An absolutely brilliant show, ordered with a two season contract… canceled now.
That’s Amazon for you.
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Happened all the time: Firefly, V - original and reboot!, Terminator S.C.C., Dark Angel, Travelers, Raised by Wolves, Halo (probably) … each one cancelled without a decent ending
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But they did not have the contract.
If „Etoile“ had been done without the second season order I would have been annoyed about the cancelation, too, but would not have been shocked because the show is expensive and apparently not what the masses like.
To promise second seasons to a production and then kill it is just the way power now asserts itself: hey, we‘re the masters, we don’t have to stick to agreements.
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Normally I wouldn’t care about this, since we’ve already had a remake, another TV adaptation, and, of course, the classic original film.
But, since it’s Mike Flanagan adapting Stephen King, I have no doubt that this will be worth watching and not just be a remake for the sake of a remake.
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Not a good sign…
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Disney still dragging their feet. Betting the BBC are really regretting partnering with them now.
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That’s weirder than I expected.
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Doctor Who (Disney+)
My wife and I gave the last two seasons a try. But while everyone is doing their best it felt strained and often ill-conceived (the goblins‘ song?).
Gatwa brings charme and acting prowess but even he cannot raise the material to the level of surprise and weird fun the show once excelled with.
It’s all been there done that, going through the motions. Maybe they would have benefitted from a showrunner who had never been involved with WHO.
There is a lesson here for Bond, I presume.
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Ncuti Gatwa’s run as the Doctor was a mixed bag, but what era of Doctor Who wasn’t? He had some strong episodes with 73 Yards and Dot and Bubble, deserving to be remembered with the best of them.
First time around Russell T. Davies was quite smart about what monsters and characters he reintroduced from the classic series; this time, less so. He’s plundering Doctor Who’s back catalogue for more obscure villains to bring back. I’ve said before that I liked the return of the Toymaker as it was for an anniversary special, and I don’t think he expected anyone to have seen the original as it’s a lost episode. But I question the wisdom of basing the series finales around Sutekh and the Rani and the less said about him reducing Omega to a mindless CGI monster the better.
That said, I have read some interesting rumour and speculation about what could have been. I won’t go into it right now unless anyone’s interested. But the story goes he had to rework the end of series 1 and much of his plans for series 2 because Millie Gibson chose not to stay on and then had to rework the end of series 2 to make it an exit for Gatwa.
Still, there was fun to be had, and we had some enjoyable stand-alone episodes. However, it looks like we’re in for a long wait until the next one.
In the meantime, I am looking forward to The War Between The Land And The Sea. I like the UNIT team they’ve established and the Sea Devils/ Silurians are one of my favourite parts of Doctor Who lore.
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