Doctor Who 2022

[Steel Icarus]

Nobody had heard of Matt Smith when he was cast and he did a fine job - I was sold by the end of his first episode.

 

[Gromit]

And rhymes with romit.

Wasn't me. I was prepared to give her chance. She's a good actor. The writing was bloody awful though. I mean truly bloody awful.

Russel T is coming back. In Russel we trust.

I suspect we may have more primetime mention of his bi-sexuality than previously (Torchwood tended to reference this more than Who) now we have an actor who can pull it off. He's excellent in SE.

You can't help but feel we're ticking off a woke check list these days. I care not. I just don't want it to affect the quality of the scripts.

 

[Supine]

Haha

 

[Epona]

Wasn't me. I was prepared to give her chance. She's a good actor. The writing was bloody awful though. I mean truly bloody awful.

Russel T is coming back. In Russel we trust.

I suspect we may have more primetime mention of his bi-sexuality than previously (Torchwood tended to reference this more than Who) now we have an actor who can pull it off. He's excellent in SE.

You can't help but feel we're ticking off a woke check list these days. I care not. I just don't want it to affect the quality of the scripts.

Is there a Daily Mail sponsored bot that writes your posts or something?

 

[8ball]

I was hoping for Benedict Wong, but people seem to be saying good things about the new guy.

 

[Epona]

I was hoping for Benedict Wong, but people seem to be saying good things about the new guy.

Ooooh, I like that thought - maybe next time. I do like an older Doctor (they keep getting younger!!) and he's around the same age as me, that would work. Can we pencil him in for the next one please?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Predictable reaction from GB News' #Craftywank.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Wasn't me. I was prepared to give her chance.

Yeah, apologies it wasn't you, it was in fact Bungle73, easy mistake to make, what with both usernames connected to misogyny children TV/film characters.

 

[Gromit]

Yeah, apologies it wasn't you, it was in fact Bungle73, easy mistake to make, what with both usernames connected to misogyny children TV/film characters.

HOW DARE YOU!

Wallace and Gromit isnt Children's entertainment. It's for the whole family.
Just cause something's animated people think it's for kids. Really gets my goat.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Haha

You can't help but feel we're ticking off a woke check list these days. I care not. I just don't want it to affect the quality of the scripts.

I hope there is a 'woke' immigration themed episode. Sci fi writing be quite good at highlighting political and racial absurdities of the day.

 

[Gromit]

Is there a Daily Mail sponsored bot that writes your posts or something?

1. The Daily Mail care and are deeply offended when something appears to be happening because of "Woke".
The difference. Just cause I spot it and mentioned it doesn't mean it bothers me. In fact I specifically mentioned the fact that it doesn't. Stopped reading at the point it suited you?

No what bothers me is shit writing. When writers focus so much on an agenda they neglect the actual story telling that the agenda is sat in. Doing neither any favours.

2. Aren't you supposed to be ignoring my posts? From when you got all upset because I wished your ill cat get well soon.

 

[Epona]

I've never had you on ignore, and I am not "supposed" to be ignoring you, I don't know where you got that idea from.

 

[tonysingh]

 

[ddraig]

Wasn't me. I was prepared to give her chance. She's a good actor. The writing was bloody awful though. I mean truly bloody awful.

Russel T is coming back. In Russel we trust.

I suspect we may have more primetime mention of his bi-sexuality than previously (Torchwood tended to reference this more than Who) now we have an actor who can pull it off. He's excellent in SE.

You can't help but feel we're ticking off a woke check list these days. I care not. I just don't want it to affect the quality of the scripts.

How does having a black actor translate to "ticking off a woke checklist"?

 

[weepiper]

Haha

Even worse. A Rwandan Scotsman

 

[Yossarian]

How does having a black actor translate to "ticking off a woke checklist"?

Apparently Gromit doesn't have a problem with a Black actor being cast in the role of a shapeshifting alien time traveller that traditionally has gone to white actors, only he suspects that the actor has been given the role because of his race, not his talent.

