Ncuti Gatwa Just Hinted At His Doctor Who Future - How Long Will He Stay?
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2024
- Ncuti Gatwa's first Doctor Who season is almost upon us, and as with any new Doctor, questions about the length of his tenure are already being raised. So how long should he stay? How long WILL he stay? Let's go over some recent comments, and share some thoughts of our own!
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How long do you want Ncuti to stay, and what do you make of his comments? Let us know!
with 8 episode seasons probably 4-5 seasons + specials would be great
3 seasons as normal
3 seasons as is most normal.
three seasons have apparently been confirmed for Ncuti Gatwa.
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Ellie's reference to various magazines shows that she is doing plenty of research for these videos. She's a valuable asset for WhatCulture.
She is really great
I do like how our dear, sweet Ellie loves a good rabbit hole... ;-)
@@igorschmidlapp6987 she is very passionate
@@igorschmidlapp6987 about what she does I don't know her personally
Ellie is the best! Love Seán too! 💙
Matt Smith kept getting big role in a lot of movies that bombed. They ket hiring him, because they knew how great he was great, but the movies were troubled or failed, to no fault to him. I'm so glad he had the chance to shine in The Crown and House of the Dragon.
It is starting to look like BIG movies are getting passé & small screen is the way to go, do you agree?
Morbius was truly the movie of all time, such a good comeback.
Uuuh let's not forget Good Omens....
Tom Baker's run was 7 years, (1974-1981) not 10.
I know, they get that wrong but keep on slamming Reboot onto everything and as I have said thousands of times this show is one long series there has never been a solid wipe out.
Thr structure and episode length has has changed over the years but it still technically the same show
@@darrenkeady6570 and thank the stars for that! Actual Reboots are often poorly done.
Yep it was 7 years
@@R_SENAL . It’s an over used word and it really gets on my nerves because people have a bad habit of putting it in places where it don’t belong.
When dear Tom Baker wound up his run as the Doctor, his love of the role was as high as ever. It was the interpretation of the Doctor by producer JNT that soured things for Tom...
I started watching in 2005 and with every new Doctor I've wished I had the old one still. So with 10, I wanted 9 back and so on. But by the end of their run I would be crying my eyes out over losing that incarnation. It hurts every damn time. Loving Doctor Who means heartbreak and pain every time they regenerate. 💚💔
That first “hello Ellie” sounded exactly like the eleventh Doctor!!
In an alternate timeline, Tennant regenerated into Ellie, and she WAS Eleven!*
*probably
@@WhoCulture Hi Ellie. I want to know if 15 dies, is he going to regenerate or bi-generate into the 16th Doctor? When should we maybe get a ginger doctor?
@@WhoCulture and in that universe The Doctor was finally Ginger.
so happy to hear you sounding beter
Glad you are feeling better, Ellie!
I am so excited for the new series and I love the energy and life and enthusiasm that Ncuti has, and his doctor seems to have. It is something very needed with all of the darkness that has slowly crept into the show over the year.
Also, Tom Baker was 7 seasons, maybe 8 full years including filming and airing. Not sure where 10 is coming from.
I miss the days of mystery. Of not knowing
Me too
They’re filming things so far in advance so that Russell can focus on getting the spin offs up and running before they have to worry about doing season 3. I’m sure once they are caught up, they’ll go back to a normal filming schedule
I think Ncuti has something else lined up for the break so it gives him chance to do it
Spin offs??? Do tellllll please
I very much hope we get one that lasts more than 3 seasons… or 4. They are really just hitting their stride by the 3rd season. 3 and exit is too soon for any of them.
I hope he’s on for at least 4 years, because his first season is so few episodes. I don’t want a Colin Baker situation where there’s so few to judge him on.
But... WHY? He played a character is okayish teen dramedy. And a very episodic role in Barbie. So far I can't see anything super-special about him to actually HOPE to keep him as long as possible. He's an average actor until proved otherwise.
the 3rd doctor was my first start to finish doctor
"Only" 5 years, because he lost a dear friend (i.e. the original Master) - Tom Baker = 7 years and then the "always 3 years / filming blocks" started, but they put Colin Baker on "parental leave", because they halted the show due to different reasons - the "movie" was one failed pilot set on the turn of 1999/2000, but aired in late spring of 1996.
