But what's the "usual eleven episodes"? Looking at the twenty-two pre-series 13 episodes that made up the Chibnall era so far, it seems like it's ten regular episodes and a special. So there's no way we're getting nine episodes, unless they change their plans, which seems unlikely.
Season 13 starts shooting in a few weeks
- Thread starter StCoop
- Start date
Chibnall did reference the fact that his past two seasons as showrunner have included a Special as part of their production blocks, as has been the case since 2006, but there is no indication that such will be the case this time and the general consensus I've seen is that all 8 episodes he mentions will be part of Series 13 proper.
I had initially overlooked the very strong possibility that a Holiday Special was cut from their plans and went straight to the assumption that Chibnall's comments were falling in line with the BBC's precedent of treating Specials as being separate from the seasons during which they were filmed.
I had initially overlooked the very strong possibility that a Holiday Special was cut from their plans and went straight to the assumption that Chibnall's comments were falling in line with the BBC's precedent of treating Specials as being separate from the seasons during which they were filmed.
Nothing exciting on 'Children in Need' tonight, just promotion for the "Win a Set Visit (Eventually)" contest, but I note that once again it was just Jodie and Mandip without the boys.
I wouldn't expect confirmation until after the Xmas/New Year's special has aired but I hope we're finally back to a sensible number of companions (i.e. one) again.
I wouldn't expect confirmation until after the Xmas/New Year's special has aired but I hope we're finally back to a sensible number of companions (i.e. one) again.
It's also possible that Chibbers just wasn't being pedantically precise when he said "eleven".
Sorry, you were right. I hadn't actually checked the number of episodes, I was just going by the fact that all of the episode lists I've seen always separate the holiday special from the rest of the season.
I hope not, I like finally having more than one one companion. I always like bigger casts, so the more the merrier as far as I'm concerned.
Are the new seasons being added to HBOMax in the US day after they air or after the whole season is done? I didn't get HBOMax until after the last season was long done, so I never saw how they were added.
Future seasons of Who won't premiere on HBO Max until after the BBC airs them.
I mean, I can't think of many that do. Even the Netflix/CW agreement keeps episodes off Netflix until a week after the season ended, and that's pretty quick for tv to streaming times. Hulu had/has some day after agreements, but HBO Max isn't Hulu, which was kind of founded on next day TV episode deals.
I'm 99% sure that Amazon Prime, which had the NuWho rights before HBO Max, didn't have next day episode releases, so I doubt that HBO Max will get the episodes day after airing.
3022? Wow, Chibnall is really dragging his heels.
Oh, OK. So I guess the day after must just be for HBO then.
HBO Max grew out of and replaced HBO Now, which offered its subscribers the ability to view HBO programs the same day they were aired on cable (the shows I signed up to watch were available on HBO Now as soon as they were scheduled to begin airing on HBO's cable channel).
HBO Now was less of a Netflix equivalent and more a way for any person with a bank account to have access to HBO programming without cable, and HBO Max retains that functionality.
HBO Now was less of a Netflix equivalent and more a way for any person with a bank account to have access to HBO programming without cable, and HBO Max retains that functionality.
So the location where they're currently shooting was accidentally uncovered the other day by a runner out training.
And now "fans" have taken it upon themselves to drop by to try and meet the cast without being concerned by any thoughts of getting production shut down due to violating Covid safety protocols.
What a world.
And now "fans" have taken it upon themselves to drop by to try and meet the cast without being concerned by any thoughts of getting production shut down due to violating Covid safety protocols.
What a world.
That's the sort of thing that could make one lose faith in humanity. That is if one had any faith in humanity to begin with.
Ugh! Can the runner not use any common sense?
It's happened to me while I was out running I ran into some filming location at night. But I don't go announce it to the world.
The sense of entitlement Who set watchers have had over the years is gross in the extreme.
Similar threads
