Tag: Doctor Who

On this day, about sixty two years ago, the very first telecast of Doctor Who aired on BBC television. I never saw that first story in any way, shape, or form. Maybe one day, I can rectify that, but for now, I just want to talk not about the wonderful program Doctor Who that has endured six decades, but rather the bludgeoned two year parody I refer to as Doctor Boo.

Actually, I don’t want to talk about that show, either… but I felt it’s as good a time as any to catch up on any news regarding the show’s future that doesn’t involve Big Finish or an abortive children’s television fare.

Continue reading “A Sixty-Two Year Journey To Get To Doctor Boo”

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35297169/doctor-who-reunite-billie-piper-david-tennant-tv/

Watch out! It’s the return of Doctor Boo!

I wanted to sit on this for a bit before I said anything… and honestly, I should specify that until it’s been confirmed, take the above article with a grain of salt.

That having been said, the possibility of the Billie Piper regen at the end of the last episode being a vehicle for another David Tennant comeback… you know what? I wouldn’t put it past them at this point. The ratings are dogshit and so let’s go back to the well… and we’ve got an anniversary to boot that we can use as an excuse to do this very thing.

The question, I suppose, would be how many people would bite if this were to be the case? It’s no secret that people are dropping the show like a bad habit due to a variety of factors. How many of those people are dropping the show because of the Disney involvement, making the show more “woke” or something to that extent? How many of those people feel that the show simply isn’t good anymore and are moving on to other things? Are those people going to bite onto the carrot that is the alleged Doctor/Rose Tyler reunion and stick around for the long haul if it’s the same guy responsible for the past two seasons/series/years/whatevers worth of largely terrible stories being told?

I guess we’ll see what happens from here… but I do know one thing. The main problem with Doctor Who remains the creative force behind the show, who can’t seem to be able to produce a good show worth a damn. But twenty years ago, he did produce a good show that was worth a damn and got good writers to write good stories that has allowed that show to endure for years to come. Now that show has fallen off the rails and who knows if it’s going to continue or not?

We’ll see, but if I were to vote… I’d vote for a long hiatus until we find a new creative team that’s worth a damn.

Once upon a time, there was a famed comic book writer named Frank Miller, who wrote a Batman miniseries that got fairly popular called The Dark Knight Returns. People wanted a return to that universe and the closest thing we got was a Spawn/Batman crossover comic in the mid-90s. But then Miller delivered a proper sequel to his Bat-magnum opus called The Dark Knight Strikes Again… and it was shit.

A couple years later, there was a fellow named Russel T. Davies, who was charged by the BBC to create a new version of long dormant sci-fi cult favorite Doctor Who for the telly. The first series ended up being a success and Davies would eventually leave the show after the conclusion of Series 4. And when Davies returned to Doctor Who, people were excited that the man who brought Who back to TV would eventually steer the ship right after it had been derailed by the previous showrunner who isn’t Steven Moffat. Three specials were promising, but the two series that had followed turned out to be utter shit.

I was browsing some site somewhere and someone made the comparison between Davies and Miller, where both had successful first runs with a popular character and then years later, they would return for a second run that would end up being less than stellar. The only difference between the two is that Davies never achieved his Goddamned Batman meme moment, which would’ve made the whole thing worthwhile.

So, I’m somewhat exaggerating here. I’ve only seen a handful of episodes of this past run and to tell the truth… I haven’t seen a single one that I would consider good. There are little moments here and there where maybe – just maybe – there was a shot at the story turning a leaf and actually start to be GIT GUD… but it never happens. And the more I watch of these episodes – mostly out of some misplaced sense of obligation rather than any genuine interest – the more I’ve come to realize that maybe comparing Davies to Miller might be pushing it. Sure, Miller has had some duds in recent years, but I thought DKIII wasn’t all that bad (though that might be due to Miller having a co-author in Brian Azzarello, who generally puts out quality work). Maybe Davies needs a co-runner to compliment his eccentricities. Someone who can get him to pull the reigns and result in better stories.

Or maybe just put the whole franchise on ice for a few years, give the reigns to someone new, and let them start fresh. Leave the silly Billie Piper stuff to Big Finish and give someone else the Doctor role. Or just reboot the whole damned thing and start from scratch. I mean, why not? Everyone seems to be on a goddamned multiverse kick, so why not doing a new series that wipes the slate clean and gives us a new First Doctor? Anything to clear out the mess that the past few years worth of utter garbage had left behind.

I swear to dog, this is the last Doctor Boo post I’ll be doing for a while. Tomorrow, I’ll bitch about something else…

P.S. Yeah, they never followed up on the Susan cameo from a couple episodes ago… but considering how they treated everything else that’s a legacy element, that’s probably for the best.