Doctor Who 2008

MarcusJ · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 85

Goatboy wrote:

I know little about Paterson Joseph, but if he's Moffat's choice, I trust the judgement.

He all but plays The Doctor in the BBC version of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Oct 30, 2008 23:06

I just wouldn't be able to shake him from his Peep Show character... which would not be good at all...

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:02

Curiosity wrote:

I just wouldn't be able to shake him from his Peep Show character... which would not be good at all...

Whilst ironically despite the genius of Johnson, I couldn't get Neverwhere's dangerous, charismatic, sarcastic Marquis DeCarabas out of my head. He can do it, have no fear.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

nervouspete wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I just wouldn't be able to shake him from his Peep Show character... which would not be good at all...

Whilst ironically despite the genius of Johnson, I couldn't get Neverwhere's dangerous, charismatic, sarcastic Marquis DeCarabas out of my head. He can do it, have no fear.

Dr Who can make me get past Billie Piper's 'Because I want to!' and Catherine Tate's 'Am I bothered?' so they could get Jacqui Smith* to play the next Doctor and I'ld still come round to her.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Possible catchphrase : "Right! Let's see your emails!"

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Can we please have Sally Sparrow back?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:22

Nirejhenge wrote:

Can we please have Sally Sparrow back?

times a million.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Can someone start an online petition or something to get her back? Is there one already?

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8648

Writing to the Daily Mail seems more likely to get a result.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Tell them Tate made a joke about Diana, once, in 1978 or something, that should do it.

vegetables · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 354

Curiosity wrote:

I just wouldn't be able to shake him from his Peep Show character... which would not be good at all...

I'm not sure that would really be true- Joseph has a pretty large range, and he's been nothing like Johnson in anything else I've seen him in. I think he's a good enough actor that it would be easy to disassociate the roles from each other in a very short space of time. I think he'd be a great Doctor; I hope he gets it.

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:04

nervouspete wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

I just wouldn't be able to shake him from his Peep Show character... which would not be good at all...

Whilst ironically despite the genius of Johnson, I couldn't get Neverwhere's dangerous, charismatic, sarcastic Marquis DeCarabas out of my head. He can do it, have no fear.

I need to watch Neverwhere again.

CraigGrannell · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1639

vegetables wrote:

I think he'd be a great Doctor; I hope he gets it.

Likewise, and I very much hope the James Nesbitt rumours come to nothing. If there's anything that might make me quit Doctor Who for good—even with Moff in the driving seat—it's Nesbitt.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 13:14

CraigGrannell wrote:

vegetables wrote:

I think he'd be a great Doctor; I hope he gets it.

Likewise, and I very much hope the James Nesbitt rumours come to nothing. If there's anything that might make me quit Doctor Who for good—even with Moff in the driving seat—it's Nesbitt.

Yep, Nesbitt would be terrible.

vegetables · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 354

I've never understood what people have against Nesbitt, I've always thought he was great. I might just be too simple to notice bad acting, of course. Richard. E. Grant is the only person I could think of who would cause me to switch off, as his interpretation of the Doctor is teeth-shatteringly awful.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 13:33

He's not a bad actor per se, I just don't think he'd be good in Who.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Nesbitt's name always seems to be thrown around whenever they're looking for a new Doctor, but it's not come to anything yet. I haven't minded him in some other stuff he's done.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

I strongly dislike R.E.Grant. Even in "Withnail & I", but I suspect I was supposed to dislike him in that

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Those Argos (was it Argos?) ads he did were awful.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

At least he's self aware and knows that people thinks he's a canute, and plays canute-y characters

tossrStu · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1326

Tennant in "not exactly truthful about reason for leaving" shocker?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=18672

Quote:

So was David Tennant's leaving the show all down to his need to move on? A now or never thing? Not quite. He had been in negotiations with the BBC for a fifth, even a sixth full series, but wanted another 2009-lite Doctor Who break in 2011, a film pursued, and money above the current BBC wage cap. It didn't happen.

[mild spoiler for potential future plot arc snipped]

As for Paterson Joseph, the positive response that rumour has received has pleased a lot of people, especially the lack of expected "you can't have a black Doctor" responses.

I hear that Paterson Joseph, Sean Pertwee and Marc Warren are the three main contenders. But that right now Paterson is still the favourite.

But I'd also like to remind all and sundry that, according to "Doctor Who Magazine" editor Clayton Hickman, Bill Nighy was Russell T Davies' favourite for the role back in 2005. And that went nowhere.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

tossrStu wrote:

Quote:

As for Paterson Joseph, the positive response that rumour has received has pleased a lot of people, especially the lack of expected "you can't have a black Doctor" responses.

