Doctor Omega
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Might as well get a thread up and running.....
Back to Series 11....
SERIES 11 THREAD......
https://www.imdforums.com/threads/series-11-2018.66/
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Doctor Omega
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Doctor Who Series 12: when does production begin?
Zoe Howerska, who was a part of Hayley Nebauer’s costume team on Doctor Who Series 10 is back at Roath Lock Studios working on an unnamed TV pilot. She indicates that the next Doctor Who series will begin production in November.
“I’m back in the fitting cupboard of dreams!! Oh mister easy-selfie-mirror how I’ve missed you. Actually really sweet to be back in my old DW office at RL
She was asked, “Are you back on the show?” She replied:
“no they’re wrapped now till November! I’m designing a tv pilot during their break”
So we can look forward to production beginning again in November.
Some quotes about Series 11 production from Chris Chibnall at San Diego Comic Con:
“We seem to be filming eleven episodes, Matt [Strevens], but it’s only a series of ten!”
“I would definitely think there’s another episode after the series.”
We can also assume that the Series 11 Christmas special, hinted at by Chris Chibnall and directed by Wayne Yip, was already filmed during production of the series, which wrapped on August 3.
Zoe Howerska, who was a part of Hayley Nebauer’s costume team on Doctor Who Series 10 is back at Roath Lock Studios working on an unnamed TV pilot. She indicates that the next Doctor Who series will begin production in November.
“I’m back in the fitting cupboard of dreams!! Oh mister easy-selfie-mirror how I’ve missed you. Actually really sweet to be back in my old DW office at RL
She was asked, “Are you back on the show?” She replied:
“no they’re wrapped now till November! I’m designing a tv pilot during their break”
So we can look forward to production beginning again in November.
Some quotes about Series 11 production from Chris Chibnall at San Diego Comic Con:
“We seem to be filming eleven episodes, Matt [Strevens], but it’s only a series of ten!”
“I would definitely think there’s another episode after the series.”
We can also assume that the Series 11 Christmas special, hinted at by Chris Chibnall and directed by Wayne Yip, was already filmed during production of the series, which wrapped on August 3.
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Doctor Omega
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Doctor Omega
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Please make it stop.
Doctor Omega
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Will the next series of Doctor Who be delayed until 2020?
Rumour has it that filming for Jodie Whittaker’s next adventures could begin a little later this year – but sources say that may not mean the series skips 2019
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-30/doctor-who-next-series-12-delayed-2020-2019/
Recent reports have suggested that the next series of Doctor Who could be delayed until 2020, with a rumoured hold-up in the start of shooting for Jodie Whittaker’s second season said to potentially push back the start of the BBC sci-fi series by a number of months.
But is it true? Well, RadioTimes.com understands that the facts may not be as clear-cut as they first appear – and that a reduced shooting period might not mean a delay even if Doctor Who does start filming a little later than it did for series 11.
The story of Doctor Who series 12’s possible delay stems from a report suggesting that filming for the new episodes won’t kick off until January 2019, later than the current series began shooting (in late October 2017) and suggesting a shorter or shifted production schedule.
“It looks far more likely that the next run will air in winter or spring 2020,” a BBC source reportedly told the Mirror.
“There simply isn’t time to finish filming and get all the editing done before next October. It’s too tight. We’re facing a gap year.”
However, other sources suggest that production on the new series will be underway sooner than the new year, and that no plans have yet been finalised about moving the series 12 episodes (and thus making 2019 a Doctor Who gap year) anyway.
“We go into production next month,” a source close to the show told RadioTimes.com, “but it’s much too early to be making scheduling decisions anyway.
“We hadn’t decided when the current series would air when we were filming it – we only decided a few months ago.”
RadioTimes.com also understands that any future series of Doctor Who may have slightly shorter production schedules than the current one in any case, thanks to many core aspects of Whittaker’s series – including assembling the behind-the-scenes crew and writers, creating an opening sequence, designing costumes and other props – having been worked out during preproduction for series 11.
Even Whittaker’s new Tardis hadn’t been built when filming began for series 11, and it may be that after spending a little longer creating a revamped version of the venerable series for Whittaker’s new Doctor, the production team can work within a slightly tighter timeframe going forward.
Then again, when asked by RadioTimes.com in September whether production on series 12 would begin soon, series showrunner Chris Chibnall was non-committal.
“Hopefully, yeah,” he told us. “It’d be nice, wouldn’t it?”
“You’ll have to wait find out,” added series star Tosin Cole. “I’m excited to know when you know.”
“Let’s see what happens at the end of this one,” continued Mandip Gill, who plays Yaz Khan in the series.
“If we’re still here at the end of this one…”
So for now, we have to take any talk of series 12 production as speculation, and until an airdate is officially confirmed – or at least until filming actually begins – we’ll just have to wait and see whether Doctor Who fans are in for a Doctor-free 2019.
And of course, in the meantime, we still have seven episodes of Doctor Who to go before this year’s Christmas special, so there’s lots to look forward to for Who fans in the near future.
