Board Thread:Whoniverse Discussion/@comment-24121492-20151106063927/@comment-15395126-20151106075116

I am concerned about the future of Doctor Who, as well. It is my hope that if we do not get 12 45-minute episodes, we at least get six two-hour episodes. That'd ensure we get the same amount of content, even if it is over a shorter span of time.

I personally can sympathize with Capaldi; yes, he was enthusiastic about Doctor Who at first, but that's all he's done for the past two years. And that can get boring, no matter how much one loves something. With the dedication to Doctor Who Capaldi has shown, he's had to turn down many projects. That's something an older, more experienced actor like him has: options. Once-unknown actors like David Tennant and Matt Smith did not have that privilege when they were on Doctor Who; they had to build a reputation first.

I personally say, "Be glad Capaldi is staying at all." He could have said "I'm out!" and leave BBC to find a new Doctor, potentially endangering the show's future even MORE...

As for the declining ratings, that's solely the fault of the writers and producers, not the actors. Either something needs to change on the "making-of" end of Doctor Who, or the show needs to end. Moffat claims over and over again that Doctor Who will never die, but everything has its time.