Next Doctor Who Season Split in Two

[Cpt Corallis]

The main benefit of this will be that it shows the BBC is now thinking about the scheduling of Doctor Who, rather than just slotting it in around its other saturday night "entertainment"

That was a serious reason the programme supposedly didn't do so well this year, because of the fact that people kept missing snippets of the episodes and having to watch them on BBC iPlayer.
This change should hopefully (fingers crossed) fix the problem!

 

[JordanMillward_1]

On another note, I've never understood what people have against Matt Smith. He's a great actor, he brings out the silliness that makes the Doctor great, but he doesn't go overboard with it. Sure, he's no David Tennant, but here's the thing: Only David Tennant is David Tennant, and all the actors who've played the Doctor before can't be cloned either. They all had to quit sometime, you can't keep one forever, and David (who seems to be the popular one) stayed a pretty long time. Matt Smith may be different, but there's no point in asking them to take back Christopher or David, because A)They quit for a reason, and B)It would be a huge *****-slap against Matt.

Here here! I loved Tennant, but I love Matt Smith just as much, because he's similar, but different. It's quite refreshing, and I love what him and Moffet have done with the Doctor.

I can see pros and cons to this, namely more Who spread over the year (pro), but fewer filler episodes (con). I'm willing to get behind it though, if only for them to try it for a year to see how it goes!

 

[Cpt Corallis]

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

British Broadcasters rarely do twenty episodes in a series. For any Drama! Normally we have to make do with six or seven episodes, spaced out between years. The only way a series gets more is by being incredibly popular, i.e Life on mars / Doctor Who.

 

[JordanMillward_1]

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

Because here, in the UK, we don't have the money to throw around for 20+ episode series. We've always had 6-12 episode series over here, and we're more than used to it, and also means that one series never outstays it's welcome, so everything on TV is fresh.

Just because it's shorter than most US series means nothing, when any Doctor Who series I care to remember blows pretty much every US series out of the water for pure quality.

 

[jasoncyrus]

Twice the amount of a BBC series...but not even HALF of an US series =(

Sigh, when will the bbc actually catch up to american tv series sizes?

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

Because here, in the UK, we don't have the money to throw around for 20+ episode series. We've always had 6-12 episode series over here, and we're more than used to it, and also means that one series never outstays it's welcome, so everything on TV is fresh.

Just because it's shorter than most US series means nothing, when any Doctor Who series I care to remember blows pretty much every US series out of the water for pure quality.

If the BBC got off its lazy ass and got some advertising on their stations they would have the money to do it. So thats no excuse.

 

[judas prick]

To be honest i think out of the 5 new series there have been 4 good stories (the empty child/blink/silence in the library/amy's choice) and the cliff hangers get resolved in the first 3 minutes of the following episode. (the episode where he filters the regeneration energy to his spare hand springs to mind.)

Any programme that casts Catherine Tate, Billie Piper, David Tennant, James Corden and Noel Clarke shouldnt last 5 Series so i suppose they must be doing something right.

oh yeah and daleks dont fucking fly!

rant over im going for a little cry.

 

[Cpt Corallis]

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

Because here, in the UK, we don't have the money to throw around for 20+ episode series. We've always had 6-12 episode series over here, and we're more than used to it, and also means that one series never outstays it's welcome, so everything on TV is fresh.

Just because it's shorter than most US series means nothing, when any Doctor Who series I care to remember blows pretty much every US series out of the water for pure quality.

If the BBC got off its lazy ass and got some advertising on their stations they would have the money to do it. So thats no excuse.

The BBC is forbidden by Law from having advertising on its channels. They have actually had to go back and edit programs in post production in order to maintain this integrity by removing brand names from products. So actually, they do have an excuse. In addition, Channel four and ITV have similar lengths for their dramas, and they do have advertising.

 

[tehbeard]

Twice the amount of a BBC series...but not even HALF of an US series =(

The BBC, wasting your TV license on moronic reality phone-in shows, and still asking for more money...

We'll see how this plays out, bare in mind that this means we now have two doctor-less gaps instead of one.

