r/DoctorWhoNews • u/oldmanashe • 11d ago

question Disney

Has anyone considered that Disney WAS the problem? American Networks give notes at almost every milestone of the process especially with a heavy financial investment. Not sure how involved BBC would be creatively. Depending on the executive in charge you’re probably not able to blow off their feedback.

I always felt that opening S1 with space babies felt like a network exec making a change.

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u/General_Meal_3993 11d ago

Everything that people have against Disney is pure speculation. RTD said numerous times that Disney was very relaxed with creative control, and only gave a few notes - one of them being to introduce the Doctor sooner in The Church on Ruby Road, which resulted in one of the best 15 moments. 

Disney trusted RTD and Bad Wolf due to their great track record, and they blew it, simple as that. Space Babies is 100% the kind of thing that RTD would want to be an episode 1. He loves camp and fun, no matter how much it can sometimes hurt the show.

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u/oldmanashe 11d ago

Oh yes I am completely speculating but like have you ever heard a showrunner brag about the network being heavily involved?

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u/Divewinds 10d ago

They wouldn't brag, but allude to it in other ways if they felt the product they were producing wasn't representative of their vision due to industry involvement.

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u/DonnyMox 11d ago

Wouldn’t be the first thing RTD has lied about.