I have been a fan of Doctor Who since I first saw "The Sunmakers", with Tom Baker
I grew to love the first six incarnations of the Doctor - William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee. Tom Baker, Peter Davison and Colin Baker.
I thought the show seriously declined in the 7th Doctor era, The Paul McGann movie showed promise but never made it to series.
When the show returned in 2005, we fans were fortunate to have Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi
(I don't count John Hurt - A terrific Actor, who seemed to give a mail-in performance in a questionable casting decision IMHO)
And then...
In 2017, Chris Chibnall became the showrunner, and Jodie Whitaker became the Doctor,
and the result has been a COMPLETE DISASTER>
After some strong viewing figures for the first 4 episodes of season 11, Ratings have deciled to the point where
season 12 have the lowest (or maybe 2nd lowest) average viewing figures for a season,
the 3 Holiday specials have been the 3 lowest viewed Holiday stories,
and the Easter Special (Why an Easter special and no more Christmas Specials?) had the lowest
same day viewing figures in the entire 59 year history of the show.
Chibnall jettisoned all of the existing crew - directors, writers, designers, musicians, other crew etc,
and replaced them with individuals with either no or minimal science fiction backgrounds.
He has put forward the assertion that the great William Hartnell was not the first Doctor,
contradicting all continuity since 1963, with the horrible Timeless Child story.
This is an insult to the memory of William Hartnell
Jodie Whitaker has admitted not researching the character and insulted fans of the classic series
with a statement suggesting that the classic series was a celebration of males.
If there could be a female Doctor, it would have to be within a consistent narrative.
However the statistical chance of a Doctor regenerating 13 straight times into a man
when either gender is possible is .024414%,
the same as flipping a coin and getting all heads or all tales 13 straight times.
I want this to be clear.
If a fan of Doctor Who believes that a Doctor could be male or female, that is
an opinion that should be intelligently discussed, and a person has a right to enjoy it.
However, it should make narrative sense, and not be result of gimmick casting,
and the female should be a good actress who is the best choice for the role.
Chibnall has stated that he wanted the Doctor to be female, thus eliminating
many possibilities, and the ratings indicate that
for whatever reason, it hasn't worked.
Doctor Who merchandise was once plentiful on the shelves, and is now almost nonexistant
I am hopeful that Russell T Davies can revive the show, and erase the Timeless Child disgrace but I have doubts, the damage may be too severe.
I am attaching a you tube link from a man who can explain this better than I could
(Gary Buechler, Nerdrotic I believe)
If you are a Doctor Who fan, I urge you to consider ways to revive this show, out of respect
for William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee,
the producers, directors, writers, musicians, actors, crew members, etc
who worked so diligently to give us fans a show we loved.
Don't let it fade into oblivion because of
i like the timeless child to be honest that idea i like cause than you can continue the show on for as long as you want or before it gets cancelled and with another reboot one day they can pick it up right and it still can be Cannon. i didn't want Russell T. Davies back i don't hate the man either i just wanted a fresh face someone who knows the show but who can do a good job i dunno who i'd want but not someone who had already did it before
Chibnall's era
