Together We Can Beat Doctor Who Syndrome
“We're in our 5th season. The fans would watch even if we acted out the Yellow Pages”
Hello, I'm Marjorie. I'm here to talk to you about a problem which affects many people. I speak on behalf of Fight The Doctor, a group set up to help conquer Doctor Who Syndrome.
Doctor Who Syndrome can only be beat with help from you, the viewing public. Only with your lack of support can our campaign bring an end to this dreaded disease.
What Is Doctor Who Syndrome?[edit | edit source]
Doctor Who Syndrome is a cruel disease, striking at the very heart of the world's television production. A series suffering from Doctor Who syndrome can be artistically fatal. Once the effects of the syndrome take hold, it quickly becomes a show that has an established audience and now no longer tries to impress.
Shows Suffering From Doctor Who Syndrome[edit | edit source]
Tragically, the BBC television series Gavin and Stacy has recently contracted Doctor Who Syndrome. Other series such as My Family were sadly found to be stricken with Doctor Who Syndrome during the gestation period and were unable to thrive.
Series At Risk[edit | edit source]
The News is currently on our watch list, although occasionally, the makers do include features designed to revive its flagging franchise. Like a celebrity death. Or a jolly good war.
In American television, shows like Ugly Betty and Prison Break experience a similar disease, but on a much wider scale.
What You Can Do To Help[edit | edit source]
If you encounter any programmes which you feel no longer entertain you in quite the way it used to, there is a simple action you can take: Stop liking the show. Only by Stop Liking the Show will the message get through to the makers.
We here at Fight The Doctor truly believe that if audience numbers dwindle, the programme makers will be forced to breathe new life into their creations.
We don't want your money, although if you can spare £1000 it will help fund our staff Christmas party.
What We Are Doing[edit | edit source]
We are asking the creative people behind series stricken with Doctor Who Syndrome to sit down and try harder. In the case of Dr Who, we urge the makers to be more adventurous with their locations rather than base everything in Cardiff. That is all we want. To ensure as many television series as possible who suffer from it are diagnosed quickly and treated.