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[–] 9 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Can't really disagree with him about the substantial leaks, nor about the online outrage professionals. It's an exhausting environment to navigate as viewers, especially because it largely feeds off our passion for shows like Who and Trek.

However, I'll be interested in following the reactions of other parties involved in the production of the show for the past couple of years, once they've digested Davies' version. If the messy season arcs and anticlimactic finales are any sign, there must have been more happening on the production than just unfounded optimism about Disney extending their streaming deal.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago* (2 children)

    I mean the answer is literally to just ignore online communities and make art. It's amazing that it's taken both gave devs and show runners like 15 fucking years to figure this out.

    People on the Internet are toxic. Ignore them. The "bigger" the influencer is, the more you should ignore them. I am available for consulting work if any big studio execs would like to learn more.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago

    I mean the answer is literally to just ignore online communities and make art.

    I'm sure most creators would love to, but you just know the network execs are coming to RTD and saying something like "Twitter is really upset about XYZ, can you tone down the wokeness?" etc.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago

    I mean the answer is literally to just ignore online communities and make art.

    I wish I could agree. The toxic communities aren't doing what they do to get the creators' attention, so withholding that attention don't accomplish anything. That's not what sustains them.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 days ago

    I think Davies is a pretty diplomatic guy - he didn't really throw anyone under the bus as an individual, and was pretty sympathetic to the Beeb's predicament.

    Similarly, I don't think he's ever said a bad thing about Christopher Eccleston, even though the latter has openly called for him to be fired.

    So as much as I'm sure there are other sides of the story, I'm not sure they'd be very juicy. Except maybe the Disney POV, but Davies likely isn't privy to that.

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