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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 1, 2019 23:34:06 GMT
This sort of began as a 'what if Series 12' thing but then that perhaps became a little too apocalyptic and I feel like this is really the main point. How would you feel about a stream-only series, not made by the Beeb themselves and on a platform not connected to them (yes yes, good writing and good stories first, but this more about conceptual)? What's your reaction to the phrase: 'Doctor Who: A Netflix/Prime Exclusive'?
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 2, 2019 14:20:39 GMT
Well, removed from quality of the show itself, it does feel a little odd to me as a concept. There's something novel, as well as rare, about homegrown genre material broadcast on the BBC, whereas it's dime a dozen on platforms like Netflix and Amazon. It's weirdly underdog-ish. |
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Post by fingersmash on Feb 2, 2019 15:18:51 GMT
Honestly, not mad. Episodes can last as long as they need to, Netflix or Amazon would probably throw a lot more money at the show than the Beeb is throwing, we can get a return to more steady seasons. I'd support a move
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Post by newt5996 on Feb 2, 2019 18:36:25 GMT
I think it could help bring back serialization and improve the quality of the stories which has kind of been lacking overall in the last few years (Yeah World Enough and Time, Oxygen, and It Takes You Away are classics in the making but the time limit is a problem), but a lot of the issue would be the fact that there really isn't much sci-fi originals on Netflix/Amazon at the moment except I think Black Mirror and Electric Dreams.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Feb 2, 2019 20:03:59 GMT
I think it could help bring back serialization and improve the quality of the stories which has kind of been lacking overall in the last few years (Yeah World Enough and Time, Oxygen, and It Takes You Away are classics in the making but the time limit is a problem), but a lot of the issue would be the fact that there really isn't much sci-fi originals on Netflix/Amazon at the moment except I think Black Mirror and Electric Dreams. Oh a lot more: Lost In Space, Counterpart (Europe), The Expanse, Man in the High Castle, ST Discovery (Europe), The OA, Travellers (which just ended, but four seasons so not bad) and well, the big kahuna of Stranger Things. And that's not getting into all the animated and anime stuff. |
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Post by masterdoctor on Feb 2, 2019 20:58:55 GMT
I think Doctor who would be a lot more successful in a streaming service like Netflix or Amazon Prime. There are a couple reasons for this, one is like everyone else said is there likely won't be any potential time limit on episode lengths. Secondly, it would be a lot easier to produce and likely wouldn't rely so much on things like government money allowing more freedom.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Feb 3, 2019 8:37:37 GMT
I think the BBC is an important institution and Doctor Who is an important part of that, even if the BBC doesn't always seem to grasp that. I wouldn't be opposed to a Amazon or Netflix co-production, with them taking BBC America's place as funding partner, given that they could provide larger viewership and a higher budget. But a straight-up Netflix/Amazon series? Not unless it was that or cancelation.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 17:35:35 GMT
God I hope it happens. Better budget. More regular season. Longer seasons maybe. Well, as long as BBC are involved in some capacity. Ripper Street got even better once it became a co-production with Amazon.
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Post by mbt66 on Feb 9, 2019 11:58:25 GMT
How would the co-production company view Big Finish?
That would be my main concern.
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Post by J.A. Prentice on Feb 10, 2019 6:47:38 GMT
How would the co-production company view Big Finish? That would be my main concern. My assumption would be that the co-production company would license the show from the BBC like Big Finish does. The BBC would still make the call about who else to license to although the co-production company might demand a say in it. The co-production company would still own the elements they created, although given Big Finish can't use anything current anyway it would be a while before that made any difference. |
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Post by tuigirl on Feb 10, 2019 9:45:32 GMT
Now I have internet, I am not too fussed either way, since I had no TV for years and watch my series online, anyways.
Hurray for internet.
But a cooperation with Netflix or Amazon might be an option for survival of the series should (worst case scenario) there be any apocalyptic fallout from a certain political event this year (I dearly hope it doesn`t, though).
I do not believe the series would disappear in case of such an event, since it is obvious that there is a market worldwide and a lot of people really enjoy the show (now even my sister (!!) likes part of it, and that should tell you everything, if you ever were in doubt).
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Aug 5, 2019 22:25:42 GMT
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Aug 5, 2019 23:24:49 GMT
I would mean a larger pot for SFX and potentially longer episodes because it’s an ad free platform.
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