XPost: rec.arts.drwho   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   On 2025-06-24 11:59:30 +0000, Blueshirt said:   
      
   > Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-06-23 02:44:40 +0000, Nomen Nescio said:   
   >>>   
   >>> e-mail the BBC and tell 'em where they fucked up   
   >>   
   >> 1.  Appeasing the Politically Correct whiners with idiocy   
   >> like gender-swapping established characters..   
   >   
   > Most of the whiners would whine about the show anyway... it's   
   > a bit like blaming dogs for barking. It's what they do!   
   >   
   >> 2.  Trying to "Americanise" it with the silly movie.   
   >   
   > Now, now... at least the TVM made a point of shooting   
   > Sylvester McCoy's Doctor... that's got to be worth   
   > something, surely?   
   >   
   >> 3. Taking Disney's money and shutting out a large   
   >> proportion of their international audience.   
   >   
   > The thing is, the BBC are on the search for another   
   > streaming company to invest in the show... so it looks like   
   > they'd rather have the $$ than a non-UK audience who just   
   > want to watch Doctor Who for free.   
      
   Nobody (other than those using pirate websites) has ever watched a TV   
   show for free. Doctor Who used to be shown on a regular free-to-air TV   
   channel here in New Zealand, but that is paid for via advertising (and   
   that is paid for via higher product prices in store) and/or taxes (for   
   the government-owned TVNZ). The BBC was paid money by New Zealand   
   network to have the rights to broadcast the show in New Zealand.   
      
   As the old saying goes: "There's no such thing as a free lunch".  :-p   
      
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