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(Also, the DVD release is ''actively discussed'' in the 2008 discussion over the name. So if you're going to keep bringing it up, please engage with why people then didn't find it compelling and explain why we might actually consider it.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC) | (Also, the DVD release is ''actively discussed'' in the 2008 discussion over the name. So if you're going to keep bringing it up, please engage with why people then didn't find it compelling and explain why we might actually consider it.) [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 22:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC) | ||
I think we should also accept that this singular story is an oddity in amongst the rest of the show. Yes, there are debates about Hartnell era stories but at least they all have titles to debate. This is the only story (that I'm aware of) with no title on screen, hence endless debate about it. As such, I think the fact that most fans and people would simply refer to it as "the Movie" has to hold some weight, even if it's only a contributing factor. In a discussion, people can't just refer to it as "Doctor Who" because that's the title of the whole show - surely nobody would say, for example, "My favourite stories are The War Games, The Deadly Assassin, and Doctor Who." Surely instead they'd refer to it as "the movie" or "the movie with McGann" or "the TV Movie" or "the 1996 film" - whatever and whichever, people will always have to give it some kind of 'subtitle' to indicate what they're referring to. Even the novelisation had to. The newest reprint has "The TV Movie" as its title. | |||
Also, sure, Najawin, its title was "Doctor Who" but the debate is basically that it's a clumsy name when referring to the movie or when you're re/searching it. "Doctor Who (TV Story)" just isn't all that clear or intuitive IMO. — [[User:FractalDoctor|Fractal Doctor]] [[User talk:FractalDoctor|<span title="Send a space-time telegraph">@</span>]] 22:39, 25 August 2023 (UTC) | |||
