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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 12:09:41 GMT
Um I'm no detective-of- Moffat-fame but I think 'that tweeter' 's identity is fairly clear God sorry! I really didn't notice. haha I was just amsued
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 16, 2017 12:09:42 GMT
Haha
You're right, there is still some swearing further down the timeline. But the one I posted a few posts back was one of his most recent tweets and was deleted between Friday and Saturday.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 16, 2017 12:23:07 GMT
what have you seen Jodie Whitaker in that you know she can do quirky? I can't remember her from anything else, either - she looks too 'everyday' in that, but maybe she has shown some interstellar quirk elsewhere? I thought Zawe Ashton or Tamsin Greig perhaps, if female? Or 'Philomena Cunk'.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 12:24:42 GMT
Oh GOD Tamsin Greig.
I'd need a lie down until Christmas for that.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 12:25:40 GMT
what have you seen Jodie Whitaker in that you know she can do quirky? I can't remember her from anything else, either - she looks too 'everyday' in that, but maybe she has shown some interstellar quirk elsewhere? I thought Zawe Ashton or Tamsin Greig perhaps, if female? Or 'Philomena Cunk'. Zawe Ashton would be good. Rebecca Front could be outstanding.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 12:42:36 GMT
Tasmin would be a good choice and you'd logically give her a younger male companion, there hasn't been a regular male companion since early to mid 1980's. John Barrowman's Captain Jack was more a special agent type character. Tasmin would have the gravitas to pull off the role but would she want commitment given the variety of roles she can now get and might they want to go younger again after Capaldi.
Zawe Ashton would be interesting and gives you a BAME Dr which people had been pushing for, if they had decided to go down that route then I'd have liked Richard Ayoade but he is doing Crystal Maze now which is a similar type character so that probably rules him out. Zawe would be my first choice personally if they went for a female Dr from the list of likely names.
Jodie Whittaker is well known but I'm not sure how quirky she'd be plus she seems to be in lots of other things so would she want to commit to 3 years plus on Dr Who based mainly in Cardiff - she has a young daughter and may want to expand her family so long filming schedules may not fit into that. There seems to be smart money for her so I think it may well be her.
Philomena Cunk/Diane Morgan would be a left field choice but less known actors have made good Drs. She'd be a good choice as an assistant IMO.
Kris Marshall has been mentioned a lot and if it is another bloke then I think he'd be a safe choice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 12:44:30 GMT
Um I'm no detective-of- Moffat-fame but I think 'that tweeter' 's identity is fairly clear God sorry! I really didn't notice. Going back to GallifreyBase, that forum is notoriously 'old fashioned.' The handful of posts calling sexism are in response to a lot of very impassioned "THE DOCTOR MUST ALWAYS HAVE A PENIS" arguing (and some of the anti-female Doctor posts have been extremely misogynistic, eg claiming that sexism does not exist, sexism in the entertainment industry couldn't possibly exist, it's all bloody feminists whinging, etc. etc. etc.). I've been on the forum for about 2 years now and although I've seen the occasional comment, it does seem to be an anomaly and is usually followed with universal condemnation. After the airing of Thin Ice a few months ago, there was a thread where several hundred people were talking about whether or not it was acceptable to punch a racist person, and if anything the pro-social justice group had such a strong hold on the conversation that any suggestion that it's wrong to beat the sh*t out of a nasty person was treated as intense racism.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 16, 2017 12:48:01 GMT
Cardinal Pirelli what have you seen Jodie Whitaker in that you know she can do quirky? I'm not doubting you, I've checked and I can't see that I've seen her in anything but Broadchurch. St Trinian's as the quirky secretary for a start, really grabbed hold of that one, plus films like Venus (acting opposite Pteter O'Toole and Leslie Phillips and holding her ground). Some actors who are good at comedy seem to get stuck in serious drama, Matthew McFadyen is another one, really, very funny but usually gets seen in very English polite roles.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 12:48:53 GMT
Oh Gallifery Base... I haven't been on there in SO many years. In some ways it's comforting to know things haven't changed.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 16, 2017 13:09:41 GMT
God sorry! I really didn't notice. Going back to GallifreyBase, that forum is notoriously 'old fashioned.' The handful of posts calling sexism are in response to a lot of very impassioned "THE DOCTOR MUST ALWAYS HAVE A PENIS" arguing (and some of the anti-female Doctor posts have been extremely misogynistic, eg claiming that sexism does not exist, sexism in the entertainment industry couldn't possibly exist, it's all bloody feminists whinging, etc. etc. etc.). I've been on the forum for about 2 years now and although I've seen the occasional comment, it does seem to be an anomaly and is usually followed with universal condemnation. After the airing of Thin Ice a few months ago, there was a thread where several hundred people were talking about whether or not it was acceptable to punch a racist person, and if anything the pro-social justice group had such a strong hold on the conversation that any suggestion that it's wrong to beat the sh*t out of a nasty person was treated as intense racism. I'm a very frequent poster there, have been for more than a decade, and that has not been my experience. Perhaps you have been fortunate about what parts of the forum you visit, but if you spend a lot of time there, the amount of misogyny and rage at anything "feminist" or "PC" is terrifying. Yes, there are a handful of posters willing to speak up against those comments, but the sheer amount of them is overwhelming sometimes. The 13th Doctor threads have been deleted and closed at least twice because of them, that wouldn't happen because if it was just the odd anomalous comment. Did you read the whole "sexism couldn't possibly exist in the entertainment industry" bunfight from a few days ago?
