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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 5, 2017 23:10:23 GMT
Speaking of next names, another potential talking point: Writers. Putting aside if Chibnall will get a writer's room or not, will we see entirely new faces, or will there be veterans still onboard? It's not impossible to imagine Gatiss going with Moffat, or at least taking an extended break, and who knows with Whithouse. It could be possible, either by choice or BBC mandate, that they get an enitrely fresh staff to put a clear divider between the two eras to say loud and clear to the audience 'this will be different'. And well, since this post, this has been strongly alluded to.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on May 6, 2017 13:06:21 GMT
I'd like to see them try out amateur writers who have no previous experience with minisodes. They have done it with children, so why not wannabe writers who want to find a way into the industry?
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Post by nucleusofswarm on May 6, 2017 13:26:53 GMT
I'd like to see them try out amateur writers who have no previous experience with minisodes. They have done it with children, so why not wannabe writers who want to find a way into the industry? Doctor Who is too high profile to trust to the untested. Never mind how agents and unions would feel (hint: they'd go nuts), the children writing was very clearly done as a goodwill gesture for the event, and not a serious look for new writers. Those kids are likely not getting royalties. Plus, it would be too costly to repeat that on a regular basis, with writers who haven't prove they can cope with pressure or deadlines, when you can just hire experienced writers to write for the main show, save budget and be done with it.
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Post by aztec on Jul 28, 2017 13:40:19 GMT
I predict I will be more excited by the possibility of Capaldi joining BF than the storylines of Series 11...
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Post by paulmorris7777 on Jul 30, 2017 22:40:08 GMT
They missed out the Fifth Doctor!
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jul 30, 2017 23:09:36 GMT
They missed out the Fifth Doctor! No they didn't.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 23:12:52 GMT
I predict I will be more excited by the possibility of Capaldi joining BF than the storylines of Series 11... I predict I won't.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 3:42:31 GMT
I like the photograph of the Master with the dreaded caption of "Sinister." It made me chuckle. Take it out of context and it could easily be "The sinister Minister Magister about to perform a bit of jazz from his new hit album: Azal! Azal! Azal!"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 3:48:27 GMT
Well... Not sure, honestly. Chibnall's work on Doctor Who has been pretty consistently good. Not great, but far from bad. His Torchwood stories varied, but from what I can tell, he seems greatly influenced by the Pertwee era (though one could argue all of New Who has been inspired by the seventh to eleventh seasons). As a lot of people pointed out already, I'm putting my bets on Silurians and UNIT. I have no idea what direction he'll take Gallifrey-based stories, but I can't see why we wouldn't see more stories set around Gallifrey. I think we may have a few stories based around the Doctor doing a mission for the Time Lords or perhaps an entire story arc dedicated to performing some action for Gallifrey. That's all assuming Moffat doesn't have something similar in mind for Series 10. Otherwise, I have no real idea where Series 11 will take us. I'm just hopeful Capaldi will decide to stay for just one more series and that we won't get ANOTHER Christmas regeneration. I think the Doctor and the Time Lords are too pissed off at eachother right now for the Doctor to be doing missions for them. I wouldn't be surprised if Rassilon and the high council are out for revenge now. Huh. I just got a story idea. Could we have an episode or two where the Doctor gets hoisted off on a "mission" for the Time Lords that has deliberately set him down in the middle of a death trap designed to get rid of him?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 11:50:53 GMT
I predict I will be more excited by the possibility of Capaldi joining BF than the storylines of Series 11... Of course, that goes without saying surely? Big Finish is where it's at for quality new Doctor Who stories in the 21st Century, and has been for many many years. So yeah, it would be very exciting if Big Finish could get more New Series Doctors on board.
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Post by aztec on Jul 31, 2017 19:13:54 GMT
I predict I will be more excited by the possibility of Capaldi joining BF than the storylines of Series 11... Of course, that goes without saying surely? Big Finish is where it's at for quality new Doctor Who stories in the 21st Century, and has been for many many years. So yeah, it would be very exciting if Big Finish could get more New Series Doctors on board. Despite the inconsistent character writing in the earlier episodes, muddled arc pacing and the occasional steaming clunker of an episode, the Capaldi era was my favourite of New Who, and if Big Finish get the chance to work their magic on it-smoothing over the character development, filling in the gaps with companions old and news, and exploring new areas and character arcs drawing from hints in Series 8-10 then I'll be first in line to pre-order, I loved the 12th Doctor era on TV, hugely admire Capaldi as an actor and adore the work Big Finish have done with the other doctors, add the three together and it will be something special, no disrespect to Whitaker/Chibnall intended but I'm already crossing my fingers that Capaldi joins the BF family sooner rather than later
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2017 7:14:03 GMT
Axed after one season.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Sept 8, 2017 13:50:30 GMT
I think Moffat can take some consolation in no longer being the internet's showrunner-punching-bag-of-choice.
That honour can now be firmly put on Scott Buck (the man behind Iron Fist, Inhumans and the ending of Dexter).
