Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.

RTD said in ... SFX magazine:

"Yes, we're calling it season one."

I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
everyone seems quiet about it.

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/

Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>
> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>
> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
> I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
> as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
> going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
> everyone seems quiet about it.
>
> https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/
>

I’m calling it season 40, following on from Special Season 4 (Special
Season 1 was The Next Doctor through to The End of Time in 2009, Special
Season 2 was Day of the Doctor / Time of the Doctor plus accompanying
webisodes in 2013, and Special Season 3 was Eve of the Daleks through Power
of the Doctor in 2022. Defined by me as a set of transitional specials
leading to a regeneration, following on from a standard season).

RTD and Disney can call it whatever they like. It’s their show now. And in
one pragmatic sense it is season one - the first season produced by an
independent company (Bad Wolf) and not the BBC.

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Timeless Children'. I'm not going to deny what he wrote. I'm going with it.
It's absolutely fine." — Russell T. Davies

On 2023-11-05 13:53:00 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>
> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>
> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>
> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
> I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
> as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
> going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
> everyone seems quiet about it.
>
> https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/
>

Because nobody actually cares any longer. The 'Politically Correct'
idiots killed the real Doctor Who years ago.

The Last Doctor wrote:

> Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
> > Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> > referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
> >
> > RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
> >
> > "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
> I’m calling it season 40, following on from Special Season 4 (Special
> Season 1 was The Next Doctor through to The End of Time in 2009, Special
> Season 2 was Day of the Doctor / Time of the Doctor plus accompanying
> webisodes in 2013, and Special Season 3 was Eve of the Daleks through
> Power of the Doctor in 2022. Defined by me as a set of transitional
> specials leading to a regeneration, following on from a standard
> season).

As it's the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who this year they could have just
gone for the outrageously pompous "Season 61" for Ncuti Gatwa's first
season next year... and retrofitted specials and webisodes in to the
series to make it correct. (Each 'special' could have been a season! The
Five Doctors? A season! etc.) It is all PR bunkum anyway... as you're
celebrating the 60th anniversary of a TV show one minute and then calling
the next season "Season One"!

> RTD and Disney can call it whatever they like. It’s their show now. And
> in one pragmatic sense it is season one - the first season produced by
> an independent company (Bad Wolf) and not the BBC.

It reminds me of when Marvel used to renumber a long running comic book
series so that we could have yet more issue #1's.

In article <xn0o8z5i22n4fjs008@reader.xsnews.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>
>RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>
>"Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
>I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
>as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
>going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
>everyone seems quiet about it.
>
>https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/

Some have!
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In article <ui8dta$226f$1@dont-email.me>,
The Last Doctor <mike@xenocyte.com> wrote:
>Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>>
>> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>>
>> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>>
>> I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
>> as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
>> going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
>> everyone seems quiet about it.
>>
>>
>https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/
>>
>
>I’m calling it season 40, following on from Special Season 4 (Special
>Season 1 was The Next Doctor through to The End of Time in 2009, Special
>Season 2 was Day of the Doctor / Time of the Doctor plus accompanying
>webisodes in 2013, and Special Season 3 was Eve of the Daleks through Power
>of the Doctor in 2022. Defined by me as a set of transitional specials
>leading to a regeneration, following on from a standard season).
>
>RTD and Disney can call it whatever they like. It’s their show now. And in
>one pragmatic sense it is season one - the first season produced by an
>independent company (Bad Wolf) and not the BBC.
>

Somewhat sensible!

>--
>"I'm not going to unwrite my good friend Chris Chibnall's work on 'The
>Timeless Children'. I'm not going to deny what he wrote. I'm going with it.
>It's absolutely fine." — Russell T. Davies

Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!Depise confirmed!
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In article <ui8tjo$4grr$1@dont-email.me>,
BungleBob <bunglebob@thejungle.com> wrote:
>On 2023-11-05 13:53:00 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>>
>> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>>
>> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>>
>> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>>
>> I thought this would have the moaners frothing at the mouth... especially
>> as it's almost certainly done for Disney+ purposes. (They were hardly
>> going to start a new show on their service at Season 14 were they?) But
>> everyone seems quiet about it.
>>
>>
>https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/russell-t-davies-confirms-that-doctor-who-series-14-will-be-rebranded-season-1-2362786/
>>
>
>Because nobody actually cares any longer. The 'Politically Correct'
>idiots killed the real Doctor Who years ago.
>

Like Chris Chibnall!
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"Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
> It reminds me of when Marvel used to renumber a long running
> comic book series so that we could have yet more issue #1's.

What do you mean "used to"? :-/

9/20:
Captain America #1 (JMS run begins)
Next week:
Punisher #1
Later this month:
Spider-Woman #1
etc.
-WBE

"Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>
> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>
> "Yes, we're calling it season one."

How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?

