#chris chibnall

[icklewolfiekins]

you ever learn something you wish you didn't? I, for example, just learned that between 2008 and 2015 not a single episode of Doctor Who aired that was written by a woman. Between The Sontaran Stratagem, a story with David Tennant as the Doctor, and The Woman Who Lived, a Peter Capaldi story, not a single episode was written by a woman.

#doctor who #mine #i dont fucking know #david tennant #peter capaldi #matt smith #stephen moffat #russell t davies #rtd #dw #chris chibnall #writers #television #women #sontarans #ashildr #catherine tate #jenna coleman #2008 #2015 #Catherine Tregenna #Helen Raynor

[fanonical]

all steven moffat episode titles be like "The Impossible Of The Doctor"

all chris chibnall episode titles be like "The Timaeus Event PART 3: Proliferation of the [classic who monster]"

all RTD episode titles be like "grass"

#Doctor Who #New Who #RTD #Chris Chibnall #Steven Moffat

[vroomvroomwee]

Doctor Who started off with terrible CGI but with stunning writing and as it progressed the two switched places. The CGI might be phenomenal but the writing is a dumpster fire.

I think that's partly why everyone is so excited for the 60th special. You've got the CGI and the writing this time now that RTD is back.

#doctor who #doctorwho #doctor who 60th anniversary #60th anniversary #cgi #chibnall era #chris chibnall #rtd #rtd era #steven moffat #moffat era

[kitmarlowe]

"It’s really important, I think, in any era of Doctor Who, for the Doctor to have an emotional journey, to have an arc and go on a voyage of discovery through their time on the show. I always knew this was going to be the arc for Jodie’s Doctor."

CHRIS CHIBNALL ON THE TIMELESS CHILD

#doctor who #dwedit #jodie whittaker #thirteenth doctor #chibnalledit #chris chibnall #jo martin #fugitive doctor #ncuti gatwa #fifteenth doctor #william hartnell #first doctor #gif #ugh this is horrible :( but i wash my hands of it #happy 4 years of people misunderstanding this plot! astounding #flashing gif

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Chibnall: So you going to use any of my stuff, Russell.

RTD: Yes, I'm gonna have the Doctor consumed by guilt for failing to save the universe from the Flux.

Chibnall: But I had them undo the Flux.

RTD: Did you, Chris? Did you really?

Chibnall:

#doctor who #dw #dw spoilers #wild blue yonder #rtd #russell t davies #chris chibnall

[nightmanatee]

"she [jodie whittaker] said from the start "i'm not gonna just audition for it. i'm gonna fight for it. i'm gonna represent what that means". and she knew what it would mean to women and girls." - chibnall in the who corner to corner podcast.

that's my doctor.

#bless her for that honestly #to go through SHIT bc of some fans #to go through so much and still be happy about your era and like the fandom etc etc #jodie whittaker #13th doctor #dw #doctor who #chris chibnall #thirteenth doctor

[quantumshade]

i really want to watch whatever show it was that chibnall stans watched it sounds really good

#whatever it was. it's not the same damn show that i watched that's for sure #doctor who #chris chibnall #delia.txt

[khruschevshoe]

How Behind-the Scenes Issues Affected the Writing of Doctor Who (Both Good and Bad)

Doctor Who is such a fascinating show to look at from a Watsonian v. Doylist perspective. Like, entirely just from an episode writing point of view:

Twice Upon A Time feels so slow and meandering and even boring in places because Chris Chibnall didn't want to start his run as showrunner and Steven Moffat didn't want the show to lose the coveted Christmas timeslot (ironic, I know) so he bumped the Twelfth Doctor's regeneration from the end of The Doctor Falls (where it makes sense) to the end of the Christmas special

Boom Town (my beloved) only exists because originally there was going to be an episode in its spot explaining that Rose had been molded to be the Doctor's perfect companion (by the Doctor, gross) and the writer didn't have the time to commit to the show

The ending of Last Christmas feels like one inside-a-dream too many because originally Jenna Coleman was questioning whether she was going to leave the show or not and the ending was rewritten after the first readthrough when she decided she wanted to stay for another season

