You're correct.
The only time the series was ever outright canceled was in 1985, but the decision was ultimately reversed and changed into a hiatus.
Spoilers Russell T. Davies' Second Turn as Doctor Who Showrunner
You're correct.
The only time the series was ever outright canceled was in 1985, but the decision was ultimately reversed and changed into a hiatus.
Vertical shorts?
Ugh, I would hate that. I'm an old school photographer who strongly believed video should always be presented in landscape.
I get why portrait videos have become the go-to for the younger crowd, but the grumpier side of me cannot fathom why they can't just rotate the phone. Yeah, yeah, why can't I just do it?
Now, get off my virtual lawn!
I get why portrait videos have become the go-to for the younger crowd, but the grumpier side of me cannot fathom why they can't just rotate the phone. Yeah, yeah, why can't I just do it?
Now, get off my virtual lawn!
The generation making those shorts have never heard of Doctor Who.
Ok, against my better judgement, I'll engage.
So, you're fixated on there's no canon for DW. Yet, here you're against retooling and starting from scratch.
Except, if there's no canon, then every episode is from scratch with no history. Using your own logic.
I've said that. I guess it's what should be the priority. I don't mind messages in a story. But telling a good story should be the priority. If they can fit in a good message, sure, no problem. I think that's pretty much what you're saying as well.
And I did like Dot and Bubble. One of my favorites of the era.
Exactly. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Earlier in this thread, I was predicting 3-5 years of rest. And I think that's a good thing. Let time go by. Build up anticipation. Get their ducks in a row. Etc. Last thing we need right now is them rushing out with new DW.
They did that with RTD2. And it seemed good at the time. I certainly thought so! Now, not so much.
I don't think this is like 1989. There is much more institutional support amongst the executives in the BBC. They want to bring it back, even if they're not sure how and by whom.
Thanks for sharing the article!
Ok, against my better judgement, I'll engage.
So, you're fixated on there's no canon for DW. Yet, here you're against retooling and starting from scratch.
Except, if there's no canon, then every episode is from scratch with no history. Using your own logic.
You're conflating things that have nothing to do with each other.
Doctor Who having no Canon means that there is not any one single narrative 'strand' of the IP that holds Authoritative 'precedence' over any other, not that there's not a narrative Continuity present within each of said 'strands'.
My initial objection to the possibility of a full-on Reboot was borne almost entirely out of my intense dislike of IPs I like changing course 'in the middle of proceedings' for no real reason and has no correlation to the Doctor Who IP's lack of a Canon.
Seems to like RTD is really, really, super mad. Man he's pissed.
Russell T Davies: Doctor Who hasn't been cancelled
Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies says reports that the programme is cancelled are wrong.
cultbox.co.uk
Russell T Davies: Doctor Who hasn't been cancelled
Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies says reports that the programme is cancelled are wrong.cultbox.co.uk
Yeah the show is basically being put on the market. One thing that is true is Davies looks to be gone for good unless the new studio decides to hire him.
Show hasn't been cancelled. It's basically on hiatus.
Yeah I know. But tge Davies run is over. So when they bring it back it might be a reboot. Dr. Who knows.
It was always the hiatus. The production office was not stood down, and even produced slipback.
Technically it has been cancelled this time, insofar as there was a special announced, which is now not going ahead.
In 1989, it definitely, certainly wasn’t cancelled. No. It was just resting. Pining for the fiords. Looking for outside investors. Cinema Verity were going to it. Spielberg was going to do it…
Alan Yentob turned up a few years down to even tell us that it definitely certainly wasn’t cancelled, glued on the end of Thirty Years in the Tardis.
This is just 89 only instead of the bosses at the Beeb hating it and fans loving it, it’s a bit widdershins.
It’s a funny old echo. Back then we were worried cos the Tardis walls had been slung out in a skip. This time we are confused because the Tardis set is still standing as a handy date spot.
Is that the same as when a girlfriend says "let's take a break"?
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