heads up This is only an unstained rumor that Jodi is leaving
timeywimey
heads up This is only an unstained rumor that Jodi is leaving
heads up This is only an unstained rumor that Jodi is leaving
timeywimey
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Mertless, deetless, false rumor, whatever you prefer
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this basically floating around that the BBC hasn't had involvement in
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Saying that she's leaving
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If only Chibnall would get the door
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Agreed
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but who would replace him?
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Pffff.... Though considering the backlash from the more... change-resistant elements of the fandom, I wouldn't blame her for throwing in the towel.
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Eh, all the Doctor have gotten this level of hate
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Even Tom Baker so it's part of the job
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its just harder because the internet and anon trolls now
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It seems like it's been especially vicious with Jodie, but that ciuld just be me.
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9, onwards had to deal with that
coco_rose
I'd say she is more Colin Baker levels of being disliked
coco_rose
timeywimey
fair but point is there's always a high level of hate
timeywimey
with or without internet
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but you're right, Colin Baker got this level without internet
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Colin Baker was the Doctor in 1984 if anyone is curious
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help.
so 1984 they were just as victious
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Nicholas Briggs. I said it when moffat left.
coco_rose
Yea and it was similar in that they were trying a new direction for the Doctor, making him more aggressive, and it was not well liked.
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But phoebe waller bridge would be great too honestly
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And she has tv show runner experience.
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I like the idea of Phoebe to be honest :>
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Anyways, the hate comes with the territory of being cast as The Doctor
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so you got to know the territory
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oh no no no no
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now I have Robert Preson in my head
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"Rock Island" The Music Man (opening scene)
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help.
also Jack Pre- Meeting The Doctor ^
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great con-artist song
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THE MUSIC MAN ('62): "Ya Got Trouble"
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Im gonna have the entire soundtrack in my head for the rest of the day now
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XD
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but yeah enjoy the two Pre meeting the Doctor songs for Jack
Pumpqueen Fall
Briiiiiggs but Idk what that would mean for BF
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coco_rose
and yes, you're right it was also the new direction of the show then, which is also the issue with Jodi, its not just Jodi
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but what Chibnall is doing
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and also - why Doctor Who would never be green-lite today as a TV show
timeywimey
Your main character changes where's the audience loyality?
coco_rose
I mean, to be fair that hasn't always been a problem.
timeywimey
The direction of the show, no
timeywimey
Thats such a varying factor
coco_rose
There is always going to be a little ugh, the new Doctor is one I don't like, but usually you can win people over with good storytelling.
timeywimey
There was less of it with 9 and 10 but also because the show was rebooted
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yes, and there's also and there are people who believe Doctor Who stopped with either 3 or 4
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the age range on this show is super board
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which is why - and it was explained somewhere if Who was a new TV concept in modern TV it would never be Green lite
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part of what happened was - well they didn't know that The Doctor was going to change his face
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that was built in because Hartwell was really dying
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and the show became an overnight hit
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but if Who never existed and was pitched in 2019 - with the idea the main character changes faces and becomes another actor
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no - that would have never been a show
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1960s TV was much less about merchandising/marketing than today
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most Americans didn't have a TV in their home till 1955
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they were just making stories in the 1960s to put on the new invention
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In fact Who was just suppose to be some half-hour block to fill in this gap between sports
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it wasnt supposed to be important
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ehhhh
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I mean it was supposed to be educational
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I wish they'd get a whole new team
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and Avengers (british version not Marvel)-esque
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you know what I mean by important
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and erase the last season
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they weren't looking for a hit, just something to fill time inbetween
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I liked Bradley Walsh though
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Im hoping going forward they write like how they did with the New Years special
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Not politically but just it was a story and not awkward
coco_rose
They need to retcon that timeline children thing though, not double down on it
timeywimey
agreed
coco_rose
That turned off more people than Jodi
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I feel like its Hybird plotline all over again
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Shiney!
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and thats all; just shiney and lacking substance otherwise
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Chibnall apparently pitched it to BBC from the getgo and it was why they gave him the job
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so
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>.>
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also I have to say this to you; "NO BUG-EYED MONSTERS!!"
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XD
coco_rose
Oh the BBC is all for it, but the fans aren't. Which is part of the reason why people in the UK are canceling their licensing fees
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lol
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and of course, on top of all of this, there's the long-running show problem. How do you keep it fresh and interesting and not make your fanbase upset?
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I mean - gestures at The Simspsons
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which is why I am glad that some shows do have a definite end
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Like Steven Universe or Gravity Falls
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because than the long-running show problems start cropping up
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and Who can't end now, with The Doctor able to infinitely regenerate
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Im sure they thought back in the day; setting the number at 12 (12 actors) to be The Doctor was a decent number and something to strive for
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and also with the Valeyard in The Trial of a Time Lord with 6
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with foreshadowing the Doctor's near end of the regeneration at some point and what someone would be like
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But anyways my point is- Id rather leave a show wanting more than getting more in most cases
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I have been learning that the hard way /glances at Indiana Jones, Star Wars, etc.
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Star Wars is a mixed bag
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The new movies are awful
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But the mandalorian - why wasn't that in theatres?
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Yes 