The Doctor Who Discussion thread - (Info on the Series in the First Post)

[Dalekbuster523Bluray]

Originally Posted by chip75

Yet the narrative was that ratings weren't important because the show's were hitting other metrics. See any parallels?

Crisis has generally caused more consumption. Yet some of their shows shrunk almost non-existent numbers. You don't think a network gets hurt by lack of viewers? The favourites are still hitting decent numbers.

Try telling a potential advertisers that more people will see a sign on a park bench than viewers will see their product on a TV show that's targeted at your biggest demographic.

Both are correct. The ratings don't matter because more people tend to watch on catch-up, streaming or physical media sales now. At the same time, you have to judge ratings success by the current television landscape, rather than by past standards.

[BluBonnet]

The last two episodes of Series 11, It Takes You Away and The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos, did not meaningfully advance the #Thasmin aspect of the series - though they were both a lot of fun!

The New Year's Day special, Resolution, featured the 13th Doctor in her first encounter with a Dalek. The story starts out with the fam traveling around in the TARDIS to see several New Year's celebrations around the universe...



There is a cute scene where Yaz shows her feelings and concern for the Doctor, not wanting her to go off on her own



Showrunner Chris Chibnall was understandably very content to see the Daleks appearing in the show once again, because:

[Dalekbuster523Bluray]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

The last two episodes of Series 11, It Takes You Away and The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos, did not meaningfully advance the #Thasmin aspect of the series - though they were both a lot of fun!

The New Year's Day special, Resolution, featured the 13th Doctor in her first encounter with a Dalek. The story starts out with the fam traveling around in the TARDIS to see several New Year's celebrations around the universe...



There is a cute scene where Yaz shows her feelings and concern for the Doctor, not wanting her to go off on her own



Showrunner Chris Chibnall was understandably very content to see the Daleks appearing in the show once again, because:

Resolution is such a great Dalek story. Chibnall really knows how to write for them.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Dalekbuster523Bluray

Resolutionis such a great Dalek story. Chibnall really knows how to write for them.

I know, he really knows! I'm very pleasantly surprised, revisiting these episodes for the first time since they came out, how incredibly well they hold up. And he clearly had so much fun writing them...



He also seems like a little kid giddy with excitement at the thought of bringing back the Daleks



Overall, I'm really very, very happy with all the great work he's done and the amazing and lovely performances by Jodie and the whole cast - the special guests, too.

[Dalekbuster523Bluray]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

I know, he really knows! I'm very pleasantly surprised, revisiting these episodes for the first time since they came out, how incredibly well they hold up. And he clearly had so much fun writing them...



He also seems like a little kid giddy with excitement at the thought of bringing back the Daleks



Overall, I'm really very, very happy with all the great work he's done and the amazing and lovely performances by Jodie and the whole cast - the special guests, too.

I'd be the same as him if I was in charge of the show. The Daleks are the best!

[ben6543]

My god would you two get a room already. This is supposed to be a Doctor Who Discussion thread not a circle jerk over Chibnall

I can't wait till Dunemoon Acela and ProfxTracy come back so we can have things go back to normal.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by ben6543

My god would you two get a room already. This is supposed to be a Doctor Who Discussion thread not a circle jerk over Chibnall

I can't wait till Dunemoon Acela and ProfxTracy come back so we can have things go back to normal.

Are we still allowed to say Chinballs???

[ben6543]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Are we still allowed to say Chinballs???

I think so. haven't seen anyone get suspended for that.

[MisterKorman]

On the two-year anniversary of Fugitive of the Judoon, at least all sects of the fandom can come together in the shared belief that Jo Martin has been criminally underused, and unless something changes in these last two episodes, the Fugitive Doctor is going to go down as the biggest missed opportunity of Chibnall's era (and I say that as a fan of the era).

[BluBonnet]

Was just watching Fugitive of Judoon... I would love to see more of Jo Martin.

[HotRats]

Rumours in the press say Whittaker may not be given a regeneration scene. Lowest viewing figures since 2005 suggest the BBC may want a clean reboot.


https://www.londoncomicconspring.com...die-whittaker/ £220? In five years she'll be lucky if she's not living Karen Gillan's great short film Conventional for real. Or you could meet Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Bernard Cribbins and one of the world's greatest actors, Brian Cox, and still have change

[BluBonnet]

Looking back at Series 11, Jodie highlighted some of the things she likes about the character



It's one of those things I love about DW - the hero doesn't need big muscles or assault weapons. She relies primarily on her mind. She's smart and always finds a way to outthink her opponents.

