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[elisi]

Doctor Who: Russell T Davies returns as programme showrunner

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[nostalgia]

TELL ME HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS I CANT DECIDE

[owlboy]

word

[nostalgia]

COULD BE GREAT COULD BE AWFUL

[owlboy]

at least it won't be boring?

looking forward to having good reasons to be irritated again!

[nostalgia]

IDK if it'll bring me back that is another thing I am Undecided on, I just hate that Timeless Child thing so muchhhhhhh

[owlboy]

i barely remember a thing abt that storyline except ''sacha dhawan is hot as hell''

[nostalgia]

tru

[unfeathered]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!

[masakochan]

I'm somewhat down with this decision- as long as we never have another Companion's ending like DONNA's.

[promethia_tenk]

Basically my sentiments exactly.

Even RTD rage will be better than the crushing indifference of the last few years.

[gillo]

I detest what Chibnall has done, but there were things about RTD that bothered me. We'll see. I trust him to handle the 2023 Anniversary better than CC though.

[juniperphoenix]

Bzuh?

Maybe I'll actually try watching the show again once Chibnall leaves....

[elisi]

I am... curious and excited. It's been 10 years since he was in charge it'll be interesting to see how he's changed (or not).

Re. the whole Timeless Child stuff then I'm wondering if it'll become something like the 'human mother' thing that was just NEVER mentioned again. That'd be nice. *g*

[elisi]

A genuine surprise! I like that.

[elisi]

Nah, that'd be repetitive. He's already thinking up new ways of making people cry.

[elisi]

I'm just excited to be excited. I've kinda forgotten how to be excited about Doctor Who... And it's been 10 years since RTD was in charge, it'll be interesting to see how he's changed.

[elisi]

You've not missed much...



(Jodie has been DELIGHTFUL, and Sacha Dhawan was a genius casting as the Master. Alas for the writing.)

[elisi]

Omg. I might get RTD rage in real time! This makes everything better. :D

[elisi]

Hear hear!

[unfeathered]

LOL, yeah!

I know RTD wasn't perfect, and I was one of those who was pleased when he left, but looking back, I generally enjoy his episodes (and SJA, as previously mentioned) so much more than Moffat's, and Moffat's so much more than Chibnall's, that this honestly feels like a relief - that I might get some *stories* and characters I can invest in again!

[unfeathered]

Also? This. Excited to be excited! :-D

[nostalgia]

Human mother's just one or two lines though, whereas ignoring the Timeless Child would mean retconning at least a whole season, probably two. ;__;

[elisi]

MAYBE IT WILL ALL BE A DREAM?

Imagine the sheer AUDACITY!

[nostalgia]

I HOPE SO

[elisi]

lol

I came to Doctor Who through RTD's era, so I am v curious to see what he'll do this time round.

He is much more straightforward that Moffat (♥), but he knows how to tell a story (and how to add a large dollop of camp on top!) - and now I've seen about half of Classic Who as well (might be all of it by 2023) so I'll be a much more discerning an when he returns. *g*