Topic: The 12th Doctor (Read 22290 times)

Lines · « **on:** 04 Aug 2013, 08:04 »

Alright, who's excited for the announcement this evening (in England, afternoon here)? I am!

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #1 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 09:58 »

All I know is, I'm blacktagging Doctor Who and Sherlock on my tumblr for the next couple of days.....Its the only way to preserve what's left of my sanity....

ankhtahr · « **Reply #2 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 11:02 »

And here we go…

ankhtahr · « **Reply #3 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 11:32 »

So it has been revealed:

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Lines · « **Reply #4 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 12:11 »

Hmmm...I don't think I've seen him in anything, but I'm glad they picked someone a bit older this time. (Although part of me was really hoping for Idris Elba, even though I knew they wouldn't pick him.) Can't wait to see how it turns out!

K1dmor · « **Reply #5 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 14:06 »

jwhouk · « **Reply #6 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 16:35 »

Also still not female. There was some speculation, I understand - but not female (or ginger).

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #7 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 17:19 »

My girlfriend says he looks like the crypt keeper.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #8 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 17:42 »

Isn't he still making Luther? But yeah, Idris Elba'd have been awesome. STRINGER BELL!

Also, how is a casting decision a spoiler? It's not like knowing who plays the Doctor gives any indication to plot

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #9 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 21:28 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 04 Aug 2013, 17:42

Also, how is a casting decision a spoiler? It's not like knowing who plays the Doctor gives any indication to plot

I would imagine it more for the people who hadn't heard yet, who are perhaps travelling and just checking in on their phones. Its more of a courtesy than anything else.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #10 on:** 04 Aug 2013, 23:25 »

Quote from: Linds on 04 Aug 2013, 12:11

Hmmm...I don't think I've seen him in anything [...]

Well, if you are a dr.who fan you might have seen him there.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #11 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 08:04 »

Method of Madness · « **Reply #12 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 08:34 »

Technically the announcement is before the regeneration.

~~Valdís~~ · « **Reply #13 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 09:03 »

Nah. I fell in love with Tennant in his first appearance.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #14 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 09:16 »

I'm actually excited because this is my first new doctor. I caught up (starting with 9) in 2011.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #15 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 12:14 »

Quote from: Valdís on 05 Aug 2013, 09:03

Nah. I fell in love with Tennant in his first appearance.

I think I started loving Tennant as soon as he started talking. Whenever I watch one of his episodes I absolutely love his accent, and love the way he behaves. Smith was a bit too positive and clumsy at the same time.

Grognard · « **Reply #16 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 13:29 »

my one quibble is that We've ALREADY seen this actor in the Dr.Who universe...
Timey Wimey, etc; but to reuse a face already placed on another character?
seems a bit ~ Lazy.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #17 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 13:47 »

Well, we already had this happen with a companion. Martha Jones' actress Freema Agyeman already appeared in the battle of Canary Wharf. IIRC it was explained with her being Martha's cousin.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #18 on:** 05 Aug 2013, 15:26 »

They also had him and Karen Gillan in the Fires of Pompei

Thrillho · « **Reply #19 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 13:31 »

They've also done that with an actor playing The Doctor before. It's hardly unprecedented.

The Thick Of It YouTube parodies are going to be amazing. I've seen one beautiful one already ('an army of fuckin' robots'/'you need to detonate a fucking bomb, today').

Honestly, this casting has actually got me interested in Doctor Who for the first time since Tennant's second season.

Lupercal · « **Reply #20 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 14:26 »

Right with you Gareth, I've always watched Doctor Who from afar, but remember watching and enjoying Eccleston and most of Tennant - Matt Smith was fine but I never bothered to watch him, Capaldi will make things interesting.

As for Elba - I'm sure once he's done with Luther he'll be picked for something huge. He's already been suggested for the next Bond, now Doctor Who...there's a role with an all-white history that I'm sure he can pick up with grace.

Thrillho · « **Reply #21 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 14:30 »

Ecclestone is still my favourite Doctor because of his damaged, dark edge and cynicism. Tennant was a know-it-all cunt and Smith seems to be a socialist teenager who's had too many sweets.

ankhtahr · « **Reply #22 on:** 06 Aug 2013, 14:50 »

Eccleston was great, but sometimes he was pulled down too much by his deeds about the Daleks and the Time Lords.

I absolutely loved Tennant. Almost everything about him was great, though he could be a little bit too self confident. Well, in the end this hubris was what brought him to his downfall. Keyword:

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I never really liked Smith. Partly that's not his fault, but Moffat's. I very much liked the style of the new series, brought in by Russell T. Davies. Moffat's style seems too polished to me at times. But even with that aside, Smith was always so hyper, but still so clumsy, especially in regard to humans.

