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LookingIn:
--- Quote from: BeoPuppy on 04 Jan 2014, 07:55 ---McCoy was a great doc, though. they had plans for him but unfortunately, Dr. Who went on hiatus.
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I am glad that one aspect would come to fruition: he regenerates by being driven insane.
Barmymoo:
Doctor Who is a BBC show. The BBC is not, to my knowledge, funded by American cable TV subscriptions. It's paid for by British television licences, I think, and maybe government funding? At any rate, not by you, Grognard. Sorry.
I am assuming that I09 is an American website, as that article has a very American tone to it. 8 episode-series are not unusual in the UK, and massive huge hoopla about anniversaries doesn't really happen here. There was not a lot more done for the 50th anniversary of Coronation Street, which is the world's longest-running TV soap opera. Admittedly you can't seem to get away from Strictly Come Dancing when that's on, there are all kinds of side-shows and "documentaries" and interviews and catch-ups but that's not an anniversary special, simply a lucrative brand being milked.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 05 Jan 2014, 16:54 ---The BBC is [...] paid for by British television licences, I think, and maybe government funding?
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No government funding, except for specifically overseas services which get funding from the Foreign Office. The World Service has a government grant which will be finally withdrawn from April this year, at which time it will be funded entirely from licence fee income.
Programs are also sold to foreign broadcasters; and to the extent that the sales can be predicted, those sales may be said to contribute to the program funding - so US cable companies may be seen as contributing to the funding of Dr Who to that extent.
Thrillho:
Actually an eight episode series is if anything, quite long by British standards. Stuff generally runs for six.
Barmymoo:
Thanks Paul! I wasn't sure about government funding. I guess it's one of those myths that it's tax-payers who foot the bill.
Even if cable viewers are contributing huge amounts (which I doubt they are - it'll be a tiny fraction of what is paid in cable fees, since it's just one show) I still don't think it's a ground for demanding more from the BBC. Doctor Who is a British show with a BBC character to it, and that's one of the things I love about it. When Torchwood teamed up with an American company, the show changed completely and just wasn't as good because they were trying to cater to two audiences at once and it didn't work.
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