I agree for the most part. I disagree with the idea that RTD couldn’t have brushed aside the previous era with ease. The amount of times the show just swiftly moves and people don’t really say anything has been countless. I just think the simple issue is that RTD had no vision for coming back other than “we need to save the show.” So he keeps making conflicting choices with the show and trying to have his cake and eat it too. Totally agree with The Doctor’s character tho. I kinda wish the show would actually treat THE DOCTOR as a mystery in them self. I also think trying to confront male role models and stereotypes should be done through the relatable audience surrogate. The companion. Not keep using The Doctor for that vehicle. Edit: also massive agree about the look. Idk I’m finding the show kinda trying to be like everything else on the market.
Agree with pretty much everything you said. Especially the point about companions. People seem to hyperfixate on the Doctor's status as the "hero" that they forget you can have extremely meaningful representation through the companions. Really enoying your 60s re-edits of Modern Who by the way!
Also this comment section is crazy. I feel like you're just trying say that you've got some reservations about where the show MIGHT be going (me too). But one side are like "how dare you hate on this series before it's started!" and the other are like "too right mate, # notmydoctor".
@@domlo66same thing happened to HarboWholmes, he made a video saying he was concerned about some directional aspects of the show and there was a lot of comments going “yeah Doctor Who has gone woke” which wasn’t what he was saying at all.
I'm not really liking the huge budget the show has now, it no longer feels like a British TV show on a British TV budget, but has instead been swallowed up by Disney, which also limits certain aspects of the writing which aren't Disney-friendly. I noticed this greatly with the specials, it comes across very much like a kids show now, there isn't really much there for the grown ups, no subtext, no double entendre, once you notice it, it's distracting and insidious. It's also very poor that they parked the OG Doctor's licence on Earth with Donna so it's separate from the Disney licence, and created an alternate licence for Disney with basically a cloned doctor and cloned tardis. We're not watching the Doctor, it's like that episode where Jenny was created from the Doctor, only this time we're now following Jenny. I'm more interested in Tenant and Tate's story continuing, knowing that they're there on Earth with a Tardis means that no matter how hard I try, this isn't the OG doctor or tardis to me. I'm fully expecting tenant to show up in every episode there is some kind of threat to the universe or Earth, which is a massive distraction, and really just signifies to me that this licencing trickery has me uninterested in the Disney Doctor. I will wait for them all to air before attempting to binge them in one go, but my lack of motivation and overall interest in the Disney Doctor feels like Sarah Jane, which I also didn't watch or have any interest in as that too was a kid's spin off.
I don’t think licensing had much to do with the Doctor split, it’s more RTD not being able to let go and trying to come up with new ideas for things like regeneration, while also resetting the Doctor somewhat to try and bring in a new audience.
I don't know if I've grown out of the show, or if the show is just targeting a younger audience, but the lack of interest which began with Whittaker is only amplified by bringing back David Tennant and Catherine Tate, but then just abandoning them. What a stupid move.. I feel like this a separate show made by Disney and not the Doctor Who which has been largely absent since Moffatt threw in the towel. Funding, or lack thereof, has never been an issue for Doctor Who and is an integral part of it's identity. Showering it with Disney Dollars to make it look like an American Disney production is the death rattle of a show which needs a focus on better writing, not more CGI. No DW is better than bad DW.
No it would have been stupid if they cast Tennant as a full 3 year incarnation because it would feel like they were out of ideas. We all wanted him to come back, this was the smartest way of doing that because having him as an event Doctor meant he didn’t overstay his welcome and they could try new things with Ncuti. Let’s see more than 1 episode of Disney budget DW before we come to conclusions. The trailers have been brilliant so far.
@@PlatinumAltaria Issue is it isn't evolving. It's pandering to an audience that doesn't know or care about it. Just like Marvel, Star Wars, mainstream comics, Star Trek and triple A gaming; it's becoming homogenised into the same bland corporate sludge that they expect people to eat up and ask no questions. Those who don't are labelled all sorts of names and slandered by the media, and thus the once giant IPs fail into apathy where nobody watches it: - Real fans won't watch it, cause they've been told to piss off - "Modern audiences" won't watch it, cause they don't support anything
They're targeting no audience with this. Gen Z doesn't support what people make for them. There was actually plenty of interest when Whittaker started, but the terrible writing turned people away quickly. They brought back two favourites, only to completely disrespect one and use the other as a mouthpiece for a blatant allegory. Disney has had a habit of destroying beloved IPs since 2015. The ratings are lower now than they were when the show was originally cancelled, but because they're virtual signalling so bad, they can't can it.
