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Exclamation Disney dumps BBC Doctor Who deal after ‘woke’ rebrand falls flat


Disney has pulled out of its Doctor Who partnership with the BBC after just two
series following what critics called the show’s “woke” rebrand.

The US streaming giant has confirmed it will not be involved in the next series
of the sci-fi favourite following reports of lacklustre viewing figures.

it marks a major setback for the public service broadcaster, which announced
its tie-up with Disney to great fanfare in 2022. Bosses said the partnership
would transform Doctor Who into a “global franchise” reaching audiences in 150
countries.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...-woke-rebrand/
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I Can't imagine anyone over the age of Four watching the Inane politics of the BBC's DEI
message to the World dressed up as a TV Show ?
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I don't care whether or not the show was "woke", but using a picture of him in that outfit is just spiteful.
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But Disney LOVES woke!.. so i’m assuming it’s more to do with the ratings
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But Disney LOVES woke!.. so i’m assuming it’s more to do with the ratings

But it is not just that.


Disney watched the Worldwide Viewing numbers
it went low, can effect Advertisers in the USA

So yes Ratings is a Bitch
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But it is not just that.


Disney watched the Worldwide Viewing numbers
it went low, can effect Advertisers in the USA
I believe Doctor Who generally did okay for how much they paid for it, them dropping it has much more to do with this I think
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/disney...logy-improves/
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I believe Doctor Who generally did okay for how much they paid for it, them dropping it has much more to do with this I think
https://whatsondisneyplus.com/disney...logy-improves/

Yes, but lower amounts watching it in the USA
became a money problem.


They are still going on
without that big USA Cash help.
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I'm guessing that some people are calling it woke due to the actor being black and gay?

Without watching the episodes, that would be my guess.

Just to add, the Jodie Whittaker era was when I quit watching Doctor Who, easily my least favourite writing that I've seen from the Show came from that era.
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I'm guessing that some people are calling it woke due to the actor being black and gay?

Without watching the episodes, that would be my guess.

Just to add, the Jodie Whittaker era was when I quit watching Doctor Who, easily my least favourite writing that I've seen from the Show came from that era.
So woke means to be racist and homophobic and misogynistic.

When LT posts that something is ‘woke’ he is being racist, homophobic and misogynistic.
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Ask the guy that wrote the article.. or read the thing. I don’t have a clue
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the writing on the show has been dire for years, probably 10 years by now
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that is actually true because i think the last time doctor who 2005 era was really really great and of coruse had uk tv style high ratings was during the 9th 10th and 11th doctors eras which of course were nominated alot of times on uk tv award shows for many years at least between 2005 and 2013
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It's dead due to woke

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Except its not though is it? There's a spin off airing this Christmas and then a Christmas episode next year, before normal seasons resume in 2027


Do people ever get tired of yammering on about "WOKE" every two minutes?
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Except its not though is it? There's a spin off airing this Christmas and then a Christmas episode next year, before normal seasons resume in 2027


Do people ever get tired of yammering on about "WOKE" every two minutes?

He doesn’t even know what it means
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I’m sure you said that during the female doctor but that survived.

Nothing woke about a black person playing the doctor
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