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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 30, 2017 23:55:27 GMT
In a lot of ways Capaldi became "my" Doctor. And his two, so far, series have been my favorite of the revived Who...and that is with a companion that did the show no favors. I would have loved another two or three years of Doctor number 12. Still, as I always say, Doctor Who is a show built on change & renewal. Regeneration is literally in the show's DNA. The other thing I will say is you can't force a performer to stay in a role. If Capaldi feels like his time is done, then it is done. Wish him well and hope Big Finish comes a calling as soon as they are allowed to. As for lucky Doctor 13....Haley Atwell please. This...mostly, I have very mixed feelings on a female Doctor, but if they go down that route, Oliva Colman is a shoe in i.m.o... I'm down with the right female Doctor. I just think Haley Atwell would be super. I think she has the needed sparkle. I am going to try and avoid the oncoming speculation as I think we will probably know who it is sooner than later. And by try I mean try. Not saying I will be able to.
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Post by dasmaniac on Jan 30, 2017 23:58:10 GMT
I'm disappointed. We barely got to know his Doctor and we're already saying goodbye. The BBC must take a look at the grueling production schedule for this show and find something that can be done about it. I think it's obvious that that is the problem for actors. The 10 month long schedule of filming is tough on them. I still don't understand how the production can be so tough with so few episodes a year. It seems to be a variety of reasons. People are always saying it because the show has just two main actors but if you look at Kamen Rider in Japan, traditionally the show always had one principle main character and there are 50 episodes. In recent years the casts have grown larger but they are still always able to crank out 50 episodes every single year. Every year there's a brand new Kamen Rider which means they're designing new monsters, a new motorcycle, new suits, etc. every single year. In many ways Kamen Rider is a very similar production to Doctor Who. Tokusatsu shows have a lot in common with the show. Some people say it's because they're making brand new sets for Doctor Who every single week but we just had a season with mostly two parters and production still took ages. Heck if you look closely, you'll see some familiar sets that are just redressed. There's a hallway set they built for Series 6 that they've been using ever since. My best guess is that it has to be the budget.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 31, 2017 0:08:15 GMT
This...mostly, I have very mixed feelings on a female Doctor, but if they go down that route, Oliva Colman is a shoe in i.m.o... I'm down with the right female Doctor. I just think Haley Atwell would be super. I think she has the needed sparkle. I am going to try and avoid the oncoming speculation as I think we will probably know who it is sooner than later. And by try I mean try. Not saying I will be able to. Hayley Atwell would be amazing. She demonstrated that she has the right sense of authority the Doctor needs with Agent Carter.
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Post by ulyssessarcher on Jan 31, 2017 0:10:04 GMT
If it's 13, I would hope for the Valeyard, hope beyond hope, but if it's gonna happen, lucky 13 would be the number.
Course if you've read or listened(me) to Harvest of Time, then the Master has bout 700 incarnations, well, I don't think i'll get to see number 20, but it's nice to think, Doctor Who might be going on when humans are living in different galaxies.
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Post by mrperson on Jan 31, 2017 0:11:46 GMT
****!
Damnit.
I really wanted to see how he'd perform with a different show-runner. I truly hope BF can get rights earlier than 2020 and that he agrees.
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Post by mrperson on Jan 31, 2017 0:12:31 GMT
What are your bets for Doctor 13? I bet that they pick a woman. They spent years setting it up....
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Post by mrperson on Jan 31, 2017 0:15:49 GMT
I have a feeling this will be the biggest mistake in Peter Capaldi's career. He'll regret leaving Doctor Who for the rest of his life, because his incarnation could easily span more series than three. He should have easily been the longest-running Doctor of the series, beating Tom Baker's record. Big Finish.
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Post by aztec on Jan 31, 2017 0:16:51 GMT
I think it will be a non white actor or an actress this time round, Colman springs to minds because of the Broadchurch connection.
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Post by icecreamdf on Jan 31, 2017 0:17:00 GMT
If it's 13, I would hope for the Valeyard, hope beyond hope, but if it's gonna happen, lucky 13 would be the number. Course if you've read or listened(me) to Harvest of Time, then the Master has bout 700 incarnations, well, I don't think i'll get to see number 20, but it's nice to think, Doctor Who might be going on when humans are living in different galaxies. I think most of those Masters were from alternative timelines and stuff though.
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Post by icecreamdf on Jan 31, 2017 0:19:03 GMT
I still don't understand how the production can be so tough with so few episodes a year. What more do you want from the lead actor in Doctor Who than to give up 9 or 10 months out of the year for the show and then spend the off-shooting time promoting it? Its not that I don't think he's doing enough. I just find it odd that Who has half as many episodes a season as most American shows, but they still have to put an insane amount of work into making them all.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 31, 2017 0:19:55 GMT
I have a feeling this will be the biggest mistake in Peter Capaldi's career. He'll regret leaving Doctor Who for the rest of his life, because his incarnation could easily span more series than three. He should have easily been the longest-running Doctor of the series, beating Tom Baker's record. Big Finish. I'm talking specifically about TV Doctor Who though. I think it will be a non white actor or an actress this time round, Colman springs to minds because of the Broadchurch connection. Olivia Colman will be too busy to play the Doctor. My money would be on Alison King as she has yet to receive a high profile role after Corrie and could easily do a good job of playing the Doctor.
