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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
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deth2munkies
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leveller
Sweden1840 Posts
Im really looking forward to a female doctor and it makes me sad so many of you are against it. Blaming it on "its just not supposed to work that way" is silly, especially after they even made it canon. It is confirmed to be possible within the universe and there is no reason the doctor couldnt be a woman, black, or anything else. Remember the lady (nurse?) who couldnt believe martha was a doctor because she was a black woman dont be her. | ||
Lysteria
France2279 Posts
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Drake
Germany6146 Posts
On August 07 2013 05:54 Lysteria wrote: I don't think the problem is having a female doctor. But we had so many young doctors, that having a old one is a welcoming change (male or female). Even if I would have loved to see Idris Elba as 12th, Capaldi is still a pretty strong choice. i love doctor who and i would HATE a female ... even in this world would make so absolute no sense ... cause he even has mother father etc ... no i rly would hate a female and also a black would be rly questionable ... just not fit -_- only because "you must do this or its sexist/racist" ... tahts bs ... a white british midage is the roll and thats fine ... On August 07 2013 05:28 leveller wrote: Matt Smith was a great doctor but the direction the show has taken under mofat has not been to my liking at all. Overly complicated and contrived plots, too much foreshadowing and build up to something thats just stupid in the end. Too much plot and not enough adventure. Im really looking forward to a female doctor and it makes me sad so many of you are against it. Blaming it on "its just not supposed to work that way" is silly, especially after they even made it canon. It is confirmed to be possible within the universe and there is no reason the doctor couldnt be a woman, black, or anything else. Remember the lady (nurse?) who couldnt believe martha was a doctor because she was a black woman dont be her. jaeh but its only your oppinion, i love the way the show took and i fuckn love the new doctor ^^ why on earth would i want a female doctor would destroy some of the series feeling ... if u want a woman main actor just watch another series | ||
Vidar
United States35 Posts
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Nebuchad
Switzerland11360 Posts
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
I do not like the idea of a female doctor, since it does not fit with what we know about the doctor/time lords. But there are lots of continuity issues with regards to regeneration anyway, so I'm not totally closed to the idea. A black doctor is totally fine with me, if the right actor can be found, why not? | ||
Startyr
Scotland188 Posts
This only scratches the surface of the potential depths of the character, to reduce the casting of it to gender or race politics does not do the character justice. There is an entire potential Multiverse of possibilities out there that we have not even begun to comprehend. Dr Who is somewhat unique in that it can persist through multiple different actors playing the role where many other roles are tied to a specific actor. It is fun to speculate and there are quite a few actors who could make a great Doctor and there is 'all' of time for others to play the character. I have to say I really like the current choice and it is interesting to hear that they had Peter Capaldi in mind even before casting Matt smith. He could well have been chosen before Matt Smith announced he was leaving. | ||
Cyro
United Kingdom20164 Posts
too much foreshadowing and build up to something thats just stupid in the end I do agree with this honestly | ||
Deleted User 101379
4849 Posts
I liked the modern series with David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston but after that, they seem to have completely messed up everything. As for the "female doctor" discussion, i don't think a female doctor would fit because timelords still have different genders and appear to be keeping them, so why would the doctor suddenly genderchange? I don't think it fits the Doctor Who universe to have a female doctor. However, if they explain it well, i wouldn't oppose it, i'm just against a "oh, i'm dead, now i'm female, let's go on as if nothing happened" change. | ||
waylanderm
Netherlands118 Posts
Peter Capaldi http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/4/4588114/bbc-names-peter-capaldi-as-new-doctor-who-lead-actor oops never mind saw somebody posted it already | ||
radiatoren
Denmark1907 Posts