Thats good.

I think any percieved worry about him being black is actually nothing to do with him being black, it's just the Dr has to be an British Gentleman (emphasis on the gentle rather than the man). He's the literary continuation of Sherlock Holmes, Alan Quatermaine and other classic English heroes.

And I think people worry when a woman or a non-white dr is proposed people worry they are moving to far away from that. Which is of course nonsense. There would be outrage if an american was cast though.

After just watching Neverwhere again, Joseph would be an incredible Doctor. Especially as The Marque was written to be a version of the Dr anyhow.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:59

A black F1 champion, a black US president - why not make it a triumvirate of important role models, eh?

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:53

I think there'd be uproar if it were a woman, Lave!

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Sandi Toksvig. Telling you. They even joked about it on the news quiz so clearly it's not just me

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:05

Richard Hammond. Or Johnny Ball.

Can the Doctor be black or female, according to the 'science' of the show?

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:06

Only racist, misogynistic scientists would say that.

Richard Hammond? Get out.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Bill Nighy would be an awesome Who.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:07

Be aware that I'm firmly in the "it's a fucking kid's show, and it's crap" camp.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:07

Michael Gambon!

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

I think I'd make an awesome doctor. Who wouldn't want a slightly overweight non-actor that can't string a sentence together without stuttering? I'd make the show all hip and REAL. A furiously angry doctor that twats people over the head instead of over-reliance on intelligent gadgets.

Petition the BBC immediately.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:11

Grim... wrote:

Be aware that I'm firmly in the "it's a fucking kid's show, and it's crap" camp.

With all due respect, fuck off out of this thread then.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:13

ComicalGnomes wrote:

Petition the Daily Mail immediately.

People-with-clout-feex.

CraigGrannell · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1639

Lave wrote:

I think any percieved worry about him being black is actually nothing to do with him being black, it's just the Dr has to be an British Gentleman (emphasis on the gentle rather than the man). He's the literary continuation of Sherlock Holmes, Alan Quatermaine and other classic English heroes.

Joseph's acting ability is such that this would be no problem at all to him. I'd actually love to see a regeneration that goes kind of like:

- Usual 'in pain' mugging from 'old' Doctor
- Bright light
- Doctor transforms into Joseph
- Joseph looks at his hands, which have changed colour

Joseph: "Huh. That's never happened before."

[credits roll]

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:17

Mind you, the transformation is becoming so regular that he's soon going to start saying "Oh boy".

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:19

A black Doctor? What? What? WHAT? etc...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Grim... wrote:

Mind you, the transformation is becoming so regular that he's soon going to start saying "Oh boy".

Scott Bakula for Dr Who!!!!

on second thoughts... no.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

I'm liking the Johnny Ball idea.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:33

Too old. They won't go with anyone above 40 now.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

not zoe ball?

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

I watched the morning interview with Tennant where he said, totally off-the-wall speculation that 'hey, sure, maybe a female doctor, who knows', and then when one of the presenters said 'Billie Piper?' he was like 'Anything is possible with this show!', again, in a totally shrugging 'fuck knows!' kind of way.

Next thing you know I'm reading in all kinds of media the next that 'Piper tipped to be female doctor' based on these totally non-binding meaningless statements. The papers can just fuck off with their stupid reporting. How the FUCK would they cast Piper as the doctor? The very idea is stupid in the extreme. Ugh, gnngnfgf, etc.

I don't actually watch Dr Who, or give two shits about it, but the conclusions made from a few random words from Tennant are just lunacy.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:43

Alexander Armstrong FTD!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

They do have form with casting previous guest stars in leading roles. Martha was cybermanned as someone else and that Paterson chap was Daleked I seem to remember

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Curiosity wrote:

Alexander Armstrong FTD!

Ah now, you see, that could fucking work!

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:44

ComicalGnomes wrote:

How the FUCK would they cast Piper as the doctor?

There's still speculation that John Simm might do it. Who knows? *shrugs*

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

I thought Simm was shite as the master, totally over the top and totally un-imposing.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:47

davpaz wrote:

I thought Simm was shite as the master, totally over the top and totally un-imposing.

There's no punishment for being wrong in the world, so carry on being so.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

davpaz wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Alexander Armstrong FTD!

Ah now, you see, that could fucking work!

I know the doctor's meant to be a bit of a smug cunt but Alexander Armstrong? That's just taking the piss.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Whatever happened to the rumours of Robert Carlysle being the next doc that were circulating during the whole 'will he/won't he regenerate' thing in the penultimate episode of last season?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

Carcetti from The Wire was another one I heard mentioned.

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