 

[jasoncyrus]

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

Because here, in the UK, we don't have the money to throw around for 20+ episode series. We've always had 6-12 episode series over here, and we're more than used to it, and also means that one series never outstays it's welcome, so everything on TV is fresh.

Just because it's shorter than most US series means nothing, when any Doctor Who series I care to remember blows pretty much every US series out of the water for pure quality.

If the BBC got off its lazy ass and got some advertising on their stations they would have the money to do it. So thats no excuse.

The BBC is forbidden by Law from having advertising on its channels. They have actually had to go back and edit programs in post production in order to maintain this integrity by removing brand names from products. So actually, they do have an excuse. In addition, Channel four and ITV have similar lengths for their dramas, and they do have advertising.

I don't see why it's illegal. They are charging people to watch tv already. Personally I can't wait to leave the UK in 2 weeks, good bye to stupid tv liscence forever.

 

[interspark]

yeah i can see the plus side to that, i guess it wouldnt be the worst thing (id still prefer it as it was though)

 

[Flamezdudes]

Hmmm, i guess we can get Doctor Who all next year then. It's just the gap that will probably annoy many people who just want it all in one.

As long as it's awesome, as i'm sure Matt Smith will be then... i'l be looking forward to more wibbly wobbly timey wimey!

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

If Karen Gillan's still in it then I'm happy.
The BBC have been doing this with all their shows though. They air the episodes then leave a month then continue them. I don't know why, I guess it improves viewing figures over time.

 

[JordanMillward_1]

I don't see why it's illegal. They are charging people to watch tv already. Personally I can't wait to leave the UK in 2 weeks, good bye to stupid tv liscence forever.

Because, as the publicly funded TV network, they are not allowed to be biased at all. It's the same reason they have to give political parties equal time for party broadcasts during elections, they have to be entirely impartial. Their reasoning is really very simple.

Even if it did make no sense, the law forbids them from getting advertising, and that isn't going to change, so it's not like the BBC can do jack shit about it.

Please read this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/about/how_we_govern/charter_and_agreement/index.shtml and understand what the BBC is actually meant for before complaining about advertising in future. Hell, I wish there were more stations like the BBC, even if it did cost more money. It'd mean sitting through less shitty advert breaks.

 

[Plinglebob]

Hell, I wish there were more stations like the BBC, even if it did cost more money. It'd mean sitting through less shitty advert breaks.

This is why the only programs I ever watch are on the BBC or DVD, as well as the fact that if the BBC make something good, its usually brilliant. I've never had a problem with the short series runs as it means ideas don't get worn out too quickly. Anything less though normally gets raised eyebrows, such as Sherlock only having 3 episodes.

 

[dekkarax]

What is he smoking? I don't care if most bbc shows are 5-6 episodes a season, 13 episodes BARELY makes for a season. Not ever having 20 episodes is pretty in-excusable as far as I'm concerned.

British Series' are on average 6-12 episodes long. This is the norm over here.
Here are some examples
Life on Mars was 2 seasons of 8 episodes each.
it's spin off, Ashes to Ashes was 3 seasons of 8 episodes.
Blackadder was 4 seasons of 6.
Because of the short seasons British shows rarely have filler episodes, each episode contributes to the main overarching story. This also allows the writers to spend more time writing each episode, so you usually get short seasons consisting of really good episodes instead of long ones consisting of average episodes.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

On another note, I've never understood what people have against Matt Smith.

He's not as "pretty" as Tennant.

Personally, I thought Matt Smith did a stunning job, and continues to do so.

And, once again, it's AUTUMN when talking about Britain, not fall. Sheesh.

 

[PoliceBox63]

Hopefully this will lead to better story arcs that aren't dragged out just because...

 

[Arkhangelsk]

On another note, I've never understood what people have against Matt Smith.

He's not as "pretty" as Tennant.

Personally, I thought Matt Smith did a stunning job, and continues to do so.

And, once again, it's AUTUMN when talking about Britain, not fall. Sheesh.

I think Tennant's sideburns is why I have a man-crush on him.

But in all seriousness, both have great unique aspects, and I like them both as The Doctor. Although, Matt has a cooler sonic screwdriver.