Doctor Who continues on BBC1 on Sundays
This article was originally published on 23 October 2018
Rumour has it that filming for Jodie Whittaker’s next adventures could begin a little later this year – but sources say that may not mean the series skips 2019
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-10-30/doctor-who-next-series-12-delayed-2020-2019/
Recent reports have suggested that the next series of Doctor Who could be delayed until 2020, with a rumoured hold-up in the start of shooting for Jodie Whittaker’s second season said to potentially push back the start of the BBC sci-fi series by a number of months.
But is it true? Well, RadioTimes.com understands that the facts may not be as clear-cut as they first appear – and that a reduced shooting period might not mean a delay even if Doctor Who does start filming a little later than it did for series 11.
The story of Doctor Who series 12’s possible delay stems from a report suggesting that filming for the new episodes won’t kick off until January 2019, later than the current series began shooting (in late October 2017) and suggesting a shorter or shifted production schedule.
“It looks far more likely that the next run will air in winter or spring 2020,” a BBC source reportedly told the Mirror.
“There simply isn’t time to finish filming and get all the editing done before next October. It’s too tight. We’re facing a gap year.”
However, other sources suggest that production on the new series will be underway sooner than the new year, and that no plans have yet been finalised about moving the series 12 episodes (and thus making 2019 a Doctor Who gap year) anyway.
“We go into production next month,” a source close to the show told RadioTimes.com, “but it’s much too early to be making scheduling decisions anyway.
“We hadn’t decided when the current series would air when we were filming it – we only decided a few months ago.”
RadioTimes.com also understands that any future series of Doctor Who may have slightly shorter production schedules than the current one in any case, thanks to many core aspects of Whittaker’s series – including assembling the behind-the-scenes crew and writers, creating an opening sequence, designing costumes and other props – having been worked out during preproduction for series 11.
Even Whittaker’s new Tardis hadn’t been built when filming began for series 11, and it may be that after spending a little longer creating a revamped version of the venerable series for Whittaker’s new Doctor, the production team can work within a slightly tighter timeframe going forward.
Then again, when asked by RadioTimes.com in September whether production on series 12 would begin soon, series showrunner Chris Chibnall was non-committal.
“Hopefully, yeah,” he told us. “It’d be nice, wouldn’t it?”
“You’ll have to wait find out,” added series star Tosin Cole. “I’m excited to know when you know.”
“Let’s see what happens at the end of this one,” continued Mandip Gill, who plays Yaz Khan in the series.
“If we’re still here at the end of this one…”
So for now, we have to take any talk of series 12 production as speculation, and until an airdate is officially confirmed – or at least until filming actually begins – we’ll just have to wait and see whether Doctor Who fans are in for a Doctor-free 2019.
And of course, in the meantime, we still have seven episodes of Doctor Who to go before this year’s Christmas special, so there’s lots to look forward to for Who fans in the near future.
Doctor Who continues on BBC1 on Sundays
This article was originally published on 23 October 2018
Doctor Omega
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What are the RADIO TIMES playing at?
They are the BBC, so reporting "rumours" and "sources" when they should logically know what the heck is happening seems underhanded and pure subterfuge.
They are up to something clearly and a delay of some kind with series 12 seems obvious.
I just wish that the RADIO TIMES/BBC would be honest and upfront about it, rather than reporting it in this oblique, detached manner.
They are the BBC, so reporting "rumours" and "sources" when they should logically know what the heck is happening seems underhanded and pure subterfuge.
They are up to something clearly and a delay of some kind with series 12 seems obvious.
I just wish that the RADIO TIMES/BBC would be honest and upfront about it, rather than reporting it in this oblique, detached manner.
Doctor Omega
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People really will be saying "Doctor Who?" at this rate as the public forgets the show is still running.
The Seeker
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Didn’t Doctor Who used to have a steady schedule? And - don’t get rid of the new companions! We hardly have time to know them! And NO MORE ROSE! Are they trying to ruin the show?
Doctor Omega
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Some worrying rumours, courtesy of STARBURST MAGAZINE..
https://www.starburstmagazine.com/doctor-bbc-confirm-series-12-broadcast-2019
https://www.starburstmagazine.com/doctor-bbc-confirm-series-12-broadcast-2019
Doctor Omega
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Doctor Omega
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I have to play Devil's Advocate of course and suggest (at least the possibility) that they have both been more or less fired and that this is the story that they and the BBC management have agreed to, much in the same way that Colin was advised to say that he had decided to leave after three years. Colin refused to play ball, but Chibnall and Whittaker are being a bit more sensible in terms of their careers, as Colin was blacklisted for years thereafter. I have always suspected that Peter Capaldi got the push too, but once again played ball.
I think that the BBC have looked at the sales of merchandise - regardless of any viewing figures - and decided to cut their losses by producing as few episodes of Jodie as possible from this point forward, before replacing her - and her showrunner as soon as humanly possible; while claiming that this era has been an outstanding success that was wholeheartedly embraced by the viewing public.
