I loved the doctor and companion dynamics he'd create. Whether it was romantic like the doctor and rose, or best mates like the doctor and donna, he just made the best and the most out of each relationship. I hope he will continue to do this 😊
The loss of Murray Gold was the hardest change for me. No matter who was playing the doctor, their companion, or running the show I always had the familiar score to tie it all back together for me.
Yeah tbh Segun Akinola was definitely one of the bigger disappointments of the era for me - 13's theme was fantastic, but that aside there were only one or two memorable pieces across the entire run. Not a huge fan of his title theme either; it was cool to begin with, but keeping effectively just a dubstepped version of the 60s theme for all three series felt a bit lazy (though I don't imagine that would've been Akinola's decision)
Yeah, but fleshed-out characters are not what you generally get in a 45-minute, self contained episode - anyone who isn't main cast is just a sketch... "Who" stories need to be at least 100 mins long to give the guest characters real depth, sympathy/empathy, and raison d'etre... IMO.
God yes. Toward the end of the Capaldi run, Moffat was diallinng it in. The least said about Chinballs era the better. More action/adventure, more stories with genuine stakes (Moffat got all soft and couldn't kill anybody off - Clara, Bill, etc). We want meat on the bones, plot and engaging narrative, not lectures. Stories that are memorable.
I hope he makes a show that isn't aimed at pleasing me. I'm a 50 year old long time fan. But I want to go visit my grandkids and see them playing with a sonic screwdriver, reading a comic or building a lego tardis. I want a show that tops the Christmas day ratings. And deserves that prime time slot because of its appeal as family viewing. It can still have fan service and important social messages weaved into it as it has always had. But I want it to introduce new fans rather than just pleasing the old ones.
As much as I am looking forward to RTD coming back, it’s Julie Gardner coming back with him that I am excited about. If you read RTD’s A Writer’s Tale, you’ll know how much of what Russell wanted to do only happened because Julie found a way to make it happen.
It is good thing that Doctor Who is moving to Disney+. It is going to allow me to watch it again since it has not been available in Iceland for few years already.
In sweden they’re on Prime video (up to season 10), maybe it’s the same for you? I an also thankful that it will move to disney plus. You don’t have to wait years for a new episode
I'm sad cause in Australia it is leaving our ABC, which is more like the BBC, and was free for all Australians. Now it's behind a pay wall, so a step backwards for us
@@redfish3858 I am 52 years old and have watched Doctor Who since I was at least 4. Always on ABC or in more recent years on it's online options. A sad day indeed.
Me Too ❤. I even it is a little confusing…my theory is that he was a ‘Degeneration’ as well…or perhaps he’s a human who left enough of an impression at some point to affect the doctors regeneration, like that Nobleman from Pompeii and Peter Capaldi’s ‘Doctor’.
I'm rewatching Nu Who from the start. Saw Rose last night, got to the bit where Ecclestone takes her hand and does the flying through space speech. Thought to myself, 'yeah, we'll be fine'
I loved Russell's writing, can't wait to see what he's got planned! I hope they start to publicise it a bit more and do more spin offs and better adverts 😊
Honestly, while I do think Moffat has done some of the better seasonal plotlines that I really enjoy, Davies had really good character writing, and I can't wait to get that back. Chibnal's characters were all super flat, only there to fulfill a role and not be unique in any way. I still barely remember the names of any of 'the fam' because they were such non-entities, only there to ask questions for the doctor to give exposition and stand around in the background most other times. It's a farcry from the companions of old, who had entire season storylines built around them and took active parts in every story.
Yeah RTD and Moffat were both good at different things and there was a bit of overlap between their skills. Chibnall just didn't have any of it. The timeless child and the lone cyberman were the only kind of overarching story he did and they were not done with anywhere near the skill of river song, the crack in time, Yana. And I tbh haven't really cared about his characters or villains. I can't even say I love their design like with the kingfisher.
Things needed to save the show: - Good composer - Good writing - Good cast (both main and guest) - As an extension to above, don't miscast your era and have actors who say every line with 1 tone and are utter cardboard - Message within a story not AS the story - Get back to the lone adventurer, not some OP god for the Doctor - Good guest writers RTD and Moffatt were brilliant. Chibnall disgraceful so let's hope RTD does indeed bring the show back to form.
Just to add that RTD didn't begin his writing career with QAF. He started in CBBC! Checking on Wikipedia, he also wrote Springhill, a soap opera set in Liverpool. It's forgotten now, and didn't last very long, but it portrayed amongst its cast of characters a pair of teenagers, one struggling to come to terms with being gay, while acknowledging his sexuality, the other desperately denying his orientation, hiding behind his strict Catholic upbringing and in fear of his parents' reaction. It resonated with me, as I was in a similar situation with a religious mother and grandparents..... I always remember the soap, but never realised that RTD had written it. It shows that it was never the name that made me a fan of his work, it was the writing itself
I’m hoping that UK and US viewers can catch Doctor Who at the same time with Disney+ being the platform for streaming. The Chibnall era was rough because I would see spoilers on my feed when I couldn’t watch the newest episode yet. It would make for a better experience to have some synchronicity for all Whovians across the world.
What I would love, and think would help so many people new to the series, is a single repository where all the episodes can be found (Old Who and New Who alike). It's so hard to try and watch this show from beginning to now because you simply can't find all the episodes in a single place. You have to bounce around to a dozen different places to try and get them all.
For the first time in years I am excited about new Doctor Who. I think the last time I was this excited was 2010 for the start of Matt Smith's tenure. I'm really hoping we get a return to Saturday nights, where DW belongs, and a return of the Christmas Specials. Basically, for all the new things RTD can bring in his second coming (yes, I went there) I'm hoping we also see a return to the basics of what made the first 5 years of New Who such a triumph.
Think Sean over referenced Queer as Folk here. RTD started in children's television before breaking into adult telly. It wasn't a left field appointment.
@@blackphoenix77 it rather underplays his career to only refer to Queer as Folk. You got Dark Seasons, Children's Ward, Bob and Rose, Casanova, The Second Coming etc all before RTD arrived at Doctor Who. Davies was hot property hence why he had the clout to revive Doctor Who. You only get that with a body of work.
I think bringing back RTD, DT, and CT is brilliant. Here in the states there is palpable excitement from ppl who loved it in the 00s but drifted away over the later years. It also hasn’t helped that until recently there was no way to stream the show here, and half or more of the country has cancelled broadcast television. Now that The DT/CT return is drawing us old fans back, and we have access to the back catalog on HBO Max and new episodes on Disney+, I really can’t imagine we won’t stick around for Ncuti’s run. I just wish we didn’t have to wait a year! But that does give me time for a complete rewatch.
Absolutely. DTs last two episodes broke my link to Who in some fundamental way, and I am so happy to see that horrible tragedy get resolved so I can move on with the new Doctor.
RTD is a legend be it with Who or other stuff, if I see RTD in the credits ... im going to watch it. Also he has epic taste when it comes to casting, music, the works... all I can say is when I saw he was back, I was shocked, then I disbelieved, then there was acceptance and finally flooded with joy!
