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From: atropos@mac.com
On Feb 11, 2025 at 7:38:30 AM PST, "The Doctor" wrote:
> In article ,
> Ubiquitous wrote:
>> 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_!
>
> The Dealbreaker is Jodie Whittaker!
No, when I saw the Doctor mincing around in a dress in one of the early
episodes, that was it for me. Deal broken.
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