That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world distinguish
it from the real Season 1.
-WBE

In article <ydlebbedt2.fsf@UBEblock.psr.com>,
Winston <wbe@UBEBLOCK.psr.com.invalid> wrote:
>"Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
>> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>>
>> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>>
>> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
>How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?
>
>That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world distinguish
>it from the real Season 1.
> -WBE

Works for me.
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Winston wrote:

> "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
> > It reminds me of when Marvel used to renumber a long running
> > comic book series so that we could have yet more issue #1's.
>
> What do you mean "used to"? :-/

I'm old... I don't buy comics anymore!

> 9/20:
> Captain America #1 (JMS run begins)
> Next week:
> Punisher #1
> Later this month:
> Spider-Woman #1
> etc.

:-)

Winston wrote:

> "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
> > Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> > referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
> >
> > RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
> >
> > "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>
> How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?
>
> That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world distinguish
> it from the real Season 1.

Yeah, calling it S1 after the 60th anniversary of the show seems a bit
mad but I do understand it. Doctor Who fans usually refer to eras of the
show by Doctor anyway so it'll probably be Ncuti Gatwa's first season,
second season (etc.) as opposed to Doctor Who S1, S2 ...

On 2023-11-06 23:14:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:

> Winston wrote:
>
>> "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
>>> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>>> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>>>
>>> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>>>
>>> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>>
>> How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?
>>
>> That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world distinguish
>> it from the real Season 1.
>
> Yeah, calling it S1 after the 60th anniversary of the show seems a bit
> mad but I do understand it. Doctor Who fans usually refer to eras of the
> show by Doctor anyway so it'll probably be Ncuti Gatwa's first season,
> second season (etc.) as opposed to Doctor Who S1, S2 ...

There's really only three actual eras ...

Original Era
Resurrected Era
Disney Era

each of which (re)started the season / series counter at 1.

You could also have a fourth era, the "Missing Years Era" where there
was no TV show.

Technically there is a fifth era or sub-era as well, the awful "Woke
Era" (or "Woke Error" since it was a huge mistake), but that didn't
restart the season numbering, and was partly in the "Resurrected Era"
and continues in the "Disney Era".

In article <uibu3r$m3mr$1@dont-email.me>,
BungleBob <bunglebob@thejungle.com> wrote:
>On 2023-11-06 23:14:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>
>> Winston wrote:
>>
>>> "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
>>>> Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
>>>> referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
>>>>
>>>> RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
>>>>
>>>> "Yes, we're calling it season one."
>>>
>>> How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?
>>>
>>> That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world distinguish
>>> it from the real Season 1.
>>
>> Yeah, calling it S1 after the 60th anniversary of the show seems a bit
>> mad but I do understand it. Doctor Who fans usually refer to eras of the
>> show by Doctor anyway so it'll probably be Ncuti Gatwa's first season,
>> second season (etc.) as opposed to Doctor Who S1, S2 ...
>
>There's really only three actual eras ...
>
> Original Era
> Resurrected Era
> Disney Era
>
>each of which (re)started the season / series counter at 1.
>
>You could also have a fourth era, the "Missing Years Era" where there
>was no TV show.
>
>Technically there is a fifth era or sub-era as well, the awful "Woke
>Era" (or "Woke Error" since it was a huge mistake), but that didn't
>restart the season numbering, and was partly in the "Resurrected Era"
>and continues in the "Disney Era".
>
>
>

Reset!
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BungleBob wrote:

> On 2023-11-06 23:14:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>
> > Winston wrote:
> >
> >>"Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> writes:
> > > > Nobody seemed to pick up on the fact that what us fans were
> > > > referring to as S14 is actually going to be called S1.
> > > >
> > > > RTD said in ... SFX magazine:
> > > >
> > > > "Yes, we're calling it season one."
> > >
> > > How about we call it season 1D (for Disney)?
> > >
> > > That lets them have their "1" and lets the rest of the world
> > > distinguish it from the real Season 1.
> >
> > Yeah, calling it S1 after the 60th anniversary of the show seems a bit
> > mad but I do understand it. Doctor Who fans usually refer to eras of
> > the show by Doctor anyway so it'll probably be Ncuti Gatwa's first
> > season, second season (etc.) as opposed to Doctor Who S1, S2 ...
>
> There's really only three actual eras ...
>
> Original Era
> Resurrected Era
> Disney Era
>
> each of which (re)started the season / series counter at 1.

I go with same show... Jon Pertwee era, Tom Baker era, Matt Smith era,
(etc.)

Discussing the "McCoy era" is quite a popular online discussion term!

Although in discussions fans often use Executive Producer eras too...
Robert Holmes era, JNT era, RTD era (etc.) depending on the issue subject.

> You could also have a fourth era, the "Missing Years Era" where there
> was no TV show.

With plenty of books, comics and audios that kept the show alive yeah,
that is an era of Doctor Who.

> Technically there is a fifth era or sub-era as well, the awful "Woke
> Era" (or "Woke Error" since it was a huge mistake), but that didn't
> restart the season numbering, and was partly in the "Resurrected Era"
> and continues in the "Disney Era".

I'm not sure the BBC will acknowledge that era of Doctor Who in marketing
materials or reference books. I'm sure it might crop up on Facebook or
newsgroups like rec.arts.drwho though!