Doctor Who: Absolute Maybes

 

It's been a minute since I've done a Doctor Who post.

Here's what we know:

Russel T Davies is absolutely out as show runner!

No, we do not know this but that doesn't stop people from speculating wildly online that this is a thing.

We know there is supposed to be a Christmas Special this year and last we heard, RJT was/is/will be writing it.

After that....

Who knows?

I would say that given how the Disney+ deal imploded and some of that was due to some questionable choices by RJT, I would speculate that Russell may well be on his way out. 

But ignore all that you're hearing because nobody knows nothing. 

Here's another one:  

David Tennant is absolutely returning as the Doctor! 

Again, this is just the rumor mill running amuck.

And as much as I am down for David Tennant in anything, I kind of hope this rumor remains unfounded. 

Doctor Who really needs to move forward and beyond this rutting around the moldering truffles of nostalgia including whatever Billie Piper is supposed to be.

Billie is most definitely OR most definitely NOT the Doctor!

The rumor mongerers cannot seem to wrap their heads around a consistent theory of Billie's role in the show.

My guess for what it's worth is Billie is some interim form of the Doctor owing to the unique circumstances of 15th Doctor's regeneration. Some manifestation of Bad Wolf or the Moment or some damn thing like that. 

CEO of BBC Studios Global Content Zai Bennet assured that the  BBC is committed to ensuring Doctor Who has a “long and flourishing life”.

Meaning... what exactly? 

Your guess is good as mine.

Which brings us to another rumor.

There will not be a NEW Doctor Who series until 2028.

Again, just wild speculation but it sadly makes sense.

Unless the BBC is ready to ramp up production of new episodes immediately in the wake of completing the 2026 Christmas special, it seems unlikely a Doctor Who series would be ready for 2027

The general concensus of everyone guessing on the internet is that the BBC will not make a decision on a Doctor Who series until after completion of the special or even waiting until after it airs. 

Particularly if there are pivotal decisions up in the air as to who will actually run the show or even star in it. 

Another thing that is still up in the air is the fate of The War Between the Land and the Sea outside the United Kingdom.

The UNIT based Doctor Who spin off mini-series was part of the Disney+ deal but Disney has made NO reference to when or even if the series will ever be presented on it's platform.   

Meanwhile, the series is available for sale in the U.K. on DVD/Blu-Ray.

Meanwhile, I have been catching up on classic Doctor Who on it's Roku channel and there will be a Doctor Who Is Classic post at some unspecified point in the future.

Just like the BBC, I too can be vague and uncertain about the future. 

Doctor Who has a future filled with absolute maybes.