So happy to have Russell back where he belongs doing what he was born to do and giving us the best Doctor (David Tennant) and one of the very best companions (Catherine Tate) back again 😆😁😍
The potential return of Murray Gold to the series is the number 1 thing I'm hoping for. I like Segun's music, but it never had the same level of energy -- or strong musical themes -- that Murray brought to the show.
I’m hoping to see some consistency of when the show is being aired. I didn’t even know power of the doctor was on till I saw it recording on my DVR. I know the era of tv seasons are probably gone, but 1 episode a quarter or a year is how you lose your base
The downside of the coming season is that those of us outside the UK have to pay for Disney+ to watch it. Yes, there are many people who already subscribe, but there are also many of us who don't. Dr. Who may gain exposure to a new audience, but will lose some of the old one.
ABC in Australia - which showed all of it from the beginning has lost it. Imagine that the Australian audience will be substantially diminished by this.
It was never free to watch here in Germany in the first place. For us this is a big win, because it’s finally collected on one platform. I had to watch series 1-4 on prime and the next ones on Netflix. It was scattered over here.
Well, that depends how free it was to begin with. Sure, we have 'Doctor Who' here in Malta on BBC Prime, but it's always a couple of years behind. It's impossible to interact or keep up with the fan community. Even if I have to pay something extra - which I am anyway for other content - if it comes on Disney+, I have a legal way to do so and watch it as it airs along with the rest of the community.
I agree about the excitement. After Matt Smith I felt the whimsy of the doctor had disappeared. I hope that comes back. 12 just didn't have the whimsy and 13 tried but it wasn't done as big as 9 10 and 11. I really hope he brings back the fun.
I just hope they go back to steady schedule. 7pm ish on a Saturday on BBC1. When they started moving it around and doing half series US style I think it aided the post RTD fall off. Hoping for more diversity (like not casually forgetting a characters disability) and not randomly adding adding a romance over 3 episodes.
I've always felt the BBC seemed to hamper Who. Back in the day we had a website presenting rumours about where episodes were being filmed and who might have been on the set, Confidential, a companion show that gave us a look behind the scenes, Torchwood, a show for Adults, specials and full seasons, Tennant and Tate on every comedy show out there as a double act, the comics being pushed, tie in Web games and so on... they cared. Now... nothing, not even episodes.
During his last run as show runner RTD surrounded himself with very talented people. Though he didn't write them himself he gave others the opportunity to write some of the most loved episode of the modern era.
I'm with you 100% on this one. I'm currently watching through all the episodes on MBOMax, and the emotional roller-coaster of season 1 is superbly done. And now I'm ready to start season 2.
I’m just happy that for now I can watch till Jodie’s era on Prime Video, I’m Dutch btw. Really hope all the seasons, specials and perhaps spin-offs will make it, my gosh I really miss Torchwood (first 2 seasons)
I’m worried that RTD is coming back for his brand and not the Dr Who brand. The partnership with Disney, and his comments about a dr who universe, just helped strengthen that opinion. They tried to put out feelers for a US torchwood and I can see that happening again. Keep an eye out to see if they develop it, announce RTD to be overseeing it, and how he’s handing the reins of Dr Who to someone else after a year or two.
one of my favourite things about the RTD era was the way he wrote characters as PEOPLE. real people, with real lives, that got in the way sometimes, but still in very engaging ways. it made the show incredibly relatable, grounded, and human. which in turn made the alien extravaganzas all the more spectacular. the characters were also flawed, and their personalities were distinct. the Moffat era tended to fall into having companions appear more as comic book characters than real people, and their dialogue became a whole lot of basic "clever quips" in lieu of distinct or realistic reactions. the Chibnall era didn't seem bothered with offering much characterization whatsoever to its companions. it went for more realism and fewer quips, but to the point of blandness. i never felt like i KNEW any of them. none of their personalities really jumped out. basically, neither Moffat's era, nor Chibnall's, could've ever produced Donna Noble.
honestly hope they do the "old favorite faces" thing for every anniversary special, cuz it makes much more sense then the doctor bumping into his past selves every 10 years, because we've been told and shown this is a feature of the doctor's regenerations, plus eccelston has said he'd only come back if he were alone, and seriously tell me you don't wanna a couple specials with 9 back, cuz i doubt that, and on top of that smiths said he'd like to come back when he's "old and grey" and if they do these every 10 years, he would be old n gray for his time back in the tardis on top of that, it'd be really nice to see mcgann shine on the show properly for a couple episodes
I guess the biggest problem with that is the fact that the actors are now noticeably older. I figure you could get away with some kind of timey-wimey stuff where the TARDIS matrix projects past Doctors as they might appear in their futures if they hadn't regenerated.
@@theaussiebackflipboy no them getting older isn't an issue cuz the 2 times we've seen a doctor come back (baker and now tennant) they've been older, i'm not sure they're explanation for it, but it's already canon they'd get older when they revisit a face
Well, when it comes to music, I'll concede Segun Akinola's scores have been technically competent, often cinematic and sometimes beautiful. It doesn't change the fact that they're also rather generic and that I've found it hard to listen to them on their own as much as you've seemingly done the opposite. You simply can't hold the 'Doctor Who' Proms with only Akinola's music the same way you could with Murray Gold's. I sincerely hope they bring Gold back. (Plus, of course, better story, dialogue and character writing for 'Who' itself.)
I actually really hope for much more fun stories and hopefully more Who stuff. I feel like side projects, spinoffs and merchandise really shrinked in the last couple of years. Also I hope RTD will try to keep the show presence on TV more consistent, like a season per year. It could be shorter seasons, I know this is a demanding show, especially now that it has to compete visually with Star Wars, but I hate when we have to wait a year for a new episode.
my biggest theory forwhy the doctor regenned into Tennant is comfort. The doctor has just elarned that theyre not really gallefreyan and everytheing they've ever believed has been practically a lie, i feel like even the doctor would want to fall into some comfy, safe, comfort zone after that bombshell (which i still greatly hope Davies retcons some how. please let the master just be messing with the doctor and the master is actually the timeless child or something)
I am literally so excited I cannot breathe. I haven't been excited about WHo in a very long time. When the Ponds left they took my entire heart with them. Now it'd be amazing if we could bring them back or even better #BringBackRiverSong
One of the things I've really not liked with the reboot is how much it treats each regeneration as a different person, as long as Tennant's new Doctor plays it more like wearing an old suit than I'm alive again I'll probably be okay with his return.
It was ever thus. Troughton's Doctor was different personality to Hartnell, Pertwee was different to T. Baker and so on. That is what gives the show its longevity. Waiting to see what Ncuti brings (the third Scottish Doctor LOL!)
@@jeffsuter344 Personality is a different matter, beforehand there was emphasis on the fact that they are the same person continuing their adventure, nowadays though there's just this feeling that they may as well be completely different characters. And of course you mean forth Scottish actor right? After McCoy, Tennant and Capaldi!