I know it's just been one episode and that that episode was a Christmas special but something hasnt connected with 15 for me. I like him. I think he's a nice guy. However, he doesnt feel like... the Doctor 🤷♀️ It sounds clichè but to me its obviously someone trying to play the Doctor. Adding to your point about mystery and enigma i feel like we've forgotten that the Doctor is an alien. Of course hes lived with humans for centuries (so dont assume im falling into the Whittaker "im socially awkward" trap) but there is very little besides the glaringly obvious that differentiates him from a really intelligent human these days. Hes slightly wiser but thats it. There's a lack of subtle writing that shows his more alien foreign side lately. Its usually just slammed into the script through the use of technibabble and the occasional "arent humans stupid?" lines. I would prefer the writers explore an avenue that seperates the Doctor from humanity slightly. Obviously a big part is reducing the amount of earth-based stories, but I'd like to see a bigger exploration of him being separate and above (evolutionarily) humans outside of the usual biological and intelligence side of things. I also am already sick of him speaking like some council estate mum ( "hun", "babes" etc.) Its not hip or funny imo. Its also another one of these things thats uniquely human that doesnt really make sense for him to act like.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt Millie Gibson was overacting. I could never quite settle into the performance and just enjoy Ruby as a character; I was always too aware that I was watching someone acting. I'm really hoping she'll find a groove with the character, but for now I'm just not sold on her.
I’m completely out of the loop on what’s happening with Doctor Who these days, but the guy that played Johnson on Peep Show ( Paterson Joseph ) could make a damn compelling Doctor. Also they should have the Rick and Morty writers help consult to get some fresh ideas.
I just want Doctor Who to be good again. It hasn't been the show I loved since we lost Capaldi. If Russ can stop relying on melodrama and Deux ex machina I'll cope with everything else
I think one gripe i have with newer who (and a lot of modern shows) is that they can never take themselves seriously, what i mean by that is that there always has to be a punchline to everything. With Ecclestone and Tennant, there was a certain humour to some scenarios but it wasnt afraid to be dark and depressing. I just cant stand these forced jokes/one liners that completely throw away the gravity of situations and take away from the immersion of the stories. Everything seems to be Marvel-ised nowadays
So your reviewing season 1 of a tv series that’s yet to be broadcast Let wait till it’s finished and then see, after all you can’t tell much from one Christmas special Although anything got to be better now Chibnall is out of the picture
@daniellewis3098 He didn't criticise white mediocrity in Doctor Who. He criticised how white mediocrity in general media gets celebrated with an ease which black/POC media cannot attain unless it's truly excellent (I May Destroy You, or Top Boy, for example). It's an obvious point and nothing to get offended about.
It's true that they carry less trauma, but I remember back in the day feeling very exhuasted when the "am I a good man" stuff was introduced. It felt like we'd had so many Series of that already.
it’s just boring they’re doing the same thing over and over. RTD is tryna replicate his shows like it’s a sin/ years and years and pumping those emotional roles in DW but it’s overplayed at this point. you can tackle social issues without it being so blatant. also hate the new who doctor is god/ everyone fancies them. it’s cringe! Edit: agree with the costuming 15 looks like he’s straight out of the asos homepage.
The question everyone will be asking throughout is "This doctor behaves like a 12 year old on redbull, when are we going to go back to Earth with 14 and co?". It was such a bad move making Gatwa a clone while the actual white guy Doctor is having a rest. Eventually they will all die and 14 doctor will fly off into time and space, but that's a problem now isn't it? It's not like he's retiring in his old age, tenant will eventually regenerate, and according to Davis he will bigenerate, so then there will be 3 Doctors, assuming Gatwa hasn't bigenerated too or there will be 4, and they can all do whatever they want without breaking the other's time stream. This is worse than the timeless child. Being the doctor has lost all meaning, there will eventually be hundreds of them, who will then bigenerate into 400, then 800, and so on. GIVE US MORE SEASONS OF TENANT AND TATE!
