Been a big fan since the 70s but it’s due another post McCoy sized hiatus to reset. Hopefully I’m still alive to see what it turns into next. It’s the greatest show in the galaxy.
Been a big fan since the 70s but it’s due another post McCoy sized hiatus to reset. Hopefully I’m still alive to see what it turns into next. It’s the greatest show in the galaxy.
I remember as a kid one of the first things I was allowed to do by myself was go to the library (high flying childhood from the 70s, lol), and I'd scour the shelves in case there were new Dr. Who?...
I remember as a kid one of the first things I was allowed to do by myself was go to the library (high flying childhood from the 70s, lol), and I'd scour the shelves in case there were new Dr. Who? books I hadn't read before. Some properly good old Dalek and Cyberman episodes and books.
Cancelled is a strong word, it was never really happening. RTD had this to say: source: instagram
Cancelled is a strong word, it was never really happening. RTD had this to say:
there won’t be a Christmas Special - we only cooked that up to guarantee a future when no one knew what would happen, but now we do know, there’s no need for it.
For the record: there was no script, I never wrote it, and no actor was ever approached to play the next Doctor.
Exactly that. Not so much "may" as "will" though. The arrangement is finished with Bad Wolf. Time to strike that massive TARDIS set... We won't see any more Who until maybe Christmas 2027, but I...
Exactly that. Not so much "may" as "will" though. The arrangement is finished with Bad Wolf. Time to strike that massive TARDIS set...
We won't see any more Who until maybe Christmas 2027, but I suspect more likely a new series in 2028 or even later depending on how well negotiations go and who takes over. The BBC won't want to sit on it for too long, it's a huge money-spinner for them.
So what now, they solicit pitches from other production companies and start the selection process? This is so weird after RTD worked with a low budget in series 1, and was able to get around it by...
So what now, they solicit pitches from other production companies and start the selection process?
This is so weird after RTD worked with a low budget in series 1, and was able to get around it by making half the episodes in the urban fantasy genre instead (Father's Day, Rose, World War 3) or in a different time period on earth with (The Unquiet Dead, The Empty Child) or in a future where the villains have excluded aliens (The Long Game, Bad Wolf). It felt like he let the bigger budget go to his head after series 4 (the one with Catherine Tate).
I suspect what they'll do is find someone to run the show, which will involve a lot of negotiation and back and forth and so on - then figure out the production after that. Producers often have...
I suspect what they'll do is find someone to run the show, which will involve a lot of negotiation and back and forth and so on - then figure out the production after that.
Producers often have people they prefer to work with, which might mean an existing production company, or one might be formed just for doing Doctor Who. A huge amount of the TV industry in the UK is freelance workers on short-term contracts, so forming companies for single jobs is not uncommon.
For example, you might create "Blue Box Productions" then hire your preferred team of writers, designers, camera ops, etc as contractors - who are probably all looking for work given the state of the industry right now - then you have a production company. You make your show, it might get renewed (one would hope so in the case of Who!), in which case you make more, or you get another production gig or the company dissolves and you all hope to meet again on the next job.
Bad Wolf has only existed since 2015 and they've only been producing Doctor Who since 2023. Before that it was BBC Wales and BBC Studios.
There's probably some tax reason for co-productions like this or it might just be a way they can pay less for stuff. It could even be some kind of charter reason as part of the BBC being publicly funded. I don't really know.
Been a big fan since the 70s but it’s due another post McCoy sized hiatus to reset. Hopefully I’m still alive to see what it turns into next. It’s the greatest show in the galaxy.
I’ve been saying it for a good while; definitely due a hiatus and a reboot in a good few years. Looking forward to its inevitable return!
I remember as a kid one of the first things I was allowed to do by myself was go to the library (high flying childhood from the 70s, lol), and I'd scour the shelves in case there were new Dr. Who? books I hadn't read before. Some properly good old Dalek and Cyberman episodes and books.
Always carry your towel, and some gold dust.
It's a real hoopy frood who knows where their towel is!
I've soaked up a bunch of the Big Finish adventures in a very similar fashion :D
Cancelled is a strong word, it was never really happening. RTD had this to say:
source: instagram
What does competitive tender mean? As in, the BBC may give the contract to a different production company than Bad Wolf?
Exactly that. Not so much "may" as "will" though. The arrangement is finished with Bad Wolf. Time to strike that massive TARDIS set...
We won't see any more Who until maybe Christmas 2027, but I suspect more likely a new series in 2028 or even later depending on how well negotiations go and who takes over. The BBC won't want to sit on it for too long, it's a huge money-spinner for them.
So what now, they solicit pitches from other production companies and start the selection process?
This is so weird after RTD worked with a low budget in series 1, and was able to get around it by making half the episodes in the urban fantasy genre instead (Father's Day, Rose, World War 3) or in a different time period on earth with (The Unquiet Dead, The Empty Child) or in a future where the villains have excluded aliens (The Long Game, Bad Wolf). It felt like he let the bigger budget go to his head after series 4 (the one with Catherine Tate).
I suspect what they'll do is find someone to run the show, which will involve a lot of negotiation and back and forth and so on - then figure out the production after that.
Producers often have people they prefer to work with, which might mean an existing production company, or one might be formed just for doing Doctor Who. A huge amount of the TV industry in the UK is freelance workers on short-term contracts, so forming companies for single jobs is not uncommon.
For example, you might create "Blue Box Productions" then hire your preferred team of writers, designers, camera ops, etc as contractors - who are probably all looking for work given the state of the industry right now - then you have a production company. You make your show, it might get renewed (one would hope so in the case of Who!), in which case you make more, or you get another production gig or the company dissolves and you all hope to meet again on the next job.
Bad Wolf has only existed since 2015 and they've only been producing Doctor Who since 2023. Before that it was BBC Wales and BBC Studios.
There's probably some tax reason for co-productions like this or it might just be a way they can pay less for stuff. It could even be some kind of charter reason as part of the BBC being publicly funded. I don't really know.