And New Who had some very experienced actors piloting the TARDIS - suddenly a world-wide phenomenon, it catapulted some of them into international awareness also.
There's a passable chance that the reason they're shooting SO far in advance (assuming we don't see season two before 2025 that is) is they may be budgeting in some time got Ncuti of the rest of the cast to go and do other things, and then come back to do season 3 later in 2025 for broadcast in '26.
I'm still weirded out by the idea that the conversation is all about when is the actor leaving and his first actual episode hasn't aired yet.
Regarding the "spare Doctor", what I didn't like was that there was no pay off. He's here (or there); now what? Apparently, nothing.
I'm very glad Ellie is better (85%?). Voice is clear and strong, hopefully the other 15% will follow.
Cheers, gang.
To me weather or not thry did anything with the hand after the doctor funneled the remaining regeneration energy into it as Matt said right before he regenerated that it still counted as a regeneration even though he didn’t change his face so the doctor we saw in the rest of the episode and the specials was the next regeneration people seem to easily overlook that aspect of cause the hand grew a body when Donna touched it’s container
There is a payoff, storywise: the Doctor can have a break and heal without this happening on screen and without it feeling disgenuine by being a throwaway line.
When the Doctor rests and stops to heal, the story and show are over. This way, you can have both and have it feel earned without the show being over
20:00 I know exactly what you're talking about. I did this with Farscape. I had a Fan site during it's run and I'd make video clips from the show and jot down information on certain scenes to put on the site. I recorded on VHS back then and would have to rewind and rewatch the episode at least 6 times each to get the facts right. It turned into a chore more than an enjoyment.
for me Ncuti stays for 4 seasons, with a Christmas special for each season except the last season which will have 2 specials and in the last one he will regenerate
So glad your okay Ellie :) so pleased to see you back :)
You two are awesome( and all the crew too). You’re my favorite! I always watch for your videos to drop!( I like other commentators / influencers (?) they are awesome too but you have the gold ❤).
I noticed the good editing today, too. Yay!
If Ncuti does 4 series, it should be around 2027 then and that would be 50 years since the last Doctor who did 4 series (Tom Baker in 1977), we are long overdue for a 4 series or more Doctor.
I think 4, as RTD has officially said on his Instagram earlier this year, the writing series 16(s3) and preproduction is under way. Series 17(s4) is in planning and early writing.
Also Ncuti said in entertainment weekly he did not want to leave without facing the daleks & went in quite an in depth answer about daleks. So I take that in that they will be absent from season 2
quote: "I’ve heard chats about me not ever facing a Dalek. I’d be so angry if that’s the case !"
"By the time that I’m done with Doctor Who, I better have faced a Dalek. What on earth would be the point of me being Doctor Who without facing a Dalek!!"
I'm pretty confident we'll see the Daleks in Season 1, I think Ncuti is telling a bit of a white lie due to him being under an NDA.
I’m hoping for 4 or 5 seasons of Ncuti, particularly because the seasons have a reduced episode count. 3 seasons of 8 episodes would be quite a bit less than the 3 seasons the previous modern doctors got.
With Millie staying for season 2, it will be the first time that RTD has showran the show where there is some continuity in the Tardis in between seasons. In RTD1 it was Rose and then Rose and Ten and then Ten and Martha and then Ten and Donna. I'm excited to see for RTD does when he has more time to build a Doctor companion dynamic compared to what he's ever had even if it is less episodes.
Excited for Ncuti's Doctor, may he last long & happy.
Excited for your videos.
Excited that Ellie's feeling better.
And excited for 200K subscribers.
As always thank you so very much all for the videos.
If I could subscribe again to bring up the count, I would.
Tom Baker was great, but i think seven years was too much. It started going to his head i think. Three is almost enough. It would give new fans the time to fall in love with Ncuti. For long term fans. I think it would be good to see him do four years maybe five.