I grew up with original Who, so when I heard that they were "rebooting" I immediately said I wouldn't watch it, because I didn't want those childhood memories destroyed like so many reboots of old shows did. One night I was bored and there wasn't anything on, and the episode with the weeping angels in the Byzantium was playing. So I turned it on, expecting to turn it off. I couldn't beleive what I was seeing. 10 minutes in, I ran to the bedroom where my husband was reading and told him to come out and watch, since it was dvr I reminded to the beginning and we watched it. After that night, we went and bought all the box sets up to that point and binge watched the whole series of new who. For once in my life, a reboot lived up to the original (in some cases better than the original) We never missed an episode, until about half way through Capaldi and Bill. I loved Bill, but the writing had started to get a bit stale. Life got in the way further on, and I only got to see bits and peices of Jody's run, though it seemed to me she did really well with what she was given, but, what she was given reminded me way to much of the end of the original. It had lost something...I am excited to see if, with the returns, it will start to be like it used to be.
Your cinematic universe segment actually brought tears to my eyes. Happy tears. As Disney will, and do know how to nurture this. Should it be on the table. Which it almost certainly is
I would like to add something about the importance of a weekly run. It provides a regular point in space and time where, as a family, you know it’s in and will make the time to sit together and watch it. My daughter is 5 years older than my son, so we already had Supernatural, Buffy and Charmed together. But RTD brought back Who at the right point for my son to join us in enjoying an exciting show. And what made it even more great was he would talk about it all week, he would ask questions, want to know what we thought of it too. Tooth & Claw remains to this day his favourite episode. It was scary, exciting and had the right amount of Whumour. My hopes for the future is that it brings back those elements to their full glory, that again, the runs are reliable and longer. But most of all, my daughter has now got her first baby and I really hope that in a few years time they can watch DrWho as a family and just enjoy the wild ride together as we did when she was little. Despite the whole idea making me seem really old lol. Let’s face it, there isn’t anything like it on tv anymore. Logging into prime to watch Supernatural doesn’t have the same feel of special routines time somehow. It’s too easy to say not tonight we’ll do it tomorrow. Anyway, that’s my opinion and hope for the show.
I agree 100% about the marketing. Most of the time I only know it’s coming back because of CZcams. I don’t even know if there will be a Christmas/ new year special this year.
I welcome RTD's return, the show was lost and without direction, the sporadic nature of the show being on tv for the last few years just left fans feeling they were being let down by the BBC and showrunners.
While I can live with or without retconning the Timeless Child, I would like to see the Fugitive Doctor again. She is such a tremendous character that I'd hate to see her lost in the mists of Whittaker's tenure never to rise again. Other than that, bring it on and watch them run ...
Your video brought back memories with the Doctor. I was nine and a local station showed the 2nd Peter Cushing Doctor Who film which peeked my interest who was this person and what were the Daleks. After this I was on the search for the Doctor and our local PBS station started with the Tom Baker Era. The last time I saw the Doctor on that PBS station was Colin Baker's Doctor. Then nothing for a few years and the suddenly Paul McGann's Doctor appeared. It was good , but I didn't like the way the Master was portrayed. 2005 and a new Doctor Who program was announced, I was skeptical and how long it would last. I based on knowing BBC track record of funding DW. I was blown away and have been enjoying it ever since. The 13th Doctor had more downs than ups, but had some very interesting points such as the Timeless Child and the Fugitive Doctor; unfortunately, these could have been executed in a much better way. Jodie Whittaker was a good Doctor, but she could have been better if writing could have been more consistent. Can't wait to see what RTD will do. I hope RTD will bring back the tradition of past Doctors team-ups and more Torchwood.
I was one of the viewers the Doctor lost when they stopped doing weekly episodes. I'm not on the bird app anymore so I lost all the talk about upcoming episodes, although my DVR grabbed them for me. I haven't watched them yet, because I no longer have that block of time when Doctor Who is On, and I just haven't watched them yet. I'm disappointed that they're moving to Disney+ because while it's great for the show's exposure, not everyone has a subscription to the service and some of us will have to grab a sledgehammer to force the cost of a sub into our very tight budget. But am I glad David's back? You bet your arse! The RTD era made some of my favorite eps and I can't wait to see what he brings next.
Back in 2005 I had never heard of RTD I was just excited that Dr Who was returning. It took 2 stories to get used to the new frantic pace (used to a story taking 4-6 episodes to tell) but then I was hooked. Looking forward to Russell bringing back that excitement.
Without a doubt, RTD is going to bring the fun back to Who, and it should be fun. I think he understands the character of the Doctor, and he understands the fans, because he is one. I remember the excitement of the show returning in 2005, and from the very start it embraced that fun, farting rubber aliens included. Chibnall's era, for me, was all set up and no pay off and it didn't connect with the fandom and invite them in to play, it distanced itself too much from what made Doctor Who fun and accessible. RTD's era is a whole year away from airing, but already he's had more fun interaction with the fandom and has been teasing us with hints and clues about what's going to happen in the 60th. I'll be very happy if the 60th is a self indulgent celebration of what has gone before, I hope we see loads of faces from the past. Then we can step in Ncuti's Doctor's time and zoom forward into the future taking a whole new generation of fans along for the ride. It's going to be... Fantastic ;)
Whilst this is probably a good thing with RTD returning, moving to Disney plus in Australia is hard to swallow. The ABC is the default BBC in Australia, and I have watched this show since I was a young bloke 40+ years ago. It feels like some of the culture is gone without it being on the ABC. Also if it fails or has dismal ratings in the future, I can't see it not being canned and the BBC not wanting anything more to do with it. Let's hope it's a good thing. And put it back on the ABC for the aussies! We have been loyal watchers and fans.
The BBC itself has a lot to answer for as far as scheduling goes... We all remember playing the "What time is it on this week?" game as time went on - entirely due to the BBC slotting it into gaps in the Strictly broadcast at that point, rather then beforehand in the classic Saturday teatime slot when it first returned... ...and then they shunted it unceremoniously to Sunday evenings - a more consistent timing, yes, but for a family-oriented show to be butted up against school-age children's bedtimes? Big mistake!
I would love them to try to close out stories that were kinda left out there. Even a slight mention would be good. Like Clara, She went around the long way but..... And Bill. Went off with water girls and..... And of COURSE The Doctors Daughter.... She just POPS off never to be seen or heard from again.
Yeah... the marketing boost will be good. I am fortunate enough that my PVR just records anything Doctor Who, but it wasn't until I saw your video about the upcoming Power of the Doctor that I knew to go looking to see if it was set to record... usually I'd have been waiting for weeks/months with excitement.
Yeah, it did get old seeing the arguments online with people who hated the Jodi era and the fan that loved it. That guy put up a hell of a fight though.
I used to own an Audi S8. I'd worked on the car to make as perfect as I could but during a period of extreme skintness I had to sell it. After about four years the man that had bought it phoned me and asked if I wanted to buy it back. Being a bit more flush I said yes and jumped on a train to Manchester. When I finally arrived at his house I couldn't believe what I saw. The car was in a terrible state. It had dents, ripped plastic bumpers and worse of all had had a crash of some sort that had bent the front suspension. I bought it back if only to save it from the abuse it was getting. If I'd had the ability to turn back time I would have and the car would have been in the pristine condition I'd sold it in. Russell T. Davies has the ability to turn back time by casting the most popular actor to play the part in the role of the 14th Doctor. He needs to repair all the damage that has occurred during the Chibnall/Whitaker era and hit the ground running if he is ever going to win back the lost fans of the show. The Chibnall era was a car crash and the only mistake that RTD has made so far is not offering David Tennant a massive hike in salary and getting him to stay on permanently for at least another three seasons.
