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On 2025-07-07 10:43:10 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
>> Verily, in article <xn0p7zfyo23jgeh001@post.eweka.nl>, did
>> blueshirt@indigo.news deliver unto us this message:
>>> 
>>> I would never stop others from enjoying the show. I'm sixty
>>> in two weeks time, if Doctor Who in 2025+ ain't for me I can
>>> live with that. I always hope for the best... but these
>>> days, I expect the worst. But I always want to see "Doctor
>>> Who" live on...
>> 
>> I don't want to stop anyone either, but it sure looks like
>> audiences are wandering off.
> 
> They are. As mentioned, I have seen this first hand.
> 
> There are too many alternatives now. In 1963 you watched BBC1
> or listened to the radio... and the programmes were on at a set
> time. Now, you can choose what you want to watch, at what time,
> and on what service...

It also used to be free (except for a TV license), but now they stupily 
 expect people to pay hundreds of dollars a month to sign up to 
numerous different streaming services to watch a couple of "exclusive" 
shows on each one. It's a ridiculous idea that has already failed for 
quite a few services as well as constant price increases.



>> I'd like the show to go on forever, too. Maybe it could end up
>> like Saturday Night Live or The Simpsons, somehow renewed even
>> when it stinks and nobody's watching, somehow recovering when
>> some new people rotate in. I can dream, anyway.
> 
> I suppose every TV show has a natural life span... maybe forever
> is a bit too optimistic.

TV will be around for a long time, although the method of broadcast 
will likely change over to internet-only eventually. That in itself is 
rather silly, since during an emergency the internet can easily go 
down, whereas a signal broadcast from further out will still work. (The 
same happens with stupid home phone via the internet - if the internet 
goes down, you can't call the help desk because your phone has gone 
with it!)