odessasteps Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 As great as capaldi has been, given the material, i hope he at least go out on a high. No moon is an egg or such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'd also accept Hugh Grant as Te Doctor but that'sa pipedrem (not that Blessed isn't) James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 There is already talk of a short list. Ben Whishaw Richard Ayoade Rory Kinnear Same names you saw before Capaldi took over. So, was the Doctor Donna from Journey's End a litmus test to see if fans would latch onto a female Doctor, or was that just more Moffat silliness for an episode where your brain was saying "This is pure garbage...." but your heart was saying 'GREATEST EPISODE OF ALL TIMES"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I see no reason why Moffat couldn't line up a new show gig after he wraps up Doctor Who. Also J.T., I know Moffat was already a writer at that point, but Journey's End was written by Russell T. Davies, and that was when he was still in charge of Doctor WHo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 16 minutes ago, TheVileOne said: Also J.T., I know Moffat was already a writer at that point, but Journey's End was written by Russell T. Davies, and that was when he was still in charge of Doctor WHo. I suppose my point was there have always been not so subtle nudges like the Doctor Donna or the General's regeneration or characters like River Song to gently massage in the idea that maybe it is time that a female was cast as The Doctor, or at least that is the way some people interpret it. I'm good with the Doctor remaining an Anglo male since the character is an alien and the idea of Gallifreyan regeneration is already established, but the idea of a woman playing The Doctor is still a popular idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonidas Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Since they did this already: I'd be fine with whoever they choose regarding race or gender. Just give me Gary Oldman as the master and I could die happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, King Leonidas Of Sparta said: Since they did this already: I just mentioned that in my edit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 6 minutes ago, J.T. said: I suppose my point was there have always been not so subtle nudges like the Doctor Donna and characters like River Song to gently massage in the idea that maybe it is time that a female was cast as The Doctor. I'm good with the Doctor remaining an Anglo male since the character is an alien and the idea of Gallifreyan regeneration is already established, but the idea of a woman playing The Doctor is still a popular idea. It never really clicked in my head that Donna and River Song were maybe beta tests for female Doctor, but that's an interesting point. They've established that Gallifreyans can regenerate into females. Like they've made a specific point of this two separate times under Moffat's tenure. So why constantly establish and hint at that unless it will happen at some point down the line to the Doctor. Honestly, I'm staying away from the whole who they should cast thing. I'll let the bloggers, Tumblr and social media addicts hash that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Yeah, I totally brain farted on The General's regeneration where he switched gender. More cobblestones on the road to a female Doctor. I suppose I am somewhat resistant to the idea since I've been watching the series off and on since the late 70's and am just another snooty traditionalist.. Mark and I are very very old.... and stubborn.. It was rough dealing with a younger incarnation of the Doctor (it just seemed faddish). My brain is ready for a woman to assume the role, but I am not sure that my heart is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I can't hate on Capaldi's run too much. Season 9 brought back the Zygons of all enemies. I always felt that the Fourth Doctor episode Terror Of The Zygons (1975??) was an underappreciated episode even with the questionable looking Loch Ness Monster alien thingie. It was good to see the Zygon menace alive and well in the present day. If Chris really wants to make me happy, he'll bring back Sutekh, even though Matt Jones kinda sorta brought Sutekh back in the form of The Beast (The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit) during the Tenth Doctor run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Given that a) Eddie Redmayne recently won an Oscar, and b) actors pretty much have to put their lives on hold to play the lead in Doctor Who, I think we all need to put Eddie Redmayne out of our thoughts. Given that I am sure the BBC will apply pressure to boost ratings, I am thinking conservative choice : youngish, unconventionally good-looking, white male Doctor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Plus, Moffat did it already. Sort of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 13 minutes ago, rainmakerrtv said: Given that a) Eddie Redmayne recently won an Oscar, and b) actors pretty much have to put their lives on hold to play the lead in Doctor Who, I think we all need to put Eddie Redmayne out of our thoughts. Given that I am sure the BBC will apply pressure to boost ratings, I am thinking conservative choice : youngish, unconventionally good-looking, white male Doctor. Carey Mulligan's recent miracle motion picture run has guaranteed that she'll never reprise her role as Sally Sparrow. I think we all realize that Eddie taking the role of the Doctor is a pipe dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 I was close to being right when i said the new companion would be young British POC. I just thought she would be East Asian, not black. (Not sure we officially know her diegetic ethnicity yet.) If she stays as a bridge companion, i doubt they would have both main characters be minorities. I would prob bet unknown instead of well known. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I forgot how glorious that Comic Relief bit was. The look of disappointment on the Companion's face is priceless when The Doctor regenerates into less than attractive incarnations and her heart sinks when he changes gender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 When i saw it the first time, i probably thought "why is Purdey from the Avengers acting like that?" And "cool, jonathan pryce." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Holy SHIT this is the craziest thing you'll read today. From the Curse of Fatal Death page on Wikipedia: A week after the special aired, Doctor Who writer Lawrence Miles contacted BBC Books editor Stephen Cole with an idea for a novel sequel focusing on Joanna Lumley's Thirteenth Doctor; Cole had already received a different Thirteenth Doctor pitch from David A. McIntee that weekend. Titled The War, Miles's novel would have taken place during the time war alluded to in Miles's Eighth Doctor Adventures novels. Miles planned to take advantage of the BBC's catalogue of characters, mostly those from 1970s and 1980s sitcoms: with the war causing alternative timelines to overlap, the Doctor would have found herself in a concentration camp on Earth along with strays from other realities, such as Norman Stanley Fletcher from Porridge. In a pastiche of war story clichés, the heroes would have been betrayed by "Mrs. Slocombe's pussy", a running joke in Are You Being Served? which would have been revealed as a conceptual entity working for the Enemy, the Time Lords' unseen opponents. At the story's climax, the Doctor and Captain Mainwaring from Dad's Army would have led a suicidal "Light Brigade"-style assault on the Enemy's base. Cole never replied, which Miles has attributed to Cole mistaking the submission for a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 8 hours ago, Eivion said: I was hoping Capaldi would last at least one more season after Moffat was gone so I'm a bit disappointed. Same. I'm game for a female Doctor or black Doctor. I hope the best person gets it for their talent than ticky boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Given ratings in the UK, I think it's almost a certainty they're going to go for a young white male Doctor. Maybe outright romance with a trendy female companion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Big $5 sale for Big Finish this week, volumes 51-125 of the Monthly Range are $5 til Monday (regular $12.99). I just grabbed all the Colin Baker I didn't already have (got all the McGann and the 6 and Charley eps). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Did you not have the 133-135 arc before? I really enjoyed those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Nope, outside of the first 50 I pretty much only had 8 stuff. I grabbed the Charley arc of 6 when it went on discount to promote her solo launch, but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit came on back to back this past Friday on BBC America. Still as awesome and frightening as I remember them. Funny how the BBC America reruns of Doctor Who recently are either classic Doctors or Smith / Tennant episodes. Poor poor Christopher Eccelston. A Whovian hear where I work seems to believe that Jonny Lee Miller might make for a decent post Capaldi Doctor Who especially since Elementary seems to be on wobbly legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Meanwhile, the betting line (which, IIRC, predicted Smith and Capaldi) has switched quite a bit. The new top pick for The Doctor is Tilda Swinton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I think a Swinton Doctor pretty close to her Ancient One portrayal would be neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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