Doctor Who (may contain SPOILERS for current episodes)

There's one for the new series companions, starting with Rose, too.

http://games.usvsth3m.com/2048/doctor-who-companions-edition-10/

I'm still unhappy with their choice of doctor. I think Sue Perkins would make an awesome Dr. I'm sure that once the new series starts, I'll get used to Capaldi.

I can tell by the twinkle in Capaldi's eye when he said "I'm the new Doctor" that I'm going to like him. The actors who (to me) seemed to really enjoy the role—Tom Baker, McCoy, Eccleston, Tennant, and Smith (and Hurt)—are my favorites. When Tom Baker was replaced by Davison, I quit watching because I felt that Davison didn't have that 'spark.' He played the role too straight and didn't have fun with it (this is just my opinion). I'd say the same for Colin Baker and McGann. I like Pertwee, too. Even though he didn't have that 'twinkle,' I like his foppish appearance and willingness to karate/judo (or whatever that was) his way out of danger.

I thought the addition of Bernard was strange, too. He wasn't really a companion.

I guess if they were going strictly in order, Sarah Jane should have been first.

patskywriter said:

When Tom Baker was replaced by Davison, I quit watching because I felt that Davison didn't have that 'spark.' He played the role too straight and didn't have fun with it (this is just my opinion).

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Davison was 'my' Doctor, really, because I was the right age. The thing was, though, his first story involved him being limp and rubbish due to a tricky regeneration, and thereafter the showrunners John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward seemed to delight in making the Doctor an ineffectual presence in a horrendous, violent universe. He'd often try to help out in a Doctorish sort of way, but find himself in the middle of one slaughter after another. They were more interested in scumbag mercenaries and criminals than in Davison's idealistic, self-doubting boy scout of a Time Lord.

Yeah, Saward was more than a bit of a [BLEEP] during Davison and Colin Baker's runs. But they both really shine in the Big Finish audios.

And I admit, I had a HUGE crush on Davison as a child.

Is the new season ever going to start or are they taking a year off?

Shadow_Ferret said:

Is the new season ever going to start or are they taking a year off?

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The new broadcasts start in October, last I heard.

WTF? Is that so those of us who are still upset Matt Smith is leaving will go through withdrawals and be happy just to see Doctor Who again, regardless of Doctor?

And for the record, I still haven't watched the last Matt Smith one. Just can't bring myself to watch him die.

I couldn't wait to see him go. Hopefully they will get rid of Moff as well and it might get back to what it should be.

mirandashell said:

I couldn't wait to see him go. Hopefully they will get rid of Moff as well and it might get back to what it should be.

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My fear is that if it is Gatiss who takes over, he's more than a bit of a Moffat-YesMan himself, so we will still not be free of his taint.

(still want Paul Cornell as new showrunner)

Meanwhile, BBC is putting out a novel with John Hurt's Doctor this summer.

True.

Which episodes has Paul Cornell written?

mirandashell said:

True.

Which episodes has Paul Cornell written?

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He did "Father's Day", "Human Nature" & "Family of Blood" for the reboot. He also did "Scream of the Shalka" prior to the official reboot.

Ahhh! So he likes more aliens and less emotion.... good. As long as he writes coherent story arcs, I shall be a happy bunny. And some consequences to the Doctor's actions would be nice. And a lot less of the Big Red Button! Ironic use or not!

I've probably mentioned it before, but I cannot keep recommending enough the last IDW comic, which Cornell also wrote: "The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who". It is a heartfelt ode to the fandom as a whole without being too schmaltzy or "Look at how CLEVER I am~!" writer-smugness.

I'm not going to get too excited yet. I got excited by Moffat taking over cos of The Library and Girl in the Fireplace and look how that turned out.....

I would applaud a Cornell reign, for sure. I had a pint with him once, he's a deeply lovely chap.

Also, his Who novels are nifty and his non-Who novels display all the Who virtues in spades - wit, sense of wonder, horror, a very British whimsy, humanity. One of the chapters in Something More is called 'A Mad Sort of CS Lewis Thing' and he's not wrong.

mirandashell said:

I'm not going to get too excited yet. I got excited by Moffat taking over cos of The Library and Girl in the Fireplace and look how that turned out.....

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Very fair points. It'd be "trust, but verify" for me, but I get the hope he'd be an example of a fan taking over who'd Get It Right (unlike Moffat or Joe Quesada over at Marvel) and know how to temper himself. He's already been a very inclusive voice when it comes to more women in SF, so that's encouraging to me.

(and be willing to listen to editors)

Just saw a YouTube clip that said Capaldi's episodes will start in August...?

Haven't seen that. But Moff has said that they won't be cutting the series in two halfs this year.

Yep, I'm hearing August from the Doctor Who page on Tumblr. Excited!

Woot! August is better than October!

I can't wait! I've been seeing August on the official sites and Facebook pages too... We have about 3 months (or less) left to go before we see "Twelve" for more than a few seconds!