01-01-2021, 12:35
The trouble is the people making the show now. Those in charge no longer particularly like the classic show as it was; they see it as outdated and 'problematic'. Where RTD and even early Moffat built on the past, increasingly the show as is wants to tear down and reform it. They can not see past the issues they are projecting on to it. They see themselves as above its childish elements and educated beyond them; they feel superior in their enlightened attitudes to what was represented on the screen in previous eras and so wish to rewrite everything that they find troublesome in the show's legacy. They see NuWho as primarily as a vehicle for social engineering. They have righteousness on their side you see and can not be wrong in wanting their vision for the world up there writ large on the screen, blunt fashion, each and every week.
Only the vast majority of viewers and fans have zero interest in all this; they would much prefer fun adventures with exiciting wonderfilled plots and thought provoking ideas (that can include social commentary for sure but that should be there occasionally and done very much with a light touch). They want seriously threatening antagonists and sparring, punchy dialogue. They wish to be captivated by a mysterious alien in a box. A bloke that looks like us but decidedly isn't one of us. They want that seemingly dirty phrase, fantasy entertainment.
Instead they get told they are really bad people each episode for not helping enough in correcting the woes of the real world! They get dribbles of lame comic relief and wet lettuce baddies with daddy issues.
IMO, many viewers have turned off as a result. And I very much doubt they will come back until they can see things have changed. One seasonal special with the (over used) Daleks (that's sat on the self for over 12 months) is not going to do much either way for the longterm prospects of Doctor Who. Its problems are way more significant than one episode can alter.
Only the vast majority of viewers and fans have zero interest in all this; they would much prefer fun adventures with exiciting wonderfilled plots and thought provoking ideas (that can include social commentary for sure but that should be there occasionally and done very much with a light touch). They want seriously threatening antagonists and sparring, punchy dialogue. They wish to be captivated by a mysterious alien in a box. A bloke that looks like us but decidedly isn't one of us. They want that seemingly dirty phrase, fantasy entertainment.
Instead they get told they are really bad people each episode for not helping enough in correcting the woes of the real world! They get dribbles of lame comic relief and wet lettuce baddies with daddy issues.
IMO, many viewers have turned off as a result. And I very much doubt they will come back until they can see things have changed. One seasonal special with the (over used) Daleks (that's sat on the self for over 12 months) is not going to do much either way for the longterm prospects of Doctor Who. Its problems are way more significant than one episode can alter.