Frank Hovis Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Well I'll chuck in David Morrissey. Superb in Blackpool and has already played "The Doctor" once in a Cyberman episode. And from Blackpool one of the best bits, with David Tennant featuring: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Who might have guessed that The Guardian would come up with this Doctor Who: our casting wishlist for the BBC https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/31/doctor-who-peter-capaldi-casting-wishlist-bbc .. and this Doctor Who: why the new Time Lord can and must be a woman https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/31/doctor-who-new-time-lord-woman-peter-capaldi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 1 minute ago, DTMark said: Who might have guessed that The Guardian would come up with this Countered by the Daily Mash: New Doctor Who should be a Dalek, say Daleks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I vote Idris Elba. Is there a prize if I'm right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyme2 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 8 minutes ago, Will! said: Countered by the Daily Mash: New Doctor Who should be a Dalek, say Daleks They missed a trick there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 On that first Guardian story someone suggested Danny Dyer. I'm not sure whether that was in jest, or if the up-votes were in jest. But (and I might be alone in this) I think he's a decent actor - he plays that "startled look" ('everyone around me is insane') really well, not sure if he could carry the part, but certainly an oddball idea. Capaldi had real potential but the scripts and stories were so very bad that by comparison Colin Baker, the actor that was somewhat unfairly derided for his portrayal not least because he also had mostly awful stories, had a lot to work with. The show is reliving that struggle it endured towards the end of the Sylvester McCoy era when it ended back in the early 1990s: "Who is this programme for?" and if the stories and scripts don't improve, I can see it going the same way in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 26 minutes ago, Frank Hovis said: Well I'll chuck in David Morrissey. Superb in Blackpool and has already played "The Doctor" once in a Cyberman episode. And from Blackpool one of the best bits, with David Tennant featuring: Morrissey is a talented actor. Really good in "The Walking Dead" season 3 and the series "Blackpool" was excellent. There is precedent: Colin Baker appeared in the show as Commander Maxill (IIRC), a Gallifreyan military officer, when Peter Davison was The Doctor. "Arc of Infinity" if memory serves, a decent story. Ah, memory does serve. He's on the right: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think they will offer Tennant a huge bag of money to return and he will say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Ben Miller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, DTMark said: Ben Miller. He is busy cracking Hollyweird. Earn more in a single film in LA than in a series as the DW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 The lead actor's sex and melanin level is insignificant next to the impact of the script. They need much better writers, it has drifted back to being tedious unwatchable drivel again. Edit to add: Ricky Gervais could play the part well, and give the show a talented on set "script doctor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbonic Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I gave up on it a couple of seasons ago. Apart from issues with poor scripts and rampant PC box ticking, I got too exasperated by the bloody sonic screwdriver being like an Adam West era Batman utility belt, and getting the Dr out of way too many massive plot holes. The current show seems to primarily be aimed at 12 year old boys who'll want all the merchandising at Xmas? It ain't grown up sci fi, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I started on Patrick Trougton and the yetis and finished with Tom Baker and the Robots of Death...so I'm definitely a bit clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepLurker Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 36 minutes ago, newbonic said: I gave up on it a couple of seasons ago. Apart from issues with poor scripts and rampant PC box ticking, I got too exasperated by the bloody sonic screwdriver being like an Adam West era Batman utility belt, and getting the Dr out of way too many massive plot holes. The current show seems to primarily be aimed at 12 year old boys who'll want all the merchandising at Xmas? It ain't grown up sci fi, that's for sure. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Tim Roth would be good. Apparently he's up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 10 hours ago, The Masked Tulip said: I think they will offer Tennant a huge bag of money to return and he will say yes. My kids (7 and 10), who don't watch live TV but use streaming services almost exclusively, consider Tenant to be the only Doctor Who and just turn it off and select a different episode, if they call up an episode with any of the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 5 minutes ago, Hail the Tripod said: My kids (7 and 10), who don't watch live TV but use streaming services almost exclusively, consider Tenant to be the only Doctor Who and just turn it off and select a different episode, if they call up an episode with any of the others. When you are about ten, that feels like half a lifetime. I used to feel the same about Tom Baker and got all nostalgic for Jon Pertwee even though it was only a couple of years or so before. Forty years later Tom Baker still feels like the new upstart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail the Tripod Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 14 minutes ago, crashmonitor said: When you are about ten, that feels like half a lifetime. I used to feel the same about Tom Baker and got all nostalgic for Jon Pertwee even though it was only a couple of years or so before. Forty years later Tom Baker still feels like the new upstart. One of them wasn't quite born yet at the time Tenant stepped down in 2009, and the other certainly never watched it back then. I think it has more to do with merchandising, and Tenant's stuff just sold (and probably still does) much better than anyone else, because the show was actually quite good then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 How about CGI-ing Bernard Manning back from the grave? That would be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Errol said: Tim Roth would be good. Apparently he's up for it. Great call. He'd put some menace back into the role; this intergalactic social worker persona is very wearying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This time Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 I'm so happy that Capaldi is leaving, he's terrible as the doctor. Every other modern regeneration I was sure I'd hate the new doctor but loved them within an episode or two. I've really been trying to like Capaldi but I still can't stand him two full series in. I'm pretty sure that Billy's going to do my head in too, but then I thought that about Katherine Tate and ended up liking her. Hopefully the new show runner will sort things out - better script, better doctor. I hope they're not going to pick someone just to make some sort of politically correct statement - I'm worried they're going to pick someone female or non-white because they think they should rather than the actor being the right pick for the role. Saying that, I hope they don't pick a woman - Missy was great but she didn't feel like The Master so I doubt a female doctor would work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 3 hours ago, Errol said: Tim Roth would be good. Apparently he's up for it. Tim Roth is up for anything if it pays enough cash. Exhibit A: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Passions Exhibit B: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_of_Monaco_(film) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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