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| 2nd Oct 2015, 1:27 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4140 Points | For "teens", apparently...  |
| 3rd Oct 2015, 4:01 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | RadoxTheGreen Wait, I have to scan what now? Member since Jan 2013 772 Points Moderator | I laugh at how the press are still obsessed with judging a shows success by the viewing figures from first run TV airings. Viewing figures are meaningless now. Most people these days are downloading the shows they want, usually as a series box set once the last episode has aired. Also, anyone wanting to keep individual episodes to watch repeatedly has worked out long ago that the "official" download versions tend to expire after a few weeks, so the programme makers can charge us all over again for the DVD or Blu-Rays. Not surprising if a lot of folks turn to, ahem, "other" sources for episodes they want to keep, which don't get recorded in any counts. Funny how the kids are still buying all this merchandise for these shows they supposedly aren't watching isn't it? |
| 4th Oct 2015, 11:37 AM | #3 REPORT | |
 | The_Vinyl_Junkie SUBS My body is on the diminishing streak. Member since Dec 2011 8049 Points Moderator | I have been a Dr. Who fan from day one but the revival series have gradually been dropping off (or else I'm getting to be too old) to the point where I haven't watched any of the latest Doctor. In the article they quote viewing figures with "X Factor" getting a much higher hit. That's one show that I don't (and won't) ever watch. I love music and have a large eclectic collection but can't stand shows that completely murder music with judges (?) dishing out a pile of dribble. |
| 5th Oct 2015, 1:45 PM | #4 REPORT | |
| 23skidoo Member since Jul 2014 4061 Points | Considering they've already done one for kids (Sarah Jane Adventures - though old school adult fans loved it for having the same tone as the classic DW), and one for adults (Torchwood), trying to score in the middle makes sense. Patrick Ness has a good reputation so I'm willing to give it a chance. Especially if the rumors hold true that this will air in 2016 in lieu of a regular Doctor Who season. I assume an upcoming episode of Series 9 will plant the seed because they're going to need a stronger connection to the parent series than just the school. And if they don't find an excuse for William Russell to at least make a cameo appearance, people will be very annoyed (the now-90-something actor played Ian Chesterton in 1963-64 and the character has been established as being the head of the school's board of directors; he's still performing as Ian for Big Finish audio dramas so he isn't retired or anything). I willing to give "Class" the benefit of the doubt until it airs. I agree with Radox that the media is too much focused on doing a death watch for this show, not realizing that many of its viewers don't watch live anymore; they stream or download. And the BBC is not advertiser supported anyway so the ratings are more for trivia interest than anything else. The BBC could (and probably has) devote an entire week to tiddlywink championships if it wanted to and it wouldn't make a lick of difference if 10 people watched. Doctor Who, meanwhile, is acknowledged in the BBC's own annual report as its top revenue generator. |
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