Moving time slots

[cygninae]

I'm a teeny tiny bit concerned about the news that the BBC are moving the Dr Who timeslot to 8.30pm so they can show Strictly Come Dancing in the normal Who slot - I know that Strictly's a huge thing here in the UK, but I'd have thought that the number of children who love Dr Who would make it more worthwhile to show it before Strictly. I'm also a

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[gonzo21]

In previous years they've shown it before strictly. Which meant we were getting episodes starting at what, 5:30?

To be honest I'd much rather have the 8:30 slot than the 5:30 slot. Getting home, getting dinner ready and eating before Who started was a pain.

[cygninae]

5.30pm seems stupidly early too!

I vote we just get rid of Strictly - *thinks of the Weakest Link/Who thing* Oh dear gods no, please Moffat, no, don't even contemplate going there...

[gonzo21]

A Doctor Who Strictly could be fun, somebody should mention it to The Barrowman, he'd be on that so quickly...

[cygninae]

My brain hurts trying to fitting Who characters around the usual Strictly formula of celeb picking...

[sparklywalls]

In all honesty I would rather Strictly just not exist anymore but the likelihood its popularity will slip enough for it to be axed is slim. I know I'm in the minority but I find it so boring.

I think around 7 is the perfect time for Doctor Who. I guess it's easy for me to say being an adult but I'd rather 8:30 than ridiculously early. I do feel for families though. But having said that, I remember being allowed treat nights on Saturdays where I got to stay up a wee bit later. That's age dependent of course!

[cygninae]

I go to dance classes (not ballroom though!) so I find the performance and dance aspects entertaining, If I watch it I just tend to watch it on iplayer and fast forward through all the rubbish - I find it amusing that Who is going to run over the watershed, when some of the Strictly costumes are almost non-existant! ;)

I hope that it'll be seen like that, I think what worries me is the importance of Strictly over Who.

[inala]

I'm not in the UK market but the general feeling I see after every new episode is so negative that I wonder how much that affects audience share and ultimately the fact that audience doesn't seem to grow. Fans maybe think the show is completely bullet proof which allows them to be dismissive and superior about every episode but as a more casual fan I often wonder if I'm doing it wrong because I enjoyed the latest episode.

I know it's what happens with any successful show, but it is also the reason shows have a limited lifespan. And like you're already feeling, this move may not be to advantage both shows.

[cygninae]

I enjoyed the last episode, but I don't always enjoy every episode, and some frustrate me but that's because it had me hiding behind the sofa 39-40 years ago and because Cardiff is my city of birth, and I share the same birthday as Capaldi, and I was an extra in Bells of St John! I love my husband but I argue with him too - usually because the one of us wants the other of us to better ourselves! In answer to you wondering if you're doing it right? I think we're all doing it right, love it, hate it, loathe it, we're feeling - and that's the important thing

[canadanne]

Fans maybe think the show is completely bullet proof which allows them to be dismissive and superior about every episode

But most fan criticism is because they are concerned about the show going downhill and potentially losing viewers... we all just want it to be the best that it can be, which should in turn attract a larger audience...

As for the increasingly later timeslots, it's almost like they are deliberately aiming this series at a slightly older demographic. Some of the things in the past few episodes struck me as *way* too scary for young kids - maybe they weren't allowed to put them on earlier?

[cygninae]

I'm not sold on that idea unless it's treated very, very carefully. I've got no problems with adult themes, but I've found an increasing tendency for some series to head down the "let's make it adult by introducing lots of sex and nudity" and leave it at that - and I kind of find that really boring after a while, it's too easy a way of making something adult.

[cygninae]

Oh tell me about the monsters! I've been desperate to see some big slimey green slugs or something...anything! I loved the concept of the Teller and what it could do, but it was too close to a minotaur for me, I just kept seeing Greek legends all over the place.

[ganimede]

I was incredibly surprised when it said that Doctor Who was going to be on after Strictly, I was totally expecting it to be the other way around. I don't think DW has ever been on quite so late, that's getting out of family viewing time. Or is it not supposed to be a children's show any more?