...if any of this article being about the 'real reason' that Peter Capaldi is leaving is true then I would be sadly disappointed... he is only second to David Tennant as being my most favourite Doctor ever... I think that when Peter Capaldi is quoted as saying...
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Capaldi fumed at the time: “Once you get past 8.15pm you’re getting yourself into adult territory. And although a lot of adults really like it, at its heart it’s designed to do a lot of entertaining of children as well."...
...it's quite apparent that Capaldi has the show at heart and could see that the shows poorer ratings were due to it's later timeslot and therefore was losing a lot of it's fans in children that adore the show... he must've been so frustrated by this... if you read further... almost all of the blame is directed squarely on the shoulders of Steve Moffatt which is rightly so in my humble opinion... when Capaldi leaves he will no doubt be snapped up by another show in no time... such is the calibre of the man... I read a part of the article that does really worry me though...
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"As one well-placed source put it: “Chris Chibnall has lots of ideas. He wants someone younger to appeal to a broader audience and he isn’t ruling out a woman this time.”...
...he bloody better not!... that's all that I can say to that without going into profanities... on this website below... cheers...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowb...nd-8pm-x-factor-slot-being-too-late-for-kids/
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Did BBC force out Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who ratings slump from complex plots, unpopular baddies and 8pm ‘X Factor slot’ being too late for kids?
Plots of the show were being criticised for becoming needlessly complex
BY JEN PHARO AND ALLY ROSS
1st February 2017, 12:14 am
Updated: 1st February 2017, 12:14 am
IF sweary spin doctor Malcolm Tucker watched the latest Doctor Who, he would brand it “a f***ing omnishambles”, a “catastrof***”, or even “S**tehead Revisited”.
Just weeks ago, Peter Capaldi — who played Tucker to much acclaim in The Thick Of It — swore allegiance to the Tardis, telling fans he hoped to play the Doctor “for a long time”.
Could a dramatic drop in ratings be the reason Capaldi ‘quit’ as Doctor Who?
Peter Capaldi quits Doctor Who after three years in leading role
But on Monday he made a spectacular U-turn and QUIT.
He declared: “I’ve never worked the same job for three years and I feel like now is the right time to move on.”
Last night insiders claimed the real reason for the extraordinary about-face was that he jumped before he was pushed.
Could Capaldi have 'quit' before being pushed by the BBC for being too old at the age of 58?
They said the Scottish star faced being dumped by incoming show boss Chris Chibnall, who has been tasked with rescuing the series, which has seen ratings nearly HALVE.
Doctor Who returns in brand new christmas special featuring Doctor Mysterio
Broadchurch writer Chris, who takes over next year, was rumoured to have been looking for
a replacement Time Lord before Monday’s announcement.
He is understood to want someone younger than 58-year-old Capaldi to play the hero.
Moffat's plots have been slammed for being too complex
As one well-placed source put it: “Chris has lots of ideas. He wants someone younger to appeal to a broader audience and he isn’t ruling out a woman this time.”
Capaldi is a talented and likeable actor but has not been the fans’ favourite Time Lord.
His first appearance, on Christmas Day in 2013, was watched by a peak of 10.2million viewers.
Fans have also said they hate new baddies in Doctor Who
Fast-forward three years and his Christmas Special for 2016 was viewed by 6.1million, a far cry from the 15.2million David Tennant pulled in for Christmas 2007.
Bugbears for fans include the fact that, pushing 60, he was too old to have flirty chemistry with sidekick Clara, played by gorgeous 30-year-old Jenna Coleman.
Some insiders claim money was also a factor in his departure.
Fans may be hoping Chris Chibnall lures David Tennant back as they are now on the set of Broadchurch together
Capaldi is understood to have been paid around £400,000 a year at the BBC and was said to be unhappy that Tennant had been earning £100,000 more when he left.
Having let it be known he was after a pay rise, negotiations appear to have ended badly.
Our source added: “Salaries at the BBC aren’t what they used to be and with Doctor Who not pulling in the ratings it used to, it would have been impossible to justify an even bigger wage bill.”
Capaldi previously told fans he hoped to play the Doctor 'for a long time'
But, tellingly, they added: “If you want to keep someone though, a pay rise can usually be found.”
Somewhat embarrassingly for the departing Capaldi, he initially threw his weight behind new boss Chris, who he clearly hoped to work with.
He said: “Chris is a wonderful writer. He’ll take it in a direction that is his and that’ll be very exciting.”
Alas, Capaldi will now be watching on the sofa with the rest of us.
But he made a U-turn on Monday and quit from the show
But for many “Whovians” most of the blame for the astonishing drop in ratings lands at writer and executive producer Steven Moffat’s door.
Bitten off more than he could chew
Under his stewardship fans — including die-hards — had started to complain the show had become impenetrable and needlessly complex.
Vanity Fair writer Joanna Robinson spoke for many when she wrote: “Before he took over . . . Moffat was a brilliant Doctor Who writer, cracking out some of the best single or two-part episodes on the show’s history.
“But when given full rein over a whole season, Moffat’s Whoverse started to crack . . . under the weight of too much tangled mythology.”
Co-writer Mark Gatiss's two episodes for Capaldi were also panned
The word at the BBC was that bosses believed Moffat, 55, had bitten off more than he could chew trying to run Sherlock and Doctor Who simultaneously.
It may be of little surprise that Sherlock’s most recent Christmas series was also blasted by fans for its nonsensical plot.
Co-writer Mark Gatiss, 50, may also be feeling the strain. His two Doctor Who episodes for Capaldi were also panned.
Capaldi was criticised for being too old to have any chemistry with co-star Jenna Coleman
Quietly the pressure was lifted after the decision was made to rest Doctor Who last year, officially because the Rio Olympics and Euro 2016 were filling the schedules.
That 12-month break came after the disastrous series nine in 2015.
The opener was watched by a peak of 4.8million but figures plunged as low as 3.9million.
The Scottish actor who took over the role of Doctor Who in 2014 announced that the 2017 Christmas Special will be his last
That series included the unconvincing baddy the Mire — adding to the equally terrible Robots from series eight.
According to Moffat and Capaldi, that 2015 outing was nobbled by bosses who ruthlessly scheduled the traditional family show after 8pm, pitting it against ITV’s The X Factor.
Capaldi fumed at the time: “Once you get past 8.15pm you’re getting yourself into adult territory. And although a lot of adults really like it, at its heart it’s designed to do a lot of entertaining of children as well.
“So it begins to move into a zone it doesn’t quite belong in.” Moffat has also had to dodge claims of misogyny, after referring to Billie Piper’s character Rose Tyler as the Doctor’s “slightly needy girlfriend”.
Honestly expecting a wee beach ball
He then said he was worried after seeing a DVD of Karen Gillan, 29 — the ex-model who became Matt Smith’s sidekick, Amy Pond — that she was too “wee and dumpy”.
He added he was “honestly expecting a wee beach ball” before meeting her at the auditions, where he was delighted to discover she was a “flame-haired goddess”.
Matt Smith played the Doctor between 2010 and 2013
Tackling the criticism, Moffat has said: “It’s a complicated issue. I never quite know how to respond.
“The general point being made by these people is correct. We need better female role models on screen.
“Maybe this is my dimwittery but I do not understand why Doctor Who, of all shows, is singled out as misogynistic. I’m sure I’m to the left of a lot of my detractors.”
