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otolith said:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv...
The odds on Next Doctor Who, from Ladbrokes
Ben Whishaw 5/1
Richard Ayoade 6/1
Rory Kinnear 7/1
Miranda Hart 8/1
No. Just f
king no.
Ben Whishaw would be a brilliant Doctor.The odds on Next Doctor Who, from Ladbrokes
Ben Whishaw 5/1
Richard Ayoade 6/1
Rory Kinnear 7/1
Miranda Hart 8/1
No. Just f
king no.And you know what? I'd give Miranda a go as well, she's proven her acting chops recently and would probably bring the same sort of silliness to the role as Matt Smith did originally.
Beefmeister said:
And you know what? I'd give Miranda a go as well, she's proven her acting chops recently and would probably bring the same sort of silliness to the role as Matt Smith did originally.
I can't stand her, but that's based on her own show.Just found a clip of her in Call the Midwife - seems to be much the same character.
What's she acted in?
Their first job is to get a grip on the tone and scripting. Trek literally has a 'bible' on the universe, and enough science advisers to help script writers come up with coherent story lines without too many 'deus ex' and hand wavey explanations. It lets them concentrate on telling the story.
I keep going back to the comparison between the recent series of Endeavour and Sherlock - the latter has lost track of the confines of the universe it's set in, so plot lines just get silly (and not in a good way).
I keep going back to the comparison between the recent series of Endeavour and Sherlock - the latter has lost track of the confines of the universe it's set in, so plot lines just get silly (and not in a good way).
The Doctor is a male character, notwithstanding all the politically correct gender swapping crap in the show recently.
The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
zarjaz1991 said:
The Doctor is a male character, notwithstanding all the politically correct gender swapping crap in the show recently.
The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
The names Jane. Jane Bond.The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
Nope? Not me either.
zarjaz1991 said:
The Doctor is a male character, notwithstanding all the politically correct gender swapping crap in the show recently.
The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
Without getting into a handbag fight over a fictional character, I'd say that the Dr has been traditionally male in appearance but obviously is a creature that reincarnates in different forms; I don't see why they can't be female, black, Asian or anything in particular? Not for feminist/PC reasons, just because it could be that way and it'd be an interesting change and perhaps add another unexplored dimension. The actor needs to be a man. This is nothing to do with sexism, the character is male!
In the same way, I can think of many female leads in shows and I wouldn't want them to be played by a man.
When did writing a character as a specific gender become a sexist thing to do?
Just to stick to the plot - isn't this 'his' last incarnation anyway, at least in Who-lore - that may be a good pivot point for just such change if so.
The fact that The Doctor has always been a white male makes me want to see how something different would work. A black man, an asian woman, a white woman, an asian man, who knows.
They went down a different route by going back to an older guy this time and that clearly didn't work out, so why not try something else?
FWIW I'd like to see Olivia Coleman try it.
They went down a different route by going back to an older guy this time and that clearly didn't work out, so why not try something else?
FWIW I'd like to see Olivia Coleman try it.
andy_s said:
Just to stick to the plot - isn't this 'his' last incarnation anyway, at least in Who-lore - that may be a good pivot point for just such change if so.
No. His last was supposed to be Matt Smith. He was then granted a new set of regenerations, but it was never specified if it was one or one thousand. In fact, Rassilon said in Hell Bent (when he was threatening to kill the Doctor) "How many regenerations did we grant you? I've got all night". Which implies that not even the Time Lords know exactly how many he has now.You really want to explore casting? Go for an American.
I reckon Michael Shanks would be great. They could riff off the Stargate connection for a laugh, too.
A black Doctor could be great if they find the right guy. Chiwetel Ejiofor would nail it but is likely now waaay too expensive. I haven't seen enough of David Harewood to know...
I reckon Michael Shanks would be great. They could riff off the Stargate connection for a laugh, too.
A black Doctor could be great if they find the right guy. Chiwetel Ejiofor would nail it but is likely now waaay too expensive. I haven't seen enough of David Harewood to know...
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