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Never going to happen, Alan. Viewers don't think about budgets, they see a multi-million dollar movie with amazing special effects and expect everything they watch to meet the same standards. It's been the same ever since Star Wars came out in 1977.alanultron5 wrote:Bit of a pity the show needs the hi-tech SFX effects etc as they do seem to eat up costs! Its what did for `The Goodies` which sadly, had become rather reliant on ever grander special effects and sets! Maybe if audience expectations were to accept less effects driven series-who knows! But I don't really see that ever coming to be!
They might do a couple of those 14 episodes this Christmas mind you.tony ingram wrote:All the BBC have said is that 14 more episodes have been commissioned (which is to be expected as they commission them in blocks of 14) and most of them will air in 2012-indicating that some possibly won't. Unfortunately, online fandom being what it is, they're all now up in arms and convincing themselves that this means 14 episodes is all we'll get over 2012 and 2013! Personally, given the split series this year, I'm thinking this is a transition back to the old 1970s format where a series would begin in the Autumn of one year and end in the Spring of the next. And I'd also put money on them commissioning a further block of 14 episodes to begin in Autumn 2013 in time for the 50th Anniversary. The 23rd of November falls on a Saturday in 2013, they'd have to be idiots not to capitalize on that given the opportunities for exploiting the anniversary.Digifiend wrote:According to Digital Spy, no full series next year. Take it with a pinch of salt.
No, because all the episodes for this year including the Christmas special were commissioned months ago-the block of 14 they're talking about has nothing to do with this year. We still have another seven episodes to come this year regardless.presterjohn wrote:They might do a couple of those 14 episodes this Christmas mind you.tony ingram wrote:All the BBC have said is that 14 more episodes have been commissioned (which is to be expected as they commission them in blocks of 14) and most of them will air in 2012-indicating that some possibly won't. Unfortunately, online fandom being what it is, they're all now up in arms and convincing themselves that this means 14 episodes is all we'll get over 2012 and 2013! Personally, given the split series this year, I'm thinking this is a transition back to the old 1970s format where a series would begin in the Autumn of one year and end in the Spring of the next. And I'd also put money on them commissioning a further block of 14 episodes to begin in Autumn 2013 in time for the 50th Anniversary. The 23rd of November falls on a Saturday in 2013, they'd have to be idiots not to capitalize on that given the opportunities for exploiting the anniversary.Digifiend wrote:According to Digital Spy, no full series next year. Take it with a pinch of salt.
Sorry, yes-that was what I meant by saying there were 7 still to come. I was including Christmas Day.Digifiend wrote:The 2009 Christmas special was part of the series 4 specials block remember. So while in Tennant's era, the 14 episodes started with the Christmas one, now, they finish with it. We've had 7 episodes of the 13 episode series 6 so far, which would mean 6 left, plus the Christmas special.
Sounds like a fun way to spend an afternoon, Digi. But I think he's dead already, in fact.Digifiend wrote:Let's Kill Hitler on August 27.
The cracks were sealed in The Big Bang. But we've yet to find out who caused the TARDIS to explode in the first place...alanultron5 wrote:I wonder if the rest of the season will adress the `Crack in the Universe` thead?