Doctor Who

NZB · 8 Jun 2013 at 12:53

BBC have debunked it on twitter.

Just had a sad thought, season 8 probably won't start until some time next year. I'd been thinking it would start some time around September like it did last year but i guess that's out the window until Smith is gone after the Xmas Special.

arknor · 8 Jun 2013 at 13:06

Kishywish said:
Matt Smith never came across as a force to be feared. He just shouted at things.

(Here's hoping to a darker, more malevolent (and older) Doctor.)

I always wanted nesbitt I thought he was scary as hell in jekyll
check out "Jekyll - First Encounter " on youtube, can't link it because of bad language

Marsman · 8 Jun 2013 at 13:16

NZB said:
BBC have debunked it on twitter.

Just had a sad thought, season 8 probably won't start until some time next year. I'd been thinking it would start some time around September like it did last year but i guess that's out the window until Smith is gone after the Xmas Special.

If that's the case, then he just has the 50th anniversary and the Christmas special left. To be honest, I don't think it matters who is cast. Unless the writing improves, with the best actor alive it would still be poor.

TALON1973 · 8 Jun 2013 at 14:32

got to say i wasn't impressed with this seasons doctor who .....only one i liked was the last episode .. smiths alright .... but i prefer tennant

XPE · 8 Jun 2013 at 14:37

I do think it matters who they cast the scripts feel like they were tailored to Smith more comedic performance.

ubersonic · 12 Jun 2013 at 11:41

Fenris said:
John Hurt has "technically" already been a doctor so that isn't really possible without some utterly ridiculous twist.

Technically speaking, we know he has "been" a doctor, we also know that he did something bad and from his tone feels remorse for it. But due to the temporal events surrounding the encounter we do not know if he has "been" a doctor before or AFTER smith.

dim_pwn · 13 Jun 2013 at 09:15

Shame to see him go, cant understand why he would want to leave as i cant see him having a fruitful career outside DW.

shipinabottle · 13 Jun 2013 at 11:49

dim_pwn said:
Shame to see him go, cant understand why he would want to leave as i cant see him having a fruitful career outside DW.

He's already the male lead in Ryan Gosling's director/writer debut fantasy film, How To Catch A Monster, with Saoirse Ronan which will pick up a lot of attention.

Squark · 13 Jun 2013 at 14:30

I want a steam-punk doctor.
Whoever it is they need to be a bit older, and a bit more serious/dark

ubersonic · 14 Jun 2013 at 16:38

I would love to see the role played by Christopher Lloyd (the doc from back to the future), or by Christopher Walken (I thought Peter Cushing's performance as the doctor was very good wand would envision Walken's to be similar), my first choice would have been Partick Moore but sadly that ship has sailed.

Stev · 19 Jun 2013 at 18:27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucDQlnvU5FM

just gonna leave this here :O

trentlad · 20 Jun 2013 at 03:21

Berath said:
Hollyoaks in Space.

I'm sorry but that's worthy of a re-post. HAHAHA!!!

NZB · 1 Aug 2013 at 19:24

The new Doctor is being revealed this Sunday on a special called "Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor" at 7pm on BBC1

Pigeon_Killer · 1 Aug 2013 at 19:26

Just saw that and my immediate thought was what a waste. If it gets leaked fair enough but at least try and wait until the regeneration

Edit: That's assuming it's not a well planned diversion :eek:

Kishywish · 1 Aug 2013 at 20:02

NZB said:
The new Doctor is being revealed this Sunday on a special called "Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor" at 7pm on BBC1

Wow. Whatever happened to the art of suspense?

Btone · 1 Aug 2013 at 20:49

the sooner they tell us who it is the sooner the can start the merchandising, and it all about the all mighty £ now days

stoofa · 2 Aug 2013 at 14:04

Kishywish said:
Wow. Whatever happened to the art of suspense?

This is how the current Doctor was also revealed.

The art of suspense died many, many years ago and the press will be going out of their way right now trying to spoil it and get a reveal before the weekend.
For some reason the press etc seem to think we enjoy having things spoilt from us.

Quick example - when Who Want to be a Millionaire first started I was pretty addicted. Watching regularly and wondering if I'd ever see anyone get to 1m.
Before I know it the press is reporting back that someone had managed to won it. All enjoyment lost, the surprise spoilt.

We get used to it I suppose - but I try and avoid any chat about a program I'm interested in because somebody will attempt to spoil it.

DampDog · 2 Aug 2013 at 16:05

I wonder if we are about to see our first female, Dr??

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/d...emale-says-mr-selfridges-katherine-kelly.html

Or had John Hurt already got it in the bag?

stoofa · 2 Aug 2013 at 16:16

Current favourite according to BBC is Peter Capaldi

I can only hope they don't have the first black or female doctor "just for the sake of it". The person really has to fit the role.

Ceryndrion · 2 Aug 2013 at 16:24

Looking at the favourites, I have a funny feeling it could be Ben Whishaw