I look forward to Capaldi. He seems a bit more dark, maybe a bit more "Eccleston-ian". It'd be good to have a doctor with a dash of cynicism again.

ev4n · « **Reply #23 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 08:43 »

Quote from: Gareth on 06 Aug 2013, 14:30

Ecclestone is still my favourite Doctor because of his damaged, dark edge and cynicism.

Not to mention his ridiculous over-the-top goofy grin he'd sometimes shoot.

ev4n · « **Reply #24 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 08:45 »

Quote from: ankhtahr on 06 Aug 2013, 14:50

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I am the Time Lord Victorious

My list of favourite episodes features pretty much every Moffat episode, topped by Blink. Thing is, there's one notable exception. The Waters of Mars is at least equal to Blink, possibly better. It's a difficult watch, though.

The best episodes are when the Doctor is the most human - Girl in the Fireplace, Waters of Mars, Beast Below...

ankhtahr · « **Reply #25 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 10:38 »

My favourites are The Impossible Planet (and The Satan Pit), Human Nature (and The Family of Blood), Girl in the Fireplace, and basically the whole third season. Martha Jones is definitely my favourite companion. She is not as dependant on the doctor as e.g. Rose, and I liked her from the moment she answered "Far as I'm concerned you've got to earn this title." when the Doctor introduced himself as "The Doctor".

Method of Madness · « **Reply #26 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 10:41 »

Yeah, Martha was great.

Thrillho · « **Reply #27 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 10:44 »

Martha - the medical student who never did any medical procedures.

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #28 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:00 »

But who did recite the bone structure of the hand...once...

ev4n · « **Reply #29 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:10 »

Captain Jack > Rory > Martha > Amy > Donna > Rose >>> Mickey

Method of Madness · « **Reply #30 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:12 »

Was Captain Jack a companion? (For that matter, was Mickey?)

ev4n · « **Reply #31 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:14 »

Captain Jack travelled to the End of Time, as well as Boom Town/Bad Wolf/Parting of Ways.

Mickey travelled once or twice, he was in Girl in the Fireplace. He's also one of the people the Tenth checked up on before he regenerated.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #32 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:22 »

Recurring characters, yes, but companions?

TheEvilDog · « **Reply #33 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 11:27 »

A Companion is basically someone who shares an adventure with the Doctor.

For example, Astrid Peth could be considered a Companion, despite the fact she was only in one Christmas Special.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #34 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 14:47 »

Quote from: Gareth on 06 Aug 2013, 14:30

Ecclestone is still my favourite Doctor because of his damaged, dark edge and cynicism. [...]

PTSD DR. FTW.

Kugai · « **Reply #35 on:** 07 Aug 2013, 17:46 »

PTSD from what I can remember.

Thrillho · « **Reply #36 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 09:50 »

Also, I liked Mickey. He had an arc. He had a character. He was memorable. He had pros and cons, he had uses but also sometimes caused problems. He was everything a good companion should be for me.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 12:27 »

He was weak.

Thrillho · « **Reply #38 on:** 12 Aug 2013, 23:59 »

What, a compelling character can't have faults?

pwhodges · « **Reply #39 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 00:54 »

Sometimes that's what makes them compelling (Shinji...).

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #40 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 03:35 »

He served as a contrast to the newly bad-ass Rose. But on his own ... he sort of irked me.

ev4n · « **Reply #41 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 07:47 »

I liked how Mickey ended up, more than where he started from.

Of course, the same can be said of Rory.

Thrillho · « **Reply #42 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 10:20 »

Rory can go suck a dick. He annoyed the shit out of me. Male equivalent of the damsels they used to have on the show that can't even tie their shoes. Even Rory's dad was more awesome.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #43 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 10:33 »

Really? The Last Centurion is a damsel in distress? The guy who managed to get himself back from nonexistence?

J · « **Reply #44 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 17:55 »

the man who made causality his bitch?

ev4n · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 Aug 2013, 18:22 »

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llxh0sCSLh1qgp574.gif

I started out hating Rory. He grew on me a lot, as he grew as a character.

Thrillho · « **Reply #46 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 00:00 »

This is where I should admit that I didn't watch Doctor Who especially religiously during Rory's time on the show - i.e. I barely watched it. I've only ever seen him being useless in episodes, though.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 07:30 »

You have a few months until the next episode and a few months after that until the next proper season. CATCH UP!

Thrillho · « **Reply #48 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 10:33 »

No. Rory was annoying. Amy was annoying. Matt Smith's Doctor was annoying. I am watching at Christmas, and maybe afterwards if Capaldi is much cop, thanks.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #49 on:** 14 Aug 2013, 11:06 »

You should at least watch the Clara episodes, since she's staying.

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