I couldn't disagree more, all bigeneration does is give the show an excuse to ignore all the emotional baggage rather than having to write 3 seasons of the doctor going to therapy.
@@PlatinumAltaria When Tenant regenerates, what number doctor will he be? Or if he just keeps bigenerating, what number will that duplicate be? Davis has fucked up here.
TIDBITS. 😂. I agree about the young doctor thing. Time will tell. Matt Smith was very good at giving the ancient vibe despite a young face. I almost feel like it’s a step backwards. Interesting listening to and watching younger reactors who favor an older doctor. I actually loved the timeless child but the traumatized doctor we don’t need.
Disagree. He seems more free than any of the modern doctors. Trauma doesn't disappear straight away.... I see nothing wrong with the doctor and his companion having something to relate to. It like you don't want fun. He is enigmatic and mysterious. Clearly not giving him a chance when he's only had 1 episode. Have you not been watching the trailers he's clearly going to be dark....
its not the real doctor or tardis though its a duplicate so let me know when 14 is back otherwise its not worth watching especially wasting time getting to know a new companion who has already left so whats the point? i want 14 back for a few season not adventures of a duplicate.
it is still the Doctor, it’s not just a duplicate it’s still his future version, if anything it’s less that Ncuti duplicated from Tennant and much more like Tennant stuck around after the regeneration when he wasn’t meant to. Also Millie is staying that was just tabloid nonsense, she’s literally filming her second series alongside the other new companion the tabloids listed as her “Replacement” and even if it were just one season it wouldn’t be a problem, Donna and Martha are both one season companions and have far more characterisation than Jodie’s companions who stick around for multiple series. Don’t write it off over the most superficial surface reasons.
Certainly do get the vibe that this isn't the original doctor, and unfortunately I can't shake it no matter how hard I try. To me this is a separate American reboot show made by Disney with a separate doctor in an attempt to revive viewing figures, which also tells me that nuwho is done and concluded. That's it, and the only remnant of it left is Tenant's Doctor on Earth. Just like the MCU I don't really have any interest in it after Endgame, I don't have the energy to start the entire saga again, so I think for me Capaldi was where DW ended, I had hoped it would get back on track after Whittaker (which I didn't get on with at all and tuned off), but this isn't the solution. Bringing back Tenant and Tate, only to now have them sat around on Earth is not only a stupid concept, it only reinforces that Doctor who I was a fan of has ended, and this American show is just the result of the BBC selling out the fans to Disney, which is an insult, much like the Rings Of Power flopped. I hope the Americans like it, as this isn't going to do well in the UK at all.
I agree for the most part. I disagree with the idea that RTD couldn’t have brushed aside the previous era with ease. The amount of times the show just swiftly moves and people don’t really say anything has been countless.
I just think the simple issue is that RTD had no vision for coming back other than “we need to save the show.” So he keeps making conflicting choices with the show and trying to have his cake and eat it too.
Totally agree with The Doctor’s character tho. I kinda wish the show would actually treat THE DOCTOR as a mystery in them self.
I also think trying to confront male role models and stereotypes should be done through the relatable audience surrogate. The companion. Not keep using The Doctor for that vehicle.
Edit: also massive agree about the look. Idk I’m finding the show kinda trying to be like everything else on the market.
Agree with pretty much everything you said. Especially the point about companions. People seem to hyperfixate on the Doctor's status as the "hero" that they forget you can have extremely meaningful representation through the companions.
Really enoying your 60s re-edits of Modern Who by the way!
@@JackWolf10 oh wow you watch my work? Thanks man really appreciate it 🫡
1:15 i had to listen to this 3 times to work out you weren't saying "Asian wisdom"
Honestly I thought the same thing. Decided to keep it in though lmao
Was literally gonna comment this
Also this comment section is crazy. I feel like you're just trying say that you've got some reservations about where the show MIGHT be going (me too).
But one side are like "how dare you hate on this series before it's started!" and the other are like "too right mate, # notmydoctor".
