Doctor Who Series 10

[danny la rouge]

I don't get the hate for Marshall tbh.

He's a boyish romcom actor. I've only ever seen him do Hugh-Grant-lite. Now that might be massively unfair and he might have the range to pull off ancient-alien-hobo-rebel but I doubt it. (Due to my prejudice probably).

He reminds me too much of Peter Davidson, who I prefer to pretend didn't happen.

Similarly, Jodie could be terrible if the storylines are shite

Agreed.

 

[Ranbay]

So I'm a "prick" am I because I don't want a character that I grew up with, and that was a huge part of my childhood, to be fucked about with? Fuck off


I've no idea what an "MRA" even is..........

Seems a lot of you don't care about the character AT ALL.

What's next Murder He Wrote? The worlds gone PC mad

 

[danny la rouge]

A good doctor/companion team doesn't necessarily stand or fall on a bad story- lets face it capaldi's run had its stinkers but you rated his and colemans performance regardless. And when its good, it very good. Of course a consistent run of tripe will ruin anything but we'll see

Yup. I thought Capaldi was a great Doctor. But his first two series were not great series. Indeed they were mostly terrible.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

How else do you explain this nonsense then? Some of us have been following the show since probably before most of you were even born, and now we've just been crapped on from a great height. The character is MALE, has always been MALE, and should have stayed MALE.

Shut the fuck up you tedious, predictable prick.

 

[belboid]

Er no. The important things were kept consistent.

What are these 'important things' it is impossible for a woman to have/hold/portray?

"Gender politics"? It's a fucking TV show character. The fact that you think that this has something to do with "gender politics" only goes to prove that this change has been made for exactly the reasons we all know it has.

If a woman being incapable of portraying a character previously played by a male isn't an example of your crappy gender politics, what is?

 

[danny la rouge]

Anyway, it's good that Dr Who has finally caught up with Inspector Spacetime (Minerva annoyed the fanboys too).

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I simply can't believe how the lefty PC feminist brigade have ruined the credibility of a Saturday night family TV show regenerating time travelling alien with two hearts.

 

[Gromit]

I don't get the hate for Marshall tbh. if written well, it could have worked. Similarly, Jodie could be terrible if the storylines are shite

The true test is if they are crap when the script is good.
Even Capaldi sucked when the script sucked.

I can think of few actors who can overturn a sucky script:
Gabriel Byrne.
Samusl L Jackson
Rosie O'Donnell

Those are A listers.
So they really are a rarity at the level of cheapish TV entertainment

 

[belboid]

The true test is if they are crap when the script is good.
Even Capaldi sucked when the script sucked.

I can think of few actors who can overturn a sucky script:
Gabriel Byrne.
Samusl L Jackson
Rosie O'Donnell

Those are A listers.
So they really are a rarity at the level of cheapish TV entertainment

You obviously didn't see Byrne in Vikings, he was awful.

 

[belboid]

As soon as the Doc starts explaining sciencey stuff - to men no doubt - the MRA's on here, and elsewhere, are going to go absolutely apeshit. I hope a few have the decency to stream their apoplexy so we can all have a good laugh as their heads explode.

 

[planetgeli]

I keep expecting Sue Ryder to say "And now.....the Doctor!"

There's the real news of the day right there. Sue Barker marrying Shaun Ryder on the quiet. The hints were there when you look back.

 

[danny la rouge]

As soon as the Doc starts explaining sciencey stuff - to men no doubt - the MRA's on here, and elsewhere, are going to go absolutely apeshit. I hope a few have the decency to stream their apoplexy so we can all have a good laugh as their heads explode.

I love the ones going "Jane Bond". Lol. I have no interest in the Bond franchise, which I think is shite. But I find myself hoping for a similar casting there too. Just to annoy them.

 

[ddraig]

An actual comment just read
"Another Wales Online article to promote an agenda. Simply designed to make people look like sexists. You grow up with something one way and enjoy it...being nostalgic for it doesn't make you a sexist. Would feminists (and Wales Online love to see Wonder Woman played by a man? "

 

[DotCommunist]

Even Capaldi sucked when the script sucked.

 

[D'wards]

I do get the feeling a lot of people vociferously celebrating won't actually be watching it

 

[Gromit]

As soon as the Doc starts explaining sciencey stuff - to men no doubt - the MRA's on here, and elsewhere, are going to go absolutely apeshit. I hope a few have the decency to stream their apoplexy so we can all have a good laugh as their heads explode.

Are you womansplaining to us how men react?

 

[belboid]

I love the ones going "Jane Bond". Lol. I have no interest in the Bond franchise, which I think is shite. But I find myself hoping for a similar casting there too. Just to annoy them.

Jane bedding a fellow half her age would be worth all the other rubbish bits it would undoubtedly contain.

 

[danny la rouge]

Tennent was the 'One Direction' of Doctor Who and matched everything you said.

I have literally no idea what you're talking about. (Read this in a Chris Treager voice).

 

[belboid]

Are you womansplaining to us how men react?

Oh dear oh dear.

 

[D'wards]

I think Who should be a weird sod, like he was when I was a kid.

That's why I would have loved Zawe Ashton, or Joe Gilgun or Ayaode, who can all play oddballs admirably

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[Sea Star]

Is this really Gromit or is this just a bad parody?

 

[Sea Star]

I do get the feeling a lot of people vociferously celebrating won't actually be watching it

I don't

 

[Ranbay]

Me - They can time travel
Them - cool
Me - They have two hearts
Them - Cool
Me - They never die they re generate every season
Them - wow, thats cool
Me - they have this sonic screwdriver thing
Them - sounds good
Me - oh and the characters played by a woman
Them - you fucking what mate?!?!!)?!

 

[Gromit]

Is this really Gromit or is this just a bad parody?

I would have mentioned that there hasn't been a decent Doctor since Chris Eckleston.

 

[belboid]

We all know where this PCnonsense is going to end up

 

[FridgeMagnet]

I don't

I do get the feeling, though, that some people commenting had basically given up on Who in the last couple of seasons based on Moffat's shitty scripts and are now thinking "oh okay maybe this is a sign of something new and better". I'm one of those people.

 

[A380]

Well, All male SF fans are renowned for being open minded about such things:

 

[B.I.G]

Well, All male SF fans are renowned for being open minded about such things:

Both the trailer and the film for ghostbusters were awful. The script completely sold the four actors short.

 

[Steel Icarus]

The Express classy as ever by breaking this news with video of when Whittaker did a nude scene in something else.