Why do English people care so deeply about Doctor Who?

Any time there is a casting change, it makes front page news across all their media outlets.

it's their only grasp into cultural relevancy since the 70's

>>212101699 (OP)
Britain has followed America's lead and become a nation of gibbering little toddlers.

>>212101699 (OP)
We don't. And we haven't since David Tennant was the main actor 15 years ago.
The BBC just pushes it constantly, as hard as they can, because they're desperate for it to be relevant and a success.
In reality only low functioning autistics and queer 13 year olds watch it.

>>212101699 (OP)
You are wrong. Sure, if the lead role has an actor change, that gets reported. But it's certainly not the biggest news.

I don't think that many people watch Doctor Who.

>>212101699 (OP)
>Why do English people care so deeply about Doctor Who?
We don't, but it's a massive cultural export, so the BBC has to run constant articles about it to remind people that it exists. Nu-Who is widely hated even by its fans in the UK, especially since they started making pro-corporate episodes about how great megacorporations are.

>>212101699 (OP)
English people generally haven't cared about Doctor Who since 2009
>Any time there is a casting change, it makes front page news across all their media outlets.
Smith was cast at the time Who was at its height, and Capaldi was cast immediately after the 50th anniversary.
Now they make news because they're obsessed with baiting the press.
Whittaker's casting made news obviously because she's the first woman, same for Gatwa making news because he's black.

isn't it getting cancelled again or something
used to watch it a little bit as a kid when tenant was the main actor, but don't know any adults who are still into it

>>212101998
Also it's worth noting just how less of a spectacle the casting has become.
Making the news is one thing, that's a given.
Smith and Capaldi had special shows dedicated to their announcements. Then Whittaker just had her announcement in the middle of Wimbledon, then Gatwa's casting announcement was just dropped casually on Twitter. That should tell you how much the show has declined.

>>212101957
>Nu-Who is widely hated even by its fans in the UK, especially since they started making pro-corporate episodes about how great megacorporations are.
It's very funny how clearly political nu-Who is.
It's simultaneously hyper-progressive and gay on all social issues, while also being hyper-capitalistic, pro-big corporations, etc.

>>212102144
Sounds like it caters to the same Londoner audience as the Grauniad

>this is the pride of english television

>>212101699 (OP)
>why is the new Doctor Who on the cover page of the Doctor Who Magazine, the OFFICIAL MAGAZINE of the BBC television series?

>>212101699 (OP)
The Casey report confirms that every British adult above the age of 20, including the posters here, were complicit in the activities of the Paki groomers. Many of them played a supporting or enabling role in criticizing those who tried to stop it

>>212102777
holy kek lmfao. not even hollywood is this blatant with it.

>>212102777
Jews wuz black

>>212101699 (OP)
good show