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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 16:00:36 GMT
He better be back for the 60th and hopefully BF one day! It would be heartbreaking if he never played 12 again!
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Post by Andymac on Jul 30, 2021 16:17:39 GMT
Hopefully Jodie gets a good final season.
I do feel sorry for the next Doctor though. Their first season where where you find your feet is the anniversary year, that's gonna be tough.
I'm not sure how much I will miss 13 and her companions, I've liked the stories but they have lacked some sparkle others had. Then again I'm someone who loved the more fantastical aspects of Mat Smith's era, something the newest incarnation has avoided.
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Post by CTxCB on Jul 30, 2021 17:09:54 GMT
I already have who I see as the ideal showrunner in mind. I don't know how likely it'd be that she'd get hired for the role, seeing as: A) She has no prior experience specifically in the field of Science Fiction. B) She's not really a writer, per se, although she's had time as a script editor... This, I'm less worried about; I'm not opposed to seeing a showrunner who is more in charge of development than writing episodes.
My ideal showrunner for Doctor Who, is Kate Oates. She's the current Head of Continuing Drama at BBC Studios, acting as senior executive producer on EastEnders, Holby City and Casualty, plus having other senior roles on Doctors, River City, and Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley). Previously, she had roles as series producer for Coronation Street between 2015-2018 and Emmerdale between 2012-2015, as producer of The Archers between 2003-2007, and as script editor for Crossroads between 2002-2003.
I feel that the best person to take over as Doctor Who's showrunner, is somebody who has had years working in a Soap Opera environment, who is experienced and somewhat natural at dealing with lots of plots, storylines, story arcs, mini-arcs, and generally Character Development, and I feel that Kate Oates is the ideal person to fit that criteria. I would love to see her as showrunner, despite her lack of Science Fiction experience. She has brought critical acclaim to everything she's worked on as producer, so I think the BBC taking a risk on somebody like this, could really pay off.
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Post by fitzoliverj on Jul 30, 2021 17:16:29 GMT
CTxCB, you're probably right. The priority should be somebody who's proven capable at producing a complicated show like this; somebody who actually knows DW can be brought in to assist (the growing conviction that Chibnall's idea of a writing room should be retained but with BF personnel input, would feed into this)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 17:51:13 GMT
CTxCB - I like that idea. Kate has made a name for herself as a success. My concern would be that, with all her other commitments, would she have the time for Doctor Who? Taking on the show would mean withdrawing from the other things she does, and I'm not sure the BBC would be happy with that. It's a fascinating possibility though. Like it or not, the very strong character relations between Doctor Who's regulars have pushed it way beyond the 'niche' show it is sometimes seen as - look how ratings went through the roof when Rose came back to visit The Tenth Doctor - and such interactions could push Doctor Who into more populist areas again, while still catering for those of us who like to be scared by the monsters!
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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 18:21:55 GMT
It would never happen but I do love this suggestion for showrunner I came across:
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Post by Ian McArdell on Jul 30, 2021 18:28:04 GMT
It would never happen but I do love this suggestion for showrunner I came across: Oh, it's a lovely idea... think he's going to be too busy being a movie star again though! I always thought it was a shame he didn't direct the show while he was in it.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 30, 2021 18:36:49 GMT
It would never happen but I do love this suggestion for showrunner I came across: No. Never never never never.
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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 18:47:22 GMT
It would never happen but I do love this suggestion for showrunner I came across: No. Never never never never. I could actually see him come back to write or direct an episode at some point though, just for fun🤔😊 Maybe he would write a sequel story to “The Web Planet” or something?
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 30, 2021 18:51:41 GMT
CTxCB - I like that idea. Kate has made a name for herself as a success. My concern would be that, with all her other commitments, would she have the time for Doctor Who? Taking on the show would mean withdrawing from the other things she does, and I'm not sure the BBC would be happy with that. It's a fascinating possibility though. Like it or not, the very strong character relations between Doctor Who's regulars have pushed it way beyond the 'niche' show it is sometimes seen as - look how ratings went through the roof when Rose came back to visit The Tenth Doctor - and such interactions could push Doctor Who into more populist areas again, while still catering for those of us who like to be scared by the monsters! I wonder what the NMDs would get mad at first: her as a female showrunner, or that she makes (shock, gasp, horror) 'soaps operas' aka some of the most popular and enduring drama on UK TV. But of course they don't count as experience, right?
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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 18:53:45 GMT
CTxCB - I like that idea. Kate has made a name for herself as a success. My concern would be that, with all her other commitments, would she have the time for Doctor Who? Taking on the show would mean withdrawing from the other things she does, and I'm not sure the BBC would be happy with that. It's a fascinating possibility though. Like it or not, the very strong character relations between Doctor Who's regulars have pushed it way beyond the 'niche' show it is sometimes seen as - look how ratings went through the roof when Rose came back to visit The Tenth Doctor - and such interactions could push Doctor Who into more populist areas again, while still catering for those of us who like to be scared by the monsters! I wonder what the NMDs would get mad at first: her as a female showrunner, or that she makes (shock, gasp, horror) 'soaps operas' aka some of the most popular and enduring drama on UK TV. But of course they don't count as experience, right? They do know RTD did soaps and that the first showrunner was a woman, Verity Lambert?