The first five episodes of Season 7 feel like each one takes place in a different genre because that's literally how Steven Moffat pitched it to the writers; for example, A Town Called Mercy was literally pitched as "Doctor Who does a Western"

Not so much a weird one but one I find cool: Eleven's first words and Thirteen's first words were literally written by Moffat and Chibnall respectively, as they were brought in to write the first words of the first Doctors of their runs so as to make it cohesive

The reason why Fourteen isn't wearing Thirteen's clothes when he regenerates is because Jodie Whittaker is much shorter than David Tennant and Russell T. Davies didn't want it to look like he was making fun of the genderfluidity of the Doctor (still think he made the wrong decision, but eh)

Wilfred Mott isn't in the Runaway Bride and Donna's father isn't in Partners in Crime because the actor who played Donna's father, Howard Attfield, died after filming several scenes for Partners In Crime, leading to the character of "Stan Mott" from Voyage of the Damned being written into Partners In Crime as Donna's grandfather

Astrid Peth doesn't die in the original drafts of Voyage of the Damned, but Russell T. Davies wrote what is generally considered one of the most emotional deaths in Doctor Who just because he wanted Kylie Minogue to be able to focus on her music career

Originally Oxygen was written as a prequel to Mummy on the Orient Express, where a corporate representative appeared on a monitor. Said representative was fired for his fumbling of the station and would later live on as the company computer, Gus

During Season 11, Chris Chibnall had to do some major rewrites for many of the one-off episodes, therefore The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos ended up being a first draft that made it to screen. He later admitted it was his least favorite episode of the series

And this is only a fraction of what I found in terms of major behind-the-scenes writing reasons. Though I am still totally willing to critique the product that made it to our screens, finding out the reasons behind some of the more badly written episodes of the show really made me feel sympathy for every showrunner of the show as well as appreciate a lot of the good episodes that ended up here despite the short production schedule/unexpected problems (once again, Boom Town my beloved AND everyone's favorite companion Wilfred Mott only exist because of unforseen problems). Absolutely bonkers, isn't it?

#russell t davies #steven moffat #chris chibnall #wilfred mott #astrid peth #the battle of ranskoor av kolos #ninth doctor #tenth doctor #twelfth doctor #thirteenth doctor #jenna coleman #clara oswald #last christmas #twice upon a time #boom town #writing #behind the scenes #eleventh doctor #oxygen #mummy on the orient express #a town called mercy #partners in crime #fourteenth doctor #yes i did my research for this one #doctor who

[singing-not-sleeping-beauty]

if there is one thing I really want to thank Chris Chibnall for it is the companion support group

seriously, if the BBC wants to film a series of short webisodes featuring whichever former companions that are willing to come back,I would happily watch all of them

#doctor who #via rambles #dw #chris chibnall #martha jones #mickey smith #donna noble #melanie bush #ace dw #tegan jovanka #yasmin khan #graham o'brien #ryan sinclair #jack harkness #dan lewis #susan foreman #ian chesterton #jo grant

[estherwordnerd]

CHIBNALL ERA TO ME YOU ARE PERFECT!! AND MY SAPPHIC HEART WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL LONG AFTER THE NEXT SEASON, DOCTOR, SHOWRUNNER HAS BEEN AND GONE.

Everyone talks about how hit or miss the writing was in 13's era but never about how it had so much HEART. And HUMOUR. Some brilliant moments and great concepts and a doctor who (lol) clearly loved every SECOND of being there. They paid attention and let the doctor and her best friend fall in love because of how much we loved them together. And it had such a positive impact on me and so many queer whovians because of that!!

It's probably been said but I'll say it again: no era is without flaws and the things I love about 13's era outnumber the things I would have changed. This era broke new ground and reignited my love for the whole show and I know I'm not the only one. I will defend it until after everyone else has stopped caring. No one else got to be us. That is all thank you!!

#doctor who #jodie whittaker #thirteenth doctor #thasmin #yasmin khan #mandip gill #thirteen #chibnall era #chris chibnall #this more than anything is my conclusion from my rewatch. #unpopular opinion i guess

[someonecalledyes]

Even though the Master said he destroyed Gallifrey out of rage because of his jealousy for the Doctor's past as the Timeless Child, I can't take my mind off the fact that he's obviously done it because he hated the Time Lords for having treated the Doctor with such cruelty.