@@domlo66same thing happened to HarboWholmes, he made a video saying he was concerned about some directional aspects of the show and there was a lot of comments going “yeah Doctor Who has gone woke” which wasn’t what he was saying at all.
I'm liking some of 15s outfits. But they don't really scream, "I'm the doctor" but more i got these at h&m...
The Timelord Driptorious
@Duckdoesstuff to be fair you've got a point especially his calliou outfit from 73 yards
I'm not really liking the huge budget the show has now, it no longer feels like a British TV show on a British TV budget, but has instead been swallowed up by Disney, which also limits certain aspects of the writing which aren't Disney-friendly.
I noticed this greatly with the specials, it comes across very much like a kids show now, there isn't really much there for the grown ups, no subtext, no double entendre, once you notice it, it's distracting and insidious.
It's also very poor that they parked the OG Doctor's licence on Earth with Donna so it's separate from the Disney licence, and created an alternate licence for Disney with basically a cloned doctor and cloned tardis. We're not watching the Doctor, it's like that episode where Jenny was created from the Doctor, only this time we're now following Jenny.
I'm more interested in Tenant and Tate's story continuing, knowing that they're there on Earth with a Tardis means that no matter how hard I try, this isn't the OG doctor or tardis to me.
I'm fully expecting tenant to show up in every episode there is some kind of threat to the universe or Earth, which is a massive distraction, and really just signifies to me that this licencing trickery has me uninterested in the Disney Doctor.
I will wait for them all to air before attempting to binge them in one go, but my lack of motivation and overall interest in the Disney Doctor feels like Sarah Jane, which I also didn't watch or have any interest in as that too was a kid's spin off.
Agreed. The Disney feel is hard to swallow and I hope it is toned down for the show proper.
@@LukasOfTheLight Lost it's charm.
I don’t think licensing had much to do with the Doctor split, it’s more RTD not being able to let go and trying to come up with new ideas for things like regeneration, while also resetting the Doctor somewhat to try and bring in a new audience.
I don't know if I've grown out of the show, or if the show is just targeting a younger audience, but the lack of interest which began with Whittaker is only amplified by bringing back David Tennant and Catherine Tate, but then just abandoning them. What a stupid move.. I feel like this a separate show made by Disney and not the Doctor Who which has been largely absent since Moffatt threw in the towel.
Funding, or lack thereof, has never been an issue for Doctor Who and is an integral part of it's identity. Showering it with Disney Dollars to make it look like an American Disney production is the death rattle of a show which needs a focus on better writing, not more CGI.
No DW is better than bad DW.
Do you seriously just want them to wheel out Tennant constantly? The show has to actually evolve, don't let nostalgia poison your enjoyment.
No it would have been stupid if they cast Tennant as a full 3 year incarnation because it would feel like they were out of ideas. We all wanted him to come back, this was the smartest way of doing that because having him as an event Doctor meant he didn’t overstay his welcome and they could try new things with Ncuti.
Let’s see more than 1 episode of Disney budget DW before we come to conclusions. The trailers have been brilliant so far.
@@PlatinumAltaria
Issue is it isn't evolving. It's pandering to an audience that doesn't know or care about it.
Just like Marvel, Star Wars, mainstream comics, Star Trek and triple A gaming; it's becoming homogenised into the same bland corporate sludge that they expect people to eat up and ask no questions.
Those who don't are labelled all sorts of names and slandered by the media, and thus the once giant IPs fail into apathy where nobody watches it:
- Real fans won't watch it, cause they've been told to piss off
- "Modern audiences" won't watch it, cause they don't support anything
They're targeting no audience with this. Gen Z doesn't support what people make for them. There was actually plenty of interest when Whittaker started, but the terrible writing turned people away quickly. They brought back two favourites, only to completely disrespect one and use the other as a mouthpiece for a blatant allegory. Disney has had a habit of destroying beloved IPs since 2015.
The ratings are lower now than they were when the show was originally cancelled, but because they're virtual signalling so bad, they can't can it.
@@DaveMan1K Ok dude, you can keep screaming about "wokes" or whatever rubbish, we're all gonna keep watching the show.
I never realised Matt Smith was Asian lol.
