It doesn't even have a presence in meme culture which is how stuff like the prequels and Raimi's Spider-Man have endured, there WERE memes, like "Why is the rum gone?" but not anymore. Very weird case indeed, a series that massive has vanished.

Given how huge they were it is incredible how the Pirates of the Caribbean films just disappeared from popular culture. I don't even think the Depp controversies had anything to do with it, the fourth made a billion but nobody remembers it and the fifth... was there a fifth?

One of the weirdest hills RTD dies on is that he insists on spring starts even though this last season would've played better as prime time autumn TV with hot chocolate and dark evenings. He's unmovable on this, no other showrunner except him is as strict on when the show starts.

So on top of former writers and Doctors, now we have former producers rightfully pointing out issues with RTD's current approach to Doctor Who. Given RTD cribbed one of Hinchcliffe's most acclaimed stories, maybe NOW he'll listen? Two parts. 60 minutes each. Easy peasy.

Planet of Evil is possibly the most Doctor Who story that Doctor Who has ever Doctor Whoed. "The Doctor and companion answer a distress call and arrive on an alien planet" is, fundamentally, what the popular culture perception of the show is.

Peter Davison wakes up, checks the news and phones his agent to double check he did not, in fact, perform at a Saudi comedy routine. Agent confirms in the negative, suggests returning to his birth name now Peter Moffatt is long dead.

I feel like a big problem with modern TV now is that they get made for streaming algorithm, then the actors are cast in every movie as part of that deal - "be in this 8 hour advertisement for yourself, come back in four years". That's why they're in *everything*. TV actors used to be their own class

Before the revival fancasts were full of stuff like this too, just famous quirky British actors like Hugh Grant or Anthony Head, to be fair, they would've been good 90s Doctors, but it's not what the show needed. The show need Christopher Eccleston, and we need that radical risktaking again.

virgin trekkies be like: my captain would NEVER use combat Chad Whovians: My Fifth Doctor/Nardole commander combination will beat the shit out of you and violate the Geneva Conventions

Very interesting that Star Trek fans seem to be reacting negatively to the Magic cards cause it doesn't "fit" the series. Um, neither does Doctor Who. It's a bit more fantastical, sure, and it's even less combat driven but works well as a MtG set. They're just fun gimmicks, let's lighten up a bit 😂

Who are some companion actors who would've been excellent Doctors? Assume they aren't companions prior in this timeline. I think William Russell, Mary Tamm, Jenna Coleman and Varada Sethu would've rocked. And spin-off wise it's a shame we'll never see Burn Gorman and Anjli Mohindra in the part.

The ban that the BBC has on the character due to having to promise Bassett he won't appear again is still in place - outside of imagery directly related to the story, the Kandyman has been removed from comic covers and Big Finish had to redesign him completely. The only such character I believe.

Thing from the 80s that isn’t a franchise doesn’t do well at the box office, in other news, the Pope is Catholic. Spaceballs II is heading the exact same way and everyone involved clearly means well but, like, no money will be made.

It’ll be really nice to have a Doctor Who list of who should be the next Doctor that aren’t just “here are ten British actors who are popular and will never ever be the Doctor” Where are the lists of up and comers, the not quite a-list, the character actors? You know, like every other Doctor

When I was a kid I used to be so annoyed by the Series 5 Angel two parter being split across 2 discs that I'd only watch it using Netflix. The only time I ever had Doctor Who on my Netflix queue, perpetually telling me to watch Vampires of Venice until they lost the rights.

Finally rewatching John Wick 4 - it's the best action movie this side of the 21st century. I will die on this hill. It's Mozart as action cinema. Utter fucking perfection. Should've had like a bajillion Oscar nominations and it was one of the most insane cinema experiences ever.

Very weird how one thing that was praised about FF First Steps was that it wasn't just an action film and now the criticism is "there wasn't any action" like, what? After watching it I was like "so THAT's what a Doctor Who film could be like". The Doctor Who finale had MORE pointless action.

"If the polls are correct and Farage is going to be the next Prime Minister, then polls also mean that Britain will re-join Europe! It also shows a net disapproval of his far-right allies in Washington, and shows net *support* for progressive policies! This therefore tells us absolutely nothing!"

Besides the point, but - a) I hope you like your DVDs cause if this is what it is bye bye iPlayer b) RTD *really* has to say something about this

Watching Signs and yeah, I'm sorry but I think Doug Walker made some good points here. I can see what it's going for more that he did but... it's certainly ambitious, I'll give it that! But large chunks are unintentionally funny.

WHERE. ARE. THE. WHEEL. IN. SPACE. BOIS. 😤

List three things you can talk about for three hours uninterrupted - Nick Hurran’s use of visual storytelling in The God Complex Black Sabbath circa 1970 to 1981 Every reference in Epic Rap Battles of History Joker vs Pennywise

Random question - has anyone ever tracked down the kids who were in the Quark costumes? Would be a very fun feature on the Doctor Who Season 6 box set, get them on Behind the Sofa with the Mind Robber kids (one of whom became very successful - Sylvestra Le Touzel)

Yeah maybe Doctor Who shouldn’t team up with Apple, rare L from me. You know have we tried making it ourselves with the money the BBC clearly have?