Right on! Yes I too loved Russells' story telling! I feel pretty excited! I liked Moffet though. I wasn't a huge fan of Chibnall who was all about the horror element in the show. For me the lighter Russell Davies style is more fun.
I loved Doctor Who when I was a child that was 40 years plus ago. When it came back with Christopher Eccleston loved it when it moved to David Tennant, I loved it moved to Matt Smith, although a bit uncertain at first I loved it. Loved it with Peter Capaldi, who took it to a completely different level, and then Jodie Whittaker, breathe the fresh and listen to who that was delightful. We’re the stories always brilliant, no. What’s the direction taken always perfect, no. But I still love Doctor Who and will continue to watch it.
Mr. Ferrick, I could listen to you talk about Doctor Who all day, you are a true fan and I love you. I really hope you're right about the marketing. I hope Disney markets the snot out of it. It really needs to be back in the public eye as much as possible with these gaps in the series. I hate to think of a time when Doctor Who might be canceled because most people don't even know about it or have given up caring because they only get 3 episodes a year. This is ridiculous, and I hope we get more episodes per year. Keep up the good work, man.
I do love Russel T, I think he's made some exceptional television. And I see why Auntie Beeb has brought him back at a time when viewing figures and critical ratings have been in freefall - he's a safe pair of hands. But I'm kind of hoping there are things he does differently this time. There are so many characters in his shows who just seem not to go anywhere, whose whole purpose seems to be to support other characters without ever really growing, developing or even making sense on their own. Martha Jones in Who, Jill Baxter in It's a Sin. Even whole casts senselessly existing to appease a sexual predator of a boss while they are for some inexplicable reason the only people tasked with saving the world because everyone has forgotten UNIT exists (Torchwood). He needs a someone else in the room to point these things out to him, and I rather hope that'll be something Disney will spot. If that happens, we could be in for a great new era of Who.
This is completely off topic, but having seen that brief shot of Jodie regenerating on the cliff top, I cannot help but feel sorry for her looking into the future. Not for a bad reason, I can simply imagine that for the rest of her life, she's going to be plagued by people running up to her, touching her briefly in some way and telling her, "Tag, you're it!"
I think i should be a mandatory requirement that any actor to take up the role as the Doctor must do a monologue that difine them as the doctor. Peter, probably one of my favorite Docs almost redefined how a monologue should be given as the Doctor
I'm just really excited about the new Doctor and companion, they already have so much chemistry! Also, I can't wait to see what Russell can do with the technology available nowadays!
When Australians found out Doctor Who would no longer be shown for free on the ABC, the big meme was "Have you heard? Doctor Who is coming back to The Pirate Bay."
I have a theory: the Time Lords replicated Gallifrey to deceive whoever would destroy it, but Gallifrey’s duplicate would have a faulty matrix containing false memories, including the myth about the Timeless Child and the hard Time Lord half Dalek Hybrid. I think that’s what I saw in series 9 and 12. Also, it would be great to bring back Murray Gold and Ben Foster.
LOVED 11 and 12. Started with 11, now on 13 and kinda feeling it difficult to sit through after all those excellent Moffat-era stories and characters. I have high hopes though. I'm excited to go BACKWARDS and watch 10 and then watch the new stuff once it returns.
Curious to see what RTD does with The Timeless Child reveal. I hope he uses it as an opportunity to create spin off shows involving past doctors or lost adventures with doctors we already know.
@@jeffsuter344 Agreed, he should get rid of it! Takes away from 11's sacrifice when he runs out of regenerations. Takes away from the wisdom of the Doctor. I personally like the idea of the Timeless Child but think that they should be the Weeping Angels. Would make for such an interesting story like how due to all the tests done, they mutated to the angels and that's why they're so twisted now!
The unique flexibility of Dr Who to play with the characters, storyline, reinventing and adapting the mythology, allows previously held hard and fast rules to be bent to suit any needs. The Dr Who and the BBC anniversaries were expected by fans to be marked with special episodes, and rightly so. I think David Tennant's return, although obviously pleasing in itself, is a purely pragmatic decision. David was up for it, made himself available, whilst Ncuti Gatwa was still committed to work in America, giving the 15th Doctor a clean start for a full season without interruptions was a good decision.
Nothing but great things to come. I just hope the Disney app gets sorted out. It's the only streaming service that I have issues with. Another concern is whether we'll get bluray releases.
I hope 14th or 15th Doctor will be free of the sonic screwdriver. Maybe one of them could be over-sensitive to those frequencies. Or just prefer to use the brain instead.
I’ve binged the show and am caught up. I LOVE IT!! It took me a minute love Matt smith’s Doctor and Amy; but I did warm up to them. This most reason season was great. I NEED DONNA TO BE A DOCTOR!!!
What’s the one thing that excites you most about RTD’s return?
Good writing🤣🤷🏾♂️
What excites me the Least is that he can't use Jack..
The debut of The Fifteenth Doctor
I loved the doctor and companion dynamics he'd create. Whether it was romantic like the doctor and rose, or best mates like the doctor and donna, he just made the best and the most out of each relationship. I hope he will continue to do this 😊
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The loss of Murray Gold was the hardest change for me. No matter who was playing the doctor, their companion, or running the show I always had the familiar score to tie it all back together for me.
Yes, I miss Murray's music too. I hope he comes back.
I would have to agree whole heartedly, the long song for example gives me shills evertime I listen to it, now that's great art for you
Yeah tbh Segun Akinola was definitely one of the bigger disappointments of the era for me - 13's theme was fantastic, but that aside there were only one or two memorable pieces across the entire run.
Not a huge fan of his title theme either; it was cool to begin with, but keeping effectively just a dubstepped version of the 60s theme for all three series felt a bit lazy (though I don't imagine that would've been Akinola's decision)
I do think Murray’s music also peaked in RTD1 although did pick up again in certain seasons such as 5,8, and 10 imo
Segun’s Cyberman theme was SO much better for me … somehow very steel and scary …
The fleshed-out characters and good writing is something I'm really looking foward to
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Yeah, but fleshed-out characters are not what you generally get in a 45-minute, self contained episode - anyone who isn't main cast is just a sketch... "Who" stories need to be at least 100 mins long to give the guest characters real depth, sympathy/empathy, and raison d'etre... IMO.
God yes. Toward the end of the Capaldi run, Moffat was diallinng it in. The least said about Chinballs era the better.
More action/adventure, more stories with genuine stakes (Moffat got all soft and couldn't kill anybody off - Clara, Bill, etc). We want meat on the bones, plot and engaging narrative, not lectures. Stories that are memorable.
@@richardcoleman3425 True, but the characters and side characters in RTD1 had more interest and depth about them imo
Hahahaha🤣
I hope he makes a show that isn't aimed at pleasing me.
I'm a 50 year old long time fan.
But I want to go visit my grandkids and see them playing with a sonic screwdriver, reading a comic or building a lego tardis.
I want a show that tops the Christmas day ratings. And deserves that prime time slot because of its appeal as family viewing.
It can still have fan service and important social messages weaved into it as it has always had.
But I want it to introduce new fans rather than just pleasing the old ones.
but if you lose old fans faster than you acquire new fans...
