Dr Who… Awesome News If You're A Fan
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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, and they have to shoehorn it all in ("I'm your niece's fiancée." being a case-in-point).
Yep - leaving somebody's sexuality ambiguous and unstated is a big no-no for the diversity figures.It has to be unambiguously stated that somebody is gay/lesbian/bi to count.
If somebody's sexuality is left completely unaddressed, they are automatically assumed to be straight (from a diversity tick box exercise at least), even though the viewer is free to see them in any orientation they wish.
tThat big white room with the central console in it... stitck the anti-matter engine on top of that and that is what the TARDIS console room should look like.
As for the episode, I quite liked it apart from the totally unnecessary male pregnancy sub-plot, which was just there so that Ryan could say “Don’t be like my dad” at the end.
As for the episode, I quite liked it apart from the totally unnecessary male pregnancy sub-plot, which was just there so that Ryan could say “Don’t be like my dad” at the end.
ecsrobin said:
I thought this was a piss take but no it’s true! https://www.bbc.co.uk/diversity/strategy/eir-2018
Compare this with the huge character diversity in The Expanse (keeping things scifi). No one has any issues with that at all despite there being a far greater mix of characters because it's all perfectly in keeping with the story; as opposed to the BBC's approach where forced diversity becomes the story and everything else is simply a prop to support the diversity narrative.
from me. 
Yeah I'm out too.
Nothing to do with the Doctor being a woman, she actually seems to be quite good. Its just the ridiculous diversity box ticking which reached its tipping point tonight with the pregnant bloke. The next episode already looks like more "white old men bad, diversity good," virtue signalling.
I'll be interested to see what the viewing figures are by the end of this series because I'm guessing they won't be good.
Nothing to do with the Doctor being a woman, she actually seems to be quite good. Its just the ridiculous diversity box ticking which reached its tipping point tonight with the pregnant bloke. The next episode already looks like more "white old men bad, diversity good," virtue signalling.
I'll be interested to see what the viewing figures are by the end of this series because I'm guessing they won't be good.
Edited by The Hypno-Toad on Sunday 4th November 21:55
I loved the Rosa Parks episode and that's about it. The rest has been awful. This episode was the low point. The Pting was Pterrible and they could have chucked it out of an airlock when they had it stunned if they'd thought a bit more. I found it more or less impossible to take the concept of an indestructible tellytubby seriously. Matt Smith was manic in a good way but Jodie Whittaker is just manic and the accent is starting to grate. I can't stand police at the best of times either so having one of them in the companions isn't helping. I like Bradders and I can understand why anyone would jump at the chance for a regular slot on such an iconic program but maybe he should have stuck with The Chase. My overall impression of this series so far is god I miss Rose Tyler.
Bring back Matt Smith, "Rory", and Steven Moffat!
This series is terrible.
I've never seen Jodie Whittaker in anything else so can't yet decide if she's just a terrible actress that got lucky in the past, or if her overacting is the result of bad writing and bad direction. Either way her performance in this is nothing but hugely irritating.
This series is terrible.
I've never seen Jodie Whittaker in anything else so can't yet decide if she's just a terrible actress that got lucky in the past, or if her overacting is the result of bad writing and bad direction. Either way her performance in this is nothing but hugely irritating.
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