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Watch Netflix pick it up. I can’t understand how Dr Who isn’t profitable (enough) for the BBC to pump out yearly series. The TARDIS used to print money when Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith flew the blue box. It’s been pretty bad since.
If it were up to me, I’d give the role to norespawns. British guy. YouTuber, mainly does Fallout videos. Very distinct look. But I’d probably run it into the ground. I’d get the guy who does Black Mirror to write the episodes. Maybe bring Jordan Peele in. American, I think, but I like his style.
Charlie Brooker was asked at some point and couldn't do it, but he seems somewhat open to the idea:
Quentin Tarantino had/has a Star Trek script. Anything's possible.
Quentin Tarantino had/has a Star Trek script. Anything's possible.
The way Netflix cancels shows at the tip of a hat, their involvement would be anything but "ensuring audiences will enjoy the show for years to come"... Netflix has a big reach, that's for sure. I just doubt their commitment beyond the next fiscal quarter report.
As for people involved,
I was kinda taking the piss with those names and references.
Netflix does cancel series a lot, but not the super profitable ones.
Sorry, humour doesn't always translate in text only 🙂
I don't think a licensed show like Doctor Who would count as super profitable compared to IP like Stranger things that they own wholly? They're pretty secretive about the factors behind their programming choices, so I dunno.
I think they really decide based on churn. What brings viewers in. So the question is, would Dr Who bring new subscribers into Netflix, or is that audience already there? If they're already there, that means they wouldn't get enough new subscribers. The thing is, people generally don't leave Netflix. I haven't willingly watched Netflix in a few years, but we still have it because my wife uses it. She watches a lot of true crime/documentaries. So, they are getting our money, but if it were up to me, I wouldn't pay them a dime.
If we weren't subscribers, I'm honestly not sure if Dr Who would bring us in. It would have to be really good. It captured our imaginations in the Nine, Ten, and Eleven years, but while Twelve and Thirteen were well acted, the story seemed to fall flat and it just wasn't interesting anymore. We like what they did — older Doctor, woman Doctor, Doctor of colour, LGBTQ+ Dcotor, all those things are well and good, but the stories just weren't engaging like they were before. We stuck with it because we love the brand and we loved what it was, but it was too little too seldomly, like a few episodes every couple years or more. Eventually we were just like "oh Dr Who's back, you in? Nah? Yeah me either, let's watch whatever else instead." So it would have to really do something special to bring us back, maybe others as well, I dunno.
americans would ruin doctor who like they ruin everything else