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Post by eldersensorite on Jul 16, 2017 15:55:48 GMT
Wow... I can't imagine being so angry at the casting of a kid's sci-fi show.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 16, 2017 15:55:50 GMT
Yep here is the lovely Colin Baker I was so hoping he'd Tweet that
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Post by nottenst on Jul 16, 2017 15:57:47 GMT
But she's now blonde! Why did they do that? It will take some getting used to. I guess Chibnall must have decided that because all of the Broadchurch viewers are used to her look there and now she does look completely different (to my eyes). So, a new look for the actress and a new look for the Doctor. It will be interesting.
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Post by mark687 on Jul 16, 2017 15:58:08 GMT
Very poor style of the announcement - made comparatively quietly on the News Channel. What a contrast with the BBC1 primetime high drama of Peter Capaldi's announcement. It was live primetime BBC1 between the Wimbledon men's final and the Doubles final. You don't get bigger viewing figures than that would have pulled in. ironically she's already got best ratings for Who so far this year,
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 15:58:16 GMT
It's the not we... that worry me. We will watch any only rope with an official logo. They're the ones most likely to watch anyway - as long as the quality is there. It's the fans who care about unimportant stuff like this. That's why I think this is the right move. Some long standing fans will move on, but more people will now hopefully feel this is a programme worth watching.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:01:37 GMT
The TARDIS seen in the brief scene was the Tennant era one. Suspect it's just because that's the image they have saved. (I like the St John Ambulance logo) Yes, it looks like it's been CGI'ed in and they probably just had a handy reference shot with that version that worked perfectly. In fact when Tennant did some BBC idents I think there was a very similar shot in one of them
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Post by Ela on Jul 16, 2017 16:02:19 GMT
Ok. See you in 3 years. Unless you are sticking with my for big finish reviews. Cheers. Definitely will stick with you for that. But I think you should at least give her a chance...
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Post by number13 on Jul 16, 2017 16:03:52 GMT
When Matt Smith was announced I was a bit annoyed because MY preference was for an older Doctor but you know what I gave him a chance and he ended up being one of my favorites. Doctor Who is not just about YOUR idea of the show or your friend's or your family's ideas of what the show is about. Doctor Who has always embraced change. That is what helped the show survive in the first place. If you want to drop the show because the Doctor doesn't meet your preference than that is your prerogative but I question if you truly understand what Doctor Who is about. I agree 100% about Matt Smith - I thought 'too young' but in fact, he is my second favourite new series Doctor after Peter Capaldi. My preference was for a male Doctor (as I explained before) but I hope I haven't come across as a sexist old dinosaur dredged up in a timescoop, because that is not me. I will be watching with interest when the new Doctor begins (thank Rassilon that 'Doctor' is a gender-neutral title or the BBC would have problems!) and hope she gets some really good scripts to work with.
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Post by number13 on Jul 16, 2017 16:07:03 GMT
Very poor style of the announcement - made comparatively quietly on the News Channel. What a contrast with the BBC1 primetime high drama of Peter Capaldi's announcement. It was live primetime BBC1 between the Wimbledon men's final and the Doubles final. You don't get bigger viewing figures than that would have pulled in. LOL! I missed it on BBC1. Can you believe that, the most anticipated Doctor announcement ever and I missed it channel hopping!
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 16, 2017 16:07:05 GMT
Very poor style of the announcement - made comparatively quietly on the News Channel. What a contrast with the BBC1 primetime high drama of Peter Capaldi's announcement. It was live primetime BBC1 between the Wimbledon men's final and the Doubles final. You don't get bigger viewing figures than that would have pulled in. Logical enough. Also, Peter was announced during an anniversary year, so the Beeb were going to give it more whizz-bang and razzle dazzle. Thing is, to turn this a little bit grimmer and sadly believable, if they had done a live show, there's every chance there could've been an incident, given how hot button-y this is. Regardless if you did or didn't want her, I hope you're all mature to not wish for Jodie to get harrassed or booed at her first appearance.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:09:08 GMT
Erm ... well. I really don't quite know what to say.
This is purely my opinion of course, and I hope it doesn't offend. The Doctor was always a strange, other-worldly-looking eccentric who kind of represented a lot of 'nerdy' kids and gave them a hero. Now we have a conventionally good-looking woman. This will certainly change certain aspects of the show ... which is presumeably what the BBC wants. I would never say that conventionally good-looking equates blandness of course, but ... this will get people talking about the show, which is a good thing.
Still don't really know what to say, other than that ...
