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[Mr Mike]

Can't wait to see this guy in action and if he can pull it off - don't care if he looks like a douche now or whatever, I'm hopeful the costume and all that will help make him seem Doctor-y.

What's more important to me is: a) whoever the companion(s) is/are, and b) the fact that the next series has RTD nowhere near it after that deathly dull Christmas episode.

ROLL ON SPRING '10. Woo.

 

[The Elite]

Where are the shops? I need to see him on the SingStar cover dammit!

 

[SupahBlah]

Now Sally Sparrow can be the assistance...

Apparently she was freaked out by the Doctor Who fans and asked not to be considered for anything else.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Johnson would have been so damn awesome.

I'd pay good money to see Johnson as Doctor #12 beating the ever living shit out of #11.

 

[McBacon]

Apparently she was freaked out by the Doctor Who fans and asked not to be considered for anything else.

Nice to see JonathanEx in the headlines.

 

[dalin80]

great, frankenboy.

of all the people you could choose from.

 

[Thomper]

NOT HELPING!

Not Moffat approved.

No, in the special Moffat made it very clear he did approve. He wanted to go for an older person, sure. They had dozens of actors audition, but they were blown away by Matt Smith's audition, so they picked him. He's definately not-not-approved by Moffat.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

No, in the special Moffat made it very clear he did approve. He wanted to go for an older person, sure. They had dozens of actors audition, but they were blown away by Matt Smith's audition, so they picked him. He's definately not-not-approved by Moffat.

Ignore this man. He's not approved by Moffat. Let's stick with that story.

 

[sprsk]

And who knows, this guy could just be a really good actor.

 

[The Elite]

And who knows, this guy could just be a really good actor.

You're right. There is a reason they picked him. On first impression though, he simply isn't what I wanted in terms of age.

 

[Xater]

And who knows, this guy could just be a really good actor.

Maybe but people can still bitch till we know for sure in 2010. :lol

 

[Spotless Mind]

No, in the special Moffat made it very clear he did approve. He wanted to go for an older person, sure. They had dozens of actors audition, but they were blown away by Matt Smith's audition, so they picked him. He's definately not-not-approved by Moffat.

IN MOFFAT I TRUST.

As long as he is a great actor, i really don't care how he looks in the end. It comes completely down to the writing and his portrayal.

 

[Tim the Wiz]

I love GAF's knee-jerk reactions. After watching a bit of Party Animals (about young people in UK politics), I think the decision is warranted. A few pictures don't tell the whole story guys. :lol

 

[Burai]

Apparently she was freaked out by the Doctor Who fans and asked not to be considered for anything else.

Good. The Internet really overreacted with the Sally Sparrow character.

 

[Thomper]

And who knows, this guy could just be a really good actor.

The tiny bits of him they showed of his acting in the special looked pretty good. Obviously, playing the Doctor means a totally different character and who knows what kind of Doctor he will be, but the stuff they showed of his other series made it look like he can do both serious and silly roles.

Well, that, and most of his character traits are created/written by Moffat. He knows what to write. I'm sure Smith will be fine, though I can definately agree that an older Doctor would have been a nice change.

 

[Xater]

Kinda want to see the special now....

 

[Junpei Heat]

Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zog-6SrGxE0

:/ Black dude

 

[D-X]

If you saw a pic of Tom Baker before seeing how he plays the role the reaction would be similar to the one that this guy is getting. He does have something of the strange about him that makes him an interesting choice, something you can only pick up on if you've seen him act, not just from photos.

 

[Android18a]

He just looks like a Doctor. He's young now, but if he was to stay in the role for as long as, say, Tom Baker, he'd mature into it. I'd really like him to be the next properly charismatic Doctor.

 

[Spotless Mind]

I love GAF's knee-jerk reactions. After watching a bit of Party Animals (about young people in UK politics), I think the decision is warranted. A few pictures don't tell the whole story guys. :lol

Knee-jerk reactions are half the fun!

I'm definitely going to check out some of his past stuff. Also, from watching the interview, i like his personality. He seems like a good fit.

 

[Xater]

Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zog-6SrGxE0

:/ Black dude

Ok seems like his was the most important part anyway. Seems to be a nice guy. Can I see some of his acting somewhere?

