Disagreement exterminated
04/08/04 12:11 Coffee machine moments
Now here's a thing. The BBC says the Daleks will
be
coming to the new Doctor Who after
all.
Fine so far.
But it's only a couple of weeks since they were staying away permanently, surely, we were told. Irreconcileable differences between Terry Nation's Estate and the BBC, they said.
I wonder whether it's too cynical to suggest negotiations were never all that bad but that both sides now consider they've done quite nicely out of two sets of headlines rather than one, a Sun campaign to resurrect the metal meanies - and whether any journalists who took part might be wondering whether they've been had?
But it's only a couple of weeks since they were staying away permanently, surely, we were told. Irreconcileable differences between Terry Nation's Estate and the BBC, they said.
I wonder whether it's too cynical to suggest negotiations were never all that bad but that both sides now consider they've done quite nicely out of two sets of headlines rather than one, a Sun campaign to resurrect the metal meanies - and whether any journalists who took part might be wondering whether they've been had?
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