Why August or Autumn
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Please can the BBC explain the scheduling stupidity of Doctor Who?
Season 1 Mar - Jun 2005
Season 2 Apr- Jul 2006
Season 3 Mar - Jun 2007
Season 4 Apr- Jul 2008
Season 5 Apr - Jun 2010
Season 6 Apr - Jun Aug - Oct 2011
Season 7 Sep 2012 Mar - May 2013
Season 8 Autumn 2014
So from a show that began around Easter it will go into the Autumn.
Now BBC are you happy this time? Can you keep to having Doctor Who at a roughly same point of the year again? Or you going to mess around again in 2016??
And why so late in the year anyway???
Season 1 Mar - Jun 2005
Season 2 Apr- Jul 2006
Season 3 Mar - Jun 2007
Season 4 Apr- Jul 2008
Season 5 Apr - Jun 2010
Season 6 Apr - Jun Aug - Oct 2011
Season 7 Sep 2012 Mar - May 2013
Season 8 Autumn 2014
So from a show that began around Easter it will go into the Autumn.
Now BBC are you happy this time? Can you keep to having Doctor Who at a roughly same point of the year again? Or you going to mess around again in 2016??
And why so late in the year anyway???
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Another version of events is that when production began to hit problems in 2010/11, it was a way of buying a bit of time by moving the show to later in the year.
I guess you can take whichever version of events you prefer.
I did prefer the April start date, personally. With the Christmas episode bridging the gap, it never felt it was too long to wait before the next Who. Now the Christmas episode will essentially become a part of each season (especially with the reduction to 12 episodes) and then a long nine month gap before the next episode the following September.
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I think (though I am a sports fan)
It is nice to have a strong Sat evening show Spring early Summer, before Football World Cup/Euro Championships, Wimbledon, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, School Holidays.
But if it is to go back to being an Autumn programme fair enough.
However, would it be nice for a few years to have an Easter Special say Paul McGann? or BBC2 or 4 show a vintage Doctor Who story?
Having said that, the BBC never air any good TV in the summer because most people are on holiday.
It's people like you why Doctor Who fans get slated in the media for being bad fans. Doctor Who is in the best interest of the BBC or else it wouldn't be here for an eighth series. What other current BBC shows have run for over eight series?
So pleeeeaaase can you and others stop moaning about waiting 5 more months and be patient like everybody else! You know, I know, we all know Doctor Who is worth the wait!
The whole point of this forum is to moan about what we don't like and celebrate what we do. If we didn't none of us would be here and are evenings will be a lot more boring! We're not incompetent, we know what we say will have no effect, we're just exercising our freedom of speech and having fun at the same time!
Also Doctor Who may be at the BBC's convenience but that is entirely based on viewing figures, and as a result how happy the viewers are- therefore if they get better feedback through a spring airing, that's when they'll air it in future.
Don't even get me on the series splits either. Whoever thought of that, needs to go live down a dark sewer for the rest of his/her days.
In that respect, I am pleased the powers that be have finally seen the light and knows that idea was a complete turkey.
If the BBC keep to their word and from series eight onwards we have uninterrupted runs and more importantly, we know when each series is due to air, then fair enough I shall be happy.
On a side note though, I do think an Easter special would cement Capaldi as The Doctor. I know that's the current rumour, but im not holding my breath.
Somebody close to the production team mentioned that they're filming episode 1 first because it's 'needed first.'
But I wouldn't look too much in to it.
I also would love an easter special if it was logistically possible - I want the actors and other staff to have time off to do other things so they don't feel trapped, but am just greedy.
Personally, I rather liked the Series 6 structure in 2011 when we had episodes in the spring, a summer break, then episodes in the Autumn; then not a long wait until the Christmas Special. Thought that worked well.
However, liking the idea of Doctor Who having a regular unbroken Autumn run every year; actually I think that's pretty much ideal.
Whilst I would rather it was spring again, the 'unbroken' bit is without a doubt the most important.
I'd be interested to hear the BBC's reason for returning to a straight run after three years of mid-season breaks. Anything to do with the 10% drop in viewing figures between season 7a and 7b?
Serious Question - does the shift back to Autumn have any impact (to sports, holiday season etc. in your countries?)
As an aside - the BBc can show doctor Who whenever they want, I'll just watch repeats in the meantime ...
Nope, it was because the break in series 7 wasn't originally intended, and that since series 6 (which moffat decided to split because he thought it would be good for the storyline) they have wanted to get back to having an unbroken run (plus the stuff Moffat said in 2011 about getting Who put on during the dark autumn evenings)
Sounds reasonable. I know there are stories about the show falling into 'production chaos' in the preparation for season 7 (hence one season across two years) but I thought Moffat liked the idea of the mid-season break as a way of boosting interest and viewing figures mid-season. Glad we're back to a straight run, though.
He did, but series 5 and 6 + sherlock meant 18 months + of non-stop work, which he admits left him exhausted and needing a break. The script for Doctor Widow & the Wardrobe was late because of this, and shooting began in September, with series 7 filming in january. Usually they would film in July/ August and film the next series in September. Plus with Matt leaving, they decided to even the filming schedule out by splitting series 7 so that they could keep matt for the 50th