I managed to fall in love with Matt in less than 3 years - enough to go from almost hating him to bursting into tears (1st time ever for a tv character) when I heard he was leaving.
It feels like David Tennant has been in the show forever & Christopher Eccleston only did one series, also due to the gaps in filming I'd say the other actors have been in it more than three years
🎉🎉🎉 congratulations
I'd really like to see an actor in the role at least 5 years again like Pertwee and T. Baker (7 years, not 10).
Let the actor fully explore their version of the Doctor and see them change and progress over their tenure. Granted, we've seen a deliberate character arc with Capaldi, but I really enjoyed seeing Tennant's evolution between the 10th and 14th Doctors as well. Three years is just enough time to see an actor and the writing team get comfortable with a Doctor, but then they're gone before they can really go deeper. That said, if Ncuti feels he's done all that he can do with the character in 3-4 years and wants to move on, I'm all for that, too.
I think how long he stays depends on how the public reacts to his two seasons.
3 has always felt like too short to mr. I'd love 4-5.
Under the new format, I agree. 3 years didn't seem short back during Classic.
Lowkey i am instantly in love with him. He just has an egnimatic spirit and pull. Sometimes it takes me a while to like the doctor. David qas almost instant. As was Ncuti. I hope he goes for at least 4 and a couple specials
I think they’re gonna make a doctor who cartoon with ncuti’s voice for a mid season special and that he might do some fun specials “in between” like Tennant did.
You're the greatest channel when it comes to the doctor
Love the idea of Bi Genrational Doctor no longer has to Cross time streams to meet himself , Now he just cross the street
Eccleston Tennant Capaldi were all well known in Britain when hired. So what are you saying about Ncuti?
Ncuti is known worldwide especially due to the popularity of Sex Education. That isn't true of any of those three when they first debuted.
Capaldi, Oscar winner as well as Malcom Tucker in the Thick of it . Eccleston had been in countless movies and TV shows. David T was still a new face but had been in a few dramas as well as Casanova. Tom Baker was in feature films like Nicholas and Alexander. As well as Sinbad movies. I’d say that these actors had a much higher profile than Ncuti.
@@thevirgologychannel6215Agreed to all the above. Plus Tenant had already filmed Goblet Of Fire. But I do t think anyone can contest how big John Hurt was (if he counts properly as a Doctor. Many people don’t count him, but I do).
@@GrilloTheFlightless You’re absolutely correct. Definitely the most famous actor to play the Doctor.
One of the things you guys talked about was how big Ncuti's name is so that's a reason for they keeping him longer... Well, I would say David Tennant's name is pretty big nowdays and yet, he just did the specials after coming back and he MIGHT appear in season 1, but he didn't get a whole new season or a spin-off so I don't think that the fact Ncuti is famous would mean that they want to keep him around longer then the usual 3 seasons. In fact, that could be the opposite, really. Big names want big money, you know? We have to wait and see, but for that reason alone, I definitely can't see that being the case for more 15th Doctor.
This will be good
The Four Seasons of Doctor Who
Now there is a very good title for a documentary programme.
Or "The Four Seasons of the Doctor" would make an interesting story title.
Sean, bringing the hot takes... and I'm agreeing with pretty much all of them!
I'd like a Doctor (n9t necessarily Ncuti but if the episodes are great, sure) to have more than three full seasons plus specials.
Oh, a regeneration at the most inconvenient moment would be cool.
Tom Baker was The Doctor for 7 years
Maybe watch the episode first to enjoy it then rewatch it for the info you can get, because then you can also see what you missed ❤
To selectively say Tennant was brought back because of his popularity is true but we need to be completely honest and as the final season of Jodie's era came to an end the ratings were dire and the show once more was being ignored. Whilst it is a hard balance we must accept unpleasant truths and one being that the Chibnall overall was seen as a failure) with perhaps three of four good aspects). Tennant was a desperate attempt to save the show from death and whether people liked it or not it seemed to have done the trick.
Glad that Ellie is feeling better.
I may be stating the obvious but, from a production point of view, the introduction of bi-regeneration (is that the right term?) could allow actors that play The Doctor to take a break from the show.
