Re: [NEWS] RTD has no idea if Billie Piper is the next Doctor

On 2025-07-07 10:43:10 +0000, Blueshirt said:

Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:

Verily, in article <xn0p7zfyo23jgeh001@post.eweka.nl>, did
blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:

 I would never stop others from enjoying the show. I'm sixty
in two weeks time, if Doctor Who in 2025+ ain't for me I can
live with that. I always hope for the best... but these
days, I expect the worst. But I always want to see "Doctor
Who" live on...

 I don't want to stop anyone either, but it sure looks like
audiences are wandering off.

 They are. As mentioned, I have seen this first hand.
 There are too many alternatives now. In 1963 you watched BBC1
or listened to the radio... and the programmes were on at a set
time. Now, you can choose what you want to watch, at what time,
and on what service...

It also used to be free (except for a TV license), but now they stupily  expect people to pay hundreds of dollars a month to sign up to numerous different streaming services to watch a couple of "exclusive" shows on each one. It's a ridiculous idea that has already failed for quite a few services as well as constant price increases.

I'd like the show to go on forever, too. Maybe it could end up
like Saturday Night Live or The Simpsons, somehow renewed even
when it stinks and nobody's watching, somehow recovering when
some new people rotate in. I can dream, anyway.

 I suppose every TV show has a natural life span... maybe forever
is a bit too optimistic.

TV will be around for a long time, although the method of broadcast will likely change over to internet-only eventually. That in itself is rather silly, since during an emergency the internet can easily go down, whereas a signal broadcast from further out will still work. (The same happens with stupid home phone via the internet - if the internet goes down, you can't call the help desk because your phone has gone with it!)