A balance must be maintained
Or the show dies.
As much as I am looking forward to RTD coming back, it’s Julie Gardner coming back with him that I am excited about. If you read RTD’s A Writer’s Tale, you’ll know how much of what Russell wanted to do only happened because Julie found a way to make it happen.
It is good thing that Doctor Who is moving to Disney+. It is going to allow me to watch it again since it has not been available in Iceland for few years already.
In sweden they’re on Prime video (up to season 10), maybe it’s the same for you?
I an also thankful that it will move to disney plus. You don’t have to wait years for a new episode
That’s one of the great things about the Disney+ deal - increased accessibility!
I'm sad cause in Australia it is leaving our ABC, which is more like the BBC, and was free for all Australians.
Now it's behind a pay wall, so a step backwards for us
@@redfish3858 I am 52 years old and have watched Doctor Who since I was at least 4. Always on ABC or in more recent years on it's online options. A sad day indeed.
@@redfish3858 rules me out unless things change, it's alright for these guys, they don't take into consideration the fans they're losing
I sure loved Tom Baker as the curator. It was wonderful.
Me Too ❤. I even it is a little confusing…my theory is that he was a ‘Degeneration’ as well…or perhaps he’s a human who left enough of an impression at some point to affect the doctors regeneration, like that Nobleman from Pompeii and Peter Capaldi’s ‘Doctor’.
Chills when I first heard his voice!
@@dragonfye1 Wow! Never thought of that!!!
I'm rewatching Nu Who from the start. Saw Rose last night, got to the bit where Ecclestone takes her hand and does the flying through space speech. Thought to myself, 'yeah, we'll be fine'
I loved Russell's writing, can't wait to see what he's got planned!
I hope they start to publicise it a bit more and do more spin offs and better adverts 😊
Honestly, while I do think Moffat has done some of the better seasonal plotlines that I really enjoy, Davies had really good character writing, and I can't wait to get that back.
Chibnal's characters were all super flat, only there to fulfill a role and not be unique in any way. I still barely remember the names of any of 'the fam' because they were such non-entities, only there to ask questions for the doctor to give exposition and stand around in the background most other times. It's a farcry from the companions of old, who had entire season storylines built around them and took active parts in every story.
Yeah RTD and Moffat were both good at different things and there was a bit of overlap between their skills. Chibnall just didn't have any of it. The timeless child and the lone cyberman were the only kind of overarching story he did and they were not done with anywhere near the skill of river song, the crack in time, Yana. And I tbh haven't really cared about his characters or villains. I can't even say I love their design like with the kingfisher.
Things needed to save the show:
- Good composer
- Good writing
- Good cast (both main and guest)
- As an extension to above, don't miscast your era and have actors who say every line with 1 tone and are utter cardboard
- Message within a story not AS the story
- Get back to the lone adventurer, not some OP god for the Doctor
- Good guest writers
RTD and Moffatt were brilliant. Chibnall disgraceful so let's hope RTD does indeed bring the show back to form.
Moffatt? Brilliant??
@@roising.3221 obviously
Just to add that RTD didn't begin his writing career with QAF. He started in CBBC!
Checking on Wikipedia, he also wrote Springhill, a soap opera set in Liverpool. It's forgotten now, and didn't last very long, but it portrayed amongst its cast of characters a pair of teenagers, one struggling to come to terms with being gay, while acknowledging his sexuality, the other desperately denying his orientation, hiding behind his strict Catholic upbringing and in fear of his parents' reaction.
It resonated with me, as I was in a similar situation with a religious mother and grandparents.....
I always remember the soap, but never realised that RTD had written it. It shows that it was never the name that made me a fan of his work, it was the writing itself
I’m hoping that UK and US viewers can catch Doctor Who at the same time with Disney+ being the platform for streaming. The Chibnall era was rough because I would see spoilers on my feed when I couldn’t watch the newest episode yet. It would make for a better experience to have some synchronicity for all Whovians across the world.
US viewers have many other tv shows showed before the uk see it and gets spoiled for us
Something something licence
What I would love, and think would help so many people new to the series, is a single repository where all the episodes can be found (Old Who and New Who alike). It's so hard to try and watch this show from beginning to now because you simply can't find all the episodes in a single place. You have to bounce around to a dozen different places to try and get them all.
For the first time in years I am excited about new Doctor Who. I think the last time I was this excited was 2010 for the start of Matt Smith's tenure.
I'm really hoping we get a return to Saturday nights, where DW belongs, and a return of the Christmas Specials.
Basically, for all the new things RTD can bring in his second coming (yes, I went there) I'm hoping we also see a return to the basics of what made the first 5 years of New Who such a triumph.
From my understanding, we ARE getting a Christmas Special this year as well as the three 60th Anniversary specials
Think Sean over referenced Queer as Folk here. RTD started in children's television before breaking into adult telly. It wasn't a left field appointment.
He only mentioned it twice, didn't he? 🤔
@@blackphoenix77 it rather underplays his career to only refer to Queer as Folk. You got Dark Seasons, Children's Ward, Bob and Rose, Casanova, The Second Coming etc all before RTD arrived at Doctor Who.
Davies was hot property hence why he had the clout to revive Doctor Who. You only get that with a body of work.
I think bringing back RTD, DT, and CT is brilliant. Here in the states there is palpable excitement from ppl who loved it in the 00s but drifted away over the later years. It also hasn’t helped that until recently there was no way to stream the show here, and half or more of the country has cancelled broadcast television. Now that The DT/CT return is drawing us old fans back, and we have access to the back catalog on HBO Max and new episodes on Disney+, I really can’t imagine we won’t stick around for Ncuti’s run. I just wish we didn’t have to wait a year! But that does give me time for a complete rewatch.
Absolutely. DTs last two episodes broke my link to Who in some fundamental way, and I am so happy to see that horrible tragedy get resolved so I can move on with the new Doctor.
Putting the show back on Saturday nights BEFORE Strictly would also help the show alot. 6pm every time please BBC.
RTD is a legend be it with Who or other stuff, if I see RTD in the credits ... im going to watch it. Also he has epic taste when it comes to casting, music, the works... all I can say is when I saw he was back, I was shocked, then I disbelieved, then there was acceptance and finally flooded with joy!
#11: Bring me back!
So happy to have Russell back where he belongs doing what he was born to do and giving us the best Doctor (David Tennant) and one of the very best companions (Catherine Tate) back again 😆😁😍
The potential return of Murray Gold to the series is the number 1 thing I'm hoping for. I like Segun's music, but it never had the same level of energy -- or strong musical themes -- that Murray brought to the show.
I’m hoping to see some consistency of when the show is being aired. I didn’t even know power of the doctor was on till I saw it recording on my DVR. I know the era of tv seasons are probably gone, but 1 episode a quarter or a year is how you lose your base
I'm just so excited for Ncuti and that we're discussing the bloody FOURTEENTH and FIFTEENTH Doctors
The downside of the coming season is that those of us outside the UK have to pay for Disney+ to watch it. Yes, there are many people who already subscribe, but there are also many of us who don't. Dr. Who may gain exposure to a new audience, but will lose some of the old one.
ABC in Australia - which showed all of it from the beginning has lost it. Imagine that the Australian audience will be substantially diminished by this.
