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Last week, an incomplete scene featuring Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor surreptitiously hit the web, giving fans eager for leaks and spoilers a taste of what to expect from the next season of Doctor Who. But while in the entertainment business leaks and spoilers are part and parcel of the industry, in this case, the BBC is none too pleased about it.
In fact, the corporation has filed an application in a California court this week in an effort to expose the person who put the leaked footage online—hoping California’s Federal Court would put pressure on Tapatalk, whose messaging service was used to upload and disseminate a non-final, 53-second clip of Whittaker’s Doctor in action. The BBC isn’t accusing Tapatalk of any wrongdoing; rather, it just wants details on the user that uploaded the clip, so it can attempt to isolate just where in Doctor Who’s long line of production the clip got leaked.
Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-bbc-is-heading-to-court-to-hunt-down-a-doctor-who-l-1827319614
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @09:34PM (5 children)
Yeah diversity and equality is being pushed pretty fucking hard in a lot of new media, but I'd say that is balanced out by all the regressive/repressive shit that gets published.
Cop shows are frequently showing violence and illegal search/seizure as valid tactics, or at the very least "ends justify the means". I think I can handle the high presence of diversity topics, at the very least they aren't negative things.
Why does this stuff bother you so much? Are you offended but can't turn a video off?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Thursday July 05 2018, @09:55PM (2 children)
You're watching too many re-runs. Try something produced in the last 5 years. Especially if its British.
ALL commanding officers (and more than half the cast) on british cop serials are women.
Nobody carries a gun.
Every Police officer is deeply flawed and struggling with daemons.
People are let go promptly - catch and release.
Nobody takes a swing at anybody, certainly not the police.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:37PM
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:56PM
Hmm, I'll give you the flawed demons and such but I've seen a few new shows with males and violence, with women being violent as well. Much closer to reality than your crazy preconceptions. As usual lack of knowledge and experience is the conservatives Achilles heel. Oh, Achilles heel is a reference to a mythological character's weak spot.
(Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:34PM (1 child)
But they don't "balance" unfortunately, quite the opposite.
"Cop shows are frequently showing violence and illegal search/seizure as valid tactics, or at the very least "ends justify the means"."
Not just 'valid' but in many cases as exemplary, required. And that crap has been the pattern from Hollywood for decades, I know. I find it absolutely disgusting. One of the reasons I no longer watch TV.
"Why does this stuff bother you so much?"
What makes you think it bothers me much?
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @11:00PM
I meant to reply to the OP.