Very interesting...and very light on details. Sounds like this won't see the light of day for a long time. But sure, DW kids' show, why not?
Disney not being involved is...telling.
Edit: Radio Times has a little more info:
The series will run for 26 episodes in 2027/2028 and a further 26 episodes in 2028/2029.
But just imagine the "Doug Jones walks into things" gag reel...
It looks like they've been quite the global football.
By 1995, the company was owned by Norwegian conglomerate Orkla. That year, Orkla sold a 50% stake in Helly Hansen to Resource Group International, which merged with Aker in 1996.
In 1997, Investcorp bought Aker's stake and most of Orkla's stake, resulting in its 70% ownership of Helly Hansen, which was valued at $160 million at the time.
In October 2006, Investcorp sold its shares in Helly Hansen to Altor Equity Partners, a private equity firm.
In 2012, Altor sold a 75% stake in Helly Hansen to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
In 2015, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan increased its position, acquiring Altor's remaining stock in the business. In May 2018, Ontario Teachers sold the company to Canadian Tire for CA$985 million.
This wasn’t technically my introduction to Who; I’m pretty sure I had seen some Tom Baker/Fourth Doctor repeats as a small child and I had a figurine of that version. But this was my first time new series were in production during my lifetime and my first time watching at an age where I could form memories.
This is more or less me, as well. I have very fuzzy memories of Classic Who reruns, but really jumped in with the 2005 series (although even then I started in 2007 or so). I have gone back and watched some Classic serials here and there, but my knowledge is far from complete.
I wonder what their main motivation is. If it's an effort to shield Gatwa from "fan" harassment, it's commendable. But ultimately probably pointless.
Moving the Coast Guard from Fisheries to DND is a sneaky way to add $2.5 billion to the defense budget without actually spending more money...
I just wish they wouldn't be so secretive about it all. It seems pretty clear that they're scrambling a bit...and honestly, that's okay. TV is hard, and sometimes you have to pivot. There's no need to (try to) cover it up.
The first post is up!
I caught the highlights of the Dogg Bowl - really glad to see Buck Pierce win his first game as head coach.
Nathan Rourke looked pretty sharp in the highlight reel, with a couple of long-bomb passes. Edmonton's extended play to end the 3rd quarter was nuts.
In “The menagerie”, pt 1, Kirk explicitly states he only met Pike the once when he was made Fleet Captain.
I actually think this one is a fun way of playing with that established dialogue in an unexpected way. The actual exchange goes like this:
MENDEZ: You ever met Chris Pike?
KIRK: When he was promoted to Fleet Captain.
MENDEZ: About your age. Big, handsome man, vital, active.
KIRK: I took over the Enterprise from him. Spock served with him for several years.
It's entirely possible that "when he was promoted to Fleet Captain" and "I took over the Enterprise from him" are two separate events. And if that's the case, then you might as well sprinkle in some additional meetings in between. I don't think it's the original intent of the scene in "The Menagerie", but it's a valid alternative interpretation.
The Gorn thing is admittedly a bit tougher to explain, but I think it's mostly a Kirk problem - Spock doesn't really say anything to indicate whether the Gorn are familiar to him or not. And I don't think Kirk has me the Gorn (yet) in SNW?
Okay, rewatch complete.
I do think that anyone who genuinely believes that something like "Space Babies" (which, to be clear, I did not particularly enjoy) was somehow out of line needs to pop back to 2025 and really look at what RTD was doing in his original run. A garbage bin belching after eating Mickey The Idiot kind of says it all.
This episode does a very, very good job of introducing the Doctor, and the basics of what he's all about (no Time Lords or Gallifrey to be mentioned just yet) to a new audience. Rose really was the best idea RTD had, allowing her to serve as the audience proxy moving forward. The focus on Rose's "domestics" was also a very good move, one not really replicated in the following seasons (though RTD certainly tried, and came pretty close with Donna's family).
The Nestene are a bizarre villain to open with - it's like RTD has a thing for smacking new viewers in the face with the goofiest things he can think of, just to set the expectations. Armies of department store mannequins in the streets of London are truly a sight to behold.
The episode isn't shot particularly dynamically, but it gets the job done.
One thing that I absolutely hate is Murray Gold's scoring for this era. The opening music over the montage of Rose's daily routine encapsulates it nicely - that driving percussion over the orchestral stuff just doesn't work for me at all. I'm going to try not to harp on it through the Tennant era, but I think Gold's work improves a lot once Matt Smith takes over. "The Doctor's Theme" is fantastic, though.
Huh...