For example, if after 2 or 3 series, Ncuti Gatwa wanted to step down a bi-regeneration could be written into an episode and we could have a series or two with another actor as The Doctor before he returns to the role. Potentially we could have several Doctors happening at once.
Tom Baker was 7 years not 10 Sean
If he’s good I’d like to see Ncuti go for longer. After all he’s getting significantly less episodes per year… but most actors want different opportunities and novelty wears out fast these days
Disney definitely want Ncuti to be the new Tom Baker or David Tennant (the face of the show) but to a much larger global audience so if they got their way and his era is received well, he would probably be staying for a good 10 years like Robert Downey Jr over at Marvel. I don't think they want another Eccleston situation which they would think would create a disjointed experience for new viewers.
I think Ncuti will do four years and step out at Christmas 2027. (Dear God, I'll be 60 years old, how did that happen).
I think Ellie instinctively did a human sort of reboot, so she would be at the top of her game for the new season. It wouldn't be the same without her.
Of course, suffering is no fun. But we'll all get some of that. I'm glad you're better.
If you had been sick now, during season one release, that would have been SUFFERING!!!
It's funny, I realized the other day that with the 60th specials, they did the same thing as season 21 in Classic Who by having the new Doctor's first full story at the end of the previous lead's "series".
Only this time, in 2023, it was good and it worked. :D
And it's the sixth (unique) lead actor to play the Doctor in new who as well.
History repeats. Except better. :)
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btw none of that is to poke fun at Colin Baker, he clearly did the absolute best he could with the material and environment he was given.
Wait, you got sick about a month ago too? Dude, why is it that we get sick and better at the same time twice in a row?!?! WE ARE IN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS!
Actually both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker said they found playing the role of the Doctor very easy because they played the role just as the people they were in real life. In fact Tom in particular was renowned for this. So much so he became too silly in the Douglas Adams era becoming very dominant behind the scenes and telling everyone else what to do.
Capaldi we must remember was almost two decades older and mordern who is much more demanding to make today.
I have a feeling that he is either staying for 3 series or possibly 4 series. I highly he wants to stay any longer than then 4 series, as it might be too much for him and I think it is the right number for him. But whatever he decides, I'm sure its best for him :). I don't mind if he even stays for 5 series, but highly doubt that long.
I must either be dense or ignorant as I'd never heard of the hot commodity, Ncuti Gatwa, before Doctor Who
Not even watched the video yet, but as much as i’d like him to, I suspect not no.
I wanted Capaldi to stay on for at least a 4th series so badly, but that didn’t happen and given Ncutis’ another young up and coming actor, I suspect he’ll want to leave after 3 to move on to even bigger things, like David and Matt did.
Disney rarely drops all episodes at once. That seems to be more of a Netflix thing. Even Max seems to do the weekly thing. I feel like it gives us more to talk about and speculate and what not. I dont like the dump all at once even though I do love binging something if I am watching it when it is coming out I prefer the weekly thing.
Yeah, & you can binge after the last ep, can’t you?
Of course, you can watch one ep at a time even if it’s all dropped.
If you have enough self-control…….
@@judithstrachan9399 agreed but you would be the minority and people would probably spoil it for you. There is something about the group dynamic of people getting together talking about what happened this week on a certain show that is missing in binge culture.
Many actors who played the doctor only stayed for three series. So is not really surprising that Ncuti might only do three series.
Just a thought but could you watch it the first time for fun then pick it apart for the second time?
The fun-watching would turn out as a reaction video, for sure🤭
I’m thinking Peter capaldi is also a biggggg name
Much bigger. The man had an Oscar by the time he became the Doctor, for crying out loud. I mean what's an Oscar in comparison to Sex Education, but still.
I think since they’ve already shown us that the doctor can revisit old faces at some point they should let ncuti regenerate into a new face do a couple specials with a different doctor than surprise us by having them regenerate again back into ncuti it gives him a little break in shooting but doesn’t mean we’re done with him for good. If Tennant can be 10 and 14 what’s to stop ncuti from being 15 and 17 or 15 and 18 with guest doctor(s) in between.
