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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 39 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

the only thing i hate about this is there's no chance for jonathan groff/rogue to come back :(

but anyway FUCK disney and fuck any attempts to americanise doctor who

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why not? River Song met the 10th, 11th & 12th Doctor.

I expect the new show runner (I'm speculating a new show runner) won't want to utilize characters they didn't create, but who knows. Or maybe he'll make an appearance in the holiday special (and Ncuti will pop back in as well).

i was mostly just thinking because groff was there most likely because of the money disney put behind it though since i'm sure he's expensive :(

[–] Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah how does this work because they showed him regenerated already??

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You'd think they learned their lesson when Starz did it to Torchwood. It strips out a lot of the charm.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

That was RTD’s brief Californian adventure before he had to move back to Britain.

[–] Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

As an american, I agree.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social -5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I mean. If it's Disney that gets the rights, as implied by the title, it's uh... not going to get better.

If it's the BBC that retains rights, then ... well, better than Disney, but that's a low bar!

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago

I mean. If it’s Disney that gets the rights, as implied by the title

Not sure how you're getting that from the title, but reading the article clarifies that's not the case at all. Also, not sure who you expect to be producing Dr. Who other than the BBC after 60+ years of doing so.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

nah, disney are fucking off. Their chief complaint seems to be that locking down viewing of doctor who didn't give them the membership boost they wanted.

that's because fuck disney we all pirated it

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was pirating it before it was cool. I also bought the first 9 seasons of the 2005 show. IDK why Disney decided to start their seasons from 1. There wasn't a decade+ gap in seasons.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 4 points 3 weeks ago

because they wanted it to look like they owned it.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

If they don't have a mouse-themed villain in the next series, I'll be disappointed.

(I realise there are currently no plans for a next series, but I have faith.)

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wonder Woman is currently doing this and it's kind of brilliant:

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don’t remember this part of Redwall

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you read paper or digital? And if digital, where do you get them?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

For comics it's all print from my local shop unless I need to share images online.

[–] hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wait so I won't get Chris Pratt in my Doctor Who? :(

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would you want a MAGA prick in DW?

[–] hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I was being sarcastic, although to be fair that absolutely does not come across in the text. I didn't know Pratt was MAGA though, I just think he's shit.

[–] classic@fedia.io 6 points 3 weeks ago

I appreciated the comment. The sarcasm came through

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 weeks ago

"I just think he's shit"

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, yeah, I completely missed the sarcasm.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

🤞 Please let us finally have Jeremy Clarkson as Doctor Who.

nigel farage guest stars on doctor who just to get blown up by a dalek.

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no, you mean we won't get to see what happened to the space babies!? /S

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oh no, please don’t go.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

At this point, I wish BBC was willing to open up its iPlayer service to international, non-UK taxpayers who are willing to pay a monthly fee to use the service. Then they wouldn't need to find a new network and would make more money.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

They did. It ran in several countries but it failed when it tried to enter the US market because the BBC’s US customers such as ABC and AMC threatened to stop buying their shows if they opened a rival.

Then years later the BBC bought out ITV’s stake in BritBox outside the UK.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Glad that lingering question was answered sooner rather than later. Hopefully this means a quicker turnaround for the next season now, though I figure it'll still take some time.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Wow, I thought they were going to wait until they saw how War did before announcing anything... someone must have had a sneak peek or something...

[–] blueamigafan@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Disney is cancelling loads at the moment, they even cancelled a new animated Mickey cartoon, if their mascot can't get a series doesn't boad well for a lot of stuff

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Disney only agreed to Who because BBC Studios made it a package with Bluey.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Aha, I thought it was part of their continuing sinister plot to own my entire childhood.

[–] Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Honestly it's Disney, hated BUT I'm still sad that DR Who needs to find a new home!

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

No it doesn't. It's still on the beeb