Dates for Class
Theophile
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Do we have dates as of yet for the Doctor Who spin-off Class' episodes to air? I can't seen to find any.
It is August. In order to show the episodes one a week before the end of the year (without running right up to The Christmas Special), they will need to start airing them in September or October. I would have expected dates to be set long before now. Why has no announcement been made? Do they usually wait until this close before the start of a new show in order to advertise/announce dates?
It is August. In order to show the episodes one a week before the end of the year (without running right up to The Christmas Special), they will need to start airing them in September or October. I would have expected dates to be set long before now. Why has no announcement been made? Do they usually wait until this close before the start of a new show in order to advertise/announce dates?
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It's not going to be only on BBC Three. The BBC have given a commitment to show programmes like Class on either BBC One or BBC Two.
BBC4 is a vital part of the mission statement of the BBC. "To inform, educate and entertain." To have axed it wouldn't have looked good. There are some great documentaries on there sometimes.
When you consider that BBC3 was showing stuff like "Snog Marry Avoid", I think they made the right choice. It's not axed anyway, it's just moved online.
The whole intention of the show is to be the flagship that leads BBC3 online. The audience it's aimed at (the 16-30 demographic) do almost all their watching online these days anyway. The BBC are not just pushing this out willy nilly, they know what they want it to achieve. Besides which, they've said that it will air on BBC1 after BBC3 in any case.
Public service broadcasting - they're obliged to do it. Besides, not exactly the most expensive part of the business.
Yes I know that. What I meant was that Class will be the first major drama series filmed for BBC3 since it went online - the message it is putting out says, look, we may be online now but we are still doing the same level of new drama just like we used to do.
Where would all the European dramas go if BBC4 was axed??
22nd.
I miss BBC Three, but BBC Four is a thing to be cherished. The programmes it shows simply wouldn't get made if it was axed. A programme about the history of the spinning wheel (for e.g.) might not get many viewers, but I'm sooooo glad that programmes like that get made.
First two episodes
Given what we know of the first episode, i'm envisioning a possible reason for that title.
Two students see The Doctor coming around the corner.
One, having heard of the Doctor's reputation for bringing death in his wake, say's 'oh, no'.
'What?' says the other.
'Tonight we might die' the first replies.
P.s As for the second title, that instantly smacks of trying to hard to be trendy, and if it is anything to go by, suggests that the show as a whole, as I had expected, may also be like that (corny and embarrassing).
Capaldi in the first episode!! The first time he'll have been onscreen in 10 months! o.o
I like that first one, actually. Nice change of pace from the generic "Curry Night of the Daleks" or "The Magikarp Invasion" sort of titles we usually get.
Any more info? I had too much on my plate to watch the live stream.
The most vastly underrated factor in this entire endeavor since the the moment Class was announced.
The proof will be in the content. You yourself could be a fan of some of his other works and find yourself hating it for example. Reputation doesn't always guarantee a hit.
So far, my first impression is "the Sarah Jane Adventures" but without Sarah Jane.
Time will tell.
I fear that time will decide it will rise without trace. It's not trading on a cool brand, like the Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood were at the time.
You haven't seen the teaser or the trailer, then? Sarah Jane Adventures it is not!