#doctor who #nuwho #new who #the thirteenth doctor #thirteenth doctor #13th doctor #dhawan!master #sacha dhawan #doctor x master #the master #the timeless children #gallifrey #jodie whittaker #chibnall era #chris chibnall

[the-lone-zarbi-on-trenzalore]

I just rewatched Flux in a single-day binge and I'm gonna be honest it holds up and holds together way better than I expected it to. And it REALLY lends itself well to a binge.

I kind of miss this version of Doctor Who already, and as much as I've really enjoyed the first two episodes of RTD2 I'm also kinda disappointed that we're now gonna spend another 4+ years watching Davies continue to solidify his voice as being synonymous with that of this show, rather than let new voices expand what Doctor Who can be and make more weird messy things like Flux that, whether you like the season or not, definitely represents a bold and fresh direction.

I can't wait for the Whittaker/Chibnall era to experience a re-evaluation, and it absolutely deserves one, but I have a feeling y'all aren't ready for that conversation yet.

#doctor who #flux #doctor who flux #chris chibnall #jodie whittaker #russell t davies #david tennant #ncuti gatwa #series 13 #60th anniversary #thirteenth doctor #fourteenth doctor

[neptunefairytales]

Thirteen: *points at Tzim Shaw* fuck you! *points at the lone cyberman* fuck you! *points at the daleks* fuck you! *points The Master* fuck me! *points at Tecteun* fuck you! *points at Yaz* fuck me! *points at Swarm* fuck you!

#doctor who #thirteen #yasmin khan #thasmin #jodie whittaker #mandip gill #the master #sacha dhawan #otp #lol #lgbtq #dalek #thoschei #fandom #quote #life #my art #artist on tumblr #language #chris chibnall

[13thdoctorposts]

New article dropped talking about how Chibs and Jodie saved Doctor Who. Nice to see something positive for a change.

#13th doctor #thirteenth doctor #thirteen #13 #13 era #dw #chris chibnall #chibnall era who #chibnall love

[thelvadams]

last stray thought for now but it'd be nice if people didn't use this new era as an opportunity to attack thirteen's era. there's been more than enough criticism and discussion about that era, but we wouldn't be where we are now if it hadn't been for jodie, chibnall and all those who came before

#badly articulated but i hope my point comes across #rtd did an amazing job today but there are some things that even he wouldn't have done 15 years ago #doctor who #dw spoilers #david tennant #catherine tate #jodie whittaker #chris chibnall

[whooo-eee]

i can’t express how mad i am that david tennant is 14. but ig i will try.

(disclaimer: i love david dearly as an actor and person, although his doctor is not my favourite)

jodie deserves a proper farewell, a moment to be remembered before all anyone thinks about is david’s return (the point of revealing the new doctor beforehand is so that the final episode is about celebrating the former doctor’s run)

ncuti deserves proper hype around the start of his run (and if his entrance into the show is mixed up in david’s specials then it’s not the same as the normal hype leading up to a new doctor’s series)

it feels like they’re just trying to pull back old audiences who stopped watching bc of chibnall and jodie (which feels quite an obvious and cheap trick, and also quite irritating that david’s run is viewed as ‘the good old days’)

the whole point of regeneration is that each doctor is new. like i get revisiting the old faces or whatever but tennants had his run, i don’t get why they should bring him back via regeneration (i could add a lot to this but i will refrain)

edit: so i did not explain this as well at first, i posted it when i was upset just to get it out there and see who agreed, so i’ve added some edits in brackets to clarify a bit. tbh if you get it then you get it, and if you don’t then that’s fine enjoy the specials and everything. jodie was my doctor and if david is yours then i’m happy for you.

#little rant ig #i don’t expect anyone to read it #for context i love david tennant he’s just not my favourite doctor #dr who #doctor who #the power of the doctor #tpotd #potd #jodie whittaker #13th doctor #mandip gill #thasmin #david tennant #tenth doctor #thirteenth doctor #chris chibnall