Doctor Who IV - Everything Whovian - Would you like a jelly baby?

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

In the states, the showrunner is a leadership position. Usually it's given to people with previous showrunner experience or writers who worked their way up the ranks. All 3 showrunners from Modern Who had both criteria. Davies brought back Doctor Who as a passion project. The BBC wanted him for his experience with Queer Eye and Second Coming. Moffat was a sitcom writer famous for Press Gang and Coupling. Chibnall was known for Broadchurch.

Most of the big names or obvious choices are already taken. So we'll probably deal with an unknown/dark horse choice.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

They need a young showrunner who can handle the work load and schedule of this show ahead. Thus far we have heard about how Moffat and Chibnall were physically wore down from the load they took on at the end. They need someone who will be there a few years (beyond 1 Doctor).

A close comparison of a long running series changing showrunners right now in America is Walking Dead. Which in 10 seasons and over 150+ episodes in that span. In that time 4 showerunners have cycled through the series.


With Who its kinda amazing that this series has only had 3 come through in the 17 years its aired and so many seasons.

[ChrisIII]

So does make Chibnall the shortest-running producer of the new series pretty much? Or sort of shortest since the late 70s (Unless you count Phil Segal)

[Nate Grey]

So Gallifrey series 1-3 is on sale at Big Finish...

Typically I judge what I get based on the description or the trailer, but they all sound so boring, well except for the one with the Jacobi Master but that one is not on sale.

Any thoughts? Anyone own these?

[Derek Metaltron]

It's actually Series 1-6. The latter three boxsets aren't in the bundle though. Haven't heard any yet but I believe they initially spin out from the Zagreus story with Romana and Leela, plus Brax who I gather is connected to the Benny Summerfield series, and Ace and Charley's sister and the original Romana and the Inquisitor both turn up at points, as does Omega. Eventually it seems to reach the stuff with the Time War but I don't know how much knowing what happened in the older Gallifrey sets matters. It's one of the longer running spin offs Big Finish has done though there was a big gap between Series 3 and 4.

River Song is still on sale though, those are all fantastic.

[Nate Grey]

It's actually Series 1-6. The latter three boxsets aren't in the bundle though.

Ah, thanks for the correction. Huh. Its not how it was presented in the email, and if not for what you said I wouldn't have checked.

Well I'll listen to the trailers and make a decision. I have till August 8th to decide.

Haven't heard any yet but I believe they initially spin out from the Zagreus story with Romana and Leela

I'm guessing this is how it doesn't conflict with TV Who? Though I remember saying what if the two "shamed" Time Lords behind Rassilon were Ramona and Narvin. Unless both were supposed to be the Doctor's parents (the woman was originally at least supposed to be his mother I think). Speaking of which:

plus Brax who I gather is connected to the Benny Summerfield series

Isn't Brax supposed to be the Doctor's brother?

and Ace and Charley's sister

Say what? Ok I'm getting that one. lol

River Song is still on sale though, those are all fantastic.

Yeah I so far only have Series 5 and...honestly the only one I want now is Series 3.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

The War Master Volume 6: killing time comes out today.

[ChrisIII]

I kind of wonder if Sacha's Master is going to be, in some way, responsible or at least involved with Jodie's regeneration.

The fourth is the one he's most directly involved in, but also contributed in some way to what happened to Ten and Twelve.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/jacobi-vs-tennant

The War Master Volume 7 is titled "Self-defense". It's the War Master versus the 10th Doctor.

[ChrisIII]

I'm guessing it's pre-Chameleon arch "Yana" vs Tennant after finding out who Yana was.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Incase you needed an explanation.

[ChrisIII]

Any thoughts on Capaldi in The Suicide Squad? Seemed he was kind of doing his Malcolm Tucker/ DW season 8 kind of performance.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

The Twelve Doctor gets a second volume. Dudman has been practicing...

[Somecrazyaussie]

The Twelve Doctor gets a second volume. Dudman has been practicing...

But he still doesn't pull it off. He does a great Tennant and a uncanny Smith (which is where his efforts really should be focused), but his Capaldi still doesn't nail it for me. Still, nothing could be as bad as Brigg's Eccelston impersonation (God that was awful)

[KabutoRyder]

Any thoughts on Capaldi in The Suicide Squad? Seemed he was kind of doing his Malcolm Tucker/ DW season 8 kind of performance.

Wasn't bad I thought. Loved him when he came striding in with the track suit as I just love track suits.

Came off more as generic evil scientist than the Thinker.