 

[Stoney Mason]

He just looks like a Doctor.

Not to me he doesn't.

Meh. People will bitch and moan until we see him because he kind of looks like a douche. They will or won't change their minds based on his performance.

Plenty of people in this thread bitched about Catherine Tate from before her first episode till now that she is gone.

 

[sprsk]

After watching the interview, I think he's going to do a great job.

I'm rooting for him, for now!

 

[rollingstart]

After watching the interview, I think he's going to do a great job.

I'm rooting for him, for now!

The interview did make me not hate him a bit more

Not to me he doesn't.

Meh. People will bitch and moan until we see him because he kind of looks like a douche. They will or won't change their minds based on his performance.

Plenty of people in this thread bitched about Catherine Tate from before her first episode till now that she is gone.

to be fair, Catherine Tate hate was totally justified based on the Christmas special.

 

[Xater]

to be fair, Catherine Tate hate was totally justified based on the Christmas special.

I totally agree. I liked her from the first regular episode on though.

 

[etiolate]

ugh

he's got one episode to show me that the show hasn't lost all intents to be anything other than shiny poop

 

[Regulus Tera]

Just arrived for these news.

:/ Really, Moffat? I trust in you despite my disappointment with Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead. I just hope you made the right choice.

 

[The Elite]

I would have liked a Jamaican Doctor.

 

[NekoFever]

The BBC site's most read stories list pretty much mirrors everyone's reaction:

:lol

 

[The Elite]

Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zog-6SrGxE0

:/ Black dude

Holy fuck!! He's British Crispin Glover!!!

That interview gave me a lot of confidence that he will be just fine.

 

[Regulus Tera]

After watching the interview, I think he's going to do a great job.

I'm rooting for him, for now!

Seconded, actually. He seems to have the enthusiasm Tennant had for the role, even if a bit more subdued. I think I can give him a chance.

But seriously, grow some eyebrows and cut your hair. :/

 

[jump_button]

look to much like a EMO and where are his eyebrows

he may end up being ok i can think of alot worst

 

[White Man]

I was down at first, but after seeing the interview, I like the choice. I'm kind of glad I was surprised. It would have been anticlimactic if it had been PJ after the two months of speculation. Here's mto hoping they could do something about that hair.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Let's throw cannon out fora second: You wouldn't watch Doctor Who written by Moffat simply because the Doctor has a uterus? No matter how well written the scripts or how well executed the female Doctor was.

They could have a uterus. They'd just have to have undergone a sex change. The doctor is a male character. No matter how well executed, it would be a different character.

 

[Zen]

If the traits, and memories are consistent, and portrayal retains the same fundamentals, and the characters is, cannonically, 'The Doctor' than it is the same character. I seriously don't see what you're problem is.

It's like a less regressive version of "if the Doctor was black, I wouldn't watch (no matter what)".

"Why?"

"Because it isn't the same character"

Even if they turned the Doctor into a girl at some point, it would be the same character with the same fundamentals in place.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Because I fucking hate Catherine Zeta Jones?

 

[Zen]

Yes, well, that makes no sense as it pertains to the current discourse. Unless, your hatred of her has tainted your perception of the entire female gender to the point were you can't stand to see a female in a position of authority/power (or something).

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

The Doctor is a 900+ year old grandfather. He should never be female. End of story.

 

[Eteric Rice]

This guy looks way to young.

I don't know if he'll be able to pull off the "mysterious" doctor.

 

[rollingstart]

I was just thinking, if they can find a way to have the Daleks appear once or twice a season after they get wiped out, why can't they have the Master return with Paterson Joseph playing him this time arond?

 

[Snaku]

Wow, he's...very young looking.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I was just thinking, if they can find a way to have the Daleks appear once or twice a season after they get wiped out, why can't they have the Master return with Paterson Joseph playing him this time arond?

Ol' PJ is too good to ham it up enough to play the Master. That character is too one-dimensional anyway, after his last appearance I've had enough of him.

I personally would have preferred the master's motivations [for evil] to be centred around his hatred for the Doctor because of what he did in the time war. It'd have added a bit more depth to it, but RTD chose to go down the typical "I'm the master, I like doing evil shit for no reason" route.

