Dr Who… Awesome News If You're A Fan
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FourWheelDrift said:
"The move comes after bosses claimed they had “run out” of Yuletide storylines following 13 years of making them."
Chibnall has only been there this year and I thought the whole idea of him replacing Moffatt was to bring new ideas to the show? He hasn't written a Christmas episode yet so he should be able to come up with at least one idea.
This is great news, I can't think of 1 Xmas episode that was actually any good.Chibnall has only been there this year and I thought the whole idea of him replacing Moffatt was to bring new ideas to the show? He hasn't written a Christmas episode yet so he should be able to come up with at least one idea.
The Dangerous Elk said:
tangerine_sedge said:
This is great news, I can't think of 1 Xmas episode that was actually any good.
The way this has gone I will bet on The Dr defeating Father Christmas (Male=Bad/Idiot/Aggressive) who is really a Space Frog shape shifter and reinstating the true Mother ChristmasMaybe Mother Winterfest?
PositronicRay said:
Am I one of the few people who enjoy it!
I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
The ratings are good and the audience appreciation score is good, but it seems to be getting attacked here for some reason.I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
gizlaroc said:
deckster said:
You have a low bar for your definition of "celeb". If they were wheeling out Tom Cruise every episode then you might have a point, but the people you reference are more commonly known as "actors". Which is sort of what you want when you're looking for people to appear in your TV show.
You do realise just how popular Ed Sheeran is?Ask any youngster if they know Ed Sheeran or Tom Cruise and I bet far more will know Ed Sheeran than Cruise.
He was voted as the person to get the Blue Peter Gold Badge for their 60th anniversary, which I would guess is the Dr. Who demographic.
I don't know his stuff, but I to think he is not a celeb is missing the mark somewhat.
tangerine_sedge said:
PositronicRay said:
Am I one of the few people who enjoy it!
I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
The ratings are good and the audience appreciation score is good, but it seems to be getting attacked here for some reason.I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
It's perfectly possible to achieve these things (entertain children and adults together, while commenting on social issues relevant to the time by analogy) with great effect - Star Trek was doing exactly that 50-odd years ago.
defblade said:
The writing is terrible, and is pushing an agenda with zero subtlety, that's why.
It's perfectly possible to achieve these things (entertain children and adults together, while commenting on social issues relevant to the time by analogy) with great effect - Star Trek was doing exactly that 50-odd years ago.
Star Trek was incredibly "liberal" for its time. A female black officer (who famously snogged the white captain), a russian and an oriental officer, etc. Roddenberry was "committed to a liberalism that believed in prosperity, technological progress, and universal humanity"It's perfectly possible to achieve these things (entertain children and adults together, while commenting on social issues relevant to the time by analogy) with great effect - Star Trek was doing exactly that 50-odd years ago.
Roddenberry overtly put the minorities into Star Trek because of his liberal POV.
The BBC has form for pretending they hadn't even noticed that they'd managed to cast such a broad spectrum of modern society.
Inclusive is fine and admirable. Claiming that you're so inclusive that you hadn't even realised how inclusive you are is not.
The BBC has form for pretending they hadn't even noticed that they'd managed to cast such a broad spectrum of modern society.
Inclusive is fine and admirable. Claiming that you're so inclusive that you hadn't even realised how inclusive you are is not.
Rumblestripe said:
Doofus said:
Claiming that you're so inclusive that you hadn't even realised how inclusive you are is not.
Sorry, struggling with your logic here...Perhaps I'm over-sensitive to it, but it feels like they haven't actually stopped putting people into seperate boxes, in order that they can off-handedly (but often clumsily) show us how many boxes they managed to tick each time.
Doofus said:
To my mind, the BBC try so hard to include every possible minority that it becomes obvious they've actively sat down with a list of tick boxes, and ticked as many as they can, even if the story doesn't require it
This should come as no surprise given that Dr Who S11 really is the poster child of the BBC's equality and diversity ambitions:
tangerine_sedge said:
PositronicRay said:
Am I one of the few people who enjoy it!
I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
The ratings are good and the audience appreciation score is good, but it seems to be getting attacked here for some reason.I can understand the stories and simple messages (it's a kids program after all) The actors are personable, what's not to like.
I’m not bothering watching tonight or anymore until there’s a change in writers or everyone suddenly says watch a certain episode.
jagnet said:
Doofus said:
To my mind, the BBC try so hard to include every possible minority that it becomes obvious they've actively sat down with a list of tick boxes, and ticked as many as they can, even if the story doesn't require it
This should come as no surprise given that Dr Who S11 really is the poster child of the BBC's equality and diversity ambitions:
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