As many of you may know, this year, 2015 is the 10th Anniversary of the Doctor Who reboot on 26th March. By 'Doctor Who reboot' I mean the show coming back in 2005 after its 16 year absence, revived by the wonderful Russell T Davies with a new Doctor (Christopher Eccleston). So in this article I will be deciding if celebrating the Doctor Who reboot is a good idea, especially so soon after the 50th Anniversary in 2013. No, We shouldn't celebrate the reboot.
As I mentioned above, the 50th anniversary was only a year ago, so isn't it a bit odd to have yet another anniversary so soon? And think about how that will sound to casual viewers, having the 50th anniversary then a year later having the 10th anniversary!?! When it comes down to it, its just 10 years since a hiatus finished, the same happened in 1986, but we didn't celebrate it. Some may also say we shouldn't celebrate the reboot because its the same show, we shouldn't split it into classic and new. Maybe fans should instead celebrate in their own way such as a marathon viewing or even a small convention. Yes, we should celebrate the reboot. 10 years ago Doctor Who came back and everyone was excited, including the people who cancelled it in the first place. Billboards around the UK had 'Doctor Who' plastered all over them and when it finally aired in March 2005, it gained millions of fans including me and possibly even you reading this, Doctor Who was practically re-born. Isn't this something to celebrate? Sure, we've just had the 50th anniversary, but you can never have enough parties! It doesn't even need to be anything as big as the 50th! Maybe just a story written by Russell T Davies or a series 1 character return... Russell T Davies' opinion... The man that brought the show back himself has said in a recent interview with Radio Times that “Someone from the [BBC's] branding team sent me a very lovely email saying do you want to do something, I don’t know what they imagined: a talk or a convention perhaps. I just said no, to be honest. A programme can’t have its fiftieth and then it’s tenth. I think that’s just confusing. It's marvellous and glorious; let it carry on." He also said Steven Moffat invites him to write a story every year, but he declines. My Opinion... In my opinion I think that yes, we should do something to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the reboot for reasons I mentioned above; I became a fan 10 years ago that day so it is a special day for me personally (and many others I'm sure) but also I just think it's something we should remember, how the show came back after years 16 years off air so successfully, it truly is a triumph. Conclusion. So, now I've weighed both sides of the argument and looked at what the good points and bad points are, I think it's unlikely we'll get anything big like a TV story, but I still think a small convention is possible. In reality plans for the reboot are still undecided. Of course it doesn't really matter if we celebrate or not (fans seem very split on whether we should or shouldn't) but although I would like something, if we don't fans will surely celebrate in their own way such as having their own parties or doing a Doctor Who series 1-8 marathon. As you've probably notice, this article is quite opinion based but I've tried to cover all sides. What's your opinion? Mention in the comments.
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