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[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 40 points 10 months ago

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 10 points 10 months ago

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).

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago
[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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

[-] Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

As an american, I agree.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 30 points 10 months ago
[-] MotoAsh@piefed.social -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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 18 points 10 months 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 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

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 10 months ago

because they wanted it to look like they owned it.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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 13 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago

I don’t remember this part of Redwall

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

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

[-] hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip 16 points 10 months ago

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

[-] fonix232@fedia.io 14 points 10 months ago

Why would you want a MAGA prick in DW?

[-] hotdogcharmer@lemmy.zip 14 points 10 months ago

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 7 points 10 months ago

I appreciated the comment. The sarcasm came through

[-] dragonfucker 5 points 10 months ago

"I just think he's shit"

[-] fonix232@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago

Ah, yeah, I completely missed the sarcasm.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

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

[-] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 10 months ago

I'd fucking come back for this shit... needed a laugh neighbor, thank you.

[-] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago

Oh no, please don’t go.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

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 12 points 10 months ago

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 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

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

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months 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.

[-] Slysilverat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

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

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

I love Doctor Who!

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