Doctor Who Series 10

[belboid]

I hope Mrs Contreras (some of the papers seem to have not heard she is married!) - will add an element of 'gravitas' to the series. It may have started off as a cheesey BBC childrens hour spacemen and cardboard monsters program, but it is now a flagship franchise and deals with issues - the fight against terrorism across space and time etc.

The allegation of 'tokenism' could be avoided if the New Doctor had a 'backing troupe' of other female time travellers. Possibly, they could be from other parts of the country. Scotland, ( or if that is too much of a cliche) Ireland or the North of England?

You know that actors don't tend to like changing their names. Not to mention plenty of other women don't do so upon marriage.

And she is already from the north. The first from GOC.

 

[D'wards]

Dr Who left the toilet seat up?

 

[Sea Star]

jokes about new doctor who being rubbish at driving TARDIS are really starting to piss me off. Not so much by being sexist but just being so predictable and old and boring.

 

[bogbrush]

All joking aside, I think this is a big improvement. People are only assuming the worst because Judi Dench is so shit as 'M'.

 

[A380]

 

[QueenOfGoths]

I guess there's a chance Colman didn't want it.

If they were going to go with younger, traditionally pretty then I'd have preferred Hayley Atwell (whom I believe expressed an interest, albeit in an off-handed kind of way). She can do comedy, is a great actor, already beloved on the con circuit, and is just all round absolutely fantastic and amazing and wonderful.

Now you've got me wanting a Dr. Who/Agent Carter crossover. It could happen couldn't it....it should happen!!!

 

[Corax]

what is there in the character that means it has to be a man? this change is perfectly canon. I've been a lifelong fan, watched back during the interregnum stuff that hadn't aired in my lifetime. Anyway my seal of rassilon tattoo gives me the authority to declare this a good choice. Even the crap Baker agrees

Reddit's Bloody Bill?

[/stalking]

 

[Corax]

I'm very disappointed by this casting decision FTR.

The best Doctors are Scottish.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[Corax]

I am amused and pleased today - she'll be a perfectly good Doc and it's a fine thing to see the bungle demographic spitting and snarling. But I can't see why they didn't go with Olivia Coleman, unless she did some dreadful screentest or something. Once they'd actually thought of her for the role and got her on the shortlist I literally can't think of a reason for not giving her the job. Too quirky?

I'm glad they didn't. She annoys the hell out of me, and I've no idea why. I'd have quite liked the Fleabag actor.

 

[Gromit]

I'm glad they didn't. She annoys the hell out of me, and I've no idea why.

Cause she has a face like a badger's arse?

Although she was ok in the Night Manager surprisingly.

 

[Corax]

Cause she has a face like a badger's arse?

No.

 

[Gromit]

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Shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Doctor Who's time travel element.

 

[Lazy Llama]

Don't recall the video being posted. Sorry if it has.

 

[belboid]

The Grauniad piece is vaguely interesting. Apparently Colman & PWB are too busy already.

 

[Corax]

The writers are going to have to be really on their game to make this choice convincing.

There are going to be some really thorny obstacles to overcome. Like if The Doctor needs to save the world by growing a beard or scratching their nards.

 

[Wilf]

Cause she has a face like a badger's arse?

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FFS!

 

[SpookyFrank]

It seems like most people who are pleased at the casting are pleased because she is a woman.

I don't think I've ever seen this person in anything, but I'm pleased because a) not Kris Marshall, who is the worst thing possibly of all time and b) look at how sad and angry it's made so many dreadful idiots.

 

[SpookyFrank]

The Grauniad piece is vaguely interesting. Apparently Colman & PWB are too busy already.

PWB?

 

[SpookyFrank]

Dr Who left the toilet seat up?

Ladies and Gentleman, Jim Davidson's warm up act.

 

[SpookyFrank]

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

Not at all. It's the other way round, you don't want the character to be played by someone female because you're a prick.

 

[belboid]

PWB?

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

 

[danny la rouge]

Not at all. It's the other way round, you don't want the character to be played by someone female because you're a prick.

The evidence is incontrovertible.

Those appalled:

Piers Morgan
Katie Hopkins
The Daily Mail
All the other pricks

 

[Vintage Paw]

I don't think I've ever seen this person in anything, but I'm pleased because a) not Kris Marshall, who is the worst thing possibly of all time and b) look at how sad and angry it's made so many dreadful idiots.

I'm not going to apologise for being pleased the 13th doctor is a woman. For me it sends the wrong message to find every other reason to be pleased than that. Being clear that it's important to fight for more high profile roles for women isn't something I'm ashamed of.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[Bungle73]

Not at all. It's the other way round, you don't want the character to be played by someone female because you're a prick.

So what does that make you then? As someone who is apparently unable to cope with the fact that someone thinks that a male that character that's been around for 54 years should be played by a man. And responds to such an opinion with abuse. What does that make you?

I'm not going to apologise for being pleased the 13th doctor is a woman. For me it sends the wrong message to find every other reason to be pleased than that. Being clear that it's important to fight for more high profile roles for women isn't something I'm ashamed of.

So "more high profile roles for women" means misappropriating great male characters and turning them into women does it?

 

[Vintage Paw]

Predictable guff.

Edit: I wrote that about the mail headline, but it applies just as well for the reply above me.

 

[donkyboy]

The show is pants, but I like the idea of a female doctor. It might draw me into watching at least the first episode just to see how she to gets on.

 

[danny la rouge]

misappropriating great male characters and turning them into women does it?

List of occasions this has happened?

Or do you just mean this once, with a non-human, regenerating alien from a species that has already been established can change appearance, character, accent and sex?

 

[Beats & Pieces]

So what does that make you then? As someone who is apparently unable to cope with the fact that someone thinks that a male that character that's been around for 54 years should be played by a man. And responds to such an opinion with abuse. What does that make you?

So "more high profile roles for women" means misappropriating great male characters and turning them into women does it?

It just means playing to a perception. And it is far easier to 'appropriate' than engage in a 'shoulda, coulda, woulda' debate.