 

[Zen]

I was just thinking, if they can find a way to have the Daleks appear once or twice a season after they get wiped out, why can't they have the Master return with Paterson Joseph playing him this time arond?

After the Doctor cremated the Master, they show a clip of someone (the blong wife character?) fishing a ring out of the ashes. You can hear the masters voice in the background (ghostly sort of way) laughing. It's strongly implied that he'll be back, and had some sort of contingency plan.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

Here's mto hoping they could do something about that hair.

Moffat seemed particularly keen on the hair...

I dunno, I was disappointed at first, but In Moffat We Trust.
I'm also getting a distinct Baker->Davison vibe over the next regeneration (except of course that Davison had to suffer some truly dreadful scripts).

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

*watches the youtube interview*

They already have scripts?

 

[Amir0x]

I know one thing, it's a good thing Rose is out of the picture 'cause no way someone that looks like Rose would fall for that creepy looking dude

though, the interview suggests he may be a good Doctor... though not at all the Eccleston-like direction I had hoped for. I certainly don't know if I'll be able to take moments of rage and loss of control seriously from him. We'll see, the interview at least says he understands the role.

 

[Zen]

Found the clip I was referencing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=935ky9L3u8U&fmt=22

I hope the Master does come back... and it seems like if they're going to go to all the trouble of rationalizing a major enemy coming back from the dead, that it's a waste to just kill them off within the same story (granted Davros is fairly cheesy so I don't mind him not coming back, especially since he's tied to the overexposed Daleks).

I can't wait to see how they'll rationalize a Dalek return 2+ years from now since they've pretty much exhausted a lot of possibilities).

Granted they brought flipping Rose back, even though that was well established to be impossible prior to it happening. Sadly she was a shadow of waht the character was in Season 1, not even a character at all really, just a 2 Dimensional archytype meant to fill a certain role (same with Mikky turning into 'generic badass'). Even Martha has suffered because she (of course) has had to be sucked into the 'cannon' of Doctor Who in some way. Let's make her a part of UNIT, they say, well, to me that just makes her less human of a character.

Referencing the big things is fine and great, but I think the season finale crossed a line. On top of 'insert mysterious military project' cliche.


Doctor Who should get back to telling well produced Sci Fi concepts, not spend its episodes wollowing about referencing the various groups and factions and deciding how best to slot in prior characters into the myrad of organizations and sides that exist in the universe. Bring it back to character/concept, not "how do we make it a cohesive universe that reminds the viewer of such".

I want to see the Universe, such as it is, grow, not constantly recycle itself while spreading out to cover more and more superfelous things like UNIT etc. Show us new enemies, and situations, Don't waste time bogging yourself down to things like UNIT/Sarah Jane Adventures/Torchwood. You don't need to contually be 'bigger better and more badass' with the stakes of the situation, either.

I mean if Moffat wasn't writing the next season, I'd be wondering how they could possibly top a threat to reality itself.

 

[Amir0x]

If they do bring the Master back, that's cool... however I don't want any more lame cop-outs like

Spoiler

CHANT MY NAME AND THE GOODNESS WILL BRING THE DOCTOR BACK ETC

bullshit. That shit pissed me off so goddamn hard. To me that was the worst part of any Doctor Who in any of the recent series

 

[Xater]

If they do bring the Master back, that's cool... however I don't want any more lame cop-outs like

Spoiler

CHANT MY NAME AND THE GOODNESS WILL BRING THE DOCTOR BACK ETC

bullshit. That shit pissed me off so goddamn hard. To me that was the worst part of any Doctor Who in any of the recent series

That was shit but other than that I really enjoyed the Master storyline. Also I hope Mofffat will not do something like that

 

[Thomper]

*watches the youtube interview*

They already have scripts?

Well, only two so far. They only have six months until filming starts. By that time, there's not much time left to (re-)write stuff. Plus, there's basically two Who-production teams now: the RTD-team is working on the specials, the Moffat-team is gearing up to start Series 5. The second team has pretty much nothing else to do besides starting up Series 5, with casting, writing, finding/building sets, that sort of stuff.