We need a 16th Dr as soon as possible 😊
I think Disney might make a decision on Ncuti once series one has aired, then film the 2025 Christmas special accordingly, either carrying on or regenerating. Hopefully he'll last but corporations have different opinions.
Personally I just like 3 szns, it feels like a good length to care abt the incarnation and then move on, I wouldn’t be opposed to a quicker or longer span, but if you go shorter u have to make the audience care a LOT and if you go longer you gotta b careful it doesn’t drag out
A good length for NCUTI could be 5 seasons like 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee which is not too short or too long
It is nice to have the time pressure taken off the production team, but two years in advance is too long. By June it will just be one year in advance. So, I don't think they will film two seasons next year because that will be three years in advance, which will be silly.
I think he'll do at least the typical 3 seasons but I hope he does a fourth season, I really want the three season-and-out trend to be broken.
Yeah, especially considering the seasons are only 8 episodes long. Even four seasons of that would be less episodes than three seasons of David Tennant with 13 episodes each
@@LeviPennington-vv2kq Even 5 seasons of 8 episodes each plus 5 christmas specials would be 45 total, which would still be just short of Tennant’s total of 47 episodes (50 if you count the 60th specials.) So Ncuti would actually have to stay for at least 6 seasons to beat Tennant’s record for longest Revival Doctor.
I want to see Ncuti in the role for at least 4 seasons, with a few spin offs from s2 onwards, and the regeneration in a feature film, Mando style
I want 4-5 seasons. I think Nchuti’s other projects will also lead the decision. He is more well known, but Dr Who is his biggest lead role he has had yet.
I don’t think Disney will worry too much about keeping a Doctor around long to be a familiar face because their audience is now accustomed to changes (think What…If)
Why no reviews of the first episode??Embargo??Or was it really as bad as they say. Love to you Ellie xxxx
By the look of trailers, I’m really excited. I just love Ncuti’s freshness and aliveness❤❤ bring him on!!
For lots of seasons!😂
Even doing 4 seasons he will still have less episodes than every modern Doctor apart from Eccleston and Whittaker. (Assuming each of his seasons is 8 episodes plus a Christmas special)
Recalling to a popular UA-camr the other day how Tom Baker's departure required the younger section of the audience to actually be re-educated about the nature of regeneration, I kept thinking I was talking about the evacuation of Saigon. The facts are that if the actor sticks around for five years or so, that's the bit of fandom most affected at the end of it. So I can never decide whether hanging on to the Tardis doors for dear life, or doing two series before beating a retreat, is the best way for things to unfold. It did get a bit silly in the mid-1980s of course, when we had three in the space of about three years.
Sometimes, I wonder whether Who culture, deliberately gets a Doctor Who fact wrong in order to generate comments hummmm. Anyway, I think he’ll do 2 season and be off. TV and attention spans are changing and I doubt the audiences they’re aiming for will look up from their phones after the second season. I predict that we may only get a few more Doctors over the next few years and the show may rest. All this Whoniverse stuff is coming after most of the MCU and DCU multiverse stuff is winding down to a halt. The spin offs will be interesting because you will also have to engage a new audience to characters and lore they’re not familiar with. I excited about the new show and Ncuti but I must admit I’m hoping the show keeps what’s special about it and doesn’t sell out for the quick clicks for the TikTok generation.
Ncuti has hinted he will be back for a third season so you are incorrect there.
@@friendlyotaku9525 hinted but not confirmed. So, we don’t actually know yet .
@@thevirgologychannel6215 but it is very likely.
@@friendlyotaku9525 That isn’t the same as me being wrong. The fact is we don’t know
I just hope we get more episodes in the future..i want more Doctor Who then just 8 episodes!! And i want Ncuti as the Doctor for a long time! ❤❤
Has this thumbnail changed?!? 🤔
At least 4 seasons
You can't say Gatwa is the biggest actor to play DW. Eccleston was big and very well known when he took the role and more popular. I doubt Gatwa will last another season because with his recent comments he's already showing he's not enjoying the role because he apparently 'isn't liked' his comments are untrue. His actual claim (I'm not going to repeat what he said) is making him look bad before he even airs on TV. His actions are making people turn against him and the series.
