will the next Doctor be 8?
Mark Gatiss on the current SOP (talking as a fan, not an insider)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Mark Gatiss: Maybe it’s time for Doctor Who to have a rest
The TV writer and actor argues that society’s problems stem from a ‘sclerotic fury spouted by (mostly) men’
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Mark Gatiss on the current SOP (talking as a fan, not an insider)
Mark Gatiss: Maybe it’s time for Doctor Who to have a rest
The TV writer and actor argues that society’s problems stem from a ‘sclerotic fury spouted by (mostly) men’
It's a tough one. Part of me really agrees with him and part of me vehemently disagrees!
If it is to rest then I think that break needs planning, it shouldn't just be a vague "Dr Who is taking a break" notion, we don't want to be waiting another 15+ years for the series to come back. Not least because I'll be knocking on 70!
Maybe five years is a reasonable gap, I mean what was the TVM? 6/7 years after the show ended the first time, and while it didn't do very well in the States, my understanding was always that a decent number of people in the UK watched it (happy to be corrected on this). If the BBC can get their Cbeebies show up and running in the next year or so you're potentially priming a lot of kids who'll be 8 or 9 when the parent show comes back, an inbuild new audience to supplement those who'll remember it from this era and those who've been with it since the classic era.
Ideally, and selfishly, I don't want it to go away though.
I think this is the first time I've seen Sony refer to Doctor Who as their series.
Stupid question time; why can't they just co-produce it with the Beeb?
Stupid question time; why can't they just co-produce it with the Beeb?
Bad ratings. I don't think it's more complicated than that. Which I honestly don't think he is to broke up about. I feel like he has wanted to move on and do movies more than anything, anyways.
I think to a small extent through their stake in Bad Wolf, they *are*. But Sony isn’t a very big player streaming wise across the world. Even though you *can* get some stuff via the PlayStation, it died a death, but does have some presence in some countries - just not the big Western ones.
BBC needs bigger money and a bigger partner basically.
Grant Gustin did 184 episodes as the Flash.
Ncuti’s knees pack in after 18?
Ncuti’s knees pack in after 18?
Didn't think this was worth starting a new thread over, and since this thread is the closest thing to a general discussion thread for the Doctor Who forum, I'll post here. Anyway, having recently gotten the Blu-Ray set of Gatwa's first season, I just finished rewatching the season, it holds up reasonably well, though Space Babies and The Devil's Chord kind of drag the second time around. 73 Yards is surprisingly better than I remembered, it really is an absorbing episode which really breezes by, its only real detractor is the fact that nothing is explained when all is said and done. The finale still isn't that good, but better than the second season's, whatever that's saying. Still, from Boom to Rogue those are some top quality Doctor Who episodes, so overall it's still a pretty decent season.
Just something I felt like sharing.
Just something I felt like sharing.
I guess the question is whether it was some behind the scenes unpleasantness (ala Eccleston) or whether he's learned something about the show's future (or lack thereof) and decided to leave. I'm leaning towards the latter at the moment. I'm sure there are other options too, but either of those seem possible.
Honestly, I think it's just the uncertainty about the show's future that prompted him to leave. He may well have learned that Disney wasn't going to decide any time soon (as we're seeing by way of lack of an announcement). As an up and coming star, he's naturally not going to want to wait around.
Without further evidence, that would be my guess. The uncertainty is a killer, particularly when he's looking forward to his future.
To me it just sounds like they're desperate to maintain a relationship with Disney given their funding crisis. The article isn't so much about DW as it is about their overall relationship with Disney and their other sources of revenue. It's just positive babble hoping to stay good with Disney in general. If they don't co-produce DW, the BBC still wants to work with Disney.Make of this what you will.
‘Doctor Who’: BBC Studios Chief Says Disney Is “Key Partner” As Co-Pro Deal Hangs In Balance
The 'Doctor Who' deal may hang in the balance but BBC Studios and Disney are key partners, according to Tom Fussell.
