Re: Doctor Who
 

I am sure they will. Everybody (apart from me) has done nothing but moan about Dr Who for the last couple of years so i can't imagine it will be any different going forward.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Not just Ace but Tegan is back also. Amazing.

Re: Doctor Who
 

I gave up round about Ecclestone/David Tennant.It went downhill after that.Not watched it since.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Chibnall can’t write for families. That much is now abundantly clear. The story ideas in last night’s episode were great but there was far too much going on for the running time. It’s as if he plotted out an entire season of Broadchurch proportions then had to condense it into 50 minutes. Then, he assumes he has to tell the kids what’s going on rather than showing them and letting them think and engage with the story, so the script is saddled with huge amounts of repetitive, expository dialogue. The Doctor basically becomes the narrator.

I think Jodie has done a superb job. She is undoubtedly the Doctor, which was no small feat for the first female actor to play the role after more than 50 years. But, through no fault of her own, her era isn’t going to shine among the greats.

Re: Doctor Who
 

I binned it at Peter Calpadi, He could, and should have, been a great Dr. But the scripts and stories were dire.

Then Jodie Whittaker, Well we had to take a big run up to jump that shark. Call me whatever you want, but she is not the Doctor…….in my opinion.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Jodie Whittaker was a PC/Woke choice, a large number of her early stories have been PC/Woke based - that did die off somewhat until the recent specials when they [of course] had to go for the whole lesbian theme with Yaz.

The stories themselve just got more ludicrous - the whole Flux thing, which was almost incomprehensible, and the Timeless Child nonsense. Chibnall has managed to destroy in 4 years what was built up over the previous 12. When I look back at so many of the amazing episodes (esp with Tennant and Smith) its sad how low its fallen.

Re: Doctor Who
 

The series since the revival has been 'woke' in that it was fairly good at being agnostic around sex and gender (and species) along with dealing with many other issues in a way that worked. When the main character is a 900 old Time Lord (potentially) flirting with a sentient tree, then issues around sex, gender or race aren't that difficult if you know what you're doing as a showrunner.

Where the Chibnall series has fallen down is removing all subtlety about the issues they're trying to deal with - but that is true for all the stories. It's been so much 'tell not show' that it doesn't let people make their own mind up about the issues.

Unfortunately I think that is true no matter what gender The Doctor was or who was playing them.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Had no interest in it since Tennant left.

From what I've read over the years I haven't missed anything entertaining

Re: Doctor Who
 

I think shows just run of steam eventually. There is only so much you can do and before long the writers' are writing with less passion and creativity and instead are just monotonous slogging through scripts. It's obvious when a show has writers who are excited by what they're doing and when they're just doing a job.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Isn't that why DW has survived though? You can change the lead characters, writers, stories from week to week, or total direction if the programme. No other series has such flexibility.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Stargate is the perfect example for that. Literally every person you speak to who was involved in the production at any level will tell you what an amazing job it was to have and how much they loved it and the writers are no exception. It is a joy listening to them go through their stories, creative process and memories of their experience.

Re: Doctor Who
 

Re: Doctor Who
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61371123. New doctor who actor announced.. a solid refresh.

Re: Doctor Who
 

My kids are delighted, they love him in Sex Education

Re: Doctor Who
 

I guess a black Doctor was inevitable