Okay, disclaimer first, this is about 3/4 theorising and 1/4 fact.
Ecclstone has pointed out in a recent interview that the BBC's press release that he was leaving because he didn't want to get typecast is largely untrue, and in fact it was their decision not to renew his contract. he's since shut about it due to legal reasons.
The BBC is contracted to produce 4 series, or Doctors 9&10 whichever comes first.
The head of the BBC has publically stated that he does not like sci-fi and particually doesn't like Dr Who. He would prefer the money went elsewhere.
Logical conclusion: The head of the BBC reluctantly gave way to public and internal pressures to do a new series of Dr Who, but is trying to kill it first by putting Eccleston as the Doctor, but he turned out to be successful so he was dropped.
Now he's putting this guy in the role, partly with the hope of turning off the fans, and partly because he hopes to be able to get rid of him as easily and therefore cancel the show because of the subclause to the contract.
Either way, once again the personal prefferances of the head of the BBC matters more than that of the viewers. Once again Auntie BBC is being run as someone's personal petty kingdom rather than a public company with a duty to provide what the customer wants.
[which incidently is why Dr Who got cancelled in the first place and it's funding went to televise more snooker. The DG was a snooker fan.]
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Date: 2005-04-16 10:06 am (UTC)Ecclstone has pointed out in a recent interview that the BBC's press release that he was leaving because he didn't want to get typecast is largely untrue, and in fact it was their decision not to renew his contract. he's since shut about it due to legal reasons.
The BBC is contracted to produce 4 series, or Doctors 9&10 whichever comes first.
The head of the BBC has publically stated that he does not like sci-fi and particually doesn't like Dr Who. He would prefer the money went elsewhere.
Logical conclusion: The head of the BBC reluctantly gave way to public and internal pressures to do a new series of Dr Who, but is trying to kill it first by putting Eccleston as the Doctor, but he turned out to be successful so he was dropped.
Now he's putting this guy in the role, partly with the hope of turning off the fans, and partly because he hopes to be able to get rid of him as easily and therefore cancel the show because of the subclause to the contract.
Either way, once again the personal prefferances of the head of the BBC matters more than that of the viewers. Once again Auntie BBC is being run as someone's personal petty kingdom rather than a public company with a duty to provide what the customer wants.
[which incidently is why Dr Who got cancelled in the first place and it's funding went to televise more snooker. The DG was a snooker fan.]