adric's star of mathematical excellence

charlie | he/they | 21 years old | #1 adric supporter

[doctorwhogifs]

[adricofalzarius]

"that's my girl, yaz" oh doctor... that sounds a tad bit gay

[guiltfactory-moved]

the "my favorite character did nothing wrong" mindset is completely unappealing to me because i love thinking about all the things my favorite characters did wrong

[measlyscrapofseafood]

day one of having a fandom mutual: you like The Character too? no way!

day three hundred of having a fandom mutual: The Character probably gets vivisected recreationally. no doubt

[cosmic-day]

Meanwhile, in unrelated news, I hope Christopher Eccleston is having the best day ever.

[crescent-coral-base]

"Doctor Who hasn't been cancelled. Only the Christmas special has been cancelled. The BBC is seeking a new production partner to make a new Doctor Who for them."

Babes, I don't know how to tell you this, but between the beginning of the Great Indefinite Hiatus of 1989 and the announcement of the 1996 TV Movie in 1995, the sentiment above is uncomfortably close to the line WE were fed.

For years, they told us that Doctor Who wasn't cancelled, but that it was instead "not commissioned for a new season at this time." They told us repeatedly between 1990-95 that if Doctor Who were to return, it would have to be as a co-production between the BBC and an outside entity.

There were a few interested parties during those years, but attempts to relaunch went into Development Hell for years.

We got one TV Movie that bombed in America and that British fandom regarded as "The American Abomination" for a decade. And the show went back into Limbo of Development Hell until 2003.

At present, the show is, unfortunately, in the title of RTD's debut Virgin New Adventure, "Damaged Goods," and with the current state of franchise fatigue affecting many genre properties and current unsettled economic and social conditions affecting entertainment productions, I would expect a wait of some duration before we see a revival, whether it be a direct continuation or full-on reboot.

[quietwingsinthesky]

thing thats pissing me off the most is that in rtd’s post, he’s acting like the christmas special being written and the casting of the next doctor are some crazy fandom conspiracies and not. things that we were fucking told were happening. the fuck do you mean, “sit in that chair and wait to be proved right?” YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SAID THOSE THINGS WERE COMING.

[quietwingsinthesky]

this is not a secret fourth sherlock episode situation, sir, you said multiple fucking times that things were in the works for a christmas special. you commented on the doctor’s casting and whether piper was the next doctor or not. no one made this up. you did that. what the hell are we being mocked for, believing what we were told by the guy who was supposed to be in charge of making it happen???

[tinkerbitch69]

Somewhere the tea’s getting cold

[cipher-fresh]

Everybody apologize to Ncuti Gatwa

[ibroughtyoumybullets-ningy]

the whole dash is posting doctor in distress i'm glad we have one joke

[jagoandlitefoot]

Visit Original Link

inspired by this post by @the-macra:

[rifa]

Hate how much A Little Treat has infested me. Any small discomfort and I'm immediately like oooo maybe exchanging money for goods and services will fix this situation.

[bignickrgxa2]

It's all "oh my god nerds are so sexy", and "ugh being infodumped to turns me on", until I stick on 1970 Classic Doctor Who story "And the Silurians" and suddenly you're being lectured about how gender equality, communism and environmental science has always been the backbone of Doctor Who's morality and that for all of Terrence Dicks' backwards sexism, Letts and Hulke actually wrote some of the most forward thinking and politically resonant televised stories of their time.

[maybemacdc]

the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy

[mndvx]

Chris Eccleston on that shit let him talk!!!!

[haventacluewhatimdoing]

Love that this alien arm is clearly just green bubblewrap. 70s prosthetics I love you

[circular-time]

Classic SF once again betrayed by a clear, static-free signal and a flat digital screen

This is how I remember classic Who and Star Trek, folks, with signal ghosts and scanning lines (but usually with more static/snow)

[sepdet]

Sharing this on my main because it appears from the notes that it's useful for some modern viewers.

You KNOW classic SF used the limited displays of CRT television and the static of transmitted signals the way theaters use stage makeup and lighting to make inexpensive props look great fine— take advantage of the medium! But it's hard to imagine how it looked if you've only seen Blu-ray HD restorations.

I swear to you, despite classic Who using bubble wrap for years as one of its go-to materials that reflected light in interesting ways, we never realized that's what it was.

[adricofalzarius]

forever pissed off about what rtd did to ncuti gatwa