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Post by mark687 on Jul 16, 2017 16:11:15 GMT
Ok. See you in 3 years. Unless you are sticking with my for big finish reviews. Cheers. Always will stick with your reviews
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:12:01 GMT
Here's a link to the video for anyone who missed it, or wasn't able to see it live because of where they live, or whatever:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:13:04 GMT
The Doctor was always a strange, other-worldly-looking eccentric Except for when The Doctor wasn't. Davison, McCoy, McGann, Eccleston, Tennant....they just look like normal guys. Eccentric performances or costumes, perhaps, but just looking at them doesn't suggest some kind of alien-ness at all.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:13:04 GMT
Erm ... well. I really don't quite know what to say. This is purely my opinion of course, and I hope it doesn't offend. The Doctor was always a strange, other-worldly-looking eccentric who kind of represented a lot of 'nerdy' kids and gave them a hero. Now we have a conventionally good-looking woman. This will certainly change certain aspects of the show ... which is presumeably what the BBC wants. I would never say that conventionally good-looking equates blandness of course, but ... this will get people talking about the show, which is a good thing. Still don't really know what to say, other than that ... Personally I thought she looked very other-worldly. And yes, for a few years the nerd boys will be lacking the Doctor as a male hero. But now the girls have a girl hero. That's not better, or worse, but it feels fair.
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Post by Ela on Jul 16, 2017 16:14:28 GMT
Wait, What, WHAT? THEY'VE REMOVED THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BADGE! We're doomed... Thank goodness that was the worse thing Moffatt did
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Yeah, honestly, I won't miss it.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jul 16, 2017 16:14:48 GMT
Ok...
For myself, I am disappointed - I'm not going to rehash old arguments or try to justify my reasons (I don't need to). Like others, I do not know the actress and can't recall watching anything she has been in. That means her performance as the Doctor will be judged (by me) like Matt Smith's was, straight after the regeneration (and he became my favourite new series Doctor). I am willing to give her a chance... But it's up to the writing to convince me (as with all of them).
For the show, it was bound to happen and in some ways it makes perfect sense to do it now. My main worry is that it could break (or make) the series. If it works, Chibnall will be hailed as the saviour of DW. If it fails...I wonder if JW has a one year contract (with options). I also wonder what this means for the next Companion. No more Bill, or bring her back (possibly continuing the Doctor/Companion love interest), or whether we will have the same (but with a male Companion).
One thing for sure, I'm certain there will be lots for us to talk about next year.
Cheers
Tony
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Post by chrisscorkscrew on Jul 16, 2017 16:14:53 GMT
My immediate reaction was, "Who?" (and not the fandom sense). I've only seen Jodie Whittaker in one thing, and don't think that is enough to form an opinion.
I'll be giving her a fair shot and hope that she's brilliant, but I can't help thinking of the famous line in the film 'In and Out' where the female character Emily runs into the middle of the street in her wedding dress having just been jilted by her gay fiancée and screams, "Is everybody gay?"
By that I mean, in current day Doctor Who, "Is everybody female?" (the excellent Jemma Redgrave... Ingrid Oliver... most of UNIT it seems... pretty much all the companions... Missy, obviously).
I just hope they play it clever with a really strong male companion because all those little boys out there deserve a fantastic male role model, whether it's the Doctor or some other key person in this world. If they get that right, maybe Jodie will be just what the series needed.
Chriss C.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jul 16, 2017 16:15:01 GMT
Now we have a conventionally good-looking woman. This will certainly change certain aspects of the show ... which is presumeably what the BBC wants. I would never say that conventionally good-looking equates blandness of course, but ... this will get people talking about the show, which is a good thing. Not that I'd normally dwell on something like this, but while good-looking, she's not a supermodel by any means. She very much looks like a beautiful everyday woman to me. Nothing all that extravagant honestly, and all the better for it.
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Post by relativetime on Jul 16, 2017 16:15:05 GMT
Erm ... well. I really don't quite know what to say. This is purely my opinion of course, and I hope it doesn't offend. The Doctor was always a strange, other-worldly-looking eccentric who kind of represented a lot of 'nerdy' kids and gave them a hero. Now we have a conventionally good-looking woman. This will certainly change certain aspects of the show ... which is presumeably what the BBC wants. I would never say that conventionally good-looking equates blandness of course, but ... this will get people talking about the show, which is a good thing. Still don't really know what to say, other than that ... To be fair, the Tenth Doctor could definitely be described as a conventionally good-looking man. And while I had a few issues with how the character was written at times, I definitely wouldn't call him bland.
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