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Sept 8, 2017 16:55:48 GMT
I think Moffat can take some consolation in no longer being the internet's showrunner-punching-bag-of-choice. That honour can now be firmly put on Scott Buck (the man behind Iron Fist, Inhumans and the ending of Dexter). The big difference of course is that Moffat is actually a gifted writer and Scott Buck isn't.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 9, 2017 13:15:16 GMT
I think Moffat can take some consolation in no longer being the internet's showrunner-punching-bag-of-choice. That honour can now be firmly put on Scott Buck (the man behind Iron Fist, Inhumans and the ending of Dexter). The big difference of course is that Moffat is actually a gifted writer and Scott Buck isn't. Yeah. Moffat has a habit of letting things get away from him, so there are some mis-steps. Buck can barely get the engine going lol
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 13:30:21 GMT
The big difference of course is that Moffat is actually a gifted writer and Scott Buck isn't. Yeah. Moffat has a habit of letting things get away from him, so there are some mis-steps. Buck can barely get the engine going lol Steven Moffat I think is a superb writer, but he's not a good script editor. Much like Eric Saward -- the man could write something as good as Revelation of the Daleks or The Visitation, but he's also responsible for the ridiculous amount of padding for stories like Timelash. Moffat is an ideas man and towards the middle/end of his tenure, I think he needed someone to flesh out those ideas into a workable format. Particularly when it came to plotting. I think he pretty much nailed it with his latest story. All the necessary set-up came first and then he launched right into main strength (i.e. character) and it was strong enough that you completely forget about the bare-bones plot. Much more effective than Heaven Sent / [REDACTED]. I wish we'd gotten more scripts like The Snowmen from him. Less stumbling through time and more getting to know the characters we're stumbling with.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Sept 9, 2017 16:06:43 GMT
Yeah. Moffat has a habit of letting things get away from him, so there are some mis-steps. Buck can barely get the engine going lol Steven Moffat I think is a superb writer, but he's not a good script editor. Much like Eric Saward -- the man could write something as good as Revelation of the Daleks or The Visitation, but he's also responsible for the ridiculous amount of padding for stories like Timelash. Moffat is an ideas man and towards the middle/end of his tenure, I think he needed someone to flesh out those ideas into a workable format. Particularly when it came to plotting. I think he pretty much nailed it with his latest story. All the necessary set-up came first and then he launched right into main strength (i.e. character) and it was strong enough that you completely forget about the bare-bones plot. Much more effective than Heaven Sent / [REDACTED]. I wish we'd gotten more scripts like The Snowmen from him. Less stumbling through time and more getting to know the characters we're stumbling with. I think we should just call 'Hell Bent' '[REDACTED]' at this point. That's pretty much what it is.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Sept 9, 2017 16:28:51 GMT
There's a very strong possibility of this. I suspect that Chibnail will be required to meet a *very* high bar; if his apparent big changes don't meet with raptuous applause (mere moderate enjoyment might not be enough) BBC1 might want to pull the plug, regardless of what BBC Worldwide want. I can well imagine the tv show being dropped in favour of a movie, a Netflix series, or - Gawd 'elp 'us - an American remake. Or maybe they'll just feel it'll do better in a different slot, like opposite 'Corrie'.....
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Sept 9, 2017 16:54:47 GMT
There's a very strong possibility of this. I suspect that Chibnail will be required to meet a *very* high bar; if his apparent big changes don't meet with raptuous applause (mere moderate enjoyment might not be enough) BBC1 might want to pull the plug, regardless of what BBC Worldwide want. I can well imagine the tv show being dropped in favour of a movie, a Netflix series, or - Gawd 'elp 'us - an American remake. Or maybe they'll just feel it'll do better in a different slot, like opposite 'Corrie'..... A film would be nice. Having said that, unless it goes very badly wrong I can't imagine Doctor Who as a TV Series is going anywhere soon. The BBC have nothing to replace it with.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 2:42:00 GMT
Steven Moffat I think is a superb writer, but he's not a good script editor. Much like Eric Saward -- the man could write something as good as Revelation of the Daleks or The Visitation, but he's also responsible for the ridiculous amount of padding for stories like Timelash. Moffat is an ideas man and towards the middle/end of his tenure, I think he needed someone to flesh out those ideas into a workable format. Particularly when it came to plotting. I think he pretty much nailed it with his latest story. All the necessary set-up came first and then he launched right into main strength (i.e. character) and it was strong enough that you completely forget about the bare-bones plot. Much more effective than Heaven Sent / [REDACTED]. I wish we'd gotten more scripts like The Snowmen from him. Less stumbling through time and more getting to know the characters we're stumbling with. I think we should just call 'Hell Bent' '[REDACTED]' at this point. That's pretty much what it is. What a waste of a return to Gallifrey and a companion's departure too... There's been this weird phobia about worldbuilding, it often went back and tried to cement its importance by altering the past. When did it stop trying to do something interesting with its future? The arc with Missy was certainly a step in the right direction.
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