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Culprit of Leaked Doctor Who Episode Found
marekk writes "The person responsible for leaking the premeire episode of the new BBC Doctor Who series has reportedly been uncovered and fired according to BBC . Looks like the speculation over possible viral advertising by the BBC didn't pan out. "
It's not a person at the BBC.
How come when a DVD or game gets leaked on the net people manage to get away with it but this poor chap not associated with the BBC gets tracked down and fired? Is he just really stupid, bad at covering his tracks, or someone they could blame?
I posted in the "speculation" news item, that the BBC is unlikely to do this type of thing. When looking for conspiracies one must take into account the character of the "persons" involved. The BBC is very above the board, and very conservative. Those two items combined made it hard to believe they would use misdirection in advertising. Combine that with the "accusers" were making wild speculation without any substantiation, and the conclusion of this story was obvious.
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I must be missing something, but what reason could a nationalized television station possibly have to generate buzz? They've already got a captive audience that is required to pay up front whether they watch the channel or not. Who would think this was some sort of conspiracy to get viewers?
I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, though. Dr. Who is good TV, and "lost episodes" are as legitimate as mainline stories in my book. It's kind of like the Star Wars books, sure they may not hold as steadfast to the primary memes of the movies, but in some respects that just makes them more intriguing and more related to the Star Wars universe than if they had followed the script rote.
instead leads me to believe even more now than before (I didn't care at all before) it's a cover up.
It's not Watergate. It's Doctor Who.
Just in case you aren't joking: Conservative in their manner of business... not political viewpoints. The BBC is more fair and balanced than any major news organization we have in the states. CNN used to compete, in my mind. However, revelations about their handling of pre-war Iraq journalism has tainted them.
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If anything this has been good publicity. I'm not saying that the guys a hero, he kinda is in a fanboy sort of way, as anyone who watched Rose has to admit, but don't get legal on his ass. The loss of his job is punishment enough.
If he had released the entire series, or several episodes, that would be solid grounds for legal action.
Oh for heaven's sakes. It was a rough cut with unfinished editing, audio work, and SFX. They're not going to leak that deliberately, as it would (and did) reflect negatively on the show.
It's a credit to the production staff that even that was so well recieved.
DNA just wants to be free...
The reason they no longer do shortwave world service to north america is because its available on most NPR stations, but also because its available 24/7 streaming over the web, as is all of their radio stations. Why bother broadcasting to a country where internet access is a given for the the majority of the country in crackly unreliable shortwave when you can get it in crackly unreliable but much easier to access internet feeds?
Your way, the producer doesnt see any return on the pilot, whereas currently the networks purchase the pilot and air it, so the producer gets a return even if the rest of the series tanks. I dont think any producer can afford to take such a risk whereas the networks can.
People just have to have their conspiracy theories, even when they're a much simpler explanation.
Who cares about a "firm warning" and what deterring impact would that have on others? /. to decide but to the BBC...
May sound harsh, but they just had to throw him out if they wanted to keep _some_ credibility.
BTW, many posters here seem to think the guy did the BBC a favour by leaking the DVD. However, this is not up to
Yeah, I like Dr Who too, but a polite "Sorry, I don't like it" still doesn't deserve Flamebait modification. Jees, there are some silly children amongst the moderators.