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Post by aztec on Jan 31, 2017 0:20:27 GMT
I have a feeling this will be the biggest mistake in Peter Capaldi's career. He'll regret leaving Doctor Who for the rest of his life, because his incarnation could easily span more series than three. He should have easily been the longest-running Doctor of the series, beating Tom Baker's record. I'm dissapointed he's leaving too, but he is in his late 50's with a wife and family he loves and worries about, I'm sure he'd like to do other jobs whilst he is still in the public eye, 7 years was too long for Baker i.m.o, and it seems highly unlikely that an actor or the BBC would be happy trying to match that length with modern Who production, Smith stated how exhausting he found the role and he was half Capaldi's age.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jan 31, 2017 0:23:07 GMT
I have a feeling this will be the biggest mistake in Peter Capaldi's career. He'll regret leaving Doctor Who for the rest of his life, because his incarnation could easily span more series than three. He should have easily been the longest-running Doctor of the series, beating Tom Baker's record. I'm dissapointed he's leaving too, but he is in his late 50's with a wife and family he loves and worries about, I'm sure he'd like to do other jobs whilst he is still in the public eye, 7 years was too long for Baker i.m.o, and it seems highly unlikely that an actor or the BBC would be happy trying to match that length with modern Who production, Smith stated how exhausting he found the role and he was half Capaldi's age. Why? If I were a successful actor playing the Doctor I'd definitely try to beat Tom Baker's record.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 31, 2017 0:24:22 GMT
What more do you want from the lead actor in Doctor Who than to give up 9 or 10 months out of the year for the show and then spend the off-shooting time promoting it? Its not that I don't think he's doing enough. I just find it odd that Who has half as many episodes a season as most American shows, but they still have to put an insane amount of work into making them all. On the most broadcast networks of 22 episodes a season, yes but I would argue that the British model of fewer episodes and more time getting things right leads to superior quality. To me it is why HBO, AMC and F/X generally produce better TV....because they have followed the Brit model.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jan 31, 2017 0:25:08 GMT
If it's 13, I would hope for the Valeyard, hope beyond hope, but if it's gonna happen, lucky 13 would be the number. Been mentioned a few other place,s but Moffat basically cancelled the Valeyard out with the new regeneration cycle in Time of the Doctor, and then BF poured thick cement over it with Brink of Death.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2017 0:26:11 GMT
This...mostly, I have very mixed feelings on a female Doctor, but if they go down that route, Oliva Colman is a shoe in i.m.o... I'm down with the right female Doctor. I just think Haley Atwell would be super. I think she has the needed sparkle. I am going to try and avoid the oncoming speculation as I think we will probably know who it is sooner than later. And by try I mean try. Not saying I will be able to. I think Hayley Atwell would be great, too. Not sure she meets the test I propose when anyone moots "The Next Doctor" - will she work cold nights in Cardiff for 9 months and then want to spend the other 3 selling the show in the media, all for a fration of the money than she will have earned in her Marvel work or the now-cancelled Conviction. I'm not sure. She's already left the UK to chase US success once.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 31, 2017 0:27:29 GMT
I'm dissapointed he's leaving too, but he is in his late 50's with a wife and family he loves and worries about, I'm sure he'd like to do other jobs whilst he is still in the public eye, 7 years was too long for Baker i.m.o, and it seems highly unlikely that an actor or the BBC would be happy trying to match that length with modern Who production, Smith stated how exhausting he found the role and he was half Capaldi's age. Why? If I were a successful actor playing the Doctor I'd definitely try to beat Tom Baker's record. Because beating a record just to beat a record doesn't make any sense in a creative field. If he is ready to go, he is ready to go. He had his turn at the wheel and he has been a fantastic Doctor. Thank him and appreciate him. It's his life & his career. Respect his choice.
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Post by aztec on Jan 31, 2017 0:28:44 GMT
Just remembered, Danny Dyer was hinting recently he could be leaving Eastenders
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2017 0:29:40 GMT
Its not that I don't think he's doing enough. I just find it odd that Who has half as many episodes a season as most American shows, but they still have to put an insane amount of work into making them all. On the most broadcast networks of 22 episodes a season, yes but I would argue that the British model of fewer episodes and more time getting things right leads to superior quality. To me it is why HBO, AMC and F/X generally produce better TV....because they have followed the Brit model. And those 22 ep shows don't tend - with exceptions - to have one major lead like Doctor Who does. Even shows that on the face of it have one big star, say 24 with Kiefer Sutherland - also have large ensembles with a lot of major support roles to hide the act the lead isn't in the show as much screentime, minutes per hour, as I would imagine someone playing The Doctor gets.
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jan 31, 2017 0:29:59 GMT
I'm dissapointed he's leaving too, but he is in his late 50's with a wife and family he loves and worries about, I'm sure he'd like to do other jobs whilst he is still in the public eye, 7 years was too long for Baker i.m.o, and it seems highly unlikely that an actor or the BBC would be happy trying to match that length with modern Who production, Smith stated how exhausting he found the role and he was half Capaldi's age. Why? If I were a successful actor playing the Doctor I'd definitely try to beat Tom Baker's record. Number of possible X factors: the BBC's own directives, Chibnail's vision, Capaldi's age, his desire to pursue other projects, unsuccessful contract renegotiations, the pressures of productions (which was why both Hartnell and Troughton went). Plus, the record is a cute idea but if you know what actually happened, it was a miserable time for Tom, and I don't think it's wise to wish that on any actor. As a great man once said, 'be careful what you wish for'.
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