The Classic Doctor Who Thread (1963 to 1989/1996)

[By Jove its holmes]

Fact of the Day: Tom Baker was the first DW series lead who wasn’t a veteran of the Second World War. He had the mercy of a late birth.

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[Doomitron]

It was a stupid idea to have a 3-4 series plan when you only had 2 series guaranteed. And just the plans for those 2 series were fucked up.

Wasn’t it 3 seasons guaranteed by Disney and RTD made the last season into the Sea Devils spin-off instead of another Doctor Who because he was confident he’d get it renewed for one anyway? Or did I pick up an internet rumor and take it as fact?

[Professor Flibble]

It was a stupid idea to have a 3-4 series plan when you only had 2 series guaranteed. And just the plans for those 2 series were fucked up.
Wasn’t it 3 seasons guaranteed by Disney and RTD made the last season into the Sea Devils spin-off instead of another Doctor Who because he was confident he’d get it renewed for one anyway? Or did I pick up an internet rumor and take it as fact?

Oh yeah, might be. In that case, makes it even worse.

[Ben Saunders]

I heard the Rogue stuff in The Reality War was hastily painted over what was initially Susan stuff. I cannot wait for the retrospectives on what the fuck happened once, or rather if, we ever get the full story.

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

If the show comes back, I’m begging the showrunner, please PLEASE for the love of god stop with the multiple year-spanning story arcs

Or do like SG-1 and make each season a plausible end, while still building on the storylines every year. 

They only did that because it WAS the end, and it kept getting renewed (loosely)

which means each series finale has every increasing world or universe ending events that Daniel Jackson ends up solving. 

Doctor Who has already destroyed the universe numerous times. It can’t keep having series ending finales 

[Professor Flibble]

Doctor Who has already destroyed the universe numerous times. It can’t keep having series ending finales 

Not so much that, what I mean is have a trap door ready each finale (Babylon 5 style) in case that Doctor leaves, that sort of thing. So the series can work on its own and there’s a sense of closure. I’m sick of storylines bleeding through multiple series, not only because of my impatience but also because almost every time a showrunner’s tried it, it’s had disastrous results. 

[Rushy]

They only did that because it WAS the end, and it kept getting renewed (loosely)
which means each series finale has every increasing world or universe ending events that Daniel Jackson ends up solving. 

Well, it worked, didn’t it?

Although I will admit that having 20-odd episodes in-between these universe ending events did help considerably. Blake’s Seven is probably a better example of a show that has an overarching narrative but could still end with virtually any season. 

[Warbodog]

Just noticed.

[Rushy]

[Ben Saunders]

Never be cruel ✅

Never be cowardly ✅

Torture a Palestinian-stand-in genocide survivor ✅

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