August 27, 20186 yr https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8gIYLlX7j It's looking like it will be September 23, which is a Sunday! That would make for a good few days. Friday - new Suede album. Sunday - New Dr Who series. Monday - my birthday. I’m not so sure about how good the third one is.
September 5, 20186 yr The Woman Who Fell to Earth airs SUNDAY 7th October! GREAT decision to air on a Sunday, big step in making the show feel like an event again! V exciting :D
September 5, 20186 yr Has a Christmas special been announced? The finale will be on 9th December which will be an even shorter gap between the series ending and the special than series 9. Moving it to a set time slot is a good move, I haven't sat down and watched live for years due to never knowing when it's on during the past couple of series but I'm definitely more likely to with the move to Sundays.
September 5, 20186 yr I'm very excited about the move to Sundays! The ratings should definitely improve now. :D Has a Christmas special been announced? The finale will be on 9th December which will be an even shorter gap between the series ending and the special than series 9. Moving it to a set time slot is a good move, I haven't sat down and watched live for years due to never knowing when it's on during the past couple of series but I'm definitely more likely to with the move to Sundays. Yeah, Chibnall confirmed a Christmas special at SDCC (I think)
September 5, 20186 yr So glad to have the date confirmed now, and very happy with the move to Sundays. It definitely will feel like 'the night Doctor Who is on', and I'm positive that will easily appeal to a lot more casual viewers than being messed around on a Saturday trying to fit it around Strictly, etc. Saw that episode title floating around a few months ago too, but nevertheless SO excited now :heart:
September 5, 20186 yr So glad to see the move to Sunday confirmed! It will do the show wonders rather than getting 'lost' on Saturdays as it did in the past when alongside Strictly.
September 5, 20186 yr Author Omg but now it is head to head vs the shit factor' s fixed results show!! It could be on before Strictly, there's no news on the scheduling arrangements yet! The Sunday move is great and a very sensible decision in the current TV climate. Can't wait for the 7th, although I'll be on my way back from Brussels then so I can't watch live :drama:
September 5, 20186 yr It would be up against The X Factor if it stayed on Saturday as well! :lol: I don’t think that needs to be that much of a concern anyway. These days, I can’t see it harming the show that much.
September 5, 20186 yr Wasn't it up against XF for Series 7 when the second part aired later in the year or did they always air it before? Tbh I don't think XF is much competition. I would imagine they're avoiding Saturday nights so that it's not on too early/too late because of Strictly. 8pm timeslot is a good shout but could be 7. Countryfile never has a fixed timeslot anyway.
September 5, 20186 yr Wasn't it up against XF for Series 7 when the second part aired later in the year or did they always air it before? Tbh I don't think XF is much competition. I would imagine they're avoiding Saturday nights so that it's not on too early/too late because of Strictly. 8pm timeslot is a good shout but could be 7. Countryfile never has a fixed timeslot anyway. It had always aired before XF (but with an overlap) until, of course, series 9 where the scheduling was all over the place. I'm thinking they might go for either 6:30pm or 7pm personally (6:30 could allow for Strictly results immediately after and then Countryfile or whatever else follows at 8pm).
September 6, 20186 yr I hope it's on about 7:30pm with Strictly on at 8:15pm to really kick the X Factor down! Seriously though I'm really looking forward to seeing the new series now. :)
September 7, 20186 yr New teaser released today: gm2PXshWC_0 Seems like they wanted to announce the airdate today with it being a month to go, but oh well. :kink:
September 7, 20186 yr wow i’m not sure what that trailer is about??????? maybe they are saying they are breaking the glass ceiling but just a guess
September 8, 20186 yr Chibnall's also apparently confirmed in an interview with The Times that we won't be seeing River Song, Missy, the Paternoster gang or the Weeping Angels again and that there'll be no Daleks or Cybermen for a while. Not surprised by the first four at all, tbh. They're definitely all characters/aliens that were defining of the Moffat era, and they're best left there. Also glad he's putting the Daleks and Cybermen to rest for a bit (unless he's just trolling), then we can have a proper high-stakes story with them again, unlike what we've been used to recently.
September 8, 20186 yr I agree with River and the Paternoster Gange. The former has had her goodbye to the show and it wouldn’t fit the continuity for her to meet No. 13 and the latter isn’t essential to the show. Missy we’ve obviously seen ‘die’ and the next regeneration should appear in the show so it depends how he’s interpreting that. The Weeping Angels have become a bit overused but I do think they could have another really strong story if they were to return so I don’t think that should be ruled out completely. The Daleks and Cybermen NEED to come back. They won’t be missed for this series but I think either should appear in the next series. The Daleks haven’t had a proper story since the opener to Series 9!!
September 9, 20186 yr If he's got any sense, he'd leave the Master for some time now. We've had two regenerations only four series' apart, so I'd maybe say (dependent on how long Jodie stays with the show for) the Master should return for Fourteen. There's plenty other classic villains that could be an excellent major threat in a modern episode - Omega, the Monk, etc. Also do agree that the Daleks/Cybermen shouldn't be left out in the cold for too long, but I feel like the most recent stories with both have been a bit dim. Neither have felt properly scary since their respective major stories in the RTD era, so I'd hope Chibnall's just waiting some time and building up to an epic finale with one or the other in to a) make them scary again and b) tell a story worth telling.
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