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Post by Andymac on Jul 30, 2021 18:56:04 GMT
Some of the best episodes/films of Star Trek have been directed by star trek actors, don't see why Doctor Who couldn't do it.
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Post by Andymac on Jul 30, 2021 18:57:33 GMT
CTxCB - I like that idea. Kate has made a name for herself as a success. My concern would be that, with all her other commitments, would she have the time for Doctor Who? Taking on the show would mean withdrawing from the other things she does, and I'm not sure the BBC would be happy with that. It's a fascinating possibility though. Like it or not, the very strong character relations between Doctor Who's regulars have pushed it way beyond the 'niche' show it is sometimes seen as - look how ratings went through the roof when Rose came back to visit The Tenth Doctor - and such interactions could push Doctor Who into more populist areas again, while still catering for those of us who like to be scared by the monsters! I wonder what the NMDs would get mad at first: her as a female showrunner, or that she makes (shock, gasp, horror) 'soaps operas' aka some of the most popular and enduring drama on UK TV. But of course they don't count as experience, right? Can we give her the job just to see those fans explode.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 30, 2021 19:10:10 GMT
Some of the best episodes/films of Star Trek have been directed by star trek actors, don't see why Doctor Who couldn't do it. Capaldi has no interest in doing that. & there's a big difference between directing episodes & being a showrunner.
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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 19:16:05 GMT
Some of the best episodes/films of Star Trek have been directed by star trek actors, don't see why Doctor Who couldn't do it. Capaldi has no interest in doing that. & there's a big difference between directing episodes & being a showrunner. How do you know? Do you live inside his brain? Maybe not right away say in 10 years or so I could see him come back to write or direct DW as a one time thing
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 19:50:40 GMT
I wonder what the NMDs would get mad at first: her as a female showrunner, or that she makes (shock, gasp, horror) 'soaps operas' aka some of the most popular and enduring drama on UK TV. But of course they don't count as experience, right? They do know RTD did soaps and that the first showrunner was a woman, Verity Lambert? And lets not forget Julie Gardneren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Gardner
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 30, 2021 21:23:39 GMT
Bet you absolutely none of these guys know who she is. Or if they do, don't count her because she wasn't writing as well.
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 30, 2021 21:35:00 GMT
Capaldi has no interest in doing that. & there's a big difference between directing episodes & being a showrunner. How do you know? Do you live inside his brain? Maybe not right away say in 10 years or so I could see him come back to write or direct DW as a one time thing Maybe but equally you are not inside his brain & right now according to recent article - “Doctor Who is kind of a thing where you have a responsibility to it, and to the people who work on it, and to the people who love it, that is quite a heavy responsibility. So to have that lifted, means that you can relax a bit, and do things that are more esoteric and stranger and darker. “And certainly, I think post-Doctor Who I’m more like the way I was pre-Doctor Who. The whole Doctor Who thing, you have to sort of become a different person, really, to do that. So it’s a relief to return to who I was before.”
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Post by timegirl on Jul 30, 2021 21:51:24 GMT
How do you know? Do you live inside his brain? Maybe not right away say in 10 years or so I could see him come back to write or direct DW as a one time thing Maybe but equally you are not inside his brain & right now according to recent article - “Doctor Who is kind of a thing where you have a responsibility to it, and to the people who work on it, and to the people who love it, that is quite a heavy responsibility. So to have that lifted, means that you can relax a bit, and do things that are more esoteric and stranger and darker. “And certainly, I think post-Doctor Who I’m more like the way I was pre-Doctor Who. The whole Doctor Who thing, you have to sort of become a different person, really, to do that. So it’s a relief to return to who I was before.” Anything could happen stop trying to bring me down
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Jul 30, 2021 22:06:09 GMT
Maybe but equally you are not inside his brain & right now according to recent article - “Doctor Who is kind of a thing where you have a responsibility to it, and to the people who work on it, and to the people who love it, that is quite a heavy responsibility. So to have that lifted, means that you can relax a bit, and do things that are more esoteric and stranger and darker. “And certainly, I think post-Doctor Who I’m more like the way I was pre-Doctor Who. The whole Doctor Who thing, you have to sort of become a different person, really, to do that. So it’s a relief to return to who I was before.” Anything could happen stop trying to bring me down That's not what I'm doing. I'm responding to comments in this forum which I thought I was allowed to do. The origin of this was someone wanting Capaldi to be showrunner. I cannot see that happening. Ever.
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