On August 20 2013 16:07 Morfildur wrote: I just finished watching S6 and S7 and i only really finished watching because i like the franchise. The overarching story was just weird and didn't really appear to have any sense of direction or consistency with plot holes on every corner. The character of the 11th doctor was... mediocre, which was most likely not the fault of Matt Smith himself but rather poor storywriting. I liked the character of Amy Pond and even Rory was a decent and believable character, but the doctor was too... weird, even for a Doctor. I liked the modern series with David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston but after that, they seem to have completely messed up everything. As for the "female doctor" discussion, i don't think a female doctor would fit because timelords still have different genders and appear to be keeping them, so why would the doctor suddenly genderchange? I don't think it fits the Doctor Who universe to have a female doctor. However, if they explain it well, i wouldn't oppose it, i'm just against a "oh, i'm dead, now i'm female, let's go on as if nothing happened" change. Well, they did throw the concept out there in season 6 episode 4 in the doctors ramblings, where he mentions The Corsair? who was "a bloke", "a couple of times a she" and "a bad girl". While season 6 was pretty weak, I think season 7 was better. The concept fell far short unfortunately, sure. However, most of the individual episodes were a step up. Hopefully they can create a better overall story for next season and make it far more subtle so it doesn't ruin otherwise good episodes, with 5-10 minutes of buildup to something that can never live up to the hype. | ||
Requizen
United States33802 Posts
Are they just going to pretend all the characters from Tennant's run never existed? They referenced Captain Jack at one point (where River got the Time Vortex thingy), but at no point has he ever mentioned any of his former companions. I know he trusts the Ponds, but not even a mention of Martha, Mickey, Jack, or Sarah? I mean, I figure they probably don't have contracts for them so they can't have them back at all, but it's like with the regeneration he completely forgot about everything that happened. I know I might be baiting spoilers or something, but still. Irks me a bit. | ||
Nisyax
Netherlands756 Posts
On October 14 2013 04:41 Requizen wrote: So I just finished the first Matt Smith season, and started watching The Impossible Astronaut. So it seemed to imply that he sent letters to the people that he knew and trusted the most - Rory, Amy, River, and the old guy. The same thing started to bug me now as it did last season. Are they just going to pretend all the characters from Tennant's run never existed? They referenced Captain Jack at one point (where River got the Time Vortex thingy), but at no point has he ever mentioned any of his former companions. I know he trusts the Ponds, but not even a mention of Martha, Mickey, Jack, or Sarah? I mean, I figure they probably don't have contracts for them so they can't have them back at all, but it's like with the regeneration he completely forgot about everything that happened. I know I might be baiting spoilers or something, but still. Irks me a bit. 1. As for the 11th doctor sending letters to older companions wouldn't make that much sense, they never knew the 11th doctor. Plus he would probably break a lot of time laws etc. doing so as most characters story had ended (rose parallel, donna may not remember). 2. Those 4 are relevant for the events that happened and are related to that story line. 3. I would be a bit tiresome to mention all the characters all the time, (By the way Amy meet these 20 ppl from my past who have all been my best friends, companions whatevers, oh most of them didn't get a very happy end, and you will be replaced one day too!) 4. The doctor doesn't really like to talk about 'endings'. 5. You may notice later on, but it's (secretly) a new show between 10 and 11, whole new cast, new showrunner, writers, specials effects and more. 6. Keep watching series 6, more will be explained about the invitations and any mysteries from that episode. 7. There will be references. details would be too spoilery I guess. | ||
LilyaKow
United States1 Post
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Dismay
United States1180 Posts
On October 14 2013 04:41 Requizen wrote: So I just finished the first Matt Smith season, and started watching The Impossible Astronaut. So it seemed to imply that he sent letters to the people that he knew and trusted the most - Rory, Amy, River, and the old guy. The same thing started to bug me now as it did last season. Are they just going to pretend all the characters from Tennant's run never existed? They referenced Captain Jack at one point (where River got the Time Vortex thingy), but at no point has he ever mentioned any of his former companions. I know he trusts the Ponds, but not even a mention of Martha, Mickey, Jack, or Sarah? I mean, I figure they probably don't have contracts for them so they can't have them back at all, but it's like with the regeneration he completely forgot about everything that happened. I know I might be baiting spoilers or something, but still. Irks me a bit. To be fair I am pretty sure he forgot Mickey during Ten's run. The long and short of it is that they have to pay them to come on, and unless they come up with a good plot that would make a lot of sense to involve them in they won't be back. There are little throwbacks to them here and there (even in season 5 there's a deleted scene where Amy basically accuses the Doctor of picking up female companions for something more than simple companionship) but the jist of it is new director, new Doctor, new companions. Out with the old and in with the new. | ||
Requizen
United States33802 Posts
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erkicman
United States206 Posts
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Nisyax
Netherlands756 Posts
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