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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:01:43 GMT
Fantastic news! It's only about bloody time! I just hope that she doesn't do a Charlie Hunnam if she receives further backlash. The millennial British viewing public can be vile to actors when they disagree with their casting.
Getting the right companion dynamic will be key here, too. Personally I love the recent "team" of TARDIS travellers. I'd like there to be a small gang like The Doctor, Bill and Nardole.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:07:11 GMT
They are being pathetic Dr Emma - you are a female Dr, so why shouldn't Dr Who be female - it's not like James Bond although no reason why 007 could be a women!.
I never heard there was much issue with Chelle Gomez as Missy/The Master so why with Jodie.
14th Dr - I'd be tempted for someone like Richard Ayoade not because he is black or mixed race or that he has an indirect Dr Who connection but because I think he'd be good in the role or maybe go for a younger less known person as it will be several years removed from Matt Smith era,
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:07:43 GMT
Well. I'm delighted the new Doctor is a woman. Jodie Whittaker wouldn't have been my first choice (she can be a tad bland at times) but it'll be exciting to see how they develop the character. It will be great if she gets a male companion, we haven't had a proper male companion for ages so that would be a great dynamic too. I do hope we've definitely seen the last of Pearl Mackie though.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 16:09:48 GMT
What happened to Charlie Hunnam @tom89?
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 16, 2017 16:10:43 GMT
It will be great if she gets a male companion, we haven't had a proper male companion for ages so that would be a great dynamic too. Or a CGI talking parrot. Of any gender.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:10:59 GMT
Favourite Who troll on twitter so far...the one who copied and pasted my profile picture/profile description and tweeted it to his followers for no reason...
Meanwhile my Twitter mentions have gone a bit mental in tweeting about Who...it's been a while since that happened!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:12:20 GMT
It will be great if she gets a male companion, we haven't had a proper male companion for ages so that would be a great dynamic too. Or a CGI talking parrot. Of any gender. Or they could just use the one from 'Doctor Dolittle' voiced by Dame Julie Andrews.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:19:54 GMT
What happened to Charlie Hunnam @tom89? He had a lot of negative reactions from fans when cast as Christian Grey in 50 shades and then conveniently dropped out for "unrelated reasons". Call me a sceptic but the media lies, we only know what they want us to.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 16, 2017 16:21:25 GMT
Should also point out that after all these years we now not only have one but two Yorkshire Doctors - David Bradley and now Jodie Whittaker! My birth county of Derbyshire even sneaked one in recently with John Hurt's War Doctor.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 16:21:29 GMT
What happened to Charlie Hunnam @tom89? He had a lot of negative reactions from fans when cast as Christian Grey in 50 shades and then conveniently dropped out for "unrelated reasons". Call me a sceptic but the media lies, we only know what they want us to. Thanks. Yes I vaguely remember that. Can't stand Charlie Hunnam but I'm never going to see those movies so obviously didn't care haha.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:33:37 GMT
He had a lot of negative reactions from fans when cast as Christian Grey in 50 shades and then conveniently dropped out for "unrelated reasons". Call me a sceptic but the media lies, we only know what they want us to. Thanks. Yes I vaguely remember that. Can't stand Charlie Hunnam but I'm never going to see those movies so obviously didn't care haha. Yes that was about it. Instead it ended up being Creepy-Jamie-Dornan (so named for his The Fall character, I'm sure he's a lovely chap in real life)
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 16:35:35 GMT
The Daily Mail comments are as hilarious (and also deeply saddening if I think about it too much) as expected.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:36:08 GMT
I wouldn't object to a shared companion role actually. Two characters who alternately join the Doctor on her travels, ocassionally sharing the TARDIS at the same time for the most epic stories.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 16, 2017 16:38:20 GMT
Or conjoined twins. Of any gender.
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Post by Jon on Jul 16, 2017 16:40:25 GMT
I assume we'll have a male companion with a female Doctor
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:54:51 GMT
I bet Daily Mail readers are still getting over John Barrowman being gay.
If anyone is giving Emi abuse on Twitter then I think we should have her back. I may not share a lot of views with her but on this forum we all respect each other's views and should watch out for each other on other social media platforms.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 17:09:51 GMT
Jodie Whititaker is the new doctor!!!!!
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Post by Pennywise57 on Jul 16, 2017 17:22:57 GMT
I honestly didn't think I would be this happy but I'm just so thrilled!! I haven't seen Jodie Whittaker in anything but I'm sure she'll be great, Chris Chibnall wouldn't have picked her if not. I applaud the BBC and Chibnall for being brave enough to make this decision and can't wait to see what the future holds! I'm loving Colin Baker's tweets as well.
