Man I didn't even think of this LOLAmazon jumping the gun on the next episode, on the back of an episode featuring a totally-not-Amazon retailer.
Coinkydink?
Amazon really hated KerblamYou don't even have to buy the season pass to see the new episode. All you need to do is buy Kerblam. It'll still be playing the newer episode instead.
Not by anyone credible, they aren't.err, so chibnall and whittaker are rumored to be leaving next year...
ehh what
take with a hard grain of salt. Capaldi was rumoured to leave after 1 season as well.err, so chibnall and whittaker are rumored to be leaving next year...
ehh what
take with a hard grain of salt. Capaldi was rumoured to leave after 1 season as well.
my uncle works at the BBC and he said Chibs is quitting to be replaced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the new Doctor will be portrayed by Louis Theroux.
would watch that thomy uncle works at the BBC and he said Chibs is quitting to be replaced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the new Doctor will be portrayed by Louis Theroux.
See, it's easy to invent bs rumours
Costume is sorted already:
I'm ok with this being a rumour that spreads everywhere.my uncle works at the BBC and he said Chibs is quitting to be replaced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the new Doctor will be portrayed by Louis Theroux.
See, it's easy to invent bs rumours
There was some mention of the 'Timeless Child' but I don't think it's been mentioned again. Unless there's some highly cryptic arg going on that involves watching episodes backwards whilst reciting John Pertwee's disco classic 'I am the Doctor'.I'm kinda disappointed there doesn't seem to be an overall story going on, though. Usually the first season of each Doctor has a strong narrative thread, whether it's Missy, the cracks in the walls or Bad Wolf.
Because of that, the narrative of the show as a victim of its own success - where the BBC now wants more, quicker, and Chibnall isn't willing to meet that requirement...
And, maybe it's ok to go with a weird break in the third year or whatever, but fresh on in your run, with 10 scripts, maybe 11 with a special, I find it hard to believe they didn't go in intending to deliver full seasons for this year and 2019.The thing about this though is, what exactly was Chibnall expecting? Both of his predecessors, with a couple exceptions, delivered a series a year for the past 13 years. The expectation of a new series per year shouldn't be coming out of nowhere. And frankly, if RTD and Moffat were capable of delivering on that while also balancing duties on other shows at the same time, I don't see why Chibnall couldn't either.
Wow I never heard of this. I'm so happy we got Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, and IMO the best DoctorI don't know that he was rumoured to leave so specifically, but it wasn't much of a secret that after Series 8 failed to set the world on fire the BBC thought casting somebody older like that was a mistake. BBC sources (presumably covering their asses so they could blame Moffat etc if the ratings tanked) said and leaked some pretty shitty things to newspapers about Capaldi's age around that time. This then led to speculation he was gonna get kicked out.
As so often is the case with these things, that's not true, but there's truth to it, basically.
And yeah, I agree completely with all this. The writing for the Doctor especially has been really bad.Man, its really been 5 years since the Anniversary. Crazy.
I remember going to the London ExCel event for the day with a friend, having my photo taken in Smiths first TARDIS, the panels with the actors. Coming home, watching An Adventure in Space and Time to see the fun out. Was a fantastic day.
Then going to the cinema to see The Day of The Doctor on the Saturday. Man as a Who fan, it hasnt ever reached the heights that weekend did. Captured the country and most of the worlds attention for one brief moment in time.
I do hope the 60 is celebrated in similar style, but I also hope that Chibnall is no where near the show when it comes around. He is right now, the biggest issue with it and needs to go as soon as possible. I had my fears when he was announced and they've only gotten worse since the show came back on air. After all the rumours and issues we heard about potentially losing the Christmas slot if we didnt have one last year and Moffat pulling one out the bag, only to lose it this year is just disgraceful in my opinion.
Jodie is amazing (apart from that extremely weird way she points the sonic screwdriver) but I dont expect we'll ever see her truly shine unless Chibnall leaves and the keys to the show are handed over to someone who seems to know what actually needs to be done.
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/rumor...l-leave-doctor-who-after-just-1-season?page=3I don't know that he was rumoured to leave so specifically, but it wasn't much of a secret that after Series 8 failed to set the world on fire the BBC thought casting somebody older like that was a mistake. BBC sources (presumably covering their asses so they could blame Moffat etc if the ratings tanked) said and leaked some pretty shitty things to newspapers about Capaldi's age around that time. This then led to speculation he was gonna get kicked out.
As so often is the case with these things, that's not true, but there's truth to it, basically.