It was never free to watch here in Germany in the first place. For us this is a big win, because it’s finally collected on one platform. I had to watch series 1-4 on prime and the next ones on Netflix. It was scattered over here.
Well, that depends how free it was to begin with. Sure, we have 'Doctor Who' here in Malta on BBC Prime, but it's always a couple of years behind. It's impossible to interact or keep up with the fan community. Even if I have to pay something extra - which I am anyway for other content - if it comes on Disney+, I have a legal way to do so and watch it as it airs along with the rest of the community.
I agree about the excitement. After Matt Smith I felt the whimsy of the doctor had disappeared. I hope that comes back. 12 just didn't have the whimsy and 13 tried but it wasn't done as big as 9 10 and 11. I really hope he brings back the fun.
I just hope they go back to steady schedule. 7pm ish on a Saturday on BBC1. When they started moving it around and doing half series US style I think it aided the post RTD fall off. Hoping for more diversity (like not casually forgetting a characters disability) and not randomly adding adding a romance over 3 episodes.
Bring back the Christmas Day Specials too.
@@jeffsuter344 And now that’s been confirmed to actually be happening
I've always felt the BBC seemed to hamper Who. Back in the day we had a website presenting rumours about where episodes were being filmed and who might have been on the set, Confidential, a companion show that gave us a look behind the scenes, Torchwood, a show for Adults, specials and full seasons, Tennant and Tate on every comedy show out there as a double act, the comics being pushed, tie in Web games and so on... they cared. Now... nothing, not even episodes.
Godspeed Russell T. Godspeed.
Personally I'm hoping for Who themed attractions at Disneyland. That would be so cool to see.
During his last run as show runner RTD surrounded himself with very talented people. Though he didn't write them himself he gave others the opportunity to write some of the most loved episode of the modern era.
I'm with you 100% on this one. I'm currently watching through all the episodes on MBOMax, and the emotional roller-coaster of season 1 is superbly done. And now I'm ready to start season 2.
I’m just happy that for now I can watch till Jodie’s era on Prime Video, I’m Dutch btw. Really hope all the seasons, specials and perhaps spin-offs will make it, my gosh I really miss Torchwood (first 2 seasons)
I’m worried that RTD is coming back for his brand and not the Dr Who brand. The partnership with Disney, and his comments about a dr who universe, just helped strengthen that opinion. They tried to put out feelers for a US torchwood and I can see that happening again.
Keep an eye out to see if they develop it, announce RTD to be overseeing it, and how he’s handing the reins of Dr Who to someone else after a year or two.
Dr who is going to go from strength to strength under RTD again. I can't wait.
one of my favourite things about the RTD era was the way he wrote characters as PEOPLE. real people, with real lives, that got in the way sometimes, but still in very engaging ways. it made the show incredibly relatable, grounded, and human. which in turn made the alien extravaganzas all the more spectacular. the characters were also flawed, and their personalities were distinct.
the Moffat era tended to fall into having companions appear more as comic book characters than real people, and their dialogue became a whole lot of basic "clever quips" in lieu of distinct or realistic reactions.
the Chibnall era didn't seem bothered with offering much characterization whatsoever to its companions. it went for more realism and fewer quips, but to the point of blandness. i never felt like i KNEW any of them. none of their personalities really jumped out.
basically, neither Moffat's era, nor Chibnall's, could've ever produced Donna Noble.
honestly hope they do the "old favorite faces" thing for every anniversary special, cuz it makes much more sense then the doctor bumping into his past selves every 10 years, because we've been told and shown this is a feature of the doctor's regenerations, plus eccelston has said he'd only come back if he were alone, and seriously tell me you don't wanna a couple specials with 9 back, cuz i doubt that, and on top of that smiths said he'd like to come back when he's "old and grey" and if they do these every 10 years, he would be old n gray for his time back in the tardis on top of that, it'd be really nice to see mcgann shine on the show properly for a couple episodes
The dream would be McGann getting his own spin-off where they adapt the best big finish adventures to television 🤩.
I guess the biggest problem with that is the fact that the actors are now noticeably older. I figure you could get away with some kind of timey-wimey stuff where the TARDIS matrix projects past Doctors as they might appear in their futures if they hadn't regenerated.
@@theaussiebackflipboy no them getting older isn't an issue cuz the 2 times we've seen a doctor come back (baker and now tennant) they've been older, i'm not sure they're explanation for it, but it's already canon they'd get older when they revisit a face
Well, when it comes to music, I'll concede Segun Akinola's scores have been technically competent, often cinematic and sometimes beautiful. It doesn't change the fact that they're also rather generic and that I've found it hard to listen to them on their own as much as you've seemingly done the opposite. You simply can't hold the 'Doctor Who' Proms with only Akinola's music the same way you could with Murray Gold's. I sincerely hope they bring Gold back.
(Plus, of course, better story, dialogue and character writing for 'Who' itself.)
I actually really hope for much more fun stories and hopefully more Who stuff. I feel like side projects, spinoffs and merchandise really shrinked in the last couple of years. Also I hope RTD will try to keep the show presence on TV more consistent, like a season per year. It could be shorter seasons, I know this is a demanding show, especially now that it has to compete visually with Star Wars, but I hate when we have to wait a year for a new episode.
I hope Murray Gold returns
Murray Gold has been The Music for Doctor Who for Every Season ofcourse he's going to do The Music for the Newer Seasons
@@Fries101Reviews What? No he hasn't, Murray Gold hasn't been around for years.
my biggest theory forwhy the doctor regenned into Tennant is comfort. The doctor has just elarned that theyre not really gallefreyan and everytheing they've ever believed has been practically a lie, i feel like even the doctor would want to fall into some comfy, safe, comfort zone after that bombshell (which i still greatly hope Davies retcons some how. please let the master just be messing with the doctor and the master is actually the timeless child or something)
I am literally so excited I cannot breathe. I haven't been excited about WHo in a very long time. When the Ponds left they took my entire heart with them. Now it'd be amazing if we could bring them back or even better #BringBackRiverSong
One of the things I've really not liked with the reboot is how much it treats each regeneration as a different person, as long as Tennant's new Doctor plays it more like wearing an old suit than I'm alive again I'll probably be okay with his return.
It was ever thus. Troughton's Doctor was different personality to Hartnell, Pertwee was different to T. Baker and so on. That is what gives the show its longevity. Waiting to see what Ncuti brings (the third Scottish Doctor LOL!)
@@jeffsuter344 Personality is a different matter, beforehand there was emphasis on the fact that they are the same person continuing their adventure, nowadays though there's just this feeling that they may as well be completely different characters.
And of course you mean forth Scottish actor right? After McCoy, Tennant and Capaldi!
I grew up with original Who, so when I heard that they were "rebooting" I immediately said I wouldn't watch it, because I didn't want those childhood memories destroyed like so many reboots of old shows did. One night I was bored and there wasn't anything on, and the episode with the weeping angels in the Byzantium was playing. So I turned it on, expecting to turn it off. I couldn't beleive what I was seeing. 10 minutes in, I ran to the bedroom where my husband was reading and told him to come out and watch, since it was dvr I reminded to the beginning and we watched it. After that night, we went and bought all the box sets up to that point and binge watched the whole series of new who. For once in my life, a reboot lived up to the original (in some cases better than the original) We never missed an episode, until about half way through Capaldi and Bill. I loved Bill, but the writing had started to get a bit stale. Life got in the way further on, and I only got to see bits and peices of Jody's run, though it seemed to me she did really well with what she was given, but, what she was given reminded me way to much of the end of the original. It had lost something...I am excited to see if, with the returns, it will start to be like it used to be.
