The return of Doctor Who (SPOILERS) (Page 69 of 71)

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018 … y-be-back/
A question from the Radio Times, why do all the latest villains
From the new Dr Who, ....... just wander off ?

Being as common as a dung beetle, they're just crap! It's political correctness gone mad & we the viewing public don't need that on Dr Who ...thank you 

I still have 3 episodes on my DVR to watch. Not particularly interested in doing so.

I don't think Chibnall is a good science fiction writer.  If the current season doesn't improve I may start missing the "subtlety" of The Happiness Patrol from the McCoy Era.

I miss the days of social satire written by Robert Holmes.

I must point out that the Third Doctor's adventures often had an environmental message, typically when silly humans drilled too close to the centre of the earth, and that his companion Jo Grant exited the show when she fell in love with an environmental activist. Some of that was because Pertwee was the earthbound Doctor, so the monster-of-the-week had to come from somewhere closer. But I think it was also the times: pollution, overpopulation, and species loss were all starting to become big news in the early 70s. And Dr Who was always intended to be an educational show.

But I would agree these new shows lack any subtlety, seeming to assume nobody in the audience has considered the costs of a landfill before. Also, the Alec Baldwin look-alike character in that episode was a very onedimensional stereotype, equating American businessman with pollution and guns. As if the Industrial Revolution had been invented in the USA not Britain. I assume this character is meant to be a recurring villain?

I think one very big problem is too many companions. They are really cluttering up the show. For an all-new Doctor, they should have just given us one companion, to ask lots of questions of our new Doctor and allow the shows star to reveal her personality. Then maybe after a season, once we've got to know the new Doctor and her one companion, then add a couple of hanger-on to complicate the dynamic.

Also its just visually very dull. I now officially miss Moffatt's striking images.

Watched around five minutes of it tonight as I
Surfed the channels, ...... Quickly moved on.
No Christmas special, and a change of time,
After the change of day of broadcast ?  Doesn't
Sound like a huge success.    could be another
Top Gear fiasco for the BBC.

I can't even be bothered with a constructive comment apart from Chis Chibnal sucks ass!    & clearly Alan Cummings' King James wanted to too! 
One thing though, the BBC are clearly listening to & acting upon the public's comments because this episode was about sentient sh*te! 

Last edited by ppw3o6r (26th Nov 2018 15:45)

Because it’s not the real Doctor.  It’s some weird faux-Doctor.  There is no Christmas special this year.  People have got better things to do than watch this mess at Christmas.  Even the BBC realise no one is going to watch it on that day and need to air something half way decent.

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I'm a life long Dr Who fan, I have many of the classic
Episodes on DVD  and have given up on the new Dr.
It may please some but it's not for me.

Next they'll be making a politically  correct, The Flashing Blade ! 
https://youtu.be/7KYWOFo6SFM

The streaming service BritBox is showing loads of classic
Dr Who episodes  from Boxing day. It's free for the first
Month,  so an easy way to re-acquaint  yourself with this
Television icon.
I've recently bought all the new who box sets on Amazon
And goigle play, at bargain prices at the moment.

Seeing some recent posts on this thread today (albeit about classic Who) isn’t it quite telling how long it’s been since the last post before these?