The costume they have him wearing just doesn’t make him look right. It makes him look like a person I’d tell kids not to accept sweets from.
Which one? He has like 7
I know it's just been one episode and that that episode was a Christmas special but something hasnt connected with 15 for me. I like him. I think he's a nice guy. However, he doesnt feel like... the Doctor 🤷♀️ It sounds clichè but to me its obviously someone trying to play the Doctor.
Adding to your point about mystery and enigma i feel like we've forgotten that the Doctor is an alien. Of course hes lived with humans for centuries (so dont assume im falling into the Whittaker "im socially awkward" trap) but there is very little besides the glaringly obvious that differentiates him from a really intelligent human these days. Hes slightly wiser but thats it. There's a lack of subtle writing that shows his more alien foreign side lately. Its usually just slammed into the script through the use of technibabble and the occasional "arent humans stupid?" lines. I would prefer the writers explore an avenue that seperates the Doctor from humanity slightly. Obviously a big part is reducing the amount of earth-based stories, but I'd like to see a bigger exploration of him being separate and above (evolutionarily) humans outside of the usual biological and intelligence side of things.
I also am already sick of him speaking like some council estate mum ( "hun", "babes" etc.) Its not hip or funny imo.
Its also another one of these things thats uniquely human that doesnt really make sense for him to act like.
It’s both, happily!!! Tidbits tends to be the US version and titbits UK 😎😜
Awesome vid Wolf 🤩
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt Millie Gibson was overacting. I could never quite settle into the performance and just enjoy Ruby as a character; I was always too aware that I was watching someone acting. I'm really hoping she'll find a groove with the character, but for now I'm just not sold on her.
Agreed. She has a likeable energy but the performance isn’t quite working for me yet
I’m completely out of the loop on what’s happening with Doctor Who these days, but the guy that played Johnson on Peep Show ( Paterson Joseph ) could make a damn compelling Doctor. Also they should have the Rick and Morty writers help consult to get some fresh ideas.
6:30 It's titbits. The Americans changed it to tidbits because they thought the original English word sounded rude.
Huh I never knew that!
Is that why we changed fanny pack to bum bag????
I just want Doctor Who to be good again. It hasn't been the show I loved since we lost Capaldi.
If Russ can stop relying on melodrama and Deux ex machina I'll cope with everything else
'Titbits' is the UK original, later the more bashful Yanks made the change to 'tidbits' purely to sound less rude x
I think one gripe i have with newer who (and a lot of modern shows) is that they can never take themselves seriously, what i mean by that is that there always has to be a punchline to everything. With Ecclestone and Tennant, there was a certain humour to some scenarios but it wasnt afraid to be dark and depressing. I just cant stand these forced jokes/one liners that completely throw away the gravity of situations and take away from the immersion of the stories.
Everything seems to be Marvel-ised nowadays
So your reviewing season 1 of a tv series that’s yet to be broadcast
Let wait till it’s finished and then see, after all you can’t tell much from one Christmas special
Although anything got to be better now Chibnall is out of the picture
I don't know man, Ncuti has recently criticized the "white mediocrity" in the show and how it's been celebrated too much, not a good start
Didn't you comment on this 25 minute video 5 minutes after it uploaded meaning you couldn't have watched the whole thing?
They completely shit on Fourteen, and Gatwa is a racist who wants to have a monster defeated by twerking.
Doctor Who is dead.
He's not reviewing it, no. He's giving his thoughts on how it's shaping up and his anticipations.
@daniellewis3098 He didn't criticise white mediocrity in Doctor Who. He criticised how white mediocrity in general media gets celebrated with an ease which black/POC media cannot attain unless it's truly excellent (I May Destroy You, or Top Boy, for example). It's an obvious point and nothing to get offended about.
i hope" season 1 "is going to be great
I don't think Capaldi's episodes carried much past trauma, apart from that "am I a good man" thing near the beginning.
It's true that they carry less trauma, but I remember back in the day feeling very exhuasted when the "am I a good man" stuff was introduced. It felt like we'd had so many Series of that already.