Is never was a reboot, is a continuation of the show.
Your cinematic universe segment actually brought tears to my eyes. Happy tears. As Disney will, and do know how to nurture this. Should it be on the table. Which it almost certainly is
Great video I 100% agree one series every year should be the bare minimum especially when there’s no spin offs to compensate for the wait.
I assumed regenerating into a previous incarnation is a side effect of Master/Doctor being forcibly reverted
Or the Celestial Toymaker messing around.
I would like to add something about the importance of a weekly run. It provides a regular point in space and time where, as a family, you know it’s in and will make the time to sit together and watch it. My daughter is 5 years older than my son, so we already had Supernatural, Buffy and Charmed together. But RTD brought back Who at the right point for my son to join us in enjoying an exciting show. And what made it even more great was he would talk about it all week, he would ask questions, want to know what we thought of it too. Tooth & Claw remains to this day his favourite episode. It was scary, exciting and had the right amount of Whumour.
My hopes for the future is that it brings back those elements to their full glory, that again, the runs are reliable and longer. But most of all, my daughter has now got her first baby and I really hope that in a few years time they can watch DrWho as a family and just enjoy the wild ride together as we did when she was little. Despite the whole idea making me seem really old lol. Let’s face it, there isn’t anything like it on tv anymore. Logging into prime to watch Supernatural doesn’t have the same feel of special routines time somehow. It’s too easy to say not tonight we’ll do it tomorrow.
Anyway, that’s my opinion and hope for the show.
If a person left after David Tennant, they really can’t say they are a Doctor Who fan.
For me the show ended when Jodie Whittaker started. Instead of being fun it became very preachy.
I agree 100% about the marketing. Most of the time I only know it’s coming back because of CZcams. I don’t even know if there will be a Christmas/ new year special this year.
I welcome RTD's return, the show was lost and without direction, the sporadic nature of the show being on tv for the last few years just left fans feeling they were being let down by the BBC and showrunners.
Doctor Who never need a direction. Is just a mad man in a box who travel in time a space.
While I can live with or without retconning the Timeless Child, I would like to see the Fugitive Doctor again. She is such a tremendous character that I'd hate to see her lost in the mists of Whittaker's tenure never to rise again. Other than that, bring it on and watch them run ...
Bring on the spinoffs!
Your video brought back memories with the Doctor. I was nine and a local station showed the 2nd Peter Cushing Doctor Who film which peeked my interest who was this person and what were the Daleks. After this I was on the search for the Doctor and our local PBS station started with the Tom Baker Era. The last time I saw the Doctor on that PBS station was Colin Baker's Doctor. Then nothing for a few years and the suddenly Paul McGann's Doctor appeared. It was good , but I didn't like the way the Master was portrayed. 2005 and a new Doctor Who program was announced, I was skeptical and how long it would last. I based on knowing BBC track record of funding DW. I was blown away and have been enjoying it ever since. The 13th Doctor had more downs than ups, but had some very interesting points such as the Timeless Child and the Fugitive Doctor; unfortunately, these could have been executed in a much better way. Jodie Whittaker was a good Doctor, but she could have been better if writing could have been more consistent. Can't wait to see what RTD will do. I hope RTD will bring back the tradition of past Doctors team-ups and more Torchwood.
I was one of the viewers the Doctor lost when they stopped doing weekly episodes. I'm not on the bird app anymore so I lost all the talk about upcoming episodes, although my DVR grabbed them for me. I haven't watched them yet, because I no longer have that block of time when Doctor Who is On, and I just haven't watched them yet. I'm disappointed that they're moving to Disney+ because while it's great for the show's exposure, not everyone has a subscription to the service and some of us will have to grab a sledgehammer to force the cost of a sub into our very tight budget. But am I glad David's back? You bet your arse! The RTD era made some of my favorite eps and I can't wait to see what he brings next.
0:52 I feel like you should have chose a different title then
"I've made myself sad now!" Same 😢
And another part recalls the K9 toy and listing of Doctors in Queer as Folk
this aged well.
Back in 2005 I had never heard of RTD I was just excited that Dr Who was returning. It took 2 stories to get used to the new frantic pace (used to a story taking 4-6 episodes to tell) but then I was hooked. Looking forward to Russell bringing back that excitement.
id love to edit a episode of doctor who for t Davies be a dream job
Without a doubt, RTD is going to bring the fun back to Who, and it should be fun. I think he understands the character of the Doctor, and he understands the fans, because he is one. I remember the excitement of the show returning in 2005, and from the very start it embraced that fun, farting rubber aliens included.
Chibnall's era, for me, was all set up and no pay off and it didn't connect with the fandom and invite them in to play, it distanced itself too much from what made Doctor Who fun and accessible. RTD's era is a whole year away from airing, but already he's had more fun interaction with the fandom and has been teasing us with hints and clues about what's going to happen in the 60th.
I'll be very happy if the 60th is a self indulgent celebration of what has gone before, I hope we see loads of faces from the past. Then we can step in Ncuti's Doctor's time and zoom forward into the future taking a whole new generation of fans along for the ride.
It's going to be... Fantastic ;)
5:30 A blue's clues shirt are you serious 😂
I couldn't really connect to the characters in Chibnalls run. So hopefully we will get better written characters again.
Whilst this is probably a good thing with RTD returning, moving to Disney plus in Australia is hard to swallow. The ABC is the default BBC in Australia, and I have watched this show since I was a young bloke 40+ years ago. It feels like some of the culture is gone without it being on the ABC. Also if it fails or has dismal ratings in the future, I can't see it not being canned and the BBC not wanting anything more to do with it. Let's hope it's a good thing. And put it back on the ABC for the aussies! We have been loyal watchers and fans.
Loved going back and watching these after all the 60ths had been shown
The BBC itself has a lot to answer for as far as scheduling goes...
We all remember playing the "What time is it on this week?" game as time went on - entirely due to the BBC slotting it into gaps in the Strictly broadcast at that point, rather then beforehand in the classic Saturday teatime slot when it first returned...
...and then they shunted it unceremoniously to Sunday evenings - a more consistent timing, yes, but for a family-oriented show to be butted up against school-age children's bedtimes? Big mistake!
well RTD did say a few months ago that he wants to go back to a Spring release with every season
Seeing tennent ride the tardis like a sleigh at Christmas was I miss that
I would love them to try to close out stories that were kinda left out there. Even a slight mention would be good. Like Clara, She went around the long way but..... And Bill. Went off with water girls and..... And of COURSE The Doctors Daughter.... She just POPS off never to be seen or heard from again.
Yeah... the marketing boost will be good. I am fortunate enough that my PVR just records anything Doctor Who, but it wasn't until I saw your video about the upcoming Power of the Doctor that I knew to go looking to see if it was set to record... usually I'd have been waiting for weeks/months with excitement.
