Doctor Who - Discussions on Season 5 onwards

...*cough* Back on topic *cough*...

The biggest problem I've got with the logo, is how the logo is really aimed at the retro older Who audience... which I'm part of, so it's not an unbiased argument... and how newer and most importantly younger fans will see this revamp as a much duller and boring change.

The current look is colourful and exciting and modern, exactly what was intended from the shows revamp. It's the current look that's established the show, given it a second magazine for kids [can you imagine this new image on the Adventures mag?!], and launched two spin off shows just as popular as the main product itself. And yes the logo does help with all the above, as it's the shows image. Changing it to what I see as a stereotypical sci fi logo, with cold blues and sterile metals... not what I'd call warm or inviting for a family target audience.

You know it's not real, don't you?

Its surprising that they feel they need to aim at that audience, after picking up many new & varied fans since the comeback.

I think the logo, from what I've seen of it is a big mistake.
Apart from not really liking the font or colours, It just really doesn't suit Doctor Who, to me anyway. It seems 'funky 70's' rather than a modern sci-fi drama. The old logo wasn't the best, but the new one is disappointing, and I really hope trying to recreate the 'Old Dr Who feel' ends at the logo...

Well we already know about the TARDIS redesign with it's white windows and St. John's logo on the door... yet more classic Who markings.

It's almost as if he's trying to remove everything that RTD introduced to the show... which like it or not, made it the success it is today.

This may or may not be the best place for speculation, and I've no idea the future for the series, but I think you may be right - and hopefully in a good way. I wonder how long the idea of the Time War will last - maybe a series finale where somehow it never happened and all is reset...

Well I think we've both made our thoughts clear, so I shan't say any more on the matter.

But chin up, and hope you feel better soon.

Well I have to say I like the logo and it's very reminiscent of earlier logos. I can understand what others say about it being too retro. With the current logo, the thing I like most is that it isn't based on anything that has come before, it was new and vibrant and unlike other logos the wording was in one line. It also looked great on magazines and other branding, in fact I'm surprised it is hated by some people as much as it is.

I won't get worked up over a logo as I feel the quality of the writing, acting and execution will make or break the show. And I won't adopt a 'sky is falling approach' until I see a new episode featuring the new Doctor in 2010.

Keep the faith!

I sense this logo will end up growing on me, but to me, it just seems far too bleak and uninspiring. It looks like it was knocked up very quickly in Photoshop.

I suppose the reason it feels this way is because of how good the old logo was: it was different, with warm colours and fine detail, and had an excellent "organic" feel to it that perfectly reflected the new series. This just feels... uninspired. And I don't like the DW-shaped TARDIS thing. Too many superhero connotations - and we all know what happened last time Who had a superhero-style logo (yes, Seventh Doctor logo, I am looking at you...)

Overall, however, I'm still optimistic about the incoming Doctor... however, the logo looks rather nasty at the moment.

the irony...

the previous logo (the flying turd as I like to call it) was hastily knocked up...!

The first version of it was awful I agree, but when they remade it come the 2006 Christmas Special, and gave it the extra level of detail... I personally love it. A great logo that is very eye catching on advertising and media.

This new logo, on the other hand, wont be. Try and imagine [or even mock, I dare's ya! ] what the new look Doctor Who Magazine and Doctor Who Adventures will look like come Series 5, and see if they're anywhere near as bright and exciting as what we currently have.

really? i find that interesting...
worldwide hated that logo...purely because it was so unwieldy and didn't work across the whole platform of branding on and off air.
personally i think it looks extremely cheap. and no amount of extra detail in 2006 was going to save it!

but hey, horses for courses and all that...I know a lot of people on other boards have got quite het up about it, as obviously this is a big deal for them....but I'm not too fussed about arguing about a flying turd..!

I just think the current logo is a LOT more appealing for kids/teens... aka the newcomers. The Beeb should know that the old Who fans were going to be appealed to anyway, so making a more colourful and different logo was going to help attract the newcomers more than a rehash of the older designs.

What 2010 is bringing, is a rehash, and a cold dark one at that. Doctor Who Adventures is not going to sell looking all dark and metallic.

[Ironic I chose post number 666 to talk about things looking dark ]