As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/russell-t-davies-interview-cucumber-tip-toe-lgbtq/
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
Oh! No!!
Dave Shariff Yadallee - System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of
the Problem wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/russell-t-davies-interview-cucumber-tip-toe-lgbtq/
Oh! No!!
I think it's great that RTD is making new shows that suit
his particular tastes... hopefully when "Doctor Who" returns
somebody else is making it because he's so busy with his solo
projects.
Although at this stage it's possible it won't make much of a
difference anyhow...
Verily, in article <[email protected]>, did >[email protected] deliver unto us this message:
I think it's great that RTD is making new shows that suit
his particular tastes... hopefully when "Doctor Who" returns
somebody else is making it because he's so busy with his solo
projects.
Although at this stage it's possible it won't make much of a
difference anyhow...
That would be great. When he had Torchwood for that stuff, DW was
better. If we could somehow get a normal showrunner who actually liked
DW, that would be ideal.
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As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/russell-t-davies-interview-cucumber-tip-toe-lgbtq/
On 11/08/2025 10:56 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,"The thing that maybe didn’t work for audiences is that it is kind of >format-less. It’s just about life."
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/russell-t-davies-interview-cucumber-tip-toe-lgbtq/
So that's why "Doctor Who" didn't work!!
--
Daniel70
In article <107f9j6$382l0$[email protected]>,
Daniel70 <[email protected]aceelse> wrote:
So that's why "Doctor Who" didn't work!!
Under RTD!
On 11/08/2025 10:56 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
"The thing that maybe didn’t work for audiences is that it is
kind of format-less. It’s just about life."
So that's why "Doctor Who" didn't work!!
Daniel70 wrote:
On 11/08/2025 10:56 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
As it's a quiet news day here at Blueshirt HQ,"The thing that maybe didn’t work for audiences is that it is
here's a link to RTD's interview for The Big
Issue, published today.
Of course, the showrunner of Doctor Who doesn't
actually say anything about Doctor Who! BUT, he
does have a new show coming out on C4...
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/russell-t-davies-interview-cucumber-tip-toe-lgbtq/
kind of format-less. It’s just about life."
So that's why "Doctor Who" didn't work!!
:-)
Your life is that bad huh?
Seriously though, "Doctor Who" DID work, even when RTD brought
the show back in 2005... it became a massive success once
again... unfortunately successive showrunners decided to turn
the show into their own political soap-box and the entertainment
level went down accordingly.
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
"Doctor Who" DID work, even when RTD brought the show
back in 2005... it became a massive success once
again... unfortunately successive showrunners decided
to turn the show into their own political soap-box and the
entertainment level went down accordingly.
And then RTD backed Chibnall.
Dave Shariff Yadallee - Wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
"Doctor Who" DID work, even when RTD brought the show
back in 2005... it became a massive success once
again... unfortunately successive showrunners decided
to turn the show into their own political soap-box and the
entertainment level went down accordingly.
And then RTD backed Chibnall.
They are long term friends... what else did you expect?
I asked you a similar question back in 2022 when you were of the
opinion that RTD was the coming saviour and I tried to point out
how 'modern' RTD was in his views. He was never going to undo a
female Doctor. As I said at the time ... it would send the wrong
signal. And RTD was NEVER EVER going to send the wrong signal!
It was delusional for anyone to think otherwise.
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
Dave Shariff Yadallee - Wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
"Doctor Who" DID work, even when RTD brought the show
back in 2005... it became a massive success once
again... unfortunately successive showrunners decided
to turn the show into their own political soap-box and the
entertainment level went down accordingly.
And then RTD backed Chibnall.
They are long term friends... what else did you expect?
I asked you a similar question back in 2022 when you were of
the opinion that RTD was the coming saviour and I tried to
point out how 'modern' RTD was in his views. He was never
going to undo a female Doctor. As I said at the time ... it
would send the wrong signal. And RTD was NEVER EVER going to
send the wrong signal! It was delusional for anyone to
think otherwise.
If RTD was in touch with the audience,
he would have ditched the timeless child overall!
The Doctor wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
Dave Shariff Yadallee - Wrote:
In article <[email protected]>,
Blueshirt <[email protected]> wrote:
"Doctor Who" DID work, even when RTD brought the show
back in 2005... it became a massive success once
again... unfortunately successive showrunners decided
to turn the show into their own political soap-box and the
entertainment level went down accordingly.
And then RTD backed Chibnall.
They are long term friends... what else did you expect?
I asked you a similar question back in 2022 when you were of
the opinion that RTD was the coming saviour and I tried to
point out how 'modern' RTD was in his views. He was never
going to undo a female Doctor. As I said at the time ... it
would send the wrong signal. And RTD was NEVER EVER going to
send the wrong signal! It was delusional for anyone to
think otherwise.
If RTD was in touch with the audience,
he would have ditched the timeless child overall!
RTD writes for himself, this has been stated by him in "The
Writers Tale". He does not give a damn what the fans think.
In fact, I reckon he takes great delight in annoying them as
much as he can...
Verily, in article <[email protected]>, did >[email protected] deliver unto us this message:
RTD writes for himself, this has been stated by him in "The
Writers Tale". He does not give a damn what the fans think.
This attitude is a good hedge against pandering to the fans' immediate
wants. People who write what fans want end up producing crap. There are >always more people who want crap than who want something more complex,
but the crap doesn't provide foundation for later shows.
In fact, I reckon he takes great delight in annoying them as
much as he can...
This attitude, on the other hand, is bad. It's at its worst when the
show starts making fun of its own fans.
One of the best approaches I've seen turns out to be the traditional >approach: a showrunner tries to create art under constrait, while a
higher authority (the network) applies occasional rules and correction
to keep it from spiraling into unaccessibility. The tension between the
drive to make art and the need to attract viewers was the sweet spot for >better TV.
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