The casting decision was, in Gromit's worldview, part of an agenda, and he fears the show will now be shit because it will focus on this agenda instead of the adventures of the shapeshifting alien time traveller.

 

[8ball]

Shapeshifting? Barely.
If the next-but-one Doctor is a bonsai tree I'll take that back.

Or a dalek.

 

[platinumsage]

I don't remember anyone batting an eyelid when in 1989 Brigadier Gordon Lethbridge-Stuart played by Nicholas Courtney became Brigadier Winifred Bambera played by Angela Bruce

Perhaps that says something about the current "culture wars".

 

[Sasaferrato]

Headline in the pro SNP rag 'The National' (circulation sub 7000) 'Scottish actor to be the next Dr Who'.

Now, I'm reasonably knowledgeable about Scottish geography, but the fact that Kigali is in Scotland completely passed me by.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Headline in the pro SNP rag 'The National' (circulation sub 7000) 'Scottish actor to be the next Dr Who'.

Now, I'm reasonably knowledgeable about Scottish geography, but the fact that Kigali is in Scotland completely passed me by.

I've seen him described as a Rwandan-Scottish actor, so I've just checked, he was born in Rwandan in 1992, the family escaped the genocide in 1994, and settled in Scotland, so more Scottish than anything else TBF.

 

[8ball]

Headline in the pro SNP rag 'The National' (circulation sub 7000) 'Scottish actor to be the next Dr Who'.

Third or fourth Scottish one, isn’t he?

 

[Dom Traynor]

Third or fourth Scottish one, isn’t he?

That's the real outrage it feels like they've had more than their fair share.

 

[Gromit]

Apparently Gromit doesn't have a problem with a Black actor being cast in the role of a shapeshifting alien time traveller that traditionally has gone to white actors, only he suspects that the actor has been given the role because of his race, not his talent.

The casting decision was, in Gromit's worldview, part of an agenda, and he fears the show will now be shit because it will focus on this agenda instead of the adventures of the shapeshifting alien time traveller.

Trying reading my posts before you think you can talk on my behalf then still don't talk in my behalf. I never mentioned race.

I did mention sexuality.
Russel makes great Who. He makes great LGBT stuff. Can he make great LGBT Who? Is he going to try? We wait and see.
I don't care one way or the other so long as it GOOD. Key word GOOD.
Just to spell it out for the hard of thinking like you.....
NOT SHIT. Like Capaldi, Whittaker and Tennant.

 

[ddraig]

Trying reading my posts before you think you can talk on my behalf then still don't talk in my behalf. I never mentioned race.

I did mention sexuality.
Russel makes great Who. He makes great LGBT stuff. Can he make great LGBT Who? Is he going to try? We wait and see.
I don't care one way or the other so long as it GOOD. Key word GOOD.
Just to spell it out for the hard of thinking like you.....
NOT SHIT. Like Capaldi, Whittaker and Tennant.

So what did you mean when you said "woke checklist"?

 

[danny la rouge]

That's the real outrage it feels like they've had more than their fair share.

Certainly time for a Welsh Doctor.

But I’d point out that although Tennant is Scottish, his Doctor wasn’t. And we await Gatwa’s Doctor. He may use a different accent.

So far it’s been two Scottish Doctors out of a possible 13 plus War Doctor and Fugitive Doctor.

 

[8ball]

Certainly time for a Welsh Doctor.

I heard some people liked the idea of Michael Sheen doing it.

 

[Epona]

I heard some people liked the idea of Michael Sheen doing it.

I think he'd be excellent in the role

 

[Sasaferrato]

I gave up watching Dr Who in about 1968, and really don't see the attraction.

 

[danny la rouge]

I gave up watching Dr Who in about 1968, and really don't see the attraction.

So you ducked out during series (season) 6 and missed the War Games? Dearie me, you should have hung on.

 

[Sasaferrato]

So you ducked out during series (season) 6 and missed the War Games? Dearie me, you should have hung on.

I really cannot see the attraction. A kids TV program being drooled over by adults.