Yeah, it did get old seeing the arguments online with people who hated the Jodi era and the fan that loved it. That guy put up a hell of a fight though.
I used to own an Audi S8. I'd worked on the car to make as perfect as I could but during a period of extreme skintness I had to sell it. After about four years the man that had bought it phoned me and asked if I wanted to buy it back. Being a bit more flush I said yes and jumped on a train to Manchester.
When I finally arrived at his house I couldn't believe what I saw. The car was in a terrible state. It had dents, ripped plastic bumpers and worse of all had had a crash of some sort that had bent the front suspension. I bought it back if only to save it from the abuse it was getting.
If I'd had the ability to turn back time I would have and the car would have been in the pristine condition I'd sold it in.
Russell T. Davies has the ability to turn back time by casting the most popular actor to play the part in the role of the 14th Doctor. He needs to repair all the damage that has occurred during the Chibnall/Whitaker era and hit the ground running if he is ever going to win back the lost fans of the show. The Chibnall era was a car crash and the only mistake that RTD has made so far is not offering David Tennant a massive hike in salary and getting him to stay on permanently for at least another three seasons.
Right on! Yes I too loved Russells' story telling! I feel pretty excited! I liked Moffet though. I wasn't a huge fan of Chibnall who was all about the horror element in the show. For me the lighter Russell Davies style is more fun.
I loved Doctor Who when I was a child that was 40 years plus ago. When it came back with Christopher Eccleston loved it when it moved to David Tennant, I loved it moved to Matt Smith, although a bit uncertain at first I loved it. Loved it with Peter Capaldi, who took it to a completely different level, and then Jodie Whittaker, breathe the fresh and listen to who that was delightful. We’re the stories always brilliant, no. What’s the direction taken always perfect, no. But I still love Doctor Who and will continue to watch it.
Mr. Ferrick, I could listen to you talk about Doctor Who all day, you are a true fan and I love you. I really hope you're right about the marketing. I hope Disney markets the snot out of it. It really needs to be back in the public eye as much as possible with these gaps in the series. I hate to think of a time when Doctor Who might be canceled because most people don't even know about it or have given up caring because they only get 3 episodes a year. This is ridiculous, and I hope we get more episodes per year. Keep up the good work, man.
I do love Russel T, I think he's made some exceptional television. And I see why Auntie Beeb has brought him back at a time when viewing figures and critical ratings have been in freefall - he's a safe pair of hands. But I'm kind of hoping there are things he does differently this time. There are so many characters in his shows who just seem not to go anywhere, whose whole purpose seems to be to support other characters without ever really growing, developing or even making sense on their own. Martha Jones in Who, Jill Baxter in It's a Sin. Even whole casts senselessly existing to appease a sexual predator of a boss while they are for some inexplicable reason the only people tasked with saving the world because everyone has forgotten UNIT exists (Torchwood). He needs a someone else in the room to point these things out to him, and I rather hope that'll be something Disney will spot. If that happens, we could be in for a great new era of Who.
This is completely off topic, but having seen that brief shot of Jodie regenerating on the cliff top, I cannot help but feel sorry for her looking into the future. Not for a bad reason, I can simply imagine that for the rest of her life, she's going to be plagued by people running up to her, touching her briefly in some way and telling her, "Tag, you're it!"
I'm lookin' forward what Russel T Davis will come back to Dr. Who.
I think i should be a mandatory requirement that any actor to take up the role as the Doctor must do a monologue that difine them as the doctor. Peter, probably one of my favorite Docs almost redefined how a monologue should be given as the Doctor
I'm just really excited about the new Doctor and companion, they already have so much chemistry!
Also, I can't wait to see what Russell can do with the technology available nowadays!
When Australians found out Doctor Who would no longer be shown for free on the ABC, the big meme was "Have you heard? Doctor Who is coming back to The Pirate Bay."
I’m ever so very thankful that the BBC finally figured out there are only three people in all of humanity capable of running the show.
I have a theory: the Time Lords replicated Gallifrey to deceive whoever would destroy it, but Gallifrey’s duplicate would have a faulty matrix containing false memories, including the myth about the Timeless Child and the hard Time Lord half Dalek Hybrid. I think that’s what I saw in series 9 and 12. Also, it would be great to bring back Murray Gold and Ben Foster.
I like that Russell creates Characters that I easily invest in and really care about!
Spinoffs: UNIT, Torchwood 1879 (Capt. Jack stuck in the past founds Torchwood with Madame Vestra and Jenny!)
LOVED 11 and 12. Started with 11, now on 13 and kinda feeling it difficult to sit through after all those excellent Moffat-era stories and characters. I have high hopes though. I'm excited to go BACKWARDS and watch 10 and then watch the new stuff once it returns.
Curious to see what RTD does with The Timeless Child reveal. I hope he uses it as an opportunity to create spin off shows involving past doctors or lost adventures with doctors we already know.
I hope he eradicates the Timeless Child, from canon, worst story ever. And I have seen the Zarbi and Liqorice Allsorts episodes.
@@jeffsuter344 Agreed, he should get rid of it! Takes away from 11's sacrifice when he runs out of regenerations. Takes away from the wisdom of the Doctor. I personally like the idea of the Timeless Child but think that they should be the Weeping Angels. Would make for such an interesting story like how due to all the tests done, they mutated to the angels and that's why they're so twisted now!
I hope he just ignores it.
@@thomashaigh6098 he already acknowledged it when he said, “All Doctors Exist!”
They should make the "The Dalek's Masterplan" spinoff
The unique flexibility of Dr Who to play with the characters, storyline, reinventing and adapting the mythology, allows previously held hard and fast rules to be bent to suit any needs. The Dr Who and the BBC anniversaries were expected by fans to be marked with special episodes, and rightly so. I think David Tennant's return, although obviously pleasing in itself, is a purely pragmatic decision. David was up for it, made himself available, whilst Ncuti Gatwa was still committed to work in America, giving the 15th Doctor a clean start for a full season without interruptions was a good decision.
I cried when I read that RTD comes back
Nothing but great things to come. I just hope the Disney app gets sorted out. It's the only streaming service that I have issues with. Another concern is whether we'll get bluray releases.
I’d LOVE to see an Ace Spinoff. Even if its just a few episodes long.
I think an ace spin off would be brilliant, something similar to the sarah jane adventures but more modern maybe?? 😊
I'd love a McGann spinoff adapting the best eight doctor adventures for tv.
8th doctor series!!!
anyone know why most classic who episodes are all on ITVx. I just think its strange like why is it not on bbc iplayer.
I hope 14th or 15th Doctor will be free of the sonic screwdriver. Maybe one of them could be over-sensitive to those frequencies. Or just prefer to use the brain instead.
That was a mistake in the 80s. Full of episodes with the Doctor as prisioner.
there’s also the big possibility of an 8th doctor spin-off
I loved RTD era. Even torchwood
Dr Who is the cure for lack of compassion. Great science Fiction, should be prescribed for all.
I’ve binged the show and am caught up. I LOVE IT!! It took me a minute love Matt smith’s Doctor and Amy; but I did warm up to them. This most reason season was great. I NEED DONNA TO BE A DOCTOR!!!