True. William Hartnell was a big deal in the British movie industry. Had his own fan club and everything. And he was a household name thanks to The Army Game. Jon Pertwee was a major radio personality before he was in DW. Tom Baker wasn’t too well known but had been in the highly successful Nicholas & Alexandra, and was the principle villain in a Sinbad movie. Peter Davidson had no movie career but was a household name from All Creatures. Colin was a household name from The Brothers. Paul McGann, aside from being one of the well-known McGann brothers, had been in the highly acclaimed Withnail And I. Ecclestone had been in numerous movies and big U.K. tv serials and Tennant had been in Casanova and Goblet Of Fire. And none of them get bigger than John Hurt.
The only people "turning against him" are bigots, who hated him anyway because he is black. And what he said is absolutely true.
@@GrilloTheFlightless Capaldi had an Oscar for directing, played Malcolm Tucker in highly rated series The Thick of It, played in the Local Hero and Dangerous Liasons, and so on, so on, so on.
I'd love if Ncuti breaks the three-year rule. I'd love for him to stay at least 4 full seasons. Wouldn't mind five. Also his seasons are shorter so less screen time anyway.
I was hoping he would be around as long as Christopher Eccleston was but sadly not
I'm gonna get absolutely roasted, but to be honest I find Ncuti's Doctor far too flamboyant, but I will give the show a go... Ncuti was great in Sex Education. I've been a fan of Who since the 80s, my favourite Doctor was Tennant, and for someone to beat him is gonna be hard.
I agree. The Doctor has always been eccentric, but this is something else. Far too florid for my liking. Maybe he’ll tone things down as he settles in.
Far too flamboyant? How?
He's simply playing a character from Sex Education. Seemingly that's the only character he can play.
@dmitriiglass no, he's playing the Doctor.
@@friendlyotaku9525 couldn't see that in the Christmas episode. Will see what he can do in the season. For now, sassy black queer guy is too much of a SexEd and not even remotely a Time Lord (or a Timeless Child even, if you please).
Ncuti is bringing back the fun. The doctor should be fun, not merely dark.
I'm sorry but it's wrong to say Ncuti Gatwa Is the highest profile actor to be cast in Who at this point of their career. Christopher Eccleston and Peter Capaldi Were already much more established in the industry and were bigger names when cast as the doctor. Ncuti has only been part of an ensemble in shows or film this is his first prime lead role. And it's getting this role that has raised his profile. It's only because of social media that gives a false idea of people's accomplishments and profile.
Honestly i hope so because it helps the show stay current. Tom Baker though my favourite was in the role for 7 years which was too long and Ecclestone wasn't in it long enough
This wouldn't be the first time an actor did not stick around for the standard 3 seasons, but I really am hoping for that longer run time. Ncuti convinced me with his at least so far only christmas episode.
Sorry, but what makes him BIG? He was a one of the main characters in relatively popular TV series, yes. And he played in a blockbuster movie (his role was FAR from important, though). Can't see him as bigger name than, say, Tennant or, doubly so, Capaldi.
I wonder. Could the back to back seasons filmed be due to future commitments that Ncuti has? He is well known and probably busy. Doctor Who might have wanted him so badly that they rushed the seasons to have something with Ncuti. He may have bi-generated to allow David Tennant to fill in when Ncuti other commitments clash with his doctor roll. What do you think?
I had the same idea but with Millie not with Ncuti as to why they filmed in advance
If Ncuti does leave I want Jo Martin for at least 3
So instead of the wooden acting of caffeine you want just wooden acting. Fun.
After 21 years of loyalty as a fan, I am not sure if I can get into the New series after reading his quotes. Ncuti Gatwa's comments are really, really disappointing. First Marvel, then the Mandalorian, now Dr. Who.
David Tenant was already a well known international star as was Peter Capaldi. Ncuti Gatwell has one tv series under his belt that is pretty niche. He’s not well known outside the UK like Tenant and Capaldi were.