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 13:09:45 GMT
Cardinal Pirelli what have you seen Jodie Whitaker in that you know she can do quirky? I'm not doubting you, I've checked and I can't see that I've seen her in anything but Broadchurch. St Trinian's as the quirky secretary for a start, really grabbed hold of that one, plus films like Venus (acting opposite Pteter O'Toole and Leslie Phillips and holding her ground). Some actors who are good at comedy seem to get stuck in serious drama, Matthew McFadyen is another one, really, very funny but usually gets seen in very English polite roles. That's good to know. I'll be a bit underwhelmed if it's her because her character did my head in on Broadchurch but I will reserve judgment until I see her as the Doctor.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 13:30:45 GMT
There have been some PC and Racist undertones in episodes of Dr Who this year. I don't particularly agree with writers trying to push a PC agenda but the last series was my favourite since the reboot and I thought it was a great shame that Pearl's character has apparently left. This was a big break for her and she was given some good storylines.
I do wonder whether this might be as they are intending to bring in a female Dr.
I agree that Jodie was superb in Venus opposite the legendary Peter O'Toole in his last great role.
On a lighter note if they do have a female Dr then it might be the most contact that some of the nerdier fans will ever have with a woman!
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 16, 2017 14:18:41 GMT
Cilic calls a medical timeout.....needs a Doctor.....David Tennant is at Wimbledon.....IT'S ALL STARTING TO MAKE SENSE.
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 16, 2017 14:55:12 GMT
Announcement minutes away!!
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 15:28:09 GMT
Well as I said, underwhelmed, but will wait to see her in a few episodes.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 16, 2017 15:30:12 GMT
Brilliant choice, a great actor and Chibnall knows exactly what she can do beyond the role she's most know for.
Very happy!
EDIT: The bookies (proper ones, not Betfair, which is a betting exchange) had this yesterday when they pulled the market.
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Post by theatremadness on Jul 16, 2017 15:30:33 GMT
HURRAH!!!! What an amazing feeling, bring it on!!
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Post by Xanderl on Jul 16, 2017 15:35:43 GMT
Wonder if she asked her Antigone co-star for advice?
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Post by samuelwhiskers on Jul 16, 2017 15:35:44 GMT
I've already seen six "Never watching again" posts on GB but I think this is fantastic news, and for the most part it seems to be going down an absolute storm. Well done Chibbers.
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Post by Honoured Guest on Jul 16, 2017 15:36:50 GMT
Quite a clever move to cast someone who's generally unknown but apparently rated highly by people who are aware of them.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Jul 16, 2017 15:38:10 GMT
Quite a clever move to cast someone who's generally unknown but apparently rated highly by people who are aware of them. HG - you mean, you didn't watch Broadchurch either?
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Post by Steve on Jul 16, 2017 15:39:39 GMT
I wanted Phoebe Waller Bridge the most. She makes me laugh so much. But Jodie Whitaker will be great.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 15:44:25 GMT
Well I cried. I didn't actually realise how much a woman Doctor would mean until it happened. And I honestly didn't think it would. So well played Chris Chinball.
And I think she's a great choice- from what I've seen of her she's good, and she's not so well known that many people will have too much preconception which I think works best for the Doctor.
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Post by crowblack on Jul 16, 2017 15:45:32 GMT
Quite a clever move to cast someone who's generally unknown Yes, it worked with Matt Smith, though I suppose genre/fantasy fans (like me!) were already aware of him from the BBC Phillip Pullman adaptations - he really shone there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 15:47:50 GMT
I'd forgotten that Chris Chibnall was taking over as Lead Writer/Exec Producer so the Broadchurch link to Jodie makes perfect sense. With people also talking about Phoebe and Olivia, I never saw the Chris link mentioned there either.
Jodie is a safe choice once they decided to go with the female Dr, I'll be interested to see her first series. I had wondered whether she would want to commit to a role like this with a young family but if she does 2 or hopefully the usual 3 series it should be good. You can do the whole alien enemy cycle again so stories will be there.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 15:49:12 GMT
Brilliant choice, a great actor and Chibnall knows exactly what she can do beyond the role she's most know for. Very happy! EDIT: The bookies (proper ones, not Betfair, which is a betting exchange) had this yesterday when they pulled the market. The Smart/Insider money had gone on her so I was assuming she was the choice.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 15:54:17 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.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 15:55:14 GMT
I can't help it, but I'm already fascinated to know what they'll do for the 14th Doctor. Haha. I hope Jodie gets three series if she wants them though.
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Post by d'James on Jul 16, 2017 15:55:40 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.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2017 16:00:14 GMT
THE BBC WILL DIE YOU WILL ALL DIE BECAUSE THERE'S A WOMAN FICTIONAL ALIEN
I mean I'm excited and emotionally invested but there's some hilarious reactions on the other side of the fence.
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