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Abandon Ship! Doctor Who Is Finished

2025-02-20 Entertainment
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Years of plummeting ratings, fan backlash and terrible writing have finally taken their toll it seems, with the rumour that Ncuti Gatwa is leaving the role of Doctor Who, and the BBC is planning to shelve the show for years. And rightly so. Want to help support this channel? Check out the Drinker Merch Store: https://drinkershop.com/ Check out my books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Will-Jordan/e/B00BCO7SA8/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 Subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheCriticalDrinker Subscribe on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-critical-drinker

Top Comments (10)

@derekmcmanus8615 2025-02-20

Amazing that the BBC had the two most popular television shows on the planet Doctor Who and Top Gear and ruined both in a few years

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@user-channel-Dapper 2025-02-20

Doctor Who is like Star wars’ situation, it’s been dead for a long time but the networks keep shooting the body

6.9k 58 replies
@Nightwizard63 2025-02-20

It started out as Doctor Who, and it will end up as "Doctor... who?"

5.6k 67 replies
@ElizabethEllenCarter 2025-02-20

My husband is so old, he remembers when Dr Who was mostly about exploring history through time travel....

4.7k 105 replies
@Tekisasubakani 2025-02-20

"I don't recognize any other world." Well that sounds awfully inclusive.

4.6k 55 replies
@BigWillTheThrill 2025-02-20

It will never cease to amaze me that creators tell their audiences the product isn't made for them then are somehow blindsided when the product fails terribly.

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@Horatio1741 2025-02-20

I am already waiting for the unavoidable "It's the audiences fault." article.

928 8 replies
@hirudinaria 2025-02-21

The words "Go Away Now" were never more poignant 😢😢

413 4 replies
@eweng903 2025-03-02

At its most successful, Doctor Who was a fusion of science fiction and gothic horror. In abandoning those eerie, atmospheric roots, it lost the dark magic that once made it timeless.

363 6 replies
@cyberkenpo 2025-03-07

I remember talking about Classic Doctor Who in the day, back when special effects were crap. The bad effects didn't matter because the story and characters were great.

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