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lederhosen) wrote2012-03-27 12:29 am
lederhosen) wrote2012-03-27 12:29 am
*sigh*
"There was a slightly jarring moment when a fan asked the panel if there would ever be a female Doctor, and Steven [Moffat] pointed out it would be entirely possible, but then asked for a show of hands who would like to see that happen. This got about 50% of the audience raising their hands, but then he asked how many people would switch off the show if there was a female Doctor, and 20-30% of the fans put their hand up, to a certain amount of gasping from everyone else."
Leaving aside the question of how many of those 20-30% would actually follow through, you'll notice what he didn't ask - and probably never even considered - was "how many people who currently DON'T watch the show might switch on if there was a female Doctor?"
It reminds me of when smoking was banned in Australian pubs a few years back. The owners lamented that it would drive them out of business, because their patrons LIKED to smoke and wouldn't want to come to a non-smoking venue.
What they never considered was that there were a lot of people who were staying away from pubs because they couldn't stand the smoke. I don't have sources, but my understanding is that when the ban was enacted, what little custom the pubs lost from smokers was balanced out by the influx of nonsmokers.
Leaving aside the question of how many of those 20-30% would actually follow through, you'll notice what he didn't ask - and probably never even considered - was "how many people who currently DON'T watch the show might switch on if there was a female Doctor?"
It reminds me of when smoking was banned in Australian pubs a few years back. The owners lamented that it would drive them out of business, because their patrons LIKED to smoke and wouldn't want to come to a non-smoking venue.
What they never considered was that there were a lot of people who were staying away from pubs because they couldn't stand the smoke. I don't have sources, but my understanding is that when the ban was enacted, what little custom the pubs lost from smokers was balanced out by the influx of nonsmokers.
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