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Post by The Matthew on Jul 16, 2017 17:27:08 GMT
I've had two tweets personally already about how it's a travesty and the BBC will 'die' because of this. Definite upside is the fanboy outrage. I am LOVING the meltdowns. I do love the attitude of "Now {trivially unimportant change} has happened it's completely ruined!!!!! I will never watch it again!!!!1!!!!!" And it always amuses me that the people who claim that a show is ruined and they just don't care about it any more seem to spend hours every day making sure everyone knows just how much they don't care about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 17:34:26 GMT
I am LOVING the meltdowns. I do love the attitude of "Now {trivially unimportant change} has happened it's completely ruined!!!!! I will never watch it again!!!!1!!!!!" And it always amuses me that the people who claim that a show is ruined and they just don't care about it any more seem to spend hours every day making sure everyone knows just how much they don't care about it. Not dissimilar to some posters on here and their indifferences to shows, despite repeatedly announcing it on the threads...
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 17:53:05 GMT
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 16, 2017 18:09:21 GMT
Why on earth does he think that a male Doctor is necessary for them to be a role model for young boys? When we get past the stage of only identifying with our own birth gender then we will have moved the human race forwards just a little. Also, I don't read stuff about ratings but isn't the whole of television seeing lower ratings as screen entertainment atomises? We are into a different world now, no longer do people even watch television much, more like catching up, streaming it much later and, naughty, naughty, downloading it through non official sources.
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Post by The Matthew on Jul 16, 2017 18:11:39 GMT
"There aren’t many places on television where boys can find a male hero who does not conform to all the usual, boring, violent, dumb male stereotypes. Now one of the few that did exist, the Doctor, has gone." I don't watch a huge amount of television, but is that first sentence true? I get the impression that that style of stereotype has fallen out of fashion, and repeats of old shows that relied on that type of characterisation now feel distinctly dated. Today there seems to be a far greater reliance on rounded characters with depth and complexity, for both men and women.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 18:16:38 GMT
Why on earth does he think that a male Doctor is necessary for them to be a role model for young boys? When we get past the stage of only identifying with our own birth gender then we will have moved the human race forwards just a little. Also, I don't read stuff about ratings but isn't the whole of television seeing lower ratings as screen entertainment atomises? We are into a different world now, no longer do people even watch television much, more like catching up, streaming it much later and, naughty, naughty, downloading it through non official sources. That's exactly how I felt when reading it. We need to teach boys to see women as role models too. I always have done.
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Post by charliec on Jul 16, 2017 18:59:21 GMT
as above... boys need positive, strong female role models too!
I'm really excited about Jodie as the Doctor, as a big Who fan, I think her casting represents a big exciting shift in the show that will excite and engage existing viewers and being a whole load of new viewers in.
The fandom can be amazing, but often a little toxic and scary. As someone who worked on Doctor Who for a year during Matt Smith's tenure I know only too well the brilliance of the fan base and also how terrifying it can sometimes be!
I'm sure her gender will be addressed on screen but in an ideal world it's mentioned once after the regen and then never again, really the writing of the Doctor should be the same no matter the gender. People have been talking about the possibility of a female Doctor since the Tom Baker era, it's brilliant that it's finally happening.
Oh and check out the films Adult Life Skills or Attack the Block for really great non Broadchurch performances from Jodie!
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Post by horton on Jul 16, 2017 19:06:03 GMT
I fear the whole first series will be about coming to terms with the new body.
Let's hope they have some fun and suggest she was always a woman trapped in a male body, with a massive lesbian crush on Rose!
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 19:49:30 GMT
I hope that hoodie gets burned in the first episode.
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Post by Marwood on Jul 16, 2017 20:12:18 GMT
I always thought it was supposed to be Time Lords and Time Ladies, and erm, never the twain shall meet, but good luck to her, I think the only thing I've seen her in was Venus. Almost tempted to go into a Dr. Who forum to watch the meltdown in all its splendour.
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Post by kathryn on Jul 16, 2017 20:19:38 GMT
What happened to Charlie Hunnam @tom89? He had a lot of negative reactions from fans when cast as Christian Grey in 50 shades and then conveniently dropped out for "unrelated reasons". Call me a sceptic but the media lies, we only know what they want us to. He's talked quite convincingly about dropping out for personal reasons, nothing to do with the response, he just needed a break. He has also noted that it doesn't seem to be a big deal when anyone *else* drops out of a project - it happens all the time. So I think you can chalk that theory up to the 'fans' thinking they have more influence than they really do.
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Post by stuartmcd on Jul 16, 2017 21:35:38 GMT
I can remember back when Matt Smith was announced and how angry so many people were. Some people are so overly dramatic but social media gives them that platform to get attention. Its kinda sad really that fans of a show which celebrates change and diversity can't get behind this casting.
One of the comments I have seen a lot is "it won't be the same" -Well that's the whole point! It isn't meant to be the same. It would be totally boring if it was the same
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