Who’s Next

The BBC have put Doctor Who on ice, at least for now. (No, they aren’t doing Doctor Who on Ice, with Ice Warriors skating around to the sound of the Second Doctor’s recorder. They’ve pulled the plug. For now.) This was after Disney threw gobs of money at it for a couple of years and then pulled said gobs, no doubt prompting BBC management to wish they’d included a “no takesy-backsies” clause. The Ncuti Gatwa era was already over, and now the what-the-hell-is-Billie-Piper-doing-there era is too. It won’t be the last regeneration we see on the Beeb, I’m sure. Just wait until they roll out David AI-ttenborough when that day inevitably arrives. It’ll be non-stop upscaled colourised HD versions of Zoo Quest to Madagascar. The entire British state is built on regenerations: dozens of regenerations of William I, with no end in sight. Admittedly it was a bit of a surprise when the Queen regenerated into a King, and a returning character at that. American fans have been fantasizing about a…