I actually think Capaldi was much more radically different as the Doctor than 13 is. Especially in Series 8, Capaldi was tonally totally different, much older than other of the other new Who Doctors, IMO a breath of fresh air. Despite the gender change 13 doesn't seem very different from Doctors like 9, 10, and 11.https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/rumor...l-leave-doctor-who-after-just-1-season?page=3
It was a pretty widely circulated rumor back during s8. Capaldi was not well received initially, and the general mediocrity of s8-both in ratings and quality-leant credence to the idea that he was just a "transition" for a more radically different doctor, which ended up being true in a way.
The reception this season of Who is getting here doesn't surprise because back on the old forum, Capaldi was getting it just as bad, if not worse.
Exactly how I feel, that's actually one of my favourite moments of his. Into the Dalek is one of my favourite episodes regarding how his character is written. Even his look in that episode was the best.I really wish Capaldis' Doctor had stayed more cold instead of warming up in the later series. His line of "She cares soI dont have to" was a breath of fresh air and a Doctor that was more snappy and cold would've been nice to see evolve over the course of the show, instead of getting one series on it and then going back to being a somewhat more forgiving style Doctor like the older ones.
I really wish Capaldis' Doctor had stayed more cold instead of warming up in the later series. His line of "She cares so I dont have to" was a breath of fresh air and a Doctor that was more snappy and cold would've been nice to see evolve over the course of the show, instead of getting one series on it and then going back to being a somewhat more forgiving style Doctor like the older ones.
I don't know. 12 having 6's planned arc, only good is something to be cherished.
Yeah, 11 went dark and moody in The Snowmen after losing Amy and Rory and then basically went back to normal.I agree with this. 12 is still the only modern Doctor with an actual finished character arc. Ten and Eleven had hints of one, but they were both so bogged down in the "archetypal" Doctor elements that their character development never felt like it followed a linear path. Bits and pieces of it came and went and they'd always "snap back" to default after a big moment.
Yeah, 11 went dark and moody in The Snowmen after losing Amy and Rory and then basically went back to normal.
I think 10 had more of an arc than the others though, the main arc being that he kept losing people and becoming lonelier.
Twelve's arc is something I didn't really appreciate until I started rewatching his seasons, but that growth + Capaldi's performance makes Twelve very close to being my favorite Doctor.
On a separate note, I was wondering - would the reduced episode order make a bottle episode like Midnight or Heaven Sent unlikely during Chibnall's tenure? With fewer episodes and a bigger cast to play with, I wonder if there's more pressure to make sure they're using everyone in every episode.
It's the show's 55th anniversary today!
Also, this seems like something the thread might find useful lately:
Is that a joke form? Because the complaint that the Doctor not being played by a PoC is a valid point as my family have such a low faith in the BBC that they don't believe that the Doctor will be played by a PoC actor and that the role will forever go to a white actor.
It's one of the reason why I find it difficult to care for Jodie's Doctor.
It's a joke form, yes.
Also, the Doctor was very nearly played by a black man after David Tennant. Paterson Joseph was one of the top choices for the Eleventh Doctor but it ended up going to Matt in the end. As far as I've heard, there's never been any particular resistance within the BBC re: a black Doctor.
I believe they also asked Chiwetel Ejiofor once.
The one issue is that it makes a lot of historicals more difficult/awkwardIt's a joke form, yes.
Also, the Doctor was very nearly played by a black man after David Tennant. Paterson Joseph was one of the top choices for the Eleventh Doctor but it ended up going to Matt in the end. As far as I've heard, there's never been any particular resistance within the BBC re: a black Doctor.
I believe they also asked Chiwetel Ejiofor once.
There may be no resistance but it's taking far too long for change to happen, heck with the companion I can count only a handful that are PoC as the rest were white.
It just feels like that no one is actively pushing for it.
It's a joke form, yes.
Also, the Doctor was very nearly played by a black man after David Tennant. Paterson Joseph was one of the top choices for the Eleventh Doctor but it ended up going to Matt in the end. As far as I've heard, there's never been any particular resistance within the BBC re: a black Doctor.
I believe they also asked Chiwetel Ejiofor once.
Moffat offered the job to a black man before Smith. He's admitted this but he's never said who it was (for good reason, as that's the sort of thing that'd follow the actor around for the rest of their life). There was a lot of smoke around Paterson and in interviews he's as good as admitted he auditioned for the role - but never said if he was the one who turned it down. I think the one who turned it down was probably Ejiofor, tbh.