Russell T Davies Is Remaining Vague About the Future of ‘Doctor Who'
As Doctor Who's ongoing future remains in flux (no, not that flux), fans remain waiting to hear for any sign that news on the security of that future is on the way. Well, in its latest development, there's good news and bad news: but in the middle of that is the fact that all of this still remains so vague that you're free to take it however you want.
Writing in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine in his monthly production column (via Cultbox), showrunner Russell T Davies confirmed that he would be stepping away from writing the column going forward, while the future of the Doctor Who remained unsettled. Davies had used the monthly column to tease upcoming storylines and offer fans insight onto where he was at currently on scriptwriting or planning for future seasons. Now that will no longer be the case.
'We don't know what's happening yet and while everyone works that out, I'll take a pause on this page,' Davies wrote. 'Thanks for reading! And thanks to DWM, a delight to work with you on this wonderful magazine. Hopefully, we'll have news soon, and certainly, The War Between the Land and the Sea is about to break out, so there are great things ahead.'
The fact that Davies won't regularly be discussing the show in the magazine—or having much to say in his column on War Between the Land and the Sea, the one definitive piece of Doctor Who material we know is hitting TV for the foreseeable future—might be cause for concern in terms of getting news about Doctor Who's renewal any time soon. But the showrunner remained optimistic, albeit vague, that it will come back… at some point.
'No, not the end, don't be mad. Doctor Who will never end! There are pathways leading to potential futures,' Davies continued. 'We've still got the mystery of that bright and blazing ending, 'Oh, hello,' yes indeed, hello Billie! And there's Susan, of course. I wonder if we'll ever find out who the Boss is. Or who the Boss are.'
Regardless, the state of Doctor Who's future outside of the aforementioned War Between the Land and the Sea (and the BBC's recent news that it was in the early stages of development on an animated Doctor Who series distinctly separate from the primary show for young children) remains as up in the air now, as it did the weekend its latest season came to a confounding, controversial end. Whether or not fans will be able to hold out hope beyond Davies' platitudes remains to be seen.
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