Is This A Reboot?
How come it has a separate listing on here from Doctor Who:-
https://moviechat.org/tt0436992/Doctor-Who
How come it has a separate listing on here from Doctor Who:-
https://moviechat.org/tt0436992/Doctor-Who
Uh? Thats weird, the new series should come just under the modern era of Who (2005) esp since RTD is in charge again
shareSort of. But also not really.
RTD has decided that next season will be known as Season 1. Presumably this has to do with the new Disney distribution deal. Or perhaps it's to do with it now being co-produced by RTD's Bad Wolf Productions (Now a subsidiary of Sony).
And there is a firmer emphasis than usual on a fresh start... but it's always a fresh start when there's a new Doctor and/or new producers, so it's not really any different from the 'reboot' it gets every three or four years. RTD isn't abandoning the continuity (such as it is) or anything like that. It's still a continuation.
So, sure, it's a reboot of sorts -- but it always is, so... it's Schrodinger's reboot.
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Pity they didn't just go with a full reboot. I thought they might have done that when the max number of regenerations was up but I think I read they retconned that instead.
I'm not a massive fan but it would be interesting to hear the real big fans views on that but it's hard for most to get past the female and gay doctor stuff I guess...
A reboot would be good as it could almost be done like the rebooted Planet of the Apes by going back to the genesis of the doctor and first encounters with the daleks, cybermen, etc.
Well, as a big fan of the show, I can't agree with the idea of a proper, chuck-it-all-out-and-start-again reboot. Doctor Who doesn't need such a thing because it sort of reboots every time they change the lead actor anyway.
I know that some people who've never seen it are daunted by the sheer vastness of it, but they needn't be. You don't need to know huge amounts about Doctor Who to get into it. It's a bit like Star Trek in that regard. It rewards long-term fans with references and follow-ups, but you don't need them to understand what's going on.
It has always been largely self-contained stories. And it has always presented jumping-on points for new audiences. After all, it's a family entertainment show and it gets a new batch of eight year olds who get captured by it every year. They don't go back to watch William Hartnell. They just have "their Doctor".
Rebooting it would starve it of its rich history, if you ask me. Which writers are free to use or to ignore.
going back to the genesis of the doctor and first encounters with the daleks, cybermen, etc.
Yeah this
This is always a problem with long running shows. Doctor who now has 60 years of history so it's going to be hard to get new fans in.
Like a few I wasn't sure about renaming it season 1 as I thought it may add to the confusion. For those who don't know classic who used seasons although I don't think it was really promoted like that. They didn't really do season arcs. Then you have new who with series and then back to seasons with what I can only call new new who
I think however the rebrand is the best way to let new people in, kind of like series 1 of new who in some ways, without having to do a full reboot and ignore the shows history.
Also one good thing with the show is that with new companions coming as well as doctors, the doctor has to explain to the companion things e.g. that's a dalek, which can help new audiences.
I would prefer this site to move the two doctor who areas together though for easiness
This is always a problem with long running shows. Doctor who now has 60 years of history so it's going to be hard to get new fans in.
To me it just feels like another gimmick to lure back lost viewers. A desperate attempt to save a dead franchise killed by the wokesters.
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