Tidbits :P
it’s just boring they’re doing the same thing over and over. RTD is tryna replicate his shows like it’s a sin/ years and years and pumping those emotional roles in DW but it’s overplayed at this point. you can tackle social issues without it being so blatant.
also hate the new who doctor is god/ everyone fancies them. it’s cringe!
Edit: agree with the costuming 15 looks like he’s straight out of the asos homepage.
What are "asos" and "tryna"?
The question everyone will be asking throughout is "This doctor behaves like a 12 year old on redbull, when are we going to go back to Earth with 14 and co?".
It was such a bad move making Gatwa a clone while the actual white guy Doctor is having a rest. Eventually they will all die and 14 doctor will fly off into time and space, but that's a problem now isn't it? It's not like he's retiring in his old age, tenant will eventually regenerate, and according to Davis he will bigenerate, so then there will be 3 Doctors, assuming Gatwa hasn't bigenerated too or there will be 4, and they can all do whatever they want without breaking the other's time stream.
This is worse than the timeless child. Being the doctor has lost all meaning, there will eventually be hundreds of them, who will then bigenerate into 400, then 800, and so on.
GIVE US MORE SEASONS OF TENANT AND TATE!
I couldn't disagree more, all bigeneration does is give the show an excuse to ignore all the emotional baggage rather than having to write 3 seasons of the doctor going to therapy.
14 will become 15 eventually
@@PlatinumAltaria
Fans care about the lore and continuity. You're not a fan.
@@PlatinumAltaria When Tenant regenerates, what number doctor will he be? Or if he just keeps bigenerating, what number will that duplicate be?
Davis has fucked up here.
@@DaveMan1K True fans hate the show and get angry based on things they just made up, I guess.
TIDBITS. 😂. I agree about the young doctor thing. Time will tell. Matt Smith was very good at giving the ancient vibe despite a young face. I almost feel like it’s a step backwards. Interesting listening to and watching younger reactors who favor an older doctor. I actually loved the timeless child but the traumatized doctor we don’t need.
I think "tidbits" is just what Americans say
Disagree. He seems more free than any of the modern doctors. Trauma doesn't disappear straight away.... I see nothing wrong with the doctor and his companion having something to relate to. It like you don't want fun. He is enigmatic and mysterious. Clearly not giving him a chance when he's only had 1 episode. Have you not been watching the trailers he's clearly going to be dark....
Fed up of fans judging them from 1 episode.
I just enjoy different things! That’s all
its not the real doctor or tardis though its a duplicate so let me know when 14 is back otherwise its not worth watching especially wasting time getting to know a new companion who has already left so whats the point? i want 14 back for a few season not adventures of a duplicate.
They've literally thrown out the old to be replaced with the "new and better" version.
it is still the Doctor, it’s not just a duplicate it’s still his future version, if anything it’s less that Ncuti duplicated from Tennant and much more like Tennant stuck around after the regeneration when he wasn’t meant to.
Also Millie is staying that was just tabloid nonsense, she’s literally filming her second series alongside the other new companion the tabloids listed as her “Replacement” and even if it were just one season it wouldn’t be a problem, Donna and Martha are both one season companions and have far more characterisation than Jodie’s companions who stick around for multiple series.
Don’t write it off over the most superficial surface reasons.
Keep telling yourself that buddy
Yeh but so was Jenny and she didn't get a whole new show while the doctor just sat around and drank tea.
Certainly do get the vibe that this isn't the original doctor, and unfortunately I can't shake it no matter how hard I try. To me this is a separate American reboot show made by Disney with a separate doctor in an attempt to revive viewing figures, which also tells me that nuwho is done and concluded. That's it, and the only remnant of it left is Tenant's Doctor on Earth. Just like the MCU I don't really have any interest in it after Endgame, I don't have the energy to start the entire saga again, so I think for me Capaldi was where DW ended, I had hoped it would get back on track after Whittaker (which I didn't get on with at all and tuned off), but this isn't the solution.
Bringing back Tenant and Tate, only to now have them sat around on Earth is not only a stupid concept, it only reinforces that Doctor who I was a fan of has ended, and this American show is just the result of the BBC selling out the fans to Disney, which is an insult, much like the Rings Of Power flopped.
I hope the Americans like it, as this isn't going to do well in the UK at all.