Doctor Who Social Club

Ever since the RTD2 era started, I've seen a number of people insisting that Disney is ruining the show, or that they can see the corp's fingerprints all over it, or other things to that effect. These statements have come not only from the corners of the internet that I'm completely comfortable ignoring, but also from people I respect.

My question is simple: do you think this is a real phenomenon, and if you do, can you provide some examples of what you mean? The examples can be based in fact, or purely vibes-based, I would just like you to clearly identify which it is, and if it is vibes based, what makes you feel that way.

It's probably clear by now, but I just don't see it. Nothing about the RTD2 era has screamed "studio interference" to me, nor do I get a "Disney vibe" from it (Disney is such a massive conglomerate at this point, I don't even know what that vibe would be). I guess you could point to the musical numbers as an example?

Ultimately, I feel like for better or worse, RTD has been doing the things that RTD likes to do for these past two seasons.

There is one example of Disney directly influencing the show that I'm aware of: RTD has said that in "The Church On Ruby Road", Disney felt that the Doctor needed to be introduced earlier in the story, so he wrote the scene with the Doctor "rescuing" the lady with the baby carriage. And honestly? That's a pretty good note.

Anyways, no wrong answers. Just help me understand.

Written by: Russell T Davies

Directed by: Brian Grant

Written by: Robert Shearman

Directed by: Joe Ahearne

"I have rules on it that are quite strict about no blood because there are very young children [watching]... You can have laser beams, you can have deaths, you can have all sorts of deaths, but not blood bursting out of people. There's plenty of that happening on other pieces of television."

Full YouTube interview here.

Written by: Russell T Davies

Directed by: Keith Boak

Written by: Russell T Davies

Directed by: Keith Boak

Written by: Mark Gatiss

Directed by: Euros Lyn