Doctor Who Getting Cancelled May 31, 2007
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UNBELIEVABLE how stupid is the BBC?
Apparently they are cancelling the show at the end of season four even though Doctor Who is one of the most popular shows in the UK.
Boss Russell T. Davies has decided to axe the BBC1 sci-fi drama and concentrate on other projects.
He and senior staff have hatched a plot to hand in a group resignation in summer 2008.
A source said: “The heavy workload — nine months of 16-hour days every year — has started to take its toll.
“It was decided the best thing for the show was go out at the top next year.”
This is just pathetic. It wasn’t that long ago that the BBC reported that the show had been confirmed for season 4 – or season 30 if you’re counting all Doctor Who. For FREAKIN once i’d like to see a SciFi show run by a real SciFi fan that isn’t going to screw fans over.
Show Me SciFi 
perhaps not? http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php#newsitemEElpyklAlltVZzVpsm
if true I shall have to cry.
Never seen Dr. Who (I’m catching up on Battlestar Galactica, give me a break, I didn’t always have Sci-Fi channel), I always hate it when Sci-Fi shows are run by people who don’t like Sci-Fi. I hope the best for the show and hope it gets a new show runner for it’s fifth (hopefully) and beyond season. I always thought that BBC did things right, but I guess that’s just me coming from the States.
thnx sgg for the link – too many ‘unnamed BBC sources’ in that story for my taste. My guess is that Davies was speaking originally without a PR handler…it would be great if this story (Who being canceled) was in fact wrong and inaccurate
It’s not cancelled. If ratings this eason stay as high as they have been, and the same is true of Series Four [30] next year, the BBC will continue to produce the series. Rusell T. Davies and Phil Collinson might move on a the end of Series Four [30] and the show might move on in a new direction, but this is what made most of the original 26 year run of the show so great, the fact that it constantly changed and adapted to the prevailing television environment.
I’m glad it seems to be just a rumor – the BBC would be insane to cancel the show this early, its ratings have been through the roof. I think it could quite easily survive without Davies, in fact as John pointed out it would probably be good thing to bring in new people so the show doesn’t become stagnant.
There have been some disturbing signs of stagnancy this season – human dalek, anyone? – but moments of brilliance, too. It would be a shame to see it go, but…I dunno, I’m starting to feel a little cold towards the bland new companion AND David Tennant’s massively shouty/over-acting Doctor.
New blood in the script and directing pool might be just what the show needs to avoid becoming stale. Here’s hoping the cancellation rumour is just that.
They should cancel it. It’s crap!
They should not cancell this show, yet!. It’s getting awesome every year, compare to the old Doctor Who, I’ve just seen..But this new Dr. Who is awesome!. David Tenants is brilliant dispise of over acting but maybe that’s his character. Keep it up. It’s all good. I’ll be watching. =D
they would have to be mad to cancel Dr Who. its the only decent show the BBC have been able to put out. but if thsi rumour is true, at least we will still get Torchwood as its one of his “other” projects.
I haven’t heard of any doctor who in ages… I know this is an old foarm… there’s a new show called torchwood now.
I wish they keeped doctor who on because torchwood isn’t even close to doctor who but it’s still good.