BBC Studios & Twitch Team Up For Special Doctor Who Digital Broadcast Event
Over 500 episodes will be streamed over a seven-week period in this special shared-viewing event.
Today, Twitch announced that it is teaming up with BBC Studios for the first-ever digital broadcasting event for Doctor Who, which will be airing on six-to-seven-hour blocks daily. Also, new Whovian emotes will be available to viewers.
Over 500 episodes from 26 season will be shown and will start every Monday to Friday at 11 AM PDT. Fans in the US, UK, and Canada will also be able to participate in a Twitch giveaway, which includes a grand prize trip
“We are constantly looking at ways to reach new audiences and make it easier for fans to engage with our most popular shows," says Nick Coulter, director of digital sales and business development at BBC Studios, in the press release. "Doctor Who, in particular, has a great tradition of pioneering new technologies, from early VHS all the way through to the new digital services of today. Twitch is another great example of this, as a brilliant service with over 15 million active daily users, we are thrilled to be able to offer them the chance to indulge in the Classic Doctor Who series and celebrate its amazing 54 year legacy of excitement and innovation.”
“Doctor Who and its clever take on sci-fi
This event will revive the Doctor Who series by taking advantage of a real-time shared viewing experience. To get access to the 14
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Seems like a good idea to me
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I thought I was an old school Doctor Who fan but after watching some of the old episodes, I'm not so sure. I don't mind the old sets, the hilariously crude special effects, and whatnot, but I can't handle the pacing. I feel like things were padded out a lot back in the day.
And I didn't realize how often they'd try to sideline Lady Romana by putting her in a prison or whatever. New Who does a massively better job of giving the companions something to do.
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The old series do not age well from production value (as well as the attitudes related to women at the time), but there are still stories that work really well despite the campiness, like Caves.
Its like Trek TOS - the production is incredibly campy, it wears a very 60s attitude on sexism, but there's still strong sci-fi concepts in there. -
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