This is pure speculation on my part, but I am a confirmed cynic and wondering what happened to Chibnall's "five year plan". Also, why did Jodie not realise going in that a series a year would be too much for her? Why has Jodie only belatedly realised this now?
No, I can't help thinking cover story.......as we approach an ignominious end for this bold - and short-lived - new era.
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The Seeker
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Is the BBC trying to kill Doctor Who? They never had much respect for the show. If there’s no chance of Doctor Who continuing, kill the show and don’t bring it back. Let the Doctor regenerate into the Valeyard.
Doctor Omega
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From PLANET MONDAS.....
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The Seeker
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At least we’ll get a six episode season, I guess. Why does Jodie have to leave with Chibnall? If your theory’s right, she’s pissed at the BBC for firing him.
Doctor Omega
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I think - if all these rumours prove true - then the honest truth about the behind the scenes dramas won't come out for years, as evidenced by all the "We only planned for Chris to do one season from the start and wanted to surprise the audience with a regeneration" cover up when Eccleston left.
I think similar face-saving fabrications will occur this time too.
I think similar face-saving fabrications will occur this time too.
Doctor Omega
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One comment I keep finding again and again is that Olivia Coleman would have been a much more suitable actress for the role of the Doctor.......
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The Seeker
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My friend created a Facebook page (and made me co-admin) called “Sue Perkins for the Doctor”. Not many people liked that page - until Jodie got hired! Then quite a few liked our page. I wonder why.
It’s amusing that two people wrote to us thinking it was an official page run by Sue Perkins. One obviously wasn’t a native English speaker, and I truly couldn’t understand what he wanted. My friend started trolling him with lines from “The Princess Bride” and the other guy didn’t get it. My friend stopped responding to him and so did I. Another one just wrote to us and I ignored her.
It’s amusing that two people wrote to us thinking it was an official page run by Sue Perkins. One obviously wasn’t a native English speaker, and I truly couldn’t understand what he wanted. My friend started trolling him with lines from “The Princess Bride” and the other guy didn’t get it. My friend stopped responding to him and so did I. Another one just wrote to us and I ignored her.
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No Doctor Who Series 12 in 2019
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/12/07/no-doctor-who-series-12-in-2019/
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special is not scheduled for Christmas Day, the first time that has changed since the series came back in 2005 with The Christmas Invasion. Instead it has been rescheduled for New Year’s Day. There have been lots of reasons given but Bleeding Cool has been given the real reason by well connected sources.
It’s so that the production team won’t have an entire year with no new Who. By dint of having an episode air on January 1st 2019. Because there’s no guarantee they’ll have a Christmas Special for 2019 either.
Instead I have been told to expect the twelfth series of the BBC’s science-fiction show to air in January 2020 at the earliest. Reasons given mostly revolve around production delays.
Rumours that showrunner Chris Chibnall was leaving and that new star of the show Jodie Whittaker was leaving in loyalty, have been dismissed by sources who put this down to one bad day. But that waters were smoothed over between everyone before it hit the headlines.
It may have also helped that UK viewing figures for the show have been up for 2018 – and so have international sales.
The revived series of Doctor Who has been on hiatus before, 2009 having a series of specials to fill the gap. 2016 also went past without new Who. And the scheduling between series has often been sporadic. If rumours are true, it will only be a gap of 13 months between series.
I am told to expect a BBC announcement to this effect very soon. Oh and not to expect Doctor Who to bow out this series without the return of some old favourites – despite how Chibnall and the BBC may have played cute with the press…
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/12/07/no-doctor-who-series-12-in-2019/
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special is not scheduled for Christmas Day, the first time that has changed since the series came back in 2005 with The Christmas Invasion. Instead it has been rescheduled for New Year’s Day. There have been lots of reasons given but Bleeding Cool has been given the real reason by well connected sources.
It’s so that the production team won’t have an entire year with no new Who. By dint of having an episode air on January 1st 2019. Because there’s no guarantee they’ll have a Christmas Special for 2019 either.
Instead I have been told to expect the twelfth series of the BBC’s science-fiction show to air in January 2020 at the earliest. Reasons given mostly revolve around production delays.
Rumours that showrunner Chris Chibnall was leaving and that new star of the show Jodie Whittaker was leaving in loyalty, have been dismissed by sources who put this down to one bad day. But that waters were smoothed over between everyone before it hit the headlines.
It may have also helped that UK viewing figures for the show have been up for 2018 – and so have international sales.
The revived series of Doctor Who has been on hiatus before, 2009 having a series of specials to fill the gap. 2016 also went past without new Who. And the scheduling between series has often been sporadic. If rumours are true, it will only be a gap of 13 months between series.
I am told to expect a BBC announcement to this effect very soon. Oh and not to expect Doctor Who to bow out this series without the return of some old favourites – despite how Chibnall and the BBC may have played cute with the press…