Watching World War Z and it's such an early 2010s film, right down to the copious amounts of Muse. And Peter Capaldi in the film feels like a stunt cast even though he wasn't cause I don't know how famous he was internationally at the time.

I love it when a social media manager takes over a famous person's account to promote stuff cause Stephen King does not write on social media like this lol. This COULD work. COULD. Don't overdo the explanations and this could work.

Box office is the least interesting part of a film most of the time, but I am interested if the fantastic word of mouth for Long Walk will carry over into Running Man. King is a bigger sell to most than Wright is, I love the guy but he's a cult figure.

In terms of the true gothic genre, in the definition of the term, I would say Ghost Light. Although The Rescue deserves credit as the first gothic story.

Iron Maiden.

I will say this - I am genuinely curious if they managed to get Tom Baker as the Bendu back. It's only a voice role but apparently he's retired even from Big Finish now and they're just slowly releasing what he's done in past years. Every Glupp Shitto returns, why not him?

Right, Disney's funny five minutes is over, so I'm gonna say it - Mandalorian and Grogu will underperform, if not bomb outright. They seriously overestimate how much people give a shit about Star Wars now. And it's their fault for oversaturating the brand this much.

Randomly thinking about US Presidents in Doctor Who. We know at least the Founding Fathers, Lincoln, Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton, Obama and Trump exist and served in the Whoniverse, plus President Winters who was assassinated. Fun to speculate if everyone else is different.

The Magic Roundabout is on ITVX right now for all your Tom Baker, Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy and *checks notes* Robbie Williams completionist purposes. Unless you're watching the US version. Which you're not.

In light of the stupid Trump visa stuff I am begging British celebrities to jump ship back home and start funding the arts directly. Every US media company is either gonna fold to Trump or be shut down.

Something something Taika Waititi something something Hitler something something won an Oscar something something Also Father Ted couldn’t be made cause 2025 Glinner would get mad at it.

Wait, they’re auditioning women for Voldemort? A) I thought he was already cast cause HBO were so proud of that fact B) Dear god if a woman is cast that’s like, 100 different molehills. Characters only change gender when they’re Wizard Hitler, jee, I wonder what this means.

The only Doctor Who composer to score a Best Picture winner, surely? This is an almost as funny fact as Terror of the Zygons and Seeds of Doom having the same composer as Life of Brian.

This sounds RTD2-ish, but the Fendahl would be a great villain for a Doctor Who film. Imagine the fifth planet returning in the sky, then a wave of cataclysmic deaths occur across the planet. Large scale for a feature narrative, Doctor Who vs DEATH ITSELF. Just don't make it a direct sequel lol.

Spooky season is almost upon us so I'm popping in Image of the Fendahl... one of the best Doctor Who stories ever, isn't it? Exploring the divide between science and myths, the abstract human desire for answers that don't exist, and it's bleakly funny as well. Absolute total classic.

Given the only source is the Daily Heil I propose we wait for the Voldemort casting announcement before we scream into the eternal void at Daniel Craig apparently being Rowling's BFF.

As it's Stephen King's birthday, here are my top ten favourite Stephen King films to celebrate - benwilliamsworld.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/t...

I always get Arnold's Running Man and Demolition Man confused. I was like "hey, isn't Demolition Man on Netflix? I wanna rewatch it. Nope it's The Running Man" Nigel Hawthorne was in The Running Man? Nope, Demolition Man. Arnold was in Demolition Man? Nope, Running Man.

It is a really unique story, absolutely nothing about the story is science fiction, just speculation as to what the world would be in 50 years. No aliens, no outside elements. It's entirely human driven. Rise of the Cybermen and The Rebel Flesh both explore variations of this as well.

You know what, if they fire Zaslav, commit to theatrical releases when the directors request it and re-focus on animation and dump Harry Potter... what's the worst that could happen?

James Cameron could make Disney change course in 24 hours by withholding Avatar 3 but this is the guy who probably threatened awards bodies to give his leading lady an Oscar even though no one liked the film so, like, no, he absolutely won't, these stupid movies mean THAT much.

I don't like the term "Disney Adults" as a pejorative comparison to Harry Potter Adults because the former are fans of the stories, creators and worlds, the corporation itself means nothing to them. Plus they learn the lessons the art teaches vs HP fans who don't believe in anything.

Method acting and TikTok brain of "did you know this actor is SO DIFFERENT in this other role" clickbait has ruined acting discussions cause this is apparently considered a mindblowing fact for some people. I heard he also build a nuclear bomb.

It cannot be emphasised how stupid media company executives are. They learnt nothing from the Gunn firing which was really bad PR before D+ and almost caused an Endgame boycott. Kimmel is a much more well known figure, what did they think would happen?

Piecing together what little I know I expect Roberts not returning had nothing to do with The Caretaker's quality, given Moffat put his name on it, but he was so unpleasant that Moffat realised removing him from the series was worth it to avoid Capaldi walking out after a season.

Is Austen Atkinson the only writer who is basically banned from writing any more Doctor Who material because the lead actor demanded so? Anecdotally Roberts may be this too but I think that may have been mutual between him and Moffat, not Capaldi.