[Official] Doctor Who Thread


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3 minutes ago, mram said:

I'm all for political correctness.  However, established paradigms should not be bent to conform based evolving standards unless they are outright offensive in and of themselves.

 

For example, "Superman" shouldn't be a woman.  It's kind of impossible.  Make a new character.  Don't bend.

 

There's nothing against Doctor Who being any gender as long as the mythology supports it, which as far as I understand things, does.

That's why a short story arc would be awesomesauce!

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7 hours ago, wendy oltman said:

They might choose a woman to play as the doctor since these days women have been getting roles in classic remakes like ghostbusters and ocean's eleven(Movies that had mainly males). I am also in favor of a male doctor  and hope they dont change his gender like they did with the master(although Missy was awesome, I really liked her)

And the box office results for those 2 female oriented remakes were?

 

Exactly.  If they make a female Doctor, it will kill the show deader than Sylvester McCoy and the amazing licorice allsorts man did.

 

That was just embarassing...

 

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6 hours ago, DConnell said:

Or maybe have the Doctor disappear at the end of the Christmas special, when Capaldi departs. Have Romana or Iris Wildthyme or River Song take over for the beginning of the next season, searching for the Doctor. Filling the Doctor's role in the story without committing to a female lead.

 

If viewers like the "temporary" female lead, they can reveal that the Doctor regenerated into a woman.

 

Or give Romana her own series, which would be my preference. More Whoverse would be a good thing!

I would quite happily get behind a story idea like this, but don't make them turn out to be the Doctor after all!

 

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3 hours ago, LOC said:

I understand the point and all, but it's been hinted at over DECADES now basically, and we've seen several Time Lords change into women now. 

I've been watching Who since 1974.  I'm pretty sure that their was NO mention of the Doctor becoming a woman until the past few years of New Who.

 

As for seeing Time Lords change into a woman, apart from the Master, name ONE who was actually a character seen on the show and not just mentioned in an offhand manner since the show restarted.

 

And on the subject of The Master, with respect to Gonzales, she and Simm both did TERRIBLE jobs in the role.  The Master is NOT a homicidal maniac out to kill as many as he can!  He's a thoughtful, methodical, malevolent and purely evil monster who doesn't kill because it's fun. He kills because you're insignificant and in his way.  The only actors who ever really understood the role are the original actors, Delgado and Ainley (Pratt and Beevers aren't really known as well, but were also good).  Can we please have someone back the role who does it properly?

 

Oh, and we have HAD a female Doctor before! The Doctor Donna! How could anyone forget Doctor Donna?

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22 minutes ago, Draconian Guppy said:

aye! Finally another cumberbitch!    the odds are like 0.0000000000000000000% just cause he's sherlock :/ 

Why not? We've had actors play both Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes before. Tom Baker, for one. And Peter Cushing played both Holmes and Doctor Who in the two `60s Dalek movies. So there is precedent. And it isn't like they're producing Sherlock at a breakneck pace so he's got time ...

 

Not saying he'd be good or bad, just saying it isn't impossible.

6 minutes ago, DConnell said:

Why not? We've had actors play both Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes before. Tom Baker, for one. And Peter Cushing played both Holmes and Doctor Who in the two `60s Dalek movies. So there is precedent. And it isn't like they're producing Sherlock at a breakneck pace so he's got time ...

 

Not saying he'd be good or bad, just saying it isn't impossible.

They were broadcasted at the same time?

 

I dunno, seems  to me, seeing one actor in two shows, kinda make it a little bit boring no?

 

I'd rather they wait until he's done with sherlock (At this rate 202X :rofl: ) then come on as old as capaldi  :woot:

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5 minutes ago, Draconian Guppy said:

They were broadcasted at the same time?

 

I dunno, seems  to me, seeing one actor in two shows, kinda make it a little bit boring no?

 

I'd rather they wait until he's done with sherlock (At this rate 202X :rofl: ) then come on as old as capaldi  :woot:

That could work ...

18 hours ago, BritBronco said:

The last episode of season 9 (Hellbent) has a timelord regenerate from man to woman after being shot by the Doctor.

Yeah, that's New Who, after certain people decided to give way to the PC brigade. Bring me something from classic Who and we'll talk.

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4 hours ago, LOC said:

Didn't they do a DC/Doctor Who crossover in the 80s at some point? I mean, I'm old and probably thinking of something else, but hey maybe.

wut! Show me! for the tv series or comics or books or audio!? 

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34 minutes ago, BritBronco said:

There has been a Doctor Who /Star Trek cross over. http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Assimilation²_(comic_story)

Man... are these comics available for purchase digitally anywhere?

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18 minutes ago, LOC said:

Yeah it was a comic I believe. Like I said though, I'm probably thinking of something else. But the Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover was pretty good (Borg working with the Cybermen is pretty cool imo :D )

The Cybermen were totally slumming with those knock-offs. :laugh:

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