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   From: weberm@polaris.net   
      
   doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca wrote:   
   > Blueshirt  wrote:   
   >> The Doctor wrote:   
   >>> Blueshirt  wrote:   
      
   >>> > According to RTD (Doctor Who Executive Producer) in the   
   >>> > latest DWM [#613] the "first order from Disney was for 26   
   >>> > episodes", which will be completed once the spin-off "The   
   >>> > War Between the Land and the Sea" has aired. So if Disney   
   >>> > are not happy with what they have been getting from their   
   >>> > partnership with the BBC then there won't be a second   
   >>> > order... the deal will have been completed and both Disney   
   >>> > and the BBC can move on. I assume it will be the ratings for   
   >>> > S2/S15 this spring that will be decisive, but if the   
   >>> > ratings/viewing figures are in the same ball-park as they   
   >>> > were for S1/S14 then I would expect Disney to move on...   
   >>>   
   >>> a new partner needed?   
   >>   
   >>Possibly.   
   >>   
   >>But, maybe the BBC will go it alone with a reduced budget for   
   >>"Doctor Who" if Disney do not order any more episodes. There's   
   >>no guarantee that another streaming service would be be   
   >>interested in the show.   
   >>   
   >>Or maybe the BBC will put "Doctor Who" on hold and give it a   
   >>break? It wouldn't be the first time...   
   >   
   >Let them look for a new dance partner and Keep Ncuti.   
      
   That would be a dealbreaker for many. He was _terrible_!   
      
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