Whose Ncuit Gatwell? I only know Ncuti Gatwa
Sex-ed is not some niche uk show. Ncuti is definitely relatively known outside of the uk
Yes. And Peter Davidson was already a well established actor before taking on DW. Ncuti star is definitely on the rise.
I didn’t know him.
Then again, I didn’t know David or Peter, either. I ended up watching a few eps of other shows before I decided Peter was going to be GOOD!!
I know you guys are not going to read this First off Ellie I'm glad your feeling better. Second off I think gatwa will only do season 40 and 41 lastly I personally think that the bi generation was Just a RtD cop out so fire him and fire a lot of them so we can get Christopher back
Show will be done long before then 🤣
Seán you need to brush up on your classic who, Hartnell 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, Throughton 2 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 2 days, Pertwee 4 years, 5 months and 5 days, T Baker 6 years, 9 months, 1 week and 6 days, Davison 2 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days, C Baker 2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 6 days, McCoy 2 years, 2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day
Technology before the 1996 Sylvester McCoy was still the doctor for 7 more years
They should only record one or two seasons/series in advance of what season/series currently showing (like recording seasons 3 and/or 4 while season 2 is airing).
Part of the reason why actors decide to leave is that roles have been flooding in after a season or 2. As nothing has aired yet he could potentially film like 2 more seasons before he starts getting loads of offers. If of course burn out doesn't get him first
Tom Baker was the Doctor for seven years, not ten.
Ncuti Gatwa ruined it for me by his comments on "White Mediocrity". Who tf he thinks watches DW??! Like if I talked trash against young girls about Barbie. Again, respect the fanbase
He is absolutely right. He isn't saying all white people are mediocre, he's talking specifically about white mediocrity being celebrated while a black person has to be flawless to earn even HALF that praise. Which is true.
@@friendlyotaku9525 Actually you are specifying, which is what he should had done, but he didn't. So sadly for him the internet doesn't read possible intentions and sides with the best unuttered possibility, it crudely amplifies what's presented. In addition, he didn't even had to say that. He could had simply focused on the show, ask to give him a chance to prove what a great Doctor he will be and no one could say a thing but just sit back and wait.
Given the fact that Doctor Who now has some level of American influence on production, I think it’s safe to assume that Ncuti Gatwa could be around for longer than three years. If handled correctly, he could be on for five years or more. A lot of it depends on audience reaction across the next few seasons. I think Ncuti is going to be thought of as an essential element of the show’s newfound success, and they won’t want to let him go because of that
Success? Figures are already going off a cliff.
@@nicfisher8266 what are you talking about? The ratings have been at a high and Season 1 isn’t out. The show averaged about 18 million viewers for the Christmas Special alone- maybe look into information for yourself instead of letting people who are more concerned with politics than the show itself telling you how the show is doing
@@captainawesome0711 star beast. 5.08 m Wild blue yonder 4.83m, the giggle 4.62m. The church on Ruby Road 4.73m. Since when is success calculated on declining numbers?
We should also prepare ourselves for the people who aren’t going to like him cause he isn’t a straight white man I’m not one of them but I’m preparing for that nonsense to run rampant during the season
@@nicfisher8266 The actual Church on Ruby Road figure is 7.49 million, the 4.73m is only overnight viewers ignoring iPlayer. Which is where the flaw using that number shows: BBC and iPlayer viewers are only a fraction of the viewers. Disney+ does not release viewing figures, so none of those are counted. Comparing it to other BBC viewing figures, only Call The Midwife beat it at 7.66m viewers, which is a relatively tiny difference. Or to compare it to another UK figure, ITV's highest rating was 5.71m (for Vera).
Comparisons to older seasons like Tennants original seasons are also flawed, as the landscape is wildly different. There was no iPlayer. Now there's many more channels and streaming services, not only offering more choice, but also more convenience. Some will watch after they get back from a vacation over the holidays, some will wait for entire seasons to get released in order to binge. Looking at the 7-day figure can give a good comparisons to other current figures from the same region, but it does not hold up to comparisons over longer times.
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