Series 12 got off to a great start with the 2-part Spyfall, which was a bit of a spoof of 007 but also gave us the man who is my favourite Master of all time, seen here kicking the Timeless Child subplot into high gear


Another highlight of the season opener is that it marks the first time Yaz starts thinking along the lines of "what would the Doctor do?" - and also expresses some interest in learning more about Gallifrey



The next episode, Orphan 55, would offer one of the few times when Yaz sounded slightly alarmed at something the Doctor knew but didn't immediately mention



That brings us to Fugitive of Judoon, which gave the Doctor the chance to engage in some clever wordplay:


But more importantly, it also brought us Jo Martin as the fugitive Doctor

[ben6543]

Originally Posted by HotRats

Rumours in the press say Whittaker may not be given a regeneration scene. Lowest viewing figures since 2005 suggest the BBC may want a clean reboot.

That Rumor is BS Jodie filmed her regneration scene months ago

Chris Chibnall has revealed that the last scene Jodie Whittaker shot in the Doctor Who centenary special was the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration scene, marking her official exit from the show.

Showrunner Chibnall shared in his Production Notes column – published in Doctor Who Magazine – that the last scene Whittaker filmed as the iconic Time Lord was the character's regeneration from her Doctor to the new Fourteenth Doctor.

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi...on-newsupdate/

[HotRats]

Originally Posted by ben6543

That Rumor is BS Jodie filmed her regneration scene months ago

Just because it's been filmed it doesn't guarantee it will be used. The RT article dates from last November, the rumours are two days old and carried by most of the UK press without a BBC denial

[Dalekbuster523Bluray]

Originally Posted by MisterKorman

On the two-year anniversary of Fugitive of the Judoon, at least all sects of the fandom can come together in the shared belief that Jo Martin has been criminally underused, and unless something changes in these last two episodes, the Fugitive Doctor is going to go down as the biggest missed opportunity of Chibnall's era (and I say that as a fan of the era).

Yeah, Jo Martin is amazing. I hope she gets some Big Finish sets.

Originally Posted by HotRats

Rumours in the press say Whittaker may not be given a regeneration scene. Lowest viewing figures since 2005 suggest the BBC may want a clean reboot.


https://www.londoncomicconspring.com...die-whittaker/ £220? In five years she'll be lucky if she's not living Karen Gillan's great short film Conventional for real. Or you could meet Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Bernard Cribbins and one of the world's greatest actors, Brian Cox, and still have change

Originally Posted by HotRats

Just because it's been filmed it doesn't guarantee it will be used. The RT article dates from last November, the rumours are two days old and carried by most of the UK press without a BBC denial

I'm sorry but you're talking nonsense. They're not going to film Jodie's half of a regeneration and immediately scrap it. It would be foolish. There are certain audience expectations that you can't tinker with - and yes, I know that Patrick Troughton wasn't seen morphing into Jon Pertwee, but that was a different set of circumstances (it was only the second time the Doctor had regenerated, so there was no set precedent).

And before you say Christopher Eccleston started without a regeneration in Rose, context is key. That episode came at a point where the show had been off for a great number of years, and audiences needed reintroducing to the format. We're now 17 years into the revival, and viewers expect to see the traditional regeneration sequence from one actor to another. If you did a Troughton-style final scene now, followed by an Eccleston show-up-without-the-morph, audiences would be left bitterly disappointed.

The BBC would also be idiots to look at the ratings and decide a 'clean reboot' is needed. You need to judge by the standards of today, not 2005.

[BluBonnet]

Awwwwww!

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Awwwwww!

That's adorbs!

[ProfXtacy]

After 2 weeks of the Thasmin Menace we can restore balance to the forum.

I see Doctor Who came second in the One Show poll of favourite BBC TV shows. It might have come first if Chibnall hadn’t damaged the perception of the show so much.

[BluBonnet]

Doctor Who Director Reveals New Jodie Whittaker Regeneration Details (SPOILERS)

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by ProfXtacy

After 2 weeks of the Thasmin Menace we can restore balance to the forum.

I see Doctor Who came second in the One Show poll of favourite BBC TV shows. It might have